Utility: ShowAnalyzer Beta

[dflachbart]

Originally Posted by Deadbolt

Is this normal?

I think it is, the tree in Process Explorer does only show the process priority. Since your screenshots show that the threade priority is set down to 1, SA seems to be behaving correctly ...

Dirk

[Jere_Jones]

Originally Posted by nigfink

Is it me, or does the newer version of SA not produce the right vrpj (Video Redo Project files)files? I have it set to do absolute paths so I can just double click on my shares and rip the commercials from the programs, but the files are set up to do //computername/share/file insteady of the normal \\computername\share\file. The // does not work, but if I change them all the \\ they do. Do I have a setting wrong or is this something in SA that needs to be fixed?

That's easy enough to fix. Thanks for letting me know!

Jere

[Wheemer]

Anybody want to share their showanalyzer settings? Since the newest builds, my systems been all screwed. It no longer produces results consistantly.

With the old version it was rock solid.

I'm using canadian digital cable.

[Jere_Jones]

Originally Posted by Wheemer

It no longer produces results consistantly.

Do you mean that if you run SA against the same file more than once you get inconsistent results?

Jere

[Deadbolt]

Originally Posted by flachbar

I think it is, the tree in Process Explorer does only show the process priority. Since your screenshots show that the threade priority is set down to 1, SA seems to be behaving correctly ...

Dirk

Thanks Dirk!

[AWS]

Originally Posted by Wheemer

Anybody want to share their showanalyzer settings? Since the newest builds, my systems been all screwed. It no longer produces results consistantly.

With the old version it was rock solid.

I'm using canadian digial cable.

Below are the settings that I have been using for a while now. They are a cut and paste from another user's settings I think I found on Jere's site. Of late I've been really happy with them as being spot-on. This is for the 7.2 version. I haven't used his latest/greatest simply because I am not having any problems with SA (that I'm aware of)...

Keep in mind, this is for Washington (state) Comcast cable.

AWS


******************************

Default.ini:

; ShowAnalyzer configuration file
; Copyright (c) 2005
; Jeremiah M. Jones
; http://www.dragonglobal.org
; -------------------------------
version = 0,7,2
Longest Possible Commercial Segment = 420
Longest Possible Individual Commercial = 130
Shortest Possible Commercial Segment = 25
Shortest Possible Show Segment = 15
alwaysMarkBeginSeconds = 10
alwaysMarkEndSeconds = 0
neverMarkBeginSeconds = 0
neverMarkEndSeconds = 60
alwaysMarkBeginBool = 1
alwaysMarkEndBool = 0
neverMarkBeginBool = 0
neverMarkEndBool = 1
[Score Modifiers]
Length Too Long = 0.1
Low Probability Length = 1
Length Too Short = 1
Medium Probability Length If Combined = 1
Medium Probability Length = 1.5
High Probability Length If Combined = 1
High Probability Length = 2
Edge Profile Positive Match = 0.1
Edge Profile Negative Match = 2
Edge Profile Unknown Match = 1
Closed Caption Mismatch = 1.5
Aspect Ratio Mismatch = 2
Commercial To Show Threshold = 15
Show To Commercial Threshold = 10
[Options]
Analysis Depth = 45
Aggressive Segmentation = 0
******************************
Global.ini:

; ShowAnalyzer configuration file
; Copyright (c) 2005
; Jeremiah M. Jones
; http://www.dragonglobal.org
; -------------------------------
version = 0,7,2
threadPriority = NORMAL
level = 0
log = 0
logwin = 0
invisible = 1
status = 0
trayIcon = 0
ontop = 0
close = 1
saveEdgeProfiles = 0
throttle = 0
throttleLimit = 100
throttleDelay = 1
throttleStart = 0
throttleEnd = 0
liveDelay = 1
dvrmsToolbox = 0
dvrmsToolboxDir = 
defaultout = 1
defaultoutFPS = Native
edl = 0
vprj = 0
vprjAbsPath = 1
cut = 0
chp = 0
vls = 0
wme = 0
smartskip = 0
srt = 1
sub = 1
smi = 1
framedetail = 0
[SageTV]
Use SageTV = 0
SSL = 0
Host = 
Port = 8080
User = 
Password = 
Webserver = nielm14
Pause When Playing = 0
Pause When Recording = 0

[Wheemer]

Originally Posted by Jere_Jones

Do you mean that if you run SA against the same file more than once you get inconsistent results?

Jere

No I ment that some shows seem to get detected perfectly, while others have no results at all.

[rsagetv99]

Jere, I am using 3 minute show padding on most of my shows. SA is not marking the first few minutes of commercials. Is there anything I can do to get SA to pickup those first couple of minutes of comercials?

I am running version 5,7 and it seemed like in one of your previous versions it worked fine, although I don't remember which version. I have also tried sliding the analysis bar to the left.

[Jere_Jones]

0.7.6 - 7 July 2006
- Fixed bug causing 0fps and excessive memory usage when processing program stream files with AC3 audio.
- Change version numbers so all files reflect the same build number.
- Fixed bug caused by 0 length packets.

Hopefully, this takes care of all the crashes. {fingers crossed}

Jere

[Jere_Jones]

Originally Posted by rsagetv99

Jere, I am using 3 minute show padding on most of my shows. SA is not marking the first few minutes of commercials. Is there anything I can do to get SA to pickup those first couple of minutes of comercials?

Turn on "Save Log to Disk" and set the logging level to 1. Then send that to me and I'll see if there is an easy fix.

Jere

[AWS]

Can someone please explain to me the right settingsfor "triggers" within DirMon2 build 5.7.25. My problem seems to be that it processes the same *.mpg file with ShowAnalyzer 7.6.0 (registered) over and over. Currently at:

MUST EXIST:..........MPG or _____
.................................AND
MUST NOT EXIST: _____ or _____

Ideas?

Thanks
AWS

[Gaurav]

Originally Posted by AWS

Can someone please explain to me the right settings...

MUST EXIST:..........MPG or _____
.................................AND
MUST NOT EXIST: TXT or _____

I think this should do it.

[AWS]

Thanks, works as it should now!

[ajuhawk]

That works so long as you're not having the crashing issue. I ended up setting it so that txt AND log must not exist - that way if it crashes after creating a blank log file it'll not sit and keep trying to rerun the same problematic file.

[AWS]

Originally Posted by ajuhawk

That works so long as you're not having the crashing issue. I ended up setting it so that txt AND log must not exist - that way if it crashes after creating a blank log file it'll not sit and keep trying to rerun the same problematic file.

Ahh, good idea. I'll use it. Thanks for the heads up.

AWS

[malbec]

Originally Posted by ajuhawk

That works so long as you're not having the crashing issue. I ended up setting it so that txt AND log must not exist - that way if it crashes after creating a blank log file it'll not sit and keep trying to rerun the same problematic file.

Hey Jere, along these lines, do you have any insights as the types of files that are causing errors, etc.? Seems like some are great, and others, well, I found 90+SA icons in my SysTray the other day as it kept trying to reprocess something. Any data, file uploads, data tracking I can do on my end to help you develop a more robust solution? Sorry, I have limited to no coding experience and, please don't take this wrong, love the program, not meant in any way as a slam. After all, you are still calling it "Beta."

[Jere_Jones]

Originally Posted by malbec

Hey Jere, along these lines, do you have any insights as the types of files that are causing errors, etc.? Seems like some are great, and others, well, I found 90+SA icons in my SysTray the other day as it kept trying to reprocess something. Any data, file uploads, data tracking I can do on my end to help you develop a more robust solution? Sorry, I have limited to no coding experience and, please don't take this wrong, love the program, not meant in any way as a slam. After all, you are still calling it "Beta."

Have you found a file that consistantly fails?

Jere

[sleonard]

Originally Posted by Jere_Jones

Have you found a file that consistantly fails?

Jere

I did. Yesterday I had one that immediately crashed SA every time. Unfortunately, I deleted it before thinking of sending it to you for troubleshooting. If I get another I will let you know. I've also been getting a lot of SA crashes in the last 3 or so versions so it probably won't take long.

BTW, I don't do any HDTV yet, all standard def via PVR 250 cards.

Scott

[dblaine2]

I had a VHS video that I recorded into Sage that gave SA a lot of problems (ran CPU up to 100% and would repeatedly crash). Obviously this video had no commericals at all so I put in an exclusion regex in dirmon to not process these kinds of files.

[ajuhawk]

I have at least one that consistently fails (hence why I changed Dirmon to ignore processing a file if just a log file existed) to even start. A blank log file is created and then the program crashes (I also learned how to get rid of the error reporting window in XP). Oddly enough, the same program recorded either right before or right after the one that fails processed just fine (i.e. same ch, same day, different times). So it's almost like it's related to how Sage handles back to back recordings...?

Anyway, if you would like any of the files, let me know and I'll see about getting you a few chunks.

-AJ