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In der DVBViewer Customer Area ist ein kleines update für TransEdit erschienen. TransEdit 3.3.2 hat gegenüber der Vorgängerversion folgende Änderungen erfahren:

- Added: Detection of two more DVBWorld DVB-S/S2 devices in order to make DiSEqC work - there's such a variety, they seem to manufacture an individual device for each customer wink.gif

- Enhanced: Distinction of two identical DVB devices in a PC if the driver is not able to keep them correctly apart (following a concept by Lars). Should supersede the "SkipComponents" tweak (-> forum search) that previously was necessary in such cases. Manually added SkipComponents entries in TransEdit.ini are ignored if TransEdit 3.3.2 finds means to perform an automatic distinction.

- Fix: The transponder lists in the 3.3.1 ZIP contained my personal blind scan and channel group settings, which may lead to confusion.

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TranEdit 3.3.4 is available in the members area:

- Fix: Some bugs related to ATSC scanning (untested).

- Fix: Two UniCable-related issues (wrong UniCable power_off command, TechnoTrend S2-3200 must be explicitely set to 13V LNB voltage before releasing the device).

- Fix: In case of two or more Medion DVB-S/T hybrid cards in a PC only one of all tuners was available at a time.

- Fix: There were still problems with saving window positions and settings when closing TransEdit. I hope I finally got it right now. blush.gif

- Enhanced: Multi-monitor support. Windows will re-appear on the monitor where they were closed. If the monitor is not available, windows will be automatically re-directed to the primary monitor.

- New: Copy to Clipboard command in the context menu of the scanner window. At the moment completely useless smile.gif Transfering scan results via clipboard will be supported by future DVBViewer versions (at least DVBViewer GE).

- Updated: Transponder lists for Astra 19° East and Hotbird 13° East, the latter including changes Eutelsat had to apply due to jamming attacks on uplink frequencies by the Iran government. The 12226 V transponder has been split; VOA PERSIAN is now available on a separate low symbolrate transponder (12242 V); BBC Persian on other satellite positions.

- Minor fixes, some restructuring of the scanner window code.

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TranEdit 3.3.5 is available in the members area:

- Fix: Multi-monitor support (introduced in 3.3.4) didn't work as expected. Windows didn't re-appear on the monitor where they were closed.

- Fix: Selecting a new output directory for the Analyzer (Settings > Analyzer > Output Directory) with the Folder Button didn't activate the Save Button in the Settings Window.

- Fix: ATSC scanning didn't detect the channel names correctly

- New: Scan -> Scan TS file (also available in the Context Menu of the Transponders List). Enables feeding the scanner with a TS file source.

This is a debug facility for scanner problems with DVB/ATSC networks / transponders that I can't receive. The scan results cannot be exported to DVBViewer since parameters like frequency, symbolrate etc. can't be retrieved from a file.

- New: Select PAT, SDT & PMT PIDs menu item in the Context Menu of the Analyzer's PID List.

This is helpful if you encounter scanning issues and want to support debugging by providing a sample TS file. Select the affected transponder, start the Analyzer, let it work for approx. 30 seconds, select the PAT, SDT & PMT PIDs, record the selection for approx. 30 seconds, zip the resulting TS file and attach it in the forum or provide it elsewhere for download. If EPG issues have to be handled, additionally select EIT PID 18 before you start recording. It may increase the file size considerably, however.

- New: Checkbox Settings -> Scanner 1 -> Assume ATSC when scanning a TS file. Lets the TransEdit Scanner regard the content of a TS file as ATSC (not DVB compliant) if ticked.

Analyzing ATSC transponders is not yet supported by TransEdit. It will probably be added in future.

- Added: DiSEqC 1.1/1.2 support for KNC / Satelco / Mystique DVB-S/S2 devices.

Please note: DiSEqC 1.1/1.2 support for these devices requires the file KNCBDACTRL.dll version 1.2.1208 or later, as included in recent GlobeDigital installations (KNC TV app) or in DVBViewer Pro Beta 4.2.x (see here). This DLL version is not compatible with DVBViewer Pro 4.1.x or the Recording Service! Additionaly it may be necessary to install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package. Without the DLL only DiSEqC 1.0 is supported. Copy the DLL to the TransEdit directory, if not yet present.

- Added: DiSEqC 1.1 support for TechniSat SkyStar2. Enables using the DiSEqC Editor for setting up DiSEqC command sequences as required for cascaded resp. uncommitted/committed switches.

Please note: DiSEqC 1.1 support for the SkyStar2 only works with the network driver, not with the BDA driver. It requires the "Use standard interface off" mode (see Settings -> Hardware). In my experience a delay of at least 250 ms must be inserted between two commands to make it work reliably. DiSEqC 1.2 (positioner commands) are not supported.

- Added: Unicable support for the TechniSat SkyStar2 (experimental). It is subject to the same conditions as DiSEqC 1.1 (see above).

If you want to connect a SkyStar2 to a EN 50494 UniCable system, please post here. It is a German thread, but you may also post in English.

- Updated: Transponder list for Astra 19° East.

- Some minor fixes and enhancements.

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TransEdit 3.4.0 is available in the members area.

Several parts of the Scanner Window and related code have been restructured / reworked. Particularly features that are helpful for DVBViewer channel list maintenance have been enhanced. The most important points are:

- Updated: TransEdit manual (German and English).

Please note: Since the Scanner Window chapter of the TransEdit manual has been also restructured, the context-sensitive help resp. the new files TransEdit.chm and TransEditHelp.ini are not fully compatible with previeous TransEdit versions (and vice versa). So if you update to TransEdit 3.4, please also update the help files.

- Changed: Channel names in italic indicate that a scan result has been recognized in the DVBViewer channel list, but the assignment is uncertain, because the orbital position is missing the DVBViewer channel list data, thus possibly entailing the danger of mismatches across satellite positions resp. DVB networks.

If assignments are apparently correct, update the corresponding entries by using the "Add / Update" or "Update All" functions (see below). It will add the missing data in the DVBViewer channel list and enable an unambiguous assignment in future. The orbital position (as displayed in the TransEdit Main Window for satellite transponder lists) will play a major role for distinguishing DVB networks in future DVBViewer versions, so it's worth completing the channel list in this respect.

- Changed: All buttons affecting the scan results only are now grouped on the left side, all buttons affecting the DVBViewer channel list are grouped on the right side (above the Export Settings).

- Changed: The former "Send" and "Update" commands have been merged to "Add / Update". It works like this: Selected scan results that are not yet present in the DVBViewer channel list (grey or white background) are added. In case of scan results that are already present (light blue background, also partially) the corresponding entries in the DVBViewer channel list are updated.

- New: "Update All" button. Applies to all scan results that are already present in the DVBViewer channel list (light blue background, also partially). The corresponding entries in the DVBViewer channel list are updated.

- Added: Checkbox Settings -> Scanner 1 -> Update channel names in the DVBViewer channel list. Determines whether channel names in the DVBViewer channel list are updated according to scan results or not when using the Update Commands in the Scanner Window. Untick it if you prefer your own naming system.

- Changed: The former "Inactive Channels" function has been renamed to "Dead Channels", saying more clearly what it does. Reason: See next but one item.

- Changed: The OK and Cancel buttons in the Dead Channels Window have been replaced by a Close Button. The Delete button now removes the selected entries immediately from the DVBViewer channel list after prompting for confirmation.

- Added: Ability to detect (inactive) channels that are only listed in the SDT, not in the PAT/PMT (which means, there are no video and audio streams assigned to it).

- New: Filter option "Inactive Channels". Shows / hides scan results that are flagged as video/audio service, but are currently broadcasting no video and no audio stream.

This option enables finding channels that are temporarily inactive, e.g. some Sky Germany channels (former Premiere) on Astra 19° East or BBC THREE/FOUR resp. CBeebies/CBBC on Astra 28° East. Though no video/audio PID can be assigned to them while they are inactive you may export these scan results to the DVBViewer channel list. The DVBViewer channel auto update function (if switched on, see channel menu) will do the rest once these channels get active.

On the other side the "Inactive Channels" filter options can be used to hide a lot of junk, particularly data channels that are wrongly flagged as video/audio services.

- New: Delete DVBViewer Channels function (context menu only): Applies to selected scan results that are already present in the DVBViewer channel list (light blue background, also partially). Removes the corresponding entries from the DVBViewer channel list after prompting for confirmation.

- Changed: The Export to File function (former "Export") saves the selected scan results to a INI or CSV file (not as before all displayed scan results), thus being more flexible. However, now you have to additionally click „Select All“ if you want to export all scan results.

- Added: "Initial Letter" option in the Category Dropdown List: Lets TransEdit use the initial letters of the scan results as category name when exporting or adding scan results to the DVBViewer channel list.

Particularly useful on Astra 28° East if you don't want all channels to get piled up in a single BSkyB category folder. Hint: Let TransEdit sort the list of scan results alphabetically by channel name before exporting / adding channels with this new option. Click the "Name" column header.

- Enhanced: Method for recognizing scan results in the DVBViewer channel list. The list of scan results now shows more clearly (without ambiguity) which channels are already present.

- Removed: Settings -> Scanner 2 -> Same Channel Threshold input field. It's not necessary anymore to configure a "matching attributes" level.

Plese consult the TransEdit Manual if you want to know more details about the changes in the Scanner Window.

General changes:

- Fix: Several 120 dpi issues, several minor bugs.

- Updated: Transponder lists for Astra 19° East, Hotbird 13° East

- Added: Transponder list "Terrestrial (UK) Blind Scan" (Terrestrial_UK.ini). Designed for the blind scan capabilities of TransEdit. Please note: In its initial state this transponder list is not usable for scanning with DVBViewer.

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Danke, hatte ich noch gar nicht gesehen

Ist höchst willkommen, am WE steig ich auf 4.1.1 um!

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TransEdit 3.4.1 is available in the members area. The usual follow-up after major changes

- Fix: Starting a blind scan with an empty transponder list caused a "list index out of bounds" error.

- Fix: Settings -> Hardware -> Detect Devices could lead to an ambiguous assignment of internal device numbers when a new device was added to the list, at worst letting TransEdit regard two different DVB devices as hybrid tuners that cannot be used at the same time.

- Fix: TechniSat AirStar2 / CableStar2 cards were detected as DVB-S devices.

- Improved: Unicable EN 50494 support. More accurate frequency calculation, ability to send a PIN to a MDU (multiple dwelling unit) router.

- Added: Options -> Hardware -> Unicable Settings button (only for TechniSat SkyStar2, FireDTV and TechnoTrend DVB-S/S2 devices). Opens a dialog window for Unicable configuration.

- Added: Detection of the new TechniSat SkyStar S2 as DVB-S2 device.

- Added: Possibility to enter an arbitrary category name in the category dropdown list of the scanner window. Such a category name applies to all exported scan results.

- Some minor improvements.

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TransEdit 3.4.2 is available in the members area.

- Added: DiSEqC 1.0/1.1/1.2 support for QBOX devices. Requires Settings -> Hardware -> Detect Devices in case of a TransEdit update.

- Added: AES3 (SMPTE 302M) audio stream detection in the Analyzer.

- Fix: When re-read from the file TransEdit.ini, the Category and Root export settings in the Scanner Window were displayed, but not applied correctly (only right after being set manually).

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TransEdit 3.5.0 is available in the members area.

- Added: Huffman.dll for Huffman coded EPG data. Please store it in the same directory as TransEdit.exe. Will also be used by coming DVBViewer versions.

- Fix: DVB-C transponder lists created with File -> New List weren't marked as DVB-C internally, causing some follow-up issues (no export possible after a blind scan, the list appeared as DVB-S after re-launching TransEdit...)

- Fix: Changing the tuner type of a transponder list didn't reset the blind scan parameter ranges to the appropriate default for the new tuner type.

- Changed: A blind scan doesn't include a NIT scan anymore, even if Settings -> Scanner1 -> Scan NIT and update transponder list while scanning is ticked.

- Fix: TransEdit didn't remember the last selected DVB-S transponder correctly after a restart if there was another transponder with the same frequency, but a different polarisation.

- Added: "Service" column in the Analyzer PID list, displaying the name of the service resp. channel to which the stream belongs, if the PMT assignes it to a service.

You may have to enlarge the Analyzer Window horizontally in order to see the new column.

- Removed: Tooltips showing the channel/service name in the PID List.

- Fix: The Analyzer didn't remember the last sort column/order correctly after being relaunched.

- Added: General Tab in the Settings Window for options applying to the Scanner and the Analyzer.

- Enhanced: Changed settings on the Settings -> General/Analyzer Tabs now take effect after clicking Restart in the Analyzer Window (previously only after clicking Analyze in the Main Window).

- Added: Full ATSC support in the Analyzer.

It can be used now for terrestrial and cable broadcasts in the USA, which basically means: The Analyzer detects ATSC stream types and displays ATSC SI tables like Master Guide Table (MGT), Virtual Channel Table (VCT), Rating Region Table (RRT), Event Information Tables (EIT), Extended Text Tables (ETT) etc. and all contained elements (descriptors and such) in the tree view on the left side.

The Analyzer switches to ATSC mode if

- the tuner type of a transponder list is ATSC
- it auto-detects ATSC SI tables in a TS file
- Settings-> General -> Assume ATSC when scanning a TS file is ticked.

Please note: I can't receive ATSC broadcasts, so I had to test it with several TS samples, transponder dumps etc. Unfortunately they didn't contain all elements that the Analyzer is supposed to handle. So please let me know if you encounter bugs, gaps, discrepancies ot other flaws, and provide a TS sample file containing the elements that are not handled correctly, if possible.

- Added: "Read Private Sections with known table ID" checkbox on the Settings -> Analyzer Tab.

If this option is switched on, the Analyzer tree view shows additional service information tables on some transponders, particularly

- the AIT (Application Information Table) informing about Java based MHP data broadcasts (Multimedia Home Platform).

- the "private" freesat tables on Astra/Eurobird 28° East, provided the table type is known to the Analyzer. You can recognize them by the high PID numbers (in contrast to the two-digit PID numbers of normal SI tables).

Please note: If you want to inspect the freesat EIT (EPG data), Settings -> Analyzer -> Read EIT for other transponders/networks must be ticked. However, this option increases the CPU power and RAM requirements dramatically when analyzing certain transponders, particularly Eurobird 11427 H (ITV HD), where a 3.4 MBit/s EIT stream may put your PC under stress. Processing all details of EPG data covering channels on about 40 transponders will generate more than a million tree view entries within 15 seconds and require up to 1 GB RAM. If the memory usage exceeds 95% the Analyzer will put on the emergency break and refuse to collect more "EIT - Other" data. On other Astra 28° East transponders, where the freesat EIT stream is restricted to 34 kbit/s, it may take some time until the "EIT - Other" entry appears in the tree view, and quite a long time until the EPG data is complete.

- Added: Processing of additional descriptors which were not known to the Analyzer before, among them the FTA content management descriptor that occasionally shows up in the ITV HD PMT (Program Map Table) as "broadcast flag", reflecting the broadcaster's intention for HD content protection.

- Changed: Even if Settings -> Analyzer -> Read Extended Event Descriptors is unticked (a measure to lower memory consumption), Extended Event Descriptor entries will show up in the EIT sections of the Analyzer tree view, but they will remain empty... just for letting you know that they are there.

- Enhanced: The Analyzer Hex Viewer. It doesn't let you wait anymore until the preset number of TS packets has arrived, but starts displaying them immediately and updates itself each second until the buffer is filled.

- Enhanced: Color marking in the Hex Viewer. The marking for SI tables now also applies to private sections. Gray background additionally marks the ISO defined beginning resp. header of a SI section (3 or 8 bytes dependent on the section syntax), which is the same for all SI tables.

- Enhanced: General optimisation and restructuring of the Analyzer code, several minor fixes.

- Updated: Transponder lists for Astra 19°/23°/28° East, Hotbird 13° East.

- Not added (sorry): Evaluation of the MIP (Mega-frame Initialization Packet) used for synchronisation of terrestrial SFN networks (PID 0x15), as requested here. The MIP doesn't comply with the ISO syntax for SI tables/descriptors and can't be processed with the existing Analyzer code, thus requiring expensive extra measures. Maybe I will go about it later.

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Infos hierzu gibts hier.

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TransEdit 3.5.1 is available in the members area.

- Added: "Show Path to Current Node" option in the context menu of the Analyzer treeview.

Lets an additional panel at the bottom (dis-)appear, showing the path to to current node, in case you got lost in the depth of a tree with thousands of entries. If this option is switched on, the path to the current node shows up as soon as you select an entry in the third or a deeper tree level - that's where navigation may get a bit awkward. You may also use the path for returning to one of the selected node's ancestors by clicking on it. Clicking the panel's title area switches the option off.

- Added: Unicode support in the Analyzer (not yet in the Scanner), with a lot of help from Lars. Particularly Russian & Eastern European channel names and EPG data should now be displayed correctly.

- Enhanced: Modulation and FEC 9/10 are read correctly from KingOfSat transponder lists.

- Added: Auto-detection of K-World (appearing as "DigiGo") and Prof DVB-S/S2 devices including DiSEqC 1.2 support. In case of a TransEdit update please perform Settings -> Hardware -> Detect Devices.

- Enhanced: Settings -> Hardware -> Detect Devices won't override a manually tweaked Vendor entry in the file TransEdit.ini by "Unknown Vendor" (= 0) anymore.

- Fix: The Analyzer always displayed "Descriptor" as provider name in Multilingual Service Name Descriptors.

- Updated: Transponder list for Astra 19° East.

- Updated: English and German manual. Please note: You will get a context sensitive help by pressing F1 if the files TransEdit.chm and TransEditHelp.ini are stored in the same directory as TransEdit.exe.

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TransEdit 3.5.2 is available in the members area.

- Enhanced: The scanner now displays Russian channel names correctly (only on Russian PCs!). Thanks to evgen_ln for providing an ISO 8859-5 -> CP_1251 character translation table.

Please note: Exported scan results will be displayed correctly in DVBViewer as well, but you have to watch out for potential issues... read more about it here.

- Fix: The Hexdump Window didn't receive null packets (PID 0x1FFF).

- Fix: Pressing the Alt key caused some control elements (buttons, checkboxex) to disappear under Vista & Windows 7.

- Enhanced: The attempt to use a satellite transponder list with orbital position = 0 for scanning lets a message box appear, prompting you to enter a valid orbital position (since orbital position = 0 is reserved for scan results from a TS file, which can't be exported to DVBViewer).

- Enhanced: The configuration folder\Transponders subdirectory now is always the default target directory for "Save As", making it easier to copy transponder lists from other locations to there.

- Added: Support for Digital Devices cards (DVB-S2, DiSEqC 1.2, untested). In case of a TransEdit update please perform Settings -> Hardware -> Detect Devices.

- Added: Support for Philips/NXP SAA7231 cards (DVB-S2, DiSEqC 1.0). In case of a TransEdit update please perform Settings -> Hardware -> Detect Devices. Thanks to Naulti for testing.

- Updated: Transponder list for Astra 19° East.

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TransEdit 3.5.3 is available in the members area.

- Fix: DiSEqC 1.2 support for Digital Devices cards didn't work as expected (now tested and proved as working).

- Added: Unicable EN 50494 support for Digital Devices cards (Cine S2, Satix S2 Dual, tested and proved as working).

Please note: The software shipped with Digital Devices cards may include a Unicable configuration tool for the driver (applies to the Cine S2 card). It enables Unicable reception in a way that is transparent to the DVB application, which means, the application doesn't have to handle it and doesn't have to know that the card is connected to a Unicable Router (Sat SCR). Don't configure the driver and DVBViewer/TransEdit for Unicable. This will cause confusion. Configure the driver or DVBViewer/TransEdit for Unicable, but not both!

- Added: DiSEQC 1.2 support for Anysee DVB devices (untested). In case of a TransEdit update please perform Settings -> Hardware -> Detect Devices.

- Fix: In case of a DVB device with a known vendor, followed by a device with an unknown vendor in the device list, the TransEdit device detection assigend a (wrong) Vendor ID to the latter instead of 0.

- Changed: The TransEdit Scanner now accepts different transportstream IDs in the PAT and SDT, if (and only if) the transportstream ID in the PAT is zero, assuming that it has not been set by the broadcaster. The change enables retrieving the channel names from the SDT in this very case, so the channels are not listed as "Service xxxx" anymore.

If the transportstream ID in the PAT and the SDT differ in some other way (e.g. due to corrupted data), the SDT is ignored and no channel names are retrieved.

- Updated: Transponder list for Astra 23° East, Astra 28° East and Hotbird 13° East.

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- Fix: If the Analyzer was already active, thus occupying a DVB device, the attempt to analyze a different transponder requiring the same device caused the error message "The device is already occupied". So for each transponder change the Analyzer Window had to be closed first.

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TransEdit 3.6.0 is available in the new members area. Please read here how you can access this members area (if you don't already know...).

The TransEdit manual isn't available in the new members area yet, but you can read it online or download it here: English Deutsch

- Changed/Enhanced: BDA hardware detection system. It can be updated with a hardware data base file, if required. Such updates will be provided in future, if TransEdit doesn't recognize that a (new) DVB device resp. driver can be handled with already existing code. It will not cover devices requiring a new kind of handling, however.

This data base system will be used in future by all our software accessing DVB hardware. TransEdit 3.6.0 can be regarded a test case. The new detection system covers a lot of additional DVB hardware/driver variants, thus being more complete than before.

- Added: DPI-awareness. TransEdit 3.6.0 enlarges windows and fonts according to the Windows DPI (Dots Per Inch) settings, thus adapting to the increasing resolution of PC displays. Previously the TransEdit design was 96 DPI-fixed. Now, e.g. in case of 120 DPI, all windows and fonts will be 25% larger.

The font and font/window size can also be configured individually for TransEdit. A configuration tool will be provided later.

Please note: TransEdit.exe contains DPI awareness information for Windows Vista / 7. Due to a bug in Windows XP SP2 it may cause a system crash (blue sceen or reboot). If you encounter this issue, please update to Windows XP SP3.

- Added: Support for Genpix DVB-S devices (including DiSEqC 1.0 / 1.1 / 1.2).

- Enhanced: The analyzer shows PMT PIDs in the service sections, even if the PMT is not present or not readable.

- Added: Measures against the DLL security hole and activation of Data Execution Prevention (DEP), if Windows reports it as optional for applications.

- Enhanced: DiSEqC under Windows 7. (Hopefully) enables DiSEqC for DVB-S devices with unknown vendor-specific DiSEqC handling, if the driver conforms to the Windows MCE DiSEqC handling.

- Added: DiSEqC 1.2 support for TechniSat SkyStar USB HD (aka DVB-PC TV Star USB HD) with WDM / Network driver. Please note: The maximum current delivered by this device is 450 mA. If a motor consumes more, the device will protect itself and switch the power supply off.

- Fix: Closing TrandEdit could cause an "Invalid List Index" error in certain cases.

- Changed: Due to increasing problems with security software TransEdit.exe isn't compressed anymore. If you prefer a compressed executable (and your antivirus stuff tolerates it) you can do it easily yourself: Download UPX and drag & drop TransEdit.exe on UPX.exe or a shortcut.

- Updated: Transponder lists for Astra 19/23/28° East and Hotbird 13° East.

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Danke für den Hinweis. Hatte ich glatt übersehen  ...jetzt ist das neue Transedit reingepfiffen