Can you clarify functionality of ZProcess please

[Elmo Putney]

I've just installed zprocess hoping it will help with a minor issue I have and I'm on a steep learning curve, I'm still not sure if it will do what I want can someone help.

Setup:
XP running the latest version of gbpvr, 6 tuners (4 dvb-t, 2 dvb-s) , TS-mux

1 MVP on a wired connection running MVPMC used for live tv and watching recordings mainly.

Problem:
I have config.xml set not to xcode TS to the MVP <MvpTranscodeTS>false I think it is. This gives me very good live TV, but if I play a recording I get the lip sync drifting, If I convert it to mpg offline its all good.

This problem would all be easy to solve by setting up a autoconvert from TS to MPG, which to date I have been doing without problem, but now I have HD channels which breaks the autoconvert from TS to MPG. I am not interested in viewing the HD live tv or HD recordings on the MVP so I'm happy to keep them as TS....so in summary:

I want Zprocess to allow live tv -ts to go to the MVPMC without any conversion, but I want it to do an on the fly xcode of recordings in ts to mpg when viewed on the MVP.....

From my limited knowledge the problem would be with <MvpTranscodeTS>false there is no differentiation between live and recordings so trans2mvp will never be called...correct?

the alternative is to get it to convert all recordings from ts to mpg at midnight and either ignore HD content or also convert it succesfully....

Thoughts please.

[zehd]

I've just installed zprocess hoping it will help with a minor issue I have and I'm on a steep learning curve, I'm still not sure if it will do what I want can someone help.

Setup:
XP running the latest version of gbpvr, 6 tuners (4 dvb-t, 2 dvb-s) , TS-mux

1 MVP on a wired connection running MVPMC used for live tv and watching recordings mainly.

Problem:
I have config.xml set not to xcode TS to the MVP <MvpTranscodeTS>false I think it is. This gives me very good live TV, but if I play a recording I get the lip sync drifting, If I convert it to mpg offline its all good.

This problem would all be easy to solve by setting up a autoconvert from TS to MPG, which to date I have been doing without problem, but now I have HD channels which breaks the autoconvert from TS to MPG. I am not interested in viewing the HD live tv or HD recordings on the MVP so I'm happy to keep them as TS....so in summary:

I want Zprocess to allow live tv -ts to go to the MVPMC without any conversion, but I want it to do an on the fly xcode of recordings in ts to mpg when viewed on the MVP.....

From my limited knowledge the problem would be with <MvpTranscodeTS>false there is no differentiation between live and recordings so trans2mvp will never be called...correct?

the alternative is to get it to convert all recordings from ts to mpg at midnight and either ignore HD content or also convert it successfully....

Thoughts please.

Realistically, ZProcess should not be called when using LiveTV. More than likely, GB-PVR is calling ffmpeg directly and for your country/region, that's a good thing (some regions don't like the default ffmpeg)

ZProcess was not designed to handle the variety of TS files being thrown at it lately (with the world going DT) It's going to be difficult to tshoot this while I don't have my hands on too much digital television myself (for right now at least)

I'm sorry, but I'm a little bogged down at the moment. I also have some new ideas that I have to think through a bit more.

I suspect I will have something that CAN handle the different types from around the world, work with On-The-Fly, Live TV and Post record Transcoding.

I have proof of concept already, so I know it will work, I just need time to user proof it...

[Elmo Putney]

Realistically, ZProcess should not be called when using LiveTV

Hmmm....sorry I am going to ask for clarification again, so......ZProcess wont be used for Live TV?? Y/N?

I haven't tried ZProcess yet (only installed) so I don't know if its trying to xcode live TV or not. If it isn't I think that solves my issue (no xcode for live TV .TS, Xcode for recorded)....now all I have to do is figure out how to set it up.

[zehd]

Hmmm....sorry I am going to ask for clarification again, so......ZProcess wont be used for Live TV?? Y/N?

I haven't tried ZProcess yet (only installed) so I don't know if its trying to xcode live TV or not. If it isn't I think that solves my issue (no xcode for live TV .TS, Xcode for recorded)....now all I have to do is figure out how to set it up.

The reason I can't give you a straight answer is, because for a variety of settings, ZProcess can be called, and in certain locales, it will work.

I haven't had the time nor interest (well enough interest to supercede my other projects) to find out under what combinations it will work or not.

If I remember correctly, Brits are having trouble with any type of transcoding their TS files (at least On the Fly)

That said, I wouldn't bother (for now)

[Elmo Putney]

Thanks Zehd, I think I will restore my system to pre-Zprocess install and work around the problem for now.
Cheers