[mythtv] DVB patch for Freeview/Xtraview

Neil Davidson lists at backslash.co.uk
Thu Apr 14 09:50:10 UTC 2005


 
MHEG 1.06 is supposed to be on it's way later in the year, see more here:
http://www.dtg.org.uk/dtg/dtgnews.php?class=DTG&id=671

After the upgrade I believe interactive services on the DTT platform in the
UK will be as competent as the Sky services from what I've read



From: mythtv-dev-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-dev-bounces at mythtv.org]
On Behalf Of Paul Woodward
Sent: 14 April 2005 08:48
To: Development of mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv] DVB patch for Freeview/Xtraview


I think this is what you need:
 
http://www.dtg.org.uk/reference/mheg_profile1_05.pdf
 
Fully interactive support would be awesome! Best of luck!

 
On 4/14/05, Stuart Auchterlonie <stuarta at squashedfrog.net> wrote: 

	On Tue, Apr 12, 2005 at 09:21:48PM +0100, drbob wrote:
	> Charlie Brej wrote:
	> >First of all, the patch is attached and it allows you to watch
the new 
	> >Xtraview channel on the UK Freeview system. It is only a first
stab but
	> >seems to work correctly without messing up the other channels.
	> >
	>
	> Isn't there an adult channel on freeview that uses a similar
system; 
	> does the patch allow access to that as well?
	>
	
	The "proper" adult channels are encrypted via standard methods and
	require the appropriate CAM / Viewer Card Combo, so this patch won't
	do squat for them....
	
	As for allowing viewing of the parliment channel, while this patch
	allows you to see the pictures on this channel, what you are
actually
	seeing is 2 screens of BBC News Interactive, plus the pictures from 
	BBC Parliment.
	
	What you are supposed to be seeing on BBC Parliment is a single 1/4
	size video stream, plus digital teletext based information
surrounding
	it. To watch it properly involves coding up digital teletext support

	(which will give us all the interactive channel functionality as
well).
	
	The digital teletext is AFAIK implemented using MHEG-5, so all that
is
	needed now is a copy of the MHEG-5 standard and sufficient keyboard 
	time.
	
	This is on my TODO list with a bunch of other things (like dvb radio
	channels). Anyone know where I can find the MHEG-5 standard freely
	available????
	
	
	Stuart
	
	
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