Problems with Hoster 4.04 and Xp

[Skybird74]

Originally Posted by RIKKI TIKKI

Thanks Sky & Laddie,

Not too concerned with video or video/mux problems, except for my future logo applications that I would like to feature during intermission screen. Will try and stay with 4.04 and pinpoint for the beta testers, and Admin current problems with the XP operating system, so their trials have the benefit of KJ's running the latest upgrade, that will lead to fixes for 4.05. The only drawback is losing the updated singer's rotation when having to switch back to 3.4 after a lock-up, or lyric sync issue. I've got shows on Wed, Fri, and Sat this week and will make a determination on stability of 4.04 after a tweak or two with drivers, and resolutions with settings for high definition T.V.'s that a couple of these venues have changed to for Football season. I'll be back!

Rick
Rikki Tikki Karaoke

Hey Rikki, do you Save your current playlist frequently? If so, then you should be able to open it up in 3.4 (according to the Manual), except songs added from Singer's disks. If not, then there is a problem.

[hwheeler43]

Hey Fran, I imported 7 new CDGs last night and worked great with 4.04. Not sure what could have caused your issue. The only problem I have encountered with 4.04 is that while I was importing I had Microsoft Defender updating at the same time. After the import I tried playing one of the songs and then video stopped for a bit. I then realized that Defender was doing a scan. I stopped the scan and exited Defender and restarted Hoster. I then played the file in question all the way through and it worked fine. My point to all this is that a lot of problems are probably being caused by background programs running.

[RIKKI TIKKI]

Originally Posted by Skybird74

Hey Rikki, do you Save your current playlist frequently? If so, then you should be able to open it up in 3.4 (according to the Manual), except songs added from Singer's disks. If not, then there is a problem.

Sky,

Never have saved playlist, no need to! Usually set up a few songs from singers playlist db and then shuffle them to rotation order. If I go back to 3.4 from 4.04 the playlist is the original without the changes, and also shows played songs if I'm already into the show. Jim says its a known problem, possibly a bug, so I'll be extra careful with 4.04, playing show in manual mode instead of auto, and see if I can wait out the fix in 4.05. I'll post anything new that occurs, or if show runs smoothly this week!

Rick
Rikki Tikki Karaoke

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by RIKKI TIKKI

Sky,

Never have saved playlist, no need to! Usually set up a few songs from singers playlist db and then shuffle them to rotation order. If I go back to 3.4 from 4.04 the playlist is the original without the changes, and also shows played songs if I'm already into the show. Jim says its a known problem, possibly a bug, so I'll be extra careful with 4.04, playing show in manual mode instead of auto, and see if I can wait out the fix in 4.05. I'll post anything new that occurs, or if show runs smoothly this week!

Rick
Rikki Tikki Karaoke

Have you tried opening 3.4 before you close 4.04? That should transfer the playlist exactly as it is.

[RIKKI TIKKI]

Dale,

Create a playlist from singers database, move songs around to rotation order, play a song.... while it is playing (Auto Mode), add a couple of new songs or singers from singers database, stop song. Open 3.40 and see if the newer songs are not truncated, or left out in that playlist? If you had been in your show for a while when you try to revert back to 3.4, you will probably get those already played songs as well.

This is kinda how my last experience with show created the problem.

Rick
Rikki Tikki Karaoke

[Skybird74]

Originally Posted by RIKKI TIKKI
Sky,

Never have saved playlist, no need to! Usually set up a few songs from singers playlist db and then shuffle them to rotation order. If I go back to 3.4 from 4.04 the playlist is the original without the changes, and also shows played songs if I'm already into the show. Jim says its a known problem, possibly a bug, so I'll be extra careful with 4.04, playing show in manual mode instead of auto, and see if I can wait out the fix in 4.05. I'll post anything new that occurs, or if show runs smoothly this week!

Rick
Rikki Tikki Karaoke

You stated above that you "never have saved playlist". If 3.4 doesn't know you changed the playlist in 4.04, then maybe "saving it" before you open 3.4 will. It doesn't hurt to try