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craouette · Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:17 pm Post subject:

Coty, thanks for the link. I will have a look.

manleystanley, I don't understand. create a mpeg, then zip it but with explorer in details mode (no thumbnails, I think that's why you folder crash),and the details dropdwon box on the left closed.
May be you can open it with QuickTime (but no thumbnail)?
What version of Window media player do you have ?
what is your default application for mpg files ?

Does anybody else encounter this problem ?

Guest · Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:47 pm Post subject:

Winamp. It will play, it's just crashing windows thumbs. Sence I work with textures more then anything else I have windows set to display all folders as thumbs. I'll get it straight and send you a copy.
I'm starting on a new project so expect to see me in the "how to" forum quite a bit Laughing

A testing track for the Type-s racing engine; now where near being a game yet. Wink

manleystanley · Joined: 11 Jan 2006 Posts: 18

aaaaaaaaaargh, blasted history kill. I know there has to be a setting so I can stay logged in, just haven't found it yet. I uninstalled that Hkill demo a week ago and still haven't gotten everything rest it messed up. Rolling Eyes

craouette · Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:53 pm Post subject:

when you are login in, there is a checkbox 'remember me' if i remember well...

manleystanley · Joined: 11 Jan 2006 Posts: 18

I do, dosen't matter it's the same at every site. I used to be logged in all the time on all sites. I was looking for something to clear the google seach; google never remembers a preset, but never fogets a search. Well History kill cleared it, then rest a bunch of stuff, I haven't gotten it all sorted out yet.

I'm logged in till I close my browser, then I have to log in everywhere again.

craouette · Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 3:14 pm Post subject:

don't close your browser then Very Happy

manleystanley · Joined: 11 Jan 2006 Posts: 18

Got to, I'm on sbc in the middle of the styx, a few miles from the boondocks Laughing

Every 3-5 hours I lose my connection and have to restart to go back online Mad

craouette · Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 3:31 pm Post subject:

got your mepg. The problem is the black box at the begining of the file ?
I will check this. I thing ppModeler is using the opengl back buffer to render, so what happen on screen should not be seen... will check.

Circular_ · Guest

I have the explorer crash problem as well. Last I checked it was an issue with Windows Explorer and outdated or flawed video codecs. PPModeler isn't the problem. One way to fix it is to disable thumbnail view mode when using Explorer (use "view details" instead).

manleystanley · Joined: 11 Jan 2006 Posts: 18

As I said, I work alot with textures so I have all my folders set to display thumbs. Yes the problem is windows thumb viewer crashing the folder, but it shouldn't.
And beleave me none of my codecs are out of date or flawed. The mpeg plays, but the "process date" window is coming through on the mpeg as a black rectangle. I've also found out if I up the detail the mpeg wont crash my folder, I still have the black rectangle, and if I move it during rendering I have a blank render; no rendered/animated object. I'm in no big hury for this just yet, at least not till I figure out how to wrap a terrain file around a sphere Wink

Circular_ · Guest

More info:

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?s=74f9230e3800f1e13bedf3e8d4bceae5&t=16626

It's not just XVid, either, DivX will do it too, as I'm sure others will.

manleystanley · Joined: 11 Jan 2006 Posts: 18

As I said, there is nothing up with my codecs. I am an anime fan and download from various places, there for I need a good selection of codecs, and they must all be upto date and fully funtional.
http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/video_players/media_player_classic.cfm
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Encoders-Converter-DIVX-Related/ACE-Mega-CoDecS-Pack.shtml

And no codec is going to fix this "I still have the black rectangle, and if I move it during rendering I have a blank render; no rendered/animated object".

craouette · Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 1:24 pm Post subject:

For the black rectangle, you are right.
But for the folder crash, I really think this is a windows problem.
it is only an mpeg 2 file, nothing special in it.
I i have no problem in thumbnail mode with the mpeg file you sent me.

manleystanley · Joined: 11 Jan 2006 Posts: 18

Odd, I have other mpegs, no problem with them. But I have descovered it only does it if I use the default settings, If I adjust anything in the mpeg settings it dosen't happen.

manleystanley · Joined: 11 Jan 2006 Posts: 18

Ran Sherloc, says I have a lot of broken codecs ; most of which I have never heard of. So I may be able to fix it from my end, kinda makes me wonder how many cramp codecs are cluttering up my comp Laughing