Auto Compression Fails

morfinx · #1 10-18-2007, 09:46 PM

My HD shows are failing compressions but SD shows are transcoding fine. Is there a log file where I can look up WHY the transcode failed? I use SageMC by the way.

reggie14 · #2 10-18-2007, 10:37 PM

I just noticed I can't convert HD recordings either. I started converting one recording and it ran for a few minutes. Then I queued up another conversion and noticed the first one failed. In the log I found "Carny is stopping processing early to do a new job..." I'm not sure what this means. It sounds like Sage stopped converting the first recording when I queued up the second.

I should note I'm just using Sage v6.2.10 without any relevant customizations. Can you convert shows using the built-in functionality?

morfinx · #3 10-19-2007, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by reggie14

I just noticed I can't convert HD recordings either. I started converting one recording and it ran for a few minutes. Then I queued up another conversion and noticed the first one failed. In the log I found "Carny is stopping processing early to do a new job..." I'm not sure what this means. It sounds like Sage stopped converting the first recording when I queued up the second.

I should note I'm just using Sage v6.2.10 without any relevant customizations. Can you convert shows using the built-in functionality?

I tried doing it manually and it still fails. It's all done by SageTranscoder.exe so it shouldn't make a difference how it's launched. Does anyone know if the transcoder drops a log file somewhere?

reggie14 · #4 10-19-2007, 05:46 PM

Actually, there appears to be quite a few reports of this in the forums. I think Sage thinks they fixed it. We should submit bug reports.

morfinx · #5 10-20-2007, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reggie14

Actually, there appears to be quite a few reports of this in the forums. I think Sage thinks they fixed it. We should submit bug reports.

Well, I just submitted a bug report. Seems like all "MPEG4 HDTV" presets would fail. I can get it to convert with "MPEG4" presets, but I don't get audio with the converted file

morfinx · #6 10-29-2007, 05:35 PM

Alright, here's the weird part. George from SageTV Support instructed to try to do a short timed recording and convert it. I did a 5 min one, it worked. So I got curious, and start trying various lengths of timed recordings. I did 15 mins, 30 mins, 45 mins, 50 mins, and 55 mins. They all converted fine. However, none of my recorded favorites will convert, including 30 min and 1 hr shows!

reggie14 · #7 10-29-2007, 09:22 PM

I'm having similar results. Maybe I'll ask him if I can mail a DVD with a sample file on it.

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