mTranscode BETA - automatic encoding of recordings

[jam_zhou]

echo %newname% >>transcode_queue.txt
should there be a space??
echo %newname% >> transcode_queue.txt


would be more correct than the other one. %1 will be just the filename passed postprocessing.bat.

If you have importqueue=0 then you better have transcode_queue in the same directory as mtranscode.vbs. I don't think you are doing this.

[reboot]

Here's another renamerecordings.log

Code:

File 'D:\Aladdin\Aladdin_20051215_12371300.csv' renamed to
     'D:\Aladdin\Do the Rat Thing.csv'
File 'D:\Aladdin\Aladdin_20051215_12371300.log' renamed to
     'D:\Aladdin\Do the Rat Thing.log'
File 'D:\Aladdin\Aladdin_20051215_12371300.mpg' renamed to
     'D:\Aladdin\Do the Rat Thing.mpg'
File 'D:\Aladdin\Aladdin_20051215_12371300.txt' renamed to
     'D:\Aladdin\Do the Rat Thing.txt'
File 'D:\Aladdin\Aladdin_20051215_12371300.VPrj' renamed to
     'D:\Aladdin\Do the Rat Thing.VPrj'

This works, but I cannot pass the renamed name to transcode_queue.txt
Mencoder works, on the original file easily.
Here is transcode_queue.txt

Code:

"D:\Aladdin\Aladdin_20051215_12371300.mpg"

Here is the portion of my .bat that does the parsing of "renamerecordings.log", passes the name to transcode_queue.txt, then runs mencoder.

Code:

REM testing rename to newname section---------------------
rem Process all the lines from the Renamerecording log file
set newname=%1
for /F "usebackq delims=' tokens=1,2,3,4,5" %%i in ("renamerecordings.log") do call :processline "%%j"  "%%l"
goto :afternewname

:processline
rem Remove
if NOT "%~x2" == ".mpg" goto :eof
set oldname=%~1
set newname=%~2

goto :eof

:afternewname

echo %newname% >> transcode_queue.txt

REM end testing rename to newname section-------------------

REM Testing mencoder section------------------
REM This is the transcoding portion
echo %1 >> transcode_queue.txt
cd "C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\Transcoder\"
start /min /low mtranscode.vbs
REM end mencoder test section ------------------
:eof

Edit: Yes, I am running everything from c:\program files\devnz\gbpvr\
I was trying it all from another folder, but gave up on that idea, and modified config to reflect the change (actually just downloaded it and overwrote it).

[reboot]

After a bunch more testing, Erik's portion doesn't pass the filename properly.
The transcode log just states that it can't find the file, looking for the original filename, which doesn't exist because it's been renamed.

[erik]

OK,

So this is how your code should look like
Remember, this is AFTER the renaming took place so the new names are in renamerecordins.log

Code:

rem Process all the lines from the Renamerecording log file
rem This will read each line in the log and icreates the transocder queue
for all lines that have an mpeg file name
for /F "usebackq delims=' tokens=1,2,3,4,5" %%i in ("renamerecordings.log") do call :processline "%%j"  "%%l"
Rem all lines are processed so nothing more to do except starting the transcode batch

REM This is the transcoding portion
cd "C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\Transcoder\"
start /min /low mtranscode.vbs
REM end mencoder test section ------------------


goto :eof

:processline
This is called for each line in the log file
rem Only do something for lines where an mpeg file is renamed, otherwise do nothing
if NOT "%~x2" == ".mpg" goto :eof
set oldname=%~1
set newname=%~2
Rem Here you have to do all the processing because only here its guaranteed to have the old and the new name.
Rem If the renamerecodings.log file contains the log of renaming multiple mpegs this will be executed for each mpeg file

echo %newname% >> transcode_queue.txt

:eof

[jam_zhou]

I don't know how to use dos batch that well...if you look through my code however, there's a file parser function which may help you out.

I'll try to figure out a vb script later on...in the meantime good luck

[reboot]

I tried that Erik, and nothing happens. Renamerecordings works, but the new name doesn't get passed to transcode_queue.txt, so mtranscode.vbs produces a log:

Code:

2005-12-15-17-20-44- --------------Iteration # 1---------------
2005-12-15-17-20-44- Used Local Queue: transcode_queue.txt
2005-12-15-17-20-44- RAW   : "D:\Finding the Fallen\Finding the Fallen_20051215_17001800.mpg"
2005-12-15-17-20-44- Parsed: D:\Finding the Fallen\Finding the Fallen_20051215_17001800.mpg
2005-12-15-17-20-44- PARSED: "D:\Finding the Fallen\Finding the Fallen_20051215_17001800.mpg"
2005-12-15-17-20-44- Extension: .mpg
2005-12-15-17-20-44- File Not Found "D:\Finding the Fallen\Finding the Fallen_20051215_17001800.mpg"
2005-12-15-17-20-44- delete transcoded file from queue
2005-12-15-17-20-44- RAW   : "D:\Finding the Fallen\Finding the Fallen_20051215_17001800.mpg"
2005-12-15-17-20-44- Parsed: D:\Finding the Fallen\Finding the Fallen_20051215_17001800.mpg
2005-12-15-17-20-44- PARSED: "D:\Finding the Fallen\Finding the Fallen_20051215_17001800.mpg"
2005-12-15-17-20-44- Extension: .mpg
2005-12-15-17-20-44- File Not Found "D:\Finding the Fallen\Finding the Fallen_20051215_17001800.mpg"
2005-12-15-17-20-44- delete transcoded file from queue
2005-12-15-17-20-44- RAW   :
2005-12-15-17-20-44- Transcode queue done
2005-12-15-17-20-44- Number of transcodes: 3
2005-12-15-17-20-44- -----DONE-----

That's all that happens.
I tried with a second line

Code:

echo %newname% >>new_filename.txt

and it ALWAYS contains the original name of the file, not it's proper renamed one.
Is there any other way to get the renamed filename? Poll the folders?

[jam_zhou]

Hey Reboot, try this...it worked for the sample you gave me. Open the file and change to point to the proper log file. You will also have to rename the output file in the debug function to transcode_queue.txt.

Run this script instead of echo %1 >> transcode queue then delete the old log or else you'll keep queueing the same set of files.

Finally, the resulting spaces in front of the first " will be parsed out in the mTranscode script.


Jam.z

[reboot]

I don't understand half of what you posted.
I have the file, renamed to newname.vbs
Exactly what am I supposed to do with it?

Open the file and change to point to the proper log file.

What file?

You will also have to rename the output file in the debug function to transcode_queue.txt.

Huh?

delete the old log or else you'll keep queueing the same set of files.

Huh again?
You assume I know something about vbs scripts, and know more than I really do about DOS .bat files.

[jam_zhou]

Sorry about that...I was in a bit of a hurry.

here's a new file. Just put it in the same directory as your renamerecordings.log and run it. It should be able to output a transcode_queue.txt with the proper new name.

The script looks for a line with "mpg" but not "renamed". I'll try to write a more sophisticated script later on today.

Once again, run this script instead of echo %1 >> transcode_queue.txt

Just a note about batch files. In a batch file, to change drives you have to use d:\ or e:\. For example if you were in C drive and wanted to goto d:\temp your batch file would have to be like this:

d:\
cd \temp

NOT

cd d:\temp

I learned that the hard way.

[reboot]

Thank you VERY much for taking all this extra time to sort this out.
I had everything working, except Erik's portion of the .bat to get the renamed filename.
I just ran this .vbs, and it successfully retrieved the last renamed filename with no trouble!
On to testing...put a line in my .bat so that the section looks like this:

Code:

RenameRecordings %1 > renamerecordings.log
REM testing rename to newname section---------------------

start /min /low getnewname.vbs

REM end testing rename to newname section-------------------

Everything works!!!

Now for the hard stuff...is it possible to get the foldername, and pass that as well, so the newly created avi will be named, "showname_episodename.avi"?
The foldername is included in the transcode_queue.txt file...
Or am I wishing on a star?

What happens if there are 5 or 6 entries in renamerecordings.log?