Re: Locks and Quays No.10

Gongoozler <gongoozler@xxxxxxx> wrote in
news:cptq035prv40osm9m73a9on0l5c2e5593h@xxxxxxx:

On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:12:50 +0100, "Ron Jones" <ron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Final episode of the 2007 series on a.b.tv
NZB on the web page http://www.canalvideo.org/

I'm having difficulty playing this episode.

I've used the Par2 file twice now, to check my download. Both times
it reported that my download was correct and intact.

But I can't play anything past the first ten minutes of the show.
This is trying three different media players, on two different
operating systems.

Mplayer on OS X reports the mpg is 10:09, and plays that half OK, then
stops just as Fred's arriving at Lock #1.

Quicktime on OS X reports that the mpg is 10:09, but won't play a
frame of it.

The VLC player on Windows XP cuts off at the same point in Fred's
story... But it thinks the mpg is 5:28 long, and as the movie is
playing, the running counter is ticking over at about half speed...
it only reaches 2:32 when the show stops.

Quicktime on Windows XP claims the file isn't an mpeg.

Windows Media Player locks up, and has to be forcibly quit.
(Actually, that's not unusual behavior for WMP.)

I haven't had any problems on the first nine episodes.

Ron, I know you've been fighting to get your computers back
up-and-running. Does the file you posted play through to the end? If
so, what are you using to play it?

Thanks so much for all your hard work in capturing and posting this
series!

-Jim McQueen


I have the same problems.
With windows media player, I X'd and it closed, but 3 hours later things
were really slow on XP. I saw media player was still runing, so had to
kill the process. Just info incase anyone else runs windows :)


and of course...
Thanks for this series,

.

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