[FLVTool2-users] Getting some errors - help requested

[Sebastian Knoop-Troullier]

I am having the same problem when running flvtool2 against and flv file:
 
ERROR: undefined method `timestamp' for nil:NilClass
ERROR: /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/flv/stream.rb:285:in `lasttimestamp'
ERROR: /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/flv/stream.rb:274:in `duration'
ERROR: /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/flvtool2/base.rb:181:in
`add_meta_data_tag'
ERROR: /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/flvtool2/base.rb:137:in `update'
ERROR: /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/flvtool2/base.rb:47:in `send'
ERROR: /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/flvtool2/base.rb:47:in `execute!'
ERROR: /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/flvtool2/base.rb:46:in `each'
ERROR: /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/flvtool2/base.rb:46:in `execute!'
ERROR: /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/flvtool2/base.rb:239:in `process_files'
ERROR: /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/flvtool2/base.rb:225:in `each'
ERROR: /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/flvtool2/base.rb:225:in `process_files'
ERROR: /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/flvtool2/base.rb:44:in `execute!'
ERROR: /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/flvtool2.rb:168:in `execute!'
ERROR: /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/flvtool2.rb:228
ERROR: /usr/bin/flvtool2:2:in `require'
ERROR: /usr/bin/flvtool2:2
 
Any ideas?

Thanks
Sebastian
 
---
Hello,

navigate to the directory where janetest_300.flv is living, then:

flvtool2 -U janetest_300.flv janetest2_300.flv

Worked?

Ciao,
Norman


Am 24.07.2007 13:21 Uhr schrieb "Jane Will" unter <jane at therealnews.com
<http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/flvtool2-users> >:

> I have been using FLMDI (http://www.buraks.com/flvmdi/) to inject metadata
> into .flv files so the backward/forward buttons on our video player work.
> This is awkward because I have to download, inject then re-upload -- but
it
> does accomplish what we need.
> 
> Now, I'd like to learn to run flvtools2 on the server instead, but I'm
having
> trouble figuring it out.  I used the gui interface on FLMDI, so I don't
really
> know much about how this works.
> 
> I tried this command:
> 
> flvtool2 -U janetest_300.flv stdout janetest2_300.flv
> 
> but I got this error...
> 
> therea at therealnews.com
<http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/flvtool2-users>   <mailto:therea at
therealnews.com <http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/flvtool2-users> >
> [~/public_html/media/trn_2006-12-20]# flvtool2 -U janetes    t_300.flv
stdout
> janetest2_300.flv
> ERROR: undefined method `[]' for nil:NilClass
> ERROR: /usr/lib64/site_ruby/1.8/flv/stream.rb:138:in `add_meta_tag'
> ERROR: /usr/lib64/site_ruby/1.8/flvtool2/base.rb:184:in
`add_meta_data_tag'
> ERROR: /usr/lib64/site_ruby/1.8/flvtool2/base.rb:137:in `update'
> ERROR: /usr/lib64/site_ruby/1.8/flvtool2/base.rb:47:in `send'
> ERROR: /usr/lib64/site_ruby/1.8/flvtool2/base.rb:47:in `execute!'
> ERROR: /usr/lib64/site_ruby/1.8/flvtool2/base.rb:46:in `each'
> ERROR: /usr/lib64/site_ruby/1.8/flvtool2/base.rb:46:in `execute!'
> ERROR: /usr/lib64/site_ruby/1.8/flvtool2/base.rb:44:in `process_files'
> ERROR: /usr/lib64/site_ruby/1.8/flvtool2/base.rb:225:in `each'
> ERROR: /usr/lib64/site_ruby/1.8/flvtool2/base.rb:225:in `process_files'
> ERROR: /usr/lib64/site_ruby/1.8/flvtool2/base.rb:44:in `execute!'
> ERROR: /usr/lib64/site_ruby/1.8/flvtool2.rb:168:in `execute!'
> ERROR: /usr/lib64/site_ruby/1.8/flvtool2.rb:228
> ERROR: /usr/bin/flvtool2:2:in `require'
> ERROR: /usr/bin/flvtool2:2
> 
> I've read through the examples and the past message threads but I'm not
seeing
> any directions that are understandable to me. Can anyone point me in the
right
> direction?  
> 
> Thanks,
> Jane
> 
> 
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