SMC 4.236 has difficulty converting multiple VOB files when 2 or more VOB files exceed 1GB, or 1,024,574 KB in size.
TRIAL # 1
Using “Add Media” added four VOB files, 3 of which were 1,024,574 KB, and the last 570,846 KB.
SMC 4.236 converted the first VOB to two (2) .mov files, VTS_01_1-CE78-01.mov at 229,647 KB and VTS_01_1-CE78-02.mov at 40,047 KB.
Then, at about 40% thru the second VOB, SMC 4.236 failed and generated the following ERROR . . .
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Application Error
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1000
Date: 3/9/2009
Time: 7:22:08 AM
User: N/A
Computer: CURLYSUE
Description: Faulting application sansa media converter.exe, version 0.0.0.0,
faulting module unknown, version 0.0.0.0, fault address 0x0a59c740.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 41 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 Applicat
0008: 69 6f 6e 20 46 61 69 6c ion Fail
0010: 75 72 65 20 20 73 61 6e ure san
0018: 73 61 20 6d 65 64 69 61 sa media
0020: 20 63 6f 6e 76 65 72 74 convert
0028: 65 72 2e 65 78 65 20 30 er.exe 0
0030: 2e 30 2e 30 2e 30 20 69 .0.0.0 i
0038: 6e 20 75 6e 6b 6e 6f 77 n unknow
0040: 6e 20 30 2e 30 2e 30 2e n 0.0.0.
0048: 30 20 61 74 20 6f 66 66 0 at off
0050: 73 65 74 20 30 61 35 39 set 0a59
0058: 63 37 34 30 0d 0a c740…
TRIAL # 2
Closed SMC, disconnected Sansa e260 v1, deleted the two recently converted .mov files, and rebooted my PC.
Using “Add Media” added the same four VOB files, 3 of which were 1,024,574 KB, and the last 570,846 KB.
SMC 4.236 converted the first VOB to two (2) .mov files, VTS_01_1-CE78-01.mov at 229,647 KB and VTS_01_1-CE78-02.mov at 40,047 KB.
Then, at about 41% thru the second VOB, SMC 4.236 failed and generated the following ERROR . . .
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Application Error
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1000
Date: 3/9/2009
Time: 7:31:02 AM
User: N/A
Computer: CURLYSUE
Description: Faulting application sansa media converter.exe, version 0.0.0.0,
faulting module unknown, version 0.0.0.0, fault address 0x0a59c740.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 41 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 Applicat
0008: 69 6f 6e 20 46 61 69 6c ion Fail
0010: 75 72 65 20 20 73 61 6e ure san
0018: 73 61 20 6d 65 64 69 61 sa media
0020: 20 63 6f 6e 76 65 72 74 convert
0028: 65 72 2e 65 78 65 20 30 er.exe 0
0030: 2e 30 2e 30 2e 30 20 69 .0.0.0 i
0038: 6e 20 75 6e 6b 6e 6f 77 n unknow
0040: 6e 20 30 2e 30 2e 30 2e n 0.0.0.
0048: 30 20 61 74 20 6f 66 66 0 at off
0050: 73 65 74 20 30 61 35 39 set 0a59
0058: 63 37 34 30 0d 0a c740…
INTERIM CONCLUSION
At this point, I really did not know what to think, but it did seem reasonable to conclude that this type or category of PROBLEM may be one of the many of the reasons SanDisk chose to exclude VOB conversion from SMC Build 4.256
TRIAL # 3
Closed SMC, disconnected Sansa e260 v1, did NOT delete the two recently converted .mov files, and rebooted my PC.
Using “Add Media” added the 2nd VOB file, 2 of 4, also 1,024,574 KB
SMC 4.236 converted this VOB to two (2) .mov files, VTS_01_2-CE78-01.mov at 221,157 KB and VTS_01_2-CE78-02.mov at 66,500 KB
Next, using “Add Media” added the 3rd VOB file, 3 of 4, also 1,024,574 KB
SMC 4.236 converted this VOB to two (2) .mov files, VTS_01_3-CE78-01.mov at 232,743 KB and VTS_01_3-CE78-02.mov at 58,353 KB
Last, using “Add Media” added the 4th VOB file, 4 of 4, at 570,846 KB
SMC 4.236 converted this VOB to one (1) .mov file, VTS_01_4-CE78-01.mov at 155,217 KB
PRELIMINARY CONCLUSIONS
- SMC 4.236 cannot handle multiple VOB conversions when 2 or more VOB files exceed 1GB, or 1,024,574 KB in size.
- As a workaround, SMC 4.236 converts single VOB files at 1GB, or 1,024,574 KB in size. Unfortunately, when converting single VOB files that are part of the same group of VOB files (two or more), the converted .mov files do not play as one contiguous (movie) file.
- This may only be a problem with my e260 v1 player, but each converted .mov has audio-video sync problems. In this example, the audio signal leads video by 2 seconds or more.
GENERAL CONCLUSIONS
- SMC 4.236 may convert VOB files to Sansa e260 v1, but does not convert more than one file at a time.
- SMC 4.236 converts with audio and video signals that are out of sync with one another.
- SMC 4.236 fails at converting VOB to Sansa e260 v1 and in this regard, SMC 4.236 is no better than SMC 4.256 as it failed to convert an MP4 file - also had audio-video sync problems.
UNDISPUTED FACTS
The product literature clearly states: Supported IMPORT media types
Video Files: AVI, MPEG-1 & MPEG-2 in MPEG, MPG, MPE or VOB (unprotected) formats.
SMC 4.256 does accept VOB files, and for my Sans e260 v1, SMC 4.236 does not handle multiple VOB files at 1GB each.
SMC 4.256 converts a MP4 files, but for my Sans e260 v1, it does so with audio and video growing every more out of sync.
SMC 4.236 converts single VOB files, but for my Sans e260 v1, does so with audio and video growing every more out of sync.
DISGUSTED
I cannot remember the last time that I had so many fricken problems with a single piece of electronics.
What a JOKE has SanDisk pulled on consumers!
CurlySue
Message Edited by CurlySue on 03-09-2009 11:36 AM