New DVD2MPEG and Video Archiver Plugins

[aegisx]

ah ok,

What filename is it looking for? I tried one of the requests, it worked, I see a movie poster, but it isn't downloading it.

[Jeff]

If you post the name of the directory that you have created I will run the video archiver version of the check and post the qeries that it performed. The summary aner is that it lookes for the directory name along with a few key words (like "TV&quot to try to find the right page. Its very easy as a human to tell if the page found is the one you want; its not so easy for the utility (at least not yet).

Jeff

[aegisx]

I found the queries, i tried one and it came up with the imdb page, that had a poster on it. However the gettvinfo is not downloading it. The directory is: Fortress 2 Re-Entry

[Jeff]

Hmm. It worked for me. It found an image at http://ia.imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/09/48/30m.jpg and downloaded it. I know I've made changes to the version I have, but I don;t think I changed anything having to do with the querries used.

Jeff

[aegisx]

argh, it was actually a networking issue...

the server lost its dns server entries... fixed now and working

[jelder]

Sorry, I misread your question. If you have a DVD with multiple episodes on it what I do is use the re-author function of DVD shrink to create multiple *.iso files and then mount each DVD in turn with daemon. It's not automated, but it works. You can also muck around with the DVDDecrypter command line, but that process wouldn't be automated either so I'm not sure it is worth the effort. It would be nice of the plug-in detected that their were multple movies on the DVD and let you pick which one to convert, but unless there is an existing command line app available to extract this infor I don;t see it as something I will be able to add to the plug-in any time soon.

Jeff

Thanks for the quick response.  I played around with DVDdecrypter and I think I have figured out how to do it.  You have to add the /PGC 1 (or whatever PGC you select) after /VTS 1 in the command line.  By default I think it grabs the PGC with the largest file size.  If you have already ripped one file off the DVD, then you need to change the file name in the /DVD folder otherwise the 2nd file will overwrite the first.

[PVR(SWE)]

Having massive problems.
When I install the plugin (Jan-11-05VAPlugIn) I can see it in config.exe even open the config menus. But when I try to use it in GBPVR I don't get a button for it (same problem whit other releases from the same plugin, the only one that works is the one from 1 Nov 2004). I have lookt in the config.xml file and the plugin is there as true and looks like all the other working plugins. What log files do you want from me? Do you know whats wrong?
Cheers /Jonas
P.S.
Keep up the good work
D.S.

[Jeff]

Sounds like an error on the initial load; I've seen thinmgs like this during development but thought I had fixed them all (guess not). I would look in the GBPVR.exe.log file. If the plug-in generated an exception it should show up there.

Jeff

[ryandkg]

Trying to use Jan1105VAPlugin and I am having problems similar to those reported by PVR(SWE).
I can see the "Video" menu in the config.xml but it does not show up in GBPVR. As suggested I looked in the GBPVR.exe.log and found the following:

Quote[/b] ]1/16/2005 11:19:34 AM.480 ERROR [2] Error initializing menu plugin: C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\\plugins\Video Archiver.dll
1/16/2005 11:19:34 AM.480 ERROR [2] Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.
1/16/2005 11:19:34 AM.480 ERROR [2] at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceImpl(Boolean publicOnly)
at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, Boolean nonPublic)
at an..ctor()
1/16/2005 11:19:34 AM.530 ERROR [2] Inner exception: System.ArgumentException: Item has already been added. Key in dictionary: "h:\tv videos\" Key being added: "h:\tv videos\"
at System.Collections.Hashtable.Insert(Object key, Object nvalue, Boolean add)
at System.Collections.Hashtable.Add(Object key, Object value)
at ArchiveVideosPlugin.DirListClass.AddRootDir(String dirPath)
at ArchiveVideosPlugin.ArchiveVideosTask..ctor()
1/16/2005 11:19:34 AM.530 ERROR [2] at System.Collections.Hashtable.Insert(Object key, Object nvalue, Boolean add)
at System.Collections.Hashtable.Add(Object key, Object value)
at ArchiveVideosPlugin.DirListClass.AddRootDir(String dirPath)

I then tried using the Dec1604 release and that shows up just fine in the GBPRV menu.
I am running GBPVR v0.23.13.

Thanks to all of the developers and users on this forum, for their great work and all of the help they are providing.

[Jeff]

Can you look in your main config.xml file and post the contents. it should look something like

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">
<VideoArchivePlugin>
<ArchivePath>J:\Archived Recordings\</ArchivePath>
<ArchiveDays>40</ArchiveDays>
<DVDPath3>M:\DVDs\</DVDPath3>
<DVDPath2>N:\DVDs\</DVDPath2>
<DVDPath>O:\DVDs\</DVDPath>
<ConfirmDelete>True</ConfirmDelete>
<RunArchiveUtility>False</RunArchiveUtility>
<RunDVDUpdateUtility>False</RunDVDUpdateUtility>
<VideoSortNewestFirst>True</VideoSortNewestFirst>
<PendingSortFirstToRecordFirst>True</PendingSortFirstToRecordFirst>
<DVDSortAtoZ>True</DVDSortAtoZ>
<DisplayFileSize>True</DisplayFileSize>
<DisplayRecordingDate>True</DisplayRecordingDate>
<DisplayChannel>False</DisplayChannel>
<DisplayPendingByDate>True</DisplayPendingByDate>
<DisplayDateFormat>9</DisplayDateFormat>
<PendingDateFormat>9</PendingDateFormat>
<LowBitRate>3500</LowBitRate>
<MediumBitRate>6000</MediumBitRate>
<HighBitRate>10000</HighBitRate>
<VBLowBitRate>2910</VBLowBitRate>
<VBMediumBitRate>4000</VBMediumBitRate>
<VBHighBitRate>6000</VBHighBitRate>
<DVDDecrypterPath>C:\Program Files\DVD Decrypter\</DVDDecrypterPath>
<BesweetPath>C:\Program Files\DVD Tools\</BesweetPath>
<mplexPath>C:\Program Files\DVD Tools\</mplexPath>
<tempDir>O:\Temp\</tempDir>
<AudioStreamIdentifier>0x80</AudioStreamIdentifier>
<DecryptCommandLine>/MODE IFO /SRC {dvdDrive} /VTS 1 /DEMUX 0xE0 0x80 0xA0 /DEST "{tempDir}" /SPLIT NONE /START /OVERWRITE YES /CLOSE</DecryptCommandLine>
<BeSweetPCMCommandLine>-core( -input "{inputfile}" -output "{tempDir}audio.mp2" -logfilea "{tempDir}BeSweet.log" ) ota( -d auto ) -mp2enc( -m s -b 192 -e )</BeSweetPCMCommandLine>
<BeSweetCommandLine>-core( -input "{tempDir}audio.ac3" -output "{tempDir}audio.mp2" -logfilea "{tempDir}BeSweet.log" ) -ota( -d {delayTime} ) -azid( -c normal -g 0.95 -L -3db ) -toolame( -m s -b 192 -e )</BeSweetCommandLine>
<MplexCommandLine>-f 8 -o "{outputfile}" "{tempDir}audio.mp2" "{tempDir}video.m2v"</MplexCommandLine>
<SkipCleanUp>True</SkipCleanUp>
<PanelShowRecordingStatus>True</PanelShowRecordingStatus>
<PanelPendingLeadTime>23</PanelPendingLeadTime>
<PanelDateFormat>9</PanelDateFormat>
<FreeSpaceWarningLevel>2000</FreeSpaceWarningLevel>
<UseAggressiveStartup>True</UseAggressiveStartup>
<MonitorSpaceOnPrimaryDrivesOnly>True</MonitorSpaceOnPrimaryDrivesOnly>
<PanelCycleTime>30</PanelCycleTime>
<PanelShowAudioStatus>True</PanelShowAudioStatus>
</VideoArchivePlugin>
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