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Title: Film viewer problem
Post by: Metro on April 26, 2000, 12:16:00 AM

Hi,

The film viewer is dumping me back to the desktop. Dx7.0a installed, latest TNT drivers. Tried different video settings for both desktop and AH, reinstalled AH.

300 MHz Pentium-2
96 MB
440 FX motherboard
TNT graphics board
Monstersound

Metro
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Title: Film viewer problem
Post by: bloom25 on April 26, 2000, 02:14:00 AM

It will dump you if you try to view VERY old films.  (Like .40 vintage.)  Other than that I haven't had it happen to me.



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THUNDERBIRDS

Title: Film viewer problem
Post by: Metro on April 26, 2000, 11:32:00 AM

Old films give me an 'invalid format' error. New films just dump me to the desktop.

Metro
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Title: Film viewer problem
Post by: Ronni on April 26, 2000, 12:43:00 PM

Metro, will you email me the film you are trying to view?

Ronni


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Veronica "Ronni" Newman
Sr. Programmer/Webmaster
HiTech Creations, Inc.

Title: Film viewer problem
Post by: Metro on April 26, 2000, 06:35:00 PM

One of the films I have been trying is from Lephturn: http://tuweb.ucis.dal.ca/~dconrad/ahf/annoying.ahf (http://tuweb.ucis.dal.ca/~dconrad/ahf/annoying.ahf)

Metro
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Title: Film viewer problem
Post by: Ronni on April 27, 2000, 11:06:00 AM

I didn't experience a dump to desktop with that film, but it is incompatible with the current version of Aces High.

Ronni


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Veronica "Ronni" Newman
Sr. Programmer/Webmaster
HiTech Creations, Inc.

Title: Film viewer problem
Post by: Metro on April 27, 2000, 11:29:00 AM

Can you point me to a film that is compatible with the latest AH release?

Metro
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Title: Film viewer problem
Post by: Koed on April 28, 2000, 07:58:00 AM

I seem to have that problem too, films I shot yesterday would sometimes open flawlessly and sometimes drop me back to the desktop. Running latest AH version but on Win2k..

Title: Film viewer problem
Post by: LLv34_Camouflage on May 16, 2000, 05:14:00 AM

I've had this happen too.  I'm not 100% sure, but I think this is how it goes:

1. Open a film
2. Fast forward it to the end
3. Try to open another film
4. Boom - CTD

I can't recall if this is exactly how it happens, but I will try to re-create it when I get home!

However, it seems to be happening when I try to open another film after <edit>fast forwarding</edit> the first to the end.  

Viewing films recorded in different versions/terrains might have something to do with it.

Also, the film viewer doesn't show the terrain correctly.  Films that I took in the beta terrain now use the new terrain.  Its funny to see dogfights happen underground!    (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)

Camo


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[This message has been edited by LLv34_Camouflage (edited 05-16-2000).]