HD94658: VIDEO: FRAME SIZE OF VIDEO RECORDED USING CINEPAK CODEC BY RADIU S AS COMPRESSOR IS INCORRECT.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• SCENARIO:
  1. Create a new Product.
  2. From Tools / Image / Video, start Video Recorder.
  3. Click on Setup icon.
  4. Select VFW Codec as Format and put C:\temp\ as Directory
  and test1.avi as File Name.
  5. Click on Compressor Setup button.
  6. Select Cinepak Codec by Radius as Compressor.
  7. Click on Recording button to start recording.
  8. Insert a new Part into Product and click on Stop to stop
  recording.
  9. Confirm that Frames: 1 size is 111kb. (value may be
  different)
  10. Close existing Product and create a new Product.
  11. Click on Setup icon in Video Recorder.
  12. Put test2.avi as File Name without changing Format or
  Directory.
  13. Click on Compressor Setup button.
  14. Select Full Frames (Uncompressed) as Compressor.
  15. Click on Recording button to start recording.
  16. Insert a new Part into Product and click on Stop to stop
  recording.
  17. Confirm that Frames: 1 size is 3540kb. (value may be
  different)
  18. Close existing Product and create a new Product.
  19. Click on Setup icon in Video Recorder.
  20. Click on Compressor Setup button without changing Format,
  Directory or File Name.
  21. Select Cinepak Codec by Radius as Compressor.
  22. Click on Recording button to start recording.
  23. Insert a new Part into Product and click on Stop to stop
  recording.
  24. Confirm that Frames: 1 size is 3540kb. (value may be
  different)
  .
  OBSERVATION:
  The frame size obtained from same Compressor (Cinepak Codec
  by Radius) is different as seen in Step 9 and Step 24.
  .
  EXPECTED RESULT:
  The frame size obtained by using same Compressor should be
  same.
  

Local fix

• empty
  

Problem summary

• SCENARIO:
  1. Create a new Product.
  2. From Tools / Image / Video, start Video Recorder.
  3. Click on Setup icon.
  4. Select VFW Codec as Format and put C:\temp\ as Directory
  and test1.avi as File Name.
  5. Click on Compressor Setup button.
  6. Select Cinepak Codec by Radius as Compressor.
  7. Click on Recording button to start recording.
  8. Insert a new Part into Product and click on Stop to stop
  recording.
  9. Confirm that Frames: 1 size is 111kb. (value may be
  different)
  10. Close existing Product and create a new Product.
  11. Click on Setup icon in Video Recorder.
  12. Put test2.avi as File Name without changing Format or
  Directory.
  13. Click on Compressor Setup button.
  14. Select Full Frames (Uncompressed) as Compressor.
  15. Click on Recording button to start recording.
  16. Insert a new Part into Product and click on Stop to stop
  recording.
  17. Confirm that Frames: 1 size is 3540kb. (value may be
  different)
  18. Close existing Product and create a new Product.
  19. Click on Setup icon in Video Recorder.
  20. Click on Compressor Setup button without changing Format,
  Directory or File Name.
  21. Select Cinepak Codec by Radius as Compressor.
  22. Click on Recording button to start recording.
  23. Insert a new Part into Product and click on Stop to stop
  recording.
  24. Confirm that Frames: 1 size is 3540kb. (value may be
  different)
  .
  OBSERVATION:
  The frame size obtained from same Compressor (Cinepak Codec
  by Radius) is different as seen in Step 9 and Step 24.
  .
  EXPECTED RESULT:
  The frame size obtained by using same Compressor should be
  same.
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED ON CATIA VERSION V5R21 GA level.
  NOTE THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL ALSO BE FIXED ON V5R20 SP2.
  Additional Closure Information:
  INCIDENT DIAGNOSIS:
  Frame size of video recorded using Cinepak Codec by Radius as
  compressor is incorrect.
  .
  CORRECTION EXPLANATION:
  Algorithm is modified to get expected result. Now correct
  frame size is displayed in above mentioned levels.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CATIA V5 NT>XP

• Fixed component ID

  569151000

Applicable component levels

• R520 PSN SP52002

     UP10/05/12 I 1000