DVDFab 6.2.0.5 Preview doesn't work right for me.

[zZz]

Yes, I'm glad too, tli. I want to thank all you guys for your great input in this matter, and through some miracle, we seem to have talked through and worked out the problem to a happy conclusion. Kudos to all you guys! Let's hope that Fengtao can solve this problem that exists, so that it doesn't reappear in future versions of this fantastic piece of software.

[tli]

... Another puzzling thing is why does zZz get a separate ActiveMovie Window when it's supposed to play in the little lower-left preview window that can be maximized? Anyone get this same behavior?

The ActiveMovie Window occurred when the CyberLink Video/SP Decoder [used for PowerDVD 5] is selected, instead of the DVDFab Video Decoder, for the DirectShow Filter's Video Decoder selection in DVDFab 6's preferences.

... I definitely think DVD Shrink had something to do with fixing DVDFab's behavior. ...

Possible, but unlikely, as my test boxes had DVDShrink running on them too, and still no Preview. Anyway, glad that it's working for you now.

Maybe DVD Shrink fixed DVDFab's malfunctioning behavior and even though it was removed afterwards, the fix took hold and remained. Sort of like throwing a switch.

I have been thinking about this more, and without understanding the technical reasons, I think that IS (was) the problem.

Although the other way round.

Can someone who is more into the technical side of all this, when you have time, look at it?

Although I have used DVDFab for some time I only recently found these forums, so I was doing the copying as best I could. On my old computer and then on this new one I used to put any DVDs I had bought through DVDFab to remove the protections, then through DVD Shrink to shrink them, then back to DVDFab with those files to backup.

It was only after I started using these forums that I began doing the whole thing with DVDFab, and stopped using DVD Shrink at all and about the same time I downloaded the new 6.2.0.5, this was when the preview suddenly started working for the first time in ages.

There surely has to be some connection???

[zZz]

Okay, this is really weird.

I had DVD Shrink on my computer, and I used to use it in conjunction with DVDFab, however I removed it completely from my computer recently.

Maybe DVD Shrink fixed DVDFab's malfunctioning behavior and even though it was removed afterwards, the fix took hold and remained. Sort of like throwing a switch.

Thanks, but I didn't know. I never even heard of it 'til today.

Okay, two observations to report. DVDFab 6.2.0.5's Preview screen is now, strangely, working (with video and audio) on my machine using the default "DVDFab Video Decoder". This happened after I ran DVD Shrink and outputted a project to an output folder. This is freaking crazy, right? Maybe DVD Shrink did something. I don't know what but, it's freaking weird! Second observation. I downloaded and installed ffdshow and selected it for both video and audio and it too works normally as the default DVDFab Decoder. Like davidh said, all of a sudden, DVDFab's preview started working correctly. I definitely think DVD Shrink had something to do with fixing DVDFab's behavior. What that is, I haven't the foggiest.

Okay, this is really weird.

I had DVD Shrink on my computer, and I used to use it in conjunction with DVDFab, however I removed it completely from my computer recently.

[zZz]

'course it's free. http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffdshow-tryout/

Thanks, but I didn't know. I never even heard of it 'til today.

Okay, two observations to report. DVDFab 6.2.0.5's Preview screen is now, strangely, working (with video and audio) on my machine using the default "DVDFab Video Decoder". This happened after I ran DVD Shrink and outputted a project to an output folder. This is freaking crazy, right? Maybe DVD Shrink did something. I don't know what but, it's freaking weird! Second observation. I downloaded and installed ffdshow and selected it for both video and audio and it too works normally as the default DVDFab Decoder. Like davidh said, all of a sudden, DVDFab's preview started working correctly. I definitely think DVD Shrink had something to do with fixing DVDFab's behavior. What that is, I haven't the foggiest.

[toaddub]

Several of you have mentioned this ffdshow and that it works for you. I take it that you mean it works, playing the video and sound in the DVDFab Preview screen, correct? Okay, so what decoder is this? Where can I get it? And, is it free? I'd like to try it out and see what happens.

'course it's free. http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffdshow-tryout/

[zZz]

The Internal option never had sound and does not now.

I never opted for the Internal decoder. I always left the bullet in the default setting of "DVDFab Video Decoder". I only tried the Internal decoder to see if it acted correctly playing with sound. I see now that as you said, Internal doesn't play with sound. Thanks for clearing that up.

The DirectShow option works with many (but not all) decoders. You can mix and match the video and audio decoders from different sources if necessary to find a pair that will work correctly on your system. The dvdfab, ffdshow, Elecard and Cyberlink have worked well for me. I did have problems with a version of ffdshow shortly after the feature was added. XP SP3 w/ATI graphics.

Several of you have mentioned this ffdshow and that it works for you. I take it that you mean it works, playing the video and sound in the DVDFab Preview screen, correct? Okay, so what decoder is this? Where can I get it? And, is it free? I'd like to try it out and see what happens.

[toaddub]

Good to know on the Internal option.

Another puzzling thing is why does zZz get a separate ActiveMovie Window when it's supposed to play in the little lower-left preview window that can be maximized? Anyone get this same behavior?

[zZz]

Same here on XP Pro SP3.
But I got video and sound with ffdshow Video Decoder and ffdhow Audio Decoder selected.

Hey, cool! toaddub! You're here, too! I'm so glad you chimed in as well! Awesome!

DXVA is enabled only if your graphic card supports it. Look under GPU Acceleration option.

My video is outputted right out of the motherboard of my machine, so I guess it doesn't have this DXVA feature thingie, whatever that is. What is DXVA and what can it do?

It's correct. 2010 has not arrived yet. The date is in DD/MM/YYYY format, not what you're used to seeing in US date format.

Oh. I thought it was going to be its release date in 2010. So, it's in European-style format, then? I thought Fengtao was Chinese. Isn't it? Does China follow the European-style date format? You know, personally, I like and wish it was the standard, if the date was in YYYY/MM/DD format. Why? It would make sorting by date a whole hell of a lot easier in computing. Just add that date format to the front of the files you save and then sort that column and voila! Sorted by date!

Anyways, maybe someone close in contact with fengtao should let him aware of this problem that it happens on some XP system.

Him? Fengtao is a man? Not a company?

[signals]

The Internal option never had sound and does not now.

The DirectShow option works with many (but not all) decoders. You can mix and match the video and audio decoders from different sources if necessary to find a pair that will work correctly on your system. The dvdfab, ffdshow, Elecard and Cyberlink have worked well for me. I did have problems with a version of ffdshow shortly after the feature was added. XP SP3 w/ATI graphics.

[AGJ]

You know, I found a bug in version 6.2.1.0 already. The date at the top-left of the program says "DVDFab 6.2.1.0 (1/12/2009)" They got the year wrong. It should've been 1/12/2010.

Actually that is not a bug it is the date the Beta was released 01/Dec/2009 check the Sub-forum for the beta releases and see the date the thread was started

[toaddub]

Using the "internal" option, I got no sound.
Using the "DirectShow" option with the DVDFab Video decoder and the DVDFab Audio decoder, it worked perfectly.

Same here on XP Pro SP3.

Using the "Directshow" with the ffdshow filters that I have installed, I got no sound.

But I got video and sound with ffdshow Video Decoder and ffdhow Audio Decoder selected.

DXVA was not available--grayed out--in all 3 of my XP test platforms. Don't know if it makes any difference, but just curious, what display adapter is in your XP system? All mine are ATI-based.

Mine too is greyed. What the heck is wrong with this version?

DXVA is enabled only if your graphic card supports it. Look under GPU Acceleration option.

You know, I found a bug in version 6.2.1.0 already. The date at the top-left of the program says "DVDFab 6.2.1.0 (1/12/2009)" They got the year wrong. It should've been 1/12/2010.

It's correct. 2010 has not arrived yet. The date is in DD/MM/YYYY format, not what you're used to seeing in US date format.

Anyways, maybe someone close in contact with fengtao should let him aware of this problem that it happens on some XP system.

Hey, I'm new around here. I don't know the lay of the land yet. Thanks for the link you provided, David. I did manage to find that Beta Versions forum on my own, though, after I posted that last comment. Thank you just the same for providing me the link.

You know, I found a bug in version 6.2.1.0 already. The date at the top-left of the program says "DVDFab 6.2.1.0 (1/12/2009)" They got the year wrong. It should've been 1/12/2010.

I give up, I will do what I should have done and leave you to the Moderators.

[zZz]

From the latest beta versions.......

Hey, I'm new around here. I don't know the lay of the land yet. Thanks for the link you provided, David. I did manage to find that Beta Versions forum on my own, though, after I posted that last comment. Thank you just the same for providing me the link.

You know, I found a bug in version 6.2.1.0 already. The date at the top-left of the program says "DVDFab 6.2.1.0 (1/12/2009)" They got the year wrong. It should've been 1/12/2010.