application Errors when burning project

[Symes]

Hi Guys have had a run throught the forum and havent found anything on these errors, this is what i picked up from my event log when whilst in the middle of a burning project to disc

1st error in event log timeline
Faulting application vstudio.exe, version 11.0.0.0, faulting module album.vfx, version 8.0.0.0, fault address 0x00003abd.

Second error from event log timeline
Faulting application vstudio.exe, version 11.0.0.0, faulting module h264vdechpdll.dll, version 1.1.1.73, fault address 0x000740f3.

[Ken Berry]

The first relates to the album transition, which I assume you have used in your project. Though a nice effect, I have to say that the album transitions have been the most problematical of the transitions since they were introduced in, I think, VS9. I am not sure what to suggest apart from using either a different album transition if you must, or better, not using an album one at all!

The other problem relates to the H.264 codec which I believe (from your other threads) relates to your Panasonic AVCHD camera. But can you give us some detail as to what exactly you were doing with the AVCHD. What were you trying do beforehand -- edit it? What are you trying to burn it to -- a standard defintion DVD?

If it is the latter case, then it would probably be best to first convert the AVCHD mpeg-4 to standard definition DVD-compatible mpeg-2 after you finished editing but before you opened the burning module i.e. Share > Create Video File > DVD. Also make sure you select high quality settings e.g. bitrate of 8000 kbps. Also make sure you use Upper Field First as this is what your original AVCHD also uses.

[Symes]

Thanks Ken i will redo the project without the transistions,
on the second note,

all i want to is transfer the video from my panasonic in HD, edit the project and burn do i need to have the AVCHD codec installed to do this ? or can i just uninstall it ?

[Ken Berry]

Don't uninstall anything. You will certainly need the AVCHD/H.264 codec whatever you are doing. Remember that codec stands for encoder/decoder, so it is a two way street. You need it to encode some other format to AVCHD and you need it if you are decoding AVCHD and converting it to something else.

And you still haven't answered my question in this or another thread -- are you trying to burn a standard definition DVD using AVCHD high def, and without first converting it to standard definition mpeg-2? Or are you trying to burn a hybrid high def disc on a standard definition blank?

[Symes]

are you trying to burn a standard definition DVD using AVCHD high def, and without first converting it to standard definition mpeg-2? Or are you trying to burn a hybrid high def disc on a standard definition blank?
Hi,
In answer to your question above I am attempting to create a movie (wedding) from recorded images on my Panasonic HDC-HS9 high def, surround sound camera. Import them into Ulead and place them in some sort of order, add a title and burn onto a blank dual layer DVD in 1080i and surround sound.
(same as the images capture on the movie camera)
I have not converted them to Mpeg 2 before doing this.
If I convert them to mpeg2 doesn't that mean they will be copied in standard def only?
Ulead only seems to be able to offer me 720 x 576 but I can select surround sound.
Should i use a special disc if I want high def picture?
How do I select high def output (1080i or p) in ulead.
I have purchased ulead 11 plus and have upgraded to 11.5.

Richard Symes

[Ken Berry]

I suspect you may not understand the technology involved. As I have already explained in one of your other threads, but will do so here again in perhaps more detail:

1. With AVCHD/high definition video, if you want to burn it in the same format (i.e. high definition 1920 x 1080 or 1440 x 1080) then you have effectively two choices at the moment (actually three -- a HDV disc but Toshiba has discontinued that format so I won't mention it further) --
(a) A Blue-Ray/AVCHD disc -- BUT (and it's a big but), you can only do that if you have a Blu-Ray burner in your computer and access to Blu-Ray discs which as far as I am concerned are both currently prohibitively expensive. Moreover, it you burned to Blu-Ray, the people you give the discs to would have to have a Blu-Ray rated player. VS11.5+ will do this.
(b) You can also burn in AVCHD format to a standard DVD in high def format, only because of space requirements and the size of high def files, you would only be able to fit 30 - 40 minutes max on a single layer disc. (I would be careful if I were you in burning one of these hybrid discs to a dual layer disc...) BUT -- another BIG but -- such a disc will ONLY play on a Blu-Ray rated player, either in a computer or stand-alone. So you and the people you distribute it to will need a Blu-Ray player or Play Station 3, in effect.

I suspect you have neither a Blu-Ray burner nor even a Blu-Ray rated player, so in reality both these possibilities are currently impractical for you.

The ONLY alternative is to down-convert from high def to standard def. And for that you should edit, then down-convert to high quality mpeg-2 settings, then burn your discs. They will still be high quality, but not high def!

[Symes]

Ken,
Thankyou very much for your help here I think I understand the situation much better now.

Richard Symes.

[Symes]

Hi Ken,
Sorry but I have another question.
When I convert from High Def to Mpeg 2 do I need to do that before I import movie into Ulead or can it be done from within Ulead?

Richard

[Ken Berry]

It's best to do it within VS, as that will give you the option I mentioned of also prepared a final AVCHD version of your project in case you later buy a Blu-Ray burner. In am in any case not certain that your camera will down-convert that way...