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Hi Folks;

 Just wondering, what's the difference between;

Convert DVR-MS to WMV &

Convert DVR-MS to WMV with IC

 What's IC ?

Intelligent Connect - it's a mechanism for automagically building graphs.

Hmmm.. I don't really understand - but should I use it?

Hmmm... I downloaded dvrmstowmvhd and also the AC3Filter that's pictured on the download page.

When I run the app I get an error message (below);

C:\Temp>dvrmstowmvhd -i "The Saint.dvr-ms" -o "The Saint.wmv"

DVRMStoWMVHD 1.0.1.4
Current priority class is 0x4000
Added Source Filter: The Saint.dvr-ms
Added AC3Filter to the graph
Could not add MS Mpeg Decoder to the graph
Grab DVR-MS audio pin
Grab DVR-MS video pin
Added Audio Decrypt to the graph
Added Video Decrypt to the graph
Connect DVR-MS video pin to Video Decrypt
Grab Video Decrypt output pin
Added Sample Grabber to the graph
Set Sample Grabber media type
Retrieved Sample Grabber input pin
SG media type: {73646976-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71} - {E06D8026-DB46-11CF-B4D1-00805F6CBBEA}
CLSID: {71E4616A-DB5E-452B-8CA5-71D9CC7805E9} Name: NVIDIA Video Decoder
CLSID: {CF49D4E0-1115-11CE-B03A-0020AF0BA770} Name: AVI Decompressor
CLSID: {A0025E90-E45B-11D1-ABE9-00A0C905F375} Name: Overlay Mixer2
CLSID: {CF49D4E0-1115-11CE-B03A-0020AF0BA770} Name: AVI Decompressor
CLSID: {A0025E90-E45B-11D1-ABE9-00A0C905F375} Name: Overlay Mixer2
CLSID: {CF49D4E0-1115-11CE-B03A-0020AF0BA770} Name: AVI Decompressor
CLSID: {A0025E90-E45B-11D1-ABE9-00A0C905F375} Name: Overlay Mixer2
HR=-2147220969 Error: No combination of intermediate filters could be found to make the connection.

Any ideas?

babgvant:

your best bet is to use dvrmstowmvhd, there's a dtb action that wraps it (but you need to dl it).

What action is that?

 It's up near the top of the Actions list.  I don't recall downloading a separate Action, but I don't remember for certain...

I'm a novice - I need to know exactly what I'm looking for or I can't find it :-(

 It's called "babgvant.AdvancedActions.ConvertWithDVRMStoWMVHD".  It's in the screen where you add new Actions to a Profile.

Odd....I don't have that one :-(

I'm using 1.1.0.8 (the latest one for MCE 2005)

use runexternal then

babgvant:

Try installing the AVIVO filters and adding - v "{37A4D808-E76C-11D2-935C-00A024E52661}" to the arg list

dvrmstowmvhd -i "The Saint.dvr-ms" -o "The Saint.wmv"

DVRMStoWMVHD 1.0.1.4
Current priority class is 0x4000
Added Source Filter: The Saint.dvr-ms
Added AC3Filter to the graph
Could not add MS Mpeg Decoder to the graph
Grab DVR-MS audio pin
Grab DVR-MS video pin
Added Audio Decrypt to the graph
Added Video Decrypt to the graph
Connect DVR-MS video pin to Video Decrypt
Grab Video Decrypt output pin
Added Sample Grabber to the graph
Set Sample Grabber media type
Retrieved Sample Grabber input pin
SG media type: {73646976-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71} - {E06D8026-DB46-11CF-B4D1-00805F6CBBEA}
CLSID: {71E4616A-DB5E-452B-8CA5-71D9CC7805E9} Name: NVIDIA Video Decoder
CLSID: {CF49D4E0-1115-11CE-B03A-0020AF0BA770} Name: AVI Decompressor
CLSID: {03684DED-3D46-4530-8B46-10957AAD5588} Name: ATI Media Center Video Encoder
CLSID: {A0025E90-E45B-11D1-ABE9-00A0C905F375} Name: Overlay Mixer2
CLSID: {CF49D4E0-1115-11CE-B03A-0020AF0BA770} Name: AVI Decompressor
CLSID: {A0025E90-E45B-11D1-ABE9-00A0C905F375} Name: Overlay Mixer2
CLSID: {CF49D4E0-1115-11CE-B03A-0020AF0BA770} Name: AVI Decompressor
CLSID: {37A4D808-E76C-11D2-935C-00A024E52661} Name: ATI MPEG Video Decoder
Connect video pin to sample grabber to add the mpeg decoder
Found mpeg decoder
Remove Sample Grabber
MPEG Decoder ATI MPEG Video Decoder is being used
Grab MPEG Decoder out pin
Add Null Renderer
Connect mpeg decoder to null renderer
Get IMediaControl
Start Graph
Wait Result: -2147467260
Check to see if the graph needs to be stopped

This results in a pop-up window that wants to generate a report and send it off to Microsoft;

marvin-miller:

AppName: dvrmstowmvhd.exe AppVer: 1.0.1.4 ModName: atidvcr.dll

the AVIVO filter is crashing

Hi! 

Is there any way to fix it? Should I be using a specific version of the AVIVO filters?

Thanks again!