Can't Play DVR-MS files or Timeshift (1 Viewer)

[Robert Simandl]

Area: Media Portal Program
MediaPortal Version: 0.2.0.0 RC2 (2005-12-16)
MediaPortal Skin: BlueTwo
Windows Version: Windows XP (SP2)
.NET CLR Version: 2.0.50727
DirectX Version: 4.09.00.0904 (9.0c)
Audio Codec: ffdshow Audio Decoder
Video Codec: Zulu HDTV Video Decoder(BDA)
CPU Type: AMD Athlon 64 3400+
Memory: 1 GB
Motherboard: FN85 (Shuttle Inc)
TV Card Model: Dvico FusionHDTV III Gold ATSC
TV Card Type: -
TV Card Driver: -
Video Card Model: Radeon 9800 Pro (128 MB)
Video Card Driver: -
Video Card Resolution: 1776x1000
Video Render Type: VMR9
Audio Card Model: NVIDIA(R) nForce(TM) Audio
Audio Card Driver: -

Just got live TV working New Years Day, but the dvr-ms files recorded by MP will not play.... whether it's in MP, WMP9, or whatever... get nothing but a black screen with no audio.

This is also the case when I try to timeshift. I'm watching TV, turn timeshifting on, screen goes black. I turn timeshifting back off, TV comes back.

I already have DirectX9.0c and WMP9 installed on XPSP2. Would updating to WMP10 help? Other suggestions?

Thanks...

 

[Callifo]

Afaik ATSC is still a work in progress, so its quite possible that timeshifting doesnt work. If TS doesnt work then neither will recordings so that might be your answer right there. Grab a dvr-ms file off the net and give it a try.

 

[Robert Simandl]

Haven't grabbed a dvr-ms file off the net yet, but I did copy one of MP's dvr-ms files over to another PC through the network.

The dvr-ms file opened up and played in WMP9 in the other PC, albeit out of sync. Editing the file in VideoRedo left it even more out of sync.

I have still another PC in still another room that can record dvr-ms files. Maybe I'll see if MP can play that file through the network.....

Edit: MP can't play dvr-ms files recorded with the other PC (also with FusionHDTV3 but recorded with WatchHDTV), either.

Guess I'll install WMP10 and see what happens.....

 

[Jetboy]

Area: My TV/My movies
MP Version: 0.2 RC2
Skin: MCE 1280x720
Windows Version: WinXP Pro SP2
CPU Type: Intel P4 2.8E HT
Memory: 2x512 MB
Motherboard Chipset: Asus P800-E
Video Card: GForce FX5200
Video Card Driver: 61.76
Video Card Resolution: 960x600
Video Render Type: VMR9
Video Codec Type & Version: Intervideo, Mpeg2Dec, DScaler
Audio Codec Type & Version: AC3Filter, DScaler
TV Card: PCI Hauppauge PVR 150-MCE
TV Card Type: hardware
TV Card Driver: 2.0.18.22280
Optional Log: MediaPortal.log - I enter My Movies, it loads my thumbnails and after that the log looks like this:

2006-01-04 00:09:39 key:13 0xD (2)
2006-01-04 00:09:41 key:13 0xD (2)
2006-01-04 00:09:41 GUIVideoFiles::OnPlayBackStopped idFile=332 timeMovieStopped=0 resumeData=
2006-01-04 00:09:41 PlaylistPlayer.Play(E:\Film\American Pie\ZTV_American pie_200512292100p599.dvr-ms)
2006-01-04 00:09:41 player: file is not live tv, so stop timeshifting:E:\Film\American Pie\ZTV_American pie_200512292100p599.dvr-ms
2006-01-04 00:09:41 g_Player.Play(E:\Film\American Pie\ZTV_American pie_200512292100p599.dvr-ms)
2006-01-04 00:09:41 StreamBufferPlayer:play E:\Film\American Pie\ZTV_American pie_200512292100p599.dvr-ms
2006-01-04 00:09:41 playingFalse radio:False
2006-01-04 00:09:41 goto fullscreen:True
2006-01-04 00:09:41 app:Switch to fullscreen mode False
2006-01-04 00:09:41 app:Switched to fullscreen mode
2006-01-04 00:09:41 VMR9: now active
2006-01-04 00:09:41 add filter:DScaler Mpeg2 Video Decoder to graph
2006-01-04 00:09:41 added filter:DScaler Mpeg2 Video Decoder to graph
2006-01-04 00:09:41 add filter:DScaler Audio Decoder to graph
2006-01-04 00:09:41 added filter:DScaler Audio Decoder to graph
2006-01-04 00:09:41 add filter:ffdshow raw video filter to graph
2006-01-04 00:09:41 added filter:ffdshow raw video filter to graph
2006-01-04 00:09:41 got pins
2006-01-04 00:09:41   got pin#0:DVR Out - 1
2006-01-04 00:09:42   render ok
2006-01-04 00:09:42   got pin#1:DVR Out - 2
2006-01-04 00:09:42   render ok
2006-01-04 00:09:42 g_Player.OnStarted() E:\Film\American Pie\ZTV_American pie_200512292100p599.dvr-ms media:Recording
2006-01-04 00:09:42 window:MediaPortal.GUI.Video.GUIVideoFiles deinit
2006-01-04 00:09:42 texturemanager:CleanupThumbs()

It then deletes my thumbnails from memory and continues to play:

2006-01-04 00:09:42 Total Memory allocated:4,35 MB
2006-01-04 00:09:42 TexturePacker: Loaded skin\mce1280x720\packedgfx21.png texture:2048x2048 miplevels:1
2006-01-04 00:09:42 TexturePacker: fontengine add texure:196
2006-01-04 00:09:42 window:MediaPortal.GUI.Video.GUIVideoFullscreen init
2006-01-04 00:09:42 VMR9Helper: playing->repaint
2006-01-04 00:09:42 PlaneScene: video WxH  : 769x576
2006-01-04 00:09:42 PlaneScene: video AR   : 769:576
2006-01-04 00:09:42 PlaneScene: screen WxH : 883x597
2006-01-04 00:09:42 PlaneScene: AR type    : Normal
2006-01-04 00:09:42 PlaneScene: PixelRatio : 1,12
2006-01-04 00:09:42 PlaneScene: src        : (0,0)-(769,576)
2006-01-04 00:09:42 PlaneScene: dst        : (120,0)-(832,597)
2006-01-04 00:09:42 VMR9Helper: repaint->playing 51
2006-01-04 00:09:44 VMR9Helper: playing->repaint

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Synopsis: I've got this problem as well, only it flashes a "Mediaportal has encountered a problem and needs to close" window, then goes to fullscreen and freezes on the first frame of the recording. This completely locks up my system so I can't control anything. The error dialog is still active in the background though, so when I press enter it shuts MP down and I get the control back. The same files play fine in Windows Media Player 10 on the same computer and on my other computer over the network. I never had this problem with 0.1.3.0, but once I upgraded to 0.2 it arrived.

Edit: I can watch tv with timeshifting, it's only when I start to navigate in the recording that I get the error -- if I pause or rewind or something like that. However, when I watch tv with timeshifting activated, audio and video is horribly out of sync. TV with timeshifting turned off works fine.

 

[Jetboy]

Today I uninstalled MP and deleted the entire MediaPortal folder. After a complete reinstall the problem is gone, I can now play dvr-ms files. I only had the time to try the default settings (I think it's the Mpeg2Dec codec?) on one recorded file but that works fine. Unfortunatly I have to redo all my settings now, though.

I'll post back if the problem returns, then maybe we can pinpoint more exactly what causes it.