Turbine Video Engine SDK Release History

Blue Pacific Support — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:17:00 GMT

Abstract:

The following table lists the enhancements introduced on each build of Turbine Video Engine SDK:

Build

Enhancements

4.1.101.0

- New method added to encode video from a memory buffer: EncodeSequenceMemoryFrame.
- New C++ sample showing how to encode video from a memory buffer.
- Updated to use QuickTime 7.
- Fixed an issue that could cause the SDK to hang with a problematic DirectShow codec.
- Fixed an issue that could cause the SDK to hang when resizing some videos.
- AR (Aspect Ratio) can now be controlled by changing the properties VideoWidth and VideoHeight.
- Manual revision 4.1.0.

4.0.709.0

- Fixed an issue when encoding audio only with the ISO transport.
- Metadata is now working with the ISO transport.
- New transport: RAW.
- New sample showing how to extract audio to MP3 by using the RAW transport.
- Manual revision 4.0.2.

4.0.708.0

- New H.264 codec added. H.264 is a high quality video format implemented in the latest update to Adobe Flash Player.
- SWF format is now compatible with Flash 9.
- Fixed an issue with LastFrameIntra property.
- Fixed an issue with EncodeSequenceFrame which was causing problems when different time intervals were being used.
- EncodeSequenceAudio now throws an exception if the audio file is not found.
- Corrected an invalid parameter in VideoLastFrameIntra and VideoDeblocking properties (.NET interface).
- Several examples added showing

Evaluation Watermark Appears on Registered Version

Blue Pacific Support — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:16:00 GMT

Abstract:

Symptoms
	After installing the registered version of Turbine Video Engine SDK (TVE SDK), the evaluation watermark still appears.

Solution
	Please review the following items, whose absence can be causing the problem: Make sure you installed the Registered setup and not the Evaluation setup. The filename for the Registered setup version will include the word 'Registered'. Check whether the TVE SDK DLL file is the registered version: in Windows Explorer right-click on the Turbine.TVE4.dll or TVE4COM.dll file, then select Properties, then select the Version Tab - the word Registered should appear on the Description field. Do a system wide search for these DLLs if in doubt. Make sure to fully restart the web server. When using Microsoft IIS, this might require a restart of the W3SVC service or a machine reboot. After these steps are correctly reviewed/performed, TVE SDK should be running in its full registered version.

The information in this article appli

New Build 7.1.000.2 for ASP / ASP.NET Turbine Available

Blue Pacific Support — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:39:00 GMT

Abstract:

A new build for ASP / ASP.NET Turbine is now available - build 7.1.000.2 contains the following enhancements:

Added support for Flash 8 textfields which were preventing most of Flash 8 templates to work.
Added support for Microsoft network paths such as \
etworkpass\file.ext.

The latest build can be downloaded from the Product Download Area or from the Registered Download area.

The information in this article applies to:

ASP Turbine 7
ASP.NET Turbine 7

ASP/ASP.NET Turbine 7 Release History

Blue Pacific Support — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:33:00 GMT

Abstract:

The following table lists the enhancements introduced on each build of ASP Turbine 7 and ASP.NET Turbine 7:

Build

Enhancements

7.1.000

- Added support for Flash 8 textfields which were preventing most of the Flash 8 templates to work.
- Added support for Microsoft network paths such as \
etworkpass\file.ext

7.0.432

- A new dll has been created for .NET 2.0 with a different version number (7.0.500.8) - all the other versions remain with the previous build number.

7.0.432

- Fixed a text layout issue causing extra vertical line spacing to be generated on some situations.
- Fixed an issue that could cause images to display scaling artifacts on PDF output.
- Corrected a problem that caused Turbine variables used inside onClipEvent handlers (on Flash .swf templates only) not to be expanded.
- Solved a problem with text fields on PDF output that could cause the displayed text to become invisible.
- Solved a problem with incorrect handling of the <LineStyleClear/> tag.
- Solved an issue that could prevent Turbine variable expansion inside certain MML scripting blocks.
- Corrected a problem that caused image transparency to not be preserved when using the resample attribute.
- Fixed a rare issue with complex glyphs on OpenType fonts.
- Added a workaround for reading MP3 files with broken ID3v2 tags.
- Manu

Loading Images from a Network Path

Blue Pacific Support — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:29:00 GMT

Abstract:

Warning: This article only applies to PHP Turbine as this problem as been fixed for ASP/ASP.NET Turbine and Turbine SDK. Symptoms
	When loading images from network paths, such as \\share\images\img.jpg, Turbine generates the following error: [e] In - out.swf - Text Field (frame 2) on frame 0: Error loading image '/share/images/img.jpg' at line 1

Cause
	Turbine does not recognize network paths as valid path format.

Workaround
	Map the network path to a virtual drive.

The information in this article applies to:

PHP Turbine 7 Windows

New Build 7.1.000.2 for Turbine SDK Available

Blue Pacific Support — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:58:00 GMT

Abstract:

A new build for Turbine SDK is now available - build 7.1.000.2 contains the following enhancements:

Added support for Flash 8 textfields which were preventing most of Flash 8 templates to work.
Added support for Microsoft network paths such as \
etworkpass\file.ext.

The latest build can be downloaded from the Product Download Area or from the Registered Download area.

The information in this article applies to:

Turbine 7 SDK

Turbine 7 SDK Release History

Blue Pacific Support — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:49:00 GMT

Abstract:

The following table lists the enhancements introduced on each build of Turbine 7 SDK:

Build

Enhancements

7.1.000

- Added support for Flash 8 textfields which were preventing most of the Flash 8 templates to work.
- Added support for Microsoft network paths such as \
etworkpass\file.ext

7.0.432

- A new dll has been created for .NET 2.0 with a different version number (7.0.500.4) - all the other versions remain with the previous build number.

7.0.432

- Fixed a text layout issue causing extra vertical line spacing to be generated on some situations.
- Fixed an issue that could cause images to display scaling artifacts on PDF output.<

Deploy Turbine 7 for .NET 1.1 and 2.0

Blue Pacific Support — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:02:00 GMT

Abstract:

Introduction
	Turbine 7 includes two different dlls for two different .NET versions.

Information
	This KB article shows how to deploy Turbine 7 .NET interface for both .NET version 1.1 and 2.0. Deploying Turbine 7 to a .NET website is as simple as following these simple steps: Deploying for .NET 1.1 Locate the bin directory located in your Turbine 7 root installation directory. Copy the contents of this directory to your website bin directory. Deploying for .NET 2.0 Locate the bin_dotnet_20 directory located in your Turbine 7 root installation directory. Copy the contents of this directory to your website bin directory. After you copy the extra dlls to your bin directory, if you still get an error message, then you need to install VC++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package. Consult the Microsoft website for further information about installing a .NET component by using the XCopy method

Playing Videos from a Different Path

Blue Pacific Support — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:49:00 GMT

Abstract:

Introduction

Turbine Video Encoder saves the encoded videos as several files: .html, .swf, .flv and .jpg files, which are saved in the same folder. It is sometimes useful to have the .swf and .flv files in a different folder - for example into a separate media/ folder, different than the folder where the .html file will be located.
This article applies in a similar way to playing video files generated by Turbine Video Engine SDK.

Solution

For this to happen we must change a few attributes inside the <Object> and <Embed> tags that display the video in the .html file. This also applies to any other HTML file, for example dynamic HTML generated from ASP or PHP.

To do this we'll need to edit the HTML file as in the following steps, which assume the video is called video.swf (that is: originally saved as video.flv, video.html, etc.) and will be located in a folder named media:

Move all files, except the .html file into the new location inside the media/ folder.
Edit the .html file: inside the <Object> tag which displays the Flash player, locate the movie attribute of the <param> tag:
<param name="movie" value="video.swf">
And change it to the new path:
<param name="movie" value="media/video.swf">
After this tag, add a base <param> attribute which sets the base directory for the loaded media - take care to leave the final slash as in "media/":
<param name="base" value="media/">

Now we'll do the

HRESULT 0x800736B1

Blue Pacific Support — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:18:00 GMT

Abstract:

Symptoms
	Running a .NET application with TVE SDK you get the following error message: This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800736B1) Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Cause
	Your system lacks a required Microsoft dll. After installing this dll the problem should be solved.

Solution
	TVE SDK requires VC++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package which can be freely downloaded from Microsoft website: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=200B2FD9-AE1A-4A14-984D-389C36F85647 After installing it, TVE SDK should now run without any kind of problem.

Blue Pacific Software Announces Partnership with Print2Flash

Blue Pacific Support — Mon, 26 May 2008 04:39:00 GMT

Abstract:

Information
	Blue Pacific Software is proud to announce a partnership with Print2Flash which allows us to Resell their flagship product Print2Flash. Print2Flash is a virtual Windows printer that creates interactive Adobe Flash movies from any printable document for easy publishing on the web.

The information in this article applies to:

Print2Flash

Extract Audio from a Video to MP3

Blue Pacific Support — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:30:00 GMT

Abstract:

Introduction
	TVE SDK allows extraction of audio from a video to MP3 format.

Solution
	By using the new "raw" transport it is very simple to autput MP3. Do as follows: Set the transport to raw by setting the OutputFormat property to "raw". Set the audio encoder to MP3 by setting the AudioEncoder property to "MP3". Set the video encoder to none by setting the VideoEncoder property to "none". The SDK includes a ready to use example on how to output MP3. Download the evaluation and look inside the /examples/vbscript/ directory.

The information in this article applies to:

TVE SDK

Pentium 4 Speed Optimization

Blue Pacific Support — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:21:00 GMT

Abstract:

Introduction
	Speed is a major concern when dealing with video which files are typically large and therefore the encoding process is very CPU intensive.

Information
	TVE, TVU and TVE SDK are optimized for Pentium 4 SSE2 so when running in a Pentium 4 machine it takes advantage of this optimization boosting the encoding speeds to nearly twice as fast than in other processors. Thread encoding priority can be changed in TVE SDK by using the EncodeAsyncPriority property.

The information in this article applies to:

TVE SDK
Turbine Video Encoder
Turbine Video Uploader

Better Quality Encoding

Blue Pacific Support — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:12:00 GMT

Abstract:

Introduction

Video encoding quality depends on the encoding bitrate as well as the characteristics of the source video: videos with a lot of action will always be harder to compress than still videos (at the same bitrate). However it's often possible to increase quality by changing some settings from the default values included in the base Presets.

Information

Better quality encoding can be obtained by changing a number of settings:

Increasing bitrate in video (the VideoBitRate property) and audio (Audio MP3BitRate or AudioADPCMBits properties) naturally increases quality. Or lower the video frame size (VideoWidth/Height property) and/or the frame rate (VideoFrameRate property): this will lower the amount of actual data compressed, allowing better quality for the same bitrate. In most cases source video quality might be overkill for web Flash video: for example lowering the frame rate from 30 FPS to 20 or the frame image to 75% original size will produce better video quality at the same bitrate without significant quality loss.
Using VBR2 encoding will usually produce better results (VideoMethod property). Or if bandwidth is not an issue, encoding at Constant Quality (KQ) with better quantizer settings will produce perfect results.

The period for intra frames (complete frames) might be too small, wasting bandwidth. This can be changed in the VideoIntraFramePeriod

Supported Video Files

Blue Pacific Support — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:10:00 GMT

Abstract:

Introduction
	What kind of video files does TVE, TVU and TVE SDK support? Although the software supports many input video formats, you may encounter some problems when trying to encode some kind of video files.

Information
	As a rule of thumb, if one can play a video by using either Windows Media Player or QuickTime Player, then TVE, TVU and the SDK can also handle it. If it doesn't play, you may be missing a codec. You can check which codec is missing by using AVIcodec a freeware software available here: http://avicodec.duby.info/ TVE, TVU and The SDK can also handle AVI formats with user installed codecs. The most common video formats supported are: Windows Media (AVI, WMV, ASF, WMA, WAV, using any AVI/WM codecs like DIVX, XDIV, etc.); QuickTime (MOV, QT, DV, AAC, AIF/AIFF, using any QuickTime codecs); MPEG (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MP3); Mobile Phones (3GP, 3G2). To learn how to maximize the number of video types TVE, TVU and the SDK can handle, please refer to the KB article linked in the "Related Articles" section below.

The information in this article applies to:

TVE SDK
Turbine Video Encoder

Turbine Video Upload

Encode DVD / VOB video to Flash Video

Blue Pacific Support — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:07:00 GMT

Abstract:

Introduction
	Does our video software support DVD / VOB video as input? The answer is yes, if you install the right software.

Solution
	To be able to use DVD / VOB video as input you must install the latest K-Lite MPEG Codec pack, an open source MPEG codec pack available at: http://www.codecguide.com/download_other.htm#klmpeg
	After installing this codec, the software should be able to deal with the DVD / VOB video format.

The information in this article applies to:

Encode Real Video Files to Flash Video

Blue Pacific Support — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:06:00 GMT

Abstract:

Introduction
	Does our video software support Real Video files as input? The answer is yes, if you install the right software.

Solution
	To be able to use Real Video files as input you must install the latest version of Real Alternative, an open source codec available at: http://www.codecguide.com/download_real.htm
	After installing this codec, the software should be able to deal with the Real video format.

The information in this article applies to:

TVE SDK
Turbine Video Encoder
Turbine Video Uploader

Video Codecs Used by TVE SDK

Blue Pacific Support — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:04:00 GMT

Abstract:

Introduction
	What codecs are used by TVE SDK to generate video?

Information
	Starting in version 4, TVE SDK outputs H.264 - the new high quality video format implemented in the latest update to Adobe Flash Player. TVE SDK also outputs FLV version 6/7 which is based on high quality open industry standards (h.263/h.263+). Starting in version 3, TVE SDK can also use a new lossless video codec to generate FLV. TVE SDK generates the exact same video format YouTube and Google Video use. Turbine Video Encoder and Turbine Video Uploader both use TVE SDK as its encoding engine, and therefore, this information also applies to it.

The information in this article applies to:

TVE SDK
Turbine Video Encoder
Turbine Video Uploader

H.264 Support in Turbine Video Product Line

Blue Pacific Support — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:56:00 GMT

Abstract:

Information

Update: H.264 has been released!

The next version of Turbine Video Engine SDK will support the new H.264 video format implemented in the latest update to Adobe® Flash® Player 9. TVE SDK and Turbine Video product line will be able to encode H.264 video supported by the new Adobe Flash Player, in addition to supporting H.263 lossy and lossless codecs.

Blue Pacific Software will start shipping TVE SDK with H.264 support for Adobe Flash Player in the first quarter of 2008.

Update: Customers who purchase TVE SDK or TVU after the 14th of November 2007 are entitled to a free upgrade.

The information in this article applies to:

TVE SDK
TVU
TVE

Encode Any Video Format to Flash

Blue Pacific Support — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:52:00 GMT

Abstract:

Introduction

What extra software should be installed in order to get the maximum video formats to encode to Flash (H.264, FLV or SWF)?

Solution

Our video to Flash encoding software uses several video frameworks as well third party codecs to be able to read a great deal of video formats. This feature makes the software able to deal with almost any video type and format.

We recommend the following software:

Latest version of Microsoft Windows Media Player:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/
Note: For Windows 2003, please read the following KB article:
http://www.blue-pacific.com/support/kb/article.aspx?id=10926&cNode=3Q1G2S
Latest version of Apple QuickTime Player:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
K-Lite Codec Pack - a codec pack freely available at:
http://www.codecguide.com/download_kl.htm (we recommend the Full version)

K-Lite MPEG Codec Pack - a MPEG codec pack freely available at:

Use FLV Video as Input

Blue Pacific Support — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:14:00 GMT

Abstract:

Introduction
	Do TVE and TVE SDK support FLV video files as input? The answer is yes, if you install the right software.

Solution
	To be able to use FLV files as input video, and therefore re-encode it to FLV, you must install the latest version of ffdshow, as included in K-Lite, an open source codec pack available at: http://www.codecguide.com/about_kl.htm Install the Full version of K-Lite which includes a reader for FLV files, allowing these files to be encoded by TVE as any other video file. After installing, open the ffdshow "video decoder configuration". Enable "H.263", "FLV1", "VP6" and "VP6F" under "Codecs" - set these options to "libavcodec". Warning: we've recently discovered that these codecs may not work in a webserver context when used with TVE SDK, therefore, if you need to encode FLV in a webserver, we recommend a queuing system where videos are encoded one at a time. To see how to do this, please refer to the samples included: examples\WindowsService examples\VBScript\batch.vbs

The information in this article applies to:

Turbine Video Engine 3 SDK
Turbine Video Engine 2 SDK

Turbine

Translate TVU GUI to other languages

Blue Pacific Support — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:20:00 GMT

Abstract:

Introduction
	Turbine Video Uploader (TVU) uses English as its default language, but all user interface items are completely customizable. All the graphics, colors and even the language used for the menus and dialogs can be changed.

Solution
	Proceed as follows to translate the several user interface elements. Translating Menus and Message Dialogs Let's assume we want to translate TVU to Danish. To translate the application menus and dialogs proceed as follows: Unzip the attached file to the languages directory. Download and install poEdit which will allow you to edit the .po language file. Free download from: http://www.poedit.net/ Open encoder.po file with poEdit and translate all the strings to Danish. Save. Run TVU. If you are running from a Danish Windows it should automatically recognize your translation file. All other users (with non Danish Windows) should see the interface in English. Translating Graphical Elements All the graphical elements for the English interface are located inside the imgs\en\ directory. You should create a imgs\dk\ directory and copy there all the graphical elements which you want to translate to Danish.

Set the Width of Video While Maintaining Aspect Ratio

Blue Pacific Support — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:40:00 GMT

Abstract:

Introduction

Uploaded video by different sources usually have different sizes and aspect ratios, therefore it is hard to display all of them in a consistent way. Fortunately, after converting the video to FLV, Turbine Video Uploader (TVU) allows to convert all videos to a desirable width while maintaining the aspect ratio.

Solution

TVU allows to set one of the video dimensions and leave the other dimension to change automatically, keeping the aspect ratio. This is accomplished by editing the config file and changing the values of width, height and relativeSize attributes.

For instance, the following config lines say that we want a maximum video width of 300 pixels. TVU shall automatically calculate the video height:

...

<Param name="width" value="300"/>
<Param name="height" value="0"/>
<Param name="relativeSize" value="0"/>

...

Similarly, this technique can also be used to set a fixed height and have TVU calculate the width.

Installing Windows Media Player in Windows 2003

Blue Pacific Support — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:42:00 GMT

Abstract:

Introduction
	Windows Media Player 11 may refuse to install in Windows 2003.

Information
	One of the current known solutions is to install an older Windows Media version, for example the latest 9.x version available here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/9series/ Another solution to this problem is following the steps outlined in this Microsoft blog: http://www.msblog.org/...player-11-on-windows-server-2003/ It is expected that Microsoft solves the problem in a future Windows Media releases.

The information in this article applies to:

TVE 3 SDK
TVE 2 SDK

Deploy TVE SDK for .NET 1.1 and 2.0

Blue Pacific Support — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 21:36:00 GMT

Abstract:

Introduction
	TVE SDK includes two different dlls for two different .NET versions.

Information
	This KB article shows how to deploy TVE SDK .NET interface for both .NET version 1.1 and 2.0. Deploying TVE SDK to a .NET website is as simple as following these simple steps: Deploying for .NET 1.1 Locate the Turbine.TVE3.dll located in your TVE SDK root installation directory. Copy this dll to your website bin directory. Deploying for .NET 2.0 Locate the dotnet_20 directory located in your TVE SDK root installation directory. Copy the contents of this directory to your website bin directory. After you copy the extra dlls to your bin directory, if you still get an error message, then you need to install VC++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package. Consult the Microsoft website for further information about installing a .NET component by using the XCopy method.

Error Message "Could not load file or assembly"

Blue Pacific Support — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:43:00 GMT

Abstract:

Symptoms
	When trying to run an application built with .NET 2.0, it throws the following exception: Could not load file or assembly ... or one of its dependencies. This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.

Cause
	This problem happens because the assembly being used depends on several system dlls which are not installed.

Solution
	Install the missing dlls by following the instructions: http://www.blue-pacific.com/support/kb/article.aspx?id=10725 (for TVE SDK) http://www.blue-pacific.com/support/kb/article.aspx?id=10759 (for Turbine 7) After following the instructions of the above KB article, the application should compile and run without any kind of problem.

The information in this article applies to:

ASP.NET Turbine 7

Turbine 7 SDK

What Happened to Turbine Mobile?

Blue Pacific Support — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 03:14:00 GMT

Abstract:

Information
	Turbine Mobile has been acquired by LeafNet Co. Ltd. As result of this agreement, Blue Pacific is no longer allowed to distribute the Turbine Mobile product. Please forward any questions to: info@leafnet.jp

The information in this article applies to:

Turbine Mobile

Turbine Video is Unable to Encode Certain Video Type

Blue Pacific Support — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 03:11:00 GMT

Abstract:

Symptoms

When trying to open a video by using any of the Turbine Video products (TVE SDK, TVE or TVU), it refuses to open by giving an error message or it encodes the video but the encoding is not successful.

Cause

This happens because there might be missing a codec, or the codec is installed but it is missconfigured.

Solution

Codecs can be a problem as different systems have different codecs installed with different versions and therefore it is almost impossible to provide a sound solution.

However, most videos can encoded by installing the missing codec. Start by installing the recommended software listed in this KB article:
http://www.blue-pacific.com/support/kb/article.aspx?id=10413

Next, follow these simple steps to enable the proper codec:

Open the problematic video with GSpot - a free software tool which is included with K-Lite Codec Pack.
GSpot will find what type of video and audio codec the problematic video is using.
Open "ffdshow video decoder configuration" - a configuration panel installed with K-Lite Codec Pack. Select "Codecs" and a list of all available codecs will show.
Locate the codec previously discovered on step 2, and set its Decoder to "libavcodec".

Installing the QuickTime RunTime in Windows 2003

Blue Pacific Support — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:56:00 GMT

Abstract:

Update: Apple has released QuickTime 7.2 which our preminilary tests show has solved this issue. Introduction
	Installing the QuickTime 7 runtime in Windows 2003 causes an error if the KB908531 (MS06-015) Microsoft fix is installed.

Information
	The current known solution is to install an older QuickTime version, for example the latest 6.x version available here: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/quicktime652forwindows.html The problem has been reported on Apple's Forums, with some workarounds suggested: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=482779 http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2331554 It is expected that Apple solves the problem in a future QuickTime runtime release.

The information in this article applies to:

TVE 3 SDK
TVE 2 SDK

Using the .NET interface with Visual Studio 2005

Blue Pacific Support — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:13:00 GMT

Abstract:

Note: This issue has been solved in build 3.0.521.5 where a native .NET 2.0 component has been included. Please re-download TVE SDK.

Symptoms

When using TVE SDK's .NET interface with Visual Studio 2005 (VS2005), the following error message is displayed:

"Managed Debugging Assistant 'LoaderLock' has detected a problem.
Additional Information: DLL 'Turbine.TVE2.dll' is attempting managed execution inside OS Loader lock. Do not attempt to run managed code inside a DllMain or image initialization function since doing so can cause the application to hang."

Please note that this error message does not display in earlier versions of Visual Studio 2003.

Cause

This is a temporary problem that happens with Visual Studio 2005 (VS2005). It shall be resolved when we release a new compilation of the .NET component for the .NET 2.0 Framework.

Workaround

The safest solution for this problem is to use Visual Studio 2003 (VS2003) instead of VS2005.

However, if using VS2005 is required, then this problem can be solved by using the following workaround:

In VS2005 go to Debug/Exceptions

Open up the Managed Debu

Encode Any Video Format to Flash

Blue Pacific Support — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:21:00 GMT

Abstract:

Information
	This article has been moved to: http://www.blue-pacific.com/support/kb/article.aspx?id=10413

Generate a Flash Slideshow with Images, Audio and Text

Blue Pacific Support — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 21:50:00 GMT

Abstract:

Introduction

Sometimes it is useful to synchronize a sequence of images with an audio track and text into a single Flash document.

This is most useful when generating dynamic presentations or tutorials where audio, image and text must be all synchronized.

Solution

Showing a sequence of images and inserting an audio track can be easily accomplished by using MML. The following MML example shows two slides, the first one displayed at instant 0, the second at instant 4 seconds:

<Media framerate="1" width="550" height="750"/>


<Audio src="audio.mp3" type="stream"/>


<frame>
<Image src="slide001.png" pos="0,50" />
<Text>Start by opening the video</Text>
</frame>


<frame>&

Insert Audio that doesn't Start Playing Automatically

Blue Pacific Support — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 21:47:00 GMT

Abstract:

Introduction

Audio starts playing automatically when inserted with the <Audio> MML tag. But the fact is that most applications want to control when to start playing the audio, for instance, to synchronize it with other media.

Solution

To illustrate better how to play audio we will write a simple demo that plays the same audio in two different time instants and by using two different playing methods.

First we define the audio in a separate MML file. File audio.mml looks like this:

Once the audio is defined, it may be used in any other MML file, just like a library item. In this example we have another MML file called main.mml whose contents are:

<MovieClip src="

Create Video with a Sequence of Images

Blue Pacific Support — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:00:00 GMT

Abstract:

Introduction

Sometimes it is useful to transform a sequence of images and an audio track to a single video, and at the same time, be able to synchronize the image sequence with audio.

This feature is most useful for presentations and tutorials.

Solution

Version 3 of the SDK introduced two new methods that make this feature possible:

EncodeSequenceAudio
EncodeSequenceFrame

A code example that accomplishes this task is:

' create the TVE object:
Set tve=Server.CreateObject("TVE3COM.TVE")

' load preset settings:
tve.LoadSettings "default.settings"

' set the filename of the output:
tve.SetOutputFile "presentation.flv"

' select the audio track:
tve.EncodeSequenceAudio "audio_track.wav"

' select the image frames:
' frame will be shown at instant 0.5 seconds from the beginning
tve.EncodeSequenceFrame 500*1000, "frame01.png"
' frame will be shown at instant 1 second from last frame
tve.EncodeSequenceFrame 1000*1000, "frame02.png"
' frame will be shown a

Turbine Video Uploader Release History

Blue Pacific Support — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 23:09:00 GMT

Abstract:

The following table lists the enhancements introduced on each build of Turbine Video Uploader:

Build	Enhancements
2.5.361.6	- New demo website showing how the software works. - Improved Windows Vista compatibility. - New lossless video codec. - New webcam capture feature. - New improved and faster encoding engine version. - A custom application icon is now supported. - New and improved GUI framework version. - New option asking the user to navigate to video website after the upload. - Duration of video is now sent to server. - Lots of minor corrections. - New manual revision.
2.0.204.4	- In "QuickMode", the upload button is now hidden, simplifying the interface even further. - TVU can now optionally check for the maximum upload file size before the user starts uploading. - Some minor corrections. - New manual revision.
2.0.204.2	- Corrected error when uploading audio only media. - An automatic encoding is performed when the upload button is pressed. - Preview pane is disabled if no video has been encoded yet. - A custom application title is now supported.
2.0.204.0	- Initial full release.

Turbine Video Encoder Release History

Blue Pacific Support — Wed, 16 May 2007 05:29:00 GMT

Abstract:

The following table lists the enhancements introduced on each build of Turbine Video Encoder:

Build

Enhancements

3.0.785.1

- Initial version 3 public release.
- Improved Windows Vista compatibility.
- Includes new set of player skins.
- New lossless video codec.
- New webcam capture feature.
- New built-in FTP uploader.
- New improved and faster encoding engine version.
- New and improved GUI framework version.

2.2.417.2

- Capture video frame now asks where it should be saved.
- Solved issue when stopping a bach encoding.
- Solved other minor issues.

2.2.417.1

- New encoding engine version.
- Detects when the Flash Player is not installed.

Differences between TVE's Free and Registered Editions

Blue Pacific Support — Wed, 16 May 2007 05:20:00 GMT

Abstract:

Introduction
	Turbine Video Encoder is available in two editions: a free edition and a registered version. This article details the differences between the two editions.

Information
	Although both versions include exactly the same features and functionality, the Free Edition includes a small icon on the top-right corner, similar to a TV channel logo. This icon links to Blue Pacific Software, where users who are viewing the generated videos can also download Turbine Video Encoder for free. Any Flash videos created by the Free Edition can be freely used and distributed as long as the software is used per its license terms. The Free Edition is a good compromise that both allows users easy access to a sophisticated Flash encoding tool and allows Blue Pacific Software to distribute it for free.

The information in this article applies to:

Turbine Video Encoder 1

Turbine Video Encoder only Encodes the First Two Seconds

Blue Pacific Support — Wed, 16 May 2007 05:19:00 GMT

Abstract:

Note: this article does NOT apply to TVE Version 2. It applies to version 1 only. Symptoms
	Videos Encoded in Turbine Video Encoder 1 have a two-second duration instead of the entire duration of the source video.

Cause
	When a movie is opened Turbine selects by default the first two seconds of the movie, which is useful to preview encoding quality.

Solution
	To encode any time duration, simply select the start and end points on the Timeline blue area, below the ruler. To set the beginning of the selection click with the left mouse button, while to set the selection ending simply click with the right mouse button. To select the entire movie duration, press CTRL+A.

The information in this article applies to:

Turbine Video Encoder 1

Turbine Video Encoder Error 0x05

Blue Pacific Support — Wed, 16 May 2007 05:18:00 GMT

Abstract: Note: this article does NOT apply to TVE Version 2. It applies to version 1 only.

Symptoms

During video encoding, Turbine Video Encoder displays a dialog box with the message "Error 0x05" and stops encoding.

Cause

This error usually happens due to specific machine/codec characteristics of the used system and is not a Turbine Video Encoder problem. On these cases we request that users kindly send us the following information to support@blue-pacific.com , which will help us analyze the problem to eventually provide a workaround:

a) Characteristics of the source movie - type, file size, duration and approximate width x height.
b) Operating System and approximate physical memory of the machine.
c) How much free space do you have on the disk drive where Windows is installed?
d) What Windows Media Player version do you have installed; also what QuickTime player version do you have?
e) Does the problem happen on any encoded duration or only for example when encoding 2 seconds? Or only when encoding the full movie?
f) Does the problem happen at the beginning, at 50% or end of the encoding?
g) If the source movie size is below 10 MBs, any chance you can make it available so that we can try to reproduce the problem? Otherwise, could you do a binary cut and just send us the first 5-10 MBs of the video?

With the above information Blue Pacific can try to

Combining Video Control Buttons with "Adaptative Buffering" Preloader

Blue Pacific Support — Wed, 16 May 2007 05:17:00 GMT

Abstract: Note: this article does NOT apply to TVE Version 2. It applies to version 1 only.

Introduction
	The available TVE Preloaders such as "Mach 2", "Wind Controls" or "Marquee" don't use a Flash preloader to show some feedback to the user while the video is buffering.

Information
	All the TVE Preloaders are available with source (.fla file) so the simplest solution is to edit one of the existing interface files and the file "Preloader- Full Buffering.fla" to combine both into one single file. For users that either don't have a Flash editor available or are not proficient at editing Flash files, Blue Pacific Software prepared a downloadable file which contains some of the most requested TVE Preloaders which provide feedback to the user while the video is buffering. This file can be downloaded from the "Article Attachments" area of this article.

The information in this article applies to:

Turbine Video Encoder 1

Display a Flash movie at a Certain Size

Blue Pacific Support — Wed, 16 May 2007 05:14:00 GMT

Abstract:

Introduction
	By default behavior, Flash movies will always display in a size that fills all the available web browser window area, which can be at any size, depending on user's preferences.

Solution
	There are two usual solutions to control this behavior: Open a new browser window at a certain size by using JavaScript, which allows you to specify a width and height for the new window. This can be done with the window.open() JavaScript function. This article, for example, shows how it can be done: http://www.web-source.net/javascript_popup_window2.htm Instead of opening the Flash movie in a new browser window, prepare an HTML page that displays the Flash movie in <object>/<embed> tags. These tags allow you to set the width and height at which the Flash movie will display. You can find more details on how to create <object>/<embed> tags in this Macromedia KB article: http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_4150 The above methods can be used to open both dynamic generated Flash movies, for example generated by ASP/PHP Turbine, as well as static .swf movies, for example generated by Turbine Video Encoder.

Remove "Your optional text here" Text Area

Blue Pacific Support — Wed, 16 May 2007 05:10:00 GMT

Abstract:

Introduction
	Some video players display a text area with the text "Your optional text here". How can this area be removed to display only the player?

Solution
	The Text Area is one of the properties for the current player. To disable it, go to the Player tab, then in the Properties area look for "Text Area", select it and uncheck the Property Value on the right side: the text area will be not be displayed anymore.

The information in this article applies to:

Turbine Video encoder 3
Turbine Video Encoder 2

Different Bitrates Displayed in Preview Tab

Blue Pacific Support — Wed, 16 May 2007 05:02:00 GMT

Abstract:

Introduction
	The video and/or audio bitrates listed in the Preview tab might be slightly different than the bitrates selected in the video and audio tabs.

Information
	This can happen due to: If the duration you are encoding is small (usually less than 10 seconds), the encoder doesn't have the chance to lock-in the target bitrate. The listed values also include the overhead associated with the FLV/SWF formats (video and audio packet headers), which might introduce a small amount increase in total encoded bitrates. If this difference becomes a problem, please select slightly lower encoding bitrates in the video and audio tabs.

The information in this article applies to:

Turbine Video Encoder 3
Turbine Video Encoder 2

Error Message in Player: "Media stream not found"

Blue Pacific Support — Wed, 16 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Abstract:

Introduction
	After uploading the encoded files into a web server, requesting the video causes the message "Media stream not found" to appear in the player.

Solution
	This error may happen due to: Check that the .flv is in the server and has the same size as the local encoded file. There could be an issue in the web server with the FLV mime-type. Please see the following article for a description of the problem: http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_19439

The information in this article applies to:

Turbine Video Engine 3 SDK
Turbine Video Engine 2 SDK
Turbine Video Encoder 3
Turbine Video Encoder 2

Displaying Videos as Part of HTML Pages

Blue Pacific Support — Wed, 16 May 2007 04:59:00 GMT

Abstract:

Better Quality Encoding

Blue Pacific Support — Wed, 16 May 2007 04:56:00 GMT

Abstract:

Introduction
	Although TVE automatically creates a .html file where the video plays in full browser window, it's sometimes useful to play the the video as part of another HTML page, in the middle of other content.

Solution
	To display a TVE encoded video in the middle of an HTML page, please follow the following steps: After encoding, Publish (save) the video files in TVE - this will create several files: name.html, name.swf, skin#.swf, etc. Open the saved HTML file name.html and locate the portion of text which goes from <object> until </object>. This code displays the Flash player where the video will play. Select and copy this text, including the <object> and </object> tags. Paste this portion of HTML code into the desired location of the HTML page where it should play. If using an HTML editor like DreamWeaver or FrontPage make sure you're pasting as/into HTML, not plain text (or the raw text for tags like <object> will appear and it won't work). Make sure the final HTML is in the same directory as the encoded video files (or see the related article below). You can repeat the above operation any number of times to display several videos in the same HTML page. To avoid all videos to start playing at the same time, set the "Start Mode" property of the player to a setting other than "Play" - this is done in TVE on the Player tab, before encoding.

Introduction
	Video encoding quality depends on the encoding bitrate as well as the characteristics of the source video: videos with a lot of action will always be harder to compress than still videos (at the same bitrate). However it's often possible to increase quality by changing some settings from the default values included in the base Presets.

Information
	Better quality encoding can be obtained by changing a number of settings: Increasing Bitrate in Video Tab and also in the Audio Tab naturally increases overall quality. Lowering the video Frame Size and/or the Frame Rate in the Video tab: this will lower the amount of actual data compressed, allowing better quality for the same bitrate. In most cases source video quality might be overkill for web Flash video: for example lowering the Frame Rate from 30 FPS to 20 FPS and/or the Frame Size to 75% original size should produce better video quality at the same bitrate without significant quality loss. Using VBR2 Video Encoding method (Video Tab) will usually produce better results (Video Tab). Or if bandwidth is not an issue, encoding at Constant Quality (KQ) with better quantizer settings will produce perfect results. The period for Keyframes (complete frames) in the Video Tab might be too low, wasting bandwidth. This can be changed to larger numbers like 6, 8 or 10. The Flash player can only seek to Keyframes, so care should be taken in selecting this period. If the video display interlace artifacts, enable D

Introduction
	Rich Chart Builder is an excellent tool to generate charts from your desktop, but what if you are on the road and need urgently to generate one of those shining animated Flash charts to your presentation?

Solution
	Rich Chart Live is a free online service which creates enjoyable and captivating charts with attractive visuals and interactivity. No software to download, nothing to install, all you need is any web browser that supports Flash, in Windows, Mac or Linux. Import your data from a spreadsheet, export your chart as a Flash animation, as a PowerPoint presentation or embed directly to your blog or website by just copy & pasting HTML. Access Rich Chart Live here: http://www.richchartlive.com

Introduction
	Turbine Video Engine SDK (TVE SDK), Turbine Video Encoder (TVE) and Turbine Video Uploader (TVU), all support conversion of animated GIFs to video.

Solution
	To convert an animated GIF image to video, just feed the image file to the encoder as any other video file. TVE will automatically recognize it as an animated GIF and will convert it to video, respecting the original times between frames.

Introduction
	Source video files to be converted by Turbine Video Engine SDK (TVE SDK) must have the proper file extension.

Information
	The file extension (.mov, .wmv, .mpg, .avi, etc.) will help TVE SDK choose the right codec to decode the video. If the source video file does not include a file extension then the SDK may not be able to encode it and the following exception may be thrown: Nothing to encode (no video and no audio).

Blue Pacific Knowledge Base

Generate Animated Flash Charts from your Web Browser

Convert an Animated GIF to Video

Source Video Files Must Have Extension

New Build 4.1.101 Available for TVE SDK

Turbine Video Engine SDK Release History

Evaluation Watermark Appears on Registered Version

New Build 7.1.000.2 for ASP / ASP.NET Turbine Available

ASP/ASP.NET Turbine 7 Release History

Loading Images from a Network Path

New Build 7.1.000.2 for Turbine SDK Available

Turbine 7 SDK Release History

Deploy Turbine 7 for .NET 1.1 and 2.0

Playing Videos from a Different Path

HRESULT 0x800736B1

Blue Pacific Software Announces Partnership with Print2Flash

Extract Audio from a Video to MP3

Pentium 4 Speed Optimization

Better Quality Encoding

Supported Video Files

Encode DVD / VOB video to Flash Video

Encode Real Video Files to Flash Video

Video Codecs Used by TVE SDK

H.264 Support in Turbine Video Product Line

Encode Any Video Format to Flash

Use FLV Video as Input

Translate TVU GUI to other languages

Set the Width of Video While Maintaining Aspect Ratio

Installing Windows Media Player in Windows 2003

Deploy TVE SDK for .NET 1.1 and 2.0

Error Message "Could not load file or assembly"

What Happened to Turbine Mobile?

Turbine Video is Unable to Encode Certain Video Type

Installing the QuickTime RunTime in Windows 2003

Using the .NET interface with Visual Studio 2005

Encode Any Video Format to Flash

Generate a Flash Slideshow with Images, Audio and Text

Insert Audio that doesn't Start Playing Automatically

Create Video with a Sequence of Images

Turbine Video Uploader Release History

Turbine Video Encoder Release History

Differences between TVE's Free and Registered Editions

Turbine Video Encoder only Encodes the First Two Seconds

Turbine Video Encoder Error 0x05

Combining Video Control Buttons with "Adaptative Buffering" Preloader

Display a Flash movie at a Certain Size

Remove "Your optional text here" Text Area

Different Bitrates Displayed in Preview Tab

Error Message in Player: "Media stream not found"

Displaying Videos as Part of HTML Pages

Better Quality Encoding