WizRenameRecording v0.1.0.0

[JavaWiz]

I have been trying to run WizRenameRecording 1.0.5 from the PostProcessing.bat file under Vista x64 without any luck. If I use the GUI (without administrator privileges for WizRenameRecording.exe), I get the following error in the log:

Evalute called.
Source : Modern Marvels
Pattern: {episode}
Result : Axes

Rename called.
Source : F:\Modern Marvels\Modern Marvels_20081107_12001300.dvr-ms
Target : F:\Modern Marvels\Axes.dvr-ms
Step1: Rename file- Successful.
Step2: Comskip/support files- 0 comskip/support files renamed.
Step3: Rename thumbnails- media\art directory does not exist. Bypass.
Step4: Update recording table- ERROR: Unable to open the database file
unable to open database file
***Backout triggered***
1-Set filename back. Successful.
2-Set comskip files back. Successful.
3-Set thumbnail files back. media/art directory does not exist. Bypass.
Backout complete.

But if I run the GUI with Administrator privileges, it works fine. So the problem with running it from PostProcessing.bat seems to be that it can't run with Administrator privileges. I don't even get a log file generated then. Any suggestions?

EDIT: Even if I run the PostProcessing.bat with UAC disabled on Vista x64, it still won't start WizRenameRecording, and I still don't get a log file either.
All I have in the PostProcessing.bat file is:
@echo
WizRenameRecordings "%~f1" "{episode}"

I don't run Vista, so cannot recreate the problem you're having. It seems though, that the admin account has write privledges to the gbpvr.db3, but your user account does not.

I think maybe if you enable full control to the gbpvr.db3 for your user account, the rename will succeed. The following url gives instructions on how to enable the permissions: http://paulstamatiou.com/2007/02/09/how-...ermissions

Also, do you know what userid the postprocessing.bat file runs under? That ID must have access to the gbpvr.db3 database.

[JimF]

Also, do you know what userid the postprocessing.bat file runs under? That ID must have access to the gbpvr.db3 database.

Now you have me stumped. Would it not be the same as the account from which I installed GB-PVR? If so, then I am in good shape. Otherwise, how do I determine it?

And thanks for the excellent link for setting permissions. I am familiar with permissions for XP, but am still very new to Vista. Unfortunately, it did not help. I am already running in an Administer account in Vista (both with and without UAC enabled), but I granted permissions anyway to my User account, and it did not help.

I also can't get RenameRecording to work in Vista, and that runs only under the PostProcessing.bat file without any GUI. I am beginning to think that there is some underlying problem with .bat files and Vista that is not a problem with XP, and it seems to go beyond permissions.

[JavaWiz]

Now you have me stumped. Would it not be the same as the account from which I installed GB-PVR? If so, then I am in good shape. Otherwise, how do I determine it?

I believe the services run under a special account "Local System Account", but not sure if a batch file shelled from that process inherits the same privileges.

You might try the following (hacked from another post):

• Right mouse click the WizRenameRecording.exe.
  
• Select "Properties".
  
• "Compatibility" tab.
  
• Under "Privilege Level", check "Run this program as administrator".
  
• You can click "Show settings for all users" and do the same for a global setting.
  

If that does not work, I think you should post your question in the General Support forum for some Vista information as to how to get this working. I'm sure others running Vista may have run into similar issues and have resolved them.

Sorry I'm not much help, but security has changed quite a bit in Vista and not being a Vista user, I don't have the background to trouble shoot this problem.

[JimF]

OK, I will look into it. But I have found one solution: I can get WizRenameRecording to run properly using DirMon2, which runs as a service and has whatever permissions are needed. I have to use DirMon2 to run Comskip anyway, so that may be the answer. But I have not tried running both, so that may trip up; we will see.

Thanks for all the help. You have given me leads that I would not have found otherwise.

[smajor]

With the new Metadata grabber, can you give us some hints for getting the best results?

As I mentioned in the other thread, I organize my series in directories such as:

\SciFi\Babylon 5\Season 1\01. The Gathering

and so on. If I'm understanding the options, I can specify that the series title is Babylon 5 and it's supposed to sort out descriptions on the episode title?

If so, when doing this search, would putting the 01. inside of parenthesis work better since those are supposed to be excluded (at least in the last version)?

[JavaWiz]

With the new Metadata grabber, can you give us some hints for getting the best results?

As I mentioned in the other thread, I organize my series in directories such as:

\SciFi\Babylon 5\Season 1\01. The Gathering

and so on. If I'm understanding the options, I can specify that the series title is Babylon 5 and it's supposed to sort out descriptions on the episode title?

If so, when doing this search, would putting the 01. inside of parenthesis work better since those are supposed to be excluded (at least in the last version)?

Yes either (xx) or [xx] would probably work better, so you get the closest match to the real episode name.

[JimF]

If that does not work, I think you should post your question in the General Support forum for some Vista information as to how to get this working. I'm sure others running Vista may have run into similar issues and have resolved them.

OK, I found it. I just misspelled it as "WizRenameRecordings.exe" in the PostProcessing.bat file. No special permissions are needed for Vista x64 that I can see now, though I changed a lot of things checking it out, but I think they are all back to their defaults now. Thanks again for helping out with this.

[JavaWiz]

Excellent. Glad you got it working!

[smajor]

Hello, I have question about the cover art for the MetaData Grabber. Since 90% of what I'm using this for are movies, I assume the cover art is coming from imdb.

The cover art looks okay on a standard def 4x3 TV, but not so hot on a HD TV.

If I look up a title on imdb, say here:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113198/

The thumbnail seems to be what the program is grabbing which is smaller than what GB-PVR is using, so it scales it up (I think). However, if you click that tiny cover art, you get a MUCH nicer resolution of it:

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2634587136/tt0113198

Is it possible to have Metadata Grabber pull down these instead?

[JavaWiz]

Hello, I have question about the cover art for the MetaData Grabber. Since 90% of what I'm using this for are movies, I assume the cover art is coming from imdb.

The cover art looks okay on a standard def 4x3 TV, but not so hot on a HD TV.

If I look up a title on imdb, say here:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113198/

The thumbnail seems to be what the program is grabbing which is smaller than what GB-PVR is using, so it scales it up (I think). However, if you click that tiny cover art, you get a MUCH nicer resolution of it:

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2634587136/tt0113198

Is it possible to have Metadata Grabber pull down these instead?

Yes, I can take a look at adding that in the next version of the WizWebHelper.DLL. This will also improve thumbnails in MovieWiz and SearchWizX2.