New Firefly Sofware (works also for Streamzap)

[StephaneM]

Originally Posted by sweetchuck

I just noticed that you use Power DVD 7. I have Power DVD 7 Delux, and I have not managed to get it set up very well with my Firefly.

I use the audio & video codecs, but do not use the software itself (or if I use it I do use the mouse as it is just for playing back once in a while a corrupted MPEG)...

My main complaint is the fast forward and rewind buttons do screen step forward and back. That's really not what I want the buttons to do.

From what I can see in PowerDVD you have SkipBackward and SkipForward (for chapters or frames) but for FastForward and Rewind there do not seem to be any keyboard shortcuts (this is the control wheel or contextual menus that enable fastforward and rewind)

Another issue is when I am watching a one track DVD and hit the previous track button nothing happens, but it would be nice if it just started the track again.

I don't think you can do anything, in this case the SkipForward / Backward is more a NextTrack / PreviousTrack...

I set up my itunes with the key down key up solution you gave me. It seems like I have to hold the button down for a while to make the visualizer turn off. I don't see why this would be (it works very quickly with the keyboard), but when I just press it and wait nothing happens.

You can try to add a "Pause" action between the KeyDown and KeyUp to simulate a long key press (300 or 500 ms should be ok).

Also when I hit them music button, itunes comes on but does it does not always come all the way to the front so the itunes profile buttons work.

You can either force the iTune profile, with a "ChangeProfile" action added to the "Music" button and select the "Automatically bring to foreground" option in the iTune profile, this way when you press a button and iTune is not the active window, LM Remote KeyMap will put it into foreground (so it may not work for the very first button you press, but the next one).

Or, you can add a "FindWindow" action and a "AppActivate" action right after launching iTune (in the Music button) to bring it to the foreground, you'll also need to add a "Pause" action to wait for iTune to be launched.

Regards,
Stéphane.

[magic]

Hello Stéphane. Occasionally when I change the windows volume the lm remote keypad 'square' will appear in the top right hand corner and not disappear. Thus when I'm watching BTV the 'square' will block out part of the picture on the top right. I'm unable to remove this square untill I do a shutdown and restart of the Remote Keypad program. Changing the translucent settings does not help. Thanks

[StephaneM]

Hello,

Originally Posted by magic

Occasionally when I change the windows volume the lm remote keypad 'square' will appear in the top right hand corner and not disappear.

I guess there is nothing I can do here. I never experienced this myself with BTV (thoug I don't use BTV anymore, but when I was all was fine). The only things you can try is to:

* update the video graphic card driver
* changing from Overlay to VMR9 rendering (or the opposite, but I guess you are using overlay). (Note : Full Screen Exclusive mode cannot be used with the Volume OSD of LM Remote KeyMap)
* changing the shortcuts for Volume+/Volume- in your BTV profile to not use the volume features of LM Remote KeyMap as well as unchecking the "show volume osd when the volume is changing outside of LM Remote KeyMap". This way the OSD will not show up.

For your information the transparency used is the "standard" transparency that you can set with Windows forms.

Also, when the phantom of the volume osd is shown, are you able to view the osd again after pressing on your volume buttons. That is you can see the volume slider fade in again and fade out (and leaving a black rectangle)?

Regards,
Stéphane.

[magic]

Thanks for getting back so quick. I will try some of the suggestions, the easiest would be to just uncheck the the "show volume osd". I'm not able to reproduce this with a series of key presses, so when it happens again in about a week(assuming it does) I will post back if, or not, I am able to see the volume slider fade in and out. Thanks again.

[teegee543]

I'm not sure if this is the problem you're having, magic, but sometimes the OSD doesn't disappear for me after I change the volume or use anything else that brings it up. I've managed to get rid of it by doing an action that causes the OSD to come up again and it fades out and disappears correctly, although it happens often enough to be slightly annoying.

[StephaneM]

Originally Posted by teegee543

I've managed to get rid of it by doing an action that causes the OSD to come up again and it fades out and disappears correctly, although it happens often enough to be slightly annoying.

Does this happen only with BTV? And what is the renderer you are using VMR9 or Overlay?

[mikek753]

Hello,

I've upgraded to new version. I have FireFly mini remote.
However, I have the issue with "pause".
Default settings for "pause" doesn't work, where I can pause any S/W via KB by pressing "space" just fine.
In BTV I can get "pause" by double clicking pause button only.
What I'm missing?

p.s. thanks for fixing forward/ back skip

[StephaneM]

Originally Posted by mikek753

I have the issue with "pause". Default settings for "pause" doesn't work, where I can pause any S/W via KB by pressing "space" just fine.

If BTV handle the FF Mini like the MCE Remote then it will use its own mapping for some or all of this buttons : Power / ChannelUp / ChannelDown / Last / Option / Firefly / Menu / Record / Guide / Play / Rewind / Pause / FastForward (LM Remote KeyMap cannot prevent other application to respond directly to this buttons).

So in your BTV Profile you can simply use a blank "Keystroke" action (make sure the keystroke field is empty) and it will disable this button for BTV. IMHO what is happening is that when you press on "Pause" BTV is pausing then LM Remote KeyMap also send a "Pause" keystroke to BTV and it simply cancel the "Pause".

Regards,
Stéphane.

[teegee543]

Originally Posted by StephaneM

Does this happen only with BTV? And what is the renderer you are using VMR9 or Overlay?

The OSD problem occurs during general use, not for any specific program like BTV. I think I'm using the Overlay renderer as I don't have a graphics card. Is there an option to pick which renderer to use?

[StephaneM]

Originally Posted by teegee543

The OSD problem occurs during general use, not for any specific program like BTV.

Well, I'm afraid that it is your graphic card / chipset that just doesn't handle the transparency very well. I'll add an option to disable all transparency effects.

I think I'm using the Overlay renderer as I don't have a graphics card. Is there an option to pick which renderer to use?

Yes you can choose in BTV if you want to use VMR9 (3D Accelerated) or Overlay for rendering videos. With VMR9 the LM Remote KeyMap OSD will be transparent over the video, with overlay it will not (well it is transparent but only against a black background).

Regards,
Stéphane.

[mikek753]

Originally Posted by StephaneM

If BTV handle the FF Mini like the MCE Remote then it will use its own mapping for some or all of this buttons : Power / ChannelUp / ChannelDown / Last / Option / Firefly / Menu / Record / Guide / Play / Rewind / Pause / FastForward (LM Remote KeyMap cannot prevent other application to respond directly to this buttons).

So in your BTV Profile you can simply use a blank "Keystroke" action (make sure the keystroke field is empty) and it will disable this button for BTV. IMHO what is happening is that when you press on "Pause" BTV is pausing then LM Remote KeyMap also send a "Pause" keystroke to BTV and it simply cancel the "Pause".

Regards,
Stéphane.

Thanks a lot.
"pause" works now

[scifigeek]

hello,
will the xml file created with lm remote work for the firefly software when i choose to use the beyond media basic edition (i would be draging and dropping the xml file into the firefly folder)? it will take me a week to learn how to reprogram the firefly software to correctly control itunes and such how i want. thanks for the submitted profiles for the lm remote software!
thanks for any help,
scifigeek (first post!)

[StephaneM]

Hello,

Originally Posted by scifigeek

will the xml file created with lm remote work for the firefly software when i choose to use the beyond media basic edition (i would be draging and dropping the xml file into the firefly folder)?

No the LM Remote KeyMap profiles cannot be used with Beyond Media Basic, it is designed to replace it. But you can have installed both LM Remote KeyMap and Beyond Media basic. Though you shouldn't use them at the same time, so only launch one of them, this will give you plenty of time to correctly set up LM Remote KeyMap to get rid later of Beyond Media Basic completely.

Regards,
Stéphane.

[scifigeek]

Originally Posted by StephaneM

Hello,

No the LM Remote KeyMap profiles cannot be used with Beyond Media Basic, it is designed to replace it. But you can have installed both LM Remote KeyMap and Beyond Media basic. Though you shouldn't use them at the same time, so only launch one of them, this will give you plenty of time to correctly set up LM Remote KeyMap to get rid later of Beyond Media Basic completely.

Regards,
Stéphane.

thank you for the reply. i thought this was true. if i can find a front end that can replace beyond media basic (that's also cheap or free), then i willl only use lm remote (great software!).
**anyone that had problems with programs such as iTunes not working with the 'ctrl + t' command.** you must use the ''presskey'' with 'ctrl' then a new command of 'T' , but no "keyup" commands, otherwise it will not work.
thanks again,
scifigeek

[rugby]

Thanks for posting the iTunes fix, I have been f**king around with that for a few weeks now without success.

Originally Posted by scifigeek

thank you for the reply. i thought this was true. if i can find a front end that can replace beyond media basic (that's also cheap or free), then i willl only use lm remote (great software!).
**anyone that had problems with programs such as iTunes not working with the 'ctrl + t' command.** you must use the ''presskey'' with 'ctrl' then a new command of 'T' , but no "keyup" commands, otherwise it will not work.
thanks again,
scifigeek