I have trouble with playing two videos at the same time. Elan (either version 3.8, nor 3.9) does only show one video although I've importet two video files and an extra wave-file. One of the two videos always stays black while the ohter one ist working fine. The format of the videos are mpg (mpg-2). The same video-files do work totaly fine at a friend's computer in elan . I have no idea what might be the reason for that and so I hope to get help...

Thanks
-soneke-

If this is on Windows it could be a codec problem (although it seems weird)? Maybe there are error messages in the log file after opening the eaf file?
Look in: <user_home>\.elan_data\elan0.log (or elan1.log etc check the time stamp).
Otherwise I wouldn't know.

-Han

Thank you, Han for your reply.
I checked the log file, but I have no idea if there could be a hint for an error.
The problem is still, that elan only shows one of two loaded videos. Today I converted the original mpg-file into an avi. When I first started Elan and opened it with two synchronized avi-files and one wave-file, it worked pretty fine. But then I tried it again a little later with exactly the same files, I had the same strange problem as described in my first post.
Maybe it helps, if I post the log file... Perhaps one can detect what might be the problem:

02.11.2010 15:22:34 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: ELAN 3.9.1
02.11.2010 15:22:34 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: Java version: 1.5.0_11
02.11.2010 15:22:34 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: Runtime version: 1.5.0_11-b03
02.11.2010 15:22:34 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: OS name: Windows Vista
02.11.2010 15:22:34 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: OS version: 6.0
02.11.2010 15:22:34 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: User language: de
02.11.2010 15:22:34 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: User home: C:\Users\xxx
02.11.2010 15:22:34 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: User dir: C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1
02.11.2010 15:22:34 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: Classpath: C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\lib\elan.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\lib\mfsearch__V1.1.1.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\jmf2.1.1a\jmf.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\jmf2.1.1a\sound.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\lib\batik__V1.1.1.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\Do Not Install\copyandrename_v3.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\lib\jhall-2.0.0.5.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\lib\xalan-2.4.1.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\lib\macapp__V03.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\lib\xerces\2.9.0\xercesImpl-2.9.0.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\lib\jlfgr-1_1.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\lib\help.zip;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\lib\cocoa_qt\1.4\JavaCocoaQTMovieView.jar;C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\QTJava.zip;C:\Windows\system32\QTJava.zip;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\lax.jar;
02.11.2010 15:22:34 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.util.SystemInstallationSecurity verifyLibExt
INFO: verifying lib/ext C:\PROGRAM FILES\ELAN 3.9.1\JRE\LIB\EXT
02.11.2010 15:22:34 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.prefs.PreferencesReader parse
INFO: Reading preferences: C:\Users\xxx\.elan_data\elan.pfsx
02.11.2010 15:22:34 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.integration.ExternalLauncher start
INFO: External launch thread started...
02.11.2010 15:22:34 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.prefs.PreferencesReader parse
WARNUNG: Preferences file does not exist: C:\Users\xxx\.elan_data\shortcuts.pfsx
02.11.2010 15:22:43 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.prefs.PreferencesWriter encodeAndSave
INFO: Writing preferences: C:\Users\xxx\.elan_data\elan.pfsx
02.11.2010 15:22:44 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.prefs.PreferencesWriter encodeAndSave
INFO: Writing preferences: C:\Users\xxx\.elan_data\elan.pfsx
02.11.2010 15:22:58 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.prefs.PreferencesWriter encodeAndSave
INFO: Writing preferences: C:\Users\xxx\.elan_data\elan.pfsx
02.11.2010 15:22:58 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.prefs.PreferencesWriter encodeAndSave
INFO: Writing preferences: C:\Users\xxx\.elan_data\elan.pfsx
Using Windows Native Media Player DS
Filters listed in the registry...
Filter: 0: ffdshow DXVA Video Decoder
Filter: 1: ffdshow Video Decoder
Filter: 2: ffdshow Audio Decoder
Filter: 3: MPEG Video Decoder
Filter: 4: AC3Filter
Filter: 5: MPEG Audio Decoder
Filter: 6: WMAudio Decoder DMO
Filter: 7: RadLight Ogg Splitter
Filter: 8: CMML Decode Filter
Filter: 9: Subtitle VMR9 Filter
Filter: 10: Internal Script Command Renderer
Filter: 11: Video Renderer
Filter: 12: Mpeg4s Decoder DMO
Filter: 13: WMVideo Decoder DMO
Filter: 14: Mpeg43 Decoder DMO
Filter: 15: Mpeg4 Decoder DMO
Filter: 16: RadLight Vorbis Decoder
Filter: 17: Default MidiOut Device
Filter: 18: Default DirectSound Device
Filter: 19: Sony MPEG4 Video Decoder
Filter: 20: Sony AVC Decoder
Filter: 21: Xvid MPEG-4 Video Decoder
Filter: 22: CoreAAC Audio Decoder
Filter: 23: Sony MPEG4 AAC Decoder
Filter: 24: WST Pager
Filter: 25: DV Video Decoder
Filter: 26: Sony MP4 File Source
Filter: 27: Sony MPEG-TS Parser
Filter: 28: InterVideo Video Decoder
Filter: 29: WM Speech Encoder DMO
Filter: 30: WMAudio Encoder DMO
Filter: 31: QuickTime Audio Decoder Filter
Filter: 32: WMAPro over S/PDIF DMO
Filter: 33: WMSpeech Decoder DMO
Filter: 34: MP3 Decoder DMO
Filter: 35: WMV Screen decoder DMO
Filter: 36: QuickTime Video Decoder Filter
Filter: 37: WMVideo8 Encoder DMO
Filter: 38: WMVideo9 Encoder DMO
Filter: 39: MSScreen 9 encoder DMO
Filter: 40: AVI Draw
Filter: 41: Sony MPEG2 TS Splitter Ex
Filter: 42: Line 21 Decoder 2
Filter: 43: BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter
Filter: 44: MPEG-2 Sections and Tables
Filter: 45: Decrypt/Tag
Filter: 46: CMML Raw Source Filter
Filter: 47: Native FLAC Source Filter
Filter: 48: Ogg Demux Packet Source Filter
Filter: 49: Dirac Source
Filter: 50: Matroska Source
Filter: 51: RealPlayer Transcode Filter
Filter: 52: Video Port Manager
Filter: 53: FLAC Decode Filter
Filter: 54: OGM Decode Filter
Filter: 55: Speex Decode Filter
Filter: 56: Theora Decode Filter
Filter: 57: Vorbis Decode Filter
Filter: 58: CoreAVC Video Decoder
Filter: 59: Matroska Splitter
Filter: 60: AVI Splitter
Filter: 61: "MainConcept (Adobe2) AAC Decoder"
Filter: 62: AC3 Parser Filter
Filter: 63: MJPEG Decompressor
Filter: 64: ArcSoft MPEG Audio Decoder
Filter: 65: Sony LPCM Decoder
Filter: 66: Dirac Splitter
Filter: 67: ACM Wrapper
Filter: 68: Line 21 Decoder
Filter: 69: OpenMG Audio Decrypt Splitter
Filter: 70: FLV Video Decoder
Filter: 71: VBI Surface Allocator
Filter: 72: OMG TRANSFORM
Filter: 73: OmgMP4Decoder2
Filter: 74: RadLight Speex Decoder
Filter: 75: MPEG-2 Demultiplexer
Filter: 76: AVI Decompressor
Filter: 77: RadLight Theora Decoder
Filter: 78: ArcSoft MPEG Video Decoder
Filter: 79: "MainConcept (Adobe2) H.264/AVC Decoder"
Filter: 80: Sony Audio CD Source Filter
Filter: 81: OpenMG OmgSource Filter
Filter: 82: MPEG-I Stream Splitter
Filter: 83: Roxio MPEG2 Demuxer
Filter: 84: DV Splitter
Filter: 85: VBI Codec
Filter: 86: VBI Codec
Filter: 87: MPEG-2 Splitter
Filter: 88: MPEG-2 Sections and Tables
Filter: 89: "MainConcept (Adobe2) MPEG Audio Decoder"
Filter: 90: "MainConcept (Adobe2) MPEG Video Decoder"
Filter: 91: Microsoft MPEG-1/DD Audio Decoder
Filter: 92: "MainConcept (Adobe2) MPEG Splitter"
Filter: 93: Microsoft MPEG-2 Video Decoder
Filter: 94: Color Space Converter
Filter: 95: Video Renderer
Filter: 96: DV Muxer
Filter: 97: WM ASF Reader
Filter: 98: WM ASF Writer
Filter: 99: DVR Teletext Decoder
Filter: 100: SONY DV Video Decoder
Filter: 101: VGA 16 Color Ditherer
Filter: 102: DVR Teletext Decoder
Filter: 103: SAMI (CC) Parser
Filter: 104: AAC Parser
Filter: 105: InterVideo Audio Decoder
Filter: 106: Wave Parser
Filter: 107: MIDI Parser
Filter: 108: Multi-file Parser
Filter: 109: File stream renderer
Filter: 110: Dirac Video Decoder
Filter: 111: ArcSoft TimeShift2.0 Client Filter
Filter: 112: OpenMG Async. File Source
Filter: 113: OmgGenericSrcFilter
Filter: 114: SmartSound Soundtrack
Filter: 115: SmartSound SDS Reader
Filter: 116: File Source (Async.)
Filter: 117: File Source (URL)
Filter: 118: ArcSoft MPEG Splitter
Filter: 119: AVI/WAV File Source
Filter: 120: CyberLink Audio Encoder(TerraTec)
Filter: 121: Microsoft TV Caption Decoder
Filter: 122: CyberLink Demultiplexer(TerraTec)
Filter: 123: CyberLink Audio Decoder(TerraTec)
Filter: 124: CyberLink MPEG Video Encoder(TerraTec)
Filter: 125: CyberLink Video/SP Decoder(TerraTec)
Filter: 126: ArcSoft Mpeg Encoder Filter
Filter: 127: Microsoft MPEG-2 Video Encoder
Filter: 128: Microsoft MPEG-2 Audio Encoder
Filter: 129: ArcSoft Realtime Capture Encoder Filter
Filter: 130: NetBridge
Filter: 131: BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter
Filter: 132: Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth
Filter: 133: Lautsprecher/Kopfhörer (Realtek
Filter: 134: Default WaveOut Device
Filter: 135: DirectSound: Lautsprecher/Kopfhörer (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Filter: 136: Annodex Mux Filter
Filter: 137: Ogg Mux Filter
Filter: 138: SonyCDSrcWriter
Filter: 139: Full Screen Renderer
Filter: 140: SAL Output Converter
Filter: 141: Video Mixing Renderer 9
Filter: 142: VcmIAlzGPDFilter2
Filter: 143: ArcSoft TimeShift2.0 Server Filter
Filter: 144: ArcSoft File Dump
Filter: 145: Proxy Sink
Filter: 146: ArcSoft Null Render
Filter: 147: File writer
Filter: 148: Roxio MPEG Analyzer
Filter: 149: SonyMSAConverter
Filter: 150: ROXIO MPEG Writer
Filter: 151: VAIO Content Metadata Univ Filter
Filter: 152: Null Renderer
Filter: 153: Arcsoft WMV/ASF Splitter
Filter: 154: WMT Virtual Renderer
Filter: 155: VcmIAlzGPDFilter
Filter: 156: AVI Mux
Filter: 157: Enhanced Video Renderer
Filter: 158: MJPEG Compressor
Filter: 159: Mikrofon (Realtek High Definiti
Filter: 160: Kopfhörermikrofon (2- Bluetooth
Filter: 161: Encrypt/Tag
Filter: 162: XDS Codec
Filter: 163: DVR Video Analyzer
Filter: 164: DVR Audio Analyzer
Filter: 165: DVR PS to TS Converter
Filter: 166: StreamBufferSink
Filter: 167: DVR AVI-Sync Video Filter
Filter: 168: DVR Source Filter (Raw)
Filter: 169: DVR Source Filter (TS)
Filter: 170: DVR Bitmap Source Filter (RGB)
Filter: 171: DVR Subtitle Decoder
Filter: 172: MPEG-2 Video Stream Analyzer
Filter: 173: DVR Source Filter (MP3)
Filter: 174: Capture ASF Writer
Filter: 175: DVR Source Filter (MP4)
Filter: 176: DVR Deinterlacer Filter
Filter: 177: DVR Audio Processor
Filter: 178: DVR Bitmap Source Filter (YUY)
Filter: 179: DVR OSD Source Filter
Filter: 180: DVR Capture-Peer Filter
Filter: 181: DVR WAV Dest
Filter: 182: DVR Source Filter (MP2)
Filter: 183: StreamBufferSource
Filter: 184: Overlay Mixer
Filter: 185: WMT MuxDeMux Filter
Filter: 186: AudioRecorder WAV Dest
Filter: 187: AudioRecorder Wave Form
Filter: 188: SoundRecorder Null Renderer
Filter: 189: DVR AVI-Sync Audio Filter
Filter: 190: ArcSoft Mpeg Encode Filter
Filter: 191: ArcSoft Realtime Capture Encoder Filter
Filter: 192: DV Video Encoder
Filter: 193: ffdshow raw video filter
Filter: 194: "MainConcept (Adobe2) MPEG Encoder"
Filter: 195: CyberLink MPEG Muxer
Filter: 196: Microsoft MPEG-2 Encoder
Filter: 197: Roxio MPEG1 Muxer
Filter: 198: ffdshow subtitles filter
Filter: 199: "MainConcept (Adobe2) H.264 Encoder"
Filter: 200: "MainConcept (Adobe2) H.264/AVC Video Encoder"
Filter: 201: "MainConcept (Adobe2) MPEG Video Encoder"
Filter: 202: Cinepak Codec von Radius
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Filter: 207: Microsoft Video 1
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Filter: 209: "MainConcept (Adobe2) MPEG Audio Encoder"
Filter: 210: ffdshow Audio Decoder
Filter: 211: IMA ADPCM
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Filter: 213: Microsoft ADPCM
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Filter: 225: Realtek HD Audio output
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Filter: 228: Speex Encode Filter
Filter: 229: Theora Encode Filter
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Filter: 231: RealPlayer Video Filter
Filter: 232: WMT Black Frame Generator
Filter: 233: Roxio Repacketizer Filter
Filter: 234: WMT Interlacer
Filter: 235: Sony Omg Sa Envelope Filter
Filter: 236: Arcsoft PutDataSample Filter 1.0
Filter: 237: "MainConcept (Adobe2) MPEG Video Encoder"
Filter: 238: "MainConcept (Adobe2) MPEG Audio Encoder"
Filter: 239: "MainConcept (Adobe2) MPEG Multiplexer"
Filter: 240: WMT Format Conversion
Filter: 241: 9x8Resize
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Filter: 243: Roxio MPEG1 Encoder
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Filter: 245: Stretch Video
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Filter: 251: Bitmap Generate
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Filter: 255: WMT DV Extract
Filter: 256: Overlay Mixer2
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Filter: 258: ffdshow Audio Processor
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Filter: 260: WMT Log Filter
Filter: 261: ROXIO LPCMSyncFilter
Filter: 262: Microsoft AC3 Encoder
Filter: 263: Video MotionDetect
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Filter: 265: RealPlayer Audio Filter
Filter: 266: WMT Volume
Filter: 267: Arcsoft Snapshot Filter 1.0
Filter: 268: ROXIO SubPicture Encoder
Filter: 269: WMT VIH2 Fix
Filter: 270: ArcSoft Time Stamp
Filter: 271: Infinite Pin Tee Filter
Filter: 272: WMT Switch Filter
Filter: 273: Uncompressed Domain Shot Detection Filter
Filter: 274: "MainConcept (Adobe2) H.264/AVC Video Encoder"
Filter: 275: Tee/Sink-to-Sink-Konvertierung
Filter: 276: Microsoft ATSC Network Provider
Filter: 277: Microsoft DVBC Network Provider
Filter: 278: Microsoft DVBS Network Provider
Filter: 279: Microsoft DVBT Network Provider
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Filter: 281: Bluetooth Video
Filter: 282: BtwVdpCapFilter
Filter: 283: WMT Import Filter
Filter: 284: ATI Ticker
Filter: 285: Screen Capture filter
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Filter: 287: Roxio Transport Stream Source
Filter: 288: AVS Video Out
Filter: 289: OmgPushSrc
Filter: 290: Proxy Source
Filter: 291: DVR TS File Source
Filter: 292: SAL Input Converter
Filter: 293: Bluetooth-Audio
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Filter: 295: Multiple File Output
Filter: 296: Media Center Extender Encryption Filter
Filter: 297: USB-Videogerät
Filter: 298: USB-Videogerät
Filter: 299: Roxio MPEG Stream Analyzer
Filter: 300: Smart Tee
Filter: 301: MMACE ProcAmp
Filter: 302: MMACE SoftEmu
Filter: 303: MMACE DeInterlace
Filter: 304: DVD Navigator
Filter: 305: "MainConcept (Adobe2) AAC Encoder"
Filter: 306: Sony MPEG Audio Decoder
Filter: 307: ffdshow video encoder
Filter: 308: Sony MPEG Video Decoder
Filters in the filter chain:
index: 0 name: Default DirectSound Device
pin: 0 name: Audio Input pin (rendered)
index: 1 name: Video Renderer
pin: 0 name: VMR Input0
index: 2 name: DV Video Decoder
pin: 0 name: XForm In
pin: 1 name: XForm Out
index: 3 name: AVI Splitter
pin: 0 name: Stream 00
pin: 1 name: Stream 01
pin: 2 name: input pin
index: 4 name: file:///C:/Users/xxx/Documents/Sprechwissenschaft/WS 2010_2011/Praxis der Funktionstherapie_Deschner/Filmmaterial/Avi/Eva_1.a
pin: 0 name: Output
Aspect Ratio: 1.3333334
Millis per Sample: 40.0
offset: 0
duration: 3158720
Using Windows Native Media Player DS
Filters in the filter chain:
index: 0 name: Default DirectSound Device
pin: 0 name: Audio Input pin (rendered)
index: 1 name: Video Renderer
pin: 0 name: VMR Input0
index: 2 name: DV Video Decoder
pin: 0 name: XForm In
pin: 1 name: XForm Out
index: 3 name: AVI Splitter
pin: 0 name: Stream 00
pin: 1 name: Stream 01
pin: 2 name: input pin
index: 4 name: file:///C:/Users/xxx/Documents/Sprechwissenschaft/WS 2010_2011/Praxis der Funktionstherapie_Deschner/Filmmaterial/Avi/Eva_2.a
pin: 0 name: Output
Aspect Ratio: 1.3333334
Millis per Sample: 40.0
offset: 0
duration: 3158720
MediaUrl: file:///C:/Users/xxx/Documents/Sprechwissenschaft/WS 2010_2011/Praxis der Funktionstherapie_Deschner/Filmmaterial/FERTIG_2/Eva_1.wav
02.11.2010 15:23:37 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.commands.ExportMediaCA <init>
INFO: No media export functionality available
02.11.2010 15:25:27 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.prefs.PreferencesWriter encodeAndSave
INFO: Writing preferences: C:\Users\xxx\.elan_data\elan.pfsx
Clean up media player...
Clean up media player...
02.11.2010 15:25:37 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.prefs.PreferencesWriter encodeAndSave
INFO: Writing preferences: C:\Users\xxx\.elan_data\elan.pfsx
02.11.2010 15:25:37 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.prefs.PreferencesWriter encodeAndSave
INFO: Writing preferences: C:\Users\xxx\.elan_data\elan.pfsx
02.11.2010 15:25:54 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.prefs.PreferencesWriter encodeAndSave
INFO: Writing preferences: C:\Users\xxx\.elan_data\elan.pfsx
02.11.2010 15:25:54 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.prefs.PreferencesWriter encodeAndSave
INFO: Writing preferences: C:\Users\xxx\.elan_data\elan.pfsx
Using Windows Native Media Player DS
Filters in the filter chain:
index: 0 name: Default DirectSound Device
pin: 0 name: Audio Input pin (rendered)
index: 1 name: Video Renderer
pin: 0 name: VMR Input0
index: 2 name: DV Video Decoder
pin: 0 name: XForm In
pin: 1 name: XForm Out
index: 3 name: AVI Splitter
pin: 0 name: Stream 00
pin: 1 name: Stream 01
pin: 2 name: input pin
index: 4 name: file:///C:/Users/xxx/Documents/Sprechwissenschaft/WS 2010_2011/Praxis der Funktionstherapie_Deschner/Filmmaterial/Avi/Susanne
pin: 0 name: Output
Aspect Ratio: 1.3333334
Millis per Sample: 40.0
offset: 0
duration: 3260760
Using Windows Native Media Player DS
Filters in the filter chain:
index: 0 name: Default DirectSound Device
pin: 0 name: Audio Input pin (rendered)
index: 1 name: Video Renderer
pin: 0 name: VMR Input0
index: 2 name: DV Video Decoder
pin: 0 name: XForm In
pin: 1 name: XForm Out
index: 3 name: AVI Splitter
pin: 0 name: Stream 00
pin: 1 name: Stream 01
pin: 2 name: input pin
index: 4 name: file:///C:/Users/xxx/Documents/Sprechwissenschaft/WS 2010_2011/Praxis der Funktionstherapie_Deschner/Filmmaterial/Avi/Susanne
pin: 0 name: Output
Aspect Ratio: 1.3333334
Millis per Sample: 40.0
offset: 0
duration: 3260760
MediaUrl: file:///C:/Users/xxx/Documents/Sprechwissenschaft/WS 2010_2011/Praxis der Funktionstherapie_Deschner/Filmmaterial/FERTIG_2/Elan Susanne_1.wav
02.11.2010 15:26:00 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.commands.ExportMediaCA <init>
INFO: No media export functionality available
02.11.2010 15:26:19 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.prefs.PreferencesWriter encodeAndSave
INFO: Writing preferences: C:\Users\xxx\.elan_data\elan.pfsx
Clean up media player...
Clean up media player...
finalize visual component
Finalize media player...
finalize visual component
Finalize media player...
Finalize ELAN window...
02.11.2010 15:26:22 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.prefs.PreferencesWriter encodeAndSave
INFO: Writing preferences: C:\Users\xxx\.elan_data\elan.pfsx
02.11.2010 15:26:22 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.integration.ExternalLauncher$LaunchThread run
INFO: Launch thread interrupted...
02.11.2010 15:26:22 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.integration.ExternalLauncher stop
INFO: External launch thread stopped...


Thanks!!!!!
-soneke-

I don't see anything particular in the log that could explain the behaviour. At least in the first example with Eva_1.a and Eva_2.a. The second example seems to link "...Avi/Susanne" twice, I can't really see what files are linked.
Maybe the fact that this are 2 avi files is problematic on your pc? I tried on my Windows computer and running to avi files works alright. The black rectangle could also be the result of some hardware setting or video driver, difficult to say.

-Han

Thank you very much, Han for your help.

I solved the problem: It needed to be changed the Media Framewok from 'Native Windows Media Player' into 'Quicktime for Java' in the folder 'edit / edit settings / platform,operating system. I tried this several times before but I didn't knew that I had to restart elan and then load the files for new. That was the trick. (Very easy!)

The second important thing is, that the files need to be loaded in a special order. Audio seems to cooperate with only one of several video files. Because of that, that special video file needs to be loaded in first order.

(I don't know if this is something new for you, but I really tried hard to get my projet started)

-soneke-