Dear Han,

I just bought a brand new DELL notebook, and it comes with Windows Vista. Unfortunately, ELAN is not working at all in this computer! I am able to open the file (.eaf or the video file) and manipulate the video, but only if I make no selections or annotations. As soon as I select some portion of the video, the buttons cease to work properly and I'm no longer able to play the video, play selection, moving forwards or backwards, etc.

The first thing I tried to do was to look for the video advanced configurations, because in the past I successfully solved video problems with ELAN by manipulating the option "video acceleration". But, in this computer, I wasn't able to change this option. The button for "changing configurations" is there, but with opaque colors, indicating that the option is not avaiable, and there is a message saying that "this video driver does not allow changing configurations of hardware acceleration".

I searched this forum looking for problems with Windows Vista, but haven't found anything that looks like this. Actually, I don't know whether this is a problem with video hardware or with the operating system.

If this description is too underspecified for finding a solution, please give some instruction on what information must I gather so that you could have a clearer picture of what's going on.

Thank you!
Tarcisio

Yes, it could be the video driver, but it could also be an installed codec. Maybe the log file provides useful information. After opening an eaf and manipulating the selection until the video hangs, quit ELAN. Look for the log file in <user_home>\.elan_data\elan0.log (or elan1.log etc.) At the end of the file there should be a listing of filters used, you could post that here. It is also possible that there are error messages in the log file that may reveal the cause of the problem.
What version of Windows Media Player etc. is installed?

-Han

Han,

I have WMP 11 installed here. As to the log file, I'm reproducing it below:

17/07/2009 11:23:06 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: ELAN 3.7.2
17/07/2009 11:23:06 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: Java version: 1.5.0_11
17/07/2009 11:23:06 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: Runtime version: 1.5.0_11-b03
17/07/2009 11:23:06 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: OS name: Windows Vista
17/07/2009 11:23:06 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: OS version: 6.0
17/07/2009 11:23:06 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: User language: pt
17/07/2009 11:23:06 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: Classpath: C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.7.2\lib\elan.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.7.2\lib\mfsearch__V0.8.0.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.7.2\jmf2.1.1a\jmf.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.7.2\jmf2.1.1a\sound.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.7.2\lib\batik__V1.1.1.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.7.2\lib\jlfgr-1_0.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.7.2\lib\xerces__V2.6.2\xercesImpl.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.7.2\Do Not Install\copyandrename_v3.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.7.2\lib\jhall-2.0.0.5.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.7.2\lib\xalan-2.4.1.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.7.2\lib\macapp__V03.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.7.2\lib\cocoa_qt\1.0\JavaCocoaQTMovieView.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.7.2\lib\help.zip;C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\QTJava.zip;C:\Windows\system32\QTJava.zip;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.7.2\lax.jar;
17/07/2009 11:23:06 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.util.SystemInstallationSecurity verifyLibExt
INFO: verifying lib/ext C:\PROGRAM FILES\ELAN 3.7.2\JRE\LIB\EXT
17/07/2009 11:23:07 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.integration.ExternalLauncher start
INFO: External launch thread started...
Using Windows Native Media Player DS
Filters listed in the registry...
Filter: 0: MPEG Video Decoder
Filter: 1: MPEG Audio Decoder
Filter: 2: WMAudio Decoder DMO
Filter: 3: Sonic HD Demuxer
Filter: 4: Internal Script Command Renderer
Filter: 5: Video Renderer
Filter: 6: Mpeg4s Decoder DMO
Filter: 7: WMVideo Decoder DMO
Filter: 8: Mpeg43 Decoder DMO
Filter: 9: Mpeg4 Decoder DMO
Filter: 10: Default MidiOut Device
Filter: 11: Default DirectSound Device
Filter: 12: WST Pager
Filter: 13: DV Video Decoder
Filter: 14: WMVideo8 Encoder DMO
Filter: 15: WMVideo9 Encoder DMO
Filter: 16: MSScreen 9 encoder DMO
Filter: 17: WM Speech Encoder DMO
Filter: 18: WMAudio Encoder DMO
Filter: 19: WMAPro over S/PDIF DMO
Filter: 20: WMSpeech Decoder DMO
Filter: 21: MP3 Decoder DMO
Filter: 22: WMV Screen decoder DMO
Filter: 23: AVI Draw
Filter: 24: Line 21 Decoder 2
Filter: 25: BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter
Filter: 26: MPEG-2 Sections and Tables
Filter: 27: Decrypt/Tag
Filter: 28: Video Port Manager
Filter: 29: AVI Splitter
Filter: 30: AC3 Parser Filter
Filter: 31: MJPEG Decompressor
Filter: 32: ACM Wrapper
Filter: 33: Line 21 Decoder
Filter: 34: VBI Surface Allocator
Filter: 35: Sonic Cinemaster® Audio Decoder 4.2
Filter: 36: MPEG-2 Demultiplexer
Filter: 37: AVI Decompressor
Filter: 38: CyberLink AudioCD Filter
Filter: 39: Sonic Cinemaster® VideoDecoder 4.1
Filter: 40: MPEG-I Stream Splitter
Filter: 41: DV Splitter
Filter: 42: CyberLink Video/SP Decoder
Filter: 43: VBI Codec
Filter: 44: VBI Codec
Filter: 45: MPEG-2 Splitter
Filter: 46: MPEG-2 Sections and Tables
Filter: 47: Color Space Converter
Filter: 48: Video Renderer
Filter: 49: DV Muxer
Filter: 50: WM ASF Reader
Filter: 51: WM ASF Writer
Filter: 52: JetAudio Audio Decoder
Filter: 53: VGA 16 Color Ditherer
Filter: 54: SAMI (CC) Parser
Filter: 55: JetAudio OGM Splitter
Filter: 56: JetAudio AVI Splitter
Filter: 57: JetAudio MKV Splitter
Filter: 58: JetAudio Video Decoder
Filter: 59: JetAudio MP4 Splitter
Filter: 60: Wave Parser
Filter: 61: MIDI Parser
Filter: 62: Multi-file Parser
Filter: 63: File stream renderer
Filter: 64: JetAudio MPG Splitter
Filter: 65: JetAudio MPEG4 Video Splitter
Filter: 66: JetAudio FLV Splitter
Filter: 67: File Source (Async.)
Filter: 68: File Source (URL)
Filter: 69: JetAudio MPEG Decoder
Filter: 70: AVI/WAV File Source
Filter: 71: CyberLink Audio Wizard
Filter: 72: BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter
Filter: 73: CyberLink Demultiplexer
Filter: 74: Video Mixing Renderer 9
Filter: 75: Proxy Sink
Filter: 76: File Writer
Filter: 77: File writer
Filter: 78: JetAudio Audio Writer
Filter: 79: Null Renderer
Filter: 80: JetAudio Video Writer
Filter: 81: WMT Virtual Renderer
Filter: 82: AVI Mux
Filter: 83: Enhanced Video Renderer
Filter: 84: Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth
Filter: 85: Alto-falantes (Realtek High Def
Filter: 86: CyberLink Audio Renderer
Filter: 87: Default WaveOut Device
Filter: 88: DirectSound: Alto-falantes (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Filter: 89: Full Screen Renderer
Filter: 90: WMT Virtual Renderer
Filter: 91: JetAudio AVI Reader
Filter: 92: StreamBufferSink
Filter: 93: JetAudio MP4 Reader
Filter: 94: JetAudio MPG Reader
Filter: 95: JetAudio FLV Reader
Filter: 96: JetAudio MPEG4 Video Source
Filter: 97: MPEG-2 Video Stream Analyzer
Filter: 98: Capture ASF Writer
Filter: 99: JetAudio OGM Reader
Filter: 100: JetAudio MKV Reader
Filter: 101: StreamBufferSource
Filter: 102: Overlay Mixer
Filter: 103: WMT MuxDeMux Filter
Filter: 104: AudioRecorder WAV Dest
Filter: 105: AudioRecorder Wave Form
Filter: 106: SoundRecorder Null Renderer
Filter: 107: DV Video Encoder
Filter: 108: MJPEG Compressor
Filter: 109: Microfone (Realtek High Definit
Filter: 110: Encrypt/Tag
Filter: 111: XDS Codec
Filter: 112: JetAudio Subtitle Processor
Filter: 113: WMT Sample Information Filter
Filter: 114: WMT Black Frame Generator
Filter: 115: WMT Interlacer
Filter: 116: WMT Format Conversion
Filter: 117: 9x8Resize
Filter: 118: CyberLink Audio Spectrum Analyzer
Filter: 119: WMT AudioAnalyzer
Filter: 120: Stretch Video
Filter: 121: JetAudio Sound Effector V3
Filter: 122: JetAudio Audio Stream Switcher
Filter: 123: Frame Eater
Filter: 124: Allocator Fix
Filter: 125: Bitmap Generate
Filter: 126: CyberLink Audio Decoder
Filter: 127: WMT Sample Information Filter
Filter: 128: WMT DV Extract
Filter: 129: Overlay Mixer2
Filter: 130: CyberLink TimeStretch Filter
Filter: 131: CyberLink Audio Effect
Filter: 132: Record Queue
Filter: 133: Creative Video Effect
Filter: 134: JetAudio Video Encoder
Filter: 135: Cyberlink SubTitle Importor
Filter: 136: SampleGrabber
Filter: 137: WMT Log Filter
Filter: 138: CyberLink Video Effect
Filter: 139: WMT Volume
Filter: 140: WMT VIH2 Fix
Filter: 141: Infinite Pin Tee Filter
Filter: 142: WMT Switch Filter
Filter: 143: JetAudio Sound Effector V4
Filter: 144: Uncompressed Domain Shot Detection Filter
Filter: 145: Conversor em T entre Coletores
Filter: 146: Cinepak Codec by Radius
Filter: 147: Codec IYUV Intel
Filter: 148: Codec IYUV Intel
Filter: 149: Microsoft RLE
Filter: 150: Microsoft Video 1
Filter: 151: IMA ADPCM
Filter: 152: PCM
Filter: 153: Microsoft ADPCM
Filter: 154: GSM 6.10
Filter: 155: Messenger Audio Codec
Filter: 156: CCITT A-Law
Filter: 157: CCITT u-Law
Filter: 158: MPEG Layer-3
Filter: 159: Realtek HD Audio output
Filter: 160: Conversor em T entre Coletores
Filter: 161: WMT VIH2 Fix
Filter: 162: Record Queue
Filter: 163: WMT Switch Filter
Filter: 164: WMT DV Extract
Filter: 165: WMT Import Filter
Filter: 166: Screen Capture filter
Filter: 167: WMT Virtual Source
Filter: 168: Proxy Source
Filter: 169: Laptop Integrated Webcam
Filter: 170: Microsoft ATSC Network Provider
Filter: 171: Microsoft DVBC Network Provider
Filter: 172: Microsoft DVBS Network Provider
Filter: 173: Microsoft DVBT Network Provider
Filter: 174: Microsoft Network Provider
Filter: 175: Laptop Integrated Webcam
Filter: 176: Live! Cam Virtual
Filter: 177: WMT Virtual Source
Filter: 178: Multiple File Output
Filter: 179: Smart Tee
Filter: 180: CyberLink Line21 Decoder Filter
Filter: 181: CyberLink DVD Navigator
Filter: 182: DVD Navigator
Filter: 183: Sonic HD Nav
Filter: 184: JetAudio Audio Encoder
Filters in the filter chain:
index: 0 name: Video Renderer
pin: 0 name: VMR Input0
index: 1 name: Default DirectSound Device
pin: 0 name: Audio Input pin (rendered)
index: 2 name: MPEG Video Decoder
pin: 0 name: Input
pin: 1 name: Output
index: 3 name: MPEG Audio Decoder
pin: 0 name: XForm In
pin: 1 name: XForm Out
index: 4 name: Sonic HD Demuxer
pin: 0 name: Input
pin: 1 name: Audio Out
pin: 2 name: Video Out
index: 5 name: file:///C:/Users/Tarcisio/Documents/Cris/Taina 9/Taina-08-09-2008.mpg
pin: 0 name: Output
Media splitter filter name: Sonic HD Demuxer
== Removed MPEG-2 splitter from chain: Sonic HD Demuxer
== Connected default splitter: MPEG-I Stream Splitter
Filters in the filter chain:
index: 0 name: Video Renderer
pin: 0 name: VMR Input0
index: 1 name: Default DirectSound Device
pin: 0 name: Audio Input pin (rendered)
index: 2 name: Sonic HD Demuxer
pin: 0 name: Input
index: 3 name: MPEG Video Decoder
pin: 0 name: Input
pin: 1 name: Output
index: 4 name: MPEG Audio Decoder
pin: 0 name: XForm In
pin: 1 name: XForm Out
index: 5 name: MPEG-I Stream Splitter
pin: 0 name: Input
pin: 1 name: Video
pin: 2 name: Audio
index: 6 name: file:///C:/Users/Tarcisio/Documents/Cris/Taina 9/Taina-08-09-2008.mpg
pin: 0 name: Output
Aspect Ratio: 1.369863
Millis per Sample: 33.3667
offset: 0
duration: 2792880
No media export functionality available
java.lang.NullPointerException
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.FrameManager.addToRecentFiles(FrameManager.java:879)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.FrameManager.updateFrameTitle(FrameManager.java:494)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ElanFrame2.openEAF(ElanFrame2.java:352)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ElanFrame2.openEAF(ElanFrame2.java:366)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.FrameManager.createFrame(FrameManager.java:662)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.commands.global.OpenMA.actionPerformed(OpenMA.java:93)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI.doClick(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI$Handler.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NullPointerException
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.FrameManager.addToRecentFiles(FrameManager.java:879)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.FrameManager.updateFrameTitle(FrameManager.java:494)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.FrameManager.createFrame(FrameManager.java:663)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.commands.global.OpenMA.actionPerformed(OpenMA.java:93)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI.doClick(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI$Handler.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
17/07/2009 11:24:05 mpi.eudico.server.corpora.clomimpl.dobes.EAF26Encoder save
INFO: C:\Users\Tarcisio\Documents\Cris\Taina 9\teste.eaf <----XML output

Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NullPointerException
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.FrameManager.addToRecentFiles(FrameManager.java:879)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.FrameManager.updateFrameTitle(FrameManager.java:494)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.commands.StoreCommand.execute(StoreCommand.java:266)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.commands.CommandAction.actionPerformed(CommandAction.java:90)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI.doClick(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI$Handler.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
17/07/2009 11:24:16 mpi.eudico.server.corpora.clomimpl.dobes.EAF26Encoder save
INFO: C:\Users\Tarcisio\Documents\Cris\Taina 9\teste.eaf <----XML output

Clean up media player...
Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" com.jniwrapper.win32.com.ComException: COM object method returns error code: 0x84CF5963;
at com.jniwrapper.win32.com.ComException.checkResult(SourceFile:72)
at com.jniwrapper.win32.ole.OleFunctions.oleUninitialize(SourceFile:1049)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.player.NativeMediaPlayerWindowsDS.cleanUpOnClose(NativeMediaPlayerWindowsDS.java:320)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ViewerManager2.cleanUpOnClose(ViewerManager2.java:1137)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ElanFrame2.doClose(ElanFrame2.java:2132)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ElanFrame2.saveAndClose(ElanFrame2.java:2096)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ElanFrame2.checkSaveAndClose(ElanFrame2.java:2042)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.commands.CloseCommand.execute(CloseCommand.java:39)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.commands.CommandAction.actionPerformed(CommandAction.java:90)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI.doClick(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI$Handler.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
17/07/2009 11:24:23 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.integration.ExternalLauncher$LaunchThread run
INFO: Launch thread interrupted...
17/07/2009 11:24:23 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.integration.ExternalLauncher stop
INFO: External launch thread stopped...

I'm not quite sure, but the problem may indeed be an installed codec, in this case the "Sonic HD Demuxer". Or, maybe the problem is that ELAN tries to remove any codec other than the MPEG-1 Splitter in case of an mpeg-1 file. Several mpeg-2 codecs are known to cause problems when playing mpeg-1 files, therefore ELAN tries to remove them. But as you can see in the resulting filter chain (last listing of "Filters in the filter chain:"), the "Sonic HD Demuxer" returns (with a vengeance) in the filter (index 2). The resulting situation may be worse than when nothing had been done.
This is a more general problem with ELAN on Windows: ideally ELAN should be able to savely create a preferred filter chain for certain file types. This is what we currently are investigating, success not guaranteed.

For now, in your case: do you need the "Sonic HD Demuxer" for certain tasks outside ELAN? Otherwise you might want to try to uninstall it?

-Han

Indeed, I uninstalled one "sonic decoder pack" here and now ELAN is working well. Maybe erasing this pack will affect some player, but then I'll see what I do...

Thanx for the orientation,
Tarcisio