HighMAT disk creation problems

[Alan Erickson]

I'm getting errors when using the new HighMAT video format that Microsoft
recently introduced. Here's what the error looks like:

http://www.deskmedia.com/~erickson/error.png

And here's details on the original video file.

http://www.deskmedia.com/~erickson/details.png

The format is so new that nobody seems to know anything about it. Where's
the best place to get help on this?

Thanks

[Quaoar]

Alan Erickson wrote:
> I'm getting errors when using the new HighMAT video format that
> Microsoft recently introduced. Here's what the error looks like:
>
> http://www.deskmedia.com/~erickson/error.png
>
> And here's details on the original video file.
>
> http://www.deskmedia.com/~erickson/details.png
>
> The format is so new that nobody seems to know anything about it.
> Where's the best place to get help on this?
>
> Thanks

Try the MS KB at http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx and do search
on the error text.

Jim

[Jamie Peters \(MSFT\)]

Hi Alan,

What application did you use to create this file? The error you are
seeing is due to the fact that when it was recorded, the profile you used
specified a buffer size (the amount of memory needed to buffer the video to
provide smooth playback) that cannot be played back on consumer electronics
devices. Since memory wasn't a problem for computers, most people when they
were creating publishing profiles didn't bother optimizing the buffer size
to play on low memory machines. Memory is limited on consumer electronics
devices, so this setting is becoming more important to set correctly. If
possible, you could remedy this be re-publishing the video in Movie Maker 2
on Windows XP. Don't select the 768kbps profile though since it has the
same bug and they are fixing it in a future release soon. If you publish
the file in Movie Maker 2 using the CD profiles, it will create the HighMAT
files for you so you will not need to use the HighMAT Extension for the CD
Writing Wizard.

Let me know if you need any more information or have any additional
questions. Thanks

James Peters
HighMAT

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

"Alan Erickson" > wrote in message
...
> I'm getting errors when using the new HighMAT video format that Microsoft
> recently introduced. Here's what the error looks like:
>
> http://www.deskmedia.com/~erickson/error.png
>
> And here's details on the original video file.
>
> http://www.deskmedia.com/~erickson/details.png
>
> The format is so new that nobody seems to know anything about it. Where's
> the best place to get help on this?
>
> Thanks
>
>

[Alan Erickson]

Thanks for the reply. Microsoft has really done a nice job with wmv9 and
HighMAT. Now if there was just some hardware that could play the formats
on a real TV (besides a full blown PC with a TV out card).

I created the files using iuVCR. Now that you've clarified what the
problem is, I went back and lowered the buffer time. It looks like 2
seconds is the maximum.

Questions. Is there any noticeable downside to lowering the buffer time
to 2 seconds and will larger buffer times be supported in the near future?

With MM2, every time I import a wmv file it seems to convert it to another
format and it takes a lot of time to convert. The CD Writing Wizard
doesn't do this and it's a lot faster. Perhaps I'm doing something wrong
in MM2.

Thanks,

Alan


"Jamie Peters (MSFT)" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Alan,
>
> What application did you use to create this file? The error you are
> seeing is due to the fact that when it was recorded, the profile you used
> specified a buffer size (the amount of memory needed to buffer the video
to
> provide smooth playback) that cannot be played back on consumer
electronics
> devices. Since memory wasn't a problem for computers, most people when
they
> were creating publishing profiles didn't bother optimizing the buffer size
> to play on low memory machines. Memory is limited on consumer electronics
> devices, so this setting is becoming more important to set correctly. If
> possible, you could remedy this be re-publishing the video in Movie Maker
2
> on Windows XP. Don't select the 768kbps profile though since it has the
> same bug and they are fixing it in a future release soon. If you publish
> the file in Movie Maker 2 using the CD profiles, it will create the
HighMAT
> files for you so you will not need to use the HighMAT Extension for the CD
> Writing Wizard.
>
> Let me know if you need any more information or have any additional
> questions. Thanks
>
> James Peters
> HighMAT
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
>
> "Alan Erickson" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I'm getting errors when using the new HighMAT video format that
Microsoft
> > recently introduced. Here's what the error looks like:
> >
> > http://www.deskmedia.com/~erickson/error.png
> >
> > And here's details on the original video file.
> >
> > http://www.deskmedia.com/~erickson/details.png
> >
> > The format is so new that nobody seems to know anything about it.
Where's
> > the best place to get help on this?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
>
>

[Alan Erickson]

One other. I have a number of files that are recorded with the 5 second
buffer. Is re-converting these files with MM2 the only way to fix the
files?

Thanks

"Alan Erickson" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks for the reply. Microsoft has really done a nice job with wmv9 and
> HighMAT. Now if there was just some hardware that could play the formats
> on a real TV (besides a full blown PC with a TV out card).
>
> I created the files using iuVCR. Now that you've clarified what the
> problem is, I went back and lowered the buffer time. It looks like 2
> seconds is the maximum.
>
> Questions. Is there any noticeable downside to lowering the buffer time
> to 2 seconds and will larger buffer times be supported in the near future?
>
> With MM2, every time I import a wmv file it seems to convert it to another
> format and it takes a lot of time to convert. The CD Writing Wizard
> doesn't do this and it's a lot faster. Perhaps I'm doing something wrong
> in MM2.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alan
>
>
> "Jamie Peters (MSFT)" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi Alan,
> >
> > What application did you use to create this file? The error you are
> > seeing is due to the fact that when it was recorded, the profile you
used
> > specified a buffer size (the amount of memory needed to buffer the video
> to
> > provide smooth playback) that cannot be played back on consumer
> electronics
> > devices. Since memory wasn't a problem for computers, most people when
> they
> > were creating publishing profiles didn't bother optimizing the buffer
size
> > to play on low memory machines. Memory is limited on consumer
electronics
> > devices, so this setting is becoming more important to set correctly.
If
> > possible, you could remedy this be re-publishing the video in Movie
Maker
> 2
> > on Windows XP. Don't select the 768kbps profile though since it has the
> > same bug and they are fixing it in a future release soon. If you
publish
> > the file in Movie Maker 2 using the CD profiles, it will create the
> HighMAT
> > files for you so you will not need to use the HighMAT Extension for the
CD
> > Writing Wizard.
> >
> > Let me know if you need any more information or have any additional
> > questions. Thanks
> >
> > James Peters
> > HighMAT
> >
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> >
> > "Alan Erickson" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I'm getting errors when using the new HighMAT video format that
> Microsoft
> > > recently introduced. Here's what the error looks like:
> > >
> > > http://www.deskmedia.com/~erickson/error.png
> > >
> > > And here's details on the original video file.
> > >
> > > http://www.deskmedia.com/~erickson/details.png
> > >
> > > The format is so new that nobody seems to know anything about it.
> Where's
> > > the best place to get help on this?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>