ProTools 8.0.3 Big Bug...

[nhaudio]

Hey.

Just updated ProTools to 8.0.3 on two systems and have found a major problem:

If I save and close a session that has a video file in it (.dv which is going out firewire to a Canopus ADVC110), when we try to reopen the session, ProTools 'Unexpectedly Quits' when trying to rebuild windows (the last few status updates you get when a session is opening).

Sessions with no video file open fine, no problem whatsoever.

I was thinking this was a Waves issue, as we have both Platinum and 360 bundles (v7), but then I realized the video was the common problem.

We can't work like this! We open various tv commercial sessions all day, and rebooting each time is brutal!!!

Help!!

[nhaudio]

Ooops, forgot to add:

MacPro 2 x 2.66 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
3 GB RAM
OS X 10.5.8
ProTools HD3 v8.0.3
Waves Platinum and 360 (Installer v7r5)
Canopus ADVC100
Audio on internal SATA Drives (not system)
Video on separate internal SATA Drive (also not system)

[Brandonx1]

Originally Posted by nhaudio

Ooops, forgot to add:

MacPro 2 x 2.66 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
3 GB RAM
OS X 10.5.8
ProTools HD3 v8.0.3
Waves Platinum and 360 (Installer v7r5)
Canopus ADVC100
Audio on internal SATA Drives (not system)
Video on separate internal SATA Drive (also not system)

Is your Canopus working well? Seems like that could be the problem.

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I have the exact same problem, changed the canopus problem stills.

bug happens randomly but once it's started you have to reboot.

I also have a pretty similar system config

[Bob Brown]

Hi,

I would like to help figure out what is going on with your system/sessions.

In Pro Tools 8.0.3, we added better and more robust logging to help track down problems like the one you are seeing. When Pro Tools crashes, some information about the crash is written out to a log file. The log files are kept in the "LogFiles" folder that is next to the Pro Tools application.

Here's what you need to do...

1) Reproduce the crash you are seeing.
2) Look in the LogFiles folder and find the latest log file. The file name ends with .dlog
3) Email this "dlog" file to [email protected]. Please include your DUC user name and the hyper-link to this DUC thread (http://duc.digidesign.com/showthread.php?t=262158) so I can track which post this came from.

Please put my name in the subject line of the email.

Thanks!

[nhaudio]

Ok, the Canopus is definitely part of the problem.

I've found a workaround for now. It seems if the Canopus is powered off when I launch a session, it opens fine. Then I can turn the Canopus back on and work as normal. So for now, I plan to turn it off before opening any session to keep workflow... well... flowing.

I'll also send the log file.

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Mail sent.

My first impression was that it was caused by the presence of sd2 files coming from mtools in the session.

all crashes I got were having both a visual dv file exported with quicktime as a .dv and the presence of sd2 files in the audio file folder.

It always spoof out when opening the session, if you can finish to open the session protools seems to operate normally after. Once a session opening gone bad you need to reboot to reopen that particular session ( you still can open other sessions but the bug will promptly show his ugly face again on another session ) . If you reopen that particular session you have 1 chance on 2 to get a kernel panic.

it's kinda sad honestly :)

regards,

[laki]

I can confirm this bug as well. Have duplicated it across 5 of our systems. Leopard and Snow Leopard as well. Happens when running session/video from both firewire storage and internal storage. Removed every single plugin (except for the mixer and elastic). Rolling back to 8.0.1 fixes the issue.

I will also email crash logs.

Intel 2x2.66 Ghz Dual-Core Intel
3 GB 667 MHz DDR2-FB-DIMM
8.0.3 on 10.5.8 and 10.6.2
Firewire Storage
Canopus ADVC 110 (The white one)
HD3, 192 and 96 i/o
ICON D-Control x2
C24 x3

[Bob Brown]

Could one or more of you guys send me a session with media that reproduces this problem?

If you can make a session that has the minimum contents to reproduce the problem that would be ideal. If the session and content is going to be very large, I can provide a DigiDelivery address to send it to.

Thanks

[louisenslinproduce]

Same problem here, reinstalled os and PT, still using the canopus ADVC 100, thought it might be that, but seems like guys with the advc 110 also experiencing same thing. After a restart sesion opens fine with canopus on, but if I close that sesion open another sesion, with or without video, close that and then open the previous sesion with a movie file, PT gets to "reactivating sends" sits there for a couple of secs, and unexpectantly quits.
Have not tried the work around, switching the canopus off, will try that and let you guys know.