Channel export to use MediaPortal or DVBViewer with DVBLink

[Oberon]

Here is the DVBLink channel export tool for v2 version of DVBLink. It supports ini and xml file formats for transponder output file(s).

Usage: DVBLinkMediaPortalChannelExport.exe [-ini] [-xml] [-h]
when -xml is specified (default) then output file is generated in xml format
when -ini is specified then output file is generated in ini format
-h prints help message

Xml format is used for MediaPortal integration.
Ini format is used for DVBViewer integration. Ini file format should be also understood by a majority of DVB applications.

You need to install DVBLink Server and one or more of the DVBLink products and configure them as described in the installation manual (please skip channel synchronization with MediaCenter part).
Once executed, this utility generates two types of files:
- one ini and/or xml file per each active DVBLink tuner with the list of actually used trasnponders.
- satellites_dvblink.xml, containing description of DVBLink satellites.

If you are using MediaPortal:
You need to copy produced xml files to your Transponders folder of MediaPortal.
Then you need to open produced satellites_dvblink.xml file in a text editor and merge its content with satellites.xml file in Transponder directory of MediaPortal. In other words - just copy and paste each <satellite name="... line into satellites.xml file at the end of the file, but before </satellites> tag.
Then open MediaPortal and all DVBLink satellites should appear in the satellite list. Select them for appropriate DVBLink tuners and scan the transponders.

If you are using DVBViewer:
You need to copy produced ini files to your Transponders folder of DVBViewer installation.
Then open DVBViewer, select Channel menu -> Channel scan and all DVBLink satellites should appear in the satellite drop down list. Select them for appropriate DVBLink tuners and scan the transponders.

Zip files also contains source code of this tool. It shows how to get list of DVBLink tuners, channels and their properties. This can be used as example for integrations with other DVB applications.

[cYrus]

thanks oberon! will give this a try and will report later.

[smille]

Hi,

I am using TV provided by my ADSL internet provider (ethernet connection). Win MCE7 + DVBlink is working fine (by following the method on DVBlogic website).
However the quality is not very good. channels image is very good in VLC but not good in MCE.

1- Is there a way to improve quality in MCE. I dont know if it is coming from MCE codecs or from DVBlink for IPTV.
2- To compare I am trying to set-up MediaPortal TV server. I have been through the steps in your first post. But it is not clear for me what I have to do in TV server configuration. I can see the four tuners (it was the case already before I run the export). THen what should I do. When I click on DVB-S tuner 1, what should I use for DiSeq, KuBand. For satelitte I have select DVblink SAT 1 but the scan is giving me error. But the error.log is empty.

Thanks

Sebastien

[smille]

I have solve my image quality issue under MCE. I have purchased a Nvidia card GT210 to replace the ATI on board the mother board. The image is beautiful, much more contrasted and no pixelisation / lost of frames...

I read somewhere else that there is a problem of driver for ATI card under win 7.

Thanks

[balky]

I have run this tool with the -ini flag as suggested and nothing happens...
i am running win 7 ultimate x86.
I tried with a previous version which gave the .ini file, but DVBviewer scan results in 0 channels found...
Any ideas?

Thanks.

[balky]

I have run this tool with the -ini flag as suggested and nothing happens...
i am running win 7 ultimate x86.
I tried with a previous version which gave the .ini file, but DVBviewer scan results in 0 channels found...
Any ideas?

Thanks.

Big big BUMP...

[damian.flynn]

Oberon,

Could you expand this tool to also export SageTV supported configurations, I have tried this manually, and the satalite entry appears fine, but the DVB Tuners are not been presented to me in the native Sage7 Source GUI.

cheers
Damian

EG - Added to predefinedDVBs.frq
"DVBLogic Feed 1 (200.0)"
frq:10600000 rate:22000 fec_rate_in:6 pol:1
frq:10610000 rate:22000 fec_rate_in:6 pol:1
frq:10620000 rate:22000 fec_rate_in:6 pol:1
frq:10630000 rate:22000 fec_rate_in:6 pol:1

[piele77]

Here is the DVBLink channel export tool for v2 version of DVBLink. It supports ini and xml file formats for transponder output file(s).

Usage: DVBLinkMediaPortalChannelExport.exe [-ini] [-xml] [-h]
when -xml is specified (default) then output file is generated in xml format
when -ini is specified then output file is generated in ini format
-h prints help message

Xml format is used for MediaPortal integration.
Ini format is used for DVBViewer integration. Ini file format should be also understood by a majority of DVB applications.

You need to install DVBLink Server and one or more of the DVBLink products and configure them as described in the installation manual (please skip channel synchronization with MediaCenter part).
Once executed, this utility generates two types of files:
- one ini and/or xml file per each active DVBLink tuner with the list of actually used trasnponders.
- satellites_dvblink.xml, containing description of DVBLink satellites.

If you are using MediaPortal:
You need to copy produced xml files to your Transponders folder of MediaPortal.
Then you need to open produced satellites_dvblink.xml file in a text editor and merge its content with satellites.xml file in Transponder directory of MediaPortal. In other words - just copy and paste each <satellite name="... line into satellites.xml file at the end of the file, but before </satellites> tag.
Then open MediaPortal and all DVBLink satellites should appear in the satellite list. Select them for appropriate DVBLink tuners and scan the transponders.

If you are using DVBViewer:
You need to copy produced ini files to your Transponders folder of DVBViewer installation.
Then open DVBViewer, select Channel menu -> Channel scan and all DVBLink satellites should appear in the satellite drop down list. Select them for appropriate DVBLink tuners and scan the transponders.

Zip files also contains source code of this tool. It shows how to get list of DVBLink tuners, channels and their properties. This can be used as example for integrations with other DVB applications.

Hi Oberon,

i have a few questions regarding the channel export tool for MediaPortal.

Do i have to run the exporttool in a DOS-prompt? Because when i run it from windows it generates empy xml-files.
Hearby the generated xml file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ArrayOfTransponder xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
</ArrayOfTransponder>

and the satellites_dvblink.xml:

<satellites>
<satellite name="200.0°E DVBLink SAT #1" url="http://fastsatfinder.com/bin/mp/0000.ini" />
<satellite name="201.0°E DVBLink SAT #2" url="http://fastsatfinder.com/bin/mp/0000.ini" />
<satellite name="202.0°E DVBLink SAT #3" url="http://fastsatfinder.com/bin/mp/0000.ini" />
<satellite name="203.0°E DVBLink SAT #4" url="http://fastsatfinder.com/bin/mp/0000.ini" />
</satellites>

When i put the satellites lines in the satellites.xml and run a channel search in MediaPortal it finds no channels.

I use DVBLink TVSource 3.1 with the EPG update. I have read that the exporttool works with DVBLink TVSource 2.1 but i can't get it to work with 3.1 .

Can you help me and others with this issue.

Thanks
Wiebren

[piele77]

Oke i solved my explaind problem from above.

I only can't get two anysee E30C Plus working together in MediaPortal, is there anyone who can help me with it?

Thanks in advance

[Teeo]

Oke i solved my explaind problem from above.

I only can't get two anysee E30C Plus working together in MediaPortal, is there anyone who can help me with it?

Thanks in advance

How did you solve the problem?
I have exactly the same issue

[Teeo]

How did you solve the problem? I have exactly the same issue

okey. I got it. One must not be to hasty reading the manual. The chapter "Server configuration: channel selection" must be done before doing the export.

[johnro76]

Where is the Transponder directory of MediaPortal? I can't find it.