[mythtv-users] Playback of transcoded recording 50 seconds short

[John Pilkington]

On 18/11/12 14:38, Peter Bennett (cats22) wrote:
> Version: 2:0.25.3+fixes.20121117.addfa54-0ubuntu0mythbuntu3
>
> I am transcoding shows to X264 with handbrake, updating the recorded
> table with the new file name ("update recorded set basename = '$file'
> where basename = '$basename.mpg';"), and then running "mythcommflag
> --rebuild  --chanid xxx --starttime xxx"
>
> All works very well, except when playing back the recordings through the
> frontend they stop playing about 50 seconds before the end of the
> recording, losing part of the last scene of the show. Playing the file
> through VLC is fine, the missing scene plays correctly up to the end and
> the closing credits play.
>
> The mythcommflag always displays these messages (without exception, on
> every run):
>
> 2012-11-15 12:28:31.116779 C  mythcommflag version: fixes/0.25 [v0.25.3]
> www.mythtv.org
> 2012-11-15 12:28:31.116827 C  Qt version: compile: 4.8.1, runtime: 4.8.1
> MythTV Commercial Flagger, building seek table for:
>      NCIS - Rule Fifty-One
> Rebuild started at Thu Nov 15 12:28:31 2012
> Rebuild completed at Thu Nov 15 12:28:43 2012
> 2012-11-15 12:28:43.446180 E  decoding error
>              eno: Broken pipe (32)
>
> Any ideas? Is the decoding error or the broken pipe in the mythcommflag
> causing the last 50 seconds to be not played? Or is something else
> causing it?
>
> Peter

I don't think the decoding error/broken pipe thing is responsible.  I 
see it (with mpeg-ps format) without your symptoms.  I wonder if your 
file rename might be confusing something..

I use this sequence:
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ionice -c3 mythutil  --clearcutlist  --chanid "$chanid" --starttime 
"$starttime"

ionice -c3 mythcommflag --rebuild --file $1

ionice -c3 mythpreviewgen --chanid "$chanid" --starttime "$starttime"
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using --file in the mythcommflag line because it seemed fussy about the 
starttime format.

HTH

John P