STV Import: SageTV DVD Burning v2.0d (12/5/06)

[nielm]

Try renaming the .divx's to .avi's (why Divx gives a different extension to perfectly normal avi files is beyond me... I guess a case of over-marketing). The dvd burner then knows that it has to convert the .avi's (back) into mpeg2 DVD format for burning...

As for the other error... don't know...

(PS: Shaun: well cool -- pity there were only those few episodes)

[evilpenguin]

Originally Posted by motobarsteward

You can imagine my excitment! I've found your STVi, installed it, following the instructions. Ran through adding a load of video files. It all seems to work. I go to my 'Other Programs' and there's nothing there! poot!

I've look at the log file (dvdList.log) in the DVD folder and found that everything goes OK up util the point: -

gm = C:\Program Files\SageTV\SageTV\perl2DVD\gm.exe
Full Path = \\netstore01\PUBLIC\(TV Recordings)\Kids\Shaun\Shaun the Sheep-Whos the Mummy and Fleeced.divx
ERROR - Video type not supported (yet)

The files I am trying to use are all divx. Do you not support this file format yet or is the message a Red Herring?

And another question. I am running this on a client. Why does it not like me having my temp folder on the C Drive? It actually raises an error when I try to write an mpeg2 to DVD. The error is :-

** ERROR **
Scrath path, C:\DVDtmp, is formated dangerouly. Please use a directory that isn't on the C drive, isn't a UNC path, and isn't the root of a drive

I only have one drive in my Sage Client, the C drive and there is no whay I can add another.

Nielm's right about the .divx, you should be able to rename those to .avi's.

As for the the other error, I took out that check a few versions ago so I'm a little confused as to how your getting it Do me a favor and post your perl2dvd.pl so I can make sure you've got the right one. (you might have to rename it to perl2dvd.pl.txt)

[motobarsteward]

Originally Posted by nielm

(PS: Shaun: well cool -- pity there were only those few episodes)

They've made 40 episodes in total. They've only shown the first 20.

[motobarsteward]

Originally Posted by evilpenguin

Nielm's right about the .divx, you should be able to rename those to .avi's.

As for the the other error, I took out that check a few versions ago so I'm a little confused as to how your getting it Do me a favor and post your perl2dvd.pl so I can make sure you've got the right one. (you might have to rename it to perl2dvd.pl.txt)

The pl file does have a check in it. Maybe I do have the wrong version. I'll have a look when I get home

[evilpenguin]

Originally Posted by motobarsteward

The pl file does have a check in it. Maybe I do have the wrong version. I'll have a look when I get home

Yep, make sure you download 2.0.1a. That should get you going.

[motobarsteward]

OK, changed divx to avi and found a bit to set in the advanced prefs file. All is working well. Like your new picture, nielm!

Thanks for your help

[_matt_]

First off - evilpenguin thank you very much for the great plugin.

Now, on to me. I just installed the plugin and it works very well on my server. Unfortunately, on my MVP upon trying to kick off imgburn in other programs nothing happens. Also, I don't see icons indicating whether the dvd is ready. I saw on another thread that jlindborg had the plugin working on an MVP. Have any other people had success? Am I missing something that I need to do just for the MVP?

[evilpenguin]

I'm pretty sure that you can't run imgBurn from the MVP, you'll have to use a full fledged client or server for that.

[vhurst]

Originally Posted by _matt_

First off - evilpenguin thank you very much for the great plugin.

Now, on to me. I just installed the plugin and it works very well on my server. Unfortunately, on my MVP upon trying to kick off imgburn in other programs nothing happens. Also, I don't see icons indicating whether the dvd is ready. I saw on another thread that jlindborg had the plugin working on an MVP. Have any other people had success? Am I missing something that I need to do just for the MVP?

matt,

While I never worked out the issues with my DVD burn status via the "other programs" menu, I do create DVDs from my MVP, as well as placeshifter. All I had to do was use the "SaveTV Application Package" .XML file that included the imported .STVi "SageTV_DVD_Burning.stvi".

In fact, I never even touch my SageTV server. It sits in a closet at a neighbor's house, and I maintain it via RDC over a wireless network. With the use of DirMon2, it detects when the image is finished, then moves it to another server at my house. That server uses DirMon2 to see that an image has arrived, then runs imgburn on the file. An hour or so after I create a DVD on my MVP, or Placeshifter, out pops a finished DVD.

All I have to do is keep a fresh blank DVD in the burner drive after a recorded disk is finished.

[_matt_]

vhurst:

Thanks, that's a good idea. In fact, it's probably even better that way. I am trying to set it up for some non technical people and the fewer the steps for them the better.

[evilpenguin]

Originally Posted by vhurst

matt,

While I never worked out the issues with my DVD burn status via the "other programs" menu, I do create DVDs from my MVP, as well as placeshifter. All I had to do was use the "SaveTV Application Package" .XML file that included the imported .STVi "SageTV_DVD_Burning.stvi".

In fact, I never even touch my SageTV server. It sits in a closet at a neighbor's house, and I maintain it via RDC over a wireless network. With the use of DirMon2, it detects when the image is finished, then moves it to another server at my house. That server uses DirMon2 to see that an image has arrived, then runs imgburn on the file. An hour or so after I create a DVD on my MVP, or Placeshifter, out pops a finished DVD.

All I have to do is keep a fresh blank DVD in the burner drive after a recorded disk is finished.

That's cool

[grooves12]

Have you given up on version 2.5??

I am still unable to use this version because the generated DVD's have the audio/video out of sync, and you said the new version might have a solution for that.

[evilpenguin]

Originally Posted by grooves12

Have you given up on version 2.5??

I am still unable to use this version because the generated DVD's have the audio/video out of sync, and you said the new version might have a solution for that.

Nope, i'm still coding away at it, albiet *very* slowly...

[Tander]

Well, I'm a fairly new user, but I was determined to set this up on my own... after spending a couple of days on it, I'm a little stuck. Here are the problems, listed in order of magnitude

1. )I'm close, but when I finally got a DVD burned last night, and went and played it, it ran at double speed for some reason... like half the data was cut out. Video looked good (just looked like it was on fast forward) and the audio was clipped, or running really fast, like the video. (I tested to make sure that a DVD would play properly in both Sage and PowerDVD.)

Here are the specs: Original mpeg was a HD 30 minute show (30 Rock) recorded in Mpeg2-PS, 16:9, 1080I, AC3 5.1. The size was 4.65 Gigs.
After I got things fired off, it took about 1 1/2 hours of ffmpeg running before I got a burn image, never did see mencoder fire off.

For what it's worth, the creation date of mencoder I have is Oct 28, 2006, and ffmpeg is May 12, 2006.

I'm running Sage 1.9, have the version 1_2_2 Other,
and downloaded the Version 2_0_1a. I have also attached the relevent files...

2.) When I ran this, I saw a large button in the others screen, with the image file name, but no image. However, if I went into the Sage_others folder, and clicked on the button image file, it looked fine... just not in Sage.

I wonder if I did my directory structure right? The perl2DVD folder is in C:\program folders\Sagetv\Sagetv, as well as the general perl files.

The MCE folder is in program folders\Sagetv\STV's, as well as program folders\Sagetv\STV's\SageTV3. (The redundancy is from multiple installs...

I'm running the standard version of Sage, not the SageMC...

The files on the DVD ended up 2.11 Gigs...

3) The menus and buttons on the DVD ended up blank as well....

Any help is GREATLY appreciated so I can regain my sanity

[evilpenguin]

Originally Posted by Tander

Well, I'm a fairly new user, but I was determined to set this up on my own... after spending a couple of days on it, I'm a little stuck. Here are the problems, listed in order of magnitude

1. )I'm close, but when I finally got a DVD burned last night, and went and played it, it ran at double speed for some reason... like half the data was cut out. Video looked good (just looked like it was on fast forward) and the audio was clipped, or running really fast, like the video. (I tested to make sure that a DVD would play properly in both Sage and PowerDVD.)

Here are the specs: Original mpeg was a HD 30 minute show (30 Rock) recorded in Mpeg2-PS, 16:9, 1080I, AC3 5.1. The size was 4.65 Gigs.
After I got things fired off, it took about 1 1/2 hours of ffmpeg running before I got a burn image, never did see mencoder fire off.

For what it's worth, the creation date of mencoder I have is Oct 28, 2006, and ffmpeg is May 12, 2006.

I'm running Sage 1.9, have the version 1_2_2 Other,
and downloaded the Version 2_0_1a. I have also attached the relevent files...

In regards to #1, did you try the DVD on a standalone, non-PC, player?

[Tander]

Yes, pretty much the same thing, except there is alot of tearing, etc., as the player tries to resolve the image...

Tander

[evilpenguin]

Originally Posted by Tander

Yes, pretty much the same thing, except there is alot of tearing, etc., as the player tries to resolve the image...

Tander

Hmm... I've heard reports that i'm not handling 1080i properly in v2.0, this might be that issue. I'd recommend trying to burn an SDTV show just to check your setup. I'll worry about HDTV encoding in the next version.

[bbig119]

Originally Posted by evilpenguin

Hmm... I've heard reports that i'm not handling 1080i properly in v2.0, this might be that issue. I'd recommend trying to burn an SDTV show just to check your setup. I'll worry about HDTV encoding in the next version.

Evilpenguin,

I've been following the thread for some time and I know you mentioned that you're close to releasing the next version(or I'm under that impression anyway). I've held off trying to get this installed as the first time was mostly a flop. I'm not trying to nag for the new version, but what's your take on waiting for the next one vs. pulling some hair out with the current one knowing that the next one is sometime around the corner?

thanks,

Bryan

[evilpenguin]

Originally Posted by bbig119

Evilpenguin,

I've been following the thread for some time and I know you mentioned that you're close to releasing the next version(or I'm under that impression anyway). I've held off trying to get this installed as the first time was mostly a flop. I'm not trying to nag for the new version, but what's your take on waiting for the next one vs. pulling some hair out with the current one knowing that the next one is sometime around the corner?

thanks,

Bryan

I'd say wait for the next version. The big thing holding me back is that I was trying to build up a new frontend (UI/DVD burning), but it just isn't coming together at all. But I do have a ton of backend (encoding, setup) fixes that i've just been sitting on forever. So i'm shifting gears and am frantically working on a writting a little temporary code to shoe horn my new backend into an only slightly improved version of the old frontend. I hate throwing out dates, but i'm fairly confident I can hit the end of May... for real this time

[bbig119]

Originally Posted by evilpenguin

I'd say wait for the next version. The big thing holding me back is that I was trying to build up a new frontend (UI/DVD burning), but it just isn't coming together at all. But I do have a ton of backend (encoding, setup) fixes that i've just been sitting on forever. So i'm shifting gears and am frantically working on a writting a little temporary code to shoe horn my new backend into an only slightly improved version of the old frontend. I hate throwing out dates, but i'm fairly confident I can hit the end of May... for real this time

Excellent, I'll hold off then. Thanks for doing this, I really look forward to it and I think it'll go a long way in helping me back stuff up and also give recordings to friends of mine less fortunate than I who has a Sage setup. They don't know what they're missing.