Conversion process - What am I missing

[daphatty]

Ok. The process is actually kicking off but I have no idea what this means. This is what my GBPVRConvert log consists of.

22:00:06.937 INFO Log started
22:00:06.937 VERBOSE Supports modified audio connections...
22:00:06.937 VERBOSE SOURCE:D:\Recordings\Prison Break\Prison Break_20051128_21002200.mpg DEST:D:\Recordings\Prison Break\Prison Break_20051128_21002200.avi TYPE:Sony PSP RECORDING_OID:209
22:00:07.078 VERBOSE FindFilterByName(File Source (Async.))
22:00:07.500 VERBOSE FindFilterByName(GB-PVR Parser2)
22:00:07.515 ERROR FindFilterByName failed to locate filter: GB-PVR Parser2
22:00:07.515 VERBOSE Using MPEG-2 Demultiplexer instead...
22:00:07.515 VERBOSE FindFilterByName(MPEG-2 Demultiplexer)
22:00:07.531 VERBOSE Created 'Video' pin
22:00:07.531 VERBOSE Mapping pid 0xE0
22:00:07.531 VERBOSE Created 'Audio' pin
22:00:07.531 VERBOSE Mapping pid 0xC0
22:00:07.531 VERBOSE ConnectFilters:1
22:00:07.531 VERBOSE ConnectFilters:2
22:00:07.531 VERBOSE ConnectFilters:3
22:00:07.531 VERBOSE ConnectFilters:4
22:00:07.531 VERBOSE ConnectFilters:5
22:00:07.531 VERBOSE ConnectFilters:6
22:00:07.531 VERBOSE ConnectFilters:7
22:00:07.531 VERBOSE ConnectFilters:8
22:00:07.531 VERBOSE ConnectFilters:9
22:00:07.531 VERBOSE ConnectFilters:10
22:00:07.546 VERBOSE ConnectFilters:OK
22:00:07.546 VERBOSE getSetting(PreferredDecoder)
22:00:07.546 VERBOSE PreferredDecoder:Zulu HDTV Video Decoder(BDA)
22:00:07.546 VERBOSE FindFilterByName(Elecard MPEG2 Video Decoder)
22:00:07.562 VERBOSE video decoder filter: Elecard MPEG2 Video Decoder
22:00:07.562 VERBOSE FindFilterByName failed to locate filter: Sony PSP

[sub]

You've still got something wrong with your config file. GBPVRConvert shouldnt be used for this type of conversion. Can you email your config.xml over to support@devnz.com?

[sub]

You should have this section in your config.xml:

Code:

<CustomFFmpegConversions>
    <Conversion name="XviD" cmd="-i {SOURCE_FILE} -f avi -vcodec xvid -b 1250 {DEST_FILE}" targetExtension=".avi" />
    <Conversion name="Video Ipod" cmd="-i {SOURCE_FILE} -f mp4 -vcodec mpeg4 -s 320x240 -r 15 {DEST_FILE}" targetExtension=".mp4" />
    <Conversion name="Sony PSP" cmd="-i {SOURCE_FILE} -f mp4 -vcodec mpeg4 -s 320x240 -r 15 {DEST_FILE}" targetExtension=".mp4" />
    <Conversion name="Mobile .3GP" cmd="-i {SOURCE_FILE} -acodec aac -vcodec mpeg4 -s qcif -aspect 4:3 -hq {DEST_FILE}" targetExtension=".3gp" />
  </CustomFFmpegConversions>

[daphatty]

Sent.

[daphatty]

Success! The file conversion process is now progressing nicely. Every show I record is now shrinking down per the config settings.

Unfortunately, a problem still exists with the Sony PSP formatted files. The PSP can see the files but the PSP sees the file as Incompatible Data (they play fine on the PC). Keep in mind that I have to manually rename the file to follow the mandatory 8.3 naming convention (M4Vxxxxx.mp4) and copy the file into MP_ROOT/100MNV01.

What can you tell me about the .mp4 file being created, sub? Is it an mp4 AVC file (Supported only by PSP 2.0 and up firmware) or is it standard .mp4? Also, I noticed that I cannot use the Settings button in the GBPVR config app. Am I supposed to be able to use that?

On a side note, I have PSP Video 9 installed on my PVR which uses FFmpeg.

[CaptainVideo]

Maybe this should be on a wishlist, but

Is there any way to to only convert certain videos? For example, I'd like to compress The Daily Show but not Battlestar Galactica (better picture quality).

Thanks!

[b00sfuk]

Is there any way to to only convert certain videos? For example, I'd like to compress The Daily Show but not Battlestar Galactica (better picture quality).

Same here, which is why I'm following this thread with interest.
http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php?t=10606

[sub]

Maybe this should be on a wishlist, but

Is there any way to to only convert certain videos? For example, I'd like to compress The Daily Show but not Battlestar Galactica (better picture quality).

Thanks!

This is already on the todo list, but I just havnt got to it yet.

[sub]

Success! The file conversion process is now progressing nicely. Every show I record is now shrinking down per the config settings.

Unfortunately, a problem still exists with the Sony PSP formatted files. The PSP can see the files but the PSP sees the file as Incompatible Data (they play fine on the PC). Keep in mind that I have to manually rename the file to follow the mandatory 8.3 naming convention (M4Vxxxxx.mp4) and copy the file into MP_ROOT/100MNV01.

What can you tell me about the .mp4 file being created, sub? Is it an mp4 AVC file (Supported only by PSP 2.0 and up firmware) or is it standard .mp4? Also, I noticed that I cannot use the Settings button in the GBPVR config app. Am I supposed to be able to use that?

On a side note, I have PSP Video 9 installed on my PVR which uses FFmpeg.

Sorry, I put a place holder in for the PSP with the intention of finding the exact ffmpeg command line for producing the correct PSP file type, but forgot to actually update it before the release. I'll have a look today.

[daphatty]

Sorry, I put a place holder in for the PSP with the intention of finding the exact ffmpeg command line for producing the correct PSP file type, but forgot to actually update it before the release. I'll have a look today.

I did quite a bit of research on this subject last night (stayed up till 2 a.m. on a work night) so I may be able to offer some assistance.

- Using the program PSP Video 9 as a guide, I compared some of PSPV9's profile settings to the one you have in config.xml. These profiles are extremely indepth and may help you as you develop this feature. I've attached a copy of the profile.xml file for your review.

- I spent some time comparing the file attributes of a PSP formatted recording created by GBPVR (called File A) to a duplicate file (called File B) I created by running File A through PSP Video 9. Setting aside the change in file size and video quality, the only difference between file A and B was that PSP Video 9 used the Xvid codec to create file B whereas GBPVR used the generic mpeg4 setting listed in the config.xml file. File B was fully compatible and played perfectly on my 1.5 firmware PSP.

Once I figured that out (it was close to 2 a.m. mind you) I edited the config.xml file and changed the SonyPSP attribute from mpeg4 to Xvid. I then scheduled 4 recordings to take place while I slept. Unfortunately, the mpeg4 to Xvid change did not take hold. None of the test recordings/conversions displayed the new Xvid setting when I checked this morning. I'm blaming extreme exhaustion as the root cause here. I'll be performing more tests tonight.

- One important discovery that I made (a feature people will start asking for at some point) is how to get the name of the recording to appear correctly when viewed on the PSP. (So, The Bernie Mac Show is listed as such on the PSP Video Menu rather than MV4xxxxx.MP4.) To do this you will need to use the flag "-title string" where string is equal to the name of the show. Conceptually I can see how this can be acheived. Sadly, passing a unique show name to FFmpeg for each converted file is WAY beyond my programming ability so I won't be of much help there.

- And just to re-iterate, the proper naming format for a PSP video file is M4Vxxxxx.MP4 where x is a unique string of 5 numbers. Also, as I understand it, the letters must be capitalized.

- Rob