transferring files over lan...losing quality?
I have a simple 2 pc lan setup with capable machines on each end. I often
rip dvd stuff for later editing. Every now and then, I may want to transfer the files over to the other machine. I can use the files on the machine it was ripped on. However, If I copy the file as a whole, it is sometimes unable to be used for editing on the other machine. This goes both ways with each pc. I dont try to hog the network with downloading, firewalls, other transfers etc... In other words, that is all the two machines are doing at that given moment, exchanging a large 4 gig file. This problem only seems to happen in about 1-outta-10 times. No ryme or reason I can particularly think of. Both machines run XP Pro. No other network problems have ever surfaced, just this type of transferring. I have tried other related NG's, but have not gotten far with the responses. I figure you guys might know of some sort of XP or network limitations to my dilema. Thanks all, SL |
transferring files over lan...losing quality?
Please explain what you mean when you say "If you copy a file as a whole, it
is sometimes unable to be used for editing on the other machine." Are there error messages, what error messages, are the files always for the same application or are the files for various applications? -- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Backup is a PC User's Best Friend DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ "SL" wrote in message ... I have a simple 2 pc lan setup with capable machines on each end. I often rip dvd stuff for later editing. Every now and then, I may want to transfer the files over to the other machine. I can use the files on the machine it was ripped on. However, If I copy the file as a whole, it is sometimes unable to be used for editing on the other machine. This goes both ways with each pc. I dont try to hog the network with downloading, firewalls, other transfers etc... In other words, that is all the two machines are doing at that given moment, exchanging a large 4 gig file. This problem only seems to happen in about 1-outta-10 times. No ryme or reason I can particularly think of. Both machines run XP Pro. No other network problems have ever surfaced, just this type of transferring. I have tried other related NG's, but have not gotten far with the responses. I figure you guys might know of some sort of XP or network limitations to my dilema. Thanks all, SL |
transferring files over lan...losing quality?
I dont get any error messages via WinXP. But yes, If I rip a movie to "New
Folder" with all the files from a dvd rip intact within "new folder", it will work on the machine I ripped it on. If I move "new folder" over the lan to the other pc and try it, the programs I use will produce an error. Very rarely, I get a bad rip and simply do it again and all is well. This is the same sort of problem I have when it comes to converting it (divx). Its as if the program (neodivx) does not understand what files Im trying to use. It does not recognize a vob, ifo etc... file for what it is. If I compare the contents of the file, it appears to be just fine. thanks, sl "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Please explain what you mean when you say "If you copy a file as a whole, it is sometimes unable to be used for editing on the other machine." Are there error messages, what error messages, are the files always for the same application or are the files for various applications? -- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Backup is a PC User's Best Friend DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ "SL" wrote in message ... I have a simple 2 pc lan setup with capable machines on each end. I often rip dvd stuff for later editing. Every now and then, I may want to transfer the files over to the other machine. I can use the files on the machine it was ripped on. However, If I copy the file as a whole, it is sometimes unable to be used for editing on the other machine. This goes both ways with each pc. I dont try to hog the network with downloading, firewalls, other transfers etc... In other words, that is all the two machines are doing at that given moment, exchanging a large 4 gig file. This problem only seems to happen in about 1-outta-10 times. No ryme or reason I can particularly think of. Both machines run XP Pro. No other network problems have ever surfaced, just this type of transferring. I have tried other related NG's, but have not gotten far with the responses. I figure you guys might know of some sort of XP or network limitations to my dilema. Thanks all, SL |
transferring files over lan...losing quality?
"SL" wrote in
: I dont get any error messages via WinXP. But yes, If I rip a movie to "New Folder" with all the files from a dvd rip intact within "new folder", it will work on the machine I ripped it on. If I move "new folder" over the lan to the other pc and try it, the programs I use will produce an error. Very rarely, I get a bad rip and simply do it again and all is well. This is the same sort of problem I have when it comes to converting it (divx). Its as if the program (neodivx) does not understand what files Im trying to use. It does not recognize a vob, ifo etc... file for what it is. If I compare the contents of the file, it appears to be just fine. thanks, sl "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Please explain what you mean when you say "If you copy a file as a whole, it is sometimes unable to be used for editing on the other machine." Are there error messages, what error messages, are the files always for the same application or are the files for various applications? -- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Backup is a PC User's Best Friend DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ "SL" wrote in message ... I have a simple 2 pc lan setup with capable machines on each end. I often rip dvd stuff for later editing. Every now and then, I may want to transfer the files over to the other machine. I can use the files on the machine it was ripped on. However, If I copy the file as a whole, it is sometimes unable to be used for editing on the other machine. This goes both ways with each pc. I dont try to hog the network with downloading, firewalls, other transfers etc... In other words, that is all the two machines are doing at that given moment, exchanging a large 4 gig file. This problem only seems to happen in about 1-outta-10 times. No ryme or reason I can particularly think of. Both machines run XP Pro. No other network problems have ever surfaced, just this type of transferring. I have tried other related NG's, but have not gotten far with the responses. I figure you guys might know of some sort of XP or network limitations to my dilema. Thanks all, SL Interesting. Have you tried copying, not moving, the files and then if there is a problem, you can go back to the original PC and try using it on that one. Or, what would be better, would be to rip them to a slave drive. Then if there is a problem, remove the slave drive out of the PC it's in and put it in the other PC. Then if it works OK, you can say for certain that it is something to do with the network transfer, because you are then sure that the file hasn't changed. You've got to get down to 1 variable to find out what's going on. DanS |
transferring files over lan...losing quality?
Thats what I do. I copy so that if the error does happen, I can still use
the original. Wierd huh? sl "DanS" wrote in message ... "SL" wrote in : I dont get any error messages via WinXP. But yes, If I rip a movie to "New Folder" with all the files from a dvd rip intact within "new folder", it will work on the machine I ripped it on. If I move "new folder" over the lan to the other pc and try it, the programs I use will produce an error. Very rarely, I get a bad rip and simply do it again and all is well. This is the same sort of problem I have when it comes to converting it (divx). Its as if the program (neodivx) does not understand what files Im trying to use. It does not recognize a vob, ifo etc... file for what it is. If I compare the contents of the file, it appears to be just fine. thanks, sl "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP)" wrote in message ... Please explain what you mean when you say "If you copy a file as a whole, it is sometimes unable to be used for editing on the other machine." Are there error messages, what error messages, are the files always for the same application or are the files for various applications? -- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Backup is a PC User's Best Friend DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ "SL" wrote in message ... I have a simple 2 pc lan setup with capable machines on each end. I often rip dvd stuff for later editing. Every now and then, I may want to transfer the files over to the other machine. I can use the files on the machine it was ripped on. However, If I copy the file as a whole, it is sometimes unable to be used for editing on the other machine. This goes both ways with each pc. I dont try to hog the network with downloading, firewalls, other transfers etc... In other words, that is all the two machines are doing at that given moment, exchanging a large 4 gig file. This problem only seems to happen in about 1-outta-10 times. No ryme or reason I can particularly think of. Both machines run XP Pro. No other network problems have ever surfaced, just this type of transferring. I have tried other related NG's, but have not gotten far with the responses. I figure you guys might know of some sort of XP or network limitations to my dilema. Thanks all, SL Interesting. Have you tried copying, not moving, the files and then if there is a problem, you can go back to the original PC and try using it on that one. Or, what would be better, would be to rip them to a slave drive. Then if there is a problem, remove the slave drive out of the PC it's in and put it in the other PC. Then if it works OK, you can say for certain that it is something to do with the network transfer, because you are then sure that the file hasn't changed. You've got to get down to 1 variable to find out what's going on. DanS |
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