Recording and Timeshifting Problems

[Dodgycrap]

Using Twinhan Alpha, and Intervideo Video/Audio Decoders. Using Cyberlink MPG Muxer (3.5.0107).

I have been unable to record or pause live tv on GBPVR. If I press pause, the 'please wait' screen comes up, then I get sent back to the menu and it says 'Error playing back video file'.

In the logs I get this:

GBPVR.exe.log
20/07/2005 01:56:08.187 VERBOSE [2] RecordLiveTV: 2
20/07/2005 01:56:08.765 VERBOSE [2] About to play LiveTV File: D:\TV\Temp\Joins BBC News 24_1_20050720_01100200.mpg Channel: BBC2
20/07/2005 01:56:08.765 VERBOSE [2] Before LiveTV Play
20/07/2005 01:56:09.375 ERROR [2] Error: msg=0x100 (WM_KEYDOWN) hwnd=0x307b4 wparam=0x4b lparam=0x250001 result=0x0 : Failure playing back file : at NativeUtilities.MediaHelper.playVideoFile(String filename, Form form)
at ay.b(Channel A_0)
at a8.a(String A_0)
at a8.a(Object A_0, KeyEventArgs A_1)
at q.a(Object A_0, KeyEventArgs A_1)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ProcessKeyEventArgs(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ProcessKeyMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmKeyChar(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
at q.a(Message& A_0)
20/07/2005 01:56:09.390 VERBOSE [2] StopLiveTV()
20/07/2005 01:56:09.578 VERBOSE [2] at ay.b(Boolean A_0)
20/07/2005 01:56:09.953 VERBOSE [2] MDB updated, forcing refresh of next recording panel
20/07/2005 01:56:12.859 VERBOSE [2] ShowMouse ref=0
20/07/2005 01:56:15.937 VERBOSE [2] Loading recordig list for next recording panel
20/07/2005 01:56:15.937 VERBOSE [2] RecordingFactory.loadSchedule()
20/07/2005 01:56:15.937 VERBOSE [2] Purging any stale logically deleted recordings
20/07/2005 01:56:21.937 VERBOSE [2] HideMouse ref=-1
20/07/2005 01:56:53.937 VERBOSE [2] MDB updated, forcing refresh of next recording panel

GBPVR.exe-native.log
01:55:59.937 VERBOSE Graph contains the following filters:
01:55:59.937 VERBOSE - Video Renderer 0033
01:55:59.937 VERBOSE - InterVideo Audio Decoder
01:55:59.937 VERBOSE - Realtek AC97 Audio
01:55:59.937 VERBOSE - BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter
01:55:59.937 VERBOSE - MPEG Audio Decoder
01:55:59.937 VERBOSE - Video Renderer
01:55:59.937 VERBOSE - App Overlay Source
01:55:59.937 VERBOSE - InterVideo Video Decoder
01:55:59.937 VERBOSE - MPEG-2 Demultiplexer
01:55:59.937 VERBOSE - Twinhan USB2 DVB-T receiver
01:55:59.937 VERBOSE - Microsoft DVBT Network Provider
01:55:59.937 VERBOSE getSetting(SaveGraphFiles)
01:55:59.937 VERBOSE locked=0 present=0 strength=0 quality=0
01:56:00.453 INFO SetTuningRequest() finished
01:56:07.953 VERBOSE BDARecorder::StopRecording()
01:56:08.156 VERBOSE BDARecorder::StopRecording() finished
01:56:08.765 INFO DirectShowPlayerBase::playVideoFile(D:\TV\Temp\Joins BBC News 24_1_20050720_01100200.mpg)
01:56:09.171 VERBOSE Creating new graph
01:56:09.171 VERBOSE getSetting(PreferredAudioRenderer)
01:56:09.171 VERBOSE audio renderer filter: Realtek AC97 Audio
01:56:09.296 VERBOSE getFileFPS() unable to open file, defaulting to 30fps
01:56:09.296 VERBOSE getSetting(PreferredAudioDecoder)
01:56:09.328 VERBOSE audio decoder filter: InterVideo Audio Decoder
01:56:09.328 VERBOSE getSetting(PreferredDecoder)
01:56:09.343 VERBOSE video decoder filter: InterVideo Video Decoder
01:56:09.375 VERBOSE getSetting(ListGraphFilters)
01:56:09.375 VERBOSE Graph contains the following filters:
01:56:09.375 VERBOSE - InterVideo Video Decoder
01:56:09.375 VERBOSE - InterVideo Audio Decoder
01:56:09.375 VERBOSE - Video Renderer
01:56:09.375 VERBOSE - Realtek AC97 Audio
01:56:09.375 VERBOSE getSetting(SaveGraphFiles)

Any advice?

[sub]

Using Cyberlink MPG Muxer (3.5.0107).

First of all, try a newer mux. That is really old. Most people are using Cyberlink v5.0.0.727

01:55:59.937 VERBOSE getSetting(SaveGraphFiles)
01:55:59.937 VERBOSE locked=0 present=0 strength=0 quality=0

It looks like your device failed to lock onto a channel.

[Dodgycrap]

I have tried the latest and slightly older cyberlink muxers, but they all give me out of sync and jittery video/audio (they do at least work though).
This one that I am using is the only one which works and gives uninterrupted live tv video/audio....

Also, the thing that continuously comes up in my logs is this section:

20/07/2005 01:56:09.375 ERROR [2] Error: msg=0x100 (WM_KEYDOWN) hwnd=0x307b4 wparam=0x4b lparam=0x250001 result=0x0 : Failure playing back file : at NativeUtilities.MediaHelper.playVideoFile(String filename, Form form)
at ay.b(Channel A_0)
at a8.a(String A_0)
at a8.a(Object A_0, KeyEventArgs A_1)
at q.a(Object A_0, KeyEventArgs A_1)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnKeyDown(KeyEventArg s e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ProcessKeyEventArgs(M essage& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ProcessKeyMessage(Mes sage& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmKeyChar(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Mes sage& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Mess age& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
at q.a(Message& A_0)

Thats the only error message in all of my logs.

Also, I am unsure as to how it did not lock onto a channel, seeing as I can see all of my channels clearly, and there is no other process using the TVTuner.

I was beginning to suspect NativeUtilities.dll, since I (foolishly) replaced it with one that you posted (in case i got better/faster response). Then my problems started even when I replaced it back to the original NativeUtilities.dll

I'll post up some more info tomorrow, after experimenting a bit, right now I'm tired......

[Dodgycrap]

OK, I managed to get the Scheduled recording working perfectly, but I'm still having a problem with the Timeshifting.

To fix the recording, I changed my settings to this:

Found: ShowShifter MPEG PS Writer
FILE: C:\Program Files\Home Media Networks Limited\ShowShifter\MpegWriter.ax
VERSION: 3.12.0.2945

Video - Cyberlink DTV Video Decoder
Audio - MPEG Audio Decoder
Audio Renderer - Realtek AC97 Audio
BDA Multiplexer - SS

When I am in LivePreview mode, and I press pause, it goes straight back to the menu (after the black screen with writing).

Having check the logs, 3 of them are updated, 2 having no useful information. The 3rd one, gbpvrrecordingservice.exe-native.log, says this:

gbpvrrecordingservice.exe-native.log

01:36:10.968 INFO BDARecorder:::StartRecording(Twinhan Alpha USB DVB-T, 1, D:\TV\Temp\MovieThe Prisoner of Second Avenue _1_20050722_00250200.mpg, T:C25,505834,0,0,8~P:4228~V:610~A:611~N:>BBC TWO)
01:36:10.968 INFO Initializing DVB-T tuning request.
01:36:10.968 INFO tuning@1
01:36:10.968 INFO tuning@2
01:36:10.968 INFO tuning@3
01:36:10.968 INFO tuning@4
01:36:10.968 INFO tuning@5
01:36:10.968 INFO tuning@6
01:36:10.968 INFO tuning@7
01:36:10.968 INFO tuning@8
01:36:10.968 INFO tuning@8
01:36:10.984 VERBOSE ConnectPins: 'MPEG2 Transport' to 'MPEG-2 Stream'
01:36:10.984 VERBOSE getSetting(EPGProcessingMode)
01:36:10.984 VERBOSE Mapping Video PID 610
01:36:10.984 VERBOSE Mapping Audio PID 611
01:36:10.984 VERBOSE getSetting(BDAMultiplexer)
01:36:11.000 VERBOSE ConnectPins: 'Video' to 'Video In'
01:36:11.000 VERBOSE ConnectPins: 'Audio' to 'Audio In'
01:36:11.015 VERBOSE locked=0 present=0 strength=0 quality=0
01:36:11.015 ERROR failed to start BDA Graph
01:36:11.015 VERBOSE E_FAIL
01:36:11.015 VERBOSE getSetting(ListGraphFilters)
01:36:11.015 VERBOSE Graph contains the following filters:
01:36:11.015 VERBOSE - MPEG-2 Sections and Tables
01:36:11.015 VERBOSE - BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter
01:36:11.015 VERBOSE - ShowShifter MPEG PS Writer
01:36:11.015 VERBOSE - MPEG-2 Demultiplexer
01:36:11.015 VERBOSE - Twinhan USB2 DVB-T receiver
01:36:11.015 VERBOSE - Microsoft DVBT Network Provider
01:36:11.015 VERBOSE getSetting(SaveGraphFiles)
01:36:11.015 VERBOSE BDARecorder::StartRecording() finished
01:36:11.734 VERBOSE BDARecorder::StopRecording()
01:36:11.843 VERBOSE BDARecorder::StopRecording() finished

I edited it to show only relevant info. Ignore the "locked=0" since I get that even when recording does work. I have V.Good reception on all channels, and have extensively tested out all possible combinations of Muxers/Demuxers etc .

The bit I noticed was this:
01:36:11.015 ERROR failed to start BDA Graph
01:36:11.015 VERBOSE E_FAIL

Any help? I have tried to be as informative as I can....