Utility: MediaShrink v3.0 - An HTPC focused encoder

[mp328]

I added that in there and tried running the loader and nothing happened. Funny thing when I just ran comskip there was a Vprj file there and I just checked and it's gone now. trying it again

Also I'm just using comskip to generate vprj file, not videoredo if that matters.

Tnx for the quick reply

Originally Posted by nyplayer

Instead of waiting 30 minutes just check to see a vprj file exists

example add this.. that way it will make sure that a videoredo project file exists.
&& FileExists == "%d%/%p%.vprj"

if [IsObjMediaFile == true && $.IsTVFile{} == true && Filename =$ ".mpg" && FileExists == "%d%/%p%.vprj" && $.GetShowTitle{} =% "(Lost|Burn Notice|24|Dollhouse|House)"] 
{
   MEDIASHRINKHQ
}

[nyplayer]

Make sure you do not have something cleaning up VPRJ files too soon.... also mediashrink will rename the vprj to vprjcut when done.

also I do not think you need the parenthesis around your titles.

if [IsObjMediaFile == true && $.IsTVFile{} == true && Filename =$ ".mpg" && FileExists == "%d%/%p%.vprj" && $.GetShowTitle{} =% "Lost|Burn Notice|24|Dollhouse|House"]
{
MEDIASHRINKHQ
}

[evilpenguin]

Originally Posted by nyplayer

also I do not think you need the parenthesis around your titles.

I'm not 100% sure, but I think you do since that's a RegEx operator.

[nyplayer]

Originally Posted by evilpenguin

I'm not 100% sure, but I think you do since that's a RegEx operator.

This is one I use and I do not use the parenthesis.

if [IsObjMediaFile == true && $.IsFileCurrentlyRecording{} == "false" && $.GetShowTitle{} =% "NCIS|Criminal Minds|Medium|Ghost Whisperer|Highlander|Monk|Friday the 13th: The Series|Tales From the Darkside|The Outer Limits|Law & Order: Criminal Intent|Perry Mason" && $.GetMediaFileMetadata{UserCategory} != "ED Favs" && $.GetNumberOfSegments{} == "1" && FileExists == "%d%/%p%.qfix"] {
    :PRIORITY 999
   :ADDUSERCATOPTS "ED Favs"
   _ADDUSERCAT 
}

[evilpenguin]

Ahh, now that I think about it, you're right. I guess technically you don't even need the '|' since...

NCIS =~ NCIS|Criminal Minds|Medium|Ghost Whisperer|

NCIS =~ NCISCriminal MindsMediumGhost Whisperer

Are both true

Actually, thinking some more, the best way to actually do it would be...

NCIS =~ "^(NCIS|Criminal Minds|Medium|Ghost Whisperer|...)$"

So NCIS: SPINOFF! != NCIS

[mp328]

feel free to slap me next time i ask a question....

guess i should read the full sjq user guide before starting to ask questions here.

turns out i never had the client setup so thats why nothing was happening duhhhh

i got the test comskip running, so i'll get to mediashrink later on.

sorry for wasting your time

[tfiskaa]

EP...Thanks for a great utility...I have been using it for a while with good success however but have been running into some trouble. I have attached a log file for your review. Any advise is appreciated.

All the best

Tom

[evilpenguin]

Originally Posted by tfiskaa

EP...Thanks for a great utility...I have been using it for a while with good success however but have been running into some trouble. I have attached a log file for your review. Any advise is appreciated.

All the best

Tom

Hey, looks like you haven't updated in a while, try grabbing the latest version. Not sure if it'll fix your problem (though I did put in a lot of fixes for shows with two audio tracks like this one) but at the very least it'll have more logging to see whats going on. You can download it from this link or under MediaShrink in the v7 Plugin's Library section. I recommend grabbing it from the plugin section if possible because then you'll be automatically notified for updates.

[evilpenguin]

Originally Posted by mp328

feel free to slap me next time i ask a question....

guess i should read the full sjq user guide before starting to ask questions here.

turns out i never had the client setup so thats why nothing was happening duhhhh

i got the test comskip running, so i'll get to mediashrink later on.

sorry for wasting your time

No worries, SJQ can be a bit confusing at first, so asking for help first is always the way to go. Glad you got it up and running

[tfiskaa]

Originally Posted by evilpenguin

Hey, looks like you haven't updated in a while, try grabbing the latest version. Not sure if it'll fix your problem (though I did put in a lot of fixes for shows with two audio tracks like this one) but at the very least it'll have more logging to see whats going on. You can download it from this link or under MediaShrink in the v7 Plugin's Library section. I recommend grabbing it from the plugin section if possible because then you'll be automatically notified for updates.

EP...Thanks for the quick reply...I updated but still have the same problem.
I have attached a new log. You mention that this recording has two audio tracks. Could it be a problem with how sage records.

Again, thanks for all your help.

Tom

[evilpenguin]

If I had to guess, i'd say that handbrake can't handle file/path names that long. You can test that by coping the file somewhere else, renaming it to something very short, and then manually running it through mediaShrink.

[mp328]

Originally Posted by evilpenguin

No worries, SJQ can be a bit confusing at first, so asking for help first is always the way to go. Glad you got it up and running

guess, i spoke too soon.

the files are under queue, but just show up as waiting since i thought i may have gotten it working. see pic.
also this is in the client log as the only entry...

any ideas ?

                                             


Date: Mon Sep 06 21:13:09 EDT 2010


HTTP ERROR 500


Problem accessing /sjq/SJQ. Reason:

    Unexpected ':' encountered on line 11
Caused by:

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unexpected ':' encountered on line 11
	at com.google.code.sagetvaddons.sjq.server.ClientParser.readTask(ClientParser.java:399)
	at com.google.code.sagetvaddons.sjq.server.ClientParser.<init>(ClientParser.java:244)
	at com.google.code.sagetvaddons.sjq.server.SJQServlet.doPost(SJQServlet.java:185)
	at com.google.code.sagetvaddons.sjq.server.SJQServlet.doGet(SJQServlet.java:100)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:707)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:820)
	at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHolder.handle(ServletHolder.java:502)
	at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.handle(ServletHandler.java:389)
	at org.mortbay.jetty.security.SecurityHandler.handle(SecurityHandler.java:216)
	at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.SessionHandler.handle(SessionHandler.java:181)
	at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.ContextHandler.handle(ContextHandler.java:765)
	at org.mortbay.jetty.webapp.WebAppContext.handle(WebAppContext.java:417)
	at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.ContextHandlerCollection.handle(ContextHandlerCollection.java:230)
	at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.HandlerCollection.handle(HandlerCollection.java:114)
	at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:152)
	at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.rewrite.RewriteHandler.handle(RewriteHandler.java:230)
	at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:152)
	at org.mortbay.jetty.Server.handle(Server.java:326)
	at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpConnection.handleRequest(HttpConnection.java:534)
	at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpConnection$RequestHandler.headerComplete(HttpConnection.java:864)
	at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpParser.parseNext(HttpParser.java:539)
	at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpParser.parseAvailable(HttpParser.java:212)
	at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpConnection.handle(HttpConnection.java:404)
	at org.mortbay.io.nio.SelectChannelEndPoint.run(SelectChannelEndPoint.java:409)
	at org.mortbay.thread.QueuedThreadPool$PoolThread.run(QueuedThreadPool.java:520)

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[Slugger]

@mp328 Copy/paste in your client config. The problem is, as the error says, an unexpected ':' on line 11 of the client config - if you can't spot the issue then paste it in here and I'll have a look at it.

[mp328]

Originally Posted by Slugger

@mp328 Copy/paste in your client config. The problem is, as the error says, an unexpected ':' on line 11 of the client config - if you can't spot the issue then paste it in here and I'll have a look at it.

just checked everything againl, line 11 was the main line with the location and instructions. rebooted comp and removed the /centralworkfolder path and now it's running
i'll see how it all works and deal with it after

tnx guys

[mp328]

got another question here

i almost got it working perfectly, the HQ/MQ/LQ setting work. all of those are using the only "if .vprj" file exist.

i wanna add one more line on the bottom for all the files that will not have a .vprj file, i was thinking of the wait "30M" rule, but maybe there is a better way of doing it...

here is my ruleset now edited from the default one... the question is about the "NOCUT" portion at the bottom

# My Favorites to be encoded at the highest quality
if [IsObjMediaFile == true && $.IsTVFile{} == true && Filename =$ ".mpg" && FileExists == "%d%/%p%.vprj" && $.GetShowTitle{} =% "Hung"] 
{
   MEDIASHRINKHQ
}
# Hour long - medium bitrate
if [IsObjMediaFile == true && $.IsTVFile{} == true && Filename =$ ".mpg" && FileExists == "%d%/%p%.vprj" && $.GetShowTitle{} =% "Shattered|Rookie Blue|True Blood|The Gates|Entourage"] 
{
   MEDIASHRINKMQ
}
# Low quality show - less bitrate
if [IsObjMediaFile == true && $.IsTVFile{} == true && Filename =$ ".mpg" && FileExists == "%d%/%p%.vprj" && $.GetShowTitle{} =% "Stealth Rider|TNA|Minute to Win It|America's Got Talent|Scrappers|Bachelor Pad|NOVA|Operation Repo"]  
{
   MEDIASHRINKLQ
}
# Any shows without commercial cutting
if [IsObjMediaFile == true && $.IsTVFile{} == true && MediaAge >= "30M" && Filename =$ ".mpg" && $.GetShowTitle{} =% "WWE"  ] 
{
   MEDIASHRINKNOCUT
}

also EP, with the names what you were saying before about NCIS:Spinoff i'm not exactly sure what u mean with the coding, like i have here WWE = there is raw and smackdown, will WWE be enough for both?? Another example is Bachelor and now there is Bachelor Pad as well as the Bachelorette (swear its for my mom lol) which would be the wildcard for that one, instead of adding all 3 of them there.

[evilpenguin]

Do you manually generate the vprj files or let comskip/SA do it?

[mp328]

Originally Posted by evilpenguin

Do you manually generate the vprj files or let comskip/SA do it?

i'm using comskip generator plugin thru sage

[tfiskaa]

Originally Posted by evilpenguin

If I had to guess, i'd say that handbrake can't handle file/path names that long. You can test that by coping the file somewhere else, renaming it to something very short, and then manually running it through mediaShrink.

EP...that was the problem...Thanks for your help. BTW, do you know what handbrake's file name size limit is?

[razrsharpe]

Originally Posted by tfiskaa

BTW, do you know what handbrake's file name size limit is?

probably 255 characters or something close to that for the full path (directory + file name)

[phelme]

Recently, content recorded over my HDHomeRun @ 1080i has been playing back looking like this in Sage after running through MediaShrink (w/default settings) to an mkv:



(this is through the ArcSoft decoder and the Haali Splitter)

I've been told that mkv's do not carry forth the necessary original interlace info (film or video) and thus decoders will have a problem with the content. I thought MS would automatically determine what would need to be deinterlaced and take care of that during transcoding. Do I need to force deinterlacing myself?