DVBViewer

The DVBViewer is a proprietary, commercial software that offers all the basic functions for receiving and playing digital TV and radio reception. Other functions can be upgraded by plug-ins.

The software is available only on the Internet for downloading to keep distribution costs low.

Most important customer and purchaser of licenses is the German manufacturer of television set-top boxes TechniSat. This sets the software products are supplied as DVBViewer TechniSat Edition.

According to the developer of the DVBViewer was the first application for the PC, the recognized H.264/MPEG-4 AVC broadcasts live as well as recording and happening.

Functions

  • Media Center interface, with all the associated functions
  • Electronic Program Guide ( Electronic Program Guide) in several different view options
  • Play DVD, HD DVD, Blu- ray Disc and Audio CD
  • Teletext
  • MHEG -5 and HbbTV as a paid plugin
  • Subtitles (English closed caption )
  • DVB subtitles ETSI EN 300 743
  • EPG reception, both on the Event Information Table in DVB as well as about the Master Guide Table for ATSC
  • Legal support of SiehFern INFO DVB- S ( based on cooperation with Technisat )
  • Parallel control of ATSC, DVB-S, DVB -S2, DVB-T, DVB-C, file and network devices
  • My list of channels
  • Support for Remote Control Operation
  • Functions for recording including detailed settings and a special system service that allows recordings without DVBViewer must be running for the recording
  • Streaming media server without the need for the distribution of audio and video data to other computers on a network, even a digital receiver
  • Support of skins for the program interface
  • Support for Broadcast Driver Architecture ( BDA) compatible DVB cards including Common Interface ( CI) and DiSEqC
  • It is possible to operate 263 DVB / ATSC devices in parallel and to control simultaneously.
  • Recording and viewing of different programs with only one TV card, provided the transponder is the same (Recording ProSieben in the background, for example, look at Sat.1 )
  • Support for AAC LATM encoded audio, which is broadcast via DVB-T in Norway.

The various versions of DVBViewer

DVBViewer comes in three variants, which differ in their functions, distributed:

  • DVBViewer Pro provides full commercial version with full functional dar. addition to the actual software is obtained by purchasing a license and access to the member area of ​​the website. There you have the option to download plug-ins, development resources, beta releases, skins, and additional useful utilities ( tools ).
  • DVBViewer GE ( Griga Edition) is a kind of test version, maintained by a volunteer developer with the nickname Griga. In this based on DVBViewer Pro application he is testing new features for future inclusion in DVBViewer Pro.
  • DVBViewer TE ( TechniSat Edition ) is a in the functions of TV and radio playback or recording - limited free version for B2C2 - chipset based cards and can also be obtained through the Internet.
  • DVBViewer Terratec Edition is the features on TV and radio playback or recording - limited free version for digital cards from TerraTec Electronic GmbH and may be obtained free of charge via the Internet.
  • DVBViewer Mini: Available under different names for the manufacturers / distributors TechniSat, TechnoTrend, Digital Everywhere, DVBShop, RF Central and X3M. The enhanced successor to the DVBViewer TE Edition is also limited in the functions of TV and radio playback and recording, free version for B2C2 - chipset based cards and is usually bundled with the products of the respective manufacturer / dealer available.
  • TT-Viewer is limited to the features on TV and radio playback or recording - free variant for DVB cards manufacturer TechnoTrend and can be obtained free of charge from the manufacturer's website.

TransEdit and TransEdit MMC

TransEdit is a scanner for DVB -S (2 ), DVB -T and DVB -C, which provides as an additional program for the DVBViewer Pro / GE scan channels with significantly enhanced capabilities. TransEdit support TechniSat cards ( SkyStar2, AirStar2, CableStar2 ) and all devices with BDA driver ( Broadcast Driver Architecture). In addition to the expanded tuning include the following essential capabilities to TransEdit:

  • Transponder List Editor - allows you to manage, edit and update the transponder list
  • Analyzer - provides an insight into the DVB data stream is sent via transponder
  • Preview - Preview a simple function for instant playback of video and audio streams

TransEdit MMC is the free, feature- limited version of TransEdit, which is available on the website of DVBViewer. The main purpose is to check whether the DVBViewer works in conjunction with a specific device.

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