Update: 2024.05.25 I have recently purchased a Beelink Ser5 mini PC. It is Win11 and I have installed Visual Studio 2022, DirectX9.0, Klite Codecs and it is displaying everything I have tried. I have recompiled all my source code on this setup and found most of the programs work with no problem. I have marked all these compiles with a yellow marker on the main GUI.
Update 2024.05.10 MQprogs.zip
Update: 2022.08.25 I have recently purchased a Beelink Ser4 mini PC. It is Win11 and I have installed Visual Studio 2022, DirectX9.0, Klite Codecs and it is displaying everything I have tried. I have recompiled all my source code on this setup and found most of the programs work with no problem. I have marked all these compiles with a yellow marker on the main GUI.
Update 2024.05.10 MQprogs.zip
Is a continuation of work MPprogs initiated about three years ago.
Major update: MQTV.exe is a new compile with all .dll files embedded. It can operate as a stand alone program.
The Interface is intended to be HDMI (1080) friendly controllable primarily with a RC mouse.
In September of 2020 I was motivated by various factors to update to Vis Studio 2022
All compiles in MQprogs have been re compiled under VS2022 and tested Win7/10
Present file types recognized: WAV MP3 JPG BMP TIF PNG AVI MP4 M2T M2TS MTS RTF
\MQprogs\MQTV.exe - Main entry to MQprogs
MQprogs - Is a group of programs I use to run my media machines and process media files. This folder should be copied to the root of your media drive. Within I have created an updates folder with programs you might require. The .ZIP package (250mb) containing MPTV.exe and many subordinate programs with source is downloadable MQprogs.zip This package is suggested for new installs.
To just update MQTV on a machine with MQ updates installed the stand alone exe is below.
Update 2021 - MQTV (formerly MPTV) has now been recompiled under Visual Studio 2019. It has been used now in over 20 media machines and has had many small bugs corrected. The main difference between MPTV and MQTV is the MQ has had all the .dll files embedded in the .exe making it easily portable. Also the music player interface has been redesigned to show image and list while playing audio simultaneously all from a single .exe. This small executable (265kb) is portable and can be run from a CD, Thumbdrive or HD. download
Below is an example of the main GUI on a HDMI 1080 screen.
Requirements: Win7,Win10,Directx9.0,Framework4.5, codecs (I use Klite).
Requirements: Win7,Win10,Directx9.0,Framework4.5, codecs (I use Klite)
Through the years I have written numerous drive backup utilities. Backing up our various drives is a time consuming activity for which I am always seeking better methods. I was originally motivated to write drive mirroring software due to the fact that windows destroys the creation date when you copy a file. I have also desired a way to view the byte count of all the folders on both source and destination drives to determine those that require updating. Well this is my most recent work.
About 2016
MPTV - Entry porthole to MPprogs
About MPTV
I have been working now on various interfaces for displaying media to HDMI devices. The 1920x1080 resolution of these flat panel screens do not display standard Windows clients very well with fonts too small to read from TV viewing distance. MPprogs17 uses 16point fonts to make this possible.
I have in the last 8 years experimented with various control devices (IR, RC, Mouse, Remotes, Keyboards etc.). It seems we have now settled on an inexpensive RC control device that has about a 25' ability. These mice are available from Chine for $4 ea. All development in MPTV has been tested with such a device.
Recently I have cut the cable and the fact that I am now streaming TV has, in part, motivated me to write MPTV with enhanced streaming capabilities. The colored dir display of MPdir I feel was a major improvement and has been carried forward to MPTV. Most of the play functions are working now. Another reason for this rewrite is that MPdir source code has been ammended and changed so many times it is a real mess (over 10,000 lines). Hopefully MPTV source (1,000 lines) will be better organized. In time I see MPTV to be a replacement for MPdir which has served us well for some time. I will leave MPdir as it is for the time being in \MPprogs17\Utilities\.
2021..02 01 This is my most recent purchase with a fast Ryzen CPU
m2 drive 256gb c: 128 (os + progs) f:128 (fast work area)
m2 drive 1TB g: (Data Drive without Music and Movies)
HD External 8TB Music and Movies (I am testing this USB3 vs USB-C ( I whish the USB-C connector was in the back)
Speed has never been too important for me but this is the fastest PC I have ever used!
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I am interested in purchasing a Ryzen model but have been unable to make the stats agree from your site and various suppliers.
I have tried both Amazon and Newegg but the specifications listed are incomplete (mostly absent) on both. Some offerings have a SATA drive included and others do not but there is no mention of this in the specifications. Very Confusing! What is the difference between the GTR GT7 and GT5? I have now spent days trying to figure out where to purchase what? Do all of these have an empty SATA internal drive bay or are they populated. I read, some where, the internal SATA 2.5" is 2TB, is this just old text because 4TB 2.5" drives are quite common now (i have 3) that I want to install in media installations. I am withholding the purchase of several machines until I can resolve these questions.
On Wed, Jun 16, 2021 at 10:07 PM 陈建学 <tuiguang1@azw-online.com> wrote:
Hi there
Previous purchase 2020.11.15. I have installed a 2TB SATA 2.5" HD internally. There is also a 128G m2 drive with the OS and programs. I am presently using this as a media player on my TV controlling with a Bluetooth keyboard and Mouse. Nice! very few wires just HDMI and power. There is a Windows startup feature I have desired for many years. Power ON auto START in the BIOS.
provides inexpensive media capability for HDMI very well <$200
\MPprogs17\Utilities\AdvancedNotepad_CSharp.exe - C# Notepad with source code
\MPprogs17\Utilities\Freedb.exe - Reads Audio CD and retrieves album data from internet.
\MPprogs17\Utilities\MPaudioCD.exe - Write audio CD from .wav files
\MPprogs17\Utilities\MPburner.exe - Write Data DVD of files and folders
\MPprogs17\Utilities\MPcal.exe - Writes present or selected date time in numerous formats to the clipboard.
\MPprogs17\Utilities\MPcdCover.exe - Graphic insert for CD box including front, back, and end labels
\MPprogs17\Utilities\MPcompare.exe - Comparing and mirroring of drives.
\MPprogs17\Utilities\MPDir.exe - Old DIR util
\MPprogs17\Utilities\MPdownloader.exe - Program that I install on the root of all my camera chips and use to archive my photo work.
\MPprogs17\Utilities\MPdriveBackup.exe - Copy root folders between drives
\MPprogs17\Utilities\MPdriveUpdater.exe - Copy root folders from on drive to another.
\MPprogs17\Utilities\MPeditID3.exe - Reveals size and specifications for a file including ID3 tag if present.
\MPprogs17\Utilities\MPencoder.exe - Allows clips to be extracted from most video types and encoded to MP4+WAV files for editing in Vegas.
\MPprogs17\Utilities\MPgraphit.exe - Standard graph paper with graphic primitives.
\MPprogs17\Utilities\MPhog.exe - Reads a drive and shows the large files taking a lot of space.
\MPprogs17\Utilities\MPimageCompose.exe - Deposit up to four images and four textboxes on a single image.
\MPprogs17\Utilities\MPimageProcess.exe - Color Correction, Saturation, Brightness etc. with export to various file formats
\MPprogs17\Utilities\MPimageShow.exe - Program presently under development for image processing.
\MPprogs17\Utilities\MPreadInfo.exe - Reads the machines hardware and creates a report.
\MPprogs17\Utilities\MPrecord.exe - Analog audio recording
\MPprogs17\Utilities\MPregister.exe - MPprogs registration and configuration.
\MPprogs17\Utilities\MPrtfView.exe - Rich Text editor and viewer
\MPprogs17\Utilities\MPscrcap.exe - Full screen capture with image process.
\MPprogs17\Utilities\MPshowTV.exe - Wiewer for video capture card
\MPprogs17\Utilities\MPslider.exe - Drop in program for folder with images.
\MPprogs17\Utilities\MPtimer.exe - Cooking timer
\MPprogs17\Utilities\rmMPimageShow.exe - A new image processing utility I am working on
\MPprogs17\Utilities\showkey.exe - As a programmer I frequently need to know a keys MS Name and ASCII #. This program reports each keystroke.
\MPprogs17\Utilities\StandAloneVideo.exe - HDMI video player
\MPprogs17\Utilities\VideoSimple.exe - A very basic video player for Windows.