wsbsteven:

Yes my files are in there.  I put them in there to break up the load since I don't want to fix all the files at once.  The profile I have chosen copies them back to recorded tv.

usually this error -

System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80004005): Unspecified error
   at Toub.MediaCenter.Dvrms.DirectShow.IFileSourceFilter.Load(String pszFileName, AmMediaType pmt)
   at Toub.MediaCenter.Dvrms.Metadata.DvrmsMetadataEditor..ctor(String filepath)
   at Durrant.Common.lows.GetMetaTags(String DvrmsPath)

means that the file cannot be accessed. 

try running it on a file in your recorded tv folder.

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Lohan3001:

I've never hacked anything before, and I'm having difficulty following the set-up directions. Specifically, I don't understand what I'm supposed to put for input path and file. Output, either. I need a lot of clarification. I have a new Toshiba Satellite P105-S6064, Centrino core duo, 2gb ram, usb tuner. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

in almost every case the input file is a a dvr-ms file that you want to do something to.  double click the input file field, choose a file, do the same with the output file, then choose a profile (the thing you want to do) from the dropdown and click Run.

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Hi babgvant,

Good news! I'm running v1.0.9.9 (just a little behind) and this is the first version of DVRMSToolBox that I've run on my Extender which doesn't lose auto-skip functionality! In all previous versions, you may recall, if you played music on an extender then go to play Recorded TV, the auto-skip wouldn't work. A quick turn off and back on made the auto-skip work (until you played music again.)

And what do you know, something changed in 1.0.9.9 that finally fixed this! It's so nice to not have to keep rebooting the extender for auto-skip (one of those wife acceptance factor things)

 

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RandyHarris:

Hi babgvant,

Good news! I'm running v1.0.9.9 (just a little behind) and this is the first version of DVRMSToolBox that I've run on my Extender which doesn't lose auto-skip functionality! In all previous versions, you may recall, if you played music on an extender then go to play Recorded TV, the auto-skip wouldn't work. A quick turn off and back on made the auto-skip work (until you played music again.)

And what do you know, something changed in 1.0.9.9 that finally fixed this! It's so nice to not have to keep rebooting the extender for auto-skip (one of those wife acceptance factor things)

 

I hope whatever it was stays fixed in 1.1.01 :)

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Using the batch file code I gave, what modification would I need to allow it to be ran in recorded tv?

wsbsteven:

Using the batch file code I gave, what modification would I need to allow it to be ran in recorded tv?

Nothing - just move the batch file to the Recorded TV directory and run it from there.

FOR %%1 IN (*.dvr-ms) DO DVRMSToMPEG /of="%%1.dvr-ms" /if="%%1" /act=cutcommovedvrms

BTW, I had to go back two pages to find the batch file - it would be helpful next time if you included a link to the post or re-posted the batch file command.

onlydarksets:

wsbsteven:

Using the batch file code I gave, what modification would I need to allow it to be ran in recorded tv?

Nothing - just move the batch file to the Recorded TV directory and run it from there.

FOR %%1 IN (*.dvr-ms) DO DVRMSToMPEG /of="%%1.dvr-ms" /if="%%1" /act=cutcommovedvrms

BTW, I had to go back two pages to find the batch file - it would be helpful next time if you included a link to the post or re-posted the batch file command.

if you don't want to put the bat in your recorded tv folder

FOR %%1 IN ("C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Recorded TV\*.dvr-ms") DO "C:\Program Files\DVRMSToolbox\DVRMSToMPEG.exe" /of="%%1.dvr-ms" /if="%%1" /act=cutcommovedvrms

although it would probably be a good idea to set the output path to a different folder, so it doesn't output the files back into your recorded tv folder

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babgVant:

onlydarksets:

wsbsteven:

Using the batch file code I gave, what modification would I need to allow it to be ran in recorded tv?

Nothing - just move the batch file to the Recorded TV directory and run it from there.

FOR %%1 IN (*.dvr-ms) DO DVRMSToMPEG /of="%%1.dvr-ms" /if="%%1" /act=cutcommovedvrms

BTW, I had to go back two pages to find the batch file - it would be helpful next time if you included a link to the post or re-posted the batch file command.

if you don't want to put the bat in your recorded tv folder

FOR %%1 IN ("C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Recorded TV\*.dvr-ms") DO "C:\Program Files\DVRMSToolbox\DVRMSToMPEG.exe" /of="%%1.dvr-ms" /if="%%1" /act=cutcommovedvrms

although it would probably be a good idea to set the output path to a different folder, so it doesn't output the files back into your recorded tv folder

if you wanted to do that then you'd have to move the bat file into the recorded tv folder and modify it to something like this

FOR %%1 IN (*.dvr-ms) DO "C:\Program Files\DVRMSToolbox\DVRMSToMPEG.exe" /of="c:\output\%%1.dvr-ms" /if="C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Recorded TV\%%1" /act=cutcommovedvrms

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My bad - babvgant is (as usual) right.  You would, at a minimum, have to change the path to DVRMSToMPEG.

FOR %%1 IN (*.dvr-ms) DO "C:\Program Files\DVRMSToolbox\DVRMSToMPEG.exe" /of="%%1.dvr-ms" /if="%%1" /act=cutcommovedvrms

That said, his approach above is even better.

vddobrev:

babgVant:

vddobrev:

babgVant:

are you using the "Fix the MCE Slider" profile?

Yes. After I click run, the process completes, but the file is not modified, the slider is still for 3hrs, where the movie without commercials is less.

are you running it on a file in the recorded tv folder?

make sure it is run on files that are not in recorded tv, and that you select "incrementscheduleitem" so mce will think it's a new show and read the meta data when you move it back in.

I was running it on a file in the recorded TV folder. Tried on a file not in that folder - now the slider increased to 6hrs long instead of getting reduced to the length of the recording. Here is what I did:

1) moved the file out of recorded tv

2) opened MCE so that it updates the number of recordings - the moved file was not in the list.

3) ran the "Fix the MCE Slider" as described

4) moved the file back to recorded tv

5) the slider doubled, from 3hrs it became 6 hrs. the movie is 2 1/2 hours after removing the commercials.

I am almost ready to give up unless someone guides me step by step...

babgVant, can you please offer any advice on this.

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vddobrev:

babgVant, can you please offer any advice on this.

when fixslider is checked the adjustmetadata action sets

WM/MediaOriginalRunTime = Duration
WM/WMRVEndTime = WM/WMRVEncodeTime + Duration

These values are all written to recordings.xml and are not updated when they are updated in the file.  To work around this, there is also an option to IncrementScheduleItem (WM/WMRVScheduleItemID = WM/WMRVScheduleItemID + 1) which tricks MCE into thinking that the file is new, so it reads the values. 

You can verify that these values have been set correctly by looking at them with the EditDVRMSMetadata tool. 

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The error is gone.  Hopefully it will remove commercials again.  The odd thing is my method was working for awhile (did maybe 50+ files) then it started to freak out.

Can I make a suggestion? Can you add a "Browse" button so I can get to the dvr-ms file that way? Other than that, great program!!

Xaeryth:

Can I make a suggestion? Can you add a "Browse" button so I can get to the dvr-ms file that way? Other than that, great program!!

Double click in the text box, and it will open a browser dialog.  Most text boxes that take a file work that way.

onlydarksets:

Xaeryth:

Can I make a suggestion? Can you add a "Browse" button so I can get to the dvr-ms file that way? Other than that, great program!!

Double click in the text box, and it will open a browser dialog.  Most text boxes that take a file work that way.

Well duh?!? Don't I feel silly now. At least, I can now say that I learnt something new today.  Thanks!!