Major Work Around & *.SVFX Files???

jleev wrote on 9/6/2004, 9:41 PM
Currently testing DVD Architect 2.0. The GUI and the ability to review via a broadcast monitor make it a step up from other authoring software I have used in the past. What a pleasure!!!
The biggest glitch I have encountered is the following:
The media (video) that I am importing into DVDA are all elementary stream MPEG-2 files via the Cinema Craft encoder. When a video item is dropped into DVDA it displays (and plays) the clip “squashed” to around a third of its native height. It looks as if it’s playing 235 aspect ratio rather than regular 4:3 which is what the clips are encoded at.
If I close DVDA saving my project and then delete the *.SFVX files that appear in the windows folder that the MPEG-2 files reside in and then re-open DVDA it works fine. If I close and reopen the app. with out again deleting the SVFX files which DVDA seems to re-create each time it opens it then reverts back to playing these video assets "squashed"

What are these SVFX files and why the work around to get these very “standard” MPEG-2 clips into DVDA? Am I missing something simple here?

All thoughts most appreciated.

Cheers,

J

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jleev wrote on 9/7/2004, 5:13 PM
Surley I am not the only system dealing with SVFX files???
What am I missing??
Any thoughts most appreciated!

Cheers,

J

bStro wrote on 9/7/2004, 8:00 PM
It's a bug that occurrs when DVDA is dealing with elementary streams. Sony is aware of the issue and currently recommends the exact workaround that you discovered. Not much else to do until Sony fixes the bug.

Rob
jleev wrote on 9/7/2004, 9:18 PM
Good evening Rob,

Thank you so much for you reply. Where did you see/hear of this bug?
Also.....what are SVFX files & what is their purpose?

Many Thanks,

J


mbelli wrote on 9/24/2004, 11:17 AM

Why is it taking so long for Sony to fix this SVFX bug in regards to 4:3 video being seen as 16x9 by DVD Architect???

Anybody into serious DVD burning is using a quality encoder (CCE, Canopus Procoder) with elementary stream video and AC3 audio.

This is a serious bug which effects half the people using this program, and the workaround is annoying.





DCV wrote on 10/5/2004, 10:10 AM
I completely agree. This bug should have been fixed by now. It's been around for a while and affects a lot of people. I'm very disappointed in their response time. How can they expect us to want to use DVDA for serious professional production when it doesn't play well with other professional tools that people use?

John
SonyEPM wrote on 10/6/2004, 7:21 AM
could someone send me a short example source file via email?

Thanks-

dr.dropoutATsonypictures.com
SonyEPM wrote on 10/6/2004, 1:27 PM
Source file received, thanks.
nickelism wrote on 10/29/2004, 3:08 PM
Do the files render correctly when you burn the DVD? or do they stay squashed (which is more than a "display" issue) when you finalize the project?
bStro wrote on 10/29/2004, 3:25 PM
I have not experienced this bug myself, but past threads about have said that it renders fine. Which is why I'm not sure why it's considered such a major bug. Unless I'm misrembering...

Rob
jleev wrote on 11/1/2004, 5:29 PM
This issue is a BIG deal guys. Once DVDA interprets the MPEG-2 incorrectly and displays it as 16:9 the media (according to DVDA) is no longer compliant and it then insists on re-rendering before it will write to disk.
So yes technically the MPEG-2 is burnt to disk correctly but only after the time and quality hit of an unnecessary re-render.


J




spurfilm wrote on 3/15/2005, 12:57 AM
I notice a Sony rep became involved with this thread a while ago. This bug is driving me crazy. I'm producing a 4-DVD set with nearly 5 hours of video. Because it's a training DVD there are large numbers of M2V source files. They are all 4:3, but DVDA insists they are 16:9. I have even used DVDPatcherv106 to repatch all the headers to 4:3, but DVDA ignores them. This is an important job for me and I am beginning to think that DVDA is not up to it. I have tried the workaround, but it's a pain to do this every time I reopen the job. Sony - please fix this bug asap!!!!!
jaegersing wrote on 3/29/2005, 8:08 AM
It is way past time that Sony fixed this bug. DVDA3 is around the corner and we are still having to live with this rubbish in DVDA2.

Why so long Sony? Are we supposed to shell out for bug fixes now?

Richard Hunter