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V3.8.30

  • Added - Support for planner version 2.73 (EPG Version R09+)

V3.8.21

  • Added - Support for planner version 2.62
  • Added - Option to show volumes which do not appear as FAT32
  • Fixed - ExPVR will now format >2TB disks without failing (note that only 2TB of capacity will be usable)
  • Fixed - ExPVR will no longer fail without a descriptive error if there is a problem showing the user interface

V3.8.16

  • Fixed - Grouping still not working correctly for copies from DRX890/5 devices.
  • Fixed - On demand recordings showing up as empty groups for copies to DRX890/5 devices.

V3.8.15

  • Fixed - Recordings not appearing in groups on copied planners.

V3.8.14

  • Fixed - Issue introduced in V3.8.13 which was causing some copies from legacy devices to result in an empty planner message.

V3.8.13

  • Added - Support for new database version (PCAT-2.51: introduced in R006.058.60.00P, includes fields for planner sharing)
  • Added - Support for reading from German KabelBW disks
  • Added - Support for PCAT database version 3.47 (Sky DE)
  • Added - Highly experimental support for reading ext3-XTVFS layouts (as used by darwin Sky DE boxes)
  • Fixed - More fixes for Sky ITA pre-darwin -> Darwin conversions (now working perfectly)

V3.8.8

  • Added - "Deselect all deleted" option
  • Changed - "Rebuild Planner" is now forced as it is no longer experimental and can fix a lot of planner issues
  • Fixed - Various fixes for Italian pre-darwin to darwin conversions
  • Fixed - Falure to copy recordings which do not have an SHREC_ITEMS record

V3.8.1

  • Added - Brand new recording processor for extracting recordings
  • Added - PCR regeneration for recordings with missing PCR
  • Added - Regeneration of original ECMs in output .ts file
  • Added - Newcamd support
  • Added - Far better support for various meta-data versions
  • Added - Support for different naming scheme used by Indian legacy Tata Sky devices
  • Changed - Free version now limited to copying 15 recordings at a time
  • Fixed - Incorrect start time for some converted planners
  • Fixed - Slow downs when log window open

V3.7.23

  • Added - Disk properties dialog (includes free space details etc.)
  • Fixed - Some issues with sector aligned (DB3/DB4) legacy planners

V3.7.22

  • Added - Support for a wider variety of legacy planner versions
  • Added - Much better legacy DBF format support (means unknown versions are far more likely to work)
  • Added - Ability to attach patches to disk for diagnostic purposes
  • Added - Ability to force use of legacy planner when darwin databases present
  • Fixed - Issues with legacy planner parsing for some planner versions
  • Fixed - Issues with legacy recordings which have a start offset

V3.7.13

  • Added - Grayed out menu items for 'impossible' actions (e.g. copying when no recordings selected)
  • Added - 'Format Only' option for formatting disks without copying recordings
  • Added - Ability to dismount and refresh disks in main UI
  • Added - Support for Picasso 'deleted' items
  • Added - Locking of hard disks on mount to prevent outside changes
  • Added - Improved recording copy wizard and clearer target box selection
  • Fixed - Issues with pre-darwin to picasso copies
  • Fixed - Various issues with merging / planner rebuilds and Picasso
  • Changed - Rewritten database engine which is far more compatible with changing Sky+ database versions
  • Changed - Rewritten UI code

V3.6

  • Fixed - Various DBF (legacy planner) parsing issues

V3.5

  • Added - Support for pre-darwin (Sky+ and Thompson Sky+ HD) to darwin copies (all other HD boxes)
  • Added - Improved support for pre-darwin devices
  • Added - Support for merging recordings from one or more disks onto one
  • Added - Better support for recovering recordings from corrupted disks
  • Added - Display of Genre and Sub-Genre information for planner items
  • Fixed - Bug which caused a blue screen to appear before certain pre-darwin recordings (including recordings made on Darwin systems before they where updated)
  • Fixed - A problem causing the buttons on the registration dialog to be pushed off the end when windows was set to High DPI
  • Fixed - Bug causing errors if only a small amount of video data was copied to an image (the image was not being made large enough to fit the databases)

V3.1.4478

  • Added - Support for copy+ *.XTV files
  • Fixed - Whole program crash on preview when video player does not exist
  • Fixed - Problems with non-english code pages
  • Fixed - Problem with cluster chain from extent code (for reading corrupt hard disks)
  • Fixed - Various pre-darwin issues

V3.1.4422

  • Added - Recording Previews

V3.0.4402

  • Added - VOD recording highlighting & selection
  • Fixed - Error when creating an image file which did not already exist

V3.0

  • Added - New user interface built in WPF
  • Added - Experimental legacy planner support
  • Added - Support for falling back to using the extent file for drives with a corrupt video FAT
  • Added - Support for new meta-data formats
  • Added - New log viewer

V2.1

  • Added - Format & Copy Wizard
  • Added - Configuration Tool
  • Added - Logging to file & far more verbose log items
  • Added - Faster method of detecting encrypted recordings
  • Added - Basic cacheing for direct disk access (should give better performance)
  • Added - FAT map diagnostic tool
  • Added - Diagnostic tool
  • Added - Update notifier
  • Changed - Rewritten Fat32 code (should perform better, and less likely to contain bugs)
  • Fixed - File naming error for drives still containing legacy recordings
  • Fixed - Errors with planners containing Anytime+ entries (to do with event name format)
  • Fixed - Various miss-alignment issues
  • Fixed - Errors with the little endian amstrad box

V1.1

  • Fixed - Out of memory error for large STR extents.
  • Fixed - Problems reading file systems without a volume label (newly formatted darwin file systems no longer have a volume label).
  • Fixed - Progress bar error in file system viewer

v1.0

Initial Release

Latest News

  • ExPVR V3.8.16 Released

    ExPVR V3.8.16 is now available on our downloads page.

    This update fixes the issues affecting recording grouping and on demand content with the new Sky+ planner version on DRX890/5 devices.

    Users who have copies which have been affected by the older ExPVR versions (V3.8.14 and V3.8.15) can fix the grouping issues without needing to perform the copy again using the tool available on our forums.

    Written on Thursday, 27 June 2013 17:08 Be the first to comment! Read 11345 times
  • ExPVR V3.8.13 Released

    ExPVR has now been updated to V3.8.13. This version contains explicit support for the new R006.058.60.00P planner, which has just been rolled out to Sky DRX890 and DRX895 boxes. There are also a number of fixes for copies between legacy and darwin Sky Italia (MySky) boxes and experimental support for reading from Sky Deutschland hard disks.

    This version will now write the newer databases (V2.51) for DRX890/895 devices. For this reason, please make sure that your device is up to date (has at least R006.058.60.00P) before attempting to copy to it if you have a DRX890 or DRX895. Instructions on how to force an update (if your box has not already done this automatically) are available here.

    The new version can be downloaded from the ExPVR downloads page.

    Written on Friday, 10 May 2013 16:38 Be the first to comment! Read 10157 times
  • Brand new website design

    As you may have noticed, the ph-mb.com website has just been updated! It is now running on a customised version of the Joomla CMS which will allow future changes to be made far easier. You can now expect to see far more frequent updates to the content on ph-mb!

    This new system has been extensively tested, but there is a small chance there could be some small bugs. If you do notice anything not working correctly, or just want to give some feedback on the new layout, please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or make a post on our forums.

    Written on Thursday, 25 April 2013 00:20 Be the first to comment! Read 9704 times
  • ExPVR V3.7 - Fix for pre-darwin to picasso
    I have just uploaded ExPVR V3.7 to http://www.ph-mb.com/products/ExPVR/downloads. This version contains a rewritten database engine which fixes the issues concerning the new Picasso firmware. There are additionally quite a few bug fixes and some improvements to the copy process and UI.

    The issue with pre-darwin to picasso copies (viewtopic.php?f=6&t=626) has now been fixed and there is now full support for the new picasso features (e.g. the un-deletion support).

    Please visit http://www.ph-mb.com/products/ExPVR/change-log for a full change log.
    Written on Sunday, 13 January 2013 16:17 Be the first to comment! Read 9204 times
  • ExPVR V3.5 Beta - Pre-Darwin Conversion & Disk Merging

    I have just uploaded a new beta version to http://www.ph-mb.com/products/ExPVR/downloads which adds a fair few new features, including support for copying from pre-darwin Thompson boxes (the legacy planner is now converted to the darwin format as part of the copy) and the ability to copy recordings from more than one source drive (disk merging).

    I have also added an option to add the date the recording was made to the beginning of the synopsis of each copied recording. The current sky planner only shows the day of the month, which can be quite annoying for people with older recordings. Obviously this will not work for recordings made after the copy, but it is better than nothing.

    As this is a beta, there may be some issues, but I have tested all the features with my Samsung box, and a Thompson I purchased the other day, and everything seems to be working. One possible problem is that this version is a bit more picky when it comes to the database format (it has to be, as it must also create databases as part of the Thompson conversion and merging features), so if any of the boxes have a slightly different database version it may give an error. If this happens, I would be grateful if you could send me a copy of the databases (PCAT.DB and MFS.DB in the FSN_DATA directory of the sky hard disk) so I can add support.

    Written on Monday, 23 April 2012 10:51 Be the first to comment! Read 9673 times
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