[ET10x00] Viewing Picture + OSD on PC

[TedB]

Using Webif I can use the pseudo remote to bring up OSDs such as the movie list or image information, and I can stream the video + audio either at full resolution or transcoded and watch it on my (Windows) PC. However the OSD does not appear on the streamed version so I have to go to another room & switch on the TV to see the impact of using many aspects of the pseudo remote control.

Is there any (simple/cheap) way of remotely monitoring (using my PC) what is actually being put out on the HDMI output to the TV?

 

[Trial]

Hi,
no. The OSD is generated separatly to the video image and then combined and send to HDMI. There is no possibility to stream the combined image. You could use a SlngBox or perhaps a game recorder but this is not a cheap solution.

ciao

 

[2stein]

you can activate screenshot in webif. with that you can see the osd after each click on the webif rc.

 

[TedB]

you can activate screenshot in webif. with that you can see the osd after each click on the webif rc.

Many thanks for that idea, 2stein. Selecting "refresh automatically every 1 second" for screenshots gives a 1 fps version of what I want & so is a bit crude, but looks good enough to enable me to tweak the Enigma/OpenVix operation without having to use the TV and get in the way of family live TV viewing.

Incidentally "refresh automatically every 0 second" seems to be a valid selection, and my impression is that the update rate may be slightly faster but I haven't tested it properly.

 

[abu baniaz]

When you use the webif remote, a screenshot is generated automatically.

 

[TedB]

When you use the webif remote, a screenshot is generated automatically.

provided you check the associated checkbox!

However I was concerned that there might be situations where the screenshot was taken before the relevant action had been completed

 

[2stein]

valid concern... this can happen... in that case you have to refresh the screenshot manually.

 

[Rob van der Does]

But that only happens when the chosen action takes a long time.