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Title: FLAC conversion crashes
Post by: edbro on July 27, 2006, 11:30:53 pm

Queue a bunch of songs for a conversion and then stop the batch before it is done will crash MC 11.1.190 every time.

Title: FLAC conversion crashes
Post by: SwellGuy on July 28, 2006, 02:20:01 pm

Can you give us more specifics? Converting what to what? Update library, during a transfer, etc.

Thanks

Title: FLAC conversion crashes
Post by: edbro on July 28, 2006, 02:37:29 pm

Yes, sorry.
I was converting about 12 flac files to mp3. Conversions tend to overheat my laptop so I have to watch it and abort if temps creep up too high. If I abort the above job before it is finished, MC will simply terminate. I tried this with different files, all flac to mp3, and it always would terminate MC after aborting the conversion.

This is a simple conversion, not transferring to a device. Converting from flac in one directory and having the conversion place the new files in the default directory.

Title: FLAC conversion crashes
Post by: Craig on July 31, 2006, 03:57:31 pm

I've had the conversion crash too.

I have a folder set up as a device, this folder is a synced mp3 version of my flac library.

If I click on cancel while it is being synced, MC crashes out.

Hope this helps

Craig

Title: Re: FLAC conversion crashes
Post by: Matt on August 01, 2006, 09:25:38 am

The FLAC decoder is a 3rd party plugin written by Scot Thompson.  He's a great guy.

Hopefully he can shed some light on this.

Title: Re: FLAC conversion crashes
Post by: scthom on August 01, 2006, 07:57:47 pm

Quote from: Craig on July 31, 2006, 03:57:31 pm

I've had the conversion crash too.

I have a folder set up as a device, this folder is a synced mp3 version of my flac library.

If I click on cancel while it is being synced, MC crashes out.

Quote from: edbro on July 28, 2006, 02:37:29 pm

I was converting about 12 flac files to mp3. Conversions tend to overheat my laptop so I have to watch it and abort if temps creep up too high. If I abort the above job before it is finished, MC will simply terminate. I tried this with different files, all flac to mp3, and it always would terminate MC after aborting the conversion.

This is a simple conversion, not transferring to a device. Converting from flac in one directory and having the conversion place the new files in the default directory.

Do you know which version of the decoder (input) plugin you are using?  (Check by using Tools->Plug-in Manager).  Make sure you have the latest one from http://mcplugins.sourceforge.net.  Is it only 190 or did this happen with 189 or 188?  I had been using 188 without any similar crashes.

Unfortunately, my computer at home is down until parts arrive (should be up and running by this weekend - building a new one so it'll take a day or two to get everything loaded) so I can't verify the bug yet.  In the mean time I can only login from work so I'll be a bit sporadic until then.  Just pretend I'm on vacation somewhere tropical  ::)  I'll work on it when I get back  ;D

Title: Re: FLAC conversion crashes
Post by: Craig on August 02, 2006, 03:48:39 am

Scott,

I didn't noticed the problem untill I checked what edbro had said so I can't confirm whether it's just related to the later builds.

I was using decoder 1.6.6  so i've updated to 1.6.7 and will let you know how it goes.

Craig

Title: Re: FLAC conversion crashes
Post by: scthom on August 05, 2006, 12:09:32 pm

Any update?

PS The computer at home is working now.