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Author Topic: 5.1 vs 7.1 Feature Files compatible? Barry Floyd Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1079 From: Lebanon, Tennessee, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 06-06-2013 08:00 PM                        Having problems with my CRU hard drive as I'm ingesting Fast & Furious 6. It gets to 90% then gives me a "picture asset error". I'm trying to ingest the 5.1 sound version. Would ingesting the 7.1 sound version yield the same results? If it did work, would I be able to play it? I've got active keys for both versions. I'm running GDC SX2000R servers and USL JSD-60 sound processors.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 06-06-2013 08:50 PM                     It would be good enough for a drive-in mix down. I highly doubt anyone would be able to tell. You could also go into your JSD-60 and map the extra 2 surround channels to the existing 2 surround channels if you were really that worried about it.  |  IP: Logged Carsten Kurz Film God Posts: 4340 From: Cologne, NRW, Germany Registered: Aug 2009 posted 06-07-2013 05:12 AM                     It could work, but I assume it would give you the same picture asset error, as it is referencing the same video file for the 7.1 version. Still, give it a try. - Carsten  |  IP: Logged Dave Macaulay Film God Posts: 2321 From: Toronto, Canada Registered: Apr 2001 posted 06-07-2013 07:20 AM                     On the distribution drive you presumably have a 5.1 "OV" DCP that is the entire movie: sound and picture. There's also a 7.1 "VF" DCP - this only ingests the 7.1 sound track but uses the image files from the 5.1 original version OV DCP. To get the 7.1 movie fully ingested - with Doremi at least - the OV and VF DCPs both must be ingested (same with OCAP or any other VF DCPs). Since you are getting a "picture asset error" I expect you're out of luck, and you should concentrate on getting a replacement drive.  |  IP: Logged Barry Floyd Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1079 From: Lebanon, Tennessee, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 06-07-2013 12:03 PM                        Ended up borrowing a replacement drive from the local 10-plex and ingested their copy with no problem. Strange that we ended up with two failed / corrupted drives in the same week. Our "Internship" drive wouldn't read at all, and Fast 6 was corrupted or something.  |  IP: Logged Gavin Lewarne Master Film Handler Posts: 278 From: Plymouth, UK Registered: Aug 2009 posted 06-07-2013 12:25 PM                     I had 3 broken drives in a row last week. First one just went Click...Click...Click.... Second had not content on it third just would not ingest, got to 80% every time. It happens  |  IP: Logged James Westbrook Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1133 From: Lubbock, Texas, Usa Registered: Mar 2006 posted 06-07-2013 06:57 PM                     Our Internship drive also would not ingest. Good thing it arrived Tuesday, as the replacement drive arrived in time to ingest before regular engagements.  |  IP: Logged

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