hmt files with New_ prepend

[CharlesW]

Recently I have found a strange issue with recent recordings on my Foxsat-hdr. I have found a fix, but cannot understand what is happening or why. This seems to be happening with all/most (?) recent recordings.

After I record a programme, four files are generated - "programmeName_xxxxxxxx_xxxx.ts", "programmeName_xxxxxxxx_xxxx.nts", "programmeName_xxxxxxxx_xxxx.hmt",
and "New_ programmeName_xxxxxxxx_xxxx.hmt".

I find that I am unable to play the recorded video.

Analysing the two hmt files, the "programmeName_xxxxxxxx_xxxx.hmt" file includes guide text etc, whereas the "New_ programmeName_xxxxxxxx_xxxx.hmt" is much shorter and does not contain guide data. However, both files point to "New_ programmeName_xxxxxxxx_xxxx.ts".

If I then rename "programmeName_xxxxxxxx_xxxx.ts" and "programmeName_xxxxxxxx_xxxx.nts" to "New_ programmeName_xxxxxxxx_xxxx.ts" and "New_ programmeName_xxxxxxxx_xxxx.nts" all is well and I can play the files.

I attach the two hmt files, in case they shed any light on what is happening.

I have recently run a fix-disk via SSH and no errors were flagged.

Thank you for any assistance anyone can give me.

PS I have just noticed there is a "newk" plugin, but not sure how this will work if there are two hmt files, one prepended with New_ and the other not.

 

[Luke]

Do you, or have ever, had foxsat's NEWK package installed?

 

[CharlesW]

I'll try newk. However, I have had my Foxsat-hdr for nearly ten years now and this is the first time I have been starting to see these issues.

 

[CharlesW]

Thanks for that. I find that I already have newk installed, so am even more confused. Perhaps if I upgrade from V4.1.2 to 4.1.3??

 

[Luke]

Thanks for that. I find that I already have newk installed, so am even more confused. Perhaps if I upgrade from V4.1.2 to 4.1.3??

I'm sorry for not being clear. I was not recommending NEWK but was suggesting that NEWK is somehow part of the cause.

 

[CharlesW]

No your comments about newk were very helpful, since I was not aware of it until today. It has led me to examine the newk log file. What I have found is that newk renames "New_ programmeName*." to "programmeName.*" [ignore the inconsistent ***s - somehow what I type gets changed and interprets the text as italic] , but not the reference to the .ts file embedded inside the .hmt file, so naturally the Foxsat-hdr can't find the file it is looking for. Only renaming the .ts (and .nts) files back as they were with the New_ prefix does the recorded video play. Perhaps the permissions on the hmt file have been corrupted. I'll take a look with my Linux box later. All this is a new phenomenom. I've now installed V4.1.3, so will be interested to see if the problem continues. I'll keep you posted.

Thank you again for your interest and help.

 

[Ezra Pound]

If you are still having problems with this I would remove the Newk package, I think that is what Luke is hinting at

 

[MofTot]

No your comments about newk were very helpful, since I was not aware of it until today. It has led me to examine the newk log file. What I have found is that newk renames "New_ programmeName*." to "programmeName.*" [ignore the inconsistent ***s - somehow what I type gets changed and interprets the text as italic] , but not the reference to the .ts file embedded inside the .hmt file, so naturally the Foxsat-hdr can't find the file it is looking for. Only renaming the .ts (and .nts) files back as they were with the New_ prefix does the recorded video play. Perhaps the permissions on the hmt file have been corrupted. I'll take a look with my Linux box later. All this is a new phenomenom. I've now installed V4.1.3, so will be interested to see if the problem continues. I'll keep you posted.

Thank you again for your interest and help.

Have a look at installing the fixfilepaths package. This fixes inconsitencies amongst the sidecar files, including ensuring that the .hmt file points to the .ts file.