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ReleaseNotes.txt Driver File Contents (pvr250_18a_inf.zip)

Hauppauge Specific NOTES:
Driver Release 1.17.390.22029 (01/29/2004)

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** Hauppauge Release Info/History...
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Driver Release 1.17.390.22029 (01/29/2004)
* Tuner maintenance.

Driver Release 1.17.390.22022 (01/22/2004)
* Improve support WinTV/Radio Seeking on 4049 MultiStandard Tuners.
* Notify VBI Stream of channel changes.

Driver Release 1.17.390.22019 (01/19/2004)
* Improve Stereo Audio handling for PAL M/N regions.

Driver Release 1.17.390.22009 (01/09/2004)
* Implement registry flag for optionally disabling teletext VBI data.

Driver Release 1.17.390.21353 (12/19/2003)
* Initial support for LG  H701F (and related) Tuners.
* VBI Stream sets Video Standard if no one else has.

Driver Release 1.17.390.21348 (12/14/2003)
* Improve intraprocess thread safety for Macrovision broadcasts.
* Slight optimizations for Macrovision broadcasts.

Driver Release 1.17.390.21346 (12/12/2003)
* Implement Support for HCW_ECP_DETECT_MVision_Level query.
* Implement support for WinTV/VTPlus stream interaction "fixes".

Driver Release 1.17.390.21345 (12/11/2003)
* Implement conditional Enable/Disable for Colorbars on TVOut Hardware.

Driver Release 1.17.390.21343 (12/09/2003)
* Fix latent bug which could cause tuning to fail under very rare circumstances.

Driver Release 1.17.390.21336 (12/02/2003)
* Intermittent "no audio" on non tuner inputs fixed.

Driver Release 1.17.390.21329 (11/25/2003)
* Auto Sound (mono/dual/stereo) Detect and Select fixed on older Sag Harbor hardware.

Driver Release 1.17.390.21317 (11/13/2003)
* Fix "No PAL Audio after standby in MCE" issue.

Driver Release 1.17.390.21308 (11/04/2003)
* Improve/Reduce resource usage during "live preview".
* Improved balance for  "TV / FM / Line In" audio volume levels.

Driver Release 1.17.390.21276 (10/03/2003)
* Improve efficiency of hcwECP.ax's Macrovision graph broadcasts (and fix potential hang on graph removal).

Driver Release 1.17.390.21272 (09/29/2003)
* Fix potential crash for Retail (WinTV) Product / ProdInfo Utility.

Driver Release 1.17.390.21269 (09/26/2003)
* Additional PAL M/N improvements.

Driver Release 1.17.390.21267 (09/24/2003)
* PAL M and PAL N[Combo] Support Added.

Driver Release 1.17.390.21265 (09/22/2003)
* Secam on older iVac15 Hardware now works properly again.
* Macrovision Detection is broadcast to graph.

Driver Release 1.17.390.21261 (09/18/2003)
* Driver senses Media Center Versions and configures crossbar accordingly.

Driver Release 1.17.390.21259 (09/15/2003)
* Fix return-from-Hibernate bug (no audio when play tv after hibernating during FM).

Driver Release 1.17.390.21258 (09/15/2003)
* Fixed bug which sometimes prevented MCE Radio from working when launched first after boot.

Driver Release 1.17.390.21247 (09/04/2003)
* SVideo & SECAM chroma shift fixed.
* LangA/Mono Audio works more correctly.
* MK3 Tuner [much] better supported.

Driver Release 1.17.390.21219 (08/07/2003)
* Dropped frames fixed.
* Problem with corruption at high CPU fixed.

Driver Release 1.17.270.21212 (07/30/2003)
* All audio restored properly when resuming from standby or hibernate.

Driver Release 1.17.270.21211 (07/30/2003)
* NTSC Stereo Audio fixed.
* Driver_Tunes [Radio] Boundary improvements on 4049 tuners.

Driver Release 1.17.270.21209 (07/28/2003)
* Radio audio is restored when coming out of Standby.
* Radio Tuning improvements on 4049 tuners.
* Improve MSP settings to avoid avoid audio clipping.

Driver Release 1.17.270.21195 (07/14/2003)
* Video goes black between channel changes.
* Preview Audio and Video Pins restored.
* Capture Pin is now in MPEGVIDEO_CAPTURE category (rather than VIDEO_CAPTURE).

Driver Release 1.17.270.21191 (07/10/2003)
* SAP Fixed for all M Standards (Non-Korean/Non-Japanese were broken).
* Temporarily Dim picture after channel change fixed.
* Copy-Protection "Switch to low bit rate" mode defaults changed to 1.2MBit CBR.

Driver Release 1.17.270.21190 (07/09/2003)
* MoveMaker2 does not see us as a Video Capture Device.

Driver Release 1.17.270.21189 (07/08/2003)
* Make sure there are enough leading (black) Samples on VBI lines.
* Fixed bug which degraded Radio Audio if Macrovision Detection was turned on.

Driver Release 1.17.270.21176 (06/25/2003)
* FM Tuning Status improvements.
* Registry selectable criteria for determining "good" FM Status.
* NTSC Audio/SAP Fixes.
* Improved WinTV Support (SECAM, HSBC, ProdInfo).

Driver Release 1.17.270.21174 (06/23/2003)
* NTSC LangB Fixed.
* Crossbar now follows Harmony requirements regarding which, how many, and ordering of SVideo and Composite Inputs.
* Fixed bug which prevented insertion of Tuner Filter on MultiFormat/Radio boards.

Driver Release 1.17.270.21170-2 (06/19/2003)
* VBI Field 2 Lines shifted into place.

Driver Release 1.17.270.21170 (06/19/2003)
* Radio Mode Bit Rate Defaults to 4MBit VBR (8MBit Peak).  This solves MS' graph problem with radio mode.
* Live Preview Audio and Video Pins removed (until they work properly).

Driver Release 1.17.270.21167 (06/16/2003)
* Teletext lines 7-23 issues addressed.
* Veritically shakey PAL video (briefly introduced in previous 21164 release) fixed.

Driver Release 1.17.250.21164 (06/13/2003)
* SRB Completion bug fixed on unexpected graph termination.
* Some Radio Mode improvements.

Driver Release 1.17.250.21153 (06/02/2003)
* Hauppauge Macrovision Detection Property Implemented.
* SECAM Video Quality Significantly improved.
* Hardware Video Decoder fixes (color bars turned off on playback).

Driver Release 1.17.250.21128 (05/08/2003)
* Significant FM Tuning/FineTuning improvements.

Driver Release 1.17.250.21126 (05/06/2003)
* Maintenance Build.  No Functional Changes.
* INF Change to set default Peak Bitrate to 8Mbps (used to be 9).

Driver Release 1.17.250.21125 (05/05/2003)
* Mutliformat Tuner Hardware works with Media Center.

Driver Release 1.17.250.21121 (05/01/2003)
* Potential Tuner Lock Status bug fixed.
* Tuning is at least 140ms faster.

Driver Release 1.17.250.21115 (04/25/2003)
* Audio Stuttering on channel change fixed.

Driver Release 1.17.250.21114 (04/24/2003)
* 384kbps audio works properly
* MultiFormat FQ1216ME Tuners now have audio.

Driver Release 1.17.250.21113 (04/23/2003)
* MultiFormat Tuners have color in all standards.
* Teletext and CC work on -15 and -16 hardware.

Driver Release 1.17.240.21105 (04/15/2003)
* Driver Properly returns Lang A/B/C and Mono/Stereo.
* When in Dual (Lang A/B) Audio, A yields A, B yields B, and C yields A+B
* Teletext on -16 hardware works again.

Driver Release 1.17.240.21101 (04/11/2003)
* Closed Caption fixed.
* Video Ghosting issues fixed.
* YUV Color Converter filter fixed to handle AMD 1.6GHz Processor.
* RAW VBI Capture for teletext works on NTSC and PAL.  Also works with low resolution
  captures like MPEG1.

Driver Release 1.17.110.21099 (04/09/2003)
* Better bounds checking for Bitrate Properties

Driver Release 1.17.110.21098 (04/08/2003)
* PAL/SECAM Audio Issues working well.
* KSPROPERTY_TVAUDIO_MODEs working properly (Get and Set).
* Channel Change Time significantly improved.

Release 1.17.110.21084 (03/25/2003)
* PAL/SECAM AudioVideo Issues addressed.
* SECAM seems to work fine in GraphEdt but we get no audio/video in French Harmony.
* Teletext support.


Driver Release 1.17.110.21071 (03/12/2003)
* Supports MediaCenter / Other App switching

Driver Release 1.17.110.21069 (03/10/2003)
* Supports Hauppauge Encode Configuration Properties.

Release 1.17.110.21050 (02/20/2003)
* Copy Protection (Macrovision) Support is fixed again.








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Release Version: Beta 1.17.039
Firmware Version: 2.04.000
Release Date: 07/02/2003

I- Additions:

1.17.014
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1. Added support for PAL VBI lines 7 to 23 (teletext) capture.

1.17.009
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1. Support SVCD output mode.

1.17.007
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1. Added registry key to select presentation timestamps for YUV and PCM samples.

1.17.000
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1. Closed Caption embedded in DVD stream can be captured. Registry ket "InsertCCInDvd" 
   controls this feature. If "InsertCCInDvd" is set to '1' then closed caption data 
   would be inserted in DVD stream.

Previous release
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. Support 320x240 and 320x288 video resolution.
. Support IP, and I only GOP structure.
. Take out GOP6, PS stream, and MOJI/CC VBI support.
. New application for testing YUV, VBI, and PCM is added in the build.
. Added support to do VBI dma with raw video capture running.
. Implemented fast video mute mode.

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II- Fixes:

1.17.039
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1. Fixed PCM capture on PCI platform.
2. Fixed audio STD buffer compliance problems.
3. Fixed frame drop and split frame issue on CX23415 on panning scenes.


1.17.038
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1. Fixed PassThrough mode.
2. Fixed GOPSize value for window 98 at 1st run after installation.

1.17.037
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1. Correct PAL Teletext to capture VBI lines 7-23 instead of 6-22.
2. Correct VBI line shift in bottom field in case of PAL.
3. Fixed bit stream errors in DVD at low bit rates.
4. Frame drop count property should return correct value now.
5. Fixed blocky video issue after switching from a noisy signal to a good signal.
6. Fixed SVCD audio STD compliance issue.
7. Fix VBV buffer compliance for TBC mode.

1.17.036
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1. Fixed APU not starting after firmware download.
   Driver checks if APU is running properly or not after firmware 
   download. If not firmware is downloaded again.

1.17.035
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1. Removed "Pause" menu from YUV application.
2. Fixed bit stream errors at the end of VCD capture.
3. Limited the Peak Rate to 2.3Mbps for SVCD stream in icompcap app.
4. Fixed bug when switching from SVCD to DVD in the icompcap app. Both
   "CBR" and "VBR" are enabled for DVD when switching from SVCD to DVD.


1.17.034
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1. Fixed 320x240 resolution for NTSC 7114.

1.17.033
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1. Allocate less DMA memory in driver. This will reduce the reboot requirement
   on machines with lesser physical memory.
2. Fixed color converter problem for PAL at 320x288 resolution.

1.17.032
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1. Fixed bit stream error in SVCD.
2. Fixed VCD bit stream error.
3. Fixed audio STD buffer problems.
4. Fixed jerky video when VBI capture is enabled in icompcap application.

1.17.031
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1. Fixed VBI problems with icompcap application.
2. Fixed audio STD buffer overflow at the begining of the capture.
3. Fixed first GOP DVD CC insertion problem. CC would be inserted in first GOP
   reliably.
4. Fixed user data insertion problem. Data would be inserted reliably now.

1.17.030
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1. Fixed jerrky video with NTSC on CX23415+SAA7115.
2. Fixed PAL at 640x576

1.17.029
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1. Fixed the jerky video on CX23415 with 7115.
2. Fixed sliced CC capture on CX23416 with 7114.

1.17.028
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1. PAL teletext capture should work fine with SAA7114.
2. Sliced CC capture should work fine with SAA7114 and CX23416. Sliced CC is not
   supported on CX23415 with SAA7114.
3. Improved input handling scheme can be used with SAA7114.
4. Updated decoder firmware. Decoder should be more stable now.

1.17.027
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1. Prefilters can be enabled in CX23415 boards. Fixed the video ghosting issue for CX23415.

1.17.026
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1. Fixed channel change problems. Encoder should not stop after channel changes.

1.17.025
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1. Fixed raw vbi data corruption on CX23415 boards.

1.17.024
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1. Fixed garbage at bottom of frames in PAL mpeg streams.

1.17.023
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1. CC display should work fine on media center.

1.17.022
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1. Implemeted improved input handling scheme with VBI capture for CX23416
2. Fixed encoder hang on continuous channel change.

1.17.021
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1. Fixed the STD buffer underflow at last audio frame in VCD.
2. Fixed sequence end code position for VCD.


1.17.020
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1. Mpeg1 capture should work fine after firmware download.
1. Mpeg1 capture should work fine with 384Kbps audio.

1.17.019
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1. Fix VCD end code position.
2. Prefilter should work fine with new input handling scheme.

1.17.018
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1. Fixed jerky video when switching from PAL VCD capture to NTSC VCD capture.

1.17.017
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1. Driver won't send discontinuity when bad input line count it detected. This would
   prevent Mpeg2Demultiplexer from inserting I-frames.
2. Fixed a bug which would cause VBI capture to fail if a previously saved VBI graph is 
   opened in graphedit after reboot.
3. Enabled bad input detection while capturing PAL teletext.

1.17.016
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1. Fixed problem while building graphs with multiple PCI boards on single PC.
2. Fixed closed caption embedded in DVD when using improved input handling mode.
3. Fixed PAL capture when using improved input handling mode.
4. Fix channel change problem when use high audio bit rate.
5. Fix wrong setting of audio bound and fix_flag in system header for DVD special mode.

1.17.015
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1. PAL capture should work fine with new improved input handling scheme.

1.17.013
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1. Transport stream capture will also work fine with frame based dma.
2. VCD sequence end code problem fixed.
3. Sliced VBI capture should work fine.

1.17.012
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1. When muted, the GOP structure is 1 frame per GOP
2. VCD sequence end code problem fixed.

1.17.011
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1. Merge the support for different customer platforms.
2. Fixed copy protection bit rate change for all stream types.

1.17.010
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1. Fixed channel changing.

1.17.009
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1. Fixed bottom field of line21 VBI data.

1.17.008
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1. Fixed a few corner cases causing problems with VBV compliance, SCR jump, start code emulation, 
   and PTS found but no start code in payload.
1.17.007
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1. CC insertion in DVD now works regardless of what order a Preview/MPEG graph is built and started.
2. Problem where the last GOP is not complete is fixed.

1.17.006
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1. Fixed reboot when stopping an MPEG capture.

1.17.005
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1. Fixed: Last indexing buffer is now copied and sent downstream.
2. Fixed encoder hang on continuous channel changes
3. Fixed "motion vector out of bound problem" in mpeg2 streams.


1.17.004
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1. Fixed white line in PAL capture.
2. VCD bitrate should not exceed the limit.

1.17.003
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1. User data is inserted in correct location in Mpeg file.
2. Video Mute-unmute should not cause STD buffer problems.
3. Fixed transport stream capture with frame based video dma.

1.17.002
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1. VCD bit rate should not go higher than the bitrate specified in spec.
2. Fixed VCD SCR corruption problem.
3. Fixed long term high bit rate SCR, PTS mismatch problem
4. User data insertion in Mpeg stream should work fine now.
5. Fixed Initial Audio/Video PTS difference.

1.17.001
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1. Fixed start-stop problem with YUV captured on the long run.


1.17.000
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Previous release
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. Fixed buffer compliance while video is in Mute state.
. Fixed stream errors at low bitrate in DVD streams.
. Enabled VBI inserted in Mpeg streams.
. Fixed green line at top while capturing PAL mpeg1.
. Fixed Media type on Video in pin of crossbar. Not Video out of tuner should
   be able to connect to video in of crossbar.
. Fixed passthrought mode. There should not be garbage in decoded data.
. Fixed PCM capture.
. Driver should work fine on Hyperthreaded CPU.
. Fixed DVD to VCD switching problem.
. Fixed Capturing while video in muted state.
. Fixed resize windows problem in YUVApp.
. Fixed repeated N, M values of GOP_SIZE in the iCompCap application.
. Fixed raw capture at low resolutions.
. Fixed video mute/unmute problem.
. Fixed STD buffer compliance problem.
. Fixed driver hang with hyperthreaded processor.
. Fixed Program stream stop problem.
. Fixed the brightness changes caused by AGC in 7115.
. Fixed bad audio PTS problem after several hours of capture.
. Fixed continuous reset VIM events with iTVC16.
. Fixed stream errors while using Frame based video dma.
. Fixed crash when encoder process is killed while running.
. Switched to old encoder firmware, now there should not be bitstream errors.
. Enabled bad vsync interrupts for iTvc16.
. Fixed the PAL Mpeg1 capture problem.
. Added support to do stop capture before channel change and start capture after channel change.
. Fixed audio video PTS drift problem. Long playback should work fine now.
. Fixed VBI capture. Now VBI capture should work fine.
. Added support for windows movie maker
. YUV Preview should work fine with all graphics cards.
. PassThru mode should work fine now.
. Raw VBI lines 10-21 capture using ping "vbi line21" should work fine with release version of
   driver. Before, there was a problem with driver release build.

 
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III- New problems:

1. There is garbage data present at top of video when VBI is enabled on SAA7114.
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