Playing current recordings stops

[mattyb]

Apologies if this is covered elsewhere but I'm not sure how to search for this.

When I start playing something currently recording it seems the endpoint is fixed at the time I start playing, so that when I get to this point I cannot skip forward through this endpoint, however the recording will play interrupted if I don't skip.

Does that make sense?? It makes it annoying if I forgot and hit skip then the recording hits the endpoint, and I have to stop, play from the beginning, and skip forward to where I was last viewing.

Any ideas?

[johnsonx42]

Certainly not something I've ever seen; I watch in-progress recordings all the time. All I can suggest is to post logs showing this happening. Does this happen on all types of recording (analog, DVB-S, DVB-T), or just one type?

[mattyb]

Logs attached. This recently occurred during viewing the "Golf: Masters Highlights" recording (if that's any help).

Yes it happens without fail on all analog, DVBS and DVBT recordings.

[mvallevand]

For some reason it looks like it is using Timing.Info on an in-progress recording

Code:

2013-04-13 14:14:26.674    [DEBUG][1]    Playing video file: G:\Recordings\Golf The Masters Hls\Golf The Masters Hls_20130413_14001500.ts
2013-04-13 14:14:26.674    [DEBUG][1]    TV Listings: Got event BUILDING_GRAPH G:\Recordings\Golf The Masters Hls\Golf The Masters Hls_20130413_14001500.ts
2013-04-13 14:14:26.714    [DEBUG][1]    Using 'NPVR TS Reader2'
2013-04-13 14:14:26.744    [DEBUG][1]    Timing.info reports duration 922341ms

Do you run any utility that allows multiple programs to lock open files?

Martin

[johnsonx42]

Nice catch Martin. I looked at the logs briefly earlier and saw that line but the significance of it didn't sink in. I had noticed the lack of the usual "GetDuration returning xxx" lines during playback though, which of course indicate that NextPVR isn't checking the length of the recording as it goes.

Starting playback on an in-progress recording should look like this:

Code:

2013-04-12 20:02:56.779    [DEBUG][1]    Using 'NPVR TS Reader2'
2013-04-12 20:02:56.780    [DEBUG][1]    File in use. Maybe still recording.

So NextPVR can't tell that the recording file is in use, and treats it as a completed recording; everything else that happens from there makes sense. But why?

I can't help but wonder the same thing I'm wondering in Bluethunder's situation where NRecord can only start one graph using his Colossus, and the second one hangs every time (but works fine with 2.5.5): does this have something to do with XP? Some change(s) in the code or supporting libraries/frameworks that continues to work fine on Vista/7/8 but breaks on XP?

[mattyb]

For some reason it looks like it is using Timing.Info on an in-progress recording

Code:

2013-04-13 14:14:26.674    [DEBUG][1]    Playing video file: G:\Recordings\Golf The Masters Hls\Golf The Masters Hls_20130413_14001500.ts
2013-04-13 14:14:26.674    [DEBUG][1]    TV Listings: Got event BUILDING_GRAPH G:\Recordings\Golf The Masters Hls\Golf The Masters Hls_20130413_14001500.ts
2013-04-13 14:14:26.714    [DEBUG][1]    Using 'NPVR TS Reader2'
2013-04-13 14:14:26.744    [DEBUG][1]    Timing.info reports duration 922341ms

Do you run any utility that allows multiple programs to lock open files?

Martin

I don't believe so, though I'm not sure I know what you mean. What would be an example of this?

[mvallevand]

It was a long shot you would know a list is here http://www.emptyloop.com/unlocker/

If G is a share does iht ave the same issue on a local drive?

Martin

[sub]

For some reason it looks like it is using Timing.Info on an in-progress recording

Code:

2013-04-13 14:14:26.674    [DEBUG][1]    Playing video file: G:\Recordings\Golf The Masters Hls\Golf The Masters Hls_20130413_14001500.ts
2013-04-13 14:14:26.674    [DEBUG][1]    TV Listings: Got event BUILDING_GRAPH G:\Recordings\Golf The Masters Hls\Golf The Masters Hls_20130413_14001500.ts
2013-04-13 14:14:26.714    [DEBUG][1]    Using 'NPVR TS Reader2'
2013-04-13 14:14:26.744    [DEBUG][1]    Timing.info reports duration 922341ms

Do you run any utility that allows multiple programs to lock open files?

Martin

Is that file definitely recording though? I cant see the recording happening in the logs, but it is missing nrecord.log and ndigitalhost-20.log, which might show it recording, but I don't know for sure.

[sub]

If G is a share does iht ave the same issue on a local drive?

I also wondered if this G: drive was a local drive or network share.

[mattyb]

I also wondered if this G: drive was a local drive or network share.

G is a local drive.