4.02 Unmitigated Disaster!

[johnocolin]

How come 3.40 can play Mp4 Videos but 4.02(the better version!) can´t?

[madjim- with the Lord]

Originally Posted by johnocolin

How come 3.40 can play Mp4 Videos but 4.02(the better version!) can´t?

3.40 uses MTU's old player which they are now writing into 4.03. 4.02 is based on using a Windows Media Player/Internet Explorer combo which has been having giving MTU problems playing videos.

This IS one of the reasons why MTU is switching back to their old tried and true player.

Jim

[admin]

Originally Posted by madjim

3.40 uses MTU's old player which they are now writing into 4.03. 4.02 is based on using a Windows Media Player/Internet Explorer combo which has been having giving MTU problems playing videos.

This IS one of the reasons why MTU is switching back to their old tried and true player.

Well said Jim.

We made good headway over the weekend, proving some directions are required. We now expect to get 4.03 Beta 1 out tomorrow to our testers. It uses our older Lyrics player (in Microstudio and Hoster since 1.000). We are removing all use of WMP9/11 and IE6/7 from the lyrics as these are preventing us from getting the triggers back to keep in sync, set the Dur counter correctly, why it is hanging at 00:00), and not freezing up in the CUE state waiting forever for the next files to open.

JohnColin, I am truly, truly, truly sorry you are having problems. As you can see, MadJim, goonie227 and others are not. Go figure... cause we can't!

That's why we are returning to our older Lyrics render code. We are doing it in a way that CURRENTLY we don't think will loose any features, only get rid of the Microsoft headaches.

I'm with you... users should NOT have to dink with technology, and MTU has been super-able to hide technology for 3 decades now. We're having a temporary glitch with Microsoft and our own learning curve with WMP and IE. We are moving rapidly towards a decision.

If your MP4 files play in 3.3xx, they will again in 4.03.

BTW: What is the extension on them?

[jimski51]

JohnColin, I'm having most of the same problems. I use 4.02.
Main problem is the cue delays or locks up. Sometimgs 15 sec. to 1 min. 40 sec. I put up with it for less than half an hour then have to switch to 3.4. This works great.

Jim

[madjim- with the Lord]

Originally Posted by jimski51

JohnColin, I'm having most of the same problems. I use 4.02.
Main problem is the cue delays or locks up. Sometimgs 15 sec. to 1 min. 40 sec. I put up with it for less than half an hour then have to switch to 3.4. This works great.

Jim

Try this in 4.02:

Tunn off the Marquee and the SND on the preview screen.

Turn off the Marquee on the Lyrics screen but leave the SND on.

Leave the Marquee and the SND running on the Intermission screen

This is how my show displays are setup.

I hope this helps.

Jim

[jimski51]

Originally Posted by madjim

Try this in 4.02:

Tunn off the Marquee and the SND on the preview screen.

Turn off the Marquee on the Lyrics screen but leave the SND on.

Leave the Marquee and the SND running on the Intermission screen

This is how my show displays are setup.

I hope this helps.

Jim

Thanks Jim,

I already had all this except the preview screen. I fixed that part and it is working much gooder.

I read somewhere that a hang up on cue is fixed by minimizing the screen to the taskbar and maximizing it and the cue is already changed to play. This works too.

I also accidently pushed the video button instead of the audio button to play music and the screen played the WMA visual screen.

Thanks for the help.

Jimski

[jimski51]

I also noticed that the cue hang up only happened with the extended monitor activated.

Jim

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by jimski51

Thanks Jim,

I already had all this except the preview screen. I fixed that part and it is working much gooder.

I read somewhere that a hang up on cue is fixed by minimizing the screen to the taskbar and maximizing it and the cue is already changed to play. This works too.

I also accidently pushed the video button instead of the audio button to play music and the screen played the WMA visual screen.

Thanks for the help.

Jimski

The cue problem is being worked on bt MTU so for now we have to deal with it. I would suggest that after the song finishes you close Hoster and reopen. That should keep you from having to do it over and over.
Did you mean it played with a blacked out display as in used the Video screen instead of the Audio?

[johnbyrd]

Originally Posted by madjim

Try this in 4.02:

Tunn off the Marquee and the SND on the preview screen.

Turn off the Marquee on the Lyrics screen but leave the SND on.

Leave the Marquee and the SND running on the Intermission screen

This is how my show displays are setup.

I hope this helps.

Jim

How do I turn off the Marquee and the SND? I don't seem to be able figure this out. I think it is the "turn off" that may be getting me.
Can't find anything that says disable or turn off. I did find a "hide".

[mindonstrike]

Originally Posted by johnbyrd

How do I turn off the Marquee and the SND? I don't seem to be able figure this out. I think it is the "turn off" that may be getting me.
Can't find anything that says disable or turn off. I did find a "hide".

Tools/show display - Hide marquee and singers in the lyrics screen tab and preview screen tab. In the intermission screen tab uncheck the box that says "always on - click this off..."
That should turn everything off.

Sam

[RIKKI TIKKI]

Originally Posted by johnbyrd

How do I turn off the Marquee and the SND? I don't seem to be able figure this out. I think it is the "turn off" that may be getting me.
Can't find anything that says disable or turn off. I did find a "hide".

Each of the three screens ( Lyric, Intermission, & Preview ) i.e. Tabs will have a Hide feature that you can check to turn off that segment, or uncheck to let it show as part of that screens display. Snd is the same as the Singers ( Upcoming singer rotation ) bottom segment of 4.02 which is labeled SND in 3.4.

Play around with the features, and see how the appearance changes on the monitors. Jim is giving you his ideas on how to set up your screens. I used his suggestions myself for my show!

Rick
Rikki Tikki Karaoke