Unable to acquire composite source (1 Viewer)

[david8]

Hi,

I have a Sony Vaio xl-201 with a set top box connected through rca->composite video adapter.

I can acquire the composite source from any software (VLC, AverMedia Media Center, Windows Media Center, etc...), but not with MediaPortal with or without tvengine in the lastest svn versions.

I add the special channel with the right button but when I try to do the preview TVEngine shows me an Unkown Error. I also the the s-video connection with the same result.

I also updated the driver with the latest from avermedia, but nothing to do.

Is there some problem with the capture device definition?

I don't know, but I would like to use this wonderful software for my htpc.

Please, help me.

Thanks in advance,

David

TV-Server Version: tvengine3-01-11-2008--01-08h--Rev16993
MediaPortal Version: svn--01-11-2008--01-04-Rev16993
MediaPortal Skin: PureVisionHD
Windows Version: XP Media Center Edition Versione 2002 Service Pack 2
CPU Type: Intel Core 2 CPU 6300 @ 1,86GHz
HDD: SEAGATE Barracuda 7200 rpm, 250Gb.
Memory: DDR2 SDRAM (2 x 512 MB)
Motherboard:
Motherboard Chipset: Chipset Intel P965 Express
Motherboard Bios:
Video Card: nvida geforce 7600 gt
Video Card Driver:
Sound Card:
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: AVerMedia A16C
1. TV Card Type: analog, DVB-T

 

[david8]

is there anybody out there?

 

[geov]

Hi David

Give some more detail about the errors you get, and also upload your MediaPortal logs. It is very difficult for us to help you without it.

 

[david8]

Thanks GeoV,

thanks for your answer.

I don't see logs in TVEngine.

Instead, in MediaPortal.log I don't see any stack trace.

I also switched the log information level in the configuration.

But nothing.

Can you explain me what I have to do for catching the error above?

Thanks very much,

David

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

If you open TVE3 config, there is a link there to logs.

 

[david8]

Hi Paranoid,
It wasn't to much hard to find

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/UserGuides/SW-Cards_setup

Link just in case needed.

I take it you have the avermedia software still installed.

Could you get your card working with one of the software versions that work (not VLC), and then "connect to remote graph" with graphedit, take a screenshot and upload to here, using the advanced features + button

is it a cannot create graph error message you are getting, logs seem to have a couple of dubious bits, but they are not clear cut for me to diagnose.

Thanks

 

[david8]

Hi Ray,

when I try to "connect to remote graph" a window appears without any selectable remote filters.

I used Avermedia Media center, TV and Beyond TV.

Have I to install one of the three commercial encoders recommended in the link above?

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

So just that i understand correctly..

Start lets say Avermedia in windowed mode with live TV running.

You then run graphedits "connect to remote graph" and this shows nothing to connect to.

What happens if you do the same thing with Windows Media Centre.

yes might be worthwhile trying a commercial trial package to see if it will work.

 

[david8]

Here I am,

I used MCE. Success!!!

And now?

Do I try to install those packages or have I to wait your analysis?