VidImport not working

[a1blues]

Perhaps your browser cache is an issue, check the file date of the exe and dll to make sure they are today's date.

Martin

I got it to work, i had to put dotnet at start and point it to the dll and it did it perfect.
Only problem now is when I try to play any of the media center files in the web nextpvr page it gives an error of transcoder failed or failed to start requested stream?
I set it to transcode in the web site setting for nextpvr.
Any ideas?
Thanks.

[mvallevand]

Did you install the files in the NextPVR program folder? They aren't designed to run anywhere else.

I did post that wtv is a bad format but your logs would probably show what is going one.

Martin

[a1blues]

Did you install the files in the NextPVR program folder? They aren't designed to run anywhere else.

I did post that wtv is a bad format but your logs would probably show what is going one.

Martin

Yeah i installed to nexpvr folder.
Got it sorted now.
Many thanks for helping me get it sorted.
Cheers.
Mark.

[a1blues]

Did you install the files in the NextPVR program folder? They aren't designed to run anywhere else.

I did post that wtv is a bad format but your logs would probably show what is going one.

Martin

Just a question maybe regarding when importing wtv files, they are showing on nextpvr as being a start time of a hour earlier than the recording start time actually is.
When i check the original wtv file manually and go to properties the recording time is showing the correct start time.
Also when I use ffprobe it is showing a hour early like nextpvr reads it as too.
I have included an example wtv file and the ffprobe output to illustrate.
PS. I have got my date and time zone correct for uk GMT.
The actual recording start time of this video is 11.45am

[mvallevand]

What I do can't be any simpler I just pass your xml file as a string to NextPVR's  logic so I don't have any control what sub does.  Are you sure your XML file is passing the correct time with the correct UTC offset.

Code:

    string xml = File.ReadAllText(args[1]);
    NShared.ExportImport.ImportRecordings(xml);

Martin

[a1blues]

What I do can't be any simpler I just pass your xml file as a string to NextPVR's  logic so I don't have any control what sub does.  Are you sure your XML file is passing the correct time with the correct UTC offset. 

Code:

    string xml = File.ReadAllText(args[1]);
    NShared.ExportImport.ImportRecordings(xml);

Martin

No, you misunderstand me, I do not mean it is your fault or subs that this happens, Im just snookered as to what to do to fix the problem.
On my windows under time zone part, it is set to utc+00:00 dublin, edinburgh, Lisbon, London.
I was hoping you might know how to fix it as you seem very knowledgeable at coding and so on.


Here is the xml code for that file, it was processed by a powershell script i got off this forum called NextPVRImport.ps1 which i have attached.
The weird thing is that ffprobe as mentioned still gets the original wtv file as a hour earlier regardless of the xml file or what the script do.
Even weirder is that the powershell script get the time as two hours earlier lol.

    <recording>
        <name>Close Calls: On Camera</name>
        <channel>BBC ONE HD</channel>
        <filename>D:\Recorded TV\Close Calls- On Camera\Close Calls- On Camera-Season_9\Thu 06 May 2021\10-45-Ep4\Stream\Close Calls- On Camera S9 E4.wtv</filename>
        <status>READY</status>
        <startTime>2021-05-06T09:45:03.0000000Z</startTime>
        <endTime>2021-05-06T09:45:03.0000000Z</endTime>
        <Event>
            <OID>0</OID>
            <Title>Close Calls: On Camera</Title>
            <SubTitle>More stories of near misses, featurin...</SubTitle>
            <Description>More stories of near misses, featuring a teenage girl crashing into a bridge during a go-kart race, while her anxious parents watch in the stands. Plus, a kayaking mother and daughter stranded on mud flats after getting caught out by the tide. Presented by Nick Knowles - S9 E4/20</Description>
            <ChannelOID>0</ChannelOID>
            <StartTime>2021-05-06T09:45:03.0000000Z</StartTime>
            <EndTime>2021-05-06T09:45:03.0000000Z</EndTime>
            <FirstRun>true</FirstRun>
        </Event>
    </recording>
    <recording>

[mvallevand]

I don't know what the time should be so I can't help.  I would be more worried that the start time and end time are the same.

Quite honestly I really don't think you should care what the time shows on a recording if it imports and plays correctly.

Martin

[a1blues]

I don't know what the time should be so I can't help.  I would be more worried that the start time and end time are the same.

Quite honestly I really don't think you should care what the time shows on a recording if it imports and plays correctly.

Martin

That's a good point and it does seem quite trivial.
However, I have written a script that creates folders and labels the time it is recorded and this is why I wanted to fix it cause its bugging me. No matter... thanks anyway

[a1blues]

I don't know what the time should be so I can't help.  I would be more worried that the start time and end time are the same.

Quite honestly I really don't think you should care what the time shows on a recording if it imports and plays correctly.

Martin

Fixed it, had to go to windows date and time settings and disable daylight savings.

[mvallevand]

That feels wrong, I suggest the time with Z you are providing is not not correct. Right now it is BST right so Z time is not local time.

Martin