WMV9 Crashes Vegas: wmvdmoe2.dll

futura wrote on 9/2/2006, 6:07 PM
Hi,

I am having a problem while rendering using the WMV 9 codec. Specifically, I am using Vegas 6 , but I have also
replicated the problem in the Windows Media Encoder 9 application as well.

Specific error from the Windows Application Event Log:
Faulting application vegas60.exe, version 6.0.0.210, faulting module wmvdmoe2.dll, version 10.0.0.3646, fault address 0x00088d2b.

Specifics:
1. It happens in Vegas 6 and Movie Studio Platinum, and Windows Media 9 Encoder application (from MS).
2. It only occurs when rendering at some "large" size. For example, I can render small video at 160x120, and 320x240.
But anything bigger causes this error and the app crashes.
3. It will render some random set of frames... could be 1,000, maybe 1,500, possibly even 2,000 - and boom.
4. It happens on multiple video projects - so I'm not using the same AVI source material, nor same effects, etc.
5. It worked correctly prior to installing the Windows Media Player 11 beta.
6. I uninstalled the Windows Media Player 11 beta as instructed, and everything "appeared" to uninstall fine.
7. I have re-installed Windows Media Encoder 9, Vegas.
8. I have the latest Windows XP SP2 patches.
9. Windows Media Player 10 works fine. Windows Media playback in other apps work well too.

So, it appears/obviously seems to be from the Windows Media Player 11 beta. Or is it? I've read success stories from others who
are running the beta, and use Vegas, and have no problems.

Is there a way to restore WM9 Encoding to its base/default state? Are there vestiges of WMP11 still there that I can manually remove?

Thanks, A

Comments

fldave wrote on 9/2/2006, 6:17 PM
"It worked correctly prior to installing the Windows Media Player 11 beta"

Yep, I'd bet that's youir problem.

Probably the only thing that may correct this is a System Restore to a point prior to you installing it. A lot of MS's upgrades (including Betas) don't have an uninstall option. If that doesn't work, then you might try using XP install disk to "repair" XP, per recent discussions on this board.

Hint: don't use Beta software on machines you may need to actually do some work on.
futura wrote on 9/3/2006, 8:04 PM
I agree and understand. I hope audio/video/codec software gets easier to use in Vista so that testing can be accomplished without affecting the overall system.

Thanks for your reply.