Re: [libdv-dev] constant block/sample failures with Canopus ADVC300

[Dan D. <da...@de...>]

On Thu, 2004-12-30 at 19:35 -0800, Steven M. Schultz wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> 	I've been using, with great success, a Canopus ADVC100 for a couple
> 	years.  Today I took delivery of a Canopus ADVC300 (I'll put the
> 	100 to use as a backup and for video out to a monitor) and am 
> 	seeing a _constant_ stream of:
> 
> # audio block/sample failure for 0 blocks, 1 samples of 1602
> asf 00:05:47.07 2065-25-45 45:85:85 74 97 02 16 1/36
> # audio block/sample failure for 0 blocks, 1 samples of 1600
> asf 00:05:47.09 2065-25-45 45:85:85 76 07 02 16 1/36
> # audio block/sample failure for 0 blocks, 1 samples of 1602
> asf 00:05:47.10 2065-25-45 45:85:85 77 97 02 16 1/36
> # audio block/sample failure for 0 blocks, 1 samples of 1602
> asf 00:05:47.12 2065-25-45 45:85:85 79 07 02 16 1/36

we have received similar reports. my answer was that libdv just reports
wht it sees.

> 	Is the ADVC300 generating broken streams?  I suppose that's possible
> 	but the Powerbook running the Canopus 'Picture Controller' software
> 	isn't complaining (haven't tried Final Cut yet).

It is not surprising they do not report this information; consumer
software tends not to be so verbose lest they scare the user.