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1.0.0.2 - Change merit to MERIT_PREFERRED+2 to beat out the Internal Script Command Renderer - Add support for MEDIATYPE_TEXT to connect to Haali when no subtitle is set as default - Register supported media types when filter is regsvr32 - Select first SRT stream on connect to support when no subtitle is set as default - Fix deadlock issue when media...

Ever want to debug (or just look at) a graph in an application you don't own? FilterGraphSpy uses some clever COM tricks to enable just that. Enjoy.

SubtitleRender is a DirectShow filter that pushes SRT based subtitles into SageTV. The main benefit versus a filter like VobSub is that this approach does not break hardware acceleration. The filter supports switching between up to two subtitle streams (CC1/CC2) if the filter it is connected to implements IAMStreamSelect (i.e. Haali Splitter). Installation...

As most of you know I'm a huge fan of the HTPC (although to be fair I am coming around on the extender concept - well as long as it's not connected to Xbox Live ;)), but one of the things that was missing is subtitle support that preserves hardware acceleration (HWA) for my HD mkvs. If you use SageTV soon you'll be able to enjoy SRT subtitles...

Given the rabid popularity of the iPhone I have mixed feelings about publicly documenting my thoughts on the device, but in a recent discussion I think I came across more critical of the device than I really intended (that is not to say that I'm not critical J). While I'd like to blame the devil in me, it's quite possible that some of my...