New program for 1 step TTG downloads, decryption, encoding - kmttg

[Bulldawg9908]

I'm sure others have had this problem, but I can't find the answer in the 134 page thread.

I upgraded to v0p8r, and I cannot download any shows. It was working before. I also installed the service, but it isn't downloading anything through the service or the GUI.

Here's the error I'm getting:

>> DOWNLOADING/DECRYPTING TO M:\kmttg_convert_tmp\Army Wives\Army Wives - Non-Combatants_(2012_04_23)_609.mpg ...
"C:\Users\xxxxxxxx\Desktop\kmttg\curl\curl.exe" --retry 3 --anyauth --globoff --user tivo:MAK --insecure --cookie-jar "C:\Users\xxxxxxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\cookie154801004987338897.tmp" --url "http://192.168.0.200:80/download/Army%20Wives.TiVo?Container=%2FNowPlaying&id=1272165&Format=video/x-tivo-mpeg-ts" | "C:\Users\xxxxxxx\Desktop\kmttg\tivodecode\tivodecode.exe" --mak MAK --no-verify --out "M:\kmttg_convert_tmp\Army Wives\Army Wives - Non-Combatants_(2012_04_23)_609.mpg" -
M:\kmttg_convert_tmp\Army Wives\Army Wives - Non-Combatants_(2012_04_23)_609.mpg: size=0.00 MB elapsed=0:00:04 (0.00 Mbps)
Download failed to file: M:\kmttg_convert_tmp\Army Wives\Army Wives - Non-Combatants_(2012_04_23)_609.mpg
Exit code: 10
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed

  0    31    0    31    0     0    179      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--   179
  0    31    0    31    0     0    179      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0
  0    31    0     0    0     0      0      0 --:--:--  0:00:01 --:--:--     0TiVo Private Data : Unmatched Stream ID: No error
ts_handle_tivo_private_data failed: No error
processing frame: No error
Encryption by QUALCOMM ;)


  0    31    0 26446    0     0  14333      0 --:--:--  0:00:01 --:--:-- 39354
curl: (23) Failed writing body (2226 != 4380)
Army Wives - Non-Combatants_(2012_04_23)_609.mpg: Too many failed downloads, GIVING UP!!
mpeg file not found: M:\kmttg_convert_tmp\Army Wives\Army Wives - Non-Combatants_(2012_04_23)_609.mpg

Any ideas?

[moyekj]

Originally Posted by Bulldawg9908

I'm sure others have had this problem, but I can't find the answer in the 134 page thread.

I upgraded to v0p8r, and I cannot download any shows. It was working before. I also installed the service, but it isn't downloading anything through the service or the GUI.

Here's the error I'm getting:

>> DOWNLOADING/DECRYPTING TO M:\kmttg_convert_tmp\Army Wives\Army Wives - Non-Combatants_(2012_04_23)_609.mpg ...
"C:\Users\xxxxxxxx\Desktop\kmttg\curl\curl.exe" --retry 3 --anyauth --globoff --user tivo:MAK --insecure --cookie-jar "C:\Users\xxxxxxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\cookie154801004987338897.tmp" --url "http://192.168.0.200:80/download/Army%20Wives.TiVo?Container=%2FNowPlaying&id=1272165&Format=video/x-tivo-mpeg-ts" | "C:\Users\xxxxxxx\Desktop\kmttg\tivodecode\tivodecode.exe" --mak MAK --no-verify --out "M:\kmttg_convert_tmp\Army Wives\Army Wives - Non-Combatants_(2012_04_23)_609.mpg" -
M:\kmttg_convert_tmp\Army Wives\Army Wives - Non-Combatants_(2012_04_23)_609.mpg: size=0.00 MB elapsed=0:00:04 (0.00 Mbps)
Download failed to file: M:\kmttg_convert_tmp\Army Wives\Army Wives - Non-Combatants_(2012_04_23)_609.mpg
Exit code: 10
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed

  0    31    0    31    0     0    179      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--   179
  0    31    0    31    0     0    179      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0
  0    31    0     0    0     0      0      0 --:--:--  0:00:01 --:--:--     0TiVo Private Data : Unmatched Stream ID: No error
ts_handle_tivo_private_data failed: No error
processing frame: No error
Encryption by QUALCOMM ;)


  0    31    0 26446    0     0  14333      0 --:--:--  0:00:01 --:--:-- 39354
curl: (23) Failed writing body (2226 != 4380)
Army Wives - Non-Combatants_(2012_04_23)_609.mpg: Too many failed downloads, GIVING UP!!
mpeg file not found: M:\kmttg_convert_tmp\Army Wives\Army Wives - Non-Combatants_(2012_04_23)_609.mpg

Any ideas?

Turn off TS transfers. i.e. Disable the setting: config-Program Options-Download TiVo files in Transport Stream format.
tivodecode can't handle TS TiVo files properly.

[Bulldawg9908]

Transport stream was enabled. Now, it's disabled. Still no joy. I restarted kmttg and checked the config.ini--<TSDownload> is set as 0. I also tried turning off "Combine download and tivodecode decrypt" since you indicated that could be a problem. I'm still getting the same error.

[Bulldawg9908]

I decided to punt and just re-install kmttg.

I can download from my new TiVo, but I still can't download from my old TiVo. I did reboot both TiVos last night, but it failed again after the reboot. When a download fails like this, does something get stuck on the TiVo so that it needs a reboot?

And, since I'm not at home, is there a way to reboot the TiVo through the kmttg GUI?

[nahtanoj1]

First - thanks to all for your continued support as I learn to work with kmttg. My latest question is on out of sync audio. In both iTunes and on my iPad as well as in VLC after choosing the encode of ff_ipad the audio and video are way out of sync...The video is way ahead of the audio - maybe 3 seconds. Any ideas how to fix this and yet still have a format that can be imported to my iPad? I had chosen ff_h264_high_rate but it would not sync to my iPad....

[moyekj]

Originally Posted by Bulldawg9908

Transport stream was enabled. Now, it's disabled. Still no joy. I restarted kmttg and checked the config.ini--<TSDownload> is set as 0. I also tried turning off "Combine download and tivodecode decrypt" since you indicated that could be a problem. I'm still getting the same error.

Perhaps you have partial failed transfers left over now. Make sure you clean up any past failed transfer files before attempting to download again, or under config->File Settings enable "Overwrite existing files" option such that kmttg won't try and use existing partial files.

[moyekj]

Originally Posted by nahtanoj1

First - thanks to all for your continued support as I learn to work with kmttg. My latest question is on out of sync audio. In both iTunes and on my iPad as well as in VLC after choosing the encode of ff_ipad the audio and video are way out of sync...The video is way ahead of the audio - maybe 3 seconds. Any ideas how to fix this and yet still have a format that can be imported to my iPad? I had chosen ff_h264_high_rate but it would not sync to my iPad....

You should configure kmttg for ProjectX and include "QS Fix" as a task in addition to the encode task. i.e. The mpg file needs to be run through ProjectX before the encoding step to clean up issues with it that are causing the A/V sync problems during encoding.

[Bulldawg9908]

Nevermind--moyekj beat me to it. Run QS Fix.

[Bulldawg9908]

Originally Posted by moyekj

Perhaps you have partial failed transfers left over now. Make sure you clean up any past failed transfer files before attempting to download again, or under config->File Settings enable "Overwrite existing files" option such that kmttg won't try and use existing partial files.

I made sure I removed all partial files and enabled overwrite existing. Downloads are still failing. I also tried it with a show I've never downloaded--same result.

There is a new component of the error message now: <h2>Server Busy</h2> is showing up above "Download failed to file: ......."

Does this mean the problem is likely on the TiVo end? Can I restart it remotely somehow?

[moyekj]

Originally Posted by Bulldawg9908

I made sure I removed all partial files and enabled overwrite existing. Downloads are still failing. I also tried it with a show I've never downloaded--same result.

There is a new component of the error message now: <h2>Server Busy</h2> is showing up above "Download failed to file: ......."

Does this mean the problem is likely on the TiVo end? Can I restart it remotely somehow?

Yes "Server Busy" means you will have to reboot TiVo to fix it. There's no way to directly issue a reboot request AFAIK.

[nahtanoj1]

Originally Posted by Bulldawg9908

Nevermind--moyekj beat me to it. Run QS Fix.

Thanks to you both. I'll try that tonight.

[Bulldawg9908]

A reboot fixed it. Thanks for your help.

[todd_j_derr]

Originally Posted by todd_j_derr

The new ffmpeg makes a huge difference [...] I guess the AAC codec is still considered experimental so I had to add the flag '-strict -2', but so far it sounds fine to me - we'll see after I watch a whole movie.

Crap, I only tested the new ffmpeg using WMP on my computer but for some reason the resulting files did not play at all well on my Xoom - it dropped a lot of frames and was basically unwatchable. Of course I only discovered this when I was on a plane leaving for a long vacation... so I caught up on my reading instead.

With the old ffmpeg the sound was messed up but the video played perfectly. I'm hoping I just messed up a flag or something, we'll see.

[nahtanoj1]

So I added "QS Fix" as a task and it seems to have done the trick - mostly. That said the QS fix task failed on a few of the files and it seems strange it would fail on some but not on others. The logs details are below and it seems to have happened just on the Frozen Planet files (3 of 5) I have a .ac3 file, a .m2v file, and of course a .mp4 but the .mpg.qsfix is not there. Any ideas? P.S. - i included my entire log file from the whole session of multiple downloads as I thought that might help. Again Thanks for the help!

>> DOWNLOADING /Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).TiVo ...
/usr/bin/curl --anyauth --globoff --user tivo:MAK --insecure --cookie-jar /tmp/cookie6642415719039427750.tmp --url http://194.168.1.48:80/download/Froz...ying&id=132046 --output "/Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).TiVo"
encoding job completed: 1:22:07

Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).TiVo: size=4079.62 MB elapsed=0:23:13 (24.57 Mbps)
---DONE--- job=download output=/Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).TiVo

>> DECRYPTING /Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).TiVo ...
/Users/jonathanbaker/Applications/kmttg_v0p8r/tivodecode/tivodecode --mak MAK --no-verify --out "/Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).mpg" "/Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).TiVo"

ivodecode job completed: 0:03:05
---DONE--- job=decrypt output=/Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).mpg
(Deleted file: /Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).TiVo)
NOTE: Free space check failed...
>> Running projectx demux on /Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).mpg ...
java -jar /Users/jonathanbaker/Applications/kmttg_v0p8r/ProjectX/ProjectX.jar "/Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).mpg" -demux -out /Users/jonathanbaker/Video
summary of created media files:
.Video (m2v): 5540 Frames 00:03:04.860 '/Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).m2v'
Audio 00 (ac3): 5777 Frames 00:03:04.864 0-0-0-0 '/Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).ac3'
=> 202,527,447 bytes written...
-> we have 14301 warnings/errors.
demux job completed: 0:01:19
---DONE--- job=projectx
demux output files:
/Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).m2v
/Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).ac3
>> Running ffmpeg remux to generate /Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).mpg.qsfix ...
/Users/jonathanbaker/Applications/kmttg_v0p8r/ffmpeg/ffmpeg -y -fflags genpts -i "/Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).m2v" -i "/Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).ac3" -acodec copy -vcodec copy -f dvd "/Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).mpg.qsfix"
Unable to find remux output file: /Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).mpg.qsfix
remux failed (exit code: 1 ) - check command: /Users/jonathanbaker/Applications/kmttg_v0p8r/ffmpeg/ffmpeg -y -fflags genpts -i "/Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).m2v" -i "/Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).ac3" -acodec copy -vcodec copy -f dvd "/Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).mpg.qsfix"
FFmpeg version SVN-r19732, Copyright (c) 2000-2009 Fabrice Bellard, et al.
configuration: --shlibdir=@executable_path --arch=i386 --cpu=i686 --disable-static --enable-shared --enable-pthreads --enable-gpl --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libfaac --enable-nonfree --enable-libfaad --enable-libx264 --extra-cflags='-I/Users/yoav/src/lame/include -I/Users/yoav/src/faad2-2.7/include -I/Users/yoav/src/faac-1.28/include -I/Users/yoav/src/x264' --extra-ldflags='-L/Users/yoav/src/lame/libmp3lame/.libs -L/Users/yoav/src/faad2-2.7/libfaad/.libs -L/Users/yoav/src/faac-1.28/libfaac/.libs -L/Users/yoav/src/x264/'
libavutil 50. 3. 0 / 50. 3. 0
libavcodec 52.34. 0 / 52.34. 0
libavformat 52.38. 0 / 52.38. 0
libavdevice 52. 2. 0 / 52. 2. 0
libswscale 0. 7. 1 / 0. 7. 1
built on Aug 27 2009 10:32:06, gcc: 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5484)
/Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).m2v: Unknown format
NOTE: Free space check failed...
Computed resolution to use for output file = 1280x720
>> ENCODING WITH PROFILE 'ff_ipad' TO FILE /Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).mp4 ...
/Users/jonathanbaker/Applications/kmttg_v0p8r/ffmpeg/ffmpeg -y -i "/Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).mpg" -threads 4 -vcodec libx264 -level 31 -subq 6 -me_range 16 -qmin 10 -qmax 50 -g 300 -s 1280x720 -r 29.97 -b 2500k -maxrate 4000k -acodec aac -ac 2 -ab 160k -ar 48000 -f mp4 "/Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).mp4"

[chrispitude]

Originally Posted by todd_j_derr

The new ffmpeg makes a huge difference.

Xoom playback troubles aside, what improvements are you noticing?

I tried the latest ffmpeg. The only change I noticed was that the encode took twice as long. File size and visual quality (not exhaustively checked) seemed unchanged, but I am looking at kid's cartoons and that's not the most demanding source material.

[cherry ghost]

Originally Posted by chrispitude

Xoom playback troubles aside, what improvements are you noticing?

I tried the latest ffmpeg. The only change I noticed was that the encode took twice as long. File size and visual quality (not exhaustively checked) seemed unchanged, but I am looking at kid's cartoons and that's not the most demanding source material.

Same for me, double the encode time and no visual improvement. Maybe I'm not seeing it because all my encoding is for an iPad.

[moyekj]

Originally Posted by nahtanoj1

So I added "QS Fix" as a task and it seems to have done the trick - mostly. That said the QS fix task failed on a few of the files and it seems strange it would fail on some but not on others. The logs details are below and it seems to have happened just on the Frozen Planet files (3 of 5) I have a .ac3 file, a .m2v file, and of course a .mp4 but the .mpg.qsfix is not there. Any ideas? P.S. - i included my entire log file from the whole session of multiple downloads as I thought that might help. Again Thanks for the help!

It looks like ffmpeg which remuxes the audio and video back together again that ProjectX demuxes is failing. i.e. It's not ProjectX failing but ffmpeg failing to mux:

/Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).m2v: Unknown format

Note that to test ffmpeg just run it from command line by executing the ffmpeg command to remux the files:

/Users/jonathanbaker/Applications/kmttg_v0p8r/ffmpeg/ffmpeg -y -fflags genpts -i "/Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).m2v" -i "/Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).ac3" -acodec copy -vcodec copy -f dvd "/Users/jonathanbaker/Video/Frozen Planet - Winter (04_22_2012).mpg.qsfix"

You can substitute /Users/jonathanbaker/Applications/kmttg_v0p8r/ffmpeg/ffmpeg above for a different version of ffmpeg obtained elsewhere to see if you can get it to work.

You can also perhaps use VideoLAN VLC to try playing the video only file .m2v above to see if that plays OK.

[windracer]

Are there any other kmttg/AirVideo users out there?

AirVideo (for Linux) comes with a special build of ffmpeg that's used for offline conversion of files from the iOS app. When I kick off a batch conversion (through AirVideo) of a 3.2gb (1280x720) .MPG file (downloaded and decrypted from my Premiere via kmttg) it takes about an hour (Atom 330 CPU, not a powerhouse) and I get a nice 180mb (800x450) .M4V file that plays very well over remote WiFi and 3G in the AirVideo app.

What I'd like to do is be able to create a similar encoding profile for kmttg so I can have it pre-encode for AirVideo instead of having to use the manual batch feature of the app. I've tried a few different ways, without luck. Here's the ffmpeg command-line AirVideo is generating:

/etc/tivo/airvideo/ffmpeg-for-airvideo --conversion-id 2c1a7ea2-cf8d-4957-bc63-c43428584b43 --port-number 46631 -threads 4 -flags2 +fast -flags +loop -g 30 -keyint_min 1 -bf 0 -b_strategy 0 -flags2 -wpred-dct8x8 -cmp +chroma -deblockalpha 0 -deblockbeta 0 -refs 1 -coder 0 -me_range 16 -subq 5 -partitions +parti4x4+parti8x8+partp8x8 -trellis 0 -sc_threshold 40 -i_qfactor 0.71 -qcomp 0.6 -map 0.1:0.1 -map 0.0:0.0 -ss 0.0 -i /home/tivo/New Girl - Tomatoes (2012-04-24).mpg -vf crop=1280:720:0:0, scale=800:448, pad=800:448 -aspect 800:448 -y -async 1 -f h264 -vcodec libx264 -crf 24 -qmin 24 -r 29.97 /home/tivo/f778faa2-6d60-4841-921a-6c64c50811b7.h264 -f adts -ar 48000 -f wav -ac 2 -

The conversion-id and port-number parameters seem to be part of this custom ffmpeg build. A lot of the other parameters are gibberish to me. What I see while this is running is two files created in the target directory: a randomly named .aac file and a randomly named .h264 file. When it's done, though, I get a nice .M4V file so I'm guessing something is muxing them at the end? When I tried to build a conversion profile for kmttg based on that command-line I got an .M4V file and a .H264 file and both were not valid video files.

Any ideas?

[moyekj]

Originally Posted by windracer

Are there any other kmttg/AirVideo users out there?

AirVideo (for Linux) comes with a special build of ffmpeg that's used for offline conversion of files from the iOS app. When I kick off a batch conversion (through AirVideo) of a 3.2gb (1280x720) .MPG file (downloaded and decrypted from my Premiere via kmttg) it takes about an hour (Atom 330 CPU, not a powerhouse) and I get a nice 180mb (800x450) .M4V file that plays very well over remote WiFi and 3G in the AirVideo app.

What I'd like to do is be able to create a similar encoding profile for kmttg so I can have it pre-encode for AirVideo instead of having to use the manual batch feature of the app. I've tried a few different ways, without luck. Here's the ffmpeg command-line AirVideo is generating:



The conversion-id and port-number parameters seem to be part of this custom ffmpeg build. A lot of the other parameters are gibberish to me. What I see while this is running is two files created in the target directory: a randomly named .aac file and a randomly named .h264 file. When it's done, though, I get a nice .M4V file so I'm guessing something is muxing them at the end? When I tried to build a conversion profile for kmttg based on that command-line I got an .M4V file and a .H264 file and both were not valid video files.

Any ideas?

Try something like this:
ff_airvideo.enc

# Description (single line, keep short)
<description>
airvideo H.264 + 2 channel AAC encoding

# Encode command or script (single line)
# Known keywords: FFMPEG, HANDBRAKE, MENCODER, PERL, INPUT, OUTPUT, PWD, CPU_CORES, SRTFILE
<command>
/etc/tivo/airvideo/ffmpeg-for-airvideo -y -i INPUT -threads CPU_CORES -flags +loop -g 30 -keyint_min 1 -bf 0 -b_strategy 0 -cmp +chroma -refs 1 -coder 0 -me_range 16 -subq 5 -partitions +parti4x4+parti8x8+partp8x8 -trellis 0 -sc_threshold 40 -i_qfactor 0.71 -qcomp 0.6 -ss 0.0 -vcodec libx264 -vf crop=1280:720:0:0,scale=800:448,pad=800:448 -aspect 800:448 -async 1 -f mp4 -crf 24 -qmin 24 -r 29.97 -ar 48000 -ac 2 OUTPUT

# Encoded output file extension
<extension>
m4v

[species8472jj]

I am trying to use KTTMG to essentially transfer a show from one tivo to another.

Yes, when I am home it really isn't necessary, but when I'm not at home it is nice to log into my PC remotely, start this process, and find the show on my "desired" tivo when I arrive home.

This is what I did. I went and chose the show I wanted to transfer, and I ticked the "push" box.

It proceeded to download the show to my PC (no issues), then what I am expecting is that it would take that show and push it to the Tivo box. And it did say that it was successful (although I know it can't be since it was way too fast).

I looked and the show did appear in the now playing list, however, really none of the show was pushed. It essentially is an empty file.

I hope I am making sense. If anyone could help, I'd really appreciate it.

[moyekj]

Originally Posted by species8472jj

I am trying to use KTTMG to essentially transfer a show from one tivo to another.

Yes, when I am home it really isn't necessary, but when I'm not at home it is nice to log into my PC remotely, start this process, and find the show on my "desired" tivo when I arrive home.

This is what I did. I went and chose the show I wanted to transfer, and I ticked the "push" box.

It proceeded to download the show to my PC (no issues), then what I am expecting is that it would take that show and push it to the Tivo box. And it did say that it was successful (although I know it can't be since it was way too fast).

I looked and the show did appear in the now playing list, however, really none of the show was pushed. It essentially is an empty file.

I hope I am making sense. If anyone could help, I'd really appreciate it.

"push" is just sending a request to pyTivo to push a video to your TiVo of choice so you need to 1st make sure that your pyTivo pushes are working properly. If you are pushing .TiVo files directly I believe you need some special options in pyTivo. Ask in pyTivo thread or forums and try pushing a .TiVo file via pyTivo web server. Once you get that working you should be good to go via kmttg.

[wmcbrine]

Yeah, .TiVo files aren't directly pushable, so you have to set up tivodecode in pyTivo, so it can decrypt them as it pushes. That's all.

[windracer]

Originally Posted by moyekj

Try something like this:
ff_airvideo.enc

Nice, thanks! That seemed to do the trick ... not sure what I was missing when I tried it myself.

The problem now, though, is the cropping/scaling. I know kmttg has the HEIGHT parameter, but it expects it to be #xHEIGHT. A lot of those parameters in the AirVideo encoding are using the colon format:

-vf crop=1280:720:0:0, scale=800:448, pad=800:448 -aspect 800:448

The above, which you and I hard-coded into the profile, works fine for a 1280x720 HD recording from FOX, but causes cropping issues on a 1920x1080 HD recording from NBC.

Is there a way to handle that dynamically? Or should I just create separate encoding profiles for 720p vs 1080i recordings?

Thanks again for your help!

[windracer]

Originally Posted by windracer

Or should I just create separate encoding profiles for 720p vs 1080i recordings?

I ended up doing this for now: I have separate AirVideo encoding profiles for 1080, 720, and SD sources and use them accordingly for the auto-transfers. Seems to be working pretty well and the results stream to AirVideo on my iPad smoothly.

[species8472jj]

Right now I am learning KTTMG, so I appreciate the help I have been getting. I downloaded a file from my TiVo and converted it into an mpg which worked fine.

The next task was the "ad Detect" which worked without giving any errors. Finally, I was running "ad cut" and that is where the errors occurred. Please see below...

"C:\Program Files (x86)\KMTTG\comskip\comskip.exe" --ini "C:\Program Files (x86)\KMTTG\comskip\comskip.ini" "c:\Users\Jim\Videos\Grimm - Cat and Mouse (04_20_2012).mpg"
comskip job completed: 0:07:24
---DONE--- job=comskip output=c:\Users\Jim\Videos\Grimm - Cat and Mouse (04_20_2012).edl
>> Running comcut on c:\Users\Jim\Videos\Grimm - Cat and Mouse (04_20_2012).mpg ...
"C:\Program Files (x86)\KMTTG\mencoder\mencoder.exe" "c:\Users\Jim\Videos\Grimm - Cat and Mouse (04_20_2012).mpg" -edl "c:\Users\Jim\Videos\Grimm - Cat and Mouse (04_20_2012).edl" -oac copy -ovc copy -of mpeg -vf harddup -o "c:\Users\Jim\Videos\Grimm - Cat and Mouse (04_20_2012)_cut.mpg"
comcut failed (exit code: -1073741819 ) - check command: "C:\Program Files (x86)\KMTTG\mencoder\mencoder.exe" "c:\Users\Jim\Videos\Grimm - Cat and Mouse (04_20_2012).mpg" -edl "c:\Users\Jim\Videos\Grimm - Cat and Mouse (04_20_2012).edl" -oac copy -ovc copy -of mpeg -vf harddup -o "c:\Users\Jim\Videos\Grimm - Cat and Mouse (04_20_2012)_cut.mpg"
1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

[This 1 duplicate frame occurs many times]

Warning! FPS changed 23.976 -> 29.970 (-5.994005) [4]

Skipping frame!

Skipping frame!

Skipping frame!

Skipping frame!

Skipping frame!

[again 1 duplicate frame repeats many times]

1 duplicate frame(s)!
Couldn't realloc frame buffer(idx), abort


PARSE_MPEG12: add_frames(143809) failed, exit

[ThAbtO]

Try running QSFix.

Originally Posted by species8472jj

Right now I am learning KTTMG, so I appreciate the help I have been getting. I downloaded a file from my TiVo and converted it into an mpg which worked fine.

The next task was the "ad Detect" which worked without giving any errors. Finally, I was running "ad cut" and that is where the errors occurred. Please see below...

"C:\Program Files (x86)\KMTTG\comskip\comskip.exe" --ini "C:\Program Files (x86)\KMTTG\comskip\comskip.ini" "c:\Users\Jim\Videos\Grimm - Cat and Mouse (04_20_2012).mpg"
comskip job completed: 0:07:24
---DONE--- job=comskip output=c:\Users\Jim\Videos\Grimm - Cat and Mouse (04_20_2012).edl
>> Running comcut on c:\Users\Jim\Videos\Grimm - Cat and Mouse (04_20_2012).mpg ...
"C:\Program Files (x86)\KMTTG\mencoder\mencoder.exe" "c:\Users\Jim\Videos\Grimm - Cat and Mouse (04_20_2012).mpg" -edl "c:\Users\Jim\Videos\Grimm - Cat and Mouse (04_20_2012).edl" -oac copy -ovc copy -of mpeg -vf harddup -o "c:\Users\Jim\Videos\Grimm - Cat and Mouse (04_20_2012)_cut.mpg"
comcut failed (exit code: -1073741819 ) - check command: "C:\Program Files (x86)\KMTTG\mencoder\mencoder.exe" "c:\Users\Jim\Videos\Grimm - Cat and Mouse (04_20_2012).mpg" -edl "c:\Users\Jim\Videos\Grimm - Cat and Mouse (04_20_2012).edl" -oac copy -ovc copy -of mpeg -vf harddup -o "c:\Users\Jim\Videos\Grimm - Cat and Mouse (04_20_2012)_cut.mpg"
1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

1 duplicate frame(s)!

[This 1 duplicate frame occurs many times]

Warning! FPS changed 23.976 -> 29.970 (-5.994005) [4]

Skipping frame!

Skipping frame!

Skipping frame!

Skipping frame!

Skipping frame!

[again 1 duplicate frame repeats many times]

1 duplicate frame(s)!
Couldn't realloc frame buffer(idx), abort


PARSE_MPEG12: add_frames(143809) failed, exit

[moyekj]

Originally Posted by species8472jj

Right now I am learning KTTMG, so I appreciate the help I have been getting. I downloaded a file from my TiVo and converted it into an mpg which worked fine.

The next task was the "ad Detect" which worked without giving any errors. Finally, I was running "ad cut" and that is where the errors occurred. Please see below...

Yes if you have VideoRedo then that's the best choice to configure kmttg for QS Fix. Else configure kmttg for ProjectX if you haven't already and enable QS Fix task and kmttg will no longer need to use mencoder for performing the commercial cuts which is where you are seeing problems.

[todd_j_derr]

Originally Posted by chrispitude

Xoom playback troubles aside, what improvements are you noticing?

The "huge improvement" I was referring to was in AAC audio quality - with the old version the audio was very distorted. Apparently that is a known issue and it's definitely a defect in the encoder - same results on my computer and on my tablet.

I didn't notice any video changes although I didn't scrutinize it.

[windracer]

Is there any control over the logging level when kmttg is run in batch mode? Now that I've got a nice automated (in batch) setup going on my Linux box, I'd like to be able to make the log smaller so it's easier to browse and read the output from my nightly job.

Specifically, I'd like to eliminate the "skipping" lines and maybe limit it to just the NOTE, --DONE, and >> lines.

[moyekj]

Originally Posted by windracer

Is there any control over the logging level when kmttg is run in batch mode? Now that I've got a nice automated (in batch) setup going on my Linux box, I'd like to be able to make the log smaller so it's easier to browse and read the output from my nightly job.

Specifically, I'd like to eliminate the "skipping" lines and maybe limit it to just the NOTE, --DONE, and >> lines.

No. But you could always make a script using "grep" or similar to filter out whatever you want and output an alternate log file.