DVDMF.exe application error/program closes

[GregK]

Okay, based on a couple of replies I made in other threads a little while ago, I updated DirectX (to the most recent version of V9, not to V10, which apparently doesn't seem to be supporting XP) and I also updated the K-Lite Codec Megapack to the latest version (been using it for a long time now and it really helps, and I use the ffdshow filters for managing video codecs on my system)....and when I opened DMF6 to finish a project and write the ISO to my drive, I got this error message:



WTF?? Never saw that one before! So I reinstalled the DMF Patch 2, which naturally reinstalled whatever version of DirectX comes with that patch, and when trying to finalize my project's ISO, DMF simply closed on its own!

What's going on here? Also, I have another project which....whenever I try loading the AVI file into DMF (file is Xvid encoded), after clicking the Import video button, the thumbnail for the file show, but nothing appears in the Preview window in DMF, and the whole program seems to either freeze or bog down, and I have to Ctrl/Alt/Del in order to close it (or click the red X in the corner of DMF).

Wassup?? Do I now need to reinstall the entire program once AGAIN??

Just tried the same project again and got this error message:

[DVDDoug]

I try loading the AVI file into DMF (file is Xvid encoded)....

These highly-compressed formats are sometimes "difficult" to edit or convert. (These formats were designed as "final formats" to be played-back on a computer. They are not designed for editing or conversion.)

You might try converting it to MPEG-2 with a 3rd-party program such as SUPER (FREE!!!). You can copy the (DVD-compatible) MPEG-2 settings from one of the Movie Factory templates. That way, Movie Factory won't have to recode it again when you make the DVD.

You could also try SVCD 2 DVD MPG (FREE!!!) which claims to convert almost any format to DVD-compatible MPEG-2. Or, SVCD 2 DVD (~ $40 USD) from the same vendor, which they claim will convert almost anything to DVD.

[GregK]

Thanks, Doug....I usually don't have a problem with such AVI files, but figured I might need to convert this one to DVD-compliant MPEG (something I have to do once in awhile if an original AVI gives me problems or if the processing of a prject takes WAY too long. Using a compliant MPEG file seems to take only 15-20 minutes to write off my ISO file). I use Any Video Converter (FREE!!!).

I also forgot to mention that I made sure my ASPI layer was updated to 4.71.2 (somehow that got bumped down to 4.6). There's other audio/multimedia programs I use which require the ASPI layer thingie.

Question: I've burned a lot of AVI files (either Divx or Xvid) with no real problems before3, exception the occasional one I had to convert before using DMF. In every instance, if I create a project and burn the disc from the original AVI, for an average movie it takes up almost all of a disc....BUT when I do an MPEG-2 (DVD-compliant) conversion first, the resulting movie only takes up half to two-thirds of a disc. I've never really noticed any image quality difference....but technically, why the difference in how much disc space/surface area it takes up? You can see by looking at the surface of a disc and see how much space has been used up. Just always wondered about this.

Addendum (reason for editing this reply): Converted two problem files during the night, and the one which was crashing DMV is running through its project right now. That particular problem is solved by pre-converting to DVD-compliant MPEG2 in advance.

Still going to try SUPER (FREE!!!) to see how I like it, because Any Video Converter is a resource hog and takes up 100% of my CPU usage while running, which is why I only use it at night when I retire.

[GregK]

Doug, I'm actually trying Super right now....it's only been running for a few minutes and the conversion I'm doing (from AVI to MPG) is already halfway done! My CPU usage is still at 100%, but my entire system isn't bogged down like it does when I use Any Video Converter.....Super does seem to be faster and less of a hog. So far, I think I might be liking it better than the other program I usually use....and there's even more options for converion than in Any Video Converter, which is generally preset for most of the filetypes (except for AVI conversion, which has more adjustment choices). I've actually got two jobs in the queue, and Super is running BOTH at the same time...AVC only runs one job at a time, and like I said the one job is more than halfway done already. Thanks for pointing out Super to me.

EDIT: My bad....it's not halfway done, but is substantially further through the conversion than ti would be with the other program I've been using. I still am already thinking Super is the better of the two.

[etech6355]

GregK,
If it helps, MF and other video editing applications are very picky about other video/audio codecs installed on the system.
The K-Lite Codec Megapack and ffdshow filters may work for you but they can also conflict with MF.

The reason programs like Super or Vlc don't conflict is because they do not share their codecs with the windows system.

If MF does keep crashing on you then you should contact tech support.

[Black Lab]

Greg, see WARNING! Codec Packs.

[GregK]

Thanks for the feedback, guys....I actually haven't had this crashing problem for awhile now. Everything is working as it should.

The reason I installed the K-Lite Megapack is because there were a lot of different codecs I either needed or was having problems with, and using the K-Lite pack seemed to help out immensely in several things.

The only particular codec I find problematic (and I don't understand the fascination with) is Divx....anything with a Divx codec seems to take a ridiculously LONG time to run through DMF.....way longer than any other codec or format......so if I find I have something in Divx I convert it first before running it through DMF. The problem of speed is taken care of, and the project runs a lot faster than if I use the original Divx file.