Access violation at adress 00000000. Read of address 0000000

[antonnin]

hello all this is my first time posting(newbie) so please excuse me if im not in the right forum. im getting this recurring error using Winavi 7.1
Access violation at adress 00000000. Read of address 0000000
i get it everytime i try to convert any video files to dvd, the first time this happened, earlier this week, i removed the most recent windows updates i had (8th of this month) and it worked properly , did the same thing again but it didnt work this time...could someone please give me a hand with this ..been trying to convert this movie for a while now. ..any help would be greatly appreciated

[jameshgross]

antonnin, welcome to the forum.
I looked at your profile - I believe that 256mb of memory is a little tight for video editing. However, that will just slow you down. I would recommend at least 512mb with 1 gig even better.
On to the problem. You may try configuring the WINAVI app in the "Program Compatability Wizard" to Windows 2000 Compatability Mode and Disable Visual Themes. I have seen several apps that are having problems running after the installation of SP2 and the latest MS updates. This usually fixes the problem. If you need more help let us know.

[redwudz]

I'm assuming those address numbers you gave are just for illustration and not actual addresses.

What type of files are you converting? If it does it with all files, then the problem sounds like the conversion program, not the OS. I would go to the WinAVI site and check if they have a forum and ask them. You could also reinstall the program and see if that helps.

Have you tried different programs? I'm not a fan of WinAVI, but there are a lot of programs that do the same things. DivxToDVD is one. Others are DIKO, TheFilmMachine and DVD2SVCD.

The better method is to use individual tools instead of the all-in-ones if you want the best quality and the most control of the process. I rarely use all-in-ones unless I don't care about the quality or am in a hurry.

[kschang]

Is that the actual error message? Because those numbers are important, and right now that message makes no sense.

[antonnin]

thanks guys...and yes that is the actual error message ..i thought the zeros were strange too..but i think i fixed the problem..i uninstalled the haali media splitter (at least i think so) ...i read about various codecs as the cause of this problem on the windows online crash analysis website..and everything seems to be working fine now..oh and james thanks for the advice about memory would really like some but a student budget here in barbados only stretches so far ..dont worry though memory is on the top of mylist along with alot of other stuff(namely a new pc ) ,......oh and one more thing..as i was here typing this message ..the conversion just stopped only got about 30mins of video can anyone explain this...needs a new pc..yup

[kschang]

Well, how big of a HD do you have, and how much free space do you have, and how big is your swap file (i.e. virtual memory)?

[jimmalenko]

I don't mean to be crass, but I believe that if you paid for this software, then you are fully entitled to utilise their support - support@winavi.com is the email address AFAIK.

[shenley]

i had the same problem. i disabled all my spyware and antivirus software prior to using; and it worked fine. just remember to enable it when you have completed your project. oh, also disable your screen saver. hope this works for you.