Beta 4: Record: No recording engine has been selected.

[Graham Watson]

Using Beta4 on W2k with an ATI AIW 128 Pro.

Won't record anything! Following from debug log and ssd.ini

[11/28/2000 22:46:28] Record: No recording engine has been selected.
[11/28/2000 22:46:28] Slave: RecordStart failed.

[Record]
Engine=Windows Media Format 7
CaptureInterface=DirectShow
DirectShowVideoDevice=0
DirectShowAudioDevice=0
TuningInterface=DirectShow
ASDProfile=5
VFWDriver=1
CustomASD=temp.asd
TargetDir=d:\snapstream
MaxShowSpace=0
MinFreeSpace=512
TempFile=sstemp.asf
Pad=0
ECCSpan=0
InternalIndexer=1
AutoAdjustMixer=1

[Graham Watson]

I get a different problem if I run ssw instead of ssd - with ssw the recording seems to take place ok, but the video file produced only contains < 1 sec of audio, no video. The file is the length I would expect for the length of time of the recording. The log file shows no problems I can see. I assume the video file is corrupt in some way?

I can upload the video file to you to look at if you like - just tell me where to put it.... graham@watson-family.net

[rakeshagrawal]

I sent you an FTP location where you can send your file -- we'll take a look and see what we can do. If you haven't already, you might review http://www.snapstream.com/support/directx8.htm

to see if it might provide you with any assistance.

--Rakesh

[Graham Watson]

Installed Beta 4a full, still having the same problem. My AT&T @ home mail account is down, if you replied to the video sample I sent you, could you respond again please, either on this thread or use gtwatson@hotmail.com please ?

[Kormac]

I am having the same problem. Voodoo3 3500 TV using the DriectShow capture interface. It seems like the debug version doesn't like DirectShow (returns the Recording engine error), and using ssw results in 1 second of audio.

[dcdorsey]

I, too am having the same problem.

OS: Win98SE
Tuner card: Hauppauge WinTV/D PCI
CPU: PII-350, Asus P2B MB, 128MB, 5GB free on HDD

Here is text from ssd:

[12/11/2000 22:46:41] Slave: Received execute command for "SnapStream Diagnostic
Test".
[12/11/2000 22:46:41] Record: No recording engine has been selected.
[12/11/2000 22:46:41] Slave: RecordStart failed.
[12/11/2000 22:46:41] Master: VIDEO encountered a problem recording "SnapStream
Diagnostic Test".

Here is ssd.ini:

[Record]
Engine=Windows Media Format 7
CaptureInterface=AVICap
DirectShowVideoDevice=0
DirectShowAudioDevice=0
TuningInterface=Hauppauge WinTV drivers
ASDProfile=2
VFWDriver=1
CustomASD=temp.asd
TargetDir=C:\Program Files\SnapStream PVS\shows
MaxShowSpace=2048
MinFreeSpace=512
TempFile=sstemp.asf
Pad=0
ECCSpan=0
InternalIndexer=1
AutoAdjustMixer=1

[Graham Watson]

Is anything happening to try to resolve this ???

[rkuo]

Hi, this problem should have been fixed in beta 4a, which was released a couple of days after beta 4 to fix this and some other issues.

Are you still encountering the same problem?

[Daniel Broad]

The ssd.exe that ships with beta 4a full still does this, he'll need to use ssw.exe to get any results with avicap.

Dan.

[Graham Watson]

Actually I get the same results using either ssw or ssd

[Daniel Broad]

Originally posted by Graham Watson:
Actually I get the same results using either ssw or ssd

Can you use Media Encoder 7 automation? I always find that easier as I can just run Media Encoder and troubleshoot the problem interactively.

Dan.