MetaZ won't process files written by SimpleMovieX

[ChrisJ60]

I have just started trailing a very nice 'lossless' MP4 editor called SimpleMovieX. SimpleMovieX also tags the files it creates. Files generated by SimpleMovieX are accepted fine by iTunes but when loaded into MetaZ (a) none of the tags are detected (all fields are blank like on a never before tagged file) and (b) when MetaZ is told to write the file after setting tags it fails to do so (write takes 0 seconds and Queue window shows Atomic Parsley exit code 1). I don't know at this point if the issue is in SimpleMovieX or MetaZ. All I know is that I really need both these programs to be compatible with each other as both are now an essential part of my tool chain. I have a PDf file containing a detailed sequence of steps and the results for SimpleMovieX, iTunes and MetaZ but it is 8 MB in size and so is too large to upload. If you would like me to mail it to you please contact me.

[griff]

Usually when Atomic Parsley exits like that it is a problem in the file (or more rarely some feature that isn't supported). To get the exact error you have to look in the log. There is an option in the menu for that under Help -> View Log

[ChrisJ60]

Hi griff,

Okay, so here is the detailed log. Note that when opened in MetaZ this file (just one of many examples from SimpleMovieX) appears as if it has no metadata (which is not true). When MetaZ writes it the write fails as previously described. Note that iTunes happily accepts the file and recognises the metadata.

Please let me know if the log is helpful or if there are additional diagnostics I should capture.

2013-05-28 18:54:12.911 MetaZ[67827:c07] Handle open: (
file://localhost/Volumes/Drobo/Video/01%20-%20The%20Fellowship%20of%20the%20Ring.m4v
) {
"" = (
file://localhost/Volumes/Drobo/Video/01%20-%20The%20Fellowship%20of%20the%20Ring.m4v
);
}
2013-05-28 18:54:12.915 MetaZ[67827:c07] [lvl=1] -[MZPluginController loadPluginSourceWithName:fromURL:error:] Loading plugin at path '/Applications/MetaZ.app/Contents/PlugIns/Add to iTunes.scpt'
2013-05-28 18:54:12.915 MetaZ[67827:c07] [lvl=1] -[MZPluginController loadPluginSourceWithName:fromURL:error:] Loading plugin at path '/Applications/MetaZ.app/Contents/PlugIns/AlertWindowPlugin.mzactions'
2013-05-28 18:54:12.916 MetaZ[67827:c07] [lvl=1] -[MZPluginController loadPluginSourceWithName:fromURL:error:] Loading plugin at path '/Applications/MetaZ.app/Contents/PlugIns/AtomicParsleyPlugin.mzdataprovider'
2013-05-28 18:54:12.916 MetaZ[67827:c07] [lvl=1] -[MZPluginController loadPluginSourceWithName:fromURL:error:] Loading plugin at path '/Applications/MetaZ.app/Contents/PlugIns/Example Actions.scpt'
2013-05-28 18:54:12.916 MetaZ[67827:c07] [lvl=1] -[MZPluginController loadPluginSourceWithName:fromURL:error:] Loading plugin at path '/Applications/MetaZ.app/Contents/PlugIns/GrowlPlugin.mzactions'
2013-05-28 18:54:12.916 MetaZ[67827:c07] [lvl=1] -[MZPluginController loadPluginSourceWithName:fromURL:error:] Loading plugin at path '/Applications/MetaZ.app/Contents/PlugIns/Quit MetaZ.scpt'
2013-05-28 18:54:12.917 MetaZ[67827:c07] [lvl=1] -[MZPluginController loadPluginSourceWithName:fromURL:error:] Loading plugin at path '/Applications/MetaZ.app/Contents/PlugIns/TagChimp.mzsearchprovider'
2013-05-28 18:54:12.917 MetaZ[67827:c07] [lvl=1] -[MZPluginController loadPluginSourceWithName:fromURL:error:] Loading plugin at path '/Applications/MetaZ.app/Contents/PlugIns/TheMovieDb.mzsearchprovider'
2013-05-28 18:54:12.917 MetaZ[67827:c07] [lvl=1] -[MZPluginController loadPluginSourceWithName:fromURL:error:] Loading plugin at path '/Applications/MetaZ.app/Contents/PlugIns/TheTVDBPlugin.mzsearchprovider'
2013-05-28 18:54:12.917 MetaZ[67827:c07] [lvl=1] -[MZPluginController loadPluginSourceWithName:fromURL:error:] Loading plugin at path '/Applications/MetaZ.app/Contents/PlugIns/Update iTunes.scpt'
2013-05-28 18:54:12.940 MetaZ[67827:c07] [lvl=2] -[MZPluginController loadPluginFromSource:error:] Loaded plugin 'Add to iTunes'
2013-05-28 18:54:12.941 MetaZ[67827:c07] [lvl=2] -[MZPluginController loadPluginFromSource:error:] Loaded plugin 'org.maven-group.metaz.plugin.AlertWindowPlugin'
2013-05-28 18:54:12.942 MetaZ[67827:c07] [lvl=2] -[MZPluginController loadPluginFromSource:error:] Loaded plugin 'org.maven-group.metaz.AtomicParsleyPlugin'
2013-05-28 18:54:12.943 MetaZ[67827:c07] [lvl=2] -[MZPluginController loadPluginFromSource:error:] Loaded plugin 'Example Actions'
2013-05-28 18:54:12.944 MetaZ[67827:c07] [lvl=2] -[MZPluginController loadPluginFromSource:error:] Loaded plugin 'org.maven-group.metaz.plugin.GrowlPlugin'
2013-05-28 18:54:12.944 MetaZ[67827:c07] path: /Applications/MetaZ.app/Contents/PlugIns/GrowlPlugin.mzactions/Contents/Frameworks/Growl.framework/Versions/1.3.1
2013-05-28 18:54:12.946 MetaZ[67827:c07] Using Growl.framework 1.3.1 (1.3.1)
2013-05-28 18:54:13.020 MetaZ[67827:c07] [lvl=2] -[MZPluginController loadPluginFromSource:error:] Loaded plugin 'Quit MetaZ'
2013-05-28 18:54:13.021 MetaZ[67827:c07] [lvl=2] -[MZPluginController loadPluginFromSource:error:] Loaded plugin 'org.maven-group.metaz.TagChimp'
2013-05-28 18:54:13.021 MetaZ[67827:c07] [lvl=2] -[MZPluginController loadPluginFromSource:error:] Loaded plugin 'org.maven-group.metaz.TheMovieDb'
2013-05-28 18:54:13.022 MetaZ[67827:c07] [lvl=2] -[MZPluginController loadPluginFromSource:error:] Loaded plugin 'org.maven-group.metaz.TheTVDBPlugin'
2013-05-28 18:54:13.023 MetaZ[67827:c07] [lvl=2] -[MZPluginController loadPluginFromSource:error:] Loaded plugin 'Update iTunes'
2013-05-28 18:54:13.047 MetaZ[67827:c07] [lvl=1] -[MZTaskOperation startOnMainThread] Launch AtomicParsley /Volumes/Drobo/Video/01 - The Fellowship of the Ring.m4v -t
2013-05-28 18:54:13.106 MetaZ[67827:c07] [lvl=1] -[MZTaskOperation startOnMainThread] Launch AtomicParsley /Volumes/Drobo/Video/01 - The Fellowship of the Ring.m4v -e /var/folders/61/lwtn0nlx5sx1s98hdhvv_qdc0000gn/T/MetaZImage_24D21B92-4ADD-4C39-8D00-54E42C6B38C7-67827-000084F63C534F18
2013-05-28 18:54:13.118 MetaZ[67827:c07] [lvl=1] -[MZTaskOperation standardOutputGotData:] AtomicParsley stdout No changes.
2013-05-28 18:54:13.125 MetaZ[67827:c07] [lvl=1] -[MZTaskOperation startOnMainThread] Launch mp4chaps -l /Volumes/Drobo/Video/01 - The Fellowship of the Ring.m4v
2013-05-28 18:54:27.652 MetaZ[67827:c07] [lvl=1] -[AtomicParsleyPlugin saveChanges:delegate:queue:] Video type 9
2013-05-28 18:54:27.656 MetaZ[67827:c07] [lvl=1] -[MZTaskOperation startOnMainThread] Launch AtomicParsley /Volumes/Drobo/Video/01 - The Fellowship of the Ring.m4v --output /Volumes/Drobo/Video/01 - The Fellowship of the Ring MetaZ.m4v --artist a --stik value=9
2013-05-28 18:54:27.669 MetaZ[67827:c07] [lvl=3] -[MZTaskOperation setErrorFromStatus:] AtomicParsley terminated bad 1
2013-05-28 18:54:27.684 MetaZ[67827:c07] [lvl=1] -[MZTaskOperation standardErrorGotData:] AtomicParsley stderr AtomicParsley error: total existing atoms present as larger than filesize. Aborting. �