Broken .ts files in TV recording (1 Viewer)

[Cybertex]

TV-Server Version: v3 SVN 16022
MediaPortal Version: 0.2.3.0 RC2 SVN 16022
MediaPortal Skin: Blue Two
Windows Version: XP Pro SP2
CPU Type: Intel P4 HT 3.0GHz
Memory: 1GB DDR2
Motherboard: Asus P4P800-E
1. TV Card: Hauppauge HVR-1300 MCE
1. TV Card Type: Hybrid (Analog+DVB-T)
1. TV Card Driver: Latest from Hauppauge

Hello, I've to report a strange behaviour of TVServer (TVServer + Mediaportal in Single Seat):
Watching TV is always ok (switching channels, timeshift, and so on).

When I record TV shows, often the .ts file created is "broken":
- Sometimes it crashes or freezes mediaportal (and VLC media player is not able to open/play the file);
- Sometimes it works, maybe for 5/10 minutes, and then freezes (playing with VLC, I can see it for 5/10 minutes, then the VLC time counter goes "crazy"). When this happen, Mediaportal reports a wrong time duration of the recorded show (something like 12 hours, 41 hours, and so on.), and it's impossible to skip forward.
- Sometimes (not so often...) recorded files works ok (both in Mediaportal and in VLC media player)

This behaviour is here since a few SVNs (uhm, two weeks? Don't remember SVN numbers).

I'll exclude Mediaportal from problem determination 'cause VLC also is unable to open/play buggy files, so I think it's something related to TVserver recording (...I'm wondering why watching TV works always well...). BTW, I've tried in Mediaportal the new tsreader, ffdshow codec, MPV and MPA codecs, same result (only a few slight differences).

I'm using .TS as recording format; I've tried MPEG also (some SVN ago), with same (or worse) results. Also, the problem doesn't seem to be related to a specific transponder or channel (I'm using only the DVB-T tuner), or a specific time of the day. It happens... No strange CPU or memory condition, or resource-hog applications.

Of course, TVserver brokes _always_ the most important show recordings ("Heroes" and other serials), and sometimes I'm able to view the less important recording!

I've collected TVServer logs; also, I've extracted from TSwriter.log logs related to a good recorded show, and a bad recorded show (can play the first 5 minutes...). In log, there are 4 recording this night (24/09 -> 25/09), 3 bad and only 1 good...

 

[Cybertex]

A little more infos:

I installed SVN 16036 (both TV3 and MP), hoping the fix in tvengine about ts files could help, but problem is still here.

Lookin in TSWriter.log, I can see:

Good recording:
27-09-2007 02:30:14 Recordertart Recording:'G:\_VideoRec\Homo Ridens-RaiUno\Homo Ridens--2007-09-27-2.35.ts'
27-09-2007 02:30:14 Pcr new start pcr :0 days 02:33:58 328
27-09-2007 02:30:14 Recorder: PMT version changed from -1 to 1
27-09-2007 02:30:14 Recorder: first PMT change, ignore it!
27-09-2007 03:10:14 Recordertop Recording:'G:\_VideoRec\Homo Ridens-RaiUno\Homo Ridens--2007-09-27-2.35.ts'

Bad recording:
27-09-2007 05:25:11 Recordertart Recording:'G:\_VideoRec\Tg5 Notte - Meteo 5-Canale 5\Tg5 Notte - Meteo 5--2007-09-27-5.30.ts'
27-09-2007 05:25:11 Recorder: PMT version changed from -1 to 7
27-09-2007 05:25:11 Recorder: first PMT change, ignore it!
27-09-2007 05:28:09 Jump forward in PCR detected! prev 0 days 00:09:29 832 new 0 days 15:41:10 392 diff 0 days 15:31:40 560
27-09-2007 05:28:09 Jump backward in PCR detected! prev 0 days 15:41:10 392 new 0 days 00:09:29 864 diff 0 days 15:31:40 527
27-09-2007 05:28:32 Jump forward in PCR detected! prev 0 days 00:09:53 193 new 0 days 18:13:41 907 diff 0 days 18:03:48 714
27-09-2007 05:28:32 Jump backward in PCR detected! prev 0 days 18:13:41 907 new 0 days 00:09:53 259 diff 0 days 18:03:48 648
27-09-2007 05:31:18 Jump forward in PCR detected! prev 0 days 00:12:38 506 new 0 days 18:50:24 731 diff 0 days 18:37:46 225
27-09-2007 05:31:18 Jump backward in PCR detected! prev 0 days 18:50:24 731 new 0 days 00:12:38 556 diff 0 days 18:37:46 174
27-09-2007 05:36:28 Jump forward in PCR detected! prev 0 days 00:17:48 541 new 0 days 15:49:29 112 diff 0 days 15:31:40 571
27-09-2007 05:36:28 Jump backward in PCR detected! prev 0 days 15:49:29 112 new 0 days 00:17:48 604 diff 0 days 15:31:40 508
27-09-2007 05:37:41 Jump forward in PCR detected! prev 0 days 00:19:01 615 new 0 days 15:50:42 193 diff 0 days 15:31:40 578
27-09-2007 05:37:41 Jump backward in PCR detected! prev 0 days 15:50:42 193 new 0 days 00:19:01 683 diff 0 days 15:31:40 509
27-09-2007 05:39:37 Jump forward in PCR detected! prev 0 days 00:20:57 870 new 0 days 18:58:44 90 diff 0 days 18:37:46 220
27-09-2007 05:39:37 Jump backward in PCR detected! prev 0 days 18:58:44 90 new 0 days 00:20:57 940 diff 0 days 18:37:46 150
27-09-2007 05:47:13 Jump forward in PCR detected! prev 0 days 00:28:34 250 new 0 days 19:21:43 329 diff 0 days 18:53:09 79
27-09-2007 05:47:14 Jump backward in PCR detected! prev 0 days 19:21:43 329 new 0 days 00:28:34 293 diff 0 days 18:53:09 36
27-09-2007 05:58:46 Jump forward in PCR detected! prev 0 days 00:40:06 976 new 0 days 18:29:31 553 diff 0 days 17:49:24 577
27-09-2007 05:58:46 Jump backward in PCR detected! prev 0 days 18:29:31 553 new 0 days 00:40:07 10 diff 0 days 17:49:24 542
[and so on...]

Looking at timestamp (last log), recorded file is ok for approx 3 minutes (I can watch, skip forward and backward), than broke up more or less when the first "Jump forward is detected....". At this point, could happen:
- Screen filled with right image (frozen), and a lot of little random boxes (like interference),
- Audio ok, but image goes faster, like 2x or 4x,
- Audio ok, but image freezes,
- Audio/Video off


I'm attaching new logs from TVServer.

If other testing/info are needed...

 

[harrycaine]

I can confim this behaviour. BTW I´m also using the HVR1300.

 

[Cybertex]

Hello Harrycaine,
we've got more info on the problem, the "official" thread it's here:
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/jump_backward_pcr_detected-t30454.html

However, we're still waiting for solution...

 

[Atramhasis]

I think it happens only with the new tsreader. Can you test it with the old filter?