Encore, error loading transcode preset?? at DVinfo.net

Bill Mecca · September 19th, 2007, 12:41 PM

I get that error when I try to open a project from a few months ago.
Monday I created a new project and whenever the mouse went over the project window I got a General error. Later I got a "unable to initialise drawing enfironment" error.

I created a new project with the same media as the first example this morning, I try to save, and it hangs. (media is one video file, one audio and one subtitle .txt)

I have a call out to our IT staff since Friday. I do not have admin rights so I cannot reinstall it myself. (yeah yeah I know they have control issues and are headed by old mainframers).

I just looked at the preset folder and the .vpr files are now called .vpr.REJ

what is that about?

Win XP Sp2
Pentium D 3.00 Ghz
2 gig Ram
one sys drive
one media drive.

Bill Mecca · September 19th, 2007, 01:01 PM

Well,

I just went thru and renamed the .vpr.REJ files back to .vpr

Started Encore, went to open the older project, got an error for each and every preset.vpr file and it wouldn't load. went back and looked and the .vpr files were once again vpr.REJ

Bill Mecca · September 20th, 2007, 05:25 PM

tech tried "repairing" the software via remote, didn't work, It rebuilt the preset folder, but still the same errors.

No one else has had or has a similar problem? I'm wondering if MS pushed something in an update or if it was our technogeeks (never ones for testing on anything more than a base system)

Bill Mecca · September 25th, 2007, 07:57 AM

nobody has had a similar problem with encore 2.0?

still waiting on our IT dept to come to life. guess the issue is a local one.
I will post back if I ever get this figured out.

Christian Magnussen · October 17th, 2007, 07:56 PM

Did you find any solution to this problem?

I ran into the same problem, today on a fresh install of windows xp pro sp2 and fresh encore 2.0 install. All updates from Microsoft and adobe installed.

Bill Mecca · October 18th, 2007, 10:19 AM

No solution yet. I think IT has abandoned me.

Even though they deny it, I believe its a conflict created by one of their policies pushed out on the network, or a windows xp update. they think its a hardware issue since they saw errors with the burner in the log. funny though it still burns fine with other software, and I didn't have the issue while burning, but on start up of the program, and how would a burner issue prevent a wav file from playing within the program when it plays find outside?

all questions, no answers.

when I can't provide something the Chief Justice wants, then whose issue will it be?

Christian Magnussen · October 18th, 2007, 06:34 PM

Crap...

Sonic Dvdit works just fine, but not used to it so it takes time...especially with the psd menu's.

The thing is that its the same problem om my laptop.
Both run about the same software setups and Adobe Encore is the ONLY thing not working as it should.

Frustrating as hell since i'm making a promo dvd which might be published together with a magazine in a respectable number up here in the cold north...and using Dvdit is not tempting at all.

So not being an hardware issue i might call adobe tomorrow and hear what they say.

Bill Mecca · October 18th, 2007, 08:44 PM

so just to be clear, you had it working, then it stopped? and you get the .REJ extensions?

I originally got Encore so I could subtitle easily, as a state government agency I have to closed caption all videos to comply with the American with Disabilities Act. So right now I am dead in the water as far as DVD distribution goes.

I bugged IT this afternoon, but am out on a shoot tomorrow so I won't know anything until next week.

But something you said made me wonder if the problem is an SP2 update patch that was installed. I don't have admin rights on the PC in question so not sure if I can remove them myself. I think I can with CCleaner.

If they cannot figure this out, I will have to change programs and getting up to speed will take some time.

sorry for the ramble, long story short, maybe try removing the latest SP2 patch and see if it resumes working.

Bill Mecca · October 24th, 2007, 09:36 AM

Christian,

did you find a solution? I'm still talking with IT about admin rights on this pc. sheesh!

Bill Mecca · November 2nd, 2007, 05:45 PM

Still haven't determined what caused the issue, but it has been resolved. Uninstalled some non essential software, installed all windows updates, uninstall Encore, reinstall, and it appears to be working, though a bit slowly at times, but the PC in question is on the network so that may have something to do with it.

Funny no software had been added after it was working before, nothing had changed, intentionally on the system, but it does appear that there was some conflict.

back to work.

Christian Magnussen · November 4th, 2007, 07:11 PM

Forgot to check back...sorry.

I've been emailing back and forth with Adobe in Norway and haven't actually come any closer to a solution.

I've installed Encore 2.0 on my laptop to and it suffers from the same problem.

Adobe suggest some kind of sw conflict with some of the following sw:
Roxio
K-Lite codec pack
DVD it
AVC Streaming Filter Driver
Creative AC3 Software Decoder

The thing is that all of this have been installed since i got the pc, but maybe in newer versions and so on for the year i've been using this pc.

On my laptop it's about same software installed, but with a different Roxio software and no Creative drivers. Appart from that identical, both Xp Sp2 patching and software setup.

And they also mentions that there might be a problem having Windows Media player 11 installed as Encore 2.0, although i almost suspect this is a "buy CS3 to solve it argument"...

So I've now emailed back and specifically asked if there is any know problems with Encore 2 and Microsoft patches. So i will have to wait and see what they say about that.

Still having to use DvdIT which is a pain in the.....when you're used to the Encore interface, but it works for the preview dvd's I have to make now.

Bill Mecca · November 5th, 2007, 09:36 AM

Christian,

thanks for checking back. We did all the MS updates including IE7, and just this morning when I clicked on an mp3 it had to "validate" for Media Player 11 which it installed. now after your post I need to fire Encore up and see what happens. I only had Media Player 10 on this machine before.

Christian Magnussen · November 5th, 2007, 10:55 AM

Which reminds me, I've only got IE6(using firefox) and WMP11. I'll give the IE7 possibility a go....

Bill Mecca · November 5th, 2007, 06:39 PM

it worked fine today.

so MP11 and IE7 didn't do it any damage.

Christian Magnussen · November 19th, 2007, 07:10 PM

I thought i should share my problem....or solution to it, or what worked in my case.

The problem seem to be I had installed Adobe Encore 2.0 and then K-Lite Codec Pack with the mpeg2 codec to. That for some reason seem to cause problems for Encore, or it's the ffdshow, I'm not sure with ffdshow though just dropped it.

So the solution was to uninstall K-lite, uninstall Encore 2.0 then install Encore 2.0 and K-Lite at the end. But skip the Mpeg2 parts, and I skipped ffdshow to just to be sure and i don't need that either.

September 19th, 2007, 12:41 PM	#1
Bill Mecca Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 475	Encore, error loading transcode preset?? I get that error when I try to open a project from a few months ago. Monday I created a new project and whenever the mouse went over the project window I got a General error. Later I got a "unable to initialise drawing enfironment" error. I created a new project with the same media as the first example this morning, I try to save, and it hangs. (media is one video file, one audio and one subtitle .txt) I have a call out to our IT staff since Friday. I do not have admin rights so I cannot reinstall it myself. (yeah yeah I know they have control issues and are headed by old mainframers). I just looked at the preset folder and the .vpr files are now called .vpr.REJ what is that about? Win XP Sp2 Pentium D 3.00 Ghz 2 gig Ram one sys drive one media drive. __________________ Award-winning Pine Barrens Documentary! Video, Audio, Music & More

September 19th, 2007, 01:01 PM	#2
Bill Mecca Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 475	Well, I just went thru and renamed the .vpr.REJ files back to .vpr Started Encore, went to open the older project, got an error for each and every preset.vpr file and it wouldn't load. went back and looked and the .vpr files were once again vpr.REJ __________________ Award-winning Pine Barrens Documentary! Video, Audio, Music & More

September 20th, 2007, 05:25 PM	#3
Bill Mecca Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 475	tech tried "repairing" the software via remote, didn't work, It rebuilt the preset folder, but still the same errors. No one else has had or has a similar problem? I'm wondering if MS pushed something in an update or if it was our technogeeks (never ones for testing on anything more than a base system) __________________ Award-winning Pine Barrens Documentary! Video, Audio, Music & More

September 25th, 2007, 07:57 AM	#4
Bill Mecca Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 475	nobody has had a similar problem with encore 2.0? still waiting on our IT dept to come to life. guess the issue is a local one. I will post back if I ever get this figured out. __________________ Award-winning Pine Barrens Documentary! Video, Audio, Music & More

October 18th, 2007, 10:19 AM	#6
Bill Mecca Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 475	No solution yet. I think IT has abandoned me. Even though they deny it, I believe its a conflict created by one of their policies pushed out on the network, or a windows xp update. they think its a hardware issue since they saw errors with the burner in the log. funny though it still burns fine with other software, and I didn't have the issue while burning, but on start up of the program, and how would a burner issue prevent a wav file from playing within the program when it plays find outside? all questions, no answers. when I can't provide something the Chief Justice wants, then whose issue will it be? __________________ Award-winning Pine Barrens Documentary! Video, Audio, Music & More

October 17th, 2007, 07:56 PM	#5
Christian Magnussen Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 191	Did you find any solution to this problem? I ran into the same problem, today on a fresh install of windows xp pro sp2 and fresh encore 2.0 install. All updates from Microsoft and adobe installed.

October 18th, 2007, 06:34 PM	#7
Christian Magnussen Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 191	Crap... Sonic Dvdit works just fine, but not used to it so it takes time...especially with the psd menu's. The thing is that its the same problem om my laptop. Both run about the same software setups and Adobe Encore is the ONLY thing not working as it should. Frustrating as hell since i'm making a promo dvd which might be published together with a magazine in a respectable number up here in the cold north...and using Dvdit is not tempting at all. So not being an hardware issue i might call adobe tomorrow and hear what they say.

October 18th, 2007, 08:44 PM	#8
Bill Mecca Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 475	so just to be clear, you had it working, then it stopped? and you get the .REJ extensions? I originally got Encore so I could subtitle easily, as a state government agency I have to closed caption all videos to comply with the American with Disabilities Act. So right now I am dead in the water as far as DVD distribution goes. I bugged IT this afternoon, but am out on a shoot tomorrow so I won't know anything until next week. But something you said made me wonder if the problem is an SP2 update patch that was installed. I don't have admin rights on the PC in question so not sure if I can remove them myself. I think I can with CCleaner. If they cannot figure this out, I will have to change programs and getting up to speed will take some time. sorry for the ramble, long story short, maybe try removing the latest SP2 patch and see if it resumes working. __________________ Award-winning Pine Barrens Documentary! Video, Audio, Music & More

October 24th, 2007, 09:36 AM	#9
Bill Mecca Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 475	Christian, did you find a solution? I'm still talking with IT about admin rights on this pc. sheesh! __________________ Award-winning Pine Barrens Documentary! Video, Audio, Music & More

November 2nd, 2007, 05:45 PM	#10
Bill Mecca Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 475	Still haven't determined what caused the issue, but it has been resolved. Uninstalled some non essential software, installed all windows updates, uninstall Encore, reinstall, and it appears to be working, though a bit slowly at times, but the PC in question is on the network so that may have something to do with it. Funny no software had been added after it was working before, nothing had changed, intentionally on the system, but it does appear that there was some conflict. back to work. __________________ Award-winning Pine Barrens Documentary! Video, Audio, Music & More

November 4th, 2007, 07:11 PM	#11
Christian Magnussen Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 191	Forgot to check back...sorry. I've been emailing back and forth with Adobe in Norway and haven't actually come any closer to a solution. I've installed Encore 2.0 on my laptop to and it suffers from the same problem. Adobe suggest some kind of sw conflict with some of the following sw: Roxio K-Lite codec pack DVD it AVC Streaming Filter Driver Creative AC3 Software Decoder The thing is that all of this have been installed since i got the pc, but maybe in newer versions and so on for the year i've been using this pc. On my laptop it's about same software installed, but with a different Roxio software and no Creative drivers. Appart from that identical, both Xp Sp2 patching and software setup. And they also mentions that there might be a problem having Windows Media player 11 installed as Encore 2.0, although i almost suspect this is a "buy CS3 to solve it argument"... So I've now emailed back and specifically asked if there is any know problems with Encore 2 and Microsoft patches. So i will have to wait and see what they say about that. Still having to use DvdIT which is a pain in the.....when you're used to the Encore interface, but it works for the preview dvd's I have to make now.

November 5th, 2007, 09:36 AM	#12
Bill Mecca Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 475	Christian, thanks for checking back. We did all the MS updates including IE7, and just this morning when I clicked on an mp3 it had to "validate" for Media Player 11 which it installed. now after your post I need to fire Encore up and see what happens. I only had Media Player 10 on this machine before. __________________ Award-winning Pine Barrens Documentary! Video, Audio, Music & More

November 5th, 2007, 10:55 AM	#13
Christian Magnussen Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 191	Which reminds me, I've only got IE6(using firefox) and WMP11. I'll give the IE7 possibility a go....

November 5th, 2007, 06:39 PM	#14
Bill Mecca Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 475	it worked fine today. so MP11 and IE7 didn't do it any damage. __________________ Award-winning Pine Barrens Documentary! Video, Audio, Music & More

November 19th, 2007, 07:10 PM	#15
Christian Magnussen Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 191	I thought i should share my problem....or solution to it, or what worked in my case. The problem seem to be I had installed Adobe Encore 2.0 and then K-Lite Codec Pack with the mpeg2 codec to. That for some reason seem to cause problems for Encore, or it's the ffdshow, I'm not sure with ffdshow though just dropped it. So the solution was to uninstall K-lite, uninstall Encore 2.0 then install Encore 2.0 and K-Lite at the end. But skip the Mpeg2 parts, and I skipped ffdshow to just to be sure and i don't need that either.