The XX file is ok, but the other should be the X3.....log  file from the same directory. And I like to see it (but a first problem is already shown ...).

Josef, you must help me ...

I have checked the compile versions (with backups) and that is not the problem. But I found this :

The actual problem is that your system, with apparently the 0.9x-5b version only, cannot translate Windows long paths into Dos 8.3 short paths anymore. And I can't see in the code whatever I did to change that, and besides I don't think anyone else is bugged by this.

The combination of the environmental parameters make me say "impossible", but your log files clearly show it (mainly the XX log file). You could compare it with older log files if you have them, or with those coming from the XX version that work. Focus on the "Short path initiated" lines, which would have turned your Frank Sinatra etc. into Frank~1 or something. Instead now the spaces remain, and besides other things going wrong, I anticipate on the spaces not being there, and use it as delimiter. Well, not impotant, but that's why only "Frank" comes out.

I have Googled a bit for reasons, but can't find real answers. I know though that not all, say, disk interfaces react the same to long Windows names. For the same matter gong the other way around my not work. I have never heard of it ...

Where you an help me, is think of what -in this area- could be special to your machine or network, or disks you use. For example, disks emulating CDRoms are prone to these kind of problems. You might see it because Windows sorting doesn't work (files list by order of date creation instead of alphabet on name). Might you know it, Novell is such an example.

Obviously it must be me doing it somewhere, but I can't think of where. Possibly shutting off the services makes a difference ? I can't see from the log file whether you did, although I see the OSD Running Time applied (while Attended <- not good but never mind) so I might expect the services not running. A matter of unticking that checkbox and you'll know.

Here I never saw it, and as said, I don't think anybody has the problem. But you have. So please try to see where you are special !
Thanks very much, and sorry for the inconvenience.
Peter


PS: The problems you received from getting to the other version are because of the same reason : the data being wrong (which is in files already), and the tracks or folders like from "Frank" only just do not exist. In 0.9x-5b it would work out to the same, so you don't encounter the problem there (but things won't be unique in the end, so that never can work). Good that you found how to get rid of those problems !!

Ah, ok. Well, I'm not such an "illegal" person. Speeding maybe. A lot of it. But that's all.

Ah, that is good ! Glad you got rid of them. The remainder would be about experience I think. And of course, that is to be combined with the messages / problems which shouldn't be there in the first place. But from those I learn that they are there, I try to improve things.
Might you have run into typicle "beginners problems" though in the end caused by me, don't hasitate to let them know !

Peter

Must think about that different folder.

But here it is :

Any news on this one ? http://www.phasure.com/index.php?topic=775.msg5723#msg5723

Thanks.
Peter

Hi Josef,

Thank you.

First about that "could not get parent path" you're having now. This is about the files indeed being in a "one down" opposed to the root only, which should be "two down".
But, no problem here in the end.

I really can't get this. Ok, wait a minute ...

I recall that I compiled ChangeWP for another version of Dot-Net. I am not sure though because I didn't document it.
Do you have Dot-Net 2.0 installed ? NOTE that I don't say you should, but I recall it was compiled for 3.0, while XP users wouldn't have that. I never received compaints though, and can set it back easily. You know what, below it is.

Can you try it ?

Where are your log files ??

Hi, I moved your post to a separate topic and adjusted the quotation a bit (it looked a bit unclear).


Whoops, am I glad to live in the Netherlands !
(which is not always the case, and my vacation to the US last year was the best I ever experienced. But then I did not run into you of course )

Allright, on to the Invert hence Absolute Phase (a bit stupid that there is no tooltip on it, as that nobody ever asked ...).

Very simply it comes down to this :
When you hit on a drum, there will be a "blast". Or better, a blow. This, opposed to a "suck". Now, if you'd be looking at the loudspeaker diaphragm when this happens, it should excurse (out, towards you). This would happen at proper absolute phase. When the phase is inverted (hence "wrong"), the diaphragm would go the opposite way. You'd hear a suck instead of a blow.

Some people claim to be very sensitive to this, and this is how the option originally originated.

In practice all starts at the recording, and it is said that recording engineers usually don't know how to connect their mikes, and the one is in proper absolute phase, while the other is not. This may be so, or it may not, I don't know (but I find it hard to believe).

At my attempts to auto-sense the proper phase I failed. Or the story about the randomly connected mikes is true, or something else is the matter. A funny example :

Well, the same one as before. The veil of the drum is hit. At this very first attack, what would happen ? Ha, this may depend on where the microphone is. But let's say it is overhead of the drum. There would be a suck, right ?
So there you go ...

As I said, this is how Invert originated, but it was not implemented because of this ("discovered") fuzzyness in the behaviour. However ...

In a later stage, it was found that when the Q1 slider was brought down more, it seemed that the phase in general changed. Asbsolute phase, left/right phase, things would change. It was never explained why this happens, but people could agree on it easily; at some stage of the setting of Q1, Invert must be ticked for the best SQ.

I for one, am not bothered by the blowing/sucking phenonemon. I propably can't hear it. But Invert On/Off does make a difference somewhere. This usually is about the sound stage, and often the depth of it.

Please note that switching on Invert does not lead to bit perfectness. All the data is changed. All the relative data though, is unchanged. So for that matter you could say all stays bit perfect. But I guess you should leave it off when you're playing DTS tracks ...

Peter

Ok, but do you get any error messages ?

Well, you could set your logging on, and post the X3 as well as the XX log file. But I'm not sure whether I can see anything. We'll see.

But EINDHOVEN GEKSTE,

It just plays here ?

Can you send me all the 100 CDs which don't work in full so I can try them ? hehe
No, just kidding.

But I guess you don't have enough memory maybe ? How much do you have ?
Edit : yeah, 6GB according to you sig ...

Ok, downloading it right now.

I'll remove the post when I have it.

About the Invert ... hey, you are right. No ToolTip. Pwew. It means switching absolute phase (so for both channels + and - switch).

About the albums ... strange. Of course I want to know what you ripped them with, but in the end I will need an example track. Can you send me one ? -> http://www.phasure.com/index.php?topic=721.0

I will make them work ...
I guess.

Good to see you happy !
Peter

I think it will be good !
Don't forget to rip their new album from them (not released yet). I guess they'll have a bag of 'm somewhere hidden back stage.

Hi Josef,

Indeed the data in the second picture doesn't look right. Can you t ell me what is the "\Frank" part in there ? I mean, is it a folder or a file name ?

Then, do you say this did not happen at earlier versions ?

If so, are you a 100% sure you didn't mix files from an earlier install with the current one ? If you are not sure, please put a new install in a new folder and try again.


Of course, looking at this, other things are the matter. But that seems so unreal to me. You are using normal Vista ? And which Engine ?

If the above doesn't help, please switch on logging (Settings Area) and post the XX log file from the moment where it happens. If you are using Engine#3, please also post the X3 log file.

Thanks,
Peter