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I have verified that using the dvr commercial cutter profiles will not complete if "show analyzer" is selected  for "preferred analyzer"

If I switch it to "comskip" then it works.
 

The log below indicates "No process is associated with this object" in the event viewer for apps

 and the events in the event viewer PW Exit: System.InvalidOperationException: No process is associated with this object.
   at System.Diagnostics.Process.EnsureState(State state)
   at System.Diagnostics.Process.get_HasExited()
   at System.Diagnostics.Process.EnsureState(State state)
   at System.Diagnostics.Process.get_ExitCode()
   at Durrant.DVRMSFileWatcher.ProcessWrap.ap_Exited(Object sender, EventArgs e)

 
This is the log from the profile.

InputFile=C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Recorded TV\law & order- criminal intent_usa_12_10_2007_17_52_09.dvr-ms
Processing actions, this may take some time!!
Testing "Processed Files"
Testing "Every File"
"Every File" is a match.
Profile = nativecommdetect
ProcessId = 3096
DvrmsToolbox Version: 1.1.0.6
Throttle DVRMStoMPEG
FWThrottle: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Recorded TV\law & order- criminal intent_usa_12_10_2007_17_52_09.dvr-ms
Waiting to process file
Waiting to process file
Waiting to process file
Queue file
Duration = 00:01:01
Waiting to process...
Processing now...
Find Commercials in file
Using trial version of ShowAnalyzer.  There are 13 left in the evaluation.  Go to www.dragonglobal.org to purchase the full version.
60.54%
65.25%
69.96%
74.92%
79.63%
13.51%
88.53%
93.26%
98.22%
99.88%
Finished Commercial Detectection
No commercials found
Action did not complete successfully
Total Duration = 00:01:51.8281250

that error message happens sometimes, it's not a major problem by itself.  it can indicate a larger issue with diagnostic data on the pc though.

what happens if SA is run manually?  it's odd that it only take that long and no commercials are found. 

It seems to go thru just like the log file shows. And no commercials is because I am using an external video source from a camera for testing.
but filewatcher never finishes processing videos, unless I select comskip. Does not finding a commercial or using an external source make it misbehave?