Back on the warpath with trying to get AVI's to play with an MVP. To those who replied before this will look somewhat familiar.
Currently I have a fresh GBPVR install up in W2K3 server, AVI's CAN play but there is a resolution issue (very blown up, elongated)
I try and install Ztools and follow the instructions on the wiki. Always asks for mencoder path (is that a problem?)
After completing the steps I try and play an AVI and at the same second I attempt to play the file a Run-time error 75 pops up on the PC screen.
I did see at least one posting about this, and the recommendation was to upgrade to some of the latest tools (beta build). Any of the following posts announcing a beta build of ztools have had the file references removed.
GB-PVR doesn't seem to recognize either my Pinnacle PCTV or ATI TV Wonder 600 tuners. Is there some way to get it to work with these? They both work with all the other programs I've tried except SageTV which won't work with the Pinnacle PCTV either.
Windows XP did an auto-update today, and since then, I receive an error from GB-PVR when I attempt to use the TV guide, watch live TV, or record a program. The error is System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException, and can be found numerous times in the attached logs. It claims that there is a missing directory in the GB-PVR application folder.
After closing the error window, the application crashes, and the only way to get rid of it is to kill it using the Windows Task Manager.
I've included a screenshot of the error, in case it's helpful. Thanks a lot, Windows...
I think I know the answer to this but though I would ask anyway. If I pay for hi-def service with Charter do I still have to use their box to get channels like ESPN etc. In other words would all of the hi-def channels then be like clear QAM or does their box actually descramble the channel?
This thread is picked up from one in the XSuite category...
JKSmurf, sorry this has taken so long to get back to. Between my job and life in general, I find there is not enough time to keep up with all of this....
Try this version of WizMetadataGrabber. I've added a /noconsole parameter (must be 1st parm). The log messages should still be written, you just won't see any feedback on the console window...
I am thinking about building another PC based DVR. I am having trouble justifying the cost vs say TIVO or a cable DVR if I have to build a new machine. I am trying to find refurbished or off lease machines as a way of keeping the cost down. Does anyone have any recommendations for off-lease/refurbs? Note: I am in the US.
I recently installed SAF unlocked and set my MPEG2 Video Decoder on the playback tab of Config to
Cyberlink Video/SP Decoder (PDVD9) as recommended. It wouldn't play my DVR-MS files. No errors in logs. It would just stay black screen, then return to the recordings menu. I checked in GraphStudio, and it played the same files fine with the same filters, including Cyberlink Video/SP Decoder (PDVD9).
Testing further, I tried those files with the Video Decoder on the playback tab of Config set to System Default. It chose ffdshow and played fine. Then I changed the filter merit of Cyberlink Video/SP Decoder (PDVD9) to higher than ffdshow, left the Video Decoder set to System Default, and it played fine! (Logs confirm GBPVR was using PDVD9.) Then I reset the Video Decoder to Cyberlink Video/SP Decoder (PDVD9) and it refused to play again.
Bottom line, it refuses to play the file with the Video Decoder set to Cyberlink Video/SP Decoder (PDVD9), but will happily play the file with that filter using it through System Default, provided its merit is highest.
Why? Does anyone know the difference between these two methods of using the same filter?
I have several PDVD filters (6.x and 7 as well as 9) Does that have any effect? I could remove some to find out, but I hate to do that.
Related questions:
Do I care if I use ffdshow or PDVD9? I can reset the merits and use System Default. What are relative advantages/disadvantages (Why does SAF recommend its use - DXVA?)
Alternatively, is there any reason why I shouldn't leave the merit of PDVD9 set highest and continue with it set to System Default?
I tried to install version 1.4.7 on a Windows 7 x64 PC. I had version 1.4.7 installed previiously but it was acting funny. I had deleted the installation of GBPVR and its directory.
When I tried to install it, it goes through most of the process and then rolls back files and has an error screen that says simply "Installation Ended Prematurely Because of an Error" and I can't find any error logs with any detail about what the error was.
For better or worse before I tried to install GBPVR I ran VCREDIST_x86. Did this mess me up?
Using lates gbpvr i just want it to play dvd files, mpg files, show pics and play mp3 files.
Most of it functions Ok. I use a cheap remote control together with eventghost to send commands to gbpvr.
sometimes, with some dvd's this works OK, but often it does not. It just seems that, when playing, al input is cut off, remote as well as keyboard. The only thing in this case what I can do is useing ctrl alt del or (when explorer is running) the other keycombinations which are captured by the OS itselves.
Does anyone could have an idea of what's wrong here? playback is set to VMR9 custom, and al other dropdowns to ffdshow exept the lowest 2 which only have system default as option.
Also, how can I make gbpvr jump to the dvd menu first, before playing a movie?
