FreeHD Gadget

Par keyphrene, Saturday 20 December 2008 à 11:24 :: FreeHD.gadget :: #16 :: rss

Watch WebTV and WebRadios on your Windows Sidebar. Switch Fullscreen, schedule your recordings. Use the Drag & Drop to play your media. FreeHD use VLC activeX. You can use your own playlist.

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Watch WebTV and WebRadios on your Windows Sidebar. Switch Fullscreen, schedule your recordings. Use the Drag & Drop to play your media. FreeHD use VLC activeX. You can use your own playlist.

New version 3.9.

Prerequisite Vista:

Sidebar 32 bits (most important for Vista 64bits, read FAQs)
VLC 0.9.x with ActiveX VLC 0.9.4 VideoLan.

Prerequisite XP:

SP3 pack
Internet Explorer 7
Install Sidebar FreeHD on XP
VLC 0.9.x with ActiveX VLC 0.9.4 VideoLan.

Install

Install VLC 0.9.x with "ActiveX Plugin" VLC 0.9.6 VideoLan.

Download the last gadget FreeHD.gadget (Freeware).
Install FreeHD gadget.

Settings

Go to Settings
Change parameters (example proxy configuration -> :http-proxy=http://user:pwd@myproxy:3128)
Save your settings
You can have a message for update under FreeHD version

Recording

Click on Recording button
Select your Playlist
Select your Stream
The filename must have no extension, no folder and no spaces
Save (a User Account Control is open to add Scheduled Task)

Podcasts Service

Click on button and discover Podcasts Area.

Trailers
News
Games
and others

Logs

You can open Logs Interface, to understand different problems

ISP Playlists

TPG: http://www.keyphrene.com/products/widgets/playlists/tpg_au.m3u (Australian: website)

FAQs

Switch Fullscreen?
- You can double-click on your movie or click on right top button to have another display.

This does not work?
- Check your firewall rules, you must have an exception on Sidebar executable and VLC executable
- Copy third-party DLLs from VLC install dir to a folder in C:\Windows\System32 (avcodec-51.dll, libfontconfig-1.dll, libfreetype-6.dll, libgcrypt.dll, libgpg-error-0.dll, libiconv-2.dll, libxml2-2.dll, libz-1-2.dll). Relaunch your Sidebar.

To startup, I have this message: ActiveX not found, Check your VLC installation
- ActiveX DLL has not found in the VLC folder (axvlc.dll), Reinstall VLC with "ActiveX Plugin"

How to register VLC ActiveX control?
- Open a DOS command prompt as administrator
- cd /d "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC" on Vista 32bits or cd /d "C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC" or Vista 64bits
- regsvr32 axvlc.dll
- Relaunch your Sidebar
- Relaunch FreeHD

This does not work on Vista 64 bits?
- VLC ActiveX is not compatible with Sidebar 64 bits, you must launch Sidebar 32 bits. Follow this procedure
- Remove FreeHD.
- Stop Windows SideBar
- Check Windows Tasks, Sidebar.exe doesn't must exist
- Launch C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe
- Reinstall FreeHD

How to install FreeHD on Windows XP?
- Go to this address FreeHD on XP

How to add a WebRadio or a WebTV in playlist?
- Try your URL with VLC and send me this URL via this address support

ChangeLog

2008/12/20 FreeHD.gadget 3.9 (42759 downloads, Thanks a lot)
- Added Podcasts
- Added message for update and news
- Added VLC proxy and options in settings
- Added "Include sub-folders" in settings
- Added French Access in Podcast Area
- Added Vista 64 bits detection and display message
- Fixed ratio bug in settings
- Fixed opening settings
2008/12/01 FreeHD.gadget 3.7
- Changed podcasts
- Added Open stream in the menu (ex: http://, mms://, rtsp:// ...)
- Added intermediate screen size and aspect ratio in settings (4:3, 16:9 ...) (asked by Styx)
- Added pre-buffering for HTTP, MMS stream
2008/11/18 FreeHD.gadget 3.5
- Fixed folder detection and crash during installation (Folders: My Movies and My Musics)
2008/11/16 FreeHD.gadget 3.3
- Updated procedure to check VLC Installation
2008/11/02 FreeHD.gadget 3.1
- Added procedure to check VLC Installation
- Added shuffle button
- Fixed bugs (Fullscreen, intermediate screen)
2008/10/26 FreeHD.gadget 3.0
- Added Interface Logs
- Added Display 256px by 192px
2008/10/18 FreeHD.gadget 2.9
- Added WebTV and WebRadio playlist
- Message Alert

Comments

1. Le Monday 20 October 2008 à 20:04, par Styx

I love the Gadget,,, possibly in English and add the ability to add your own stations?

2. Le Tuesday 21 October 2008 à 06:01, par keyphrene

Of course, normaly FreeHD interface must detect your language and use it. Otherwise you can change language parameter in this file C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets\FreeHD.gadget\conf\FreeHD.user.inf
If you want to add your station, send me your URL with radio Label (see FAQs). Help me to add WebTV and WebRadio to this lists.
If you have a little time, can you add a rating and a review on gallery website http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=e9be7770-7e9c-47f4-af97-8b634a17769f. Thanks

3. Le Wednesday 29 October 2008 à 08:45, par Styx

I think I figured out part of the AFTV problem, at least a work around. For some reason I have to reset the VLC Filename in Settings to get it to work for a while.

4. Le Wednesday 29 October 2008 à 08:48, par Styx

I happily added a Review to Windows Live Gallery as Rob20131.

5. Le Wednesday 29 October 2008 à 13:05, par keyphrene

Great and thanks Styx.

6. Le Tuesday 4 November 2008 à 17:47, par PBauer

Hi, I like the gadget.

But Have a local server that allows me to access the satellite programs like h_t_t_p://vdr:3000/2

how can I add these stations?

7. Le Tuesday 4 November 2008 à 19:27, par keyphrene

Thanks.

If you can read yours streams with VLC, so you can add yours streams in m3u file and set your m3u filename in Playlist URL in settings.

Can you give me your satelitte program name?

If you have a little time, can you add a rating and a review on gallery website http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=e9be7770-7e9c-47f4-af97-8b634a17769f.

8. Le Tuesday 18 November 2008 à 23:48, par Lukacris

i would like to get
channel url

The CW and NBC

9. Le Thursday 20 November 2008 à 03:29, par Styx

Can we get a 1/2 screen size? The two small ones are often too small and full screen stretches out (distorts) the picture too much.
This is a 22" flat screen but set to 1024x768. 1/2 or 2/3 would be nice.

10. Le Sunday 23 November 2008 à 07:40, par keyphrene

I like it to add channels (CW and NBC), but I have not found URL to play with FreeHD or VLC. Sorry Lukacris.

11. Le Sunday 23 November 2008 à 07:45, par keyphrene

Hi Styx, In the next release, I have added an aspect ratio (1:1, 4:3, 16:9 ...) and intermediate screen is changeable. To be in fullscreen, Double click is ever active.

12. Le Sunday 23 November 2008 à 14:29, par wanderer

do you guys have channel for HBO?
thanks!

13. Le Sunday 23 November 2008 à 16:20, par keyphrene

I can added only HBO podcasts, If you want.

14. Le Tuesday 2 December 2008 à 07:57, par orcim

sorry
hi, how can install freeHD gadget

15. Le Tuesday 2 December 2008 à 08:27, par keyphrene

First you must install VLC, and next you must install FreeHD on your Windows Vista Sidebar. Get FreeHD go to this address http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=e9be7770-7e9c-47f4-af97-8b634a17769f. Download it and install it.

16. Le Tuesday 9 December 2008 à 14:56, par ataru

Nice gadget, howver when I cange the aspect ratio in the settings, the output on the gadget isn't affected so all video is stretched

Any ideas?

17. Le Tuesday 9 December 2008 à 18:15, par keyphrene

OK, I check this problem.

18. Le Wednesday 10 December 2008 à 09:50, par keyphrene

Ok, I have fixed this problem ;-), available in the next release.

19. Le Friday 12 December 2008 à 08:20, par jb

Hello,

I am from the VLC team.
Since 0.9.8a, the activeX is repaired, and there isn't dll (avcodec-51.dll, libfontconfig-1.dll, libfreetype-6.dll, libgcrypt.dll, libgpg-error-0.dll, libiconv-2.dll, libxml2-2.dll, libz-1-2.dl) anymore.

Moreover, I might register the ActiveX by default, if that helps you.

20. Le Friday 12 December 2008 à 08:55, par keyphrene

Hi, JB.

it's a good news. If you might register the ActiveX by default, it'll be awesome.

Question: FLV support has been restored on this version? Because I developp a YouTube integration in the next release.

Another Question: Can we add a topic in VLC Forum? I'll like more feedback on FreeHD installation.

Thanks a lot :D

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