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07.07.2007 11:15:25

EyeTV 2 scan ahead confict with Remote Buddy

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I'm just getting into HTPC (mac mini intel + diversity tuner) and notice a problem that no one else seems to have commented on.

EyeTV (2.4.1) allows recordings to be scanned ahead / reviewed at user determined rates (eg 16x). When hold down the appropriate button on the Apple Remote, the rate nicely displays on the screen while scanning through the recording.

If Buddy Remote (1.0.5) is active, the scanning doesn't seem to work - the rate isn't displayed and the recording seems to rapidly jump ahead (perhaps at 30 sec intervals) such that holding the forward button down for a couple of secs will advance the recording by a couple of minutes!

Any help appreciated.

Thanks,
Andrew

These entries from the FAQ may be relevant to this topic:

Hardware - Apple® Remote

After uninstalling/quitting Remote Buddy, my Mac® no longer reacts to the Apple® Remote. (FAQ015E0241)
To enable you to use all capabilities of the IR Receiver of your Mac®, Remote Buddy is using its own driver. In contrast, all other applications with integrated Apple® Remote support usually use the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem.

As long as you're running Remote Buddy, Remote Buddy and its driver are responsible for turning the received button presses into actions. As soon as you quit Remote Buddy, this task is again handled by the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem.

If other applications don't use the interface to the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem correctly, this can lead to the effect that nothing happens when you press a button on your Apple® Remote. For as long as you're running Remote Buddy, issues like this are covered by Remote Buddy and it's driver and are therefore not visible to you. However, as soon as you quit Remote Buddy, the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem is back in control and any issues caused in it by other applications become visible.

Therefore Remote Buddy is neither the cause of the issue nor is it responsible for it. Instead, the cause of the issue exists independently of Remote Buddy. It's located elsewhere and can also only be solved there.

Although our products can't cause any such issues, we're regularly contacted about such issues and asked for help. In order to make locating and fixing the cause of such issues as easy and efficient as possible, we've developed a free diagnostics tool: Remote Control Diagnostics. It can locate issues with a single click and will provide you with information about the issue as well as with instructions on how you can fix it.
After updating to OS X 10.6.2, my Apple® Remote is no longer available for selection in Remote Buddy. (FAQ015E0236)
Please update your copy of Remote Buddy to version 1.15 or later.

Hardware - EyeTV Receiver

Which receivers are supported? (FAQ015E0211)
The latest info on hard- and software-requirements including info on support hardware can be found on the dedicated page for EyeTV receivers.

Please consider making use of the free Remote Buddy trial version to test your device for compatibility directly on your computer.

User

10.07.2007 15:37:07

Re: EyeTV 2 scan ahead confict with Remote Buddy

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There's two different ways of fast forwarding with EyeTV. One is Skip Forward which is (depending on your settings) a 30 sec jump. The other is Fast Forward which is the 2x, 4x, 8x, etc forwarding. Just set your EyeTV actions to be Rewind and Fast forward instead of Skip Backward and Skip forward.

Hope that helps.

User

11.07.2007 22:06:02

Re: EyeTV 2 scan ahead confict with Remote Buddy

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Hello Andrew,

thanks for asking.

What you observe is not a conflict between Remote Buddy and EyeTV:
Remote Buddy executes the actions assigned to the buttons for the
respective Behaviour. For EyeTV, the default is "Turbo rewind" and
"Turbo fast rewind".

However, this of course is configurable, so that if you want the 16 x
rewind and fast forward, all you have to do is to choose the "Rewind"
and "Fast forward" actions for the Left(held) and Right(held) entries at

Preferences >Behaviours > EyeTV

Hope that helps.

Best regards,
Felix

User

16.07.2007 05:43:56

Re: EyeTV 2 scan ahead confict with Remote Buddy

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Thanks for the suggestions.
I've now done a bit more reading and realise that the power of RB is not just its 'out of the box' functionality but the ability to customise behaviours etc.

Now all I need to do is find the time to play with it...

Andrew.

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