Huh. So I guess the next logical question is how much memory the client's machine has and how much memory your file is taking up...But the whole scenario is pretty weird - if you have similar movies (sounds and animation timing similar) of similar size (and by that I mean *everything* is a comparable size - external sounds, internal bitmaps, etc etc), their memory usage should be at least approximately the same.
Some more thoughts that come off the top of my head are 1) problems w/ external program dependencies like QT and 2) aren't *.aif files like *.wav files (ie. super large uncompressed sound files) but for Mac? I thought so, but haven't put much sound in my Director movies; however, I was under the impression that it's better to compress them as much as possible, w/out them sounding like poo. You might want to try to compress the sounds a bit to see if that helps (even the highest quality mp3 behaves much better than wav files in my experience, and users/non-audiophiles like me can't tell the difference). When you say " - by slowing it down -" what do you mean? Reduced frame rates? If so, that should take care of some of the memory allocated to moving stuff round the stage but not sounds, no? That question is just a curiousity and has nothing to do w/ the above (yet:-) If you still think it's a memory issue, you can always preload your stuff first like Kerry mentioned...and conversely get rid of stuff used asap (unloadMember commands). Again, hope this helps, Evan >From: Tanya Renne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: <lingo-l> OT: Irregular CD palyback >Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 18:52:16 -0500 > >I was able to reproduce it on one of my machine - by slowing it down - >reducing memory. What I meant by 7 of 8 cds I meant 8 different projects >all with the same intro and only 1 does this. By all accounts the intro >sound, tempo, and duration is the same. > >It behaves very much like its all just too big - it plays directly off >the cd so the rate at which it feeds from the cd to the machine is jerky >- As if it needs to preload or something. It did the same thing when the >projector was copied to the machine itself. > >The cds are simple - there are .aif files - internal and bitmaps >internal. There are some videos (QT) and some external sound but all of >that is working fine. > >All your help is much appreciated. >Tanya > >Evan Adelman wrote: > > > > Is this reproducable on any other computers, or just this one you >mention? I > > missed your point earlier that 7 of the 8 playback ok (leading me to >think > > the network thing probably isn't it). Your ability to troubleshoot this >will > > be directly related to how much access you have to your client's machine >- > > which it sounds like you don't have much of. I'd start w/ memory usage >(Win > > NT,2k have their own monitoring panel so you can watch resources as the > > projector plays), but if the only thing that is different cd to cd is > > bitmaps, that effort will probably have you chasing your tail. > > > > I think your first step (as in all bug fixing) is to try to replicate >the > > problem as many times in as many different systems as you can. Knowing >what > > specifically you have in your projector would help us try to help you, >too: > > flash, embedded movies, and stuff like that will be handled differently >on > > different Windows machines... > > > > Evan > > > > >From: Tanya Renne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: Re: <lingo-l> OT: Irregular CD palyback > > >Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 15:19:52 -0500 > > > > > >Evan - I believe all the machines are networked and thus I will try >your > > >solution - question still remains though - why would it be fine on 7 > > >other CDs with identical content? > > > > > >Tanya > > > > > >Evan Adelman wrote: > > > > > > > > Is it an asset (avi, quicktime, Flash) that's stuttering or is it >parts > > >of > > > > your Director based animation? Often times when I'm on a laptop >(don't > > >know > > > > about a workstation on this, never tried it), Windows platform, if >the > > > > network card is plugged in but not on the network, avi's, mp3's, and >a > > >whole > > > > bunch of other stuff skip and stutter, and flake out in general. So, >if > > >your > > > > client's machine matches that profile, try just popping out the >network > > >card > > > > (which should be fairly easy to do). btw - this is a windows bug, >not > > > > director/lingo - it happens as often (and predictably) in Winamp w/ >mp3s > > >as > > > > it does w/ Projectors. (I *think* (emph on "think") it relates to >Win > > > > trying to obtain a IP addy from the DHCP Server and getting no > > > > response...when network card is popped out of the machine, Win. >doesn't > > > > try.) > > > > > > > > Let me know if there's more background on your environment... > > > > > > > > Evan > > > > > > > > >From: Tanya Renne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >To: Lingo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >Subject: <lingo-l> OT: Irregular CD palyback > > > > >Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 11:05:28 -0500 > > > > > > > > > >I am producing 8 CDs for USAID (ultimately in 8.5 for PC). They all > > >have > > > > >different images but otherwsie the same intro drawn from the same > > >source > > > > >etc. They all test fine on my production machine. One of the CDs > > > > >stutters on the client's machine ... this was discovered - happily >- > > > > >AFTER making 500 copies. When I go back though everything is >identitcal > > > > >in DR ... any suggestions as to where to look for the problem? ... > > > > >memory issues? etc. why would it work fine on 7 CDs and suddenly > > >stutter > > > > >in fits and starts on another? > > > > > > > > > >Its a mystery, > > > > >Tanya > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >[To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go >to > > > > >http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, > > > > >email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email >[EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > > >Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. >Thanks!] > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: >http://mobile.msn.com > > > > > > > > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go >to > > > > http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, > > > > email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email >[EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > > Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. >Thanks!] > > > > > >-- > > >Regards > > >--Tanya > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >http://www.rennedevelopment.com > > >*home of the DotOrgAdvisor* > > >Internet Strategy and Services for Associations & Non-Profit >Organizations > > >**our testimonials say it all** > > > > > >1309 Emerson St. NW > > >Washington, DC 20011 > > >202.545.0219 > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > >[To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to > > >http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, > > >email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > >Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. 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