0kb recordings

[funkybro_uk]

How can you tell which version of the multiplexer you have installed??

funkybro

[herrmannj]

HI,

I dont think that the 0kb records are only related to cyberlink mux. I got these 0kb records (more often) with cyberlink (3.0.0.2221 and 5.0.0.727) but also with showshifter mux (3.1.0.2557). see log. It often seems so be related (at least with showshifter) to records from different sources at the same time.

08:59:08.843 INFO BDARecorder:::StartRecording(Pinnacle MediaCenter 300i PAL, 1, D:\LiveTV\recording\Teletubbies\Teletubbies_20050614_09000925.mpg, T:C23,490000,0,0,8~P:517~V:593~A:594~TXT:599~N:>Doku/KiKa)
08:59:08.859 INFO Initializing DVB-T tuning request.
08:59:08.859 INFO tuning@1
08:59:08.875 INFO tuning@2
08:59:08.875 INFO tuning@3
08:59:08.875 INFO tuning@4
08:59:08.875 INFO tuning@5
08:59:08.875 INFO tuning@6
08:59:08.875 INFO tuning@7
08:59:08.875 INFO tuning@8
08:59:08.875 INFO tuning@8
08:59:09.640 VERBOSE About to auto detect correct tuner filter
08:59:09.640 VERBOSE Looking for associated filter
08:59:09.640 VERBOSE - Pinnacle PCTV 300i PAL Stereo BDA Digital Capture
08:59:09.656 VERBOSE Successfully auto detected tuner filter: Pinnacle PCTV 300i PAL Stereo BDA Digital Capture
08:59:09.656 VERBOSE ConnectPins: 'MPEG2 Transport' to 'MPEG-2 Stream'
08:59:09.656 VERBOSE getSetting(EPGProcessingMode)
08:59:09.656 VERBOSE Mapping Video PID 593
08:59:09.656 VERBOSE Mapping Audio PID 594
08:59:09.656 VERBOSE Mapping Teletext PID 599
08:59:09.671 VERBOSE FindFilterByName failed to locate filter: GB-PVR DVB-WST Subtitle
08:59:09.671 VERBOSE getSetting(BDAMultiplexer)
08:59:09.687 VERBOSE ConnectPins: 'Video' to 'Video In'
08:59:09.687 VERBOSE ConnectPins: 'Audio' to 'Audio In'
08:59:09.734 VERBOSE locked=0 present=0 strength=-20 quality=0
08:59:10.187 VERBOSE getSetting(ListGraphFilters)
08:59:10.187 VERBOSE Graph contains the following filters:
08:59:10.187 VERBOSE - MPEG-2 Sections and Tables
08:59:10.187 VERBOSE - BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter
08:59:10.187 VERBOSE - ShowShifter MPEG PS Writer
08:59:10.187 VERBOSE - MPEG-2 Demultiplexer
08:59:10.187 VERBOSE - Pinnacle PCTV 300i PAL Stereo BDA Digital Capture
08:59:10.187 VERBOSE - Pinnacle PCTV 300i PAL Stereo BDA DVBT Tuner
08:59:10.187 VERBOSE - Microsoft DVBT Network Provider
08:59:10.187 VERBOSE getSetting(SaveGraphFiles)
08:59:10.203 VERBOSE BDARecorder::StartRecording() finished
08:59:10.296 INFO BDARecorder:::StartRecording(Twinhan DVB-S, 1, D:\LiveTV\recording\Tele-Gym\Tele-Gym_20050614_09000915.mpg, T:11836,H,27500,34~P:28107~V:201~A:202~TXT:204~N:>Bayerisches FS)
08:59:10.296 INFO Initializing DVB-S tuning request
08:59:10.343 VERBOSE About to auto detect correct tuner filter
08:59:10.343 VERBOSE Looking for associated filter
08:59:10.343 VERBOSE - TwinHan DVBS BDA Capture Filter
08:59:10.359 VERBOSE Successfully auto detected tuner filter: TwinHan DVBS BDA Capture Filter
08:59:10.359 VERBOSE ConnectPins: 'Output1' to 'MPEG-2 Stream'
08:59:10.359 VERBOSE getSetting(EPGProcessingMode)
08:59:10.359 VERBOSE Mapping Video PID 201
08:59:10.359 VERBOSE Mapping Audio PID 202
08:59:10.359 VERBOSE Mapping Teletext PID 204
08:59:10.390 VERBOSE FindFilterByName failed to locate filter: GB-PVR DVB-WST Subtitle
08:59:10.390 VERBOSE getSetting(BDAMultiplexer)
08:59:10.390 VERBOSE ConnectPins: 'Video' to 'Video In'
08:59:10.390 VERBOSE ConnectPins: 'Audio' to 'Audio In'
08:59:10.515 VERBOSE locked=0 present=0 strength=0 quality=0
08:59:11.156 VERBOSE getSetting(ListGraphFilters)
08:59:11.156 VERBOSE Graph contains the following filters:
08:59:11.156 VERBOSE - MPEG-2 Sections and Tables
08:59:11.156 VERBOSE - BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter
08:59:11.156 VERBOSE - ShowShifter MPEG PS Writer
08:59:11.156 VERBOSE - MPEG-2 Demultiplexer
08:59:11.156 VERBOSE - TwinHan DVBS BDA Capture Filter
08:59:11.156 VERBOSE - TwinHan DVBS BDA Tuner Filter
08:59:11.156 VERBOSE - Microsoft DVBS Network Provider
08:59:11.156 VERBOSE getSetting(SaveGraphFiles)
08:59:11.156 VERBOSE BDARecorder::StartRecording() finished
09:17:00.062 VERBOSE BDARecorder::StopRecording()

(here stops the log but the recording service tray shows green at 11:04 an shows it still recording, but booth shows are 0kb files)

in fact the recording service dont stop record at 09:17. the windows eventlog dont show any errors.

Joerg

[herrmannj]

oh, reading my post :-) i see the booth lines with the signal strengh:

pinnacle 300i:
08:59:09.734 VERBOSE locked=0 present=0 strength=-20 quality=0

twinhan sat:
08:59:10.515 VERBOSE locked=0 present=0 strength=0 quality=0

@sub:
does it mean that there are no signal at booth cards? and may the error occour if it try to record with no signal locked? normaly the signal is fine. btw, i dont use standy or hibernate. the systen is 24/7 on.

and if so: is theere a way to fix it, so that recordings dont start if the signal is not looked? (and instead a second try to look the signal take place)?

what means signal minus 20 on pinnacle? (twenty point worse then zero?) :-)

joerg

[johnnyb]

I replaced mpgmux v5.0.0.727 with v4.0.0.2122 last weekend & so far I havent had a 0kb recording. I'm keeping my fingers crossed

I have 2 nova-t 90002's in my PC and used to regularly get 0KB recordings with other symptoms described in this thread. Solved the problem by downloading and installing trial version of Showshifter 3.12. Haven't had one zero length recording since.

It would be nice if we could get to the bottom of this and find a simple mux file to register rather than install Showshifter. I installed a previous trial version a couple of months ago, and it caused problems on my PC. Latest one seems OK.

Hope this helps.

[sub]

does it mean that there are no signal at booth cards? and may the error occour if it try to record with no signal locked? normaly the signal is fine. btw, i dont use standy or hibernate. the systen is 24/7 on.

and if so: is theere a way to fix it, so that recordings dont start if the signal is not looked? (and instead a second try to look the signal take place)?

If the signal fails to lock, then the drivers arent going to supply any data for recording - so yes, this will be your problem. I dont know why your would be getting this though.

[herrmannj]

how about increasing the time from setting the channel data to start record and check if the signal are locked ?

[sub]

It doesnt work like that. Its a synchronous event. I tell the drivers to switch to a specific tuning request and it either succeeds or fails.

[winkiwin]

anyody got a link to v4 as ive only got v5 (mpgmux) and so far all recordings are 0mb , it also crashes out with a windows error report. is this normal to this issue?

[sub]

is this normal to this issue?

Its not normal, but there is a few people that suffer with it. Certainly not everyone.

[deen]

I have the newer nova-t and the 0kb files issue.
I like to try some other mux and from the forum I think the cyberlink v4.0.0.2122 should be worth a try. Any hints on where to source the cyberlink 4.xxx ?
( Or if there is a better solution I have missed )

I tried the 3.xxx which gave broken, short files and am using the 5.0.0727 which works well but gives 0kb recordings randomly.