I've had some strange and serious problems using PB on a show. I would be conforted if I had an explanation.
SYSTEM:
- 1 Server Lite w. PB Manager rev 9088
- 1 Server Lite as client w. PB rev 9088
ENVOLVED MEDIA:
- .m2v videos (CBR, wt fps),
- .mpg videos (and .mpg alpha channel) converted frome some PNG Image Sequences by Image Converter,
- .png images.
(All media had 1920x1080 resution).
PROJECT:
Basically I had two video layers with crossfading videos ("locked to time" or on "freerun", depending on the needs).
Also I had other three video layers with PNG images or .m2v videos + alpha channel (on "BW Media as Mask" FX) ad .x warp meshes.
USED FXs:
Only levels, ColorContrastBrightness ane Crop Edges.
ANOMALIES:
1) Sometimes, when loading the project, PB flagged some .m2v and .x files as "inconsistent", but removing and reloading them in the project asset they were successively recognized as correct/completely loaded.
In some cases PB showed some errors on .x and .png files (<<One or more serious problems occurred. Engine display may be inconsistent with the GUI. (...) Bad type file.>> or <<No unpadded system memory available>>).
2) Also some PNG Image Sequences were recognized as "inconsistent". They were successively converted in .mpg videos with the relatives .mpg alpha channels by Image Converter, then they were flagged as correct files.
3) For numerous times PB client "freezed" itself on a frame or in a point of the timeline (every time different) without the possibility to "unfreeze" it! These anomalies could occur not only jumping in the timeline, but also with a simple and linear playing.
4) In one point of the timeline a video had to crossfade another video, but the second video were showed only in the output preview but not in the client output, so it resulted a "crossfade to black". Only removing the video from the asset, reloading and dragging it on the second container it was finally showed on the client output.
Have you got any idea of the causes of these strange and inexplicable anomalies?
