Hi there,

I've just uploaded a new alpha version:
http://www.lucid-cake.net/cytv/cytv_0_7_alpha_6.dmg

The biggest addition is support for realtime transcoding (via ffmpeg).
Also, a TV window is now automatically opened when a live stream is
requested (provided EyeTV is running). And as always, there are some
bug fixes:

- A problem where all recording links pointed to the same recording
should be fixed.
- A problem where sound would play, but without video, is fixed.

Regarding transcoding, there are many options available in the Client
GUI that you can play with. Please note that the ffmpeg binary
included with CyTV is quite old, so if you want to experiment with
newer stuff like x264 encoding, you should replace it with a later
version.

The transcoding settings dialog also includes some presets for
different bandwidth situations. However, these settings are mostly
made up (I didn't check whether they really fit into the bandwidth
limit or not), so feedback is welcome.

Starting a transcoded live stream (or changing the channel) takes some
time during which FFmpeg "warms up" - please be patient. On my
development machine, it takes about 20 seconds. Once running, the
transcoded stream shows very little delay compared to the live stream
(i.e. it's not 20 seconds behind, but 2 or 3). Transcoded recordings
start playing immediately.

For the next alpha, I plan to support watching recordings while
they're being made (which is also a nice workaround for streaming live
TV when the plugin doesn't work). I hope I can also include support
for the time slider for transcoded recordings. Currently, you can only
play or pause such streams, not skip back or forward.

Regards,

Andreas

PS It seems there are still problems with live streaming for some
people. I'll post a separate message about this shortly.