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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RoChess" data-source="post: 815404" data-attributes="member: 18896">When MovingPictures launches for the first time (this happens when MediaPortal shows the 'loading plugins...'), it will scan the database to see if it needs to correct anything. It looks for missing covers, missing fanarts, checks to see if Follw.it needs anything (if enabled), but it also checks to see if any file info is missing.This is where it will use MediaInfo to obtain this info by rescanning the file.If however something goes wrong and worst-case-scenario MediaInfo crashes, then it will take down MediaPortal, because when you start playback on something MediaPortal itself uses MediaInfo to scan the file as well. MediaPortal does this most likely to obtain the values needed for functions such as IFC (Intelligent Frame Correction, the ability if memory serves me to switch your TV to 24Hz for 24fps content), but whatever the reasons it results in a big mess.Normally the developers of MediaInfo are notified of bad media, they examine the file and fix any problems. I did the same a while ago and they fixed it very fast. They provided me with FTP details to upload the file I had that caused problems and after they fixed it, it benefited the entire community. So hopefully you can do the same, the worst step you have to do is sign up at SourceForce so you can start an issue at the MediaInfo project page.Now other people do the same thing, so my first advice is to first check to see if a new version of MediaInfo has not been released already. MediaPortal ships with v0.7.35 of the MediaInfo.DLL, but you can download v0.7.51 from their website (be sure to get the 32-bit DLL without installer and just unzip and overwrite the mediainfo.dll that resides aongside mediaportal.exe). If that doesn't work, then you can open MovingPictures config, and use the gear icon to disable obtainment of mediainfo data during import.But if that's the case, then MovingPictures won't be able to give you the benefits anymore of MediaInfo data, such as showing AC3 audio icon if the file in question has AC3 streams, or any other media related icon/info. So submit a new MediaInfo SourceForce ticket then and try to get the developers to resolve the issue. However the MediaInfo GUI app (looks like that is what you used) seems to have no problem reading the file, so this makes it really weird.So to verify simply switch MediaPortal config into 'debug' mode for logging and clear out your log files, then launch MediaPortal GUI in windowed mode and don't do anything. Then open your movingpictures.log file and see if you see anything weird at the end of the file. For example on this text box I use 0-byte test files (don't actually need to play the movie to test IMDb+ scraper), so I constantly get errors such as:[code]27-Nov-2011 21:59:47 Debug [        DBLocalMedia]: Updating media info for 'D:\Avatar (Extended Edition).avi' 27-Nov-2011 21:59:47 Debug [    MediaInfoWrapper]: MediaInfoWrapper: inspecting media : D:\Avatar (Extended Edition).avi 27-Nov-2011 21:59:47 Debug [    MediaInfoWrapper]: MediaInfoWrapper: FrameRate : 0 27-Nov-2011 21:59:47 Debug [    MediaInfoWrapper]: MediaInfoWrapper: VideoCodec :  27-Nov-2011 21:59:47 Debug [    MediaInfoWrapper]: MediaInfoWrapper: HasSubtitles : False 27-Nov-2011 21:59:47 Debug [    MediaInfoWrapper]: MediaInfoWrapper: NumSubtitles : 0 27-Nov-2011 21:59:47 Debug [    MediaInfoWrapper]: MediaInfoWrapper: Scan type :  27-Nov-2011 21:59:47 Debug [    MediaInfoWrapper]: MediaInfoWrapper: IsInterlaced: False 27-Nov-2011 21:59:47 Debug [    MediaInfoWrapper]: MediaInfoWrapper: Width : 0 27-Nov-2011 21:59:47 Debug [    MediaInfoWrapper]: MediaInfoWrapper: Height : 0 27-Nov-2011 21:59:47 Debug [    MediaInfoWrapper]: MediaInfoWrapper: Audiochannels : 0 27-Nov-2011 21:59:47 Debug [    MediaInfoWrapper]: MediaInfoWrapper: Audiorate : 0 27-Nov-2011 21:59:47 Debug [    MediaInfoWrapper]: MediaInfoWrapper: AspectRatio : widescreen 27-Nov-2011 21:59:47 Debug [    MediaInfoWrapper]: MediaInfoWrapper: AudioCodec :  27-Nov-2011 21:59:47 Debug [     DatabaseManager]: UPDATING: Avatar (Extended Edition).avi [/code]But eventhough they do keep showing up everytime I launch MovingPictures either indirect by starting MediaPortal GUI or direct via PluginConfigLoader.exe (shortcut to not have to use MediaPortal config), I just skip over them and they do not cause any problems.But clearly yours *IS*, so try to do the same, and provide your debug-enabled (you need to see those 'Debug [' entries) movingpictures.log file as an attachment to your reply on here, so that others like me can examine it and find out if perhaps the fault lies elsewhere.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

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