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V9 Beta - TimeLine audio often muted

PostPosted: 07 July 2018, 15:52
by LightningFM
Hello Support,

While using TimeLine to align some scenes to an MP4 file I I noticed that sometimes, when using the function "play from red marker" the audio from the media appears to muted.
See the third play of the timeline: https://youtu.be/2snbJYlKEL4
If I hit "play from the red marker" again generally the audio comes back and TimeLine works well, other times it doesn't and I have to play the TimeLine from somewhere before the beginning of the mp4.
I'm using SweetLight V9.0.2beta2 (64 bits) on Windows 10.

Here are some details about the media file used in the TimeLine:

Complete name : E:\Musiche film\Lightshows\Escape the Fate - One For The Money.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile: Base Media
Codec ID : isom (isom/iso2/avc1/mp41)
File size : 3.56 MiB
Duration : 3mn 18s
Overall bit rate : 150 Kbps
Writing application : Lavf57.81.100

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L3
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 3 frames
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 3mn 18s
Bit rate : 49.2 Kbps
Width : 854 pixels
Height : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 24.000 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.005
Stream size : 1.16 MiB (33%)
Color range : Limited
Color primaries : BT.709
Transfer characteristics : BT.709
Matrix coefficients : BT.709

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 3mn 18s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 96.0 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Frame rate : 43.066 fps (1024 spf)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 2.27 MiB (64%)
Default : Yes
Alternate group : 1

Re: V9 Beta - TimeLine audio often muted

PostPosted: 07 July 2018, 19:06
by LightningFM
Edit/Update: restarting the TimeLine from a point before the beginning of the file (play from 00:01 with media beginning at 00:02) doesn't solve the problem, the audio is sometimes plays muted.

Re: V9 Beta - TimeLine audio often muted

PostPosted: 08 July 2018, 08:28
by support
Could you please confirm there is no problem with V8 and the same lightshow ?

Re: V9 Beta - TimeLine audio often muted

PostPosted: 08 July 2018, 09:09
by LightningFM
I tested the same Lightshow in V8.

I placed the red marker and began using "enter" on the keyboard to play the timeline every 5-10 seconds:
- for the first ten minutes, the audio was playing.
- after about ten minutes of testing (I was just about to stop and write the post) the audio began being muted every 6 or 7 "play" (often it happened that the audio started muted multiple times consecutively).

However, I also observed that:
- every time the audio starts in V8 there is some sort of digital noise sound that lasts for 00:00:20 (that didn't happen yesterday in V9)

I suspect that something might be wrong with the media file (?); however, I played the file with Windows Media Player, MPC-HC, "Film & TV" and VLC without any issue.

Re: V9 Beta - TimeLine audio often muted

PostPosted: 08 July 2018, 09:23
by support
So this is not a V9 problem.

FYI, the good playing with "Windows Media Player" does unfortunately not guarantee the good playing from our software.
https://thelightingcontroller.com/viewt ... f=7&t=5546

Re: V9 Beta - TimeLine audio often muted

PostPosted: 08 July 2018, 09:26
by LightningFM
Note: I forgot to mention, the video (as images) don't start either. https://imgur.com/a/NOyf9N6