[mythtv-users] mytharchive problem - attempting to create iso

[John Pilkington]

On 26/11/17 23:06, George Bingham wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I am attempting to create a DVD that I will be gifting to someone and am 
> running into a few problems I can't find addressed in the faq:
> 
> I initially tried to create the ISO only, it had four video selections, 
> and two of them had single quotes in the file name. When I got to the 
> "Log Viewer" part, it appeared to work, except that it failed adding the 
> two files that had single quotes in their names.
> 
> I don't know if it was able to create the .iso file because I don't know 
> where to find it.
> 
> Anyway, subsequent attempts at creating DVDs or ISOs are failing and I 
> don't know why. The "Log Viewer" screen stays blank.
> 
> I have confirmed that I am able to write to the temp directory under 
> /var/lib/mythtvarchive .
> 
> Additionally, I tried deleting the contents of the temp directory there 
> and starting over, but still just get a blank "log viewer" screen.
> 
> 
> The mythfrontend.log file reveals the following when I click the "Next" 
> button and it shows the blank log viewer screen:
> 
> *Nov 26 16:54:33 compuxeon mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[19926]: N 
> CoreContext mythburn.cpp:280 (loadEncoderProfiles) MythArchive: Loading 
> encoding profiles from 
> /usr/share/mythtv/mytharchive/encoder_profiles/ffmpeg_dvd_ntsc.xml*
> *Nov 26 16:54:44 compuxeon mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[19926]: I 
> CoreContext mythmainwindow.cpp:2892 (LockInputDevices) Locking input 
> devices*
> *Nov 26 16:54:44 compuxeon mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[19926]: N 
> CoreContext mythmainwindow.cpp:2951 (PauseIdleTimer) Suspending idle timer*
> *Nov 26 16:54:55 compuxeon mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[19926]: E 
> CoreContext xmlparsebase.cpp:526 (ParseUIType) XMLParseBase: Duplicate 
> name: 'buttonbackground' in parent 
> 'selectedactive'#012#011#011#011Location: 
> /usr/share/mythtv/themes/Mythbuntu/mytharchive-ui.xml @ 
> 516#012#011#011#011Name: 'buttonbackground'#011Type: 'imagetype'*
> *Nov 26 16:54:55 compuxeon mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[19926]: E 
> CoreContext xmlparsebase.cpp:526 (ParseUIType) XMLParseBase: Duplicate 
> name: 'buttonbackground' in parent 
> 'selectedinactive'#012#011#011#011Location: 
> /usr/share/mythtv/themes/Mythbuntu/mytharchive-ui.xml @ 
> 525#012#011#011#011Name: 'buttonbackground'#011Type: 'imagetype'*
> *Nov 26 16:54:55 compuxeon mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[19926]: I 
> CoreContext mythmainwindow.cpp:2894 (LockInputDevices) Unlocking input 
> devices*
> *Nov 26 16:54:55 compuxeon mythfrontend.real: mythfrontend[19926]: N 
> CoreContext mythmainwindow.cpp:2956 (PauseIdleTimer) Resuming idle timer*
> 
> 
> Here I am stuck.... any ideas?
> 
> Also, where should an .ISO be created?   I needed it to create an ISO 
> because I don't think the CDROM on my main back/front end machine works 
> anymore.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> -- George

Hi:  I have a bulky collection of MythArchive DVDs, all burned from 
mythburn.iso images by k3b, but making the first one is often a painful 
experience, particularly if the files or filenames are 
less-than-perfect.  I try to do all my format-conversion before 
starting.  There's a bit less mystery when things do go wrong.  And I 
use ProjectX.

For example:

> Transcode from HD to dvd: first rename the input file
> 
> ionice -c3 nice mythffmpeg -threads 2 -v "verbose"  -i  "1103_20171207134100HD.ts" -target pal-dvd  -s  720x576 -acodec mp2 -b:a 192k -ac 2 -aspect 16:9  "1103_20171207134100.mpg"

One specific problem above seems to be in 
/usr/share/mythtv/themes/Mythbuntu/mytharchive-ui.xml.  I have never 
used the Mythbuntu themes and don't have them on this box, but you might 
try one of the other themes in the MA DVD theme selector.  I use a 
slightly customized MythCenter-wide-Animated

All the work and logs should be in the MythArchive Temp Directory 
specified in

Mythfrontend > Setup > Media Settings > Archive Files Settings

The last one I did, which included requantisation, took about 30 minutes.

HTH

John P