MPEG1 playback on extender and high CPU of SageTV.exe

[krasev]

Please, help. Any sugestions are welcome. Here is a quote from my correspondence with SageTV tech. support. I have these problems I think since version 6.2.4 came out... and nothing has been fixed yet.

Quote:
I have checked new beta 6.3.1 - unfortunately NONE of the problems described in my previous mails to you has been fixed.
Namely:
-High CPU of the opened SageTV.exe process on COMPUTER with running SageTVService.exe process after using extender.
-MPEG1 playback on EXTENDER with error message:
There was an error in playback. Details: sage.PlaybackException: Error(-3,0,x0): There was a problem accessing the filesystem for playback.

-Playback of any format files named in Cyrillic on EXTENDER with error message:
There was an error in playback. Details: sage.PlaybackException: Error(-3,0,x0): There was a problem accessing the filesystem for playback.

[gplasky]

Originally Posted by krasev

There was a problem accessing the filesystem for playback.

This error means it can't get to the drive that has the file. You need to check what user ID you're using or the permissions or use an UNC path. If you run Sage as a service make sure the user ID has a password and is in the administrator's group. Make sure the same user ID is used on all of your PC's if the drives exist on different machines.


Gerry

[krasev]

Extender can not play ONLY MPEG1 files and files of any format in case when they are named in Cyrillic with the same error message. I have no problem with playback of any other format files named in English.
Tech. support wrote me that they recognize it as a bug and it should be fixed in the next release. Well... it's alredy more than 3 months and I still can not play MPEG1. New beta came out and nothing fixed...
I decided to asked on forum.

[gplasky]

Good to know. Because the error message is a little misleading.

Gerry

[Patilan]

Originally Posted by krasev

...and files of any format in case when they are named in Cyrillic with the same error message. I have no problem with playback of any other format files named in English.
Tech. support wrote me that they recognize it as a bug...

At least it's not a new bug. It's been like this forever. I've always had to rename Cyrillic filenames if I want to play them in SageTV. Life ain't perfect

[krasev]

just for clarity... no problem in playback of files named in Cyrillic or MPEG1 files on computer. I have this trouble only when I use extender.
I have checked extender - it plays any files with Hauppauge software. Sure I installed and reinstalled and WinXP and SageTV...
Cyrillic names doesn't bug me too much... at least I can rename them
Problem with playback of MPEG1 files - this is a real problem.

[krasev]

SageTV Ver.6.3.02 Beta didn't fix anything. I can not play neither MPEG1 format files nor any format files named in Cyrillic on Hauppauge MVP extender. The only difference I notice with 6.2.10 and 6.3.1 that is lack of error message... failure playing MPEG1 just go to live TV playback without any error message.

[Patilan]

Originally Posted by krasev

SageTV Ver.6.3.02 Beta didn't fix anything...nor any format files named in Cyrillic

Why would you call that cyrillic thing a bug? I don't think Sage works with Burundi glyphs either. Nor can Sage fix me some scrambled eggs: though a desired feature, I can hardly call it a bug and expect the beta to "fix" it.

[SHS]

isn't Cyrillic just the Russian alphabet
Keep in mind that Hauppauge MediaMVP software dosen't work in same way as SageTV, may be the Dev haven't found a way fix it or maybe the problem in Sun Java it self.
Do MPEG2 in Cyrillic work??.

[krasev]

I can not play MPEG1 format named in plain English on extender.

I can play any formats named either in English or Cyrillic on extender if I install SageTV 6.2.04 and earlier.

[SHS]

I have to ask but ATI 550 Dosen't do MPEG-1 Recording the card only dose MPEG-2 so I wondering what are you using to do MPEG-1.

[krasev]

I never had problems with recording in MPEG1 using this card. Sure I can not play live TV with timeshift when the quality of recording set to MPEG1.
This is not the issue in my case.
What do you mean for what I am using MPEG1? I just can not play MPEG1 format files on Hauppauge MVP extender. On the computer I play any format files without problems. This playback failure of MPEG1 happens only on extender.

[SHS]

What do you mean for what I am using MPEG1?

As in a PVR 250, 350 or some other card that really dose support MPEG-1 the ATI 550 dosen't infact all it going to is reset it self to the default encoding profile which I think was MPEG-2 6 or 8MB CBR Video with 384k MPEG-1 Layer 2 Audio or LPCM Audio.
Download this see if you can play it on the MediaMVP
http://www.shspvr.com/reviews/pvr2_2...nsaver_vcd.mpg
This real MPEG-1 Video

[krasev]

ok... I will try. Thanks.

[krasev]

I tried to play your MPEG1 file on extender... nope... failure in playback

[krasev]

I figure out one of three my problems. I had my extender connected to the router with the cross over cable. I just inserted it to the outlet of the router which was design for crossover cable (4 outlets for straight + 1 outlet for crossover). I have exchanged the crossover cable for straight one.
Well... one problem's gone. Now I can play MPEG1 format files on the extender.
Two problems are left: failure of the files named in Cyrillic and high CPU usage of SageTV.exe restarted on computer after using extender.

[Patilan]

Originally Posted by krasev

Two problems are left: failure of the files named in Cyrillic...

Dude, there's "failure" of the files named in Bulgarian too, and so is the case with those named in Martianese. You may put Cyrillic support on a wish-list of features for some future version of Sage, but not call it a "problem" of this beta.

[krasev]

well... I didn't have these problems in older versions... I could play any file named in Cyrillic on extender. Starting somewhere from ver.6.2.04 till last beta I do have this problem. How am I suppose to call it?

[Patilan]

Originally Posted by krasev

well... I didn't have these problems in older versions... I could play any file named in Cyrillic on extender. Starting somewhere from ver.6.2.04 till last beta I do have this problem. How am I suppose to call it?

You can call it lucky coincidence. Sage never announced Cyrillic support.

[krasev]

I did have problems with Cyrillic on extender. I just didn't see any characters on TV. At the same time everything was fine on computer. Eventually the guy from techsupport sent me correct glyph map for Cyrillic and I was able to see Cyrillic characters and play files named in Cyrillic on extender. Now as I mentioned I can not do it...