Batch file auto run after a recording finishes?

[GrimLoke]

I have my recordings set to: D:\DVR

Inside I created rename.bat: forfiles /S /M *.ts /C "cmd /c rename @file @fname.mpg"

I was wondering if I could get NextPVR to auto run this batch file after it finishes a recording.

My Blu-Ray player can't see the .ts files from my server but if I rename them .mpg it can see the files and play them. This way I can use my Blu-Ray player to watch my recordings in another room. Thanks for any help.

[cbgifford]

I have my recordings set to: D:\DVR

Inside I created rename.bat: forfiles /S /M *.ts /C "cmd /c rename @file @fname.mpg"

I was wondering if I could get NextPVR to auto run this batch file after it finishes a recording.

My Blu-Ray player can't see the .ts files from my server but if I rename them .mpg it can see the files and play them. This way I can use my Blu-Ray player to watch my recordings in another room. Thanks for any help.

Check out http://www.nextpvr.com/nwiki/pmwiki.php?...BatchFiles for the quick answer to your question. However, when you rename them, you won't be able to watch them on your NPVR box. You could set up a media directory in NPVR and part of the rename process, move them to that directory but then you loose the organization of the recordings menus. Food for thought...

[GrimLoke]

Check out http://www.nextpvr.com/nwiki/pmwiki.php?...BatchFiles for the quick answer to your question. However, when you rename them, you won't be able to watch them on your NPVR box. You could set up a media directory in NPVR and part of the rename process, move them to that directory but then you loose the organization of the recordings menus. Food for thought...

Thanks. When attempting to play the recording within NextPVR's recording menu I get a black screen. Like you said its unplayable from its location. Its fine for my setup though. I'm only using NextPVR as a PVR back end for XBMC/Kodi.

Just tried a recording and it worked. Luckily it doesn't alter an ongoing recordings file name so no conflicts.

[mvallevand]

The problem here is you are renaming a ts file to mpg tells NextPVR that it is a mpeg-ps file and leaves it to you to configure Windows video playback defaults to play it properly. Your default decoder will first think it mpeg-ps format and if it can't adapt to the fact that it is a mpeg-ts container you will have problems. It's probably are safer to remux from mpeg-ts to mpeg-ps rather than just renaming.

Martin

[GrimLoke]

The problem here is you are renaming a ts file to mpg tells NextPVR that it is a mpeg-ps file and leaves it to you to configure Windows video playback defaults to play it properly. Your default decoder will first think it mpeg-ps format and if it can't adapt to the fact that it is a mpeg-ts container you will have problems. It's probably are safer to remux from mpeg-ts to mpeg-ps rather than just renaming.

Martin

What could I use to auto remux after it finished a recording?

[mvallevand]

ffmpeg -i foobar.ts -acodec copy -vcodec copy foobar.mpg

Martin

[GrimLoke]

ffmpeg -i foobar.ts -acodec copy -vcodec copy foobar.mpg

Martin

How would I use that? Sorry I don't have a clue about command line. I found the script to change file names online.

-edit-
I've got it down to this:

D:
cd DVR
forfiles /S /M *.ts /C "cmd /c ffmpeg -i *.ts -acodec copy -vcodec copy @fname.mpg"
forfiles /S /M *.ts /C "cmd /c DEL @file @fname.ts"

But it requires a copy of ffmpeg in each folder with a .ts file.

[mvallevand]

Sorry I shouldn't have jumped in, I normally don't help out on the actually transcoding and remuxing since I think it is best to use players that support NextPVR files.

First you need to install ffmpeg and point to it using the full directory and path information in your script, the ffmpeg with NextPVR is too old.

foobar.ts is the parameter that you used as the source you used in your rename batch

foobar.mpg would be the destination on your rename batch.

Hopefully others will be more helpful.

Martin

[cbgifford]

How would I use that? Sorry I don't have a clue about command line. I found the script to change file names online.

-edit-
I've got it down to this:

D:
cd DVR
forfiles /S /M *.ts /C "cmd /c ffmpeg -i *.ts -acodec copy -vcodec copy @fname.mpg"
forfiles /S /M *.ts /C "cmd /c DEL @file @fname.ts"

But it requires a copy of ffmpeg in each folder with a .ts file.

Put FFMpeg somewhere in your path statement or specify ffmpeg with a fully qualified path. I would Google for more information

[GrimLoke]

Put FFMpeg somewhere in your path statement or specify ffmpeg with a fully qualified path. I would Google for more information

That worked. Thanks.

D:
cd DVR
forfiles /S /M *.ts /C "cmd /c D:\DVR\ffmpeg.exe -i *.ts -acodec copy -vcodec copy @fname.mpg"
forfiles /S /M *.ts /C "cmd /c DEL @file @fname.ts"

Attempting to play back the remuxed .mpg file on the blu ray player skips horribly though. The simple rename trick plays back smooth. I tried to use the latest version of ffmpeg to see if that would fix the issue but I get this error:
*.ts: Invalid argument

I'm guessing they changed the commands for the newer versions.