Wmv playback

[Wheemer]

Anything special required for wmv playback... I was certain that I had this working before.

But I just tried to play a wmv back and it exited sage completely. I tried with another file and it gave a sage playback error.

[Wheemer]

This problem is still here...

I guess Sage must not support playing back wmv.

It's baffling that most media players can play anything if the codec is installed, but with sage it a whole different story...

[stanger89]

I know it was in there, but I haven't tried lately.

[GKusnick]

Worked for me when I tried it just now in 5.0.2 (using non-DRM WMV from Rocketboom). There have been some recent fixes regarding playback errors so if you're not using 5.0.2 you might give it a try.

[Wheemer]

Yes I am running the latest version...

The error I get when I attempt to playback a non drm wmv is:

The was a Playback Error in playback.
Details:
sage.PlaybackExecption: ERROR (-4,0
x8007007e): There was a problem rendering
the video portion of the content for playback.

These error messages are pretty useless though. They are worded incorectly and offer zero useful information to the average user.

[GKusnick]

8007007e is a "module not found" error, so at a guess I'd say that some codec or rendering component is not installed properly or not where Sage is expecting to find it. But that's just a guess.

[Wheemer]

I ensured that wmv playback is fine in windows media player... perhaps there is something else I need to double check?

[gplasky]

Originally Posted by Wheemer

I ensured that wmv playback is fine in windows media player... perhaps there is something else I need to double check?

Use this:

WM9 codecs from Microsoft
This will make sure you're not missing anything.

This package is for network administrators who want to deliver support for the latest Windows Media Audio and Video codecs for enterprise computers running Windows Media Player 7.1, Windows Media Player for Windows XP, Windows Media Player 9 Series, and Windows Media Player 10.

Note: If you do not have Windows Media Player 9 Series or later installed and cannot play content by using the Windows Media Video 9 or Windows Media Audio 9 Voice codecs from a Player embedded in a Web page, consider downloading the codec installation package for Windows Media Player 6.4 as well.

Gerry

[Wheemer]

thanks for the help guys... but it seems that there is still some sort of problem.

I installed the above download and yet I still get the same error.

[gplasky]

And you are running Windows Media Player 9 or 10? You should be running 10. And make sure ffdshow is NOT installed.

Gerry

[Wheemer]

yep running windows media player 10

[nyplayer]

Was there ever a solution to this. I recently started archiving my shows to wmv...but I am unable to play them on my client PC. I am able to stream them using Nielm's web server and they play fine... but will not play in the SageClient.


I too am getting this error.

sage.PlaybackExecption: ERROR (-4,0
x8007007e): There was a problem rendering
the video portion of the content for playback.

I am using Sage 5.02.

[Wheemer]

It's the same error for me still with 5.0.3

I just filed a bug report, I'll let you know what they say.

[nyplayer]

This is the response I got back from SageTV.

WMV files need to be access via UNC paths or mapped drives when played back
through SageTVClient.


I tested this and it worked.

[Wheemer]

Glad it worked for you... my imprted videos are already mapped with unc paths. And it seems as if perhaps support is ignoring my request.

[gplasky]

I found a couple other issues that can generate this error.

a) There is are a number of bug and security issues in the Microsoft XML Parser (MSXML) version 3.0 - SP3.

b) The error 0x8007007E can also be caused by missing or corrupt dynamic link library (.DLL) files - CABINET.DLL and URLMON.DLL.

For A if you have MSXML installed for whatever reason make sure it is MSXML 4.0 sp2 found here: MSXML 4 Then reinstall.

For B try this:
Scan For Missing/Corrupt System Files...

Windows XP comes with a wonderful tool called System File Checker (SFC) It scans and verifies the versions of all protected system files after you restart your computer... However it can sometimes miss a problem, so we can run the tool now to replace CABINET.DLL and URLMON.DLL if there is a problem with them:

To Do This:

Click Start menu, and then click the Run icon.
In the small box that Opens, type the three letters: cmd then click the OK button.
In the command prompt window that just opened (a black background and white text), type the following command:

SFC /scannow

and then click OK


You must be logged on as a member of the Administrators group to run SFC..

I guess it is worth a shot. It ain't fixing itself.

Gerry

[nyplayer]

Wheemer ,

Any videos that were in the folder before you made the paths UNC will not work they will still appear as local. What I did was create a UNC path from scratch shared it etc... Added it to Sagetv as an imoport folder using specify as UNC. I then closed Sage down and moved the files to the new folder. Restarted Sage and all is well.

[Wheemer]

WMV playback works perfectly fine in every single program I have tried, except Sage.

My system is working perfect, I do not have missing dlls, or any missing files for that matter.

These imported media folders have always been UNC paths.

Sage support hasn't offered any usable solutions either. For now I am putting this on the back burner, as I don't think the payoff is worth all the hassles.