I think the error.log and MSASTATE exceptions are thrown by the CommercialSkip addin, not FileWatcher.

But yeah, my FileWatcher hasn't worked since I rebuilt my system. FW logs file create/delete events and logs a check every 30 seconds, but when 5 minutes pass, I get this:

"FW Check; FileCount = 1File: D:\Recorded TV\the daily show with jon stewart_comedy_17_01_2006_22_58_03.dvr-ms LastWrite: 1/19/2006 8:53:25 AM; Process File: D:\Recorded TV\the daily show with jon stewart_comedy_17_01_2006_22_58_03.dvr-ms LastWrite: 1/19/2006 8:53:25 AM; EntryRemove count = 1; Enque D:\Recorded TV\the daily show with jon stewart_comedy_17_01_2006_22_58_03.dvr-ms;"

All in one log entry. DVRMStoMPEG is never launched.

This is followed by a "FW Check; No files, stop CheckStatus; "


Here's my DVRMSFileWatcher.xml. (View the page source to see the tags, i guess) As you can see, I've put in the full path to DVRMStoMPEG.exe as a last resort.



"C:\Program Files\DVRMSToolbox\DVRMStoMPEG.exe"
/if="{0}" /of="{1}"
D:\Saved TV
D:\Recorded TV
5
true
30
true
true
true
true

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If you can't see the fnord, it can't eat you.

This program has been working great most of the time. However, sometimes I get an error message while converting a show to WMV, "Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007032B." and the show stops converting a part of the way. I have restarted, uninstalled, restarted, reinstalled, but no help. I was wondering what this message meant and if there was anyway to get around it. Thanks for the heelp[.

OK, my FW is working now. I figured out how to fix it.

FileWatcher probably died right after you installed .NET Framework 2.0

Check your add/remove programs. If it's installed, Hit change/remove and Repair it (don't uninstall it, you might break .NET 1.1, which would kill Media Center)

If it's not installed... well... install it, and then repair it. Couldn't hurt!

Let me tell you, dual core just tears through DVR-MS files.

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If you can't see the fnord, it can't eat you.

I use dvr2wmv to do the encoding to wmv, the code you're seeing is being thrown by it. If you have dvr2wmv installed, try manually encoding the problem file with it. Some people have reported problems with dvr2wmv and the nvidia mpeg decoder after installing update 2, so it might be related to that.

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DVRMSToolbox, Recording Broker, LcdWriter, and more software
babgvant.com

I can't possibly read through 80+ pages, so i dont know if these questions have been asked. First, is there any way to convert it from dvrms to xvid using this program (and cut out commercials if possible) That would be very useful. Right now I use this to change it to mpeg then use virtual dub to create a nice xvid out of it, but its easier to just use 1 program, and usually the audio doesnt line up correctly while using virtual dub, so i have to manually fix it. Also, when i try to convert dvrms to mpeg w/o commercials it doesnt work, the mpeg goes through fine but when it tries to cut out commercials it hangs at .02% This is what it says after the mpeg has finished-
Reading file 'C:\Program Files\DVRMSToolbox\Applications\comskip.ini'
Read file 'C:\Program Files\DVRMSToolbox\Applications\comskip.ini'
Saving file 'C:\Program Files\DVRMSToolbox\Applications\comskip.ini'
Saved file 'C:\Program Files\DVRMSToolbox\Applications\comskip.ini'
Running comskip this may take a while.
Shelling 'C:\Program Files\DVRMSToolbox\Applications\comskip.exe video.mpg'
Begin splice
.2%
.2%
.2%
.2%
.2%
.2%
.2%
.2%
.2%
.2%
DvrmsCutOutCommercials has hung, ending process

What is wrong here?

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone can point me to a source that shows how to create a proper .bat file that runs DVRMSToolbox automatically.  An example woudl be great as well.  I know the app gives a command line for the action I want, but I'm not sure how to proceed from there.

I'm basically trying to autoconvert dvrms files to mpeg w/o commercials to mp4 (via pspvideo9) so that i can sync content directly onto my PSP overnight.  Any help would be appreciated.

-adave

Hi adave,

I don't follow why you need to launch it via a batch file, shouldn't you be able to utilize FileWatcher to process files accordingly? You'll have to create a custom process to convert to MP4, and I know nothing about that, but I would think filewatcher is the way to go.

 

Randy

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http://www.MacSeven.com

I have that problem on my Extender frequently. I've still not figured out what makes it stop working. As with most computer related issues, I "reboot" my extender and it works again.

 

Randy

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http://www.MacSeven.com

i am trying to use this program and cut commercials and save to mpeg file. however it keeps crashing midway. not sure what its doing (i dont understand this lingo, heh) i have attached two log files

the first one is normal
the second one i checked the continue on error boxes

can someone please tell me whats goin on?

i am trying to use this program and cut commercials and save to mpeg file. however it keeps crashing midway. not sure what its doing (i dont understand this lingo, heh) i have attached two log files

the first one is normal
the second one i checked the continue on error boxes

can someone please tell me whats goin on?

adave,

Here is a bat file I use to cut out commercials, save to an intermediate mpeg and then use ffmpeg to convert to 3g2 format for my mobile phone.  You will need to use different settings to get it into psp format.  Change "G:\Temp" to whatever directory you want the file to go to.  Good luck.

 

@echo off
setlocal

set ifile="%~f1"
set ofile="G:\Temp\%~n1.mpg"
set gfile="G:\Temp\%~n1.3g2"
set lfile=%~dp1%~n1.log

echo if/=%ifile%
echo of/=%ofile%
echo 3g2 file %gfile%
echo logf=%lfile%

"C:\Program Files\DVRMSToolbox\DVRMStoMPEG.exe" /if=%ifile% /of=%ofile% /act=nativcut2mpg

D:\Software\gui4ffmpeg13\ffmpeg.exe -y -i %ofile% -cropleft 8 -cropright 8 -bitexact -vcodec mpeg4 -s 176x128 -r 15 -b 208 -g 15 -hq -4mv -acodec aac -ac 1 -ar 22050 -ab 48 -f 3g2 %gfile%

del %ofile%

echo press return to exit...
set /p blah=

del %lfile%

Hi!

Im trying to use the commercialskip function in MCE. I have installed DVRMStoolbox and a trial version of showanalyzer. I have registered the commercial-addin to MCE. Dvrmstoolbox makes xml files in c:\program files\dvrmstoolbox\commercialXML\ .

When i try to skip commercial in MCE i got an error message "cant find XML data..."

Can anyone explain the workflow for commercial skipping? Where does the commercialskip-addin look for XML files? Should the XML file be named lika the DRV-MS file?

Another problem i got is that Filewatcher has stopped working. This occured after i ghosted back my c: drive fom a ghost image. strange...

please help me:-)

/Mattias

I seem to have the same problem.  I tried to set-up a process directory scheduled task every midnight.  However, it only processes a single file in the directory.  Is this a known issue or am I doing something wrong?

Hi!

I have a problem with the commercial-skip function in MCE. When i try to skip in a commercial i got an error massage "FILE NOT FOUND" - commercials file does not exist.

I got the xml in c:\program files\dvrmstoolbox\commercialxml

and a tv recording in my tv recording folder f:\recorded tv

both are named the same: xxxx.xml and xxxx.dvr-ms

Has anyone experience from this?

/BAGGE

What a great tool!

I was able to convert the DVR file to MPG and remove commercials using GUI.

Somehow, I cannot edit the output MPG file with video editors. I tried two editors: Windows Movie Maker and Blaze Media Pro. Both of them just plays audio and doesn't show video when I loaded the output MPG and tried to edit.

Can anyone help me with this?

Also, is there any video editor that can directly edit DVR-MS video files? What I'm trying to do is to burn TV programs into DVD, after recording it with MCE, removing commercials and any other unwanted portions of the video.

Great thanks to the author of this program.