vdr July 2008

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vdr: no signal
by Alex Girchenko 25 Jul '08

25 Jul '08

I've got vdr installed according to http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/vdr-guide.xml with lib-xine as a frontend. I've also got a working dvb config which I can tell from the fact that everything works in Kaffeine. Now, what I see running vdr-sxfe xvdr://localhost is just a black screen with a 'No Signal' message. No evidence of onscreen menu whatsoever. vdr won't react to keyboard keys pressed and 'Switch to your output screen and follow the on-screen instructions.' is not a valid instruction as there's no menu. Here's vdr-related part of /var/log/messages ---- Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] VDR version 1.6.0-1 started Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] switched to user 'vdr' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] running as daemon (tid=16148) Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] codeset is 'UTF-8' - known Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] found 0 locales in /usr/share/vdr/locale Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'deu,ger' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'slv,slo' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'ita' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'dut,nla,nld' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'por' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'fra,fre' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'nor' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'fin,smi' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'pol' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'esl,spa' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'ell,gre' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'sve,swe' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'rom,rum' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'hun' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'cat,cln' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'rus' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'hrv' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'est' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'dan' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'cze,ces' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'tur' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] no locale for language code 'ukr' Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] loading plugin: /usr/lib64/vdr/plugins/libvdr-sc.so.1.6.0 Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] loading plugin: /usr/lib64/vdr/plugins/libvdr-reelchannelscan.so.1.6.0 Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdrwatchdog[16170]: Starting vdrwatchdog Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] loading plugin: /usr/lib64/vdr/plugins/libvdr-remote.so.1.6.0 Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] loading plugin: /usr/lib64/vdr/plugins/libvdr-xineliboutput.so.1.6.0 Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] loading /etc/vdr/setup.conf Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] loading /etc/vdr/sources.conf Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] loading /etc/vdr/diseqc.conf Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] loading /etc/vdr/channels.conf Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] deleting duplicate channel Bloomberg French TV;(null):11642:h:S13.0E:27500:1160:1120:33:0:1:318:15700:0 Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] deleting duplicate channel Bloomberg Italian TV;(null):11642:h:S13.0E:27500:1260:1220:35:0:2:318:15700:0 Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] loading /etc/vdr/commands.conf Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] loading /etc/vdr/reccmds.conf Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] loading /etc/vdr/svdrphosts.conf Jul 25 19:18:10 localhost vdr: [16148] loading /etc/vdr/keymacros.conf Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16175] video directory scanner thread started (pid=16148, tid=16175) Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16176] video directory scanner thread started (pid=16148, tid=16176) Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16176] video directory scanner thread ended (pid=16148, tid=16176) Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] reading EPG data from /var/vdr/video/epg.data Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] no DVB device found Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] initializing plugin: sc (0.9.0-HG-9ab4388e5bff+): A software emulated CAM Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] [general.info] SC version 0.9.0-HG-9ab4388e5bff+ initializing Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] [general.debug] probing /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0 Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] [general.debug] capturing device 0 Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16175] video directory scanner thread ended (pid=16148, tid=16175) Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16178] tuner on device 1 thread started (pid=16148, tid=16178) Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16179] section handler thread started (pid=16148, tid=16179) Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] [general.info] captured 1 video device Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] initializing plugin: reelchannelscan (0.4.3): Search Transponders for DVB Channels Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] initializing plugin: remote (0.4.0): Remote control Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] initializing plugin: xineliboutput (1.0.1): X11/xine-lib output plugin Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] [xine..put] cTimePts: clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC): clock resolution 0 us Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] [xine..put] cTimePts: using monotonic clock Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] [xine..put] RTP SSRC: 0x2efac6a3 Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16180] ERROR (thread.c,224): Permission denied Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] setting primary device to 1 Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] assuming manual start of VDR Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] SVDRP listening on port 2001 Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] setting current skin to "sttng" Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] loading /etc/vdr/themes/sttng-default.theme Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] starting plugin: sc Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] [general.info] SC version 0.9.0-HG-9ab4388e5bff+ starting Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] [general.info] loading cardclient config from /etc/vdr/plugins/sc/cardclient.conf Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] [general.info] loading keys from /etc/vdr/plugins/sc/SoftCam.Key Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] [general.info] loading smartcard data from /etc/vdr/plugins/sc/smartcard.conf Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] [general.error] no keys loaded for softcam! Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] [general.warn] no smartcard interface defined! Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16181] CI adapter on device 0 thread started (pid=16148, tid=16181) Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16182] SC-CI adapter on device 0 thread started (pid=16148, tid=16182) Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16183] SC housekeeper thread started (pid=16148, tid=16183) Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] starting plugin: reelchannelscan Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] plugin 'reelchannelscan' called obsolete function RegisterI18n() Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] starting plugin: remote Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] remote: using '/dev/input/event4' Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] remote-event4: autorepeat supported Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] remote-event4: exclusive access granted Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] starting plugin: xineliboutput Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16185] Remote decoder/display server (cXinelibServer) thread started (pid=16148, tid=16185) Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16185] ERROR (thread.c,224): Permission denied Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16185] [xine..put] cXinelibServer: Can't set priority to SCHED_RR 2 [1,99] Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16185] [xine..put] Listening on port 37890 Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16185] [xine..put] Listening for UDP broadcasts on port 37890 Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16185] [xine..put] BROADCAST: VDR xineliboutput DISCOVERY 1.0 Server port: 37890 Server version: xineliboutput-1.0.1 Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] [xine..put] cXinelibDevice::StartDevice(): Device started Jul 25 19:18:11 localhost vdr: [16148] remote control remote-event4 - learning keys Jul 25 19:18:12 localhost vdr: [16148] device /dev/input/event4: DVB on-card IR receiver Jul 25 19:18:12 localhost vdr: [16148] info: Press any key to use pre-loaded keymap Jul 25 19:18:12 localhost vdr: [16182] CAM 3: module present Jul 25 19:18:13 localhost vdr: [16181] CAM 1: no module present Jul 25 19:18:13 localhost vdr: [16181] CAM 2: no module present ---- Exactly the same behavior is observed w/o -sc plugin. Has anyone got a clue on what might be wrong? I'm stuck. TIA.

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ShmClient
by Sven Schwyn 25 Jul '08

25 Jul '08

Hi I'm using vdr-softdevice and ShmClient to tune to VDR and it all works very well. Indeed, I've even tweaked mplay.sh to do it's job. However, there's a little problem: ShmClient usually runs in front of the GDM Greeter (as nobody is logged into X11 when watching TV). And I've noticed that very dark pixels (maybe just those with RGB=000000) are displayed by ShmClient as transparent and thus the underlying GDM Greeter shines through. This is very rare when watching a VDR stream, apparently it's very rare to have completely black pixels there. But it does happen much often when watching i.e. a .mov with mplayer or mplay.sh through ShmClient. Has anybody experienced this before and maybe has a solution for it? Thanks!! -sven

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DVD subtitles with xineliboutput Media Player
by Lauri Tischler 24 Jul '08

24 Jul '08

From the README I understand that Mediaplayer uses settings from VDR to select subtitles. It does not seem to work, I have subtitles in VDR set as Finnish but whenever I start a DVD it plays english subtitles, need to select correct subtitles with subtitlekey on remote.

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ERROR: video data stream broken
by Siegfried Haas 24 Jul '08

24 Jul '08

Sorry to bother this list but maybe someone could help me. I´m using vdr1.4.7 on a Suse10.3 with one FF-DVB-S-Card (technotrend rev.1.3) and one budget DVB-T (winTV nova). Everything worked well until yesterday. When I turned on the TV there was no output on the TV and when one timer started recording vdr terminated and runvdr tried to start it again - but the videosignal didn´t come up. /var/log/message gives vdr: [4524] switching device 2 to channel 16 Jul 21 18:28:41 vdr vdr: [4524] timer 2 (16 1813-1850 'Wunderbare Reise des kle Jul 21 18:28:41 vdr vdr: [4524] Title: 'Wunderbare Reise des kleinen Nils Holge Jul 21 18:28:41 vdr vdr: [4524] record /video/Wunderbare_Reise_des_kleinen_Nils Jul 21 18:28:41 vdr vdr: [4524] cFileName::SetOffset: removing zero-sized file Jul 21 18:28:41 vdr vdr: [4524] recording to '/video/Wunderbare_Reise_des_klein Jul 21 18:28:41 vdr vdr: [4537] transfer thread started (pid=4524, tid=4537) Jul 21 18:28:41 vdr vdr: [4538] receiver on device 2 thread started (pid=4524, Jul 21 18:28:41 vdr vdr: [4539] file writer thread started (pid=4524, tid=4539) Jul 21 18:28:41 vdr vdr: [4540] recording thread started (pid=4524, tid=4540) Jul 21 18:28:41 vdr vdr: [4541] TS buffer on device 2 thread started (pid=4524, Jul 21 18:28:49 vdr vdr: [4533] frontend 1 timed out while tuning to channel 16 Jul 21 18:28:50 vdr vdr: [4524] max. latency time 1 seconds Jul 21 18:29:12 vdr vdr: [4539] ERROR: video data stream broken Jul 21 18:29:12 vdr vdr: [4539] initiating emergency exit This happens every minute. When I deleted the timer vdr didn´t exit anymore and one could watch recordings and the channels from the DVB-T-device, but all satelite-channels were gone. The LNB seems alright for I can watch the satelite-channels with my old external reciver. It seems to me, that the tuner on the FF-card is done in?! Or is ther another explanation for this behavior? I didn´t update the kernel or change the driver. Thank you in advance for any advice Siegfried

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eHD, VDR and multimedia files
by Niels Wagenaar 23 Jul '08

23 Jul '08

Greetings to All, Yesterday I've received my Reel eHD so that I can enjoy hardware accelerated DVB-S/DVB-S2 playback/output on my VDR-1.7.0 installation in combination with the S2-3200. Everything works, image is very good and I can enjoy HDTV without framedrops or stuttering :) The tutorials on vdr-wiki.de were very helpfull to get it all working. So cheers for the person who wrote it! But I miss something in my setup. I used Xineliboutput before - for output in combination with my DVB Budget card - as a player for DVD's and other multimedia files (Xvid, MKV, MP3, etc). Obviously, this doesn't work anymore (I tried it, I don't get any output on the eHD) According to vdr-portal.de, xinemultimedia seems to be the plugin so that I can enjoy multimedia using eHD as a output device. Besides the problems with getting xinemultimedia te compile, I wonder if there isn't an other option to have multimedia aspects in VDR using the eHD as an output device? If there isn't, what do I need to compile/patch to get xinemultimedia working? I think it's the following what I need: - xinemultmedia plugin (figures); - Xine-lib 1.1.8 with xine-reel.diff; - xine-ehd plugin (so that Xine can use the eHD as a output device); - Filebrowser (Otherwise selecting files will be a problem, right?); Is this correct? Because information about the eHD and multimedia aspects of VDR are a bit hard to find. And I don't know I like to fact to downgrade Xine-lib to 1.1.8 (I run Xine-lib 1.2.x now since it's part of Ubuntu 8.04). Regards, Niels Wagenaar Netherlands

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Fw: ANYONE?? 682Mhz problem with TT-1501 driver inv4l-dvb
by Simon Baxter 23 Jul '08

23 Jul '08

Can anyone help, or point me in the right direction? >> Can anyone help? >> >> I have patched the v4l-dvb driver with Sigmund Augdal's changes to >> support a new TT >> C-1501. I can't get channels to work on all but one frequency - 682Mhz. >> Frequencies which work: 578, 586, 594, 602, 610, 626, 634, 642, 666, 674 >> Mhz. >> >> I have some channels at 674Mhz and at 682Mhz. My initial is: >> # Initial Testing >> # freq sr fec mod >> # freq sr fec mod >> C 674000000 6900000 AUTO QAM64 >> C 682000000 6900000 AUTO QAM64 >> >> >> Scanning gives me: >> ./scan -A 2 test_initial >> initial transponder 674000000 6900000 9 3 >> initial transponder 682000000 6900000 9 3 >>>>> tune to: 674000000:INVERSION_AUTO:6900000:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64 >> 0x0000 0x0321: pmt_pid 0x0029 T -- Sky Movies (running, scrambled) >> 0x0000 0x0322: pmt_pid 0x002a T -- Sky Movies Greats (running, scrambled) >> 0x0000 0x0323: pmt_pid 0x002b T -- Trackside (running, scrambled) >>>>> tune to: 682000000:INVERSION_AUTO:6900000:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64 >> WARNING: filter timeout pid 0x0011 >> WARNING: filter timeout pid 0x0030 >> WARNING: filter timeout pid 0x002d >> WARNING: filter timeout pid 0x0029 >> WARNING: filter timeout pid 0x002f >> WARNING: filter timeout pid 0x002a >> >> -------------->> What does this pid timeout mean?? >> >> >> >> I end up with channels: >> >> Living >> Channel:674000000:INVERSION_AUTO:6900000:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:1309:1409:809 >> UKTV:674000000:INVERSION_AUTO:6900000:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:1310:1410:810 >> The Cheese:674000000:INVERSION_AUTO:6900000:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:0:1420:820 >> [0385]:682000000:INVERSION_AUTO:6900000:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:0:0:901 >> [0386]:682000000:INVERSION_AUTO:6900000:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:0:0:902 >> [0387]:682000000:INVERSION_AUTO:6900000:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:1303:1403:903 >> [0388]:682000000:INVERSION_AUTO:6900000:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:0:0:904 >> [0389]:682000000:INVERSION_AUTO:6900000:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:0:0:905 >> >> >> -------------->> Has picked up the pids, but missing information?? >> >> >> >> When I try and czap them, I get: >> >> [root@freddy scan]# czap -c ~/.channels.conf.tmp TV3 >> using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0' >> reading channels from file '/root/.channels.conf.tmp' >> 2 TV3:578000000:INVERSION_AUTO:6900000:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:1303:1403:1003 >> 2 TV3: f 578000000, s 6900000, i 2, fec 9, qam 3, v 0x517, a 0x57b >> status 00 | signal 9090 | snr b9b9 | ber 000fffff | unc 00000032 | >> status 1f | signal e1e1 | snr f2f2 | ber 000005e8 | unc 000001ec | >> FE_HAS_LOCK >> status 1f | signal e1e1 | snr f2f2 | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | >> FE_HAS_LOCK >> status 1f | signal e1e1 | snr f2f2 | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | >> FE_HAS_LOCK >> status 1f | signal e1e1 | snr f3f3 | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | >> FE_HAS_LOCK >> status 1f | signal e1e1 | snr f2f2 | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | >> FE_HAS_LOCK >> >> >> but with 682Mhz, I get a lock but loads of errors: >> >> [root@freddy scan]# czap -c ~/.channels.conf.tmp [0385] >> using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0' >> reading channels from file '/root/.channels.conf.tmp' >> 1 [0385]:682000000:INVERSION_AUTO:6900000:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:0:0:901 >> 1 [0385]: f 682000000, s 6900000, i 2, fec 9, qam 3, v 0, a 0 >> status 03 | signal 8f8f | snr b9b9 | ber 000fffff | unc 00000032 | >> status 1f | signal cfcf | snr dcdc | ber 000005e8 | unc 000061a7 | >> FE_HAS_LOCK >> status 1f | signal cfcf | snr dcdc | ber 000005e8 | unc 000061e8 | >> FE_HAS_LOCK >> status 1f | signal cfcf | snr dede | ber 000006c0 | unc 00006234 | >> FE_HAS_LOCK >> status 1f | signal cfcf | snr e0e0 | ber 000006a9 | unc 0000627f | >> FE_HAS_LOCK >> status 1f | signal cfcf | snr dbdb | ber 000006a5 | unc 000062b6 | >> FE_HAS_LOCK >> >> >> >> Any ideas???

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Re: [vdr] eHD, VDR and multimedia files
by Niels Wagenaar 23 Jul '08

23 Jul '08

Op Wo, 23 juli, 2008 15:55, schreef Torgeir Veimo: > Two questions: > > - does the card support changing output framerate between 50 and 60Hz > without restarting VDR? Currently, I've setup the output to 720P@60Hz. Before it was set on 1080i@50Hz. With this change I didn't had to restart VDR and changes were made instantly. I can only watch some FTA HD channels like Arte HD, BBC HD, Axine HD, Luxe TV HD and the ones from my provider (Canal Digitaal NL) and I didn't encounter any problems with viewing. Concerning viewing, I'm not sure if they broacast in 50Hz or 60Hz. But again, I got not problems when viewing several HDTV channels. > - how is changing between video / s-video output and HDMI achieved? > Can they be enabled simultaneously, or change automatically based on > whether something is connected on the HDMI port? > I only watch using the HDMI port (my LCD-TV only has one HDMI input) on the eHD. Normal viewing (read : X-session) is done using the regular Analog output on my graphics card. So I can't really anwser your question correctly. > -- > Torgeir Veimo > torgeir(a)pobox.com > Niels Wagenaar

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Control VDR with RF remote
by Michael Stepanov 23 Jul '08

23 Jul '08

Hi, Does anybody use RF remote control with VDR instead of IR? How to configure such remotes? Thanks in advance. -- Cheers, Michael

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Standard AC3 component descriptor handling
by Klaus Schmidinger 23 Jul '08

23 Jul '08

I am currently working on making the switch from PES to TS as the VDR recording format, that's why there are currently no new versions of VDR. However, since the German ARD channels are going to start broadcasting the standard AC3 component descriptor some time next week, I'm publishing the attached patch that implements this in VDR 1.7.0. From what I have been told, Premiere was the first provider that actually broadcasted AC3 audio, and they chose not to use the standard stream content value of '4' ("AC-3 audio"), but instead used stream content value '2' with component type '5' ("MPEG-1 Layer 2 audio, surround sound"). And since they "certify" all their receivers, this wrong decision was quickly adopted by other broadcasters, and became a "pseudo standard". Note that this patch is not necessary to receive AC-3 audio on the ARD channels. They will still be broadcasting the old descriptors in parallel with the new ones for about a year, so existing VDRs will work just fine. This is just to let people who like to test this actually do so. The channel MEHRKANALTEST;ARD:12421:hC34M2O0S0:S19.2E:27500:0:2001=deu;2002=deu:0:0:28397:1:1201:0 already broadcasts the new AC3 descriptor and can be used for testing (no video, just audio test tones). Klaus

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playing 2 audio streams at the same time
by Peter Münster 22 Jul '08

22 Jul '08

Hello, Is it possible with vdr, to send one audio channel to the headphones and the other audio channel to the speakers (or another headphones)? Example: we watch a film recorded from Arte, and my wife wants to listen to the french, and I want to listen to the german audio channel. If it's possible, what version do I need at least and what must be configured? If not, please consider this as a feature request. Kind regards and thanks for this great software! Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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