Continuing Handbrake recode saga

[tvmaster2]

Originally Posted by trk2

This type of behavior can occur if Sage doesn't correctly detect the format of the imported video. Using the format detector plugin and then re-detecting the formats (force_full_content_reindex=true in Sage.properties) would probably fix this if it is the cause.

I’ll try this with one of the ‘bad’ files, thanks.

[CptKirk]

Can you do that on one specific file or does that do a whole system re-detect?

I only started seeing this happen to my ripped DVSs (using HB) after adding these plugins to my system:

- SageTVTranscoder Plugin x64 1.0.5 (2021-04-30)
- Media Format Parser Plugin Windows x32 0.7 (2021-03-30)

https://forums.sagetv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66769

[trk2]

I think for one specific file you could just rename the file and then tell Sage to scan for imported media. Then I would look in the Sage server log file to see how the plugin detected the file. Look for "MediaFormatParserPlugin processing" followed by the location and filename of the troublesome file.

[xjim1]

I've recoded several nfl games recently and haven't seen the symptom yet(knock on wood). No changes to my system or HB parameters. Maybe it's a seasonal thing.

[CptKirk]

I was working with Josh on my 0:00 length imported DVD rips.

I was using:

- SageTVTranscoder Plugin x32 1.0.5 (2021-04-30)
- Media Format Parser Plugin Windows x32 0.7 (2021-03-30)

Josh built me a debug build of the Media Format Parser Plugin. I had to manually copy the plugin files into my SageTV directory.

Once I manually copied the files to the server all my plugin errors that were showing in the sagetv_0.txt file were gone and so were my 0:00 length problems.

The debug build only had some additional code that was to help us debug the problem. IE more/clearer output into the log file on errors.

It seems like I had an error with the SageTV plugin manager in that it must have made an error deploying the plugin. Manually installing must have fixed that.

[xjim1]

Originally Posted by trk2

This type of behavior can occur if Sage doesn't correctly detect the format of the imported video. Using the format detector plugin and then re-detecting the formats (force_full_content_reindex=true in Sage.properties) would probably fix this if it is the cause.

Saw this again today. I did two HB recodes of a 3hr game: I set the first recode as Q19, resulting in a file which played fine, but I wanted a smaller size resultant file, so recoded again using a bit rate of 5kbps. That one would play, but zero length, and no playback control. I saved what I could from log files, and similar to what CptKirk saw in his post:
https://forums.sagetv.com/forums/sho...81&postcount=3
but w/out the extra debug details. I am not using any plugins which seemed to be the culprit on his system.
The weirdest part is I tried it again an hour later and playback was just fine.

My question is: Can I use the Sage properties parameter trk2 recommended w/out adding the plugin?

[tvmaster2]

Originally Posted by trk2

This type of behavior can occur if Sage doesn't correctly detect the format of the imported video. Using the format detector plugin and then re-detecting the formats (force_full_content_reindex=true in Sage.properties) would probably fix this if it is the cause.

Can you clarify the name of the 'format detector plugin' please - I don't see anything by that name in the plugins dir.
thanks

UPDATE: Finally found it, I think.