DirectShow Error?

[MPower]

I'm having a great time using Flix, and have achieved some good results. Recently though, I've been getting an error message when I attempt to encode a file: "DirectShow -> an update is already pending for this sample".

I don't think any changes have been made to my system lately, so I'm really not sure what is causing this to happen. Does anyone know what this error message means?

Thanks!
MPower

[Jonathan_B]

Hi.
Can you give me any more information? What file type is it? What are the settings? What are you trying to do? Sounds like it could be a minor bug. Let me know.
Jonathan

[marioD]

i have the same problem while encoding an mpg to swf .
any suggestions?
Mario

[Jonathan_B]

Are you trying to encode an mpeg without the audio? If so, that is a known bug and we will fix it in an update. Otherwise, please provide more information on exactly what process and settings are causing the errors.
Thanks.
jonathan

[emanon222]

This Problem occurs with a few mpeg videos only iam not 100 % sure what makes the error to occur but its definatley not happening if you try to encode mpeg w/o sound as stated before.

However the solution to this is very easy.

First of all go to http://www.geocities.com/virtualdub/ and download the Freeware Video Capturing and Converting Software "Virtual Dub"

Then convert the Mpeg to Avi (dont forget to select a compression i suggest divx low motion).

Now you have the mpeg in avi and you can convert it into swf with wildflix without any trouble.

cheer emanon

[Jonathan_B]

Unfortunately it does happen when you encode an mpeg and uncheck the export audio box. This is a bug and we will fix it. You can get around it by converting your mpeg as emanon suggests. Exporting video only swfs allows Flix to devote all the bandwidth to the video and not devote any to audio, so if you don't need audio, it enhances your video.
But I'm still not sure what was causing the first problem mentioned at the start of this thread.
Jonathan

[MPower]

My apologies for not getting back to you sooner Jonathon. It took me ages to replicate the problem and then thanks to another user here, I realised that I did indeed have the audio export box unchecked (I too was trying to encode an MPG clip).

I've since found that encoding an AVI clip not only eliminates the problem, but also has the added benefits of better video quality and no 'clicking' when the audio is exported as an MP3. I don't experience this 'clicking' effect on my own system (possibly because I have a very powerful audio card), but a couple of my clients have complained about it. I'm no encoding expert, but could this be due to a possibility that the audio compression already present in an MPEG clip is somehow clashing with the algorithms Flix uses to convert it to MP3? Just a thought.

[Jonathan_B]

The clicking probably results from a weird Macromedia bug.
Certain sound cards result in clicking with Flash audio. That's a Macromedia issue. For more information on this, check out:
http://www.macromedia.com/support/fl...soundclick.htm