Transcoding Not Starting (1 Viewer)

[PhilUK]

Following on from my posts in the (now closed) iPiMP thread. I have got everything running smoothly now with iPiMP, tv recordings are accessible and setting recordings and controlling the client work great.

The only thing to sort now that I cannot fix is transcoding.

None of my files will transcode whether set to transcode at a specified time or asked directly in the web interface.
Neither ffmpeg or handbrake work, there are no error files in either handbrake or ffmpeg utilities folders.

I think it is to do with the fact that my system drive is G:\ rather than C:\ though setting a SUBST c: g:\ in cmd make no difference...

I have found the following in various log files:

From error.log @ G:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\log

2010-04-05 01:00:00.343750 [5]: plugin: iPiMPTranscodeToMP4 - LaunchProcess: The system cannot find the file specified
2010-04-05 01:00:00.343750 [5]: plugin: iPiMPTranscodeToMP4 - LaunchProcess: The system cannot find the file specified
2010-04-05 01:00:00.375000 [5]: plugin: iPiMPTranscodeToMP4 - LaunchProcess: The system cannot find the file specified
2010-04-05 01:00:00.375000 [5]: plugin: iPiMPTranscodeToMP4 - LaunchProcess: The system cannot find the file specified
2010-04-05 01:00:00.390625 [5]: plugin: iPiMPTranscodeToMP4 - LaunchProcess: The system cannot find the file specified
2010-04-05 01:00:00.406250 [5]: plugin: iPiMPTranscodeToMP4 - LaunchProcess: The system cannot find the file specified

I guess these are from the attempt each morning at 1am.

Transcoding status from the web application: (NB no exception is given)

Transcoding status

Transcoding is not running.
Last time it started at 05/04/2010 11:10:43
and finished at
This task failed.
The exception was:

From tv.log @ G:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\log

2010-04-05 11:21:59.296875 [15]: uWiMP.Transcode: Transcoding started.
2010-04-05 11:21:59.312500 [15]: uWiMP.Transcode: LaunchProcess start "C:\Program Files\iPiMP\Utilities\MTN\mtn.exe" -B 60 -E 60 -w 88 -h 50 -c 1 -r 1 -i -t -P -z -O "G:\Video\MP4" -o .jpg "G:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\recordings\Tropic of Cancer\Tropic of Cancer - BBC TWO - 2010-03-28 - 20_00.ts" "G:\Video\MP4"
2010-04-05 11:21:59.312500 [15]: uWiMP.Transcode: LaunchProcess exception: System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: The system cannot find the path specified
at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithCreateProcess(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start()
at Website.uWiMP.TVServer.Transcode.LaunchProcess(String _filename, String _params, String _workingFolder, Boolean reportSuccess) in D:\Dev\vs2008\MediaPortal Universal Web Interface\Website\Code\TVServer\Transcode.vb:line 276
2010-04-05 11:21:59.312500 [15]: uWiMP.Transcode: LaunchProcess end
2010-04-05 11:21:59.312500 [15]: uWiMP.Transcode: LaunchProcess start "C:\Program Files\iPiMP\Utilities\HandBrake\HandBrakeCLI.exe" "iPhone & iPod Touch" -i "G:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server\recordings\Tropic of Cancer\Tropic of Cancer - BBC TWO - 2010-03-28 - 20_00.ts" -o "G:\Video\MP4\Tropic of Cancer - BBC TWO - 2010-03-28 - 20_00.mp4" "G:\Video\MP4"
2010-04-05 11:21:59.328125 [15]: uWiMP.Transcode: LaunchProcess exception: System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: The system cannot find the path specified
at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithCreateProcess(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start()
at Website.uWiMP.TVServer.Transcode.LaunchProcess(String _filename, String _params, String _workingFolder, Boolean reportSuccess) in D:\Dev\vs2008\MediaPortal Universal Web Interface\Website\Code\TVServer\Transcode.vb:line 276
2010-04-05 11:21:59.328125 [15]: uWiMP.Transcode: LaunchProcess end
2010-04-05 11:22:12.265625 [5]: DiskManagement: checking free disk space


Can't find any other logs which contain any more info...
Any ideas what this is due to? I have tried for hours to sort this to no avail!

Cheers for any help!
Phil

 

[cheezey]

I think I have found the problem. The path to the iPiMP utilities folder is set when you install iPiMP, in your case you installed it to C:\ (using the SUBST command) and there is no way to change this in the plugin settings pages (I'll fix that in the next release).

In the meantime, open a command prompt, navigate to "G:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server" and run the following:

iPiMPConfigurePlugin.exe add=iPiMPTranscodeToMP4_iPiMPPath=G:\Program Files\iPiMP\Utilities

Then see if a transcode works.

 

[Olli0815]

Hi,

I have the same error when want to start transcoding via handbreak.
But it is "folder" related - not drive related. because i installed it on C:
only changed the target path to X:... that works with fine with older version and ffmpeg...
Now i realized in LOG: "hard coded path..." beacsue i am running "German" system and the installation path is "Programme/..."
NOT "Program files/... as shown in LOG

View attachment iPiMP.txt



Thanks,
Olli


OK, I tried to change plugIn settings via cmd setting to "Programme..." does not work...
But copy IPMP folder to "Program Files../ now and it seems to work..

 

[PhilUK]

I think I have found the problem. The path to the iPiMP utilities folder is set when you install iPiMP, in your case you installed it to C:\ (using the SUBST command) and there is no way to change this in the plugin settings pages (I'll fix that in the next release).

In the meantime, open a command prompt, navigate to "G:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal TV Server" and run the following:

iPiMPConfigurePlugin.exe add=iPiMPTranscodeToMP4_iPiMPPath=G:\Program Files\iPiMP\Utilities

Then see if a transcode works.

Perfect! I've run the cmd and resetted and transcoding now works perfectly...

Recorded TV shows from anywhere. Amazing, this has to be the best 'app' on my iPhone.

Thanks so much for the help cheezey, sorry for using G:\ lol!

Phil

 

[cheezey]

sorry for using G:\

he he. Let that be a lesson!!!!!!!!

 

[cheezey]

Olli0815 Did you reset your tv service after changing the settings?

 

[Olli0815]

yes,
after restart the path is correct, but transcoding starts for 1 min - then stopps - no error but also no output..
Is there a further log to check what happend?

Thanks,
Olli

View attachment 59687

 

[PhilUK]

yes,
after restart the path is correct, but transcoding starts for 1 min - then stopps - no error but also no output..
Is there a further log to check what happend?

Thanks,
Olli

View attachment 59687

Have you tried with ffmpeg to see if it's an issue with handbrake?

Cheers
Phil

 

[Olli0815]

Hi,

yes, tried but same result...



----->>>
OK, changed the path for output file back to another drive and it works fine now,
so what is the cmd to change the output path?


Thanks for support,
Olli

 

[cheezey]

so what is the cmd to change the output path?

iPiMPConfigurePlugin.exe add=iPiMPTranscodeToMP4_SavePath=<Your path here>