PostProcessing.bat troubles: Clean, rename and retime

[netwerk23]

Hello!
Short Version
I need to run comskip/clean, rename and retime in the .bat but can't because something isn't right. Can anyone post an example of their postprocessing that includes these items (or the mplayer versions), please?

Long version
I can run the comskip and clean no problem. I then call rename, and it works fine. However, if I then run retime, it fails:

Unable to open file C:\Program Files\gbpvr"M:\CABLETV\Judge.mpg for reading.

Judge.mpg isn't right for the filename, hence it dies. This is my post processing, the relevant bits:

<lots of stuff>
call comclean %1
if EXIST "%~dpn1_original.mpg" del "%~dpn1_original.mpg"

:renamerstep
Rem now I rename the file
RenameRecording.exe %1 >>rename.log

Rem now I try to run retime to fix the VLC streaming bug
rem retime "%1.mpg" "%2.mpg" >>retime.log
:eof

What am I doing wrong? The only thing 'special' about my setup is that my directory structure is c:\Program Files\gbpvr (no devnz). I'm using the stock retime.bat file.
Thanks!

[JavaWiz]

Since you run RenameRecording before retime (btw, retime is rem'd out), the file name has probably changed, in other words %1 does not hold the name of the renamed file.

You might try running RenameRecording AFTER retime.

[netwerk23]

Since you run RenameRecording before retime (btw, retime is rem'd out), the file name has probably changed, in other words %1 does not hold the name of the renamed file.

You might try running RenameRecording AFTER retime.

Yes, this occurred to me as well. I just reordered the steps and ran a test. The thing is that the renamer step never gets called. I watch the retime process running, then it ends, and that's it. The rename log file has no entry for the test instance, it's like it just ends there.

Does anyone else do the same series of steps, comfix/clean, retime, rename, and if so, can anyone post their postprocessing.bat file?

EDIT
I reread the wiki and it does state to insert the 'retime' part BEFORE any other processing occurs. However, it was my understanding that the retime was necessary because VLC doesn't like the way that comclean repackages the video file after removing the commercials. This would require retime to happen AFTER comclean. Any thoughts?

[David]

Not sure if this is your problem, but if you have already renamed the file, it won't rename again. There are several versions of renamerecording at this point, so you need to be sure you have a version that works with the database you are using with GB-PVR (access or SQLite).

I moved to the AddEpisode program before an updated RenameRecording was released. You may want to give that a try.

[JavaWiz]

Yes, this occurred to me as well. I just reordered the steps and ran a test. The thing is that the renamer step never gets called. I watch the retime process running, then it ends, and that's it. The rename log file has no entry for the test instance, it's like it just ends there.

If I recall, retime is a .bat file. In a script if you call a batch file by its name, control is transfered to the file. If you call it with a CALL statement, the batch file is executed, then control is returned to the calling batch file.

So, change the statement from:

retime "%1.mpg" "%2.mpg" >>retime.log
to:
CALL retime "%1.mpg" "%2.mpg" >>retime.log

That may do the trick.

[netwerk23]

Not sure if this is your problem, but if you have already renamed the file, it won't rename again. There are several versions of renamerecording at this point, so you need to be sure you have a version that works with the database you are using with GB-PVR (access or SQLite).

I moved to the AddEpisode program before an updated RenameRecording was released. You may want to give that a try.

Thank you, I will look into it.

If I recall, retime is a .bat file. In a script if you call a batch file by its name, control is transfered to the file. If you call it with a CALL statement, the batch file is executed, then control is returned to the calling batch file.

So, change the statement from:

retime "%1.mpg" "%2.mpg" >>retime.log
to:
CALL retime "%1.mpg" "%2.mpg" >>retime.log

That may do the trick.

Actually, that sound totally reasonable. Retime is a batch file, so I will change postprocessing to CALL instead. Thanks!


OK, update:
After changing to CALL, the entire PP.bat is run. However, retime still errors out about not being able to open the file. So, I'm going to try to switch to the mplayer version and go from there.

[pastro]

Comcut is another alternative that does the cuts and a retime at the end.