Hi,

I'm using ELAN 4.1.2 on Windows 7, and it keeps freezing--it doesn't respond to anything I do, and I need to close it down using Ctrl+Alt+Del using the Windows Task Manager.

While it's being closed down, a window pops up saying:
"JAVA SE Binary not responding".

Would you perhaps know how I could fix this?

FYI, my computer is running Windows 7, 64-bit, and JAVA version 6 update 17 (build 1.6.0_17-b04).

Please let me know if you need more information.

Many thanks for your help in advance.

More info:
I seem to have two versions of JAVA in my Control Panel:
- Java (TM) 6 Update 29
- Java (TM) 6 Update 17 (64-bit)

But when I go check which update version is being used (through Control Panel> Java> About), it says Java 6, Update 17.

Here also it would be good to have some information from the log file. After closing ELAN you can find and open it in <user_home>\.elan_data\elan0.log.
Also see the comments and suggestions in the thread "ELAN crashes" (http://www.lat-mpi.eu/tools/elan/elanforum/post201110317989090509), where we try to find out what's happening.
On thing to try is to download the example files from our download page and open them in ELAN.

-Han

Hi Han,

Thanks very much for your reply. Please find the log file (before ELAN crashes) at the end of this message.

I've also read the thread you mentioned, but the crash behaviour in my case is quite different. Usually, ELAN crashes after I've started to do some annotation, usually in the "Transcription Mode". I don't know whether it's relevant or not, but it happens most likely when I'm trying to enter annotations in Traditional Chinese (UTF-8) in the "Transcription Mode". Sometimes, after typing the input but before being able to enter the character, the whole interface gets stuck, and I have to force shut down ELAN using Windows Task Manager.

Many thanks for your help.

Best wishes,
Tszmei

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elan0.log file:


29-Nov-2011 17:52:14 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: ELAN 4.1.2
29-Nov-2011 17:52:14 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: Java home: C:\Program Files (x86)\ELAN 4.1.2\jre
29-Nov-2011 17:52:14 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: Java version: 1.6.0_20
29-Nov-2011 17:52:14 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: Runtime version: 1.6.0_20-b02
29-Nov-2011 17:52:14 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: OS name: Windows 7
29-Nov-2011 17:52:14 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: OS version: 6.1
29-Nov-2011 17:52:14 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: User language: en
29-Nov-2011 17:52:14 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: User home: C:\Users\May
29-Nov-2011 17:52:14 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: User dir: C:\Program Files (x86)\ELAN 4.1.2
29-Nov-2011 17:52:14 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: Classpath: C:\Program Files (x86)\ELAN 4.1.2\lib\elan.jar;C:\Program Files (x86)\ELAN 4.1.2\lib\mpi-util-1.0.0.jar;C:\Program Files (x86)\ELAN 4.1.2\jmf2.1.1a\jmf.jar;C:\Program Files (x86)\ELAN 4.1.2\jmf2.1.1a\sound.jar;C:\Program Files (x86)\ELAN 4.1.2\Do Not Install\copyandrename_v3.jar;C:\Program Files (x86)\ELAN 4.1.2\lib\jhall-2.0.0.5.jar;C:\Program Files (x86)\ELAN 4.1.2\lib\xalan-2.4.1.jar;C:\Program Files (x86)\ELAN 4.1.2\lib\xercesImpl-2.9.0.jar;C:\Program Files (x86)\ELAN 4.1.2\lib\log4j-1.2.14.jar;C:\Program Files (x86)\ELAN 4.1.2\lib\hsqldb-1.8.0.7.jar;C:\Program Files (x86)\ELAN 4.1.2\lib\help.zip;C:\Program Files (x86)\ELAN 4.1.2\lib\batik-1.1.1.jar;C:\Program Files (x86)\ELAN 4.1.2\lib\jlfgr-1.0.jar;C:\Program Files (x86)\ELAN 4.1.2\lib\JavaQTMovieView-1.4.2.jar;C:\Program Files (x86)\ELAN 4.1.2\lib\mfsearch-1.3.1.jar;C:\Program Files (x86)\ELAN 4.1.2\lib\mdsearchapplet-1.3.2.jar;C:\Program Files (x86)\QuickTime\QTSystem\QTJava.zip;C:\Windows\SysWOW64\QTJava.zip;C:\Program Files (x86)\ELAN 4.1.2\lax.jar;
29-Nov-2011 17:52:14 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: Library path: C:\Program Files (x86)\ELAN 4.1.2\jre\bin;.;C:\Windows\Sun\Java\bin;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Program Files (x86)\Mendeley Desktop\wordPlugin;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Lenovo;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Ulead Systems\MPEG;C:\SWTOOLS\ReadyApps;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Shared;C:\Program Files (x86)\QuickTime\QTSystem\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\
29-Nov-2011 17:52:15 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.prefs.PreferencesReader parse
INFO: Reading preferences: C:\Users\May\.elan_data\elan.pfsx
29-Nov-2011 17:52:15 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.integration.ExternalLauncher start
INFO: External launch thread started...
29-Nov-2011 17:52:15 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.prefs.PreferencesReader parse
INFO: Reading preferences: C:\Users\May\.elan_data\shortcuts.pfsx
29-Nov-2011 17:52:41 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.prefs.PreferencesWriter encodeAndSave
INFO: Writing preferences: C:\Users\May\.elan_data\elan.pfsx
29-Nov-2011 17:52:41 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.integration.ExternalLauncher stop
INFO: External launch thread stopped...
29-Nov-2011 17:52:41 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.integration.ExternalLauncher$LaunchThread run
INFO: Launch thread interrupted...
2 Fix
11: Record Queue
12: WMT Switch Filter
13: WMT Virtual Renderer
14: WMT DV Extract
15: WMT Virtual Source
16: WMT Sample Information Filter
17: DV Muxer
18: Color Space Converter
19: WM ASF Reader
20: Screen Capture filter
21: AVI Splitter
22: VGA 16 Color Ditherer
23: DV V/A Source Filter
24: SBE2MediaTypeProfile
25: Microsoft DTV-DVD Video Decoder
26: AC3 Parser Filter
27: StreamBufferSink
28: MJPEG Decompressor
29: MPEG-I Stream Splitter
30: SAMI (CC) Parser
31: VBI Codec
32: DV V/A ACM Source Filter
33: MPEG-2 Splitter
34: Closed Captions Analysis Filter
35: SBE2FileScan
36: InterVideo Audio Decoder
37: Microsoft MPEG-2 Video Encoder
38: DV Video Source Filter
39: Internal Script Command Renderer
40: MPEG Audio Decoder
41: DV Splitter
42: Video Mixing Renderer 9
43: Microsoft MPEG-2 Encoder
44: ACM Wrapper
45: Video Renderer
46: MPEG-2 Video Stream Analyzer
47: Line 21 Decoder
48: Video Port Manager
49: Video Renderer
50: File Writer
51: VPS Decoder
52: WM ASF Writer
53: Dib Output
54: VBI Surface Allocator
55: Dib Receive
56: File writer
57: iTV Data Sink
58: iTV Data Capture filter
59: WAV Dest
60: DVD Navigator
61: Overlay Mixer2
62: Ulead AMR Audio Decoder
63: AVI Draw
64: RDP DShow Redirection Filter
65: Microsoft MPEG-2 Audio Encoder
66: WST Pager
67: MPEG-2 Demultiplexer
68: DV Video Decoder
69: SampleGrabber
70: Null Renderer
71: MPEG-2 Sections and Tables
72: Microsoft AC3 Encoder
73: StreamBufferSource
74: Smart Tee
75: Overlay Mixer
76: AVI Decompressor
77: Ulead MPEG Encoder
78: Ulead MPEG Muxer
79: AVI/WAV File Source
80: Wave Parser
81: MIDI Parser
82: Multi-file Parser
83: File stream renderer
84: Microsoft DTV-DVD Audio Decoder
85: StreamBufferSink2
86: AVI Mux
87: Line 21 Decoder 2
88: File Source (Async.)
89: File Source (URL)
90: Ulead Audio Dual Channel Filter
91: Infinite Pin Tee Filter
92: Enhanced Video Renderer
93: BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter
94: MPEG Video Decoder

Filters in the filter chain: file:///C:/ELAN_work/OM61.wav
Filter 1: Default DirectSound Device
Pin 1: Audio Input pin (rendered)
Filter 2: Wave Parser
Pin 1: output
Pin 2: input pin
Filter 3: file:///C:/ELAN_work/OM61.wav
Pin 1: Output
MediaUrl SignalViewer: file:///C:/ELAN_work/OM61.wav
29-Nov-2011 17:43:51 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.commands.ExportMediaCA <init>
INFO: No media export functionality available
29-Nov-2011 17:43:51 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.commands.ClipMediaCA <init>
INFO: Found clipping script: clip-media.txt
TL use buffered image: false
29-Nov-2011 17:43:52 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.recognizer.api.AvailabilityDetector detectRecognizer
SEVERE: No cmdi metadata file found in: Lexus2
29-Nov-2011 17:43:52 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.prefs.PreferencesWriter encodeAndSave
INFO: Writing preferences: C:\Users\May\.elan_data\elan.pfsx
29-Nov-2011 17:44:31 mpi.eudico.server.corpora.clomimpl.dobes.EAF27Encoder save
INFO: C:\ELAN_work\OM61.eaf <----XML output

Exception in thread "Thread-478" java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: -1652278
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.viewer.SignalViewer.loadData(SignalViewer.java:502)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.viewer.SignalViewer.paintBuffer(SignalViewer.java:943)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.viewer.SignalViewer.setLocalTimeScaleIntervalBeginTime(SignalViewer.java:1800)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.viewer.SignalViewer.updateTimeScale(SignalViewer.java:1356)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.TimeScale.notifyListeners(TimeScale.java:134)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.TimeScale.setBeginTime(TimeScale.java:46)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.viewer.TimeScaleBasedViewer.setGlobalTimeScaleIntervalBeginTime(TimeScaleBasedViewer.java:58)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.viewer.SignalViewer.recalculateInterval(SignalViewer.java:1775)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.viewer.SignalViewer.controllerUpdate(SignalViewer.java:2195)
at mpi.eudico.client.mediacontrol.EventPoster.run(EventPoster.java:35)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
29-Nov-2011 17:44:32 mpi.eudico.server.corpora.clomimpl.dobes.EAF27Encoder save
INFO: C:\ELAN_work\OM61.eaf <----XML output

Exception in thread "Thread-608" java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: -5915900
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.viewer.SignalViewer.loadData(SignalViewer.java:502)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.viewer.SignalViewer.paintBuffer(SignalViewer.java:943)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.viewer.SignalViewer.setLocalTimeScaleIntervalBeginTime(SignalViewer.java:1800)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.viewer.SignalViewer.updateTimeScale(SignalViewer.java:1356)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.TimeScale.notifyListeners(TimeScale.java:134)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.TimeScale.setBeginTime(TimeScale.java:46)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.viewer.TimeScaleBasedViewer.setGlobalTimeScaleIntervalBeginTime(TimeScaleBasedViewer.java:58)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.viewer.SignalViewer.recalculateInterval(SignalViewer.java:1775)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.viewer.SignalViewer.controllerUpdate(SignalViewer.java:2195)
at mpi.eudico.client.mediacontrol.EventPoster.run(EventPoster.java:35)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
29-Nov-2011 17:44:52 mpi.eudico.server.corpora.clomimpl.dobes.EAF27Encoder save
INFO: C:\ELAN_work\OM61.eaf.001 <----XML output

TL use buffered image: false
29-Nov-2011 17:45:08 mpi.eudico.server.corpora.clomimpl.dobes.EAF27Encoder save
INFO: C:\ELAN_work\OM61.eaf <----XML output