Timeline Issue

[Yalbik]

I'm suddenly experiencing a strange issue with the SageTV timeline that is affecting some of my recordings. On some recordings, the timeline will jump 4-5 seconds for every second of playback.

I've searched the forums, and applied the recording registry fix listed here:
http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/show...574#post257574,

but I'm certain that one of the recordings this is happening on used to playback just fine (so I don't think it's a recording issue).

System is as follows:
Sage Version 6.6.2.218
Java Version 1.6.0_20
Nvidia Video Decoder
AC3Filter Audio Decoder
Windows XP
VMR9

The file I'm having issues with is an MPEG2, standard def file, captured using a Haupaugge PVR-150. Playback appears smooth, but the show ends fast as the timeline advances 4-5 seconds per second. Issue happens both on server and on MVP. Issue does NOT occur via Placeshifter or if I view the files in VLC....

Any ideas? Alternately, if this is a recording issue, is there anything I can do to fix the existing files? One is a Barbie movie, and Sage has a very low DAF (daughter acceptance factor) with my girls now that this has broken

[gopher]

I had run into this in the past with a subset of ClearQAM stations on my local cable.

I ran across threads on Timecode Break errors. I took some of the bad files, and used suggested utilities (don't remember which) to re-encode the files. I could then watch those files as normal. In some cases, the file included obvious resolution switching which coincided with the timecode breaks in the file. But that wasn't always the obvious case.

Since then, I have a new tuner card connected to an OTA antenna and not encountering the same problems. I have seen one recording OTA that had the resolution switching (went from HD 16:9, to 16:9 cropped from the SD 4.3 and back) but it did not result in the same timecode issues.

I don't know the root cause, or what, if anything, in my setup resolved the issue. Could have been moving to OTA, switching tuner cards, updated drivers, or something upstream from me.

I know none of that directly helps, but maybe it provides some ideas.

[Yalbik]

Originally Posted by gopher

I had run into this in the past with a subset of ClearQAM stations on my local cable.

I ran across threads on Timecode Break errors. I took some of the bad files, and used suggested utilities (don't remember which) to re-encode the files. I could then watch those files as normal. In some cases, the file included obvious resolution switching which coincided with the timecode breaks in the file. But that wasn't always the obvious case.

Since then, I have a new tuner card connected to an OTA antenna and not encountering the same problems. I have seen one recording OTA that had the resolution switching (went from HD 16:9, to 16:9 cropped from the SD 4.3 and back) but it did not result in the same timecode issues.

I don't know the root cause, or what, if anything, in my setup resolved the issue. Could have been moving to OTA, switching tuner cards, updated drivers, or something upstream from me.

I know none of that directly helps, but maybe it provides some ideas.

Thanks...I actually found that VideoRedo's Fix Broken Mpeg option fixed the file in question. Kids are happy again :-)

It turns out I was incorrect that the files play "just fine" in VLC. They seem to play fine, but when I looked at the actual times, after 18 minutes into the show, the time indicator jumped back to 0:00 and stayed there. Show kept playing fine though.

It must have been a recording issue. No idea why it suddenly started happening though...hopefully the registry fix fixes it.....