Encore CS5 has started freezing on "Preparing project for build..." in disk burn attempt
After routinely burning DVDs with Encore CS5, the program has started freezing after I choose my settings and click "BUILD" on a window that reads, "Preparing project for build..."
I checked for solutions online and read about problems with Quicktime versions after 7.5.5. So I uninstalled Quicktime and installed the 7.5.5 version. Still had problem.
I reinstalled Encore. Still had problem.
Further research suggested I install the Roxio patch
PX Engine 4.18.16a I installed the patch. Still had problem.
I reinstalled the latest version of Quicktime v 7.7.4 Still had problem
On my desktop computer, I'm running
Windows 7 ultimate 64 bit
Intel i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80Ghz 2.80Ghz
24 GB RAM
nvidia Quadro GX 4800
Raid config on my data drives
Luckily, I also have Encore loaded as a part of the CS5 suite on a laptop computer, so I transfered the project files to the laptop, which burned the program without a problem. This tells me the problem is with the program on my desktop and now with the project files.
LAPTOP:
Windows 7 Professional - 64 bit
Intel i7 CPU 2620M @ 2.70 Ghz 2.70 Ghz
4 GB RAM
nvidia NVS 4200M
I'd appreciate any suggestions about how to get my desktop to again burn DVDs in encore.
Message was edited by: Dan 101 Just realized that when I reinstalled Encore, I got a message that instructed me to shut down two processes. One was related to Encore, the other was something like dynamiclink.exe. I couldn't find any such process running when I checked the Task Manager, so I couldn't shut it down before I continued with the installation. Could this be related to the issue?
I am not using any quicktime files. I started with 1920 x 1080p avi files to build a number of Permiere projects (one for each chapter of a 50 minute DVD, then converted these segments into H.264 files, (with an .mp4 extension) and built a master Premiere project. I used H.264 files because it seemed the best option to keep the quality as high as possible before converting to m2v files. Then I converted the master Premiere project into m2v and wav files which are being used by Encore. Should I convert the individual projects into another format (rather than H.264) to build the master project? Does Encore look at the files converted to m2v from mp4 as Quicktime files? Could I avoid this by converting to Microsoft AVI or Uncompressed Microsoft AVI to buld my master project? I didn't built the entire project into one master premiere project from the start because I was concerned it would be too complex with all the elements and tracks.
Now I can work with Encore and burn files, but the Encore program routinely freezes after I burn a disk. The Quicktime thing is a puzzle, especially because I stopped getting the freeze when attempting to burn disks after I reinstalled Quicktime 7.6.5. I was trying a number of things and kept a log. Now I'm trying to figure out why the program freezes after a disk has burned. I turned off Windows DVD Maker, Windows Media Center, and Windows Media Player, rebooted and turned the features on again, but that didn't seem to have an impact. Also, when I attempt to make changes to a subtitle track, I see the changes in the subtitle track, but they don't appear in the burned disk -- unless I delete a subtitle and recreate it.
Does the Roxio PX engine have any bearing on this?
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Set-Up might differ
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Action taken
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• Share as HD to iDVD - never give any gain but if it works the resulting DVD is less quality than if SD-quality was shared
fps - set
•I only use PAL (25fps)
Yours Bengt W -
getting error message "cannot prepare project for publishing (-50)" and, subsequently, it won't publish the bloody thing. I have publsihed many videos previous to this one so I have no idea waht is going on.
So, my question is -- WHAT IS GOING ON?!!Hi
See if this might help
Error -50
Error -50 paramErr Error in user parameter list
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