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From: Simen Kvaal
Subject: Problem with MPEG animations in WinXP.
Date: 21 Jan 2003 07:51:40
Message: <3e2d425c@news.povray.org>
Hi!

I am creating animations with the ppmtompeg utility (ImageMagick?) in Linux.
The problem is that every MPEG player in WinXP crashes on me whenever I try
to play them! This didn't happen with Win2k. I am suspecting the codec to be
buggy.

Can you folks please see whether you can play this animation in WinXP? Maybe
someone has the solution to the problem?

By the way; the animation is of a strange attractor (the Pickover attractor
from Fractint.) Bad quality with few frames, but it's just a test.

regards,
Simen.


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From: S McAvoy
Subject: Re: Problem with MPEG animations in WinXP.
Date: 21 Jan 2003 08:17:23
Message: <3e2d46dc.76063383@news.povray.org>
On ,  wrote:

Simen, It works for me. I'm using XP pro and Windows Media Player (8.00.00.4487)
Mmm the Pickover attractor from Fractint long time no hear. I like the animation
will you be posting the source or at least a higher quality animation. Please

Regards
        Stephen


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From: Spock
Subject: Re: Problem with MPEG animations in WinXP.
Date: 21 Jan 2003 09:12:54
Message: <3e2d5566$1@news.povray.org>
This works fine under XP using Media Player 9.  Looking forward to more of
the same :-)

"Simen Kvaal" <sim### [at] NOREALLYfysuiono> wrote in
message news:3e2d425c@news.povray.org...
> Hi!
>
> I am creating animations with the ppmtompeg utility (ImageMagick?) in
Linux.
> The problem is that every MPEG player in WinXP crashes on me whenever I
try
> to play them! This didn't happen with Win2k. I am suspecting the codec to
be
> buggy.
>
> Can you folks please see whether you can play this animation in WinXP?
Maybe
> someone has the solution to the problem?
>
> By the way; the animation is of a strange attractor (the Pickover
attractor
> from Fractint.) Bad quality with few frames, but it's just a test.
>
> regards,
> Simen.
>
>
> --
> -- Simen Kvaal ------------------------+------------------------
>            Graduate student in Physics | cell:   +47 90199552
>        Room FV303, Inst. of Phys., UiO | office: +47 22856457
>       http://www.fys.uio.no/~simenkva/ | sim### [at] fysuiono
>
>
>
>


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From: Rick [Kitty5]
Subject: Re: Problem with MPEG animations in WinXP.
Date: 21 Jan 2003 10:24:03
Message: <3e2d6613$1@news.povray.org>
Works fine for me - WinXP  / media player


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From: Peter Hertel
Subject: Re: Problem with MPEG animations in WinXP.
Date: 21 Jan 2003 15:07:57
Message: <3e2da89d@news.povray.org>
> Can you folks please see whether you can play this animation in WinXP?
Maybe
> someone has the solution to the problem?
>
> By the way; the animation is of a strange attractor (the Pickover
attractor
> from Fractint.) Bad quality with few frames, but it's just a test.
>

Crashes on my win2k.. But I've installed a bunch of codecs, so it's all
pretty messed up.

(Note to self: reinstall)

=)
-Peter


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From: Jamie Davison
Subject: Re: Problem with MPEG animations in WinXP.
Date: 21 Jan 2003 16:34:15
Message: <MPG.1897cdf5c7373cb4989c61@news.povray.org>
> I am creating animations with the ppmtompeg utility (ImageMagick?) in Linux.
> The problem is that every MPEG player in WinXP crashes on me whenever I try
> to play them! This didn't happen with Win2k. I am suspecting the codec to be
> buggy.
> 
> Can you folks please see whether you can play this animation in WinXP? Maybe
> someone has the solution to the problem?

Works fine for me, jerks a bit at the loop point.  WinXP SP1.
 
Jamie.


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From: hughes, b 
Subject: Re: Problem with MPEG animations in WinXP.
Date: 21 Jan 2003 18:54:26
Message: <3e2dddb2@news.povray.org>
"Jamie Davison" <jam### [at] ntlworldcom> wrote in message
news:MPG.1897cdf5c7373cb4989c61@news.povray.org...
>
> Works fine for me, jerks a bit at the loop point.  WinXP SP1.

Likewise, only difference maybe is WMP 9 here.


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From: Greg M  Johnson
Subject: Re: Problem with MPEG animations in WinXP.
Date: 21 Jan 2003 22:03:50
Message: <3e2e0a16$1@news.povray.org>
Sorry, all I see is some twirling white stuff...


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From: DJ Wiza
Subject: Re: Problem with MPEG animations in WinXP.
Date: 22 Jan 2003 05:59:40
Message: <3e2e799c@news.povray.org>
Crashed WMP 8.00.00.4487 under Windows XP Home SP1 over here.  No 
errors.  Media Player just disappeared.

-DJ

Simen Kvaal wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I am creating animations with the ppmtompeg utility (ImageMagick?) in Linux.
> The problem is that every MPEG player in WinXP crashes on me whenever I try
> to play them! This didn't happen with Win2k. I am suspecting the codec to be
> buggy.
> 
> Can you folks please see whether you can play this animation in WinXP? Maybe
> someone has the solution to the problem?
> 
> By the way; the animation is of a strange attractor (the Pickover attractor
> from Fractint.) Bad quality with few frames, but it's just a test.
> 
> regards,
> Simen.
> 
> 
> --
> -- Simen Kvaal ------------------------+------------------------
>            Graduate student in Physics | cell:   +47 90199552
>        Room FV303, Inst. of Phys., UiO | office: +47 22856457
>       http://www.fys.uio.no/~simenkva/ | sim### [at] fysuiono
> 
> 
>


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From: Simen Kvaal
Subject: Re: Problem with MPEG animations in WinXP.
Date: 23 Jan 2003 16:13:01
Message: <3e305add@news.povray.org>
DJ Wiza wrote:
> Crashed WMP 8.00.00.4487 under Windows XP Home SP1 over here.  No
> errors.  Media Player just disappeared.
>
> -DJ
>

That's what happens to me too! Also, when I use some other player, it
crashes. That means that the codec is responsible, I think.

I upgraded to WMP9, but this didn't fix anything at all.

What codecs du you have and what version? Would be useful to know so that I
can isolate the problem...

regards,
Simen Kvaal.


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