comclean deleting file after it removes commercials.

[ram4x4nut]

Not sure what the $^&# is going on but comclean all of the sudden started removing the mpg file after it cleans it! No errors in the logs, just reports that it cleaned the file. So any channel I have set up to run comclean records, cleans, then deletes my recordings! Anyone else have this problem?

[ram4x4nut]

Anyone?

[Ted the Penguin]

1: it takes more than 6 minutes for people to reply
2. did you check your comclean.bat file or postprocessing.bat file? make sure that they are not messed up?
3. could you post those batch files, so other people can look at them, it might allow us to provide some help

[ram4x4nut]

1: it takes more than 6 minutes for people to reply

Um yeaahhhhh I know that. But since someone saw fit to move this from support to plugins I thought they might shed some light on WHY it was moved. I don't see this as a plugin really with it's hooks built into the config app. But thanks for the wise crack anyway. Perhaps you could look at the number of posts and join date a person has before spouting off with something childish ... I'm no newbie.

2. did you check your comclean.bat file or postprocessing.bat file? make sure that they are not messed up?

Of course I did.

3. could you post those batch files, so other people can look at them, it might allow us to provide some help

I don't really see the point becuse not only did I check to make sure mine weren't messed up, I re-downloaded them from the wiki completely and the behavior is still the same.

[sub]

But since someone saw fit to move this from support to plugins I thought they might shed some light on WHY it was moved. I don't see this as a plugin really with it's hooks built into the config app.

I moved it. Comclean is definitly a third party plugin/utility not supported by me (I've never even downloaded it). There are no hooks for it in the config app. You're probably thinking of comskip.

[reboot]

Are you running comclean, or comclean 2?
Are you running comclean with mpegtx or videoredo?
What is in your postprocessing.bat? eg. how is comclean called, and what portion of it do you think is removing your files?
With the "move" commands, do the folders specified actually exist?
Is there enough room on the drive to accept the moved files?
Are you using renamerecording(s) also?
Please post the contents of your postprocessing.bat so we can double check.

[ram4x4nut]

Thanks for the reply

comclean not comclean 2, running with mpegtx.
Folders do exist and over 100GB free space.
Not using renamerecording(s).

This was working fine for the last several releases and only started doing this once I went to v0.98.8b

Here's my postprocessing.bat contents:

@echo off
Rem PostProcessing.bat
Rem This script will be run automatically by GBPVR when found after a recording is finished
Rem To enable it put this file inside your GBPVR default program directory (C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\)
Rem together with Comskip.exe, Comskip.ini and Comskip.dictionary
Rem The script is called with two parameters
Rem %1 is the fully qualified name of the recorded mpeg file.
Rem %2 is the channel number of the recording
echo Postprocessing.bat invoked on %1 recorded from channel %2 >>postprocessing.log

Rem The part below can be used to not run Comskip on certain channels, please modify for your conveniance.
Rem The channel numbers that should be skipped are the numbers between the double quotes ("").
Rem You can add "if" lines as much as you want
Rem To disable this behaviour use channel numbers outside the normal range, put a "rem" before the "if" or delete the "if" lines

Rem list of channels to not run comskip on
rem if "%2" == "27" goto eof
rem if "%2" == "36" goto eof

Rem this trick also makes it possible to have dedicated comskip.ini file for certain channels.
if "%2" == "38" goto channel38
if "%2" == "56" goto channel56
if "%2" == "65" goto channel65
rem if "%2" == "72" goto channel72
rem if "%2" == "65" goto channel65
Rem use the default comskip.ini for all other channels
goto generic

:channel38
comskip --ini=channel38.ini %1
goto continue
:channel56
comskip --ini=channel56.ini %1
goto continue
:channel65
comskip --ini=channel65.ini %1
goto continue
rem :channel72
rem comskip --ini=channel72.ini %1
rem goto continue
rem :channel65
rem This is an example of how to reuse a previously learned logo to prevent Comskip from learning the wrong logo
rem comskip --ini=channel65.ini --logo=channel65.logo.txt %1
rem goto continue

:generic
Rem The actual run of Comskip. Only one parameter, the name of the mpeg file to process.
Rem Comskip will read its settings from the Comskip.ini found in the same directory as Comskip.exe
Rem Both are supposed to be in the GBPVR default program directory. (C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr\)
comskip %1
:continue

Rem Once the commercials have been identified you can run comclean to delete the commercials from the recording.
Rem Do this only when you are not using the Skip function in the GBPVR viewer.
Rem To enable comclean remove the word "Rem" from the following line.
call comclean %1
:eof

[zehd]

Perhaps you could look at the number of posts and join date a person has before spouting off with something childish ... I'm no newbie.

When something that works so well, stops working it's frustrating. But I think we would all be well served to take a breath before responding this way.

These posts lead to flame wars, and are very contrary to the overall mood and helpfulness of the forum members. It almost makes a person want to skip to the next post and forget this one...

This was not childish. What it looked like to the outside world was exactly how Ted saw it. You posted a second time 6 minutes later with a very abrupt 'anyone?'

I want you to know that I took several breaths myself after reading this...

Anyway, there does not seem to be anything wrong with your PostProcessing.bat...

And because one does not need to edit the ComClean.bat except for the Framerate (see wiki),perhaps you'd do well to download a fresh copy and install overtop...

Also it looks like you are using the default PostProcessing.bat that comes with it. I think that was mostly a sample to give people ideas on how to edit it.... Are you really wanting to process ceratin channels differently than others?

I suggest a PostProcessing.bat to be much simpler than this...

Code:

@echo off

c:
cd "C:\Program Files\devnz\gbpvr"

rem comskip %1

call comclean %1

Note: in the example above, Comskip is remmed out, assuming that your are running ComSkip from within GB-PVR. If you are not, just un rem it...

Now within in ComClean.bat, there are no references to the deletion of files, only moving them. (Which is realy a copy of source to destination, and then delete source)

I have found that if the destination does not exist, the move will still be attempted, but the destination file will not be created and only the source will be deleted. This is a pathing error, and happens to the best of us, so check those paths...

Good luck

[ram4x4nut]

When something that works so well, stops working it's frustrating. But I think we would all be well served to take a breath before responding this way.

Couldn't agree more. However, when someone that has been here just over a month berates me with what I deem as childish (see his #1) or even dumb (see his #2) questions I will let them know that. Just as you said about how my post looked to the outside world, I see his post as sarcasm and ignorance. NOT what I was looking for. We all have our ways of dealing with post like that. Mine might be a little heavier handed than most but I get my point across.

And because one does not need to edit the ComClean.bat except for the Framerate (see wiki),perhaps you'd do well to download a fresh copy and install overtop...

If you read my post again you will see I clearly state that I had laid down freshly downloaded comskip and comclean files. But thanks for the suggestion. Frame rate was adjusted immediately after the new files where laid down.

Are you really wanting to process ceratin channels differently than others?

Yes. Of the many versions of comskip .ini files I have, some work better than others for certain channels. Hence the individual .ini files.

Now within in ComClean.bat, there are no references to the deletion of files, only moving them. (Which is realy a copy of source to destination, and then delete source)

And therein lies my problem. It is not supposed to be deleting the file(s) but it is.

I have found that if the destination does not exist, the move will still be attempted, but the destination file will not be created and only the source will be deleted. This is a pathing error, and happens to the best of us, so check those paths...

Again as stated in an earlier post all directories and paths are fine.

Good luck

Thanks! I do appreciate the replies. I am just really torqued off at losing these recordings.

[HtV]

Maybe should try to copy the files in stead of moving them, just to see if that works, at least you won't loose the files.