mdapi plugins don't record

[flyswatta]

This is a weird one - When I go to the 'Map Digital Channels' screen I can get video and audio in the preview. I set my channels, then go into either pvrx2.exe or EWA, start a recording, and it will won't work.
Well, I should say that it creates the file, but I'm unable to play it back with anything. PVRx2 just has a black screen, VLC doesn't even open a video window. Zoom throws an "unspecified error".

I get this same behavior with 2 different mdapi plugins, so I'm thinking (I could be wrong) it's not the plugins. I've tried multiple plugin versions, mdapifilter.ax versions, the latest being 2.1 that Heerfort posted. I also installed the gbpvr fix.

The logs don't really have obvious errors, but I'll post them anyway. I just have the sneaky suspicion that I'm overlooking something obvious here. Any thoughts?

In case you need it: Twinhan 1025, 1.2.3.8 Twinhan BDA Drivers, GBPVR 1.2.13, XP Pro SP2. Enable Multidec Support and Reuse MDAPI filter are both checked, using TX mux.

[heerfordt]

Hi Flyswatta,

Could you also attache the MDAPIFilter.log file ?. When using 2.1 it generates a file in the MDPlugins folder and also with 2.1 it's not needed to check the Reuse MDAPI.

/Heerfordt.

[flyswatta]

I've tried it with Reuse checked and Unchecked. I'll uncheck it since it's not needed.

Mdapi log attached.

Thanks!

[heerfordt]

hi flyswatta,

There wasen't any usefull in the logs so I tried installing GBPVR myself and gave it a go. When the record process gets triggered the MDAPIFilter isen't loaded at all so therefore the recording is scrambled... and useless. I think it's something SUB should look into when he fixes the MDAPI Multi tuner thing.

Cheers,
Heerfordt.

[flyswatta]

You were able to reproduce the problem?!? Wow, what luck I'm having on this. I figured it'd be one of those things that only affects me...

[sub]

flyswatta, can you reproduce the problem then zip and attach the GBPVRRecordingService.exe.log and GBPVRRecordingService.exe-native.log

[flyswatta]

Sure - I'll have to wait until I get home from work - it'll be about 3 or 4 hours depending on traffic. The logs should also be in my original post to this thread, but they're probably cluttered up with all of my testing attempts

[sub]

2008-07-06 12:11:28.659 VERBOSE FindFilterByName failed to locate filter: GB-PVR PSI Parser

Ah, this will be your problem. Try running reregisterfilters.bat. If you're on Vista, you'll need to run this from a command prompt started as administrator.

[flyswatta]

Okay, I'll give a shot when I get home. Thanks!

[flyswatta]

Ah, this will be your problem. Try running reregisterfilters.bat.

Cha-ching! That did it! Thanks, Sub!