Re: Roku-tech Digest, Vol 7, Issue 12

nevermind.... didn't have the latest roku operationg system.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 5:00 AM
Subject: Roku-tech Digest, Vol 7, Issue 12


> Send Roku-tech mailing list submissions to
> [email protected]
>
> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
> http://lists.rokulabs.com/mailman/listinfo/roku-tech
> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
> [email protected]
>
> You can reach the person managing the list at
> [email protected]
>
> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
> than "Re: Contents of Roku-tech digest..."
>
>
> Today's Topics:
>
>    1. Re: Thinking about an application... (Alan Halverson)
>    2. Re: Thinking about an application... (Anthony Wood)
>    3. Re: Roku and Autosensing Component / Digital Audio Switch
>       (Anthony Wood)
>    4. 4GB Hitachi Microdrive (Michael Kneznekoff)
>    5. Re: 4GB Hitachi Microdrive (Bart Harrison)
>    6. ReplayTV MPEG files (Philip Van Baren)
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 08:54:04 -0500
> From: "Alan Halverson" <[email protected]>
> Subject: [Roku-tech] Re: Thinking about an application...
> To: <[email protected]>
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Mike - I've been thinking about this as well.  Ideally, it would offer the
> following:
>
> 1) Configurable upload location with a few options for auto-directory
> hierarchy creation
> 2) Easy interface to categorize pictures.  Maybe a couple of spinners for
> major and minor categories?
> 3) Allow marking individual pictures for printing.  So this copies photos
to
> a "Next Printing" directory, and then you just burn that folder to a CD.
> 4) Allow wildcard copies.  Example: My Nikon D70 has a RAW + Basic JPEG
mode
> that saves both the Nikon NEF raw format and a JPEG for every photo taken.
> The JPEGs allow easy viewing on the Roku, but I also want to save the NEF
> files for post-processing.  So when you select a photo to copy, it would
be
> nice to copy DSC_0012.* or DSC_0012.[NEF|JPG] for instance.
>
> Just some thoughts to get the ball rolling.
>
> _Alan
>
> > As one of the uses of the Roku is the viewing of digital photos
> > directly from a camera media
> > card (CF/SD/etc) would an application that runs on the Roku to upload
> > the photos directly
> > to an archive on a shared PC be worth doing ?
> > I know the actual coding is'nt going to exactly earth-shattering, but
> > I'd like to start somewhere...
> >
> >
> > mike
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 09:12:00 -0700
> From: "Anthony Wood" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Roku-tech] Thinking about an application...
> To: "Roku Tech Mail List and Discussion Group"
> <[email protected]>
> Message-ID: <001701c43517$33a1d3e0$0400a8c0@SpaceInvaders>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> I think this would be cool, although it would have to be carefully thought
> out to be useful and simple to use.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "mike tuffs" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 2:59 PM
> Subject: [Roku-tech] Thinking about an application...
>
>
> > As one of the uses of the Roku is the viewing of digital photos
> > directly from a camera media
> > card (CF/SD/etc) would an application that runs on the Roku to upload
> > the photos directly
> > to an archive on a shared PC be worth doing ?
> > I know the actual coding is'nt going to exactly earth-shattering, but
> > I'd like to start somewhere...
> >
> >
> > mike
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Roku-tech mailing list
> > [email protected]
> > http://lists.rokulabs.com/mailman/listinfo/roku-tech
> >
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 09:13:13 -0700
> From: "Anthony Wood" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Roku-tech] Roku and Autosensing Component / Digital
> Audio Switch
> To: "Roku Tech Mail List and Discussion Group"
> <[email protected]>
> Message-ID: <001e01c43517$5f333d50$0400a8c0@SpaceInvaders>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> we'll check into it
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill" <[email protected]>
> To: "'Roku Tech Mail List and Discussion Group'"
> <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 8:53 PM
> Subject: RE: [Roku-tech] Roku and Autosensing Component / Digital Audio
> Switch
>
>
> > Adam,
> >
> > I am using the AA 1154 with just one little random problem. Normally it
> > works fine, but sometimes when I power down the Roku, the AA still
selects
> > the Roku audio. It appears that despite the power off to the Roku, it
> still
> > controls the AA. This is a little annoying, but does not really take
away
> > from my enjoyment of the Roku.
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > |-----Original Message-----
> > |From: [email protected] [mailto:roku-tech-
> > |[email protected]] On Behalf Of Adam
> > |Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 8:11 PM
> > |To: [email protected]
> > |Subject: [Roku-tech] Roku and Autosensing Component / Digital Audio
> Switch
> > |
> > |Anyone using the Roku with an autosensing component video / digital
audio
> > |switcher? I am using it with an Audio Authority 1154 and having a weird
> > |problem. Every 15 minutes or so the roku sends out a signal over the
> > component
> > |video and / or digital audio connection which triggers the audio
> authority
> > to
> > |switch the channel the roku is on for a split second, interupting
> whatever
> > else
> > |I am watching. The roku's power is off. I know there are some device
out
> > there
> > |that do this (some cable, ota and sattelite receivers), is there anyway
> to
> > stop
> > |the roku from sending out this signal? I don't want to use the roku to
> > switch
> > |the component video, since it doesn't pass through digital audio (just
> has
> > |connectors for analog audio). Is there anyone from Roku that can
comment
> on
> > |this? I know you guys did a special test on the B&K Ref 50, perhaps you
> can
> > |contact Audio Authority and ask them for test unit. I hope there is
some
> > way
> > |around this, because I really like the auto switching capability.
Thanks!
> > |
> > |_______________________________________________
> > |Roku-tech mailing list
> > |[email protected]
> > |http://lists.rokulabs.com/mailman/listinfo/roku-tech
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Roku-tech mailing list
> > [email protected]
> > http://lists.rokulabs.com/mailman/listinfo/roku-tech
> >
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 18:31:37 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Michael Kneznekoff <[email protected]>
> Subject: [Roku-tech] 4GB Hitachi Microdrive
> To: [email protected]
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> I have used my 1GB Microdrive in the CF slot many times and have had no
> issues.  I now have a 4GB Microdrive that is formatted as Fat32 and have
had
> no luck getting the HD1000 to mount it.  Is it possible to mount a 4GB
Fat32
> volume using the CF slot?  If not, is this something that may easily be
fixed
> in the next firmware release?  Thanks.
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Sat, 08 May 2004 19:14:20 -0400
> From: Bart Harrison <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Roku-tech] 4GB Hitachi Microdrive
> To: Roku Tech Mail List and Discussion Group
> <[email protected]>
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> We use a Lexar 4GB 40x CF in the HD1000 all the time.  Never fails to
> mount.  Can you mount the 4GB Microdrive using a PC or Mac ??
>
> Bart
>
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> Bart Harrison
> MPA - The HD Suite
>
> HD Editing Systems, Consulting, Production & Post, Exhibition &
Distribution
> www.hdsuite.com
> 954-894-1221
>
>
> At 06:31 PM 5/8/2004 +0000, you wrote:
> >I have used my 1GB Microdrive in the CF slot many times and have had no
> >issues.  I now have a 4GB Microdrive that is formatted as Fat32 and have
had
> >no luck getting the HD1000 to mount it.  Is it possible to mount a 4GB
Fat32
> >volume using the CF slot?  If not, is this something that may easily be
fixed
> >in the next firmware release?  Thanks.
> >
> >_______________________________________________
> >Roku-tech mailing list
> >[email protected]
> >http://lists.rokulabs.com/mailman/listinfo/roku-tech
> -------------- next part --------------
> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
> URL:
http://lists.rokulabs.com/pipermail/roku-tech/attachments/20040508/7db89f88/attachment-0001.htm
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 19:53:54 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Philip Van Baren <[email protected]>
> Subject: [Roku-tech] ReplayTV MPEG files
> To: Roku Tech Mail List and Discussion Group
> <[email protected]>
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> Has anyone looked at playing MPEG files from a ReplayTV using CinemaSix?
If I
> try to play the raw .mpg (PS) file, the Roku generally just gives me a
black
> screen or occasionally some garbage video.  In most cases after trying to
play
> the .mpg, the Roku will no longer play ANY video until it is rebooted.
>
> On the other hand, I can get these files to play on the Roku if I first
pass
> them through VLC to convert to a TS.  In fact, I can stream off of the
> ReplayTV, through DVArchive, then through VLC to CinemaSix, so with the 2
other
> programs in the loop I can stream video from the ReplayTV (indirectly) to
the
> Roku.
>
> If CinemaSix could handle the PS directly, to get VLC out of the loop,
then the
> Roku would have some promise as a ReplayTV client.
>
>
>
>
> __________________________________
> Do you Yahoo!?
> Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs
> http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> _______________________________________________
> Roku-tech mailing list
> [email protected]
> http://lists.rokulabs.com/mailman/listinfo/roku-tech
>
>
> End of Roku-tech Digest, Vol 7, Issue 12
> ****************************************