ShowCenter Plus Pack
SHOWCENTER Player
The ShowCenter Plus Pack adds Extra features to an existing installation of the 2.5 version of the ShowCenter software. It has been developed completely independently of Pinnacle Systems and installation is done completely at your own risk.
ShowCenter Plus Pack

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ShowCenter Plus Pack Main Page ShowCenter Plus Pack TV Listing Page ShowCenter Plus Pack Program Detail Page ShowCenter Plus Pack Weather Page
Plus Pack Menu
New features provided through an additional "Plus Pack" menu.
TV Listing Page
Real time TV Listings are provided.
Program Detail Page
Program details can be viewed and recordings scheduled.
Weather Report
Local five day weather summary.

Version 2.0.1b Released! (Click here)

  • Fixed bug on TV Schedule pages

Version 2.0.0b Released.

  • Updated to run with ShowCenter v2.5 software
  • This is the first beta release so please make a back up before installing!
  • If you still need access to the version that runs with Pinnacle's v1.71 software then it can be downloaded from here.

Version 1.2.5 Released.

Update includes:-
  • Reformatted Freeview Channel Listings to match new channel numbers
  • Added new Freeview channels

Version 1.2.4 Released.

Update includes:-
  • Podcasts now supported in RSS Feed Reader
  • Swedish TV guide temporarily removed due to technical and licesing issues. New version will be made available soon.
  • Added E4 and E4+1 to UK TV Guide
  • Couple of minor bug fixes
Check readme.txt for more informatiom

Version 1.2.3 Released.

Update includes:-
  • Added RSS Feed Reader (Same as ShowCenter Links but stored in ShowCenter RSS folder)
  • Added channel override to enable all recordings to be made through one channel if required
Check readme.txt for more informatiom

Version 1.2.2 Released.

Maintenance release:-
  • Removed some debug code - whoops!

Version 1.2.1 Released.

Latest update:-
  • Added Now and Next TV Guide for UK Channels
  • Added support for Swedish TV channels
  • Added time offset for users in differant time zones than the TV/Radio listings
  • Added a Preview Current Recording option
  • Possible inprovements for PCTV cards (untested)
  • Channel names changed to match the defaults found on Freeview Scan (to allow channels to be recorded)
  • Removed the fix to show programs recorded from the MediaCenter during record on the ShowCenter menu as it caused duplicate entries to me displayed on non video new media - may address again in future.
  • Other minor fixes
Check readme.txt for more informatiom

Version 1.2 Released.

Latest update, contains several major changes:-
  • Layout changed so that Plus Pack replaces PCTV and uses same image button. New and All Recordings have been removed (duplicated in Movies and All media anyway), Record Now feature moved to Guide List page. Reason for change was to enable Plus Pack to work with other skins being produced by other users.
  • Removed "Today" button from TV Guide List (sorry...) but replaced with Record Now enabling instant record on selected channel (will also record channels without RSS feed). As the Record Now option is no longer needed on main page this can optionally be switched off with the PlusPackDisplayRecordNow parameter.
  • The Record Now button will now only display if it is not currently recording (previously would display even if a recording was in progress) - only if PlusPackDisplayRecordNow parameter is set to display.
  • You can now turn off the Weather Forecast link by setting the PlusPackDisplayWeather parameter in the new PlusPack.inc.php file.
  • Recording status icon now shows on main menu (next to PlusPlack menu item) rather than on the PCTV page. This allows you to check the recording status on any page.
  • Added the URL Encode fix to channel Id
  • It will now show programs recorded from the MediaCenter during record on the ShowCenter menu (previously said Unknown) and Videos files with an unknown collection can be played.
  • When viewing through browser two extra line breaks have been added to maintain menu alignment
  • Confirm recording "OK" button is now selected by default (Was first menu item).
NB If you are upgrading from a previous release of Plus Pack you must clear out the C:\Program Files\Pinnacle\ShowCenter\DocRoot\ShowCenter\Temp directory. ShowCenter caches images here and as some images are now changing the cache must be cleared to allow proper installation.

New Features for your ShowCenter.

The ShowCenter is (IMHO) the best wireless media player on the market. One of it's best features is that it serves all it's content in HTML format and mods can be made quite easily (with a little PHP knowledge).

The ShowCenter Plus Pack is a culmination of features that I have created for my own ShowCenter to suppliment those already provided. A "Plus Pack" button has been added to the existing ShowCenter menu. From here you can view TV and radio listings (UK Freeview listings only, requires internet connection), record programs (requires Pinnacle MediaCenter 300i) and view a five day local weather forecast (requires an internet connection).

Installation is done at your *OWN* risk!.

The ShowCenter Plus Pack is freeware and has been developed completely independently from Pinnacle Systems - no support will be provided by them - you have been warned. As a further warning this software is in beta phase so make sure you back up all files before installation, read the readme.txt file contained in the download for more details.


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