etivo error

[jpeadro]

I am trying to get etivo working for my dad. I have it running on a Windows 2003 server w/IIS installed. I keep getting the following errors:

Could not run encoder. Error: Calling remote encoder failed with: Encoder failed: Remote encoder encountered an error.

and in slaveEncoder.log

-- Log started: 11/28/2004 9:19:11 PM EtiVo Version:0.1.1101.5
-------------------------------------------------------------
21:19:11 - Info: WM9Encoder: Starting up Out Of Proc encoder.
21:19:11 - Info: WM9Encoder: Connecting to Master EtiVo on port 3488.
21:19:11 - Info: WM9Encoder: Sending HelloMaster handshake to master.
21:19:11 - Info: WM9Encoder: Read line from server: r:\tivo\{The Simpsons}{2004-05-16}{Bart-Mangled Banner}{WRSP}.show\{The Simpsons}{2004-05-16}{Bart-Mangled Banner}{WRSP}.ty
21:19:11 - Info: WM9Encoder: Read line from server: {The Simpsons}{2004-05-16}{Bart-Mangled Banner}{WRSP}
21:19:11 - Info: WM9Encoder: Read line from server: r:\tivo\{The Simpsons}{2004-05-16}{Bart-Mangled Banner}{WRSP}.show
21:19:11 - Info: WM9Encoder: Read line from server: r:\tivo\WmvLow.wme
21:19:12 - Info: WM9Encoder: Setting up encoder class
21:19:12 - Info: WM9Encoder: Running encoder class.
21:19:12 - Info: WM9Encoder: Calling Encoder.WaitForStop().
21:19:12 - Info: WM9Encoder: Setting up encoder file with new info for {The Simpsons}{2004-05-16}{Bart-Mangled Banner}{WRSP}...
21:19:12 - Info: WM9Encoder: Loading encoder file.
21:19:12 - Info: WM9Encoder: Writing information into encoder for {The Simpsons}{2004-05-16}{Bart-Mangled Banner}{WRSP}.
21:19:12 - Info: WM9Encoder: Saving encoder file for {The Simpsons}{2004-05-16}{Bart-Mangled Banner}{WRSP}.
21:19:12 - Info: WM9Encoder: Creating Windows Media Encoder object for {The Simpsons}{2004-05-16}{Bart-Mangled Banner}{WRSP}.
21:19:12 - Info: WM9Encoder: Setting up Windows Media Encoder object for {The Simpsons}{2004-05-16}{Bart-Mangled Banner}{WRSP}.
21:19:14 - Info: WM9Encoder: Starting Windows Media Encoder object for {The Simpsons}{2004-05-16}{Bart-Mangled Banner}{WRSP}.
21:19:14 - Info: WM9Encoder: Encoder state changed. It is now:WMENC_ENCODER_STARTING
21:19:17 - Info: WM9Encoder: WME9 failed to encode with exception System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0xC00D1B83): One or more codecs required to open this content could not be found.
at WMEncoderLib.WMEncoderClass.Start()
at EtiVo.Service.WM9Encoder.InternalRunEncoder()
21:19:17 - Error: WM9Encoder: Running the encoder failed with the following information: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0xC00D1B83): One or more codecs required to open this content could not be found.
at WMEncoderLib.WMEncoderClass.Start()
at EtiVo.Service.WM9Encoder.InternalRunEncoder()
at EtiVo.Service.Encoder.RunEncoderJob(Object obj)
21:19:27 - Info: WM9Encoder: Wait complete. Returning.


Can anyone give me a hand.

[ralphboone]

I got the same errors and fixed it by downloading the wmvencoder from microsoft. Helps to read the directions. :rolleyes:

[Masnark]

Hmmm..

Never seen this error, but from how it looks, I would say that you do not have TYShow installed on your EtiVo machine.

[malfunct]

Hmmm..

Never seen this error, but from how it looks, I would say that you do not have TYShow installed on your EtiVo machine.

I suppose its also possible that he does not have an mpeg2 decoder on the machine. I'm pretty sure that tyshow needs an mpeg2 codec installed in order to work correctly.

[jpeadro]

got it working. dummy me didn't see tyshow as a req. installed it and now encoding.

:cool:

[Masnark]

I suppose its also possible that he does not have an mpeg2 decoder on the machine. I'm pretty sure that tyshow needs an mpeg2 codec installed in order to work correctly.

As far as I understand (and I may be completely wrong), TYShow comes with its own MP2 codec (or atleast the dec portion of the codec).

Otherwise, I have no idea how the hell my EtiVo machine is able to decode TYs - I never installed any DVD software on it.

[jpeadro]

I am now able to encode but once it finishes I get the error:

[Error in parsing ShowInfo.xml for this show!!]

Please see attached file for picture of error.

Any ideas?

TX

Jeff

[Masnark]

I am now able to encode but once it finishes I get the error:

[Error in parsing ShowInfo.xml for this show!!]

Please see attached file for picture of error.

Any ideas?

TX

Jeff

Huh..

This usually means EtiVo is somehow unable to understand the ShowInfo.xml that got brought down from MfsFtp. But it can be a couple of other things as well (non-existing WMV file would cause it too as far as I remember).

Can you attach your showinfo.xml file?

[jpeadro]

<?xml version="1.1" tivoversion="3.0-01-1-000"?>
<Object type="Recording" id="_top">
<BitRate>0</BitRate>
<SubObject type="RecordingPart" id="Part">
<Begin>0</Begin>
<CommercialSkipOffset>0</CommercialSkipOffset>
<End>1801315</End>
<File>497641</File>
</SubObject>
<RecordQuality>0</RecordQuality>
<SelectionType>3</SelectionType>
<SubObject type="Showing" id="Showing">
<Bits>393731</Bits>
<Date>12751</Date>
<Dolby>2</Dolby>
<Duration>1800</Duration>
<Object type="Program" id="Program">
<Actor>Castellaneta|Dan</Actor>
<Actor>Kavner|Julie</Actor>
<Actor>Cartwright|Nancy</Actor>
<Actor>Smith|Yeardley</Actor>
<Actor>Azaria|Hank</Actor>
<Actor>Shearer|Harry</Actor>
<AltEpisodeNum>0</AltEpisodeNum>
<ColorCode>4</ColorCode>
<DescLanguage>English</DescLanguage>
<Description>Bart gets the family thrown in jail when he moons the American flag.</Description>
<EpisodeNum>1517</EpisodeNum>
<EpisodeTitle>Bart-Mangled Banner</EpisodeTitle>
<ExecProducer>Brooks|James L.</ExecProducer>
<ExecProducer>Groening|Matt</ExecProducer>
<ExecProducer>Mirkin|David</ExecProducer>
<Genre>4</Genre>
<Genre>91</Genre>
<Genre>1000</Genre>
<Genre>1002</Genre>
<IsEpisode>1</IsEpisode>
<NetworkSource>fox</NetworkSource>
<OriginalAirDate>12554</OriginalAirDate>
<Object type="Series" id="Series">
<Episodic>1</Episodic>
<Genre>4</Genre>
<Genre>91</Genre>
<Genre>1000</Genre>
<Genre>1002</Genre>
<ServerId>16642</ServerId>
<ServerVersion>520</ServerVersion>
<ThumbData>268435456</ThumbData>
<Title>The Simpsons</Title>
<TmsId>SH018693</TmsId>
</Object>
<ServerId>24055378</ServerId>
<ServerVersion>8</ServerVersion>
<ShowType>5</ShowType>
<SourceType>2</SourceType>
<Title>The Simpsons</Title>
<TmsId>EP0186930356</TmsId>
</Object>
<Object type="Station" id="Station">
<Affiliation>Fox Affiliate</Affiliation>
<AffiliationIndex>16</AffiliationIndex>
<CallSign>WRSP</CallSign>
<City>Springfield</City>
<Country>United States</Country>
<DmaName>Champaign&amp;Sprngfld-Decatur</DmaName>
<DmaNum>82</DmaNum>
<FccChannelNum>55</FccChannelNum>
<Name>WRSP</Name>
<ServerId>1539</ServerId>
<ServerVersion>19</ServerVersion>
<TmsId>11824</TmsId>
<ZipCode>62703</ZipCode>
</Object>
<Time>7200</Time>
<TvRating>4</TvRating>
</SubObject>
<StartDate>12751</StartDate>
<StartTime>7198</StartTime>
<StopDate>12751</StopDate>
<StopTime>9000</StopTime>
<StreamFileSize>376832</StreamFileSize>
<SubPriority>17</SubPriority>
<UsedBy>1</UsedBy>
</Object>
ct>

[malfunct]

<UsedBy>1</UsedBy>
</Object>
ct>

The bit at the end "ct>" is very suspcious. Is that a cut and paste error to this window or is that actually in the xml file?

[jpeadro]

I removed the ct> and now it parses the showinfo.xml. I don't believe I entered that ct> field in the showinfo.xml. I am encoding a new show and will post the results. I appreciate your quick response.

[malfunct]

I removed the ct> and now it parses the showinfo.xml. I don't believe I entered that ct> field in the showinfo.xml. I am encoding a new show and will post the results. I appreciate your quick response.

It would be nice to track down how that bit got into the xml and get it fixed. If this is a straight copy of what comes from mfs_ftp it could be an issue there. What version of mfs_ftp are you using just out of curiousity?

[jpeadro]

here is the version.

220 Mfs_Ftp ver 1.2.9p - {sock21}

[jpeadro]

I encoded another show and it worked fine this time. Not sure why it didn't perform properly on the last show but again it worked!

TX

Jeff