Start BTV 3.5 in fullsceen Viewscape via command line?

[Decker]

Hi All,

I'm using BTV 3.5 with an ATI Remote Wonder and would like to know the command line to bring BTV fullscreen. Currently I've got it programmed as "C:\PROGRAM FILES\SNAPSTREAM MEDIA\BEYOND TV 3\BTVD3DSHELL.EXE" and it starts in a window. In the old version you could add "....../mode fs" to start it fullscreen. How do you do this in BTV 3.5?

[Bilar Crais]

BTVD3DShell.exe
Opens Beyond TV 3.5 with the ViewScape interface in the last mode it was in.

BTVD3DShell.exe /displaymode:fs
Opens Beyond TV 3.5 in Full Screen Mode.

BTVD3DShell.exe /displaymode:windowed
Opens Beyond TV 3.5 in Windowed Mode.

[Decker]

I tried this using both the ATI remote wonder configuration window and the Start menu, then RUN and entered exactly:

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\SNAPSTREAM MEDIA\BEYOND TV 3\BTVD3DSHELL.EXE" /DISPLAYMODE:FS

I get an error message that says "Windows cannot find 'C:\Program'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the start button, and then click search."

If I try it without the "... /displaymode:fs" switch BTV3.5 open so I know the rest of the path works. I've also tried "...\displaymode:fs" with the switch backwords and the same error message.

Thanks for the advice, anything else I should check?

[Bilar Crais]

I'm using that exact command line in my remote wonder, and it works fine. That's really strange!


What if you were to create a .bat file and place it in the C:\ directory, then point the ATI remote interface to it, the same way you would to BTV3Dshell.exe? It just might work.

[Buckaroo]

Originally Posted by Bilar Crais

I'm using that exact command line in my remote wonder, and it works fine. That's really strange!


What if you were to create a .bat file and place it in the C:\ directory, then point the ATI remote interface to it, the same way you would to BTV3Dshell.exe? It just might work.

I had to create just such a .bat file for Girder. It seems to work as long as you place it in the BTV/BTV Link folder and put the following:

START BTV3dShell.exe /DISPLAYMODE:EXCLUSIVEFS
(the standard FS works fine as long as you don't mind the tearing).

[Decker]

I'm still having a problem with windows not allowing me to start BTV in Full Screen mode. I've tried running the below command from the "Start Menu" "Run" command, & the ATI remote wonder:

C:\PROGRAM FILES\SNAPSTREAM MEDIA\BEYOND TV 3\BTVD3DSHELL.EXE /DISPLAYMODE:FS

and I still get the same following error:

"Windows can not find 'C:/Program. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the start button, and then click search."

Does snapstream have any documentation on switch use? Is their something else I should look at in my computer?

Thanks again.

[MannyTC]

when you have long filenames and/or spaces in the path you need to surround the command in quotes.

Try this: "C:\PROGRAM FILES\SNAPSTREAM MEDIA\BEYOND TV 3\BTVD3DSHELL.EXE" /DISPLAYMODE:FS

[rkuo]

The commandline is also case-sensitive...most of the options need to be lowercase there. We'll be changing it to be case insensitive, but in the mean time, your best option is to go with creating a batch file and running that to call BTVD3DShell.exe.

[Decker]

The case sensitive suggestion now allows my batch file to run. Part of the problem is fixed. However it still does not open BTV full screen. It opens it in a window. Below is the exact line from my batch file:

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\SNAPSTREAM MEDIA\BEYOND TV 3\BTVD3DShell.exe" /DISPLAYMODE:FS

Thanks for your help so far. Any other suggestions?

[MannyTC]

Rkuo said that most of the command line options need to be lower case yet you changed the executable to be upper/lower which doesn't matter. Try changing the /DISPLAYMODE:FS part to /displaymode:fs.

What is strange to me though is that I use the command line that I gave you a few messages above and it starts my BTV is full screen with no problem.

[Decker]

Hi All,

I've got it solved thanks to your suggestions. It sure is case sensitive! I've created a batch file and put in it:

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\SNAPSTREAM MEDIA\BEYOND TV 3\BTVD3DShell.exe" /displaymode:fs

Thanks for your help

[Edgarmoon]

For reference, any time a directory is two words (like Program Files) then the command line needs to be in quotes, otherwise it stops at c:\program

[pc4ever1]

Are there other commandline commands that aren't published in the help section?

All I saw were commands for full screen or windowed.

I would like to program MCE2005 to open BTV in:
1) Guide Mode
2) Recordings
3) Live TV


TIA

[Edgarmoon]

Do a search for command line in knowledge base, this will come up http://kb.snapstream.com/?kbid=63&p_...bGluZQ**&p_li=