[mythtv-users] 0.27.1 stores wrong length in SD mpeg2 recordings

[Hika van den Hoven]

Hoi Hika,

Sunday, June 22, 2014, 2:03:40 AM, you wrote:

> Hoi Mark,

> Sunday, June 22, 2014, 1:46:51 AM, you wrote:



>>> On 22 Jun 2014, at 8:21 am, "Hika van den Hoven" <hikavdh at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hoi Mark,
>>> 
>>> Sunday, June 22, 2014, 12:15:50 AM, you wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>>>> mythcommflag --rebuild -f %FILE% works. I tested a file at the command
>>>>> line and it now shows the correct duration. It however gave a decoding
>>>>> error after finnishing: Unknown Error 541478725.
>>> 
>>>> I believe the error can be ignored. I always get the same / similar
>>>> error message after every Mythcommflag run with no issues.
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>> 
>>> Thanks I changed all my rules and templates to exclude transcoding and
>>> to include the seektable rebuild job.
>>> I'm now wondering ik commflagging will work correctly, for I have it
>>> starting directly. Future will tell.
>>> I'm also thinking of replacing the transcode command with a script
>>> that first does a seektable rebuild before the transcoding and that
>>> outputs the errorcode from the transcoding.
>>> Something like:
>>> 
>>> #!/bin/bash
>>> declare Filename=$1
>>> if [ "$FileName" == "" ]; then
>>>   exit 1
>>> fi
>>> /usr/bin/mythcommflag --rebuild -f $FileName
>>> 
>>> /usr/bin/transcode $FileName
>>> exit $?
>>> 
>>> Do I have to add more? I'm not familiar with what transcode passes on
>>> to the commandline.
>>> 
>>> Tot mails,
>>>  Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com
>>> 
>>> "Zonder hoop kun je niet leven
>>> Zonder leven is er geen hoop
>>> Het eeuwige dilemma
>>> Zeker als je hoop moet vernietigen om te kunnen overleven!"
>>> 
>>> De lerende Mens
>>> 
>>> _______________________________________________

>> I don't use the inbuilt transcode functions, so don't recall off
>> the top of my head what parameters, if any, they need.

>> But the first thing that occurs to me is that I believe that
>> rebuilding the seek table will invalidate commflag markers and
>> cutlist markers, so if you were transcoding to remove commercials
>> and pre / post padding you may need to rerun your commflag detection
>> and rebuild your cutlist after rebuilding the seek table and before transcoding.

>> I think the parameters passed to the inbuilt transcode can be seen
>> from mythtv-setup on one of the screens near where you setup the
>> user jobs. Under General somewhere I think.
>> _______________________________________________

> Thanks, it there just says the default 'mythtranscode' but obviously
> parameters will be added like the filename, but maybe others. So to
> catch that proper I might have to add a test routine. Unless I know it
> will only be the filename.
> Also I'm concerned with syntax. My example uses shell syntax, for it
> is a shell script. The usercommand Stephen gave uses a slightly
> different syntax %FILE% in stead of $FILE. Could anybody comment on
> that. I seem to remember those commands normally are run without
> shell. therefore the different syntax???

> Tot mails,
>   Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com

Nice by the way, the user job 'Rebuild Seek Table' Also shows on the
frontend menu. So I can easily run it on a recording at need. I don't
need to run it on all recordings of the past month.



Tot mails,
  Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com

"Zonder hoop kun je niet leven
Zonder leven is er geen hoop
Het eeuwige dilemma
Zeker als je hoop moet vernietigen om te kunnen overleven!"

De lerende Mens