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From: Dearmad
Subject: another test (ignore if u already saw the butterfly)
Date: 5 May 2001 20:38:07
Message: <3AF49E69.15EFC909@qwest.net>
My darn browser keeps losing the POV newsgroups... and
I'm needing some traffic in here to make sure I've got
things locked down...

this time the animation is at 24fps.


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From: Sander
Subject: Re: another test (ignore if u already saw the butterfly)
Date: 6 May 2001 04:47:25
Message: <MPG.155f2e2f87e169cb98975f@NEWS.POVRAY.ORG>
In article <3AF49E69.15EFC909@qwest.net>, Dearmad says...
> My darn browser keeps losing the POV newsgroups... and
> I'm needing some traffic in here to make sure I've got
> things locked down...
> 
> this time the animation is at 24fps.
This didn't make any difference for me, how annoying that you can't 
depend on this MS Media Player. And I don't understand why Vahur sees 
the first nicely. I have exactly the same version :(
-- 
Regards,  Sander


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From: Bob H 
Subject: Re: another test (ignore if u already saw the butterfly)
Date: 6 May 2001 10:44:33
Message: <3af56351@news.povray.org>
In the Tools menu, Options... then Formats, is Mpeg (Movie) File checked?

Bob H.

"Sander" <san### [at] stolscom> wrote in message
news:MPG### [at] NEWSPOVRAYORG...
> This didn't make any difference for me, how annoying that you can't
> depend on this MS Media Player. And I don't understand why Vahur sees
> the first nicely. I have exactly the same version :(


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From: Sander
Subject: Re: another test (ignore if u already saw the butterfly)
Date: 6 May 2001 12:17:37
Message: <MPG.155f97b65556e1bd989762@NEWS.POVRAY.ORG>
In article <3af56351@news.povray.org>, Bob H. says...
> In the Tools menu, Options... then Formats, is Mpeg (Movie) File checked?
> 
> Bob H.
It is, though the checkbox is dark grey when first seen (meaning?). 
Whichever way: it makes no difference. there is no message when it 
refuses to play the mpg. The play button just is inoperative and the 
screen utterly black.
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Regards,  Sander


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From: Bob H 
Subject: Re: another test (ignore if u already saw the butterfly)
Date: 6 May 2001 12:57:03
Message: <3af5825f$1@news.povray.org>
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q142/7/31.ASP

Tells how to go about the codec stuff.
The Cinepak by Radius was (is) one of the old Windows AVI codecs.
Maybe there was a audio layer and it somehow garbled things in a mild way.
I had no trouble seeing the butterfly fluttering in WMP 7.0 either.
I have DirectShow (some DirectX thing?) installed too I guess.  So many
variables, obvious the multimedia idea hasn't merged into something a single
player can handle.

Bob H.

"Sander" <san### [at] stolscom> wrote in message
news:MPG### [at] NEWSPOVRAYORG...
> In article <3af56351@news.povray.org>, Bob H. says...
> > In the Tools menu, Options... then Formats, is Mpeg (Movie) File
checked?
> >
> > Bob H.
> It is, though the checkbox is dark grey when first seen (meaning?).
> Whichever way: it makes no difference. there is no message when it
> refuses to play the mpg. The play button just is inoperative and the
> screen utterly black.
> --
> Regards,  Sander


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From: Dearmad
Subject: Re: another test (ignore if u already saw the butterfly)
Date: 6 May 2001 17:31:18
Message: <3AF5C433.EE76C46B@qwest.net>
Sander wrote:
> 
> In article <3AF49E69.15EFC909@qwest.net>, Dearmad says...
> > My darn browser keeps losing the POV newsgroups... and
> > I'm needing some traffic in here to make sure I've got
> > things locked down...
> >
> > this time the animation is at 24fps.
> This didn't make any difference for me, how annoying that you can't
> depend on this MS Media Player. And I don't understand why Vahur sees
> the first nicely. I have exactly the same version :(

Things like this seem to happen all the time, and it
pisses me off too.  I just got through reformatting and
reinstalling my OS and it leaves one feeling rather
clean... everything seems to work nicely now too... not
that I'm suggesting you try the same. :o)

I assume other MPG's are working out alright on your
machine, correct?  The MPG I sent really is a M1V or
whatever the ending is for no-sound MPG's (ala AVI2MPG)
but that shouldn't make a difference, I don't think.


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From: sshelby
Subject: Re: another test (ignore if u already saw the butterfly)
Date: 6 May 2001 23:50:36
Message: <3af61b8c@news.povray.org>
Speaking of problems with Media Player,
I don't use it anymore since I discovered Axialis Media Browser. It's
available free as shareware from http://www.axialis.com/index.html It is so
convenient and user-friendly, I feel like I have to tell everyone about it.
You can view and organize not only animations and music, but any kind of
graphics files, with thumbnails. Take a look for yourselves.
Steve Shelby
Dearmad <dea### [at] qwestnet> wrote in message
news:3AF5C433.EE76C46B@qwest.net...
> Sander wrote:
> >
> > In article <3AF49E69.15EFC909@qwest.net>, Dearmad says...
> > > My darn browser keeps losing the POV newsgroups... and
> > > I'm needing some traffic in here to make sure I've got
> > > things locked down...
> > >
> > > this time the animation is at 24fps.
> > This didn't make any difference for me, how annoying that you can't
> > depend on this MS Media Player. And I don't understand why Vahur sees
> > the first nicely. I have exactly the same version :(
>
> Things like this seem to happen all the time, and it
> pisses me off too.  I just got through reformatting and
> reinstalling my OS and it leaves one feeling rather
> clean... everything seems to work nicely now too... not
> that I'm suggesting you try the same. :o)
>
> I assume other MPG's are working out alright on your
> machine, correct?  The MPG I sent really is a M1V or
> whatever the ending is for no-sound MPG's (ala AVI2MPG)
> but that shouldn't make a difference, I don't think.


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From: Sander
Subject: Re: another test (ignore if u already saw the butterfly)
Date: 7 May 2001 03:41:18
Message: <MPG.1560703ab7955d31989767@NEWS.POVRAY.ORG>
In article <3af61b8c@news.povray.org>, sshelby says...
> Speaking of problems with Media Player,
> I don't use it anymore since I discovered Axialis Media Browser. It's
> available free as shareware from http://www.axialis.com/index.html It is so
> convenient and user-friendly, I feel like I have to tell everyone about it.
> You can view and organize not only animations and music, but any kind of
> graphics files, with thumbnails. Take a look for yourselves.
> Steve Shelby

I tried it: I keep having problems with it, too! More than half the 
mpg's I have in p-b-a cannot be played!! One thing is convenient: 
Axialis shows immediately which files are OK and which aren't. 
Unfortunately the program locked and I had to forcefully stop it. No use 
to me :(

I suppose I have to do a new installation of W2k: there are probably too 
many things wrong on my system...
-- 
Regards,  Sander


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From: Sander
Subject: Re: another test (ignore if u already saw the butterfly)
Date: 7 May 2001 04:00:34
Message: <MPG.156074b261c80c4f989768@NEWS.POVRAY.ORG>
In article <3af5825f$1@news.povray.org>, Bob H. says...
> http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q142/7/31.ASP
> 
> Tells how to go about the codec stuff.
> The Cinepak by Radius was (is) one of the old Windows AVI codecs.
> Maybe there was a audio layer and it somehow garbled things in a mild way.
> I had no trouble seeing the butterfly fluttering in WMP 7.0 either.
> I have DirectShow (some DirectX thing?) installed too I guess.  So many
> variables, obvious the multimedia idea hasn't merged into something a single
> player can handle.
> 
> Bob H.
Thanks Bob: it applies to WME, W95 and W98 only :( I'll look further on 
the site.
In ACDSee I can see nearly every animation alright, but it annoys me 
that the normal programs don't work.
Probably something wrong here with my system: I will think about a re-
install of everything, but that I don't like much either!
Dam, this shouldn't cause so much trouble!
-- 
Regards,  Sander


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From: Dearmad
Subject: Re: another test (ignore if u already saw the butterfly)
Date: 7 May 2001 17:17:14
Message: <3AF7126B.907A8A13@qwest.net>
I sense a reinstall of win2k in the works... :o(
-- 
CG images, *obscure* home-brewed graphics utils, and
animation
http://www.users.qwest.net/~dearmad


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