Cannot Load DirectShow filters error

[BigAl]

I am getting an error upon starting SageRecorder... the error dialog reads "Cannot Load DirectShow Filters. Please ensure SageTV filters are registered."

I've got a pvr250 card installed with just the Media Center hardware drivers (this driver shows up in dev mgr as Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II (Encoder)), I installed JRE 1.4.02 & the demo version of the SageRecorder. I've got the Sonic DVD decoder pack installed (the audio and video decoders show up correctly in the settings dialogs). When I try to preview I get the same error dialog... other dialogs appear to work just fine.

I tried reregistering the .ax filters in the frey/common directory, I tried uninstalling and reinstalling but I'm still getting the same error.

A log file called hs_err_pid1588.log was created in the SageRecorder directory that contained:

An unexpected exception has been detected in native code outside the VM.
Unexpected Signal : EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION occurred at PC=0x10007F6E
Function=Java_sage_MMC_showCaptureProperties0+0x12E
Library=C:\Program Files\Frey Technologies\SageRecorder\Sage.dll

Current Java thread:
at sage.MMC.findCodecsAndDevices0(Native Method)
at sage.MMC.aW(Unknown Source)
at sage.MMC.bl(Unknown Source)
at sage.RecorderApp.<init>(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at sage.Sage.main2(Unknown Source)

Any ideas how to fix this?

[Narflex]

Currently Sage doesn't work with the Windows MCE drivers. Try Hauppauge's beta drivers and see if those work.

[SHS]

No jeff it work with MCE drivers I post the fix in a bit

[BigAl]

That'd be great if it would work. SageRecorder would be a good add-on for MCE... would allow MCE folks to record to DVD compliant mpeg2, and would get around that proprietary dvr-ms format MCE uses.

Al

[dkardatzke]

So currently MCE owners cannot burn shows to DVD because of the dvr-ms format? What other issues does this cause?

[SHS]

BigAl you need to find the in the windows\inf\ folder open each oem(x).inf intell you find the rigth INF and you need to edit it.

Look for
;AddInterface={19689BF6-C384-48fd-AD51-90E58C79F70B},%p2.Encoder%,VideoEncoder,

remove the ";" line
so look like this
AddInterface={19689BF6-C384-48fd-AD51-90E58C79F70B},%p2.Encoder%,VideoEncoder,

Del matching oem(x).PNF file
Remove the card from device manager reboot.

[SHS]

That rigth Dan thoses poor MCE folk are stuck with MyDVD that if they can get it to works.

[BigAl]

You can always burn the dvr-ms files to dvd but to create a std DVD video the only real option is Sonic's latest version of MyDVD... it will recognize the dvr-ms format. But I REALLY don't like MyDVD.

To playback the dvr-ms files on other non-mce machines you also have to have SP1 and a WMP update that adds support for dvr-ms. It's a pain.

Al

[BigAl]

Thanks SHS, That did the trick.

[Narflex]

THANKS AGAIN SHS. You rock.

I can cross that bug off my list.