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1. _P_a_t_c_h__S_G_0_0_0_1_7_6_5__R_e_l_e_a_s_e__N_o_t_e
This release note describes patch SG0001765 to IRIX 6.4.
Patch SG0001765 replaces Patch SG0002017.
1.1 _S_u_p_p_o_r_t_e_d__H_a_r_d_w_a_r_e__P_l_a_t_f_o_r_m_s
This patch contains bug fixes for OCTANE with SI, SSI, or
MXI graphics options, Onyx2, and Origin 2000. The software
cannot be installed on other configurations.
1.2 _S_u_p_p_o_r_t_e_d__S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e__P_l_a_t_f_o_r_m_s
This patch contains bug fixes for Digital Media Execution
Environment, 6.4 for Origin, Onyx2, and OCTANE (1263561134),
and Digital Media Development Environment, 6.4 for Origin,
Onyx2, and OCTANE (1263561134) on a system running IRIX 6.4.
The software cannot be installed on other configurations.
1.3 _B_u_g_s__F_i_x_e_d__b_y__P_a_t_c_h__S_G_0_0_0_1_7_6_5
This patch contains fixes for the following bugs in IRIX
6.4. Bug numbers from Silicon Graphics bug tracking system
are included for reference.
+o Bug #460565. Fixed dms_set_callback to NOT invoke the
callback routine being registered, causing the caller
to deadlock if it holds a lock.
+o Bug #453432. Mediarecorder: now properly parses command
line options for image compression in movie files.
Previously, the image compression options were ignored.
+o Bug #452858. Mediarecorder: the X screen advisor for
screen to movie captures may now be controlled via the
command line. See the manual page for more details.
+o Bug #447653. Mediarecorder: You can now record files
into the root directory without the application
terminating unexpectedly upon playback.
+o Bug #450850. Mediarecorder: Recording very small
regions of the screen no longer causes the application
to terminate unexpectedly.
+o Bug #444116. Mediarecorder: Fixed the wording of an
error message in the application's app-defaults file.
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+o Bug #453152. Mediarecorder: Still image capture should
no longer freeze the X server in rare situations.
+o Bug #429297. Mediarecorder: The volume button in the
main application window now affects the audio monitor
for capture, as well as playback.
+o Bug #392872. Mediarecorder: Updated the visual
appearance of the menu buttons in the main application
window, to better indicate their function.
+o Bug #462886. Mediarecorder: The Still Image Settings
dialog no longer causes the application to terminate
unexpectedly in rare situations.
+o Bug #462888. Mediarecorder: Added support for device
names for Impact Video and Impact Compression to the
application menus.
+o Bug #462892. Mediarecorder: The video monitor display
no longer disappears when recording from Impact Video.
+o Bug #462893. Mediarecorder: Video pre-emption is now
supported for Impact Video and Impact Compression.
+o Bug #463532. Mediarecorder: Changed the pixel aspect
ratio stored in movie files to match the convention
used by the dmrecord, dminfo, and dmconvert utilities.
+o Bug #464526. Mediarecorder: The command line options
``-media image -source screen'' no longer cause the
application to terminate unexpectedly.
+o Bug #465047. Mediarecorder: When recording audio, the
time remaining display now works properly when
recording to large filesystems.
+o Bug #465907. Mediarecorder: Video Input jack selection
now works properly for Impact Compression.
+o Bug #470626. Mediarecorder: Clicking on an icon for a
captured clip which no longer exists will result in an
error message, rather than unexpected termination.
+o Bug #472517. Mediarecorder: You can now change video
size and move the video display without errors with
Impact and Octane Video.
+o Bug #475708. Mediarecorder: Input jacks for audio
capture are now correctly identified on all known audio
system configurations.
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+o Bug #462819. Mediarecorder: The label for Next/Sun
audio format in the audio settings panel was not
correct. This has been fixed.
+o Bug #475027: SoundTrack wasn't updating the editor's
conception of the insertion point when the insertion
point was changed from the Movie Preview window.
+o Bug #457217: Datplayer in 6.4 wasn't launching.
+o Bug #457414: The NFS code which presents audio CDs as a
directory of AIFF files generated a bogus header length
which can prevent the files from being read on other
systems.
+o Bug #459262: Cdplayer couldn't handle internationalized
track list names.
+o Bug #458908. The Indeo compression codec would often
create corrupted images in movie files. This has now
been fixed.
+o Bug #453445. The user documentation for dmrecord,
dmplay and mediarecorder now includes Impact/Octane
Video and Compression options.
+o Bug #436874. Vlcaptures vltest hangs in vlEndTransfer.
Fixed 2 problems in new callback mechanism with respect
to DMS callback routines not being invoked on
vlEndTransfer.
+o Bug #441197. Race condition in Movieplayer at
__mvIT_ReadFramesAtTime in libmoviefile library when
playing either a cinepak or indeo movie. Eventually
the playback engine sends a MV_NOTHING_RENDERED error
because __mvMV_PrepareVideo fails.
+o Bug #456650. Vidtocsctomem -v2 -o2 -r 24,25,32,33 all
generated files with out-00000.unknown_RANGE.
+o Bug #459274. I can not edit Japanese file name on
moviemaker. When the filename list is selected, XIM is
still disabled.
+o Bug #462626. Half sized motion JPEG on OCTANE
Compression fails. If a half-NTSC size motion JPEG
file (QuickTime or SGI) is played back with mediaplayer
or the playback inside mediarecorder, I get a squashed
display in the upper half of the video frame and
blackness in the bottom half.
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+o Bug #462634. Playing back a motion JPEG file (either
full or half size) using mediaplayer or the playback
facility inside mediarecorder, the following error
message on the console appeared:
WARNING: validate_my_pane_resources #1: lost
clipid - killing process 0x500
+o Bug #466690. Playing back a motion JPEG file recorded
full frame, square pixel NTSC, the movie playback
engine will erroneously change the timing on the OCTANE
Digital Video board to CCIR-601 525 timing.
+o Bug #468484. No call in the dmBuffer API to access
DMediaInfo. In the VLBuffer buffering API the calls
vlGetDMediaInfo and vlGetImageInfo exist to access
DMediaInfo and ImageInfo structures which are filled in
by video drivers. There is no equivalent call in the
dmBuffer API to return this information.
+o Bug #469130. Moviemaker: mojibake in file names,
(WorldView Japanese 6.4). A file opened with Japanese
characters will be displayed in English character set.
+o Bug #473313. DmBuffers does not support some of the
vlBuffers functionality.
+o Bug #473316. Realtime mode audio sync calculation
rounding problem. This bug could result in an
unnecessarily skipped video frame.
+o Bug #473335. VITC/user data needs to be passed between
firmware/driver and API. Add definition for
DMBufferInlineInfo to define a generic structure for
non-user dms event inline data. Add DMBufferVideoInfo
for video specific inline data (e.g. VITC), and
DMBufferDMRBInfo for backwards compatability with
DMediaInfo/ImageInfo.
+o Bug #474225. VlDMPoolRegister was not working properly
for OCTANE Digital Video. vlDMPoolRegister associates
the DMbufferpool with the given path and node. This is
only necessary for paths where video is the source and
memory is the drain. This call should be made before
any transfer has begun on the specified path.
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1.4 _S_u_b_s_y_s_t_e_m_s__I_n_c_l_u_d_e_d__i_n__P_a_t_c_h__S_G_0_0_0_1_7_6_5
This patch release includes these subsystems:
+o patchSG0001765.dmedia_eoe_sw
+o patchSG0001765.dmedia_dev_sw
+o patchSG0001765.dmedia_dev_man
1.5 _I_n_s_t_a_l_l_a_t_i_o_n__I_n_s_t_r_u_c_t_i_o_n_s
Because you want to install only the patches for problems
you have encountered, patch software is not installed by
default. After reading the descriptions of the bugs fixed
in this patch (see Section 1.3), determine the patches that
meet your specific needs.
If, after reading Sections 1.1 and 1.2 of these release
notes, you are unsure whether your hardware and software
meet the requirements for installing a particular patch, run
_i_n_s_t. The _i_n_s_t program does not allow you to install
patches that are incompatible with your hardware or
software.
Patch software is installed like any other Silicon Graphics
software product. Follow the instructions in your _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e
_I_n_s_t_a_l_l_a_t_i_o_n _A_d_m_i_n_i_s_t_r_a_t_o_r'_s _G_u_i_d_e to bring up the miniroot
form of the software installation tools.
Follow these steps to select a patch for installation:
1. At the Inst> prompt, type
iiiinnnnssssttttaaaallllllll ppppaaaattttcccchhhhSSSSGGGG_x_x_x_x_x_x_x
where _x_x_x_x_x_x_x is the patch number.
2. Initiate the installation sequence. Type
IIIInnnnsssstttt>>>> ggggoooo
3. You may find that two patches have been marked as
incompatible. (The installation tools reject an
installation request if an incompatibility is
detected.) If this occurs, you must deselect one of
the patches.
IIIInnnnsssstttt>>>> kkkkeeeeeeeepppp ppppaaaattttcccchhhhSSSSGGGG_x_x_x_x_x_x_x
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where _x_x_x_x_x_x_x is the patch number.
4. After completing the installation process, exit the
_i_n_s_t program by typing
IIIInnnnsssstttt>>>> qqqquuuuiiiitttt
1.6 _P_a_t_c_h__R_e_m_o_v_a_l__I_n_s_t_r_u_c_t_i_o_n_s
To remove a patch, use the _v_e_r_s_i_o_n_s _r_e_m_o_v_e command as you
would for any other software subsystem. The removal process
reinstates the original version of software unless you have
specifically removed the patch history from your system.
vvvveeeerrrrssssiiiioooonnnnssss rrrreeeemmmmoooovvvveeee ppppaaaattttcccchhhhSSSSGGGG_x_x_x_x_x_x_x
where _x_x_x_x_x_x_x is the patch number.
To keep a patch but increase your disk space, use the
_v_e_r_s_i_o_n_s _r_e_m_o_v_e_h_i_s_t command to remove the patch history.
vvvveeeerrrrssssiiiioooonnnnssss rrrreeeemmmmoooovvvveeeehhhhiiiisssstttt ppppaaaattttcccchhhhSSSSGGGG_x_x_x_x_x_x_x
where _x_x_x_x_x_x_x is the patch number.
1.7 _K_n_o_w_n__P_r_o_b_l_e_m_s
+o Mediarecorder: On system with Octane Video installed,
if the window is positioned so the video display is
partly offscreen, you will get an error message if you
change the size of the video display. To avoid the
problem, keep the video display fully onscreen.
+o Mediarecorder: On systems with Octane Video installed,
if you choose the "Serial Digital Source Dual" jack
when no signal source is connected to that jack,
Mediarecorder will display an error message. However,
if you immediately choose another video option, the
program will unexpectedly terminate. To avoid the
problem, do not choose the "Serial Digital Source Dual"
menu entry unless you have connected a signal source to
the jack.
+o Mediarecorder: The Indeo Video compression setting for
recording movie clips sometimes produces less than
satisfactory results, regardless of the quality
setting. If the Indeo setting does not perform well,
you can work around the problem by choosing a different
compression setting, such as JPEG or Cinepak.
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+o dmplay: When using 'engine=sw' over long periods of
time can cause dmplay to hang/freeze waiting on a lock.
Bug number 478215.