[mythtv-users] HDHR Prime recordings of Discovery HD - particularly bad?

Robert Kulagowski rkulagow at gmail.com
Mon Oct 31 15:37:02 UTC 2011


On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 1:51 PM, Ronald Frazier <ron at ronfrazier.net> wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 10:10 AM, Robert Kulagowski <rkulagow at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Is anyone else finding that their recordings of Discovery Channel HD
>> are corrupted?  They are playable in MythTV and in mplayer, but at
>> least on my system there's something wrong with the headers, because
>> the built-in lossless transcode fails to work, as do external programs
>> such as projectx and gopchop.
>>
>> This occurs on every single program I record on Discovery HD, but not
>> on other channels.
>
> I haven't tried on Discovery HD, but last month I had a similar
> problem with Science HD (which, coincidentally, is owned by
> Discovery).

Looks like it's occurred with The Walking Dead as well:

2011-10-31 09:59:13.793187 C [25515/25515] thread_unknown
mythcommandlineparser.cpp:2359 (ConfigureLogging) - mythtranscode
version: master [v0.25pre-3615-g885c5cb] www.mythtv.org
2011-10-31 09:59:13.793283 N [25515/25515] thread_unknown
mythcommandlineparser.cpp:2361 (ConfigureLogging) - Enabled verbose
msgs:  general
2011-10-31 09:59:13.793712 N [25515/25515] thread_unknown
logging.cpp:1034 (logStart) - Setting Log Level to LOG_INFO
2011-10-31 09:59:13.793969 I [25515/25515] thread_unknown
logging.cpp:217 (FileLogger) - Added logging to the console
2011-10-31 09:59:13.794161 I [25515/25515] thread_unknown
logging.cpp:226 (FileLogger) - Added logging to
mythlogs/mythtranscode.20111031095913.25515.log
2011-10-31 09:59:13.794203 I [25515/25515] thread_unknown
logging.cpp:385 (DatabaseLogger) - Added database logging to table
logging
2011-10-31 09:59:13.794541 N [25515/25515] thread_unknown
logging.cpp:1073 (logStart) - Setting up SIGHUP handler
2011-10-31 09:59:13.794949 N [25515/25515] thread_unknown
mythdirs.cpp:51 (InitializeMythDirs) - Using runtime prefix =
/usr/local
2011-10-31 09:59:13.795005 N [25515/25515] thread_unknown
mythdirs.cpp:64 (InitializeMythDirs) - Using configuration directory =
/home/rkulagow/.mythtv
2011-10-31 09:59:13.797401 E [25515/25515] CoreContext
configuration.cpp:75 (Load) - Error parsing:
/home/rkulagow/.mythtv/config.xml at line: 1  column: 1
2011-10-31 09:59:13.797426 E [25515/25515] CoreContext
configuration.cpp:77 (Load) - Error Msg: unexpected end of file
2011-10-31 09:59:13.797579 E [25515/25515] CoreContext mythdb.cpp:896
(LoadDatabaseParamsFromDisk) - Unable to read configuration file
mysql.txt
2011-10-31 09:59:13.797633 N [25515/25515] CoreContext
mythcontext.cpp:465 (LoadDatabaseSettings) - Empty LocalHostName.
2011-10-31 09:59:13.797653 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
mythcontext.cpp:469 (LoadDatabaseSettings) - Using localhost value of
master
2011-10-31 09:59:13.797793 E [25515/25515] CoreContext
configuration.cpp:75 (Load) - Error parsing:
/home/rkulagow/.mythtv/config.xml at line: 1  column: 1
2011-10-31 09:59:13.797803 E [25515/25515] CoreContext
configuration.cpp:77 (Load) - Error Msg: unexpected end of file
2011-10-31 09:59:13.822201 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
mythdbcon.cpp:75 (MSqlDatabase) - Database connection created:
DBManager0
2011-10-31 09:59:13.822295 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
mythdbcon.cpp:298 (popConnection) - New DB connection, total: 1
2011-10-31 09:59:13.822857 I [25515/25516] DBLogger mythdbcon.cpp:75
(MSqlDatabase) - Database connection created: DBManager1
2011-10-31 09:59:13.822907 I [25515/25516] DBLogger mythdbcon.cpp:298
(popConnection) - New DB connection, total: 2
2011-10-31 09:59:13.828194 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
mythdbcon.cpp:179 (OpenDatabase) - Connected to database 'mythconverg'
at host: localhost
2011-10-31 09:59:13.828259 I [25515/25516] DBLogger mythdbcon.cpp:179
(OpenDatabase) - Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host:
localhost
2011-10-31 09:59:13.832196 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
mythdbcon.cpp:479 (CloseDatabases) - Closing DB connection named
'DBManager0'
2011-10-31 09:59:13.832567 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
mythdbcon.cpp:75 (MSqlDatabase) - Database connection created:
DBManager2
2011-10-31 09:59:13.832621 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
mythdbcon.cpp:298 (popConnection) - New DB connection, total: 2
2011-10-31 09:59:13.833508 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
mythdbcon.cpp:179 (OpenDatabase) - Connected to database 'mythconverg'
at host: localhost
2011-10-31 09:59:13.835404 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
mythcorecontext.cpp:1197 (SaveLocaleDefaults) - Current locale en_US
2011-10-31 09:59:13.835530 E [25515/25515] CoreContext
mythlocale.cpp:110 (LoadDefaultsFromXML) - Reading locale defaults
from /usr/local/share/mythtv//locales/en_us.xml
2011-10-31 09:59:13.846662 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
mythtranslation.cpp:66 (load) - Loading en_us translation for module
mythfrontend
2011-10-31 09:59:13.893585 N [25515/25515] CoreContext main.cpp:479
(main) - Transcoding from /mnt/d3/video/1171_20111030195800.mpg to
/mnt/d3/video/1171_20111030195800.mpg.tmp
2011-10-31 09:59:14.114620 I [25515/25522] ProgramInfoUpdater
mythdbcon.cpp:75 (MSqlDatabase) - Database connection created:
DBManager3
2011-10-31 09:59:14.114726 I [25515/25522] ProgramInfoUpdater
mythdbcon.cpp:298 (popConnection) - New DB connection, total: 3
2011-10-31 09:59:14.116487 I [25515/25522] ProgramInfoUpdater
mythdbcon.cpp:179 (OpenDatabase) - Connected to database 'mythconverg'
at host: localhost
2011-10-31 09:59:14.125355 I [25515/25522] ProgramInfoUpdater
mythcorecontext.cpp:371 (ConnectCommandSocket) - MythCoreContext:
Connecting to backend server: 192.168.10.11:6543 (try 1 of 1)
2011-10-31 09:59:14.127201 I [25515/25522] ProgramInfoUpdater
mythcorecontext.cpp:1098 (CheckProtoVersion) - Using protocol version
69
2011-10-31 09:59:14.218591 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
avformatdecoder.cpp:2088 (ScanStreams) - AFD: Opened codec 0x1b15aa0,
id(MPEG2VIDEO) type(Video)
2011-10-31 09:59:14.218628 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
avformatdecoder.cpp:1946 (ScanStreams) - AFD: codec AC3 has 6 channels
2011-10-31 09:59:14.219703 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
avformatdecoder.cpp:2088 (ScanStreams) - AFD: Opened codec 0x1b11500,
id(AC3) type(Audio)
2011-10-31 09:59:14.219837 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
avformatdecoder.cpp:1946 (ScanStreams) - AFD: codec AC3 has 1 channels

2011-10-31 09:59:14.220799 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
avformatdecoder.cpp:2088 (ScanStreams) - AFD: Opened codec 0x1bed3a0,
id(AC3) type(Audio)
2011-10-31 09:59:14.222576 N [25515/25515] CoreContext
audioplayer.cpp:167 (ReinitAudio) - AudioPlayer: Enabling Audio
2011-10-31 09:59:14.266560 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
transcode.cpp:451 (TranscodeFile) - Honoring the cutlist while
transcoding
2011-10-31 09:59:14.276429 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
transcode.cpp:484 (TranscodeFile) - Cutlist        :
0-4084,31913-39548,50275-58067,69257-78139,98348-102156
2011-10-31 09:59:14.276463 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
transcode.cpp:486 (TranscodeFile) - Original Length: 104675 frames
2011-10-31 09:59:14.276481 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
transcode.cpp:488 (TranscodeFile) - New Length     : 72474 frames
2011-10-31 09:59:14.297967 N [25515/25515] CoreContext
transcode.cpp:516 (TranscodeFile) - Found video height of 1088.  This
is unusual and more than likely the video is actually 1080 so
mythtranscode will treat it as such.
2011-10-31 09:59:14.298116 N [25515/25515] CoreContext
transcode.cpp:308 (GetProfile) - Transcode: Looking for autodetect
profile: Autodetect from 1080i
2011-10-31 09:59:14.379076 E [25515/25515] CoreContext
recordingprofile.cpp:165 (addSelection) - SampleRate: Attempted to add
a rate 32000 Hz, which is not in the list of allowed rates.
2011-10-31 09:59:14.388898 N [25515/25515] CoreContext
transcode.cpp:333 (GetProfile) - Transcode: Using autodetect profile:
MPEG2
2011-10-31 09:59:14.389023 N [25515/25515] CoreContext
transcode.cpp:559 (TranscodeFile) - Switching to MPEG-2 transcoder.
2011-10-31 09:59:14.389970 I [25515/25524] SystemManager
system-unix.cpp:262 (run) - Starting process manager
2011-10-31 09:59:14.390179 I [25515/25525] SystemSignalManager
system-unix.cpp:457 (run) - Starting process signal handler
2011-10-31 09:59:14.395432 I [25515/25526] SystemIOHandlerR
system-unix.cpp:89 (run) - Starting IO manager (read)
2011-10-31 09:59:14.395691 I [25515/25527] SystemIOHandlerW
system-unix.cpp:89 (run) - Starting IO manager (write)
2011-10-31 09:59:14.721450 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
audio/audiopulsehandler.cpp:320 (SuspendInternal) - Pulse: PulseAudio
resume OK
2011-10-31 09:59:14.816486 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
mpeg2fix.cpp:737 (InitAV) - Opening
/mnt/d3/video/1171_20111030195800.mpg
2011-10-31 09:59:14.894578 I [25515/25515] CoreContext mpeg2fix.cpp:75
(my_av_print) - Input #0, mpegts, from
'/mnt/d3/video/1171_20111030195800.mpg':
2011-10-31 09:59:14.894621 I [25515/25515] CoreContext mpeg2fix.cpp:75
(my_av_print) -   Duration: 01:03:59.83, start: 23345.370456, bitrate:
11932 kb/s
2011-10-31 09:59:14.894694 I [25515/25515] CoreContext mpeg2fix.cpp:75
(my_av_print) -     Stream #0.0[0x840]: Video: mpeg2video, yuv420p,
1920x1080 [PAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 25000 kb/s, 27.12 fps, 59.94 tbr, 90k
tbn, 59.94 tbc
2011-10-31 09:59:14.894739 I [25515/25515] CoreContext mpeg2fix.cpp:75
(my_av_print) -     Stream #0.1[0x841](eng): Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz,
5.1, s16, 384 kb/s
2011-10-31 09:59:14.894770 I [25515/25515] CoreContext mpeg2fix.cpp:75
(my_av_print) -     Stream #0.2[0x842](spa): Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz,
mono, s16, 96 kb/s
2011-10-31 09:59:14.915426 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
mpeg2fix.cpp:1913 (Start) - #0 PTS:06:29:05.869 Delta: 0.0ms queue: 13
2011-10-31 09:59:14.915480 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
mpeg2fix.cpp:1922 (Start) - #1 PTS:06:29:05.850 Delta: 19.4111ms
queue: 2
2011-10-31 09:59:14.915513 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
mpeg2fix.cpp:1922 (Start) - #2 PTS:06:29:05.849 Delta: 20.0333ms
queue: 3
2011-10-31 09:59:17.501333 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
mpeg2fix.cpp:2113 (Start) - Del map found 0 at 4084 (4084)
2011-10-31 09:59:17.913528 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
mpeg2fix.cpp:1676 (ConvertToI) - Converting frame #24 from B to I
2011-10-31 09:59:17.979429 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
mpeg2fix.cpp:1676 (ConvertToI) - Converting frame #25 from B to I
2011-10-31 09:59:18.045541 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
mpeg2fix.cpp:1676 (ConvertToI) - Converting frame #26 from P to I
2011-10-31 09:59:18.165276 I [25515/25530] MPEG2Replex
replex/multiplex.c:828 (init_multiplex) - Mux rate: 25.90 Mbit/s
2011-10-31 10:01:15.844058 I [25515/25522] PT0 mythdbcon.cpp:479
(CloseDatabases) - Closing DB connection named 'DBManager3'
2011-10-31 10:01:58.856006 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
mpeg2fix.cpp:2113 (Start) - Del map found 1 at 31913 (31913)
2011-10-31 10:02:48.296544 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
mpeg2fix.cpp:2113 (Start) - Del map found 0 at 39548 (39548)
2011-10-31 10:02:48.673791 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
mpeg2fix.cpp:1676 (ConvertToI) - Converting frame #9 from B to I
2011-10-31 10:02:48.759028 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
mpeg2fix.cpp:1676 (ConvertToI) - Converting frame #10 from B to I
2011-10-31 10:02:48.857380 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
mpeg2fix.cpp:1676 (ConvertToI) - Converting frame #11 from P to I
2011-10-31 10:03:05.932594 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
mpeg2fix.cpp:1720 (InsertFrame) - Inserting 1 I-Frames after #34
2011-10-31 10:03:55.049497 I [25515/25515] CoreContext
mpeg2fix.cpp:2113 (Start) - Del map found 1 at 50275 (50275)
2011-10-31 10:04:04.744599 E [25515/25515] CoreContext
mpeg2fix.cpp:1211 (GetPoolFrame) - No more queue slots!
2011-10-31 10:04:04.745095 E [25515/25515] CoreContext
mpeg2fix.cpp:1211 (GetPoolFrame) - No more queue slots!

(boom) - at this point it repeats forever with the line about queue
slots; I had a 17G mythtranscode log file before I finally killed it.


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