Fixing VideoReDo project files after RenameRecording!

[Jim_]

Hi all,
I really like RenameRecording, having the show and episode for the filename is wonderful!
But as a VideoReDo Plus user I didn’t like clicking through the errors, and manually searching for the renamed mpg when opening a renamed "Vprj" project file.

So I dusted off my 20-year old copy of QB4.5 and wrote this small utility. It simply changes the <Filename> (inside the Vprj) to point to the renamed mpg.
I’m using the current release of VideoReDo Plus (2.2.1.445-447). And the latest(?) version of RenameRecording (the one that gives show and episode name).

Installation is very simple.
copy FixVprj.exe to your GBPVR folder and add the lines from the sample PostProcessing.bat.


First, FixVprj.exe (with no argument) reads RenameRecording’s “rename.log” to get the renamed VRD project. It then creates a batch file that copies the project file to “VPRJ_IN.log” in the GBPVR folder.

Next, FixVprj.exe (with %~dpn1.mpg argument) verifies that the <Filename> in the Vprj and the “Drive:\Path\Filename.mpg” from GBPVR match.

If they do not match, nothing is overwritten.
If they do match, a new project is created "VPRJ_OUT.LOG" and batch copied over the one with the broken internal name.

The batch calls are needed because the thousand-year-old compiler I’m using doesn’t understand long filenames. I thought I’d risk the laughter and share it anyway, because others may find it useful.

Jim

[SIZE="3"]Post #4 contains the latest utility I’m using to avoid the renamed project problem. The file below is only for archive purposes. [/SIZE]

[reboot]

If using videoredo, just set up postprocessing to rename the file, after videoredo has cleaned it, thus:

Code:

REM this line renames the original gbpvr formatted filename to _original
move "%~dpn1.mpg" "%~dpn1_original.mpg"
REM this line renames the cleaned videoredo output file to the original gbpvr formatted name
move "%~dpn1_cleaned.mpg" "%~dpn1.mpg"
REM this invokes renamerecordings to get the showname and episodename
RenameRecordings -t %1 > renamerecordings.log
REM this line names the _original back to the gbpvr formatted filename so videoredo finds it using the vprj file
MOVE  "%~dpn1_original.mpg" "%~dpn1.mpg

[Jim_]

Hi Reboot.
That does work fine if you want to take what you get and archive every show, but I just watch and delete most recordings without any form of editing.
I also like verifying the scene markers and cut points before manually archiving the ones I keep.

Hey, a side question for you, sub, or anyone that might know of a way to do this.
Is it possible to add a user defined menu option to the “recordings” skin that would pass the playback filename to an external command when selected?
Play
Delete
Exit
Edit , Archive, or whatever? <%1

I use comskip in parallelprocess.bat to skip commercials during recording, incase I watch the show while its recording.
Then I call VideoReDo’s adscan.vbs as a post process, and use another utility (if anyone wants it I’ll share it later) that creates a padded commercial auto-skip file from the Vprj. That way I can verify the VideoReDo generated cut points when I watch the video in GBPVR.

Now if I just had a Recordings menu option that would pass the filename to a bat!
A custom task on the main menu would work, but only with the latest recording.

Anyone know of a way to do this?
TIA
Jim

[Jim_]

I thought I’d share another small utility.

It eliminates “Error opening file” when opening a network share project that was created on a different system. It also updates the path and filename in a project that was renamed or moved.

This is a “stand-alone” utility, its only requirement is VideoReDo.
Simply create a desktop shortcut to “NetVprj.bat” and drop a broken project on it.

ReadMe.txt and NetVprj.bat will give the details.

Jim