New: tizi @ Home support tizi users (http://tizi.tv) can now watch TV with The Tube when tizi is connected to a Wi-Fi network in tizi @ Home mode.
Did your Mac go to sleep or dim the screen while watching TV? The option "Ignore energy Saver settings" should now work as expected.
Solved an issue that was causing The Tube to crash for some users.
We fixed a few other bugs and issues and improved memory usage after using timeshift.
Version 2.10.1 (11/17/2011)
This update includes a whole bunch of bug fixes and smaller improvements. In total, it includes over 30 fixes and minor improvements. Here are some of the most important tweaks:
The Tube now works more reliably with OS X Lion
Improved overall export reliability
Solved a few crashes that could occur
Improved support for the tizi Mobile TV Hotspot
Addressed scheduled recording issues
Minor UI tweaks
Version 2.9.7 (07/09/2010)
NEW: Intergration of TV Movie Flat Rate EPG service (German-speaking countries only)
Improved overall EPG management in preferences
Version 2.9.6 (04/22/2010)
NEW Electronic Program Guide (EPG) for US TV channels from Tribune Media DataServices support to work directly with their systems
NEW The Tube supports the Hauppauge DVB-S WinTV-NOVA-S receiver
NEW The Tube supports the Hauppauge WinTV-Aero TV receiver
NEW The Tube supports the Hauppauge WinTV-Ministick
NEW The Tube supports the PCTV picoStick receiver
NEW TV channels with new integrated search function
NEW Switch channel keyboard shortcut (channel number enter)
IMPROVED Simplified TubeTalk sign-in
IMPROVED More options for showing new posts in TubeTalk chats
IMPROVED Fast-forwarding and rewinding of recordings and in the TimeShift storage
New recordings are displayed in the archive in the correct order
The Tube recordings are automatically synced with ITunes, if the setting is chosen in TubeToGo
Stations can not be switched with Apple Remote, while streaming Live TV to the iPhone
TV Movie EPG shows the correct channel info for RTL Television
Fixed errors in the audio playback in Italy
Version 2.9.5 (11/25/2009)
NEW: Global scanning option. Scans all frequencies, regardless of your selected country
NEW: Support for the new aluminum Apple remote
Improved stability under Mac OS X 10.6.2
Restores the iMovie and Apple TV export options
The Tube will no longer automatically quit if you remove your TV device
Over the air EPG updates are now delayed for 12 hours if you select "update later"
Resolves an issue with Miglia Analog TV tuners
The default volume setting is now louder
Version 2.9.4 (09/02/2009)
NEW: Now supports Hauppauge WinTV HVR-930c / myTV-930c
NEW: The Tube supports a Live TV feature which displays the progress of a show on your iPhone
Putting your Mac to sleep after a recording now works reliably
Reordering channels no longer interrupts recordings
UI issues in TubeTalk when using Snow Leopard have been resolved
The details view scrollbar works reliably in Snow Leopard
The Tube installer no longer requires Rosetta
Snow Leopard installer problems have been solved
Version 2.9.3 (03/03/2009)
Tuning has been improved drastically. We recommend running "File -> Search Channels..." again
Now supports Pinnacle PCTV DVB-T Stick 70e
Now supports Terratec Cinergy T USB XXS
DVB-T / DTT problems with older EyeTV hybrid devices have been solved
Now supports the new EyeTV DTT (introduced August 08)
Now supports EyeTV DTT Deluxe
The program guide update dialog window will no longer reappear after a while if you select "not now".
Changed timer for EPG update to 15 secs
Fixed an issue where attaching a device might interrupt playback of recordings
Version 2.9.2 (01/02/2009)
New: Transform your iPhone into a mobile TV receiver with Live TV
New: Now Supports Pinnacle PCTV™ nanoStick
Fixed a significant crash which occured when using TubeGuide US
Version 2.9.1 (12/23/2008)
Energy saving settings have been fixed
Audio preferences are now saved correcty when quitting
Refresh of the ATSC and DVB-T program guide now works correctly with the TubeStick again
TubeGuide US now works correctly with analog channels
Fixed a crash related to scheduled recordings and hidden TV picture
The On-Screen-Display is only shown when switching again
Fixed some localization issues
Version 2.9.0 (11/17/2008)
TubeGuide US with detailed TV listings
IceTV integration
Extended Compatibility with TubeStick
Compatibility with Hauppauge Nova-TD
Compatibility with Hauppauge HVR-900
Compatibility with Elgato EyeTV Hybrid
Accelerated channel search by filtering encrypted channels
Better scanning performance
Intelligent matching of channel names
TV guides can now be configured in preferences
Support for logical channel numbers in UK and Australia
Hauppauge HVR-900H: Audio is no longer muted in France and US
AppleScript support for logical channel numbers
Added support for daylight savings
TV Image is not blocked anymore when updating EPG
When scheduling manual recordings, channels won't be mixed up anymore
Version 2.8.1 (09/04/2008)
Crashes due to bad reception or disconnected antennas have been resolved
Problems with audio reception and Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-900H have been fixed
Issues with the Composite and S-Video input of the TubeStick hybrid have been fixed
Manual recordings now always record the correct channel
Version 2.8.0 (08/20/2008)
TubeStick hybrid: We have boosted the digital reception quality, a new channel search
is required for digital signals
TubeStick hybrid: A crash while switching channels on the same transponder has been fixed
TubeStick hybrid: Problems while switching channels with Mac OS X 10.4 have been resolved
TubeStick hybrid: The on-screen display now shows the channel number correctly
The Tube is now available in English, German, French, Italian and Spanish
The Tube is fully compatible with MobileMe
Shared data streams are detected and displayed much more reliably. This especially improves reception of
local channels
Added a confirmation dialog to prevent accidentially deleting channels
New locations are now immediately active and selected
Jumping in timeshift and recording with shift-left/right and option-shift-left/right cursor keys has been
improved
The EPG import performance and stability has been improved
The XMLTV EPG importer now handles IceTV XMLTV feeds correctly
Fixed an issue which caused EPG entries being displayed multiple times
Assigning DVB-T EPG service to channels works more reliably now
An issue where the EPG information in the channel list and the on-screen display was out of sync has been
fixed
The EPG header translations have been fixed for non-English languages
The TV-Movie EPG works correctly on Mac OS X 10.4 again
Assigning different EPG services now updates the channel list correctly
The timeshift controller works much more reliably now
An Aqua-style scroll bar has been replaced in the TubeTalk sign-in panel
Version 2.7.4 (06/04/2008)
Just in time for the European Football Cup 2008. The Tube now supports the following devices: equinux TubeStick (DVB-T/DTT),
equinux TubeStick hybrid (ATSC/QAM/analog), Miglia TVMini, Miglia TVMini HD, Miglia TV Mini Express, Miglia
TVMini2 Express, Miglia TVBook Pro Express, Miglia TVMicro, Miglia TVMicro Express, Terratec Cinergy T2,
Twinhan DTV Alpha, EyeTV for DTT, Digitus DVB-T Digital USB, Freecom DVB-T USB Stick, MSI Technology,
Digittrade DVB-T Stick USB Stick
A crash during startup has been fixed. This occured in some cases when multiple audio devices where
connected to the Mac. Thanks to our community for helping us with this problem
The EPG refresh progress will now also be shown in the preferences
Version 2.7.3 (05/23/2008)
Fixed a startup problem on Mac OS X 10.5. Users with this issue should download from the update http:
//www.equinux.com/goto/getthetube
An issue with &qout;green&qout; screen on PPC Macs has been solved
Analog devices will now also work in Denmark
XMLTV data is now interpreted in a more flexible way regarding different time zone settings
Resizing the window before a TV picture is available works correctly now
A crash while receiving corrupted ATSC or QAM data has been addressed
Fastest Export for Apple TV now works correctly
The settings for Digital Cable EPG have been removed because Digital Cable does not provide an EPG
An issue with the fullscreen mode has been fixed
Version 2.7.1 (05/15/2008)
A sound issue on Power Mac and Mac Pro has been fixed
Crashes caused by AC3 (TubeStick hybrid USA) decoding with certain channels have been fixed
The window is now correctly resized after startup when using curtain mode
The Tube handles corrupted EPG stores more reliable now
Problems with digital audio on Mac minis have been resolved
The window size is now handled more intelligently when switching between SD and HD channels
The TubeToGo web gallery was accidently reset under rare circumstances. This has been resolved
The Quartz Composition preview is now also updated when using the keyboard to switch
compositions
Version 2.7.0 (05/12/2008)
The Tube can now share live TV with iChat Theater from Digital Input source: DTT on Tubestick; ATSC or
QAM on TubeStick hybrid (Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard needed)
Preview your recordings using QuickLook in Finder (Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard needed)
New visual design while switching channels. Choose among 12 animations or provide your own Quartz
Composition (Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard needed)
Reminders for shows can now be automatically added to iCal (Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard needed)
Time Machine support has been added (Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard needed)
Add your recordings folder to the Dock as a Stack (Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard needed)
The TubeToGo Gallery is now available as a RSS compatible Podcast and can now be subscribed by iTunes
and the AppleTV
The new TubeToGo Podcast can now be added to the iTunes Music Store listing by one click
Friends can now be informed from The Tube about the TubeToGo Podcast and Web Gallery
Follow Most Viewed Channel has been improved and works more reliable
Refreshing the EPG from the Preferences works without update sheet
Version 2.6.1 (04/30/2008)
The Tube says hello to the USA. The Tube 2.6.1 now supports the all new TubeStick hybrid, the
newly announced TV receiver for digital and analog Television that comes over cable or free-to-air
Antenna
Tuning information can be submitted to equinux and will help to build up a worldwide database of tuning
frequencies that will be available to all The Tube users.
The Tube now supports Closed Captioning for ATSC, Digital Cable (QAM) and Analog devices
The export setting for TubeToGo recordings have been optimized
TubeTalk can now handle various channel naming schemes
An issue where the TubeToGo storage location was not shown correctly has been fixed
A crash in the EPG channel assignment tab has been fixed
Importing third party EPG Services is now more robust
Importing DVB EPG data has been optimized
The helper application for exporting movies was restructured and renamed
Version 2.6.0 (04/10/2008)
New: With the completely new EPG engine subscribing to and configuration of XMLTV feeds is easier than
ever before
New: The Tube now supports the Electronic Program Guide from TV Movie for German TV Channels
New: Electronic Program Guides are now automatically refreshed every 12 hours
The EPG detail view has been improved
Tips are shown in the EPG list if the chosen EPG service supports it
A new window for EPG details has been added
Scheduled recordings can now be deleted with AppleScript
Tuning of analog signals has been improved
Problems with AC3 (TubeStick hybrid USA only) decoding have been resolved
Channel sorting while tuning has been optimized
Version 2.5.1 (03/07/2008)
The Tube starts up correctly even if there are no "Local Web Sharing" preferences
SmartZoom does now correctly handle sidebar changes
Users without a valid TubeToGo license are now notified correctly
The web gallery status is now updated more frequently
Issues during playback of recordings have been resolved
Synchronization with iTunes has been optimized
Problems with empty TubeTalk nicknames have been fixed
Drawing glitches in TubeTalk have been removed
Issues with duplicate channels in the Czech Republic have been resolved
Version 2.5.0 (03/04/2008)
New: TubeToGo, watch and schedule TV recordings on the go with your iPhone, iPod touch or web
browser
New: Follow the most popular TV channels
New: With TubeToGo your recordings can be automatically synchronized with iTunes
New: Dolby Digital (AC3) is now available (only for TubeStick hybrid USA)
New: Smart Zoom 2, zoom in and out of The Tube window without mouse click or keyboard
New: View live channel ratings
Improved: Various causes for crashes have been sorted out
Improved: Active TubeToGo users are marked in the TubeTalk user list
Improved: New TubeTalk messages are displayed more prominently in the channel list
Improved: TubeTalk now also shows when users enter and leave the channel
Improved: The Electronic Porgramm Guide can be now filled for all channels with one mouse click
Improved: The automatic deactivation of Timehift has been optimized
Improved: The automatic On-Screen Display can be disabled
Improved: The signal is re-tuned multiple times if there is bad reception
Improved: The Tube has a new decoder engine which improves the stability and performance, especially
with bad reception
Improved: The Tube can now export multiple recordings at once
The automatic creation of the Movie folder has been fixed
An issue where TV buddy details have not been shown correctly has been fixed
Issues with the feature "record till show ends" have been resolved
The creation of recording thumbnails has been improved
Issues with headless operation of The Tube have been resolved
Some export settings have been corrected
Crashes during channel assignment have been resolved
Crashes caused by specific EPG data have been resolved
A problem which caused TubeTalk to disconnect during playback of recordings has been fixed
Version 2.0.1 (12/20/2007)
Application stability has been improved
Signing in for TubeTalk is much faster now
An infinite regression when signing in for TubeTalk with a wrong password has been fixed
The chat history is preserved when switching channels
Searching with Spotlight now works under Mac OS 10.4 (Tiger)
Public channels in Austria (ORF) are found again
The sidebar is now always redrawn correctly when switching the window size
Free disk space is checked in the recording location (if located on an external volume)
The Tube handles non-standard iTunes locations properly (when exporting to iTunes)
Version 2.0.0 (12/13/2007)
New: TubeTalk provides a chat room for each channel
New: With Buddy Surfing enabled, The Tube follows another TubeTalk viewer's channel switches
New: Sortable recording library (by date or title)
New: Multiple recordings can be exported in parallel
New: The storage location for recordings can be configured in the preferences
New: Recordings are found by searching for their title with Spotlight
Neu: QuickLook will display a preview picture for The Tube recordings (Mac OS X Leopard required)
Improved: The Tube wakes up the Mac from sleep for scheduled recordings
Improved: Manual recordings can be stopped automatically when the recorded show ends
Improved: The EPG displays only shows not overlapping with scheduled recordings (configurable)
Improved: Channels switching is much faster between channels using the same frequency range
Version 1.5.5 (11/22/2007)
OSD control has been revised to circumvent the annoying %uFFFDbouncing OSD%uFFFD effect
Improved tuning results for UK customers
Current recordings are displayed properly in the EPG list
Support for Miglia TVMini 2
Improved update mechanism for Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Version 1.5.2 (09/19/2007)
The helper application for reporting crashes has been extended to improve the information flow between users and developers
Crash reports are compiled more efficiently and exclude all information irrelevant for debugging
AppleScript support has been fixed to provide proper start and end dates for scheduled recordings
Version 1.5.1 (08/31/2007)
New: Recordings can be scheduled using AppleScript
New: TV tips can be distributed as URLs
Improved: Overlaps between scheduled recordings are resolved properly
Recordings from older versions of The Tube are played correctly
Version 1.5.0 (08/01/2007)
New: Full integration of Electronic Program Guide (EPG) data available via DVB-T
New: Search EPG data for program title or description
New: The EPG display can be filtered by channel names
New: Scheduled recordings based on EPG data
New: Support for importing EPG files in XMLTV format
New: Integrated search for additional program details at Google and Google Images
New: Proprietary URL schema for direct channel links
New: The Tube starts automatically for timed recordings
New: Schedule recordings manually from within The Tube
New: Full quality recordings can be saved in any folder via drag&drop
New: Support for multiple EPG languages per channel
New: Support for chinese characters in EPG data
New: Support for non-latin EPG encodings
New: The storage location for recordings can be modified using an alias (see the manual for details)
New: Hide the TV display while recording to save processing power on older systems
New: Program details for each show available via EPG
Improved: Extended options for exporting recordings to Apple TV
Improved: More reliable auto-tuning, especially in areas with poor DVB-T reception
Version 1.1.2 (07/06/2007)
New: The Tube can now export recordings to your iPhone
New: De-Interlacing on G4 and G5 processors is now optimized with AltiVec.
The overall Auto-tuning process was improved and is more stable.
The issue causing picture freezes on Macs with G4 and G5 processors has been fixed.
The issue with recordings on G4 and G5 processors has been fixed.
Audio track selection has been improved.
The problem with certain character sets causing the channel list in the sidebar to disappear has been fixed.
The EPG compatibility for Czech has been fixed.
Support for recording with AppleScript has been improved.
