Almost configured AverTV 305 (software) - almost ready - just need some help. (1 Viewer)

[dima.yegorov]

I think I almost won the battle. AverTV 305 (SAA7130) is detected. All devices configured. Now I only have a problem with graph and/or encoders I suppose. So here is error.log:

2008-02-04 00:41:35.656250 [ERROR][6]: Exception   :System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
   at MediaPortal.TV.Recording.SinkGraphEx.CreateGraph(Int32 Quality)
2008-02-04 00:41:35.656250 [ERROR][6]: Exception   :Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
2008-02-04 00:41:35.656250 [ERROR][6]:   site      :Boolean CreateGraph(Int32)
2008-02-04 00:41:35.656250 [ERROR][6]:   source    :TVCapture
2008-02-04 00:41:35.656250 [ERROR][6]:   stacktrace:   at MediaPortal.TV.Recording.SinkGraphEx.CreateGraph(Int32 Quality)

That's all! Nothing more in this file

recorder.log:

2008-02-04 00:41:35.203125 [Info.][MPMain]: Recorder:    card:1 video device:AVerMedia, AVerTV WDM Video Capture (7130) TV:True  record:True priority:1
2008-02-04 00:41:43.390625 [Info.][MPMain]: Recorder: Enabling DX9 exclusive mode
2008-02-04 00:41:43.421875 [Info.][6]: Command:  view tv channel:5
2008-02-04 00:41:43.421875 [Info.][6]: Recorder:  find free card
2008-02-04 00:41:43.421875 [Info.][6]: Analysing Card 0
2008-02-04 00:41:43.437500 [Info.][6]: Card 0 can view channel 5 recording=False
2008-02-04 00:41:43.437500 [Info.][6]: Command:Stop all card except card:0
2008-02-04 00:41:43.437500 [Info.][6]: Recorder:  use free card AVerMedia AverTV 305 prio:1 name:AVerMedia AverTV 305
2008-02-04 00:41:43.437500 [Info.][6]: Recorder:  start watching on card:AVerMedia AverTV 305 channel:5

Seems to be quite ok...

But I still get "Cannot create graph" error.

MediaPortal.log is attached. I just can't understand where the problem is! I've got a lot of errors while configuring tuner devices, but there always was a description! And here I can see nothing.

Encoder is InterVideo (WinDVR3) - I can configure it from MediaPortal Settings so I think it's installed properly. AverTV native soft works perfect. Even plug-in for AverTV remote works 100% fine with MediaPortal.

Sorry for my English

P.S. almost forgot! Configuration:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<capturecards>

<capturecard commercialname="AVerMedia AverTV 305" capturename="AVerMedia, AVerTV WDM Video Capture (7130)" devid="ven_1131&amp;dev_7130&amp;subsys_A10A1461&amp;rev_01">
    <capabilities tv="true" radio="false" mpeg2="true" mce="false" sw="false" bda="false"></capabilities>
    <tv>
      <interface cat="encoder" video="" audio="" mpeg2="0"></interface>
      <filters>
        <filter cat="tvtuner" name="PhTVTune" checkdevice="true"></filter>
        <filter cat="tvaudio" name="Cap7134 TV Audio" checkdevice="true"></filter>
        <filter cat="crossbar" name="Cap7134 Crossbar" checkdevice="true"></filter>
        <filter cat="capture" name="AVerMedia, AVerTV WDM Video Capture (7130)" checkdevice="true"></filter>
        <filter cat="audcapture" name="%soundcard%" checkdevice="true"></filter>
        <filter cat="videncoder" name="%videoencoder%" checkdevice="false"></filter>
        <filter cat="audencoder" name="%audioencoder%" checkdevice="false"></filter>
        <filter cat="mux" name="%mpegmux%" checkdevice="false"></filter>
      </filters>
      <connections>
        <connection sourcefilter="tvtuner" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="crossbar" sinkpin="%tvtuner%"></connection>
        <connection sourcefilter="tvtuner" sourcepin="1" sinkfilter="tvaudio" sinkpin="0"></connection>
        <connection sourcefilter="tvaudio" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="crossbar" sinkpin="%audiotuner%"></connection>
        <connection sourcefilter="crossbar" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="capture" sinkpin="0"></connection>
        <connection sourcefilter="capture" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="videncoder" sinkpin="0"></connection>
        <connection sourcefilter="audcapture" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="audencoder" sinkpin="0"></connection>
        <connection sourcefilter="videncoder" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="mux" sinkpin="0"></connection>
        <connection sourcefilter="audencoder" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="mux" sinkpin="1"></connection>
      </connections>
    </tv>
  </capturecard>
  
</capturecards>

 

[dima.yegorov]

Done myself. You need app. from avermedia.com for AverTV 203. So you install drivers for Aver 305 then app for Aver 203 (because only with that app. you'll get needed codecs). Then add code shown below to your def. file. And you'll get it working. But as for me the system acts very slow. Frames are dropped and so on. So I think software encoding cards are actually useless for MediaPortal / MCE...

  <capturecard commercialname="AVerMedia AverTV 305" capturename="AVerMedia, AVerTV WDM Video Capture (7130)" devid="ven_1131&amp;dev_7130&amp;subsys_A10A1461&amp;rev_01">
    <capabilities tv="true" radio="false" mpeg2="true" mce="false" sw="false" bda="false"></capabilities>
    <tv>
      <interface cat="encoder" video="" audio="" mpeg2="0"></interface>
      <filters>
        <filter cat="tvtuner" name="PhTVTune" checkdevice="true"></filter>
        <filter cat="tvaudio" name="Cap7134 TV Audio" checkdevice="true"></filter>
        <filter cat="crossbar" name="Cap7134 Crossbar" checkdevice="true"></filter>
        <filter cat="capture" name="AVerMedia, AVerTV WDM Video Capture (7130)" checkdevice="true"></filter>
        <filter cat="audcapture" name="%soundcard%" checkdevice="true"></filter>
        <filter cat="videncoder" name="AVerMedia MPEG Video Encoder" checkdevice="false"></filter>
        <filter cat="audencoder" name="AVerMedia MPEG Audio Encoder" checkdevice="false"></filter>
        <filter cat="mux" name="AVerMedia MPEG-2 Multiplexer" checkdevice="false"></filter>
      </filters>
      <connections>		
        <connection sourcefilter="tvtuner" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="crossbar" sinkpin="%tvtuner%"></connection>
        <connection sourcefilter="tvtuner" sourcepin="1" sinkfilter="tvaudio" sinkpin="0"></connection>
        <connection sourcefilter="tvaudio" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="crossbar" sinkpin="%audiotuner%"></connection>
        <connection sourcefilter="crossbar" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="capture" sinkpin="0"></connection>
        <connection sourcefilter="capture" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="videncoder" sinkpin="0"></connection>
        <connection sourcefilter="crossbar" sourcepin="1" sinkfilter="audcapture" sinkpin="0"></connection>
        <connection sourcefilter="audcapture" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="audencoder" sinkpin="0"></connection>
        <connection sourcefilter="videncoder" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="mux" sinkpin="0"></connection>
        <connection sourcefilter="audencoder" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="mux" sinkpin="1"></connection>
      </connections>
    </tv>
  </capturecard>