DG NV tools

[Guest]

Just wanted to point it out that some parts of DGDecNV home page are obsolete... That's still valid because the initial activation is still manual. At the initial activation the link to the generator is sent.

You must have been an early adopter and so didn't get the link because it didn't yet exist.

[talen9]

That's still valid because the initial activation is still manual. At the initial activation the link to the generator is sent.

You must have been an early adopter and so didn't get the link because it didn't yet exist.

Ah ok, that's it ... and yeah, early adopter, see also the email I sent you one hour ago :)

[edit] thanks for the reply ;)

[Guest]

Since 2013 was null except for the security stuff, I slipped in a fix for the CLI support. The -at command was broken. So re-download it if you need CLI.

[lych_necross]

Will this change in licensing affect VBVChecker?

[7ekno]

Sorry to be a pain, is licensing still tied to Network Interface?!?

If it is, I will finalize VM and VPN of choice before requesting new IDs !!

7ek

[Guest]

Will this change in licensing affect VBVChecker? Yes, I need to revise it too. BTW, I plan to add some new features like graph of buffer occupancy, etc.

[Guest]

is licensing still tied to Network Interface? Yes.

I no longer support multiple licenses in one file, but I plan to add a License Switcher tool in DGIndexNV to make it easy to manage. Before that is ready you will have to manage it manually.

[jpsdr]

I no longer support multiple licenses in one file
Arghhhh... I cross my fingers because of my problem...:(

[Guest]

As I said, I am adding a license switcher tool so it will not be a problem for you.

[jpsdr]

I don't know what you've changed in the 2013, but my problem is gone !!!
I've just tested it at least under XP32, everything seems fine.
I'll go and update my license number. Keep your good work.

EDIT : Argh !!!!!
Machine ID is specific of the HDD you start the program from. To test it i've launched it from one HDD, get the machine ID/number, and now that i've put it on the right place, i realise ID is not the same.
One ID license for nothing... Be carefull others, don't make the same mistake than me.
.... No, it was the same HDD, but not the same partition indeed...

[Guest]

I don't know what you've changed in the 2013, but my problem is gone !!! That's nice to know but it would be nicer to know what problem you are talking about.

I've just tested it at least under XP32, everything seems fine. I'll go and update my license number. Keep your good work. How did you run 2013 before updating your license?

EDIT : Argh !!!!!
Machine ID is specific of the HDD you start the program from. To test it i've launched it from one HDD, get the machine ID/number, and now that i've put it on the right place, i realise ID is not the same. That's not true. The HDD is not involved at all in the machineID calculation. You must have made a mistake.

One ID license for nothing... Be carefull others, don't make the same mistake than me. I will always be happy to reset the license count for valid users. It's just there to stop miscreants from abusing it.

[rica]

I will always be happy to reset the license count for valid users. It's just there to stop miscreants from abusing it.

I've changed at least three PCs and everytime i got the new license asap. Thx don.

[Guest]

License Switcher was added to build 2013. Redownload if you need it.

EDIT: Delete your INI file before opening this version. Alternatively, after
opening it immediately set License 1, 2, or 3 in Options/License Switcher.

[lych_necross]

Yes, I need to revise it too. BTW, I plan to add some new features like graph of buffer occupancy, etc.
Very cool!! I can't wait for the update. :D

[jpsdr]

How did you run 2013 before updating your license?


Fortunately, you can still start DGNVIndex and press the "About" button without the license, otherwise, it could be troublesome...:p

[hydra3333]

I'm about to cut over to my new generation security:

* Asymmetric key encryption using RSA to kill serial gens.
* Various anti exe-cracking strategems.

When the cutover occurs, the license generator will generate only licenses for version 2013 and greater, which will be released at the same time. I will reset all license counts to 0 so that you can get licensed for versions going forward.

The license generator will be disabled for a short period during the cutover.As a customer using the old system, will I need to do anything different if I download the latest versions ? eg- re-license or something ? From the text, it appears I have to dig up the old email and go to a link and re-license ?

edit: OK, the readme.txt from the download says "If you previously ran builds prior to 2013, you will need to use the online license generator
to generate new license for version 2013 and beyond."

edit2: If I have multiple PCs, can I place all the keys in one license.txt and copy that same license file onto the other machines ? I think the license switcher may be for this, so I'll have a try.

[Guest]

Revised DGIndexNV help to include License Switcher option. Please re-download.

[laserfan]

You just go to the old licensing page and start over for your new license.

It's all in place now. You can download 2013 and generate your license. Let me know if it works. :)

The page is:

http://neuron2.net/licensing.htmlOn the licensing page it asks:

In the "User" field, put the user ID provided to you when you made your donation.
Under the old system, we simply exchanged emails wherein I gave you my Machine ID and you sent-back to me a License File. But there was no discussion of a "User ID". My email address doesn't seem to work on the licensing page--what is my User ID???

[Guest]

Early adopters did not get an ID. They need to email me to ask for one.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

[laserfan]

Sorry for the inconvenience.No problem; I sorta figured that out and sent an email already. We early adopters ask for all the trouble we get... ;)

[MrVideo]

In case you didn't know it, Nvidia has released version 257.21 of the driver. Release date was given as 6/15.

Don, have you tried this yet?

[Guest]

Works fine for me.

[J.Constantine]

Hello.

The new version you have updated 18.06.2010 (a few times!!) doesn't work anymore.
The first one build 2013 worked, but the newest one build 2013 again do nothing.
Its not a licence problem, not a nvidia cuda driver or something.
I drag any m2ts, vob or h264, 264 into DGindexNV and it doesn't happens.
The old builds works fine, also the version before 18.06.2010.
I have an GeForce 9600GT, win 7 x64, Intel core 2 quad 9300.

It would be gratefully when you look at this problem.
Thanks

[Guest]

If it's the version with the license switcher, open Options/License Switcher and select License 1. Then open your file. Make sure your license file is present as license.txt in the same directory as DGIndexNV.exe. If that does not help contact me by email.

EDIT: I just downloaded and tested the online version. It works just fine.

EDIT2: I have added the following text to my webpage just above the download link:

Important Note Build 2013 requires users to regenerate their licenses. If you are an early adopter of DGDecNV you may not be aware of the license generator and may not have a login for using it. To obtain a login, please send me an email. To prove your registered status, either a) send the email from the same email address that you originally registered from, or b) send your original PayPal transaction ID.

[Guest]

Version 1.8 supports the new licensing.

I haven't put a license switcher in there but if that causes grief I'll add it.

[MrVideo]

Works fine for me.

Great.

[Sharc]

@neuron2
I obtained my license 1 successfully from the generator. My PC was on the Etherent LAN adapter (wired). So far all ok.
Now I connected the same PC via wireless LAN, means a different adapter. So I collected a second license from the genarator, but nothing works anymore.
Now my questions:
Do I have to put both licenses in the same license.txt? Or do I have to make 2 different files, say license 1.txt and license 2.txt? How is the license switcher supposed to work?
I am a bit lost ...

[Guest]

Download 2013 again just for the updated DGIndexNV manual and then read the section on the License Switcher.

[Sharc]

Thanks! Now everything is ok.

[simonb1975uk]

Hi Don. Had a major computer crash a month or so ago and lost the e-mail you sent me with my user name and password to access the license generator. What's the best way of re-obtaining this information? Sorry to be a pain.

[Guest]

Read the "Important Note" 6 posts up from yours.

[MrVideo]

It took quite a while to figure out that the license was incorrect for 2013 on the new 4-core AMD system. dgindexnv would start, but it wouldn't process the job, nor explain why it wouldn't.

Then I noticed that I wrote the machineid down incorrectly. Once I got a new license, then it worked as expected.

Any particular reason why dgindexnv doesn't display an error dialog box that says: license key invalid? 2010 did, when I used a new license and forgot to copy over the new 2013 files.

It would have saved a lot of hair pulling.

[Guest]

The first paragraph of the release notes is:

*** IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING LICENSES ***
This software requires a license! If you attempt to
run the software without a valid license in place you will
receive no explicit notification of that fact. Instead, various
functions of the program will simply fail to operate
correctly.

The reason is that it makes life much harder for crackers.

[MrVideo]

The reason is that it makes life much harder for crackers.

Stupid thing is that I did read that.

So, in an attempt to continue the cat-n-mouse game with the crackers, we legit users can get caught in the middle. I thought I had a valid license, which made the "not working" more puzzling.

Besides, the fact that it wouldn't even attempt to create a dgi file is a pretty good clue to a hacker that the "key" didn't work. Not much different than displaying a GUI saying that the license is invalid. To have it actually go through the steps and create a dgi file that "looks" right, only to cause the re-encoding to produce garbage is another story.

[Guest]

I'm not interested in debates. It's the way it is and it's my program so that's that. Followup to PM if you must as I consider debates about licensing policies off-topic for this thread.

[hydra3333]

I just want to say, thanks ! An excellent product !

[Guest]

Thanks. I have my MPLS parser working (which was surprisingly easy). I need to add the code for handling proper M2TS joining as in my Joints hack, then I'll make a release of it.

[tormento]

Wonderful. I've just bought the 1st BD of Star Trek. Need a beta tester for episodic messed up BD? ;)

[Guest]

Wonderful. I've just bought the 1st BD of Star Trek. Need a beta tester for episodic messed up BD? ;) Sure. Can you first specify what you mean by "episodic messed up BD" and what a tool must do to handle that properly? Currently, I simply parse a specified MPLS file and open the implied chain of M2TS files.

[tormento]

The first BD of Star Trek classic series has 4 episodes, each one has 2 angles (remastered and original) and is composed by ~15 m2ts, interleaved by angle 0 m2ts and angle 1 m2ts.

Eac3to handles it correctly, the GUI (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=141829)too.

Here it is the BDInfo report: 11195

[Guest]

Thank you. Can you give me a link to the BluRay online so I can be sure to get the right one?

[tormento]

I bought it online here (http://www.blu-ray.dvd.it/serie-tv/produzione-straniera/star-trek-la-serie-classica-rimasterizzata-stag-1-8-blu-ray/dettaglio/id-2167623/).

Don't know how to address you to the correct BD in your country. However I don't think that there is more than one BD remastered edition.

Should an archive of the playlist directory be enough for your tests?

[tormento]

Little OT: should be possible to implement the Windows 7 title bar feature that gives the % status as green filling bar when minimized?

[Guest]

As I have said several times, I don't get excited by GUI stuff and eye candy.

[tormento]

It's not eye candy, it's meant to keep the window minimized BUT get an idea of where the process is...

[Guest]

Status reporting is already on my to-do list.

[Guest]

@tormento

Here is a very beta MPLS-enabled version of 32-bit DGIndexNV. Please test it on your Star Trek stuff.

http://neuron2.net/misc/DGIndexNV.rar

User Guide:

* Decrypted BDMV folder on your hard drive.

* Open an MPLS file in the BDMV/PLAYLIST directory. If multiple angles are present you are prompted for the angle. You can use BDInfo to help you to determine the correct MPLS file to open. I may add a tool to perform the latter function.

* The required M2TS files are automatically loaded in order.

I have not implemented audio adjustment yet for joining multiple M2TS files.

[Blue_MiSfit]

Hi neuron2,

When using the latest nVidia driver for my QuadroFX 2800M GPU (257.21) and DG NV 2013, I get strange behavior.

I can open the DGIndexNV application (all 32 bit for now), but nothing happens when I drop a supported file into the window. When I use the more conventional file -> open, the file I selected is in the file list, but DGIndexNV doesn't display any video or statistics.

How curious!

Derek

[MrVideo]

I can open the DGIndexNV application (all 32 bit for now), but nothing happens when I drop a supported file into the window. When I use the more conventional file -> open, the file I selected is in the file list, but DGIndexNV doesn't display any video or statistics.

Did you get a new license for the 2013 version? If yes, double-check that you entered the correct machine ID in the on-line form.

I had a typo and thought I had a new license, but I entered a wrong character in the machine ID. The symptom was exactly the same.

[Guest]

If DGIndexNV 2013 does not display your video then you have not got a proper license in place (which means either you didn't relicense as required, you mistyped the machine ID in the license generator, or you did not create the license file as instructed and put it in the right place). As stated at my web site and several times here, as well as in the release notes, you need to regenerate your license using the online license generator. If you do not have a login then email me for one. You should have received one when you donated, unless you were an early adopter.

Sorry for the inconvenience. Get used to the process, because if the crackers bust my encryption, I'll have to double the key size. :)