Only MP4 files show up in Media Center Imported Videos?

[highlands]

Newbie problem:

I can only see MP4 videos in my imported video folders in media center. I've combed through all the setting and don't see where I might've restricted this. (I doubt media center would not show regular MPG files.)

[Opus4]

If you just started scanning the import dirs, the other files may not be found yet. If it has been quite a while, double check your import dir settings in Detailed Setup -> General-> Media Center Import Directories.

In Sage.properties, the seeker/video_library_import_filename_extensions property should have lots of extensions, including .mpg.

Make sure SageTV has permission to access the dir where your other videos are located. If using service mode & they are network paths, make sure the service logs in as a user w/a password & you are using UNC path names.

If all of the above is correct and the files are not listed on the "Titles" view in the video browser, you could check the debug log to see if it has info about the files you are missing.

- Andy

[highlands]

Everything looked OK so I turned on debug log as you suggested.
Thanks.

[Opus4]

Oh, and you might need to go to Setup -> Refresh Imported Media to force a rescan of the import dirs to get the results to show up in the log.

That reminds me... did you rescan the import dirs after adding them all? If not, that would explain it.

I believe that Detailed Setup -> Customize -> "Regularly rescan import directories" is turned off by default.

- Andy

[highlands]

All of that is A-OK.
I learned something from a log entry:

"Thu 6/28 0:30:32.122 Skipping video import dir that's also a recording dir"

Didn't know that.

In any case, the directory I want to import videos from is not a recording dir, and all the mp4's show up every time. Rest of the <relevant> log entry looked like this:

Thu 6/28 0:33:37.988 BEGIN: Get all imported video files
Thu 6/28 0:33:37.989 ==> Get all imported video files. GetMediaFiles() Time = '1'
Thu 6/28 0:33:37.993 ==> Get all imported video files. Filter by IsVideoFile|IsDVD Time = '4'
Thu 6/28 0:33:37.993 ==> Get all imported video files. Filter by IsLibraryFile Time = '0'
Thu 6/28 0:33:37.994 ==> Get all imported video files. Filter by not IsTVFile Time = '0'
Thu 6/28 0:33:37.994 END: Get all imported video files. Found 129 videos. Total Time = '6'
Thu 6/28 0:33:37.995 BEGIN: Sort video playlists.
Thu 6/28 0:33:37.995 END: Sort video playlists. Sorted 5 playlists. Total Time = '0'
Thu 6/28 0:33:38.023 BEGIN: Get all filenames
Thu 6/28 0:33:38.025 ==> Get all filenames. GroupByArrayMethod() Time = '2'
Thu 6/28 0:33:38.026 ==> Get all filenames. get keySet. Time = '1'
Thu 6/28 0:33:38.032 ==> Get all filenames. Convert to Strings. Time = '6'
Thu 6/28 0:33:38.032 ==> Get all filenames. Sort Time = '0'
Thu 6/28 0:33:38.032 END: Get all filenames. Found 129 filenames. Total Time = '9'
Thu 6/28 0:33:38.033 ++++++++ Video folder browser: LastCurFolder = null; CurFolder = null; LastVideoFolder = null
Thu 6/28 0:33:38.038 ++++++++ Video folder browser: Reloaded folder info
Thu 6/28 0:33:38.039 Starting to wait for user input timeout
Thu 6/28 0:33:38.076 ++++++++ Video folder browser: LastCurFolder = null; CurFolder = null; LastVideoFolder = null
Thu 6/28 0:33:38.077 BEGIN: Sort non-DVD videos by title.
Thu 6/28 0:33:38.084 END: Sort non-DVD videos by title. Found 129 videos. Total Time = '7'

[highlands]

Interesting:

I've specified 2 dir for import: A & B.
Noticed A had MP4's, MPG's, wmv's, even .TIVO files listed (No, .TIVO didn't play).
Meanwhile dir B had MP4's and MPG's, but only MP4's listed in media cenetr.

Copied all the MPG's from B to A and now they're all there! Again, dir B is NOT the recording directory, yet the MPG's didn't scan from there into media center. Interesting. Have to think about this one.

[Opus4]

Those log entries are just some info the STV logs when you enter the video browser. It says you have 129 imported videos -- are there 129 mp4 files?

The log would have entries specific to the filenames of media files it finds during a scan.

Are you using service mode?

BTW: the System Info screen will give info about all your import dirs and will create SystemInfo.txt in your SageTV dir if you use the Info command while on that screen.

- Andy

[highlands]

Something not right:

Now the MP4's that used to show in B don't show at all. (copied them to dir A and they show).

In other words, I'm having a problem, and an inconsistent one, with managing 2 import directories.

[highlands]

I love the log file. Thanks for helping me turn it on. I'll sift through.