[mythtv-users] "Unable to find 2021_20131216000000.mpg.tmp in HandleDeleteFile()"

[John Pilkington]

On 18/12/13 22:47, John Pilkington wrote:
> On 17/12/13 08:54, John Pilkington wrote:
>> On 16/12/13 22:12, A. F. Cano wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I tried to transcode from within myth ("m"->Job Options->Begin
>>> Transcoding->
>>> Low Quality-><ENTER>) and I got this:

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>>> 2013-12-16 16:22:58.652535 E  Unable to find
>>> 2021_20131216000000.mpg.tmp in HandleDeleteFile()
>>> 2013-12-16 16:23:00.264029 I  JobQueue: Transcode Errored: "60
>>> Minutes": Low Quality (exit status 255, job status was "Errored")

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>>>
>>> Any hints/ideas out there? What's causing transcode to fail?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Augustine
>>
>> IIRC that .tmp file should later be renamed as the original;  I think it
>> should be in the recordings storage group.  Have you looked for
>> *.mpg.tmp files there?
>>
>> I think MythTV is going to be a struggle until you can give it more
>> capable hardware, especially since you can only record in HD.  But you
>> know that...
>>
>> And I wouldn't be surprised if this is another UTC-related filename
>> problem.
>>
>> John P
>
> As far as I can see no-one else has touched on the part of your posts
> that asked about reducing the dimensions of your picture.  I quoted an
> mythffmpegf/ffmpeg command line that works for me but uses pal options;
> your variant didn't work for you, and it appears that you have tried one
> of the backend 'transcoder' options.  The only one of those that I have
> used, and that not recently, is lossless mpeg.
>
> I've just looked at the other transcoding options in mythtvsetup, and I
> got a shock.  It isn't clear to me what your defaults would be, or
> whether you have used non-default values.  I don't know what I would
> choose, and I would be surprised if anyone has tried it or updated it
> recently.  It looks to me to be a relic from the non-digital era.  If
> someone steps forward who really does use it, or if you have now
> persuaded it to do what you want, fine. Otherwise I wouldn't spend more
> time on it.  But it's your choice....

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If you still need this capability it looks as if this might be a good 
place to start.  Someone may have an updated version?

http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Low_Quality_Transcode

> John