Today while working on my htpc and npvr 2.0.3, I noticed that my AC/DC Live at Donnington had some audio issues. After it mounts, it plays the introduction just fine, but then everything after that is silent. I had pretty much everything set to use ffdshow audio (I have SAF5 installed), and I was trying to figure out the settings within ffdshow. After failing time after time, I decided to try other decoders. However, npvr still is using ffdshow. I now have all of the audio decoders in npvr set to disabled, rebooted and it still uses ffdshow for the dvd (and my mp3's).

So, I think my questions are:
1) When changing decoders, what needs to be done in order for it to be changed? Restart the video/audio? Restart npvr? Reboot the computer?

2) Any clue as to why ffdshow is still an active decoder when all my audio decoders were disabled?

3) Finally, anyone have a clue as to why the introduction of the dvd has audio but then everything after that is silent?

Thanks for your help.

Hello,
I was just trying to install NPVR on my older laptop when I get the message posted below in the settings under the decoders menu.

Also, in the about menu under settings it says: "WARNING: The DirectX runtime is not available on this machine. Software rendering instead." - i wonder if this is related

I just installed the latest ATI drivers for the Radeon X300 that the computer uses. And I installed the latest DirectX 9c runtime. Everything else seems to be functioning normally. I can run GBPVR without a problem. I also have NPVR installed on 3 other machines (including 1 server with a TV card) without a hitch.

I've tried an older verion of NPVR and the latest March 1st version.


Here's the error message:

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just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.IO.FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembly 'Unmanaged, Version=1.0.4077.12520, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800736B1)
File name: 'Unmanaged, Version=1.0.4077.12520, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' ---> System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x800736B1): This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800736B1)
at NextPVR.Settings.PlaybackSettingsPage.DevicesSettingsPage_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.EventHandler.Invoke(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.UserControl.OnLoad(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.UserControl.OnCreateControl()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlCollection.Add(Control value)
at NextPVR.Settings.SettingsForm.listBoxPageSelector_SelectedIndexChanged(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ListBox.OnSelectedIndexChanged(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ListBox.WmReflectCommand(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ListBox.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

Sub, I have a few questions on storing the resume position.

- if a file plays through to the end how is StorePlaybackPosition updated, ie. does it use the last PTS? This will general set a useless resume position one second or so early.

- if a seek manual or comskip is to end of file the PTS value, I am not seeing an update to StorePlaybackPosition, should this not store a value.

- what does NPVR do for resuming if the resume time and duration are the same?

Martin

I just did a clean install of npvr 2.0.3 on my Win7 x64 SP1 development system (no tv tuner installed), and I cannot get into either the Decoders settings or the DVD settings. I'm guessing the problem could be similar to a posting I found earlier "NPVR Crash viewing Settings.Decoders after installing new DVB-T2 card".

My npvr.log gives very little detail:

[...startup]
2011-03-05 10:49:47.297 [DEBUG][1] Created mutex. Must be only instance.
2011-03-05 10:49:47.547 [DEBUG][1] Version: 2.0.3
2011-03-05 10:49:47.547 [DEBUG][1] SingleInstance()
2011-03-05 10:49:47.692 [INFO][1] About to connect to remote recording service
2011-03-05 10:49:47.694 [DEBUG][1] RecordingServiceProxy@exit
2011-03-05 10:49:47.709 [DEBUG][1] Using skin: C:\Users\Public\NPVR\skin\Default\
2011-03-05 10:49:47.713 [DEBUG][1] About to look for plugin directories in: C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Plugins\
2011-03-05 10:49:47.713 [DEBUG][1] Skipping non-existant plugin directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\NPVR\Plugins\
2011-03-05 10:49:47.717 [DEBUG][1] Loaded menu item: Music
2011-03-05 10:49:47.735 [DEBUG][1] Loaded menu item: Videos
2011-03-05 10:49:47.741 [DEBUG][1] Loaded menu item: Pictures
2011-03-05 10:49:47.745 [DEBUG][1] Loaded menu item: DVD
2011-03-05 10:49:47.747 [DEBUG][1] Loaded menu item: Exit


The Windows crash window has the following:

NextPVR has stopped working

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: NextPVR.exe
Application Version: 1.0.0.0
Application Timestamp: 4d6be205
Fault Module Name: vmnc.dll_unloaded
Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 4cdc4bfa
Exception Code: c0000096
Exception Offset: 06982a3b
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033
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Any thoughts what could cause this?

Hi,

Just thought it was worth noting that audio still glitches on Live TV in 2.0.3. Doesn't do this when the same programme is time shifted (i.e. press rewind once).

Thanks

Hi,

I've recently updated to version 2 from version 1.5 and have started having some strange issues.

First, I've had some device failed to start recordings. I have 2 hauppage 2250 tuners that have worked perfectly now for several months. Here's an example log for that error message:

NextPVR 2.03 vs. GB-PVR 1.4.7
As NextPVR 2.0.3 is out of Beta and GB-PVR 1.4.7 doesn't get any new code I tried to switch to NextPVR, even if I'm nearly happy with GB-PVR.

The following is based on experience with GB-PVR on XP and 7 (32) and on tests with NextPVR on 7.

Unfortunately, after my tests I still clearly prefer GB to Next.
This could partly change over time. Reasons for this estimation include:
- habituation to new handling
- customization of new program
- different style of new program with no possibility to customize (taste of programmer)
- maturity
- output file format

To give some details: Channel switching in Live TV mode, keys for switching between full screen and normal screen, bad looking fonts in scaled screens (i.e. windows), missing visual feedback of running Recording Service, handling and presentation of manual recordings, a lot of options that pop up only when mouse is over them.
And the output file format of recordings. At the moment this is the most important reason.
In two areas I found Next to better GB: the separation of program files and program data, and the handling of long paths (to pick up below).

As I use analog TV exclusively I'm used to .mpg files, which are program streams, I assume.
Because I watch all videos from outside of the PVR and with VLC media player I have the same problem as Nistrod with .ts files (http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php...post405759). I can acknowledge that the viewer in NextPVR shows the duration of the recordings correctly. This problem even made me look for an alternative viewer for my usual video viewing and found MPC Home Cinema to be quite good. E.g. it shows the duration of the .ts files in question, is fast and shows a lot of formats. But to have preferably only one player for most viewing tasks I still find VLC better.

Assumedly I will stay with analog TV for some time to come. And GB has quite a lot of what I need. So why should I switch to Next at all?
There is one problem with GB I didn't find a solution for that would be solved with Next.

Very long paths in GB-PVR
I don't know if this problem is handled in the forum elsewhere. I don't know how I could search for it.
Sometimes I had empty recordings with GB on XP and an error message indicating that GB couldn't recover. So subsequent recordings got lost also. Then the system had to be restarted (manually) to get GB working again.
This happend with shows that had very long subtitles in the XMLTV file, probably when the overall path length of the recording file exceeded 255, with a pattern like this:
[drive:]\GBPVR\title-very_long_subtitle\title-very_long_subtitle.mpg

Somewhere I read that there was an option to strip the directory part of the recording. But I'd like to keep it.
From then I just did the recordings I know would be problematic manually and the rest in the usual way.

Is there a way to make GB handle shows with very long subtitles, e.g. by augmenting the maximum path length considerably or by silently cutting the subtitle if it would cause a too long path name?

- next

PS: I'm happy that "NextPVR" seemingly has won the name war over "g3pvr" and other affected, contrived and mannered products of the marketing and PR departements...

I've just upgraded NPVR from 1.5.33 to 2.03 and see that the Pending list when I go to status is empty though it was populated earlier today before I upgraded. Other functions are OK, including:
-Status shows current recording activity
-Pending recordings are shown in Recordings on the main menu
-All programming remained through the upgrade process
Reinstalling 1.5.33 did not cause it to reappear. Any ideas why the Pending list is now empty?

Hi, when i use TV Recordings it doesnt seem to put anything in the database....

However i have also noticed your TV Listings data directory is:

C:\Users\Public\NPVR\Plugins\TV Listings\TheTVDB

Windows XP doesnt use this, the NPVR data is:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\NPVR\Plugins\TV Listings

Is this broken?

I can't import reoccuring recordings from the previous version's recurring-backup.xml. THe error given is sic ~recording "not in the current schedule"
The dropped from import recording are all set to "all channels" with "title like %showsname%"

also the taskbar's "show status" pending recording do not show any pending recordings for pending recordings with "title like showsname", but they do show in NPVR pending and reoccuring recordings lists and do record.

It's a just a minor inconvenience though.


NPVR.log snippet


[ERROR][1] Unable to import recurring recording due to problems finding the channel:
<Rules><ChannelOID>0</ChannelOID><ChannelName>All Channels</ChannelName><StartTime>2011-01-21T06:10:00.0000000Z</StartTime><EndTime>2011-01-21T07:10:00.0000000Z</EndTime><PrePadding>3</PrePadding><PostPadding>4</PostPadding><Quality>0</Quality><Keep>0</Keep><AdvancedRules>title like '%Gossip Girl%'</AdvancedRules></Rules>
2011-03-05 15:34:39.666 [INFO][1] UpdateAllRecurringRecordings()
2011-03-05 15:34:39.666 [INFO][1] Deleting existing pending season recordings
2011-03-05 15:34:39.676 [INFO][1] UpdateRecurringRecording(139, 'Dollhouse'):
<Rules><EPGTitle>Dollhouse</EPGTitle><ChannelOID>7154</ChannelOID><ChannelName>C4</ChannelName><StartTime>2010-10-11T08:30:00.0000000Z</StartTime><EndTime>2010-10-11T09:30:00.0000000Z</EndTime><PrePadding>3</PrePadding><PostPadding>4</PostPadding><Quality>0</Quality><Keep>0</Keep></Rules>
2011-03-05 15:34:39.793 [DEBUG][1] LoadListingsMatchingTitle(channel=7154,title=Dollhouse)