[geov]

Hi

I’m having a problem with the latest releases, I don’t know which SVN introduced the problem but I never had it before. It is related to the DVR-MS files being produced by TV2 (not TV-Server) during recording. The problem is that the latest DVR-MS files produced exclude the crop-values (the one’s set in TV2), so if it is played/converted outside of MediaPortal you get black outline around the recorded program. What this means to me is that during recording the crop-values are ignored, resulting in the movie/program being recorded as if no crop-values were defined. Where previous movies/programs would have filled the screen, you now get a movie with a black rim around it.

Can someone please confirm this possible BUG and log it if needed so that it can be fixed.

TV-Server Version: Not Used
MediaPortal Version: 1.0 RC1 + SVN 19158
MediaPortal Skin: Blue Two
Windows Version: XP Profesional SP2
CPU Type: Pentium Duo 3.2GHZ
HDD: 2 X 240GB
Memory: Kingston DDR2-800 2GB
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Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Video Card Driver: Catalyst 7.12
Sound Card: Creative SB Audigy 4 Pro
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver: Latest
1. TV Card: Hauppage PVR500
1. TV Card Type: Analog
1. TV Card Driver: 2.0.48.24227
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
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3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
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4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: Intervideo 8
MPEG2 Audio Codec: Intervideo 8
h.264 Video Codec:
Satelite/CableTV Provider: DSTV MultiChoice
HTPC Case: ThermalRock Mystic
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Remote: Microsoft MCE Model:1039
TV: Tedelex
TV - HTPC Connection: DVI

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Originally Posted by geov

Hi

I’m having a problem with the latest releases, I don’t know which SVN introduced the problem but I never had it before. It is related to the DVR-MS files being produced by TV2 (not TV-Server) during recording. The problem is that the latest DVR-MS files produced exclude the crop-values (the one’s set in TV2), so if it is played/converted outside of MediaPortal you get black outline around the recorded program. What this means to me is that during recording the crop-values are ignored, resulting in the movie/program being recorded as if no crop-values were defined. Where previous movies/programs would have filled the screen, you now get a movie with a black rim around it.

Can someone please confirm this possible BUG and log it if needed so that it can be fixed.

Crop settings are only applied (non-destructive) during the playback. They have never been applied for the recordings itself. If the cropping would be done to the recordings itself then we would need to decode and re-encode the file on the fly.

So this is not a bug, but instead it works as designed.

[geov]

Hi

Thanks for the quick response and explination, perhaps I have not tested enough to come up with a proper explination of the problem.

I still believe something is wrong, because none of my recording come out as they did in the past....but I will test a bit more and get back to you when I have more detail.