Utility: ShowAnalyzer Beta

[Jere_Jones]

0.9.7
- Changed DVRMS parser to zero the timeline based on the first video timestamp
- Fixed bug in automatic settings tokenizer
- Add graceful exit incase of h.264

Enjoy,
Jere

[briands]

Originally Posted by Jere_Jones

0.9.7
- Changed DVRMS parser to zero the timeline based on the first video timestamp
- Fixed bug in automatic settings tokenizer
- Add graceful exit incase of h.264

Enjoy,
Jere

THANK YOU !!!!

Now, how about eliminating the need for a graceful exit

[Humanzee]

What about graceful decoding of H.264

[Jere_Jones]

Originally Posted by Humanzee

What about graceful decoding of H.264

Originally Posted by briands

Now, how about eliminating the need for a graceful exit

This is so high on my todo list that it is consuming the vast majority of every day right now. It is so close that I can taste it.

Although, I will have a private testing period to make sure there aren't any show stopping bugs. God willing, that will start next Friday.

Jere

[stanger89]

So stop wasting time posting, and reading posts complaining about it and get coding!!!!

[BobPhoenix]

Originally Posted by stanger89

So stop wasting time posting, and reading posts complaining about it and get coding!!!!

No #%it I want my commercial skipping back!

[briands]

Glad to hear you are working on the h.264 decoding, but at the same time THANKS again for the "graceful exit"... at least that cleared up the queue so those that can be processes are all caught up.

Not to take too much of your time away from the task at hand, but do you have any idea what kind of processor hit the new decoder will make?

Thanks again for all of your work on this.

[Jere_Jones]

Originally Posted by briands

Not to take too much of your time away from the task at hand, but do you have any idea what kind of processor hit the new decoder will make?

The processor hit, shall we say, is heavy. As you have no doubt noted, the processor requirements to play these files are quite stout. I haven't done any speed optimizations so I expect it to get faster. But to give you an idea, there is an HD-PVR recording sample floating around that is just over 2 minutes long that the new ShowAnalyzer processes in about 30 seconds on a Q6600. That is running at roughly 90% on all 4 cores.

Jere

[geogecko]

Is all I can express...

[BobPhoenix]

Originally Posted by Jere_Jones

The processor hit, shall we say, is heavy. As you have no doubt noted, the processor requirements to play these files are quite stout. I haven't done any speed optimizations so I expect it to get faster. But to give you an idea, there is an HD-PVR recording sample floating around that is just over 2 minutes long that the new ShowAnalyzer processes in about 30 seconds on a Q6600. That is running at roughly 90% on all 4 cores.

Jere

Ouch! Glad I upgraded my server to a Q6600 already. Can't wait to try it out. Thank you for implementing this!

[geogecko]

Originally Posted by BobPhoenix

Ouch! Glad I upgraded my server to a Q6600 already. Can't wait to try it out. Thank you for implementing this!

It's been so long since I built my HPTC, I don't even know what a Q6600 is...

I did just upgrade it to the dual core, fastest AMD socket 939 processor I could find though, and that has helped wonderfully.

Once I installed CoreAVC, I was able to play the AVCHD files off my camcorder, which play smoothly, even with a 6600GT.

Can't wait to get an HD-PVR, or dare I wait for the dual tuner version?

[sleonard]

Originally Posted by Jere_Jones

The processor hit, shall we say, is heavy. As you have no doubt noted, the processor requirements to play these files are quite stout. I haven't done any speed optimizations so I expect it to get faster. But to give you an idea, there is an HD-PVR recording sample floating around that is just over 2 minutes long that the new ShowAnalyzer processes in about 30 seconds on a Q6600. That is running at roughly 90% on all 4 cores.

Jere

Blech! This could mean the end of commercial skipping for me. My server is just a dual core and I'll soon have 3 HD_PVR's to replace the existing PVR-250's.

Although until I upgrade the PC clients or get more HD-100 extenders I'll not be doing hi-def and I also run SA live so speed is throttled to ~30 FPS. So, maybe I can get away with it until your forthcoming speed optimizations. I hope they are of miraculous quality!

S

[Humanzee]

Originally Posted by Jere_Jones

a Q6600. That is running at roughly 90% on all 4 cores.

Jere

Good thing I got a Q6700 and a big ThermalRight Ultra 120 Extreme cooler thats been lapped if I ever need to over clock. Just the ticket I hope.

I don't think I've seen this chip go above 30% on any core at any time. The cpu fan barely moves at the moment and the fins are cool to the touch. I imagine that at 90% on four cores it could finally get a workout.

[mdnttoker]

Originally Posted by Jere_Jones

This is so high on my todo list that it is consuming the vast majority of every day right now. It is so close that I can taste it.

Although, I will have a private testing period to make sure there aren't any show stopping bugs. God willing, that will start next Friday.

Jere

Awesome news! Thanks Jere!

Haven't switched to HD yet...so not up on the news much. Does comskip do these files yet?

[geogecko]

Originally Posted by mdnttoker

Awesome news! Thanks Jere!

Haven't switched to HD yet...so not up on the news much. Does comskip do these files yet?

It does HD files, such as files recorded from QAM or ATSC reception, but the HD-PVR is a new HD tuner that takes a component video input, and encodes it as H.264. These are the files that SA does not process right now.

Here is more information about it.

http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hdpvr.html

Basically, it allows you to hook it up to your HD cable box, and record any HD show from your cable box.

[evilpenguin]

Wow, great work Jere!

[Polypro]

I first tried commercial skipping about 2-3 years ago...figured using the remote was just as good. Purchased SA yesterday to give it a shot again....OMG! How did I go this long without it! I installed it on my WHS box (AMD x2 4600) and with the default settings (Percentile Threshhold=50) I'm getting ~99% accuracy or Brighthouse analog/QAM cable here in MI. Thanks Jere!

P

[Slipshod]

Originally Posted by Jere_Jones

there is an HD-PVR recording sample floating around that is just over 2 minutes long that the new ShowAnalyzer processes in about 30 seconds on a Q6600. That is running at roughly 90% on all 4 cores.

And this is exactly why I waited for a 45nm Intel CPU...

[Polypro]

I've got SA set up for MPlayer/SageTV using .edl files. GB-PVR/SageTV is disabled (.txt). I still get text files in my recording directories however, that have this in them:

FILE PROCESSING COMPLETE
------------------------
22615 28618 48967 55262 76422 83163 95624 101325

Is this normal?

P

[geogecko]

Originally Posted by Polypro

I've got SA set up for MPlayer/SageTV using .edl files. GB-PVR/SageTV is disabled (.txt). I still get text files in my recording directories however, that have this in them:

FILE PROCESSING COMPLETE
------------------------
22615 28618 48967 55262 76422 83163 95624 101325

Is this normal?

P

Nope, not normal. Did you make sure that SA was not running at the time you made changes? I usually stop DM2, and uninstall it, while making changes to SA, and then verify that a SA process is not running via the task manager (processes tab).

Then make the changes, save, and start DM2 (or whatever you use), back up again.