Author Topic: Tech-related problems (Read 588263 times)

ferrar1 · « **Reply #640 on:** January 20, 2007, 07:16:02 AM »

Hi people need help.

I created a simple photoslide file for my company using Photo Story 3(windows) and it only allows me to save it as a .wmv(windows media video) file.

However when i try to use xilisoft video converter to try and convert it to other format, it always reaches around 33% before failing the task. I've tried converting it to .avi, .3gp, .rm, and with different encodings but still to no avail. I checked the original .wmv file but it plays perfectly.

May i know what's probably the reason? i've uploaded the file here so if any tech experts are free, please help me take a look.

TIA

Edit: Sorry frblckstr1, re-uploaded

frblckstr1 · « **Reply #641 on:** January 20, 2007, 07:39:18 AM »

Quote from: ferrar1;287529

Hi people need help.

I created a simple photoslide file for my company using Photo Story 3(windows) and it allows me to save it as a .wmv(windows media video) file.

However when i try to use xilisoft video converter to try and convert it to other format, it always reaches around 33% before failing the task. I've tried converting it to .avi, .3gp, .rm, and with different encodings but still to no avail. I checked the original .wmv file but it plays perfectly.

May i know what's probably the reason? i've uploaded the file here so if any tech experts are free, please help me take a look.

I get an 'error file not available anymore'.
Have you tried to re-save it, or save it in another format (like mpg)?

ferrar1 · « **Reply #642 on:** January 20, 2007, 08:07:32 AM »

^ Photo story only allows me to save it as .wmv since its a free windows program.

frblckstr1 · « **Reply #643 on:** January 20, 2007, 08:39:40 AM »

^ it converted to MPEG2 with TMPenc without problems, but now its 126MB

I can convert that again to 640x480 xvid .avi (with mplayer) if you want and then upload?

ferrar1 · « **Reply #644 on:** January 20, 2007, 09:18:27 AM »

126mb!!

yes please, convert it to 640x480 .avi

hehe

btw did you run into any trouble directly encoding it into xvid avi file? because i couldn't do it.

PS: only mediafire or yousendit works for me, thank you !!

frblckstr1 · « **Reply #645 on:** January 20, 2007, 09:49:08 AM »

Uploaded 64.5MB: http://download.yousendit.com/975078814713A4BF

mplayer doesn't have a filter for .wmv (at least not what I have installed)
AutoGK doesn't want to open .wmv's
But TMPEnc lets me open 'any file' and most of the time by way of some standard codecs its able to open the .wmv.

ebc · « **Reply #646 on:** January 20, 2007, 10:10:11 AM »

I dunno if AutoGK supports opening .avs files but you could try it seeing as it basically works with avisynth anyway.

Just go to notepad and put in this

directshowsource("c:\yourfilepathname\file.wmv")

then when you save it, save it as .avs extension not .txt

Then open that in AutoGK or if you got VirtualDub it will open in that too. Just make sure you have the file path and names all correct.
Oh, make sure you got Avisynth installed I guess or nothing will happen.

Mikan · « **Reply #647 on:** January 21, 2007, 09:52:37 AM »

Death To MSN!!

- Im using MSN Live Version 8.0.0812.00
- Im on a laptop.
- I would usually be using the internet at my friends house but after getting internet at home (ADSL) I use it mainly here and that's when the problems began.

MSN would start cutting out. And at the same time any page I was searching to would come up with "This page cannot be displayed"

- MSN sometimes won't sign in. Giving me the error of 80072ee7.
- Ive check the firewall. It allows MSN.
- I have AVG Free and have scanned with no found viruses.
- I've watched my speed drop at low as 1.0 Mbps (its usual it 48)

My friend used my network to see if the same happened to his. Mine signed out but his seemed to be still signed in.

Ive done searches in forums which suggested check ur firewall and register this .dll file or something.

Sorry, this forum is my last hope! Please help me out!!

ebc · « **Reply #648 on:** January 21, 2007, 11:06:34 AM »

So um, to put it more simply your Internet drops out on your PC and you can't get on msn and can't browse sometimes?

When you say your speed drops to 1mbps and it's usually 4, can you be more specific on this?
ADSL really shouldn't fluctuate in speed. If it does you will find your router or whatever device you're using lose sync and have to resync again until it finds a stable speed and then not move off that speed.

But yeah if you can explain more about the speed dropping and where abouts you're reading the speed from, is it on your computer or is it on your router.

Are you using bittorrent at all at the time your msn drops off?
Are you using a wireless link to your adsl router?

Oh, are you in Japan and what ISP are you with?
If it's YahooBB then Fenrir has the same kind of problems with her msn and also while she is using bittorrent she cannot browse which I think is her router.

Mikan · « **Reply #649 on:** January 21, 2007, 01:49:24 PM »

Wow, lots a words Im not clear on the meaning here..umm..

Yes, I am using a wireless link to the router (if that is that little black box that sits under the table with the pretty flashing lights)

And as it turns out Bittorret is running most of the time and I didnt even realise so Ive just uninstalled that (dont need it).

I read my speed and stuff off the Wireless connection Status which is at the bottom right of my screen. I have a habit of just sitting there and watching as it says -
Speed: 48.0 Mbps
Signal Strength: Excellent
And every now and again it slows or randomly speeds up to 52...(sorry in my last post that smiley next to the 4 isnt suppose to be there..I was trying to say '48mbps'...lol)

How do I resync?

Thanks for coming to my rescue so quickly aswell. It must be a real pain helping moronic noobs.

ebc · « **Reply #650 on:** January 21, 2007, 03:17:07 PM »

lol, it's ok you've said what I pretty much needed to know.

One of the possible reasons for any disconnections is Bittorrent. If it's not setup properly it will make your router fallover and your msn will sign out and you won't be able to browse. Try finding where you can limit your upload speed and limit it to 20kbytes/s just to be safe. I'm not sure what your actual ADSL speed is but say if it's 1500/256 then you need to limit to something below 20kbytes/s. If it's any higher than that then you should be ok to limit it at 50-60kbytes/s. Remember though that your ADSL speed is not your wireless speed those are two different things. If you just try limit to 20k/s though you should be fine.

Another reason for msn dropping out is the wireless connection itself, it can have random drop outs. One way to make your connection more stable is to limit your wireless network card in your laptop to 11mbit or 802.11b instead of 802.11g. The slower speed will be more stable and I don't think it will really effect your browsing or download speed.
If you don't know how to choose between speeds, don't worry too much it's just something you could try if you knew how to.

Don't worry about what I said about resyncing either that's something you don't really control but it's what the router does when you connect it to your phoneline.

thatguy · « **Reply #651 on:** January 21, 2007, 04:53:09 PM »

wireless, eh?

depending on the physical setup of your wireless network (obstructions like walls, etc), changing the channel of the access point might also help stop random disconnects. there are some theories that setting the channel too high (ie: ch11) begins to degrade the signal, so keeping it close to ch01 might help--although if there are other access points in your area, you might change it to ch03 or ch05 to prevent interference. it's worked for me in the past when i had an 802.11b router (back when wifi was relatively new), although some people have had mixed results. nowadays with my 802.11b/g card, i rarely toy around with channel settings, but then that could also be because im never more than a few meters away from my ap.

chera · « **Reply #652 on:** January 21, 2007, 07:58:12 PM »

If your network drops or slows down, the first and easiest thing that I usually try is to unplug the router/modem and then plug it right back in again. Works most of the time.

If you really want to figure out how much of your bandwidth is being utilized at any time, hit Ctrl-Alt-Del, choose Task Manager and go to the Networking tab. Then in the menu bar, hit View, Network Adapter History, and Bytes Total. The Task Manager will then chart your actual bandwidth utilization.

(note: the actual utilization will almost always be much much much less than 100% - that's just natural)

Saburo · « **Reply #653 on:** January 21, 2007, 11:22:22 PM »

Is there a place online where I can send a text message to a mobile phone freebie? (i.e. w/o having to use MY mobile and waste minutes...)

Thanks for any links.

Asmodai · « **Reply #654 on:** January 21, 2007, 11:38:35 PM »

Hmm, you can use MSN for this is they have it set up for receiving messages on their account.

Asmodai · « **Reply #655 on:** January 22, 2007, 04:26:29 AM »

Question of my own - with the now version of Firefox it always starts in a vertical orientation on one side of the screen.

Anyone to get it to default to something more sensible?

Mikan · « **Reply #656 on:** January 22, 2007, 04:28:42 AM »

Yeh. I used MSN for that and it was always handy. Some of the other places that offer the same service seemed a bit iffy..

---
Ok, I uninstalled Bittorrent and Im still getting these dropouts. I also downloaded a new antivirus (Antivir Guard) and searched again, still no virusus.

I'll give the changing of speeds a shot. Sometimes I think it would be better just to return this laptop seeing as its under warrenty still. I got a pink screen of death last night. Lol. The whole screen was shaded pink and I couldnt get outta it. This is the second time its happened!!

Thanks for your help so far, its been awesome.
Where should I be looking for these settings though?

ebc · « **Reply #657 on:** January 22, 2007, 05:49:00 AM »

One way you could troubleshoot your problem is to connect your laptop directly to the router using a network cable rather than using the wireless.

If you find it still drops out when it's on the cable then you definately know it's something like a faulty router which is unfortunately something that can happen.

JFC · « **Reply #658 on:** January 22, 2007, 07:43:09 AM »

Quote from: Asmodai;289574

Question of my own - with the now version of Firefox it always starts in a vertical orientation on one side of the screen.

Anyone to get it to default to something more sensible?

So when you start it up it covers only half of your screen? If so, what I did when I got the new FF was open up a window, maxmize it, then I opened up a second, separate window, and maximized that. I then closed the second window, and from that point on, if I opened up a new window or closed and re-started FF, the window would automatically be maximized.

Hope that made sense. More importantly, hope it helps.

thatguy · « **Reply #659 on:** January 22, 2007, 01:04:26 PM »

Quote from: Saburo;289346

Is there a place online where I can send a text message to a mobile phone freebie? (i.e. w/o having to use MY mobile and waste minutes...)

Thanks for any links.

there are quite a number, just google for them. the 3rd party ones tend to be unreliable, though. if you know the other person's carrier (eg: t-mobile, at&t, etc), you can search their website, which always has an area where you can send a text message free to one of their customers.

also, some carriers will transfer emails to mobile phones. for instance, for a t-mobile customer with phone number 123-456-7890, you can send an email (a short one) to 1234567890@tmomail.net and it will be delivered to their phone.