99.12 - problems with recordings

madcat · 2007-03-01, 03:42 AM

I had the first recording done today with the new version.
When we came to watch it, the first problem i saw was that the time-bar at the top showed
00:00 ========= 00:00
However, the recording played fine.

Then, I noticed that if I stoped and came back to it, it didn't suggest to "resume".

Also, there was no com-skiping.

And to top it, at 33:20 it stopped playing the file (got stuck with the last frame on the screen).

I was scared the recording didn't finish (not nice to watch half episde of a suspense show).
I checked the actual MPG file. The previous episode was 2.9GB, but the new one was 1.8.

However, playing it with another software worked fine throughout.

madcat · 2007-03-01, 11:01 PM

Sub? Anyone? I will have another season scheduled recording tonight, I'm afraid this will repeat.

***sub*** · 2007-03-01, 11:40 PM

What was the recording? and what time was it supposed to start/end, so that I can look in the recording service logs.

madcat · 2007-03-02, 02:47 AM

Recording was "Jericho", from 8pm-9pm.
Again, it recorded fine, but the playback was funny.

***sub*** · 2007-03-02, 06:03 AM

I dont really know. The logs look fine.

stefan · 2007-03-02, 06:29 AM

Do you still have the recording? There are tools out there (PVAstrumento is free) that can check the timestamps, and tries to fix it for you.

madcat · 2007-03-02, 04:20 PM

Cyberlink PowerDVD played the file fine, including fast-forward, etc. and showing normal timestamp advance. Still have the file.

Attached is the log of this PVAStrumento. I am not sure how to read it, it shows some issues, but I never used it before. Don't know if these are critical, or the culprit of what I saw.

***sub*** · 2007-03-02, 04:31 PM

Is that happening for you with every recording, or did it just happen on one recording?

madcat · 2007-03-02, 04:48 PM

I didn't have a recording since. I can schedule one today. You think it will matter if it will be a season recording (like that one that acted up), or can I just schedule a single recording to test?

***sub*** · 2007-03-02, 04:50 PM

Quote:You think it will matter if it will be a season recording (like that one that acted up), or can I just schedule a single recording to test?

No, shouldnt do.

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