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Jul 30, 2008 12:59

Firefox 3.0 goes final and is scheduled for release on Tuesday, June 17th.

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pauses in Dreams

By Toodles67 Posted April 25, 2008 17:26:05
In many dreams, there is a split second black screen at regular intervals, I imagine it is the end of the video loop.  Tried using both players, Windows and internal, but it's still happening. Any thoughts?
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Zubaz
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April 25, 2008 17:33:37
On most dreams or some?
Which ones always do it?
Are there any that don't?
Video and/or dynamic dreams?
What video card?
How much memory in system and on card?
Windows supplied codec or other?
If other, which?
Long walks on the beach or cuddling by a warm fire?*



















*just a joke.


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Toodles67
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April 25, 2008 18:17:38
On most dreams or some? the video dreams
Which ones always do it? Blissful Dream, northern lights, more
Are there any that don't? the dynamic ones have slight pauses, but no major breaks
What video card? Nvidia GeForce 8500 GT
How much memory in system and on card? in system - 308gb free
Windows supplied codec or other? not sure how to check which codec is being used
Long walks on the beach or cuddling by a warm fire?* tee hee

I tried reinstalling 1.0, but it is still happening. Also crashes when switching dreams.
*whew*
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CarGuy1
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April 25, 2008 18:29:35
I believe you have a codec issue. Do you by chance have Nero 7 installed?
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Toodles67
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April 25, 2008 18:41:29
Sherlock is showing Nero DVD Decoder driver was not found and may not have been uninstalled properly. Other than that, Nero is not installed.

I'm still wondering how to check which codecs are being used in a specific application.

Thanks CarGuy1, I love your dreams btw!
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CarGuy1
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April 25, 2008 18:54:30
Here's a good codec manager that you can use to check what's installed and disable them one at a time to figure out if you have one messing with Deskscapes. I suggest starting with the mpeg2 codecs in your diagnostics. Also if you see any Nero ones, try them first.

And thanks...I'm glad you like them.  

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Toodles67
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April 25, 2008 19:15:56
Oh thank you! I disabled all codecs (except Microsoft's) while watching the dream play. It didnt make a difference at the time, but once I restarted the desktop backgound it worked flawlessly. No Nero's involved. Wasn't able to determine which codec it was, but at least it is working beautifully now! Thanks again guys. Dream on!
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CarGuy1
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April 25, 2008 20:04:03
That pause or hiccup is quite irritating, glad you got it fixed.  
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arne69
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April 25, 2008 20:11:27
Hmmm can it really be good to disable all codecs if you have problem after you have disabled the codecs then enable them again and locate this one "MainConcept MPEG Splitter DirectShow Filter" and disable only that one...worked for me and i was having the same problem as you
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Toodles67
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April 26, 2008 09:54:54
Arne, you are absolutely correct! It was the MainConcept MPEG Splitter causing the pauses AND the crashes when switching dreams.

MainConcept MPEG Splitter
Type: DirectShow Filter
File Description: Mpeg I/II Splitter
Version: 1.1.4178.0 2006/05/29
Company: MainConcept AG
Product Name: MainConcept® MPEG Splitter Filter
File name: C:\Program Files\MuveeNow 2.2\mvBurnerDll\mcspmpeg.ax

Problem solved


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Zargon0225
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May 5, 2008 17:35:59

Since we are releaseing DeskScapes 2.0 tomorrow, please upgrade to the newest version.  Then follow-up with any support issues in this thread.

http://forums.stardock.com/311029

In addition, please read the troubleshooting before reporting any issues to support as many questions are answered in there.

http://www.stardock.com/products/deskscapes/faq.asp

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