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This is the version history page for DV Scheduler. You can return to the main page for this software by clicking here. Index: Version 5.61 (Jan 13, 2012) Version 5.59 (Nov 29, 2011) Version 5.58 (Aug 21, 2011) Version 5.57 (Jul 31, 2011) Version 5.56 (Jul 27, 2010) Version 5.55 (Jul 21, 2010) Version 5.54 (Jul 17, 2010) Version 5.53 (Jul 11, 2010) Version 5.52 (Jun 14, 2010) Version 5.51 (May 24, 2010) Version 5.49 (May 7, 2010) Version 5.48 (Apr 10, 2010) Version 5.47 (Mar 7, 2010) Version 5.46 (Jan 24, 2010) Version 5.45 (Jan 9, 2010) Version 5.44 (Dec 27, 2009) Version 5.43 (Oct 25, 2009) Version 5.42 (Oct 16, 2009) Version 5.41 (Oct 10, 2009) Version 5.39 (Sep 18, 2009) Version 5.38 (Sep 6, 2009) Version 5.37 (Jul 25, 2009) Version 5.36 (Jul 14, 2009) Version 5.35 (Jul 5, 2009) Version 5.34 (Jun 21, 2009) Version 5.33 (Jun 16, 2009) Version 5.32 (Jun 15, 2009) Version 5.31 (Jun 7, 2009) Version 5.29 (Mar 30, 2009) Version 5.28 (Mar 16, 2009) Version 5.27 (Feb 17, 2009) Version 5.26 (Feb 14, 2009) Version 5.25 (Feb 8, 2009) Version 5.24 (Jan 28, 2009) Version 5.23 (Jan 26, 2009) Version 5.22 (Jan 18, 2009) Version 5.21 (Dec 21, 2008) Version 5.19 (Nov 2, 2008) Version 5.18 (Oct 25, 2008) Version 5.17 (Oct 20, 2008) Version 5.16 (Oct 5, 2008) Version 5.15 (Sep 27, 2008) Version 5.14 (Sep 21, 2008) Version 5.13c (Sep 15, 2008) Version 5.61 Release Date: Jan 13, 2012 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.61.exe Added AAC audio type. Added day and time info to the Auto-Add list. Updated Australian DVB-T channel logos (by olympus9999). Miscellaneous minor edits and fixes. Version 5.59 Release Date: Nov 29, 2011 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.59.exe DV Scheduler tray now asks for elevation if required (start/stop service). Fixed capture path selection rule. Fixed actual channel data may be ignored when recording channel group. Miscellaneous minor edits and fixes. Version 5.58 Release Date: Aug 21, 2011 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.58.exe Fixed EPG load Wake up system option. Miscellaneous minor edits and fixes. Version 5.57 Release Date: Jul 31, 2011 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.57.exe Updated Channel Auto-Scan station list. Updated Australian DVB-T channel logos (by olympus9999). Tasks can now be run by clicking on it in the Task List page. Added option to set each recording to auto-delete by default (in System Config). Added option to override all existing and future auto-delete files to a set Keep For days (in Auto-Delete Files page). Added option to schedule EPG data load every x hours. Added option to disable Local preview and Remote preview (in System Config, simply don't select one). Added allow/disallow system to sleep for defined tasks. Ignore EPG data with zero duration. Action buttons in Auto-Add list and Channel List set to no-wrap. Fixed status line showing in Channel Surf. Fixed suspend and hibernate after recording ignored. Fixed task queued from File manager may not run. Miscellaneous minor edits and fixes. Version 5.56 Release Date: Jul 27, 2010 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.56.exe Added basic support for remote file play using HTTP or UDP. Go to System Config to set remote file play. Added user-definable EPG search links. Go to System Config to define. Updated Australian DVB-T channel logos (by olympus9999). Added up-time and capture statistics to System Info. Added running task information to main page and DVSTray. Updated Task edit page. Added standard ASCII only filename encoding in capture type definition. Changed 1 Megabyte definition in Email "Low space warning threshold" and "Auto-delete file free space threshold" to 1,048,576 Bytes for consistency. Fixed Channel Group add/edit issues. Fixed parsing "users.list" (line starting with "trusted:" was not read). Fixed File manager issue with non-ASCII character in filename. Fixed Keyboard interface's File manager's Delete command. Fixed task launched from File manager may not use the task's delay value. Miscellaneous minor edits and fixes. Version 5.55 Release Date: Jul 21, 2010 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.55.exe Added option to send email notification when server is started, EPG loaded, capture starting, error, or finished. Email To: field now supports multiple addresses. Fixed broken Channel Surf file list. Version 5.54 Release Date: Jul 17, 2010 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.54.exe Added support for preview from remote computers; this can launch an external (i.e. not within the browser) media player to view the video. Go to System Config to set remote preview. Delayed stopping of devices to allow faster channel changing during previewing. Fixed (rare) error loading xmltv sources with no doctype. Miscellaneous minor edits and fixes. Version 5.53 Release Date: Jul 11, 2010 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.53.exe Added menu to DVSTray (start/stop DV Scheduler, load/not load DVSTray on Windows startup, left-click/right-click options, etc). Added option to allow (or not allow) specified pages for defined users or trusted IP addresses only (see "users.list" or "users.list.sample" in folder "data" of where DV Scheduler is installed). Added HTML 4 entities (e.g. Euro sign, Pound sign) for xmltv sources with no doctype. This should fix loading errors encountered with some xmltv sources. Changed layout of Auto-Add List to distinguish between Auto-Add name and Match List name. Channel Surf's structured file list now shows capture path's free spaces. Miscellaneous minor edits and fixes. Version 5.52 Release Date: Jun 14, 2010 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.52.exe Updated Channel Auto-Scan station list. Updated Channel Setting interface (DiSEqC, pilot, roll-off). Added extra controls on-screen and to context menu for schedules (EPG and main page). Added structured file list option on Channel Surf page (also changeable in System Config). Miscellaneous minor edits and fixes. Note: due to format changes, settings written/changed by this version may not be readable in earlier versions. Version 5.51 Release Date: May 24, 2010 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.51.exe Schedule list is now backed up before saving. Fixed file naming issue with VLC (certain characters are now disallowed). Version 5.49 Release Date: May 7, 2010 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.49.exe Fixed Auto-Add form. Version 5.48 Release Date: Apr 10, 2010 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.48.exe Added Auto-Add name to filename pattern (use %a). Added capture path information to main page. Updated Auto-Add interface. Updated File Manager. Updated Channel Auto-Scan station list. Device setting can now be edited while recording. Miscellaneous minor edits and fixes. Version 5.47 Release Date: Mar 7, 2010 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.47.exe Updated Australian DVB-T channel logos (by c_cotton). Miscellaneous minor edits and fixes. Version 5.46 Release Date: Jan 24, 2010 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.46.exe Updated Australian DVB-T channel logos (by olympus9999). Updated DVSDVBGuideBatch (by olympus9999). Fixed devices used not reset in some instances. Version 5.45 Release Date: Jan 9, 2010 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.45.exe Added signal statistics in channel scan. Updated Channel Auto-Scan station list (by bazzaa). Added secondary wake-up timer. Fixed repeating schedule getting deleted on error. Fixed minute digit in "Change Duration" menu. Old "status.xsl" will be automatically renamed to avoid incompatibility. Miscellaneous minor edits and fixes. Version 5.44 Release Date: Dec 27, 2009 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.44.exe Added username and password to proxy setting. Added Delete All button to channel list and channel mapping list. More responsive change in PIDs detection. Changed "Create Auto-Add Item" to use case insensitive title match. Fixed channel scan for incomplete channel. Fixed right-click shortcut. Miscellaneous minor edits and fixes. Version 5.43 Release Date: Oct 25, 2009 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.43.exe Added detection of change in Program ID's PIDs during recording (for channels that frequently change their PIDs). Added option to change EPG program title case to upper, lower, and title case. Miscellaneous minor edits and fixes. Version 5.42 Release Date: Oct 16, 2009 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.42.exe Fixed broken Channel Surf in Internet Explorer. Version 5.41 Release Date: Oct 10, 2009 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.41.exe Fixed HTTP stream serving and removed unnecessary/broken protocols. Miscellaneous minor edits and fixes. Version 5.39 Release Date: Sep 18, 2009 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.39.exe Changed Channel Surf to use ActiveX plugin for Internet Explorer and Mozilla plugin for other browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari, etc). Reorganized theme folders for easier theme management (as such previous version should be uninstalled first). Removed deinterlace due to stability issue. Removed cache option in Channel Surf. Fixed channel scan for H264 video and access type. Miscellaneous minor edits and fixes. Version 5.38 Release Date: Sep 6, 2009 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.38.exe Added "EPG Title Filter" for easier EPG Auto-Add matching. This filter removes specified end-words from the EPG title (e.g. "New Season", "Season Final"), for EPG matching purposes. Added some DVB-T channel logos. Changed EPG behavior: programs from previous time period will now be partially shown to fill gap. Installer now create Start menu program group for all users. Fixed capture path and EPG tracking not carried over for repeating schedules. Miscellaneous minor edits and fixes. Version 5.37 Release Date: Jul 25, 2009 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.37.exe Added group move commands in Channel Mapping page. Added User-Agent based theme selection. Fixed Running Devices table. Miscellaneous minor edits and fixes. Version 5.36 Release Date: Jul 14, 2009 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.36.exe Fixed filename error that may occur if the capture command uses ASCII filename. Changed DVPiper exit mode to "forceexit". Version 5.35 Release Date: Jul 5, 2009 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.35.exe Added Auto-Add Exclusion list page to manage EPG items to be excluded from Auto- Add scan. Non-existent Capture types in Auto-Add from very old versions will now be automatically converted to the default capture type. Non-existent filename patterns in Auto-Add will now be automatically added to the list of filename patterns. Fixed wrong page redirection from "Show Detail" pop-up window. Miscellaneous minor edits and fixes. Version 5.34 Release Date: Jun 21, 2009 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.34.exe A schedule created from an EPG item can now automatically adjust its start and stop time to follow changes in the EPG (see System Config). DV Scheduler will now read schedule list from previous versions (some values may be set to default). The old schedule list file will also be backed up to "data\times.sof". Added option to exclude certain PIDs in Program ID setting in Channel Setting (e.g. to remove an audio from the stream). Added command to add files to Auto-Delete list from File Manager. Auto-Delete item setting can now be edited. Added command to manually delete file associated with Auto-Delete item. Channel group can now be played in Channel Surf (will redirect to a real channel in the channel group). Channel logos width and style (Text, Icon, Icon and Text) can now be changed (go to System Config). Added option in System Config to show channel logos in various sections (in addition to the EPG sections). Added error notifications for schedules with errors in Schedule List. Added shortcut to select multiple stations in Channel Auto-Scan. Added shortcut to select all found channels in Channel Auto-Scan. Added option to automatically rename and renumber devices in Devices page. Added extra error checks for Custom PIDs in Channel Selection. File Manager now scrolls to its last known position. Auto-Delete List now scrolls to its last known position. Fixed Disabled PIDs field in Channel Selection not saved. Miscellaneous minor edits and fixes. Version 5.33* Release Date: Jun 16, 2009 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.33.exe Added extra error checks on Channel Selection and System Config page. Fixed security image. Version 5.32 Release Date: Jun 15, 2009 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.32.exe Added a table showing currently running devices on the main page and Channel Surf page. Channel statistic in Channel Surf now shows the device being used. Deleting an Auto-Add schedule now automatically puts the corresponding EPG item into the exclusion list. Added option to set maximum number of lines in Task log and Auto-Delete log. Schedule Auto-Delete now also deletes skipped schedules. Added delay on incorrect username/password. Invalid characters in filename pattern are now corrected before being used. Updated DVPiper.exe to version 1.27. Fixed custom Demodulator data not used in channel scan. Fixed page redirection quirk when multiple DV Scheduler tabs/windows are opened on the browser. Fixed "Back" links for Internet Explorer. Miscellaneous minor edits and fixes. Version 5.31 Release Date: Jun 7, 2009 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.31.exe Added HTTPS as an option for the web GUI protocol (see "data\users.list"). Recording can now be specified in terms of duration or stop time. Added multiple stream ports to avoid conflict in Channel Surf. Capture type "Stream" now uses the Schedule Item's Name for the port number. If the name is not a valid number then the channel's program ID will be used for the port number. Added default capture path for each channel. Added capture path selection to Auto-Add system and individual schedule. Added custom Demodulator data in channel setting. This can be used for custom demodulator commands. Added groups to device type. This allows a device (or a set of devices) to be used only with a certain set of channels (those having the same type name as the device). Updated Channel Auto-Scan station list. Updated DVBTextSub to version 0.5u. Updated DVPiper.exe to version 1.25. Fixed existing file not checked when filename includes directory. Added more keywords for capture .ini files. Updated help files. Miscellaneous minor fixes. Version 5.29 Release Date: Mar 30, 2009 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.29.exe Updated Channel Auto-Scan station list. Miscellaneous minor fixes. Version 5.28 Release Date: Mar 16, 2009 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.28.exe Added tuning method option for each device in Device Selection. Added a message box when Suspending and Hibernating to give user the option to abort (disable by adding -na). Added notification on Status and Schedule page and DVSTray when there is a recording error. Added option to run a task when there is a recording error or an error starting a recording. Added option in Channel Setting to disable PIDs in PMT (necessary for some media players, e.g. when removing an audio from the stream). EPG Source Setting now accepts XML files as input (instead of just directories). Cleaned up DVSTray. Cleaned up Channel Selection form. Cleaned up some help files. Fixed HTTP stream serving and RTP streaming. Version 5.27 Release Date: Feb 17, 2009 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.27.exe Fixed filename containing ' may not be handled correctly by post-capture task. Installer now remembers capture path inputted in previous installation. Version 5.26 Release Date: Feb 14, 2009 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.26.exe Added Stop Recording command in Channel Surf. This stops the last recording initiated in Channel Surf. Added extra keyboard shortcuts for Channel Surf. Fixed Add Custom channel form. Fixed teletext timing information not saved in edited channel. Miscellaneous minor fixes. Version 5.25 Release Date: Feb 8, 2009 Download(s): DVScheduler_v5.25.exe Added option to set the PMT Video type and Audio type in Channel Selection. This is useful for incorrectly set Video type and Audio type in the PMT (e.g. ITV). Added option to include only video, audio, and subtitles for a Program ID in Channel Selection (some streams contain other data beside video, audio, and subtitles). Capture pre-task and EPG load pre-task now uses the task's condition (when not capturing, etc) to determine action to be taken. Audio volume level in Channel Surf is now saved on exit. More verbose error logging. Miscellaneous minor fixes. Version 5.24 Release Date: Jan 28, 2009 Fixed broken "Network path" remote Channel Surf command. Fixed subdirectory name not shown in file list in Channel Surf when accessing from localhost. Updated DVPiper.exe to version 1.21. Version 5.23 Release Date: Jan 26, 2009 Added option to manually specify the teletext subtitle page in Channel Setting Custom PIDs. Also added Video Type, PMT PID, PCR PID, and Teletext PID. Added DVPiper option to Rebuild PAT to contain only the specified Program ID and corresponding PMT PID. This is necessary for some (older) media players to play the recorded TS file. Added information on EPG age and next scheduled EPG load time on the main page and EPG page. Added subdirectories' files in Channel Surf recorded file list. Changed static parent link to dynamic "Back" link in various pages. Removed ffmpeg to decrease installer file size (ffmpeg can be downloaded separately). Changed default MPEG-PS muxer from ffmpeg to VLC. Capture engine "DVPiper" and "VLCDShow" now has character ' in filename substituted with - due to VLC not liking ' in the filename. Cleaned up wake-up timers. Cleaned up Schedule Item's summary log. Version 5.22 Release Date: Jan 18, 2009 Added gzip compression (for browsers that support it) to various pages to reduce download time. Added EPG Now and Next information to Channel Surf page. Added extra keyboard shortcuts for Channel Surf. Added option to run scheduled EPG data load only when not capturing, and/or to not run within certain minutes of a scheduled recording. Added option to not wake up computer for scheduled EPG data load. In this case data load will occur when the computer is next running. Added ability to add a range of IP addresses to trusted IP address list. Fixed some Unicode characters not appearing properly on the main page and EPG page. Fixed broken Channel Group feature (broken in version 5.17 to 5.21). Miscellaneous minor fixes. Version 5.21 Release Date: Dec 21, 2008 Added deinterlace mode "X" as default for Channel Preview and Channel Surf. Added deinterlace settings to Channel Surf. Added "Network path" option for Channel Surf. This allows remotely accessible capture directories/files in the server to be played by remote clients. Added "Network path" remote surf type. Along with the "Network path" option this surf type writes stream to disk in the server for time-shifting of live broadcast by remote clients. Added signal statistics (strength, quality, locked status) to Channel Surf page. Added option for a Task to be run only when not capturing, to not run within certain minutes of a scheduled recording, and maximum number of concurrent tasks allowed. Changed tuning method 2 as the default. Miscellaneous minor fixes. Version 5.19 Release Date: Nov 2, 2008 Added "Sequential" capture path selection. Scheduler now skips invalid and non-available capture paths. Miscellaneous minor fixes Version 5.18 Release Date: Oct 25, 2008 Added "Merge Double Episodes" option to Auto-Add item. This option merges two or more overlapping schedules from the same Auto-Add item into one schedule. Added "Hibernate Computer" to built-in task list. Added "Suspend Computer", "Hibernate Computer", and "Shutdown Computer" command to navigation menu (for remote suspend, hibernate, and shutdown). To disable one or more, go to "Edit Tasks" and disable the corresponding task(s). Changed default "Suspend Computer" task - no forced suspend. Deletion of time-shift files for Preview and Surf now uses the item's "Keep For" value if the value is greater than zero. Added warnings if no capture device has been selected. Added already exists message when adding a duplicate schedule from the EPG page. Added checks for empty filename. Updated "MPEG-PS and TTX-SUB" and "MPEG-PS and plain TTX-SUB" capture types to use Program ID only (for the teletext subtitle). Fixed: DVSTray no longer wakes up the system if System wakeup is disabled. Fixed Schedule Edit shortcut on the main page. Version 5.17 Release Date: Oct 20, 2008 Added local media file browser to Channel Surf. This allows playback of recorded or still-recording media files from Channel Surf on the local machine. Added "Record from start of time-shift" to Channel Surf. This allows recording to include earlier times, instead of from the current time onward. This is only available where a time-shift file is used. Added option to change Auto-Delete status and Post-Capture Task to running schedule. Turning off Auto-Delete will stop time-shift files for Preview and Surf from being deleted. Added option in System Config to keep time-shift files for user-defined minutes. This gives time for Preview and Surf files to be copied or renamed so it won't be deleted. Added extra information in schedule item's log for some errors. No free space error and directory creation error for a schedule is now treated as non-fatal error and will be retried. Streamlined "Create Auto-Add Item" command - removed confirmation dialogue, automatically re-scan the EPG, and effects are shown immediately. Added extra network checks for EPG and Channel Surf. Changed device selection priority in Channel Group - channel order is now before device order. Changed Auto-Add item property - "Exclude Duplicate Shows" is on by default. Changed default Capture Engine property to closely match older DV Scheduler versions for compatibility in upgrading. Updated DVB-T station list. Preview and Surf schedules are no longer saved; this should improve response time. Added thread lock for EPG Auto-Add. Removed unnecessary saving of Auto-Delete file list. Fixed "Suspend Computer" task disabling all wake-up events. "Suspend Computer" and "Shutdown Computer" tasks are now built-in. Fixed context menu for "quick add" schedule in EPG page. Fixed schedule list not immediately saved in some circumstances. Fixed Channel Surf audio bar width. Version 5.16 Release Date: Oct 5, 2008 Channel scan now automatically adds all other found PIDs into "Others" list. For faster channel change during Channel Surfing change each channel to use "Custom PIDs" instead of "Program ID"; if the Custom PIDs "Others" field is currently blank then do a re-scan to fill in the field. Added channel priority to Channel Group. Channel with higher priority will be selected first. Channel Group now chooses a device and channel that minimizes immediate conflicting overlapping schedules, follows device priority and channel priority (device priority first then channel priority), and checks for previous failures of the devices (skips a device if it has failed previously). Added "Shutdown Computer" and "Suspend Computer" to Task list. Added option to run custom EPG Post-Load Task (e.g. Suspend Computer). DV Scheduler now checks if other schedules can be started if the schedule on top of the queue can't be started due to no available device. Updated Surf Channel Order editing interface. Updated Channel Group editing interface. EPG now scrolls to its last known position. Added "colour.css" for each user interface theme. This can be used to override the default "http\css\colour.css". Added extra styles to "wsepg.css" of the default vertical and horizontal themes. Modified main page shortcut menu to be more consistent with EPG page shortcut menu. Moved finished schedules to "Past Schedules" list. Affected items are now automatically updated when a channel is renamed. If it is renamed to an existing channel name a new similar name will be used instead. Added checks for duplicate PIDs in channel edit. Added thread checks to channel scan and edit, device edit, and task edit to avoid potential conflicts. Sped up Auto-Add scan when overlap is allowed. Fixed Channel Surf audio volume status not updated when volume is changed during full-screen. Fixed Surf Channel Order sorting by channel number when there are duplicate channel numbers. Fixed Channel Group number not saved when creating a new Channel Group. Fixed adding a new Channel Group from an existing one. Fixed Auto-Delete to delete only enough files to get the minimum free space. Fixed Auto-Add sometimes added a duplicate schedule when the earlier added schedule is modified. Version 5.15 Release Date: Sep 27, 2008 Added preliminary Channel Grouping feature. This allows a set of channels from different transmission medium (e.g. terrestrial, satellites, etc) to be treated as one channel for scheduling purposes. Added audio bar to Channel Surf. Channel Surf setting is now saved for each client's browser. Added option to use images for channel heading on the main page and EPG page. Place channel logos in directory "http\images\channels". Added resizable schedule bar to the EPG page. Added shortcut menu to schedules in the main page and EPG page. Some action icons have been moved to the shortcut menu for a cleaner interface. Added System Config option to display EPG program description on the description balloon only. This results in a more responsive EPG display. Added automatic Auto-Add Scan option to System Config. Added "Stop and Delete recording files" command. Auto-Add List now scrolls to its last known position. EPG Match List now scrolls to its last known position. Added frequency and bandwidth checks to Channel Setup. Scheduled item's status information is now updated immediately. Modified Channel Surf to work around VLC 0.9.2 quirk. Note: teletext subtitle appears to be broken in VLC 0.9.2 plug-ins (preferably use VLC 0.8.6i). Improved Channel Preview speed from the EPG page. Changed EPG NOW link to scroll one third of the table height or width. Fixed EPG time scroll when 12-hour time format is selected. Fixed Vertical EPG channel heading alignment. Fixed Channel Surf keyboard shortcuts: now checks if Ctrl, Alt, Shift is pressed. Fixed overlap detection when multiple device types are present (e.g DVB-S and DVB-T). Fixed broken "Evenly Distributed" capture path selection. Fixed broken "directory in recording name" feature. Version 5.14 Release Date: Sep 21, 2008 Added option to change DVPiper tuning method. To change, go to "System Config", scroll down to "User keywords", and change "$$tuningmethod->1". 1 is the default tuning method; 2 is a faster tuning method (useful for Channel Surfing). Improved response times. Added balloon description for Now/Next schedules on the main page. Added extra keywords for capture pre-task and post-task, EPG pre-task, and ini files. Added extra info in schedule item's log. Miscellaneous additions and fixes. Version 5.13c Release Date: Sep 15, 2008 Added extra checks for Channel Surf.		Rate this software: Your Rating: You have not voted yet! Average: 1.25 Total Ratings: 2