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<blockquote data-quote="ibanks" data-source="post: 89373" data-attributes="member: 26539">Your log indicates that the ATI MPEG Multiplexer failed to bind to the MPEG2 demuxer that media portal uses to pipe the stream to the VMR renderer.&lt;SNIP&gt;10/20/2006 9:33:46 AM mpeg2:find MPEG2 demuxer input pin10/20/2006 9:33:46 AM mpeg2:found MPEG2 demuxer input pin10/20/2006 9:33:47 AM SinkGraph:FAILED to connect Encoder-&gt;mpeg2 demuxer:8004021710/20/2006 9:33:47 AM mpeg2:MPEG2 demuxer map MPG stream 0xe0-&gt;video output pin10/20/2006 9:33:47 AM mpeg2:mapped MPEG2 demuxer stream 0xe0-&gt;video output &lt;END SNIP&gt;I had the same problem, and suspect anyone using the default graph definition in 'CaptureCardDefinitions.xml' does as well.I just spent the last four or five days hacking my 'CaptureCardDefinitions.xml' up until eventually I found that this worked for me...&lt;capturecard commercialname=&quot;ATI HDTV Wonder (Analogue)&quot; capturename=&quot;ATI DTV Wonder Analog AV Capture&quot; devid=&quot;ven_14F1&amp;amp;dev_8800&amp;amp;subsys_a1011002&amp;amp;rev_05&quot;&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;capabilities tv=&quot;true&quot; radio=&quot;false&quot; mpeg2=&quot;true&quot; mce=&quot;false&quot; sw=&quot;false&quot; bda=&quot;false&quot;/&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;tv&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;interface cat=&quot;mux&quot; video=&quot;&quot; audio=&quot;&quot; mpeg2=&quot;0&quot;/&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;filters&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;filter cat=&quot;tvtuner&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; name=&quot;ATI DTV Wonder Analog TV Tuner&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; checkdevice=&quot;true&quot;/&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;filter cat=&quot;tvaudio&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; name=&quot;ATI DTV Wonder Analog TV Audio&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; checkdevice=&quot;true&quot;/&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;filter cat=&quot;crossbar&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; name=&quot;ATI DTV Wonder Analog AV Crossbar&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; checkdevice=&quot;true&quot;/&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;filter cat=&quot;capture&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; name=&quot;ATI DTV Wonder Analog AV Capture&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; checkdevice=&quot;true&quot;/&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;filter cat=&quot;videncoder&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; name=&quot;ATI MPEG Video Encoder&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; checkdevice=&quot;false&quot;/&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;filter cat=&quot;audencoder&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; name=&quot;ATI MPEG Audio Encoder&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; checkdevice=&quot;false&quot;/&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;filter cat=&quot;mux&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; name=&quot;Cyberlink MPEG Muxer&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; checkdevice=&quot;false&quot;/&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;/filters&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;connections&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;connection sourcefilter=&quot;tvtuner&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; sourcepin=&quot;0&quot; sinkfilter=&quot;crossbar&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; sinkpin=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;connection sourcefilter=&quot;tvtuner&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; sourcepin=&quot;1&quot; sinkfilter=&quot;tvaudio&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; sinkpin=&quot;0&quot;/&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;connection sourcefilter=&quot;tvaudio&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; sourcepin=&quot;0&quot; sinkfilter=&quot;crossbar&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; sinkpin=&quot;4&quot;/&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;connection sourcefilter=&quot;crossbar&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; sourcepin=&quot;0&quot; sinkfilter=&quot;capture&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; sinkpin=&quot;0&quot;/&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;connection sourcefilter=&quot;crossbar&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; sourcepin=&quot;1&quot; sinkfilter=&quot;capture&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; sinkpin=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;connection sourcefilter=&quot;capture&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; sourcepin=&quot;0&quot; sinkfilter=&quot;videncoder&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; sinkpin=&quot;0&quot;/&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;connection sourcefilter=&quot;videncoder&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; sourcepin=&quot;0&quot; sinkfilter=&quot;mux&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; sinkpin=&quot;0&quot;/&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;/connections&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;/tv&gt;&nbsp; &lt;/capturecard&gt;The 'Cyberlink MPEG Muxer' apparently does bind with MPEG2 demux without error.The subtle trickery of the way the audio encoder automatically binds without further instruction in the definitions, is a mystery to me, but take my word that if I try to explicitly bind it in the card definitions file itself. It fails. And blocks the video binding as well.So, just try replacing the card def chunk for ATI HDTV WONDER (ANALOGUE) in your 'CaptureCardDefinitions.xml' with the above.Let me and others know if it works for you, too. I wonder if it's platform related or not.The cyberlink mpeg muxer is a.k.a. 'MpgMux.ax' in your media portal root dir. It's installed and registered with media portal, so you should be good to go as far as that's concerned.If this works for you too, you may find as I have that, while it does enable the tuner to stream into media portal under certain conditions, it ultimately reveals other more complex issues.Good luck.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ibanks, post: 89373, member: 26539"] Your log indicates that the ATI MPEG Multiplexer failed to bind to the MPEG2 demuxer that media portal uses to pipe the stream to the VMR renderer. <SNIP> 10/20/2006 9:33:46 AM mpeg2:find MPEG2 demuxer input pin 10/20/2006 9:33:46 AM mpeg2:found MPEG2 demuxer input pin [B]10/20/2006 9:33:47 AM SinkGraph:FAILED to connect Encoder->mpeg2 demuxer:80040217[/B] 10/20/2006 9:33:47 AM mpeg2:MPEG2 demuxer map MPG stream 0xe0->video output pin 10/20/2006 9:33:47 AM mpeg2:mapped MPEG2 demuxer stream 0xe0->video output <END SNIP> I had the same problem, and suspect anyone using the default graph definition in 'CaptureCardDefinitions.xml' does as well. I just spent the last four or five days hacking my 'CaptureCardDefinitions.xml' up until eventually I found that this worked for me... <capturecard commercialname="ATI HDTV Wonder (Analogue)" capturename="ATI DTV Wonder Analog AV Capture" devid="ven_14F1&dev_8800&subsys_a1011002&rev_05"> <capabilities tv="true" radio="false" mpeg2="true" mce="false" sw="false" bda="false"/> <tv> <interface cat="mux" video="" audio="" mpeg2="0"/> <filters> <filter cat="tvtuner" name="ATI DTV Wonder Analog TV Tuner" checkdevice="true"/> <filter cat="tvaudio" name="ATI DTV Wonder Analog TV Audio" checkdevice="true"/> <filter cat="crossbar" name="ATI DTV Wonder Analog AV Crossbar" checkdevice="true"/> <filter cat="capture" name="ATI DTV Wonder Analog AV Capture" checkdevice="true"/> <filter cat="videncoder" name="ATI MPEG Video Encoder" checkdevice="false"/> <filter cat="audencoder" name="ATI MPEG Audio Encoder" checkdevice="false"/> <filter cat="mux" name="Cyberlink MPEG Muxer" checkdevice="false"/> </filters> <connections> <connection sourcefilter="tvtuner" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="crossbar" sinkpin="1"/> <connection sourcefilter="tvtuner" sourcepin="1" sinkfilter="tvaudio" sinkpin="0"/> <connection sourcefilter="tvaudio" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="crossbar" sinkpin="4"/> <connection sourcefilter="crossbar" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="capture" sinkpin="0"/> <connection sourcefilter="crossbar" sourcepin="1" sinkfilter="capture" sinkpin="1"/> <connection sourcefilter="capture" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="videncoder" sinkpin="0"/> <connection sourcefilter="videncoder" sourcepin="0" sinkfilter="mux" sinkpin="0"/> </connections> </tv> </capturecard> The 'Cyberlink MPEG Muxer' apparently does bind with MPEG2 demux without error. The subtle trickery of the way the audio encoder automatically binds without further instruction in the definitions, is a mystery to me, but take my word that if I try to explicitly bind it in the card definitions file itself. It fails. And blocks the video binding as well. So, just try replacing the card def chunk for ATI HDTV WONDER (ANALOGUE) in your 'CaptureCardDefinitions.xml' with the above. Let me and others know if it works for you, too. I wonder if it's platform related or not. The cyberlink mpeg muxer is a.k.a. 'MpgMux.ax' in your media portal root dir. It's installed and registered with media portal, so you should be good to go as far as that's concerned. If this works for you too, you may find as I have that, while it does enable the tuner to stream into media portal under certain conditions, it ultimately reveals other more complex issues. Good luck. [/QUOTE]

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