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Posted: 16/09/2008 21:07:12 Post subject: Videophile II - File 'Poster' feature

Description Videophile has the ability to create a 'Poster' image based on any file in a Library. A 'Poster' is an image made up of a sequence of frames extracted from a movie and, additionally, describes the format of the file together with a description of it's content, based on it's Tags. An example Poster appears below by way of an example: 'Poster' images are popularly used by those who upload movies (to storage sites, forums and Newsgroups) as a means of providing a preview of the file uploaded. 'Live' Posters Videophile Posters are further enhanced by the fact that they are 'live'. When viewing a Poster, double-clicking on any frame will play the associated file from the point at which the thumbnail was extracted up until the point when the next thumbnail in the sequence was created. Creating Posters To create a Poster, - right-click on any thumbnail in the File Browser and select 'Create Poster Image' from the context-menu that appears. Or - select 'Create Poster Image' from the Tools menu Configuring Posters The layout of a Poster may be changed via the 'Poster Settings' tab within the Program Options dialogue. (Tools \| Program Options) _________________ If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there... - Mike Skinner

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Posted: 17/09/2008 17:32:25 Post subject: Re: Videophile II - File 'Poster' feature

VideophileII wrote:

'Live' Posters
Videophile Posters are further enhanced by the fact that they are 'live'.
When viewing a Poster, double-clicking on any frame will play the associated file from the point at which the thumbnail was extracted up until the point when the next thumbnail in the sequence was created.

I am very curious after this feature.
I think it will be one of the first ones i get deeper into.

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Posted: 17/09/2008 18:04:29 Post subject: Videophile II - File 'Poster' feature

Knock yourself out! I wrote the whole thing in a few idle hours whilst waiting for replies in the other thread - I doubt that it is perfect but it hasn't crashed on me yet. Needless to say, it only works when the file is playable and when Videophile is able to grab thumbnails; on my machine that is 99.9% of files.... _________________ If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there... - Mike Skinner

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Posted: 17/09/2008 19:53:00 Post subject: Videophile II - trouble creating a poster with ....

Videophile II - trouble creating a poster with ....

Here my questions / expierience / problems with this feature thusfar :

Creating the problem is not the isue.
Either way i start the creation.
Quote:
right-click on any thumbnail in the File Browser and select 'Create Poster
Image' from the context-menu that appears.
select 'Create Poster Image' from the Tools menu
The poster is displayed in a separate window.
I discovered the poster files where created in directory "C:\Program Files\VideoPhile II\Temp".

I think it would be nice to indicate somewhere that the poster is saved to "C:\Program Files\VideoPhile II\Temp" automaticly, or give the option to save the file to a location of the users choice.

The feature,

Quote:

'Live' Posters :

Videophile Posters are further enhanced by the fact that they are 'live'.
When viewing a Poster, double-clicking on any frame will play the associated
file from the point at which the thumbnail was extracted up until the point
when the next thumbnail in the sequence was created.

Is this implimented yet ?
I can't discover how to do it.

Videophile II stops reacting.
Here is what i did :
- I closed the first poster window.
- I started to create a second one.
  At first it looks normal and you can see the progress.
- And then nothing

REMARKS :

In the lower right corner you can see that ffdshow did start two instances of the "video decoder" as well as of the "audio decoder".

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Posted: 17/09/2008 20:11:24 Post subject: Videophile II - File 'Poster' feature

>> I think it would be nice to indicate somewhere that the poster is saved to "C:\Program Files\VideoPhile II\Temp" automaticly, or give the option to save the file to a location of the users choice. << I agree and intend to do this. But as I've only just written it, it's not there yet... >> Is this implimented yet ? << Yup. Works for me. Which file did you use for the test? Remember that the test files are very short in duration and therefore the frames are grabbed at very small intervals: When you double-click a frame in the poster it will only play up until the next frame in the preview. In the case of our test files, if you chose a 2 second clip, you are only talking about it playing for 0.08 of a second!! i suggest you test this feature again with a longer clip.... >> # I started to create a second one. At first it looks normal and you can see the progress. # And then nothing << I have discovered that for VERY short files, the program may hang (again because the intervals between images are so short). I will fix this, although 1 and 2 second clips are not really normal!!! >> In the lower right corner you can see that ffdshow did start two instances of the "video decoder" as well as of the "audio decoder". << Assuming that you had a file open inthe mini-player, there will be an ffdshow instance for that file PLUS one for the 'live' feature of the 'Poster'. This is normal.... _________________ If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there... - Mike Skinner

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Posted: 17/09/2008 20:12:58 Post subject: Videophile II - File 'Poster' feature

For your info,
Here is the Windows Error rerporting :

Here is the file content that would have been included if i sended the report to Windows :

appcompat.txt

Code:

<xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16">
<DATABASE>
<EXE NAME="VideoPhile II.exe" FILTER="GRABMI_FILTER_PRIVACY">
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="VideoPhile II_V04.exe" SIZE="712704" CHECKSUM="0x4188AB30" BIN_FILE_VERSION="1.0.0.0" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="1.0.0.0" PRODUCT_VERSION="1.00" COMPANY_NAME="None" PRODUCT_NAME="VideoPhile II" FILE_VERSION="1.00" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="VideoPhile II.exe" INTERNAL_NAME="VideoPhile II" VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x4" VERFILETYPE="0x1" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0xB634E" LINKER_VERSION="0x10000" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="1.0.0.0" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="1.0.0.0" LINK_DATE="09/14/2008 21:46:39" UPTO_LINK_DATE="09/14/2008 21:46:39" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]">
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="ssubtmr6.dll" SIZE="40960" CHECKSUM="0x5F639061" BIN_FILE_VERSION="1.1.0.3" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="1.1.0.3" PRODUCT_VERSION="1.01.0003" FILE_DESCRIPTION="Subclassing and Timer Assistant, modified for configurable message response, multi control support and bug fixed for timer errors." COMPANY_NAME="vbAccelerator" PRODUCT_NAME="SSubTmr6" FILE_VERSION="1.01.0003" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="SSubTmr6.dll" INTERNAL_NAME="SSubTmr6" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="<none>" VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x4" VERFILETYPE="0x2" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0xD25F" LINKER_VERSION="0x10001" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="1.1.0.3" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="1.1.0.3" LINK_DATE="01/26/2003 13:41:23" UPTO_LINK_DATE="01/26/2003 13:41:23" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]">
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="ovtool.dll" SIZE="69632" CHECKSUM="0x84F73B62" BIN_FILE_VERSION="1.0.2.2" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="1.0.2.2" PRODUCT_VERSION="1, 0, 2, 2" FILE_DESCRIPTION="Overlay Manager" COMPANY_NAME="GDCL http://www.gdcl.co.uk" PRODUCT_NAME="Overlay Manager" FILE_VERSION="1, 0, 2, 2" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="OvTool.DLL" INTERNAL_NAME="OvTool" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="Copyright 2001-5 GDCL" VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x4" VERFILETYPE="0x2" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0x0" LINKER_VERSION="0x0" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="1.0.2.2" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="1.0.2.2" LINK_DATE="10/17/2005 13:29:29" UPTO_LINK_DATE="10/17/2005 13:29:29" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]">
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="fsfwrap.dll" SIZE="147456" CHECKSUM="0xEF4FF74D" BIN_FILE_VERSION="1.0.0.10" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="1.0.0.10" PRODUCT_VERSION="1, 0, 0, 10" FILE_DESCRIPTION="VB Wrapper for DirectShow interfaces" COMPANY_NAME="GDCL (http://www.gdcl.co.uk)" PRODUCT_NAME="FSFWrap Module" FILE_VERSION="1, 0, 0, 10" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="FSFWrap.DLL" INTERNAL_NAME="FSFWrap" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="Copyright Geraint Davies 2000-2005" VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x4" VERFILETYPE="0x2" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0x0" LINKER_VERSION="0x0" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="1.0.0.10" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="1.0.0.10" LINK_DATE="07/06/2005 17:55:57" UPTO_LINK_DATE="07/06/2005 17:55:57" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]">
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="capstill.dll" SIZE="73728" CHECKSUM="0x952C65BE" BIN_FILE_VERSION="1.0.0.1" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="1.0.0.1" PRODUCT_VERSION="1, 0, 0, 1" FILE_DESCRIPTION="CapStill Module" COMPANY_NAME="" PRODUCT_NAME="CapStill Module" FILE_VERSION="1, 0, 0, 1" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="CapStill.DLL" INTERNAL_NAME="CapStill" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="Copyright 2001" VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x4" VERFILETYPE="0x2" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0x0" LINKER_VERSION="0x0" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="1.0.0.1" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="1.0.0.1" LINK_DATE="10/30/2001 16:47:32" UPTO_LINK_DATE="10/30/2001 16:47:32" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]">
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="VideoPhile II_V05.exe" SIZE="729088" CHECKSUM="0x7AA12FC3" BIN_FILE_VERSION="1.0.0.0" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="1.0.0.0" PRODUCT_VERSION="1.00" COMPANY_NAME="None" PRODUCT_NAME="VideoPhile II" FILE_VERSION="1.00" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="VideoPhile II.exe" INTERNAL_NAME="VideoPhile II" VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x4" VERFILETYPE="0x1" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0xBF610" LINKER_VERSION="0x10000" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="1.0.0.0" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="1.0.0.0" LINK_DATE="09/16/2008 18:51:36" UPTO_LINK_DATE="09/16/2008 18:51:36" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]">
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="VideoPhile II_V06.exe" SIZE="729088" CHECKSUM="0x7AA12FC3" BIN_FILE_VERSION="1.0.0.0" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="1.0.0.0" PRODUCT_VERSION="1.00" COMPANY_NAME="None" PRODUCT_NAME="VideoPhile II" FILE_VERSION="1.00" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="VideoPhile II.exe" INTERNAL_NAME="VideoPhile II" VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x4" VERFILETYPE="0x1" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0xB799B" LINKER_VERSION="0x10000" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="1.0.0.0" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="1.0.0.0" LINK_DATE="09/16/2008 20:59:09" UPTO_LINK_DATE="09/16/2008 20:59:09" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]">
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="VideoPhile II_V07.exe" SIZE="733184" CHECKSUM="0x6FE8CF8E" BIN_FILE_VERSION="1.0.0.0" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="1.0.0.0" PRODUCT_VERSION="1.00" COMPANY_NAME="None" PRODUCT_NAME="VideoPhile II" FILE_VERSION="1.00" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="VideoPhile II.exe" INTERNAL_NAME="VideoPhile II" VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x4" VERFILETYPE="0x1" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0xBBD27" LINKER_VERSION="0x10000" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="1.0.0.0" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="1.0.0.0" LINK_DATE="09/17/2008 03:01:44" UPTO_LINK_DATE="09/17/2008 03:01:44" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]">
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="VideoPhile II.exe" SIZE="733184" CHECKSUM="0x6FE8CF8E" BIN_FILE_VERSION="1.0.0.0" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="1.0.0.0" PRODUCT_VERSION="1.00" COMPANY_NAME="None" PRODUCT_NAME="VideoPhile II" FILE_VERSION="1.00" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="VideoPhile II.exe" INTERNAL_NAME="VideoPhile II" VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x4" VERFILETYPE="0x1" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0xBBD27" LINKER_VERSION="0x10000" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="1.0.0.0" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="1.0.0.0" LINK_DATE="09/17/2008 03:01:44" UPTO_LINK_DATE="09/17/2008 03:01:44" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]">
</EXE>
<EXE NAME="kernel32.dll" FILTER="GRABMI_FILTER_THISFILEONLY">
<MATCHING_FILE NAME="kernel32.dll" SIZE="984576" CHECKSUM="0xF0B331F6" BIN_FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.3119" BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.3119" PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.3119" FILE_DESCRIPTION="Windows NT BASE API Client DLL" COMPANY_NAME="Microsoft Corporation" PRODUCT_NAME="Microsoft® Windows® Operating System" FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.3119 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.070416-1301)" ORIGINAL_FILENAME="kernel32" INTERNAL_NAME="kernel32" LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved." VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0" VERFILEOS="0x40004" VERFILETYPE="0x2" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0xF9293" LINKER_VERSION="0x50001" UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.3119" UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.3119" LINK_DATE="04/16/2007 15:52:53" UPTO_LINK_DATE="04/16/2007 15:52:53" VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]">
</EXE>
</DATABASE>

manifest.txt

Code:

Server=watson.microsoft.com
UI LCID=1033
Flags=1672016
Brand=WINDOWS
TitleName=VideoPhile II
DigPidRegPath=HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\DigitalProductId
ErrorText=The program is not responding.
HeaderText=You chose to end the nonresponsive program, VideoPhile II.
EventLogSource=Application Hang
Stage1URL=
Stage1URL=/StageOne/VideoPhile II_exe/1_0_0_0/hungapp/0_0_0_0/00000000.htm
Stage2URL=
Stage2URL=/dw/stagetwo.asp?szAppName=VideoPhile II.exe&szAppVer=1.0.0.0&szModName=hungapp&szModVer=0.0.0.0&offset=00000000
DataFiles=C:\DOCUME~1\Marc\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERa7f2.dir00\VideoPhile II.exe.mdmp|C:\DOCUME~1\Marc\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERa7f2.dir00\appcompat.txt
Heap=C:\DOCUME~1\Marc\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERa7f2.dir00\VideoPhile II.exe.hdmp
ErrorSubPath=VideoPhile II.exe\1.0.0.0\hungapp\0.0.0.0\00000000
DirectoryDelete=C:\DOCUME~1\Marc\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERa7f2.dir00

The Windows event viewer entry :

Code:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Application Hang
Event Category: (101)
Event ID: 1002
Date:    17/09/2008
Time:    13:23:40
User:    N/A
Computer: MDC1000GH
Description:
Hanging application VideoPhile II.exe, version 1.0.0.0, hang module hungapp, version 0.0.0.0, hang address 0x00000000.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 41 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 Applicat
0008: 69 6f 6e 20 48 61 6e 67 ion Hang
0010: 20 20 56 69 64 65 6f 50 VideoP
0018: 68 69 6c 65 20 49 49 2e hile II.
0020: 65 78 65 20 31 2e 30 2e exe 1.0.
0028: 30 2e 30 20 69 6e 20 68 0.0 in h
0030: 75 6e 67 61 70 70 20 30 ungapp 0
0038: 2e 30 2e 30 2e 30 20 61 .0.0.0 a
0040: 74 20 6f 66 66 73 65 74 t offset
0048: 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 0000000
0050: 30 0

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Posted: 17/09/2008 20:30:45 Post subject: Videophile II - File 'Poster' feature

Thanks but I don't need that information. It's mainly for MS bods and doesn't mean a lot to me.... _________________ If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there... - Mike Skinner

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Posted: 17/09/2008 20:34:41 Post subject: Videophile II - File 'Poster' feature

OK, I apologise. It may be that the 'live' feature is not working for you as it is using the mouse co-ordinates of the screen and not the window! Doh! Silly me!! I'll fix it. Funnily enough, it works OK for me because the image fills my entire screen! My other points are still valid wrt to file duration, though. Testing this feature is best done with a file longer than a few seconds, til I fix the bugs relating to very short clips... _________________ If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there... - Mike Skinner

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Posted: 17/09/2008 20:38:45 Post subject: Videophile II - File 'Poster' feature

VideophileII wrote:

>>
Is this implimented yet ?
<<

Yup. Works for me. Which file did you use for the test? Remember that the test files are very short in duration and therefore the frames are grabbed at very small intervals: When you double-click a frame in the poster it will only play up until the next frame in the preview. In the case of our test files, if you chose a 2 second clip, you are only talking about it playing for 0.08 of a second!! i suggest you test this feature again with a longer clip....

You were right about the raison why Videphile II hanged.
I tested again with longer files.
It worked now, only ........

The segment of the clip played when i clicked a frame in the preview,
Did not corresponded.
I think this is due to the resolution my and(or) your display is set.
I have it set to 1024*768.

What resolution is your display set ?
I'll bet it will be a much higher resolution.

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Posted: 17/09/2008 20:48:46 Post subject: Videophile II - File 'Poster' feature

See my above comments.... _________________ If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there... - Mike Skinner

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Posted: 17/09/2008 21:08:36 Post subject: Videophile II - File 'Poster' feature

Check your email. I've fixed the double-clicking-runs-the-wrong-frame-problem! Also, you can configure all the options that are currently avaiable for Posters under Tools/Options _________________ If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there... - Mike Skinner

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Posted: 18/09/2008 06:55:52 Post subject: Videophile II - File 'Poster' feature

VideophileII wrote:

Check your email. I've fixed the double-clicking-runs-the-wrong-frame-problem!
Also, you can configure all the options that are currently avaiable for Posters under Tools/Options

I quickly tested the new version.
Must say, it looks good.
I do have one question/request :

The feature only works once.

You create the poster
The poster gets automaticly saved
The poster image is displayed on top of Videophile II
You can click on the different frames and display that part of the clip/movie.

But once you close the poster image that is saved as a JPG file, you can't repeat this anymore.
Unless you create the poster image again.
Would it not be nice if you could, via an option in the menu, redisplay the created poster and reuse this feature ?

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Posted: 18/09/2008 14:07:12 Post subject: Videophile II - File 'Poster' feature

I have been considering this but haven't yet decided one way or another... There would be quite a few problems to overcome and as it doesn't take that long to create the Poster I'm not sure that it's worthwhile addressing them... For example, a libary containing 5000 files could easily eat up 0.5GB of disk space just to acommodate these posters... And do I store them in the clip's folder or somewhere else? And what if the file has been edited since the Poster was created? _________________ If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there... - Mike Skinner

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