Get Recording Details.??

[nyplayer]

What Api Call can I use to get whether a show is being recorded in H264 ... Comcast has converted a lot of my channels to H264 and I would like to know which channels are in H264.

Would this do it ? ... GetMediaFileMetadata

[stuckless]

Originally Posted by nyplayer

What Api Call can I use to get whether a show is being recorded in H264 ... Comcast has converted a lot of my channels to H264 and I would like to know which channels are in H264.

Would this do it ? ... GetMediaFileMetadata

It does look like GetMediaFileMetadata(mediafile, "Format.Video.Codec") might do it.

It also looks like GetMediaFileFormatDescription(mediafile) could return a string that lists the basic information about the mediafile (container and codec)

[nyplayer]

Originally Posted by stuckless

It does look like GetMediaFileMetadata(mediafile, "Format.Video.Codec") might do it.

It also looks like GetMediaFileFormatDescription(mediafile) could return a string that lists the basic information about the mediafile (container and codec)

I have so many different formats... Trying to get a handle on what codecs I need on a Windows 10 home. also what Codec to use in your MiniClient.

H.264 in TS (cable)
MPEG2-TS (Cable)
MPEG2-PS (OTA)

[stuckless]

Originally Posted by nyplayer

I have so many different formats... Trying to get a handle on what codecs I need on a Windows 10 home. also what Codec to use in your MiniClient.

H.264 in TS (cable)
MPEG2-TS (Cable)
MPEG2-PS (OTA)

As for the Android MiniClient... H264 in TS will work on any device. MPEG2 will only work (well) on devices that actually have hardware decoding for MPEG2 (Nexus Player and Sheild does). And MPEG2-PS is still being worked on, so that's not working well, yet.

Personally all my media is H264 TS, MP4, and MKV... so I'm a sweet spot in terms of this working on pretty much any device

[nyplayer]

Originally Posted by stuckless

As for the Android MiniClient... H264 in TS will work on any device. MPEG2 will only work (well) on devices that actually have hardware decoding for MPEG2 (Nexus Player and Sheild does). And MPEG2-PS is still being worked on, so that's not working well, yet.

Personally all my media is H264 TS, MP4, and MKV... so I'm a sweet spot in terms of this working on pretty much any device

The problem I see is with OTA which SageTV muxes to mpg.. If I choose not to let Sage do the muxing then files are mostly unplayable in SageTV.

[KryptoNyte]

I don't know if this helps with your current situation, but Gemstone gives some of this info in the overlay footer when you launch a recording. It's handy.

[nyplayer]

Originally Posted by KryptoNyte

I don't know if this helps with your current situation, but Gemstone gives some of this info in the overlay footer when you launch a recording. It's handy.

Thanks I was able to get the info using SJQ and the Sage Apis.

[wayner]

Originally Posted by stuckless

Personally all my media is H264 TS, MP4, and MKV... so I'm a sweet spot in terms of this working on pretty much any device

Any reason that you don't use OTA, other than the fact that London is one of the few places in Southern Ontario without good access to OTA channels?

I still prefer OTA channels to my HD-PVR's as they are generally more reliable (fewer things to go wrong regarding tuning, STB, etc) and leave my cable tuners for other channels.

[stuckless]

Originally Posted by wayner

Any reason that you don't use OTA, other than the fact that London is one of the few places in Southern Ontario without good access to OTA channels?

I still prefer OTA channels to my HD-PVR's as they are generally more reliable (fewer things to go wrong regarding tuning, STB, etc) and leave my cable tuners for other channels.

I think you summed it up with "...the fact that London is one of the few places in Southern Ontario without good access to OTA channels"

OTA is useless for me unless I install a 60 foot antenna. Not only is London a bad area, but I'm also in a valley

When I first setup my linux install using HDPVR and IR blasting... I had lots of issues. I then bought a Command IR unit (doesn't use lirc at all) and then created the basis of the gentuner for tuning. When I started out, I was getting 1-2 shows a week that was wrong doe to IR blasing... and now 1-2 shows a year (if that).

The HDPVR has other issues like powersupply issues, which has been more problematic for me.

I would love to use OTA if I could get the channels.

[bialio]

Sean - is there any documentation that you followed when setting up the HDPVR for linux? I've been looking for a few days and haven't come across anything definitive on the forums about - 'here's how to use the HDPVR with linux'.

Also a pointer to the power supply replacement? I think I saw you? reference getting a new one at some point during my forum searching...

[KryptoNyte]

If you're interested, some folks were using a different method than the [repeated] power supply replacement;

http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/show...2&postcount=12

[bialio]

Would this work do you think for the HDPVR power?

Originally Posted by KryptoNyte

If you're interested, some folks were using a different method than the [repeated] power supply replacement;

http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/show...2&postcount=12

[BobPhoenix]

Originally Posted by bialio

Would this work do you think for the HDPVR power?

According to this post http://www.gossamer-threads.com/list.../590678#590678 the barrel is a little too big. Your ebay is 2.5mm and the post I found says it is 2.0mm.

What I plan on doing myself is getting out my soldering iron and cutting off the end of a bad power supply and soldering it to the molex plug.

[wayner]

Originally Posted by BobPhoenix

What I plan on doing myself is getting out my soldering iron and cutting off the end of a bad power supply and soldering it to the molex plug.

That's the best way to go and you get a longer cord if you cut off the old cord right at the wall wart.

[davidb]

I wasn't sure if they would be the right size but I went ahead and ordered two to have on hand. They have shipped and should be in a few days. I will post after I get them if they fit or not.

David

Originally Posted by BobPhoenix

According to this post http://www.gossamer-threads.com/list.../590678#590678 the barrel is a little too big. Your ebay is 2.5mm and the post I found says it is 2.0mm.

What I plan on doing myself is getting out my soldering iron and cutting off the end of a bad power supply and soldering it to the molex plug.