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Author Topic: Playlist hanging between DCPs created on DCP-o-Matic Ross McLaughlin Film Handler Posts: 24 From: Worthing, West Sussex, UK Registered: Feb 2012 posted 08-25-2017 01:56 PM                     Hi all, I run a pre-show of slides before our programmes (mainly of films coming soon), using .mov files created in FCPX and converted to DCP with DCP-o-Matic. Each different slide is its own DCP, as the order can change weekly as new films are added, old films release etc. It runs as a seamless playlist, at the start of each show. Having swapped to a new laptop, I've downloaded the updated version of DCP-o-Matic (Version 2.10.5), as was previously using a very old version (likely 3 - 4 years at least). Now, the when the playlist reaches the new DCPs I've created, it hangs for a couple of seconds before playing them, resulting in a blank screen between slides. I've tried creating new DCPs with various different options selected (aspect ratio, SMPTE/Interop), each time had the same result. The content is created at 24fps. The only thing that has changed from when the playlists were previously created is the version of DCP-o-Matic This is on both an NEC 1200C and 2000C, both running Dolby DSS220 servers. Has anyone had this issue / know a fix for it? Many thanks!  |  IP: Logged Carsten Kurz Film God Posts: 4340 From: Cologne, NRW, Germany Registered: Aug 2009 posted 08-25-2017 04:33 PM                     Try to reset DCP-o-matic prefs first. What datarate have you set? DSS220 means CAT745/IMB? While I do not operate a DSS myself, I monitor the mailing list and forum regularly, and haven't come across such an issue. So, there are some chances that it is not a general bug in DOM, but in your specific installation or settings. Also, 2.10.5 is up for quite a while now. Are you running DOM in WIN, OS X, or Linux? - Carsten  |  IP: Logged Ross McLaughlin Film Handler Posts: 24 From: Worthing, West Sussex, UK Registered: Feb 2012 posted 08-27-2017 10:14 AM                     Hi Carsten, I've left the datarate how it was set upon install, which is set at 100mbit/s/ Yes, running a CAT745 with IMB. Running DOM on Windows. I've just checked the version I was using before, it was 0.74 (running as DVD-o-Matic). I'm going to try an older version of DCP-o-matic to see if my current setup just doesn't like this version of the software for whatever reason.  |  IP: Logged

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