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I'm running Windows Server 2008 with a Blackmagic Decklink card. Everything works fine with the GUI but when I try to start from command line it exits with an unknown error.

Any ideas?

Note: I have the desktop experience enabled.

Karl Jóhann
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  • Could you elaborate? For example, what command are you running, and exactly what error message does it respond with? – ewall May 27 '11 at 18:42
  • That's part of the problem, it just claims a fatal exception in the log file. Session started is the last thing printed in the terminal. As for the command, it's just fmlecmd. – Karl Jóhann May 28 '11 at 08:09
  • "Fri May 27 2011 13:35:58 : Session Started Flash Media Live Encoder has experienced an unrecoverable exception. The details here may help to locate the problem. If the module listed is a third party driver, try updating or using a different driver. For reproducible problems within Flash Media Live Encoder itself, send this file to support@adobe.com with a description of what you were doing when the exception occurred." – Karl Jóhann May 28 '11 at 08:24
  • Update: This only happens with certain (most) aspect ratios... – Karl Jóhann May 30 '11 at 14:00

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Looks like a frequent problem that effects many FMLE users. Common suggestions include:

  • use the absolute latest version of FMLE
  • update DirectX
  • update all video and audio-related drivers
  • remove/rename startup.xml from "[volume]/Users/[user name]/AppData/Roaming/Adobe/Flash Media Live Encoder [version]/" so the program can get clean settings

There is also a small chance that tweaks to common security measures may help, such as disabling Data Execution Protection for all but essential OS files or exclude program directories in your anti-virus software (only if essential, of course!)

ewall
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  • Thanks for that but unfortunately this seems to be a problem with the card driver. It crashes when I try to set any aspect except the default for the card. Yet only in command line mode. A bit weird. – Karl Jóhann Jun 04 '11 at 08:41
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I found out what the problem was, apparently if the fmesessions.dat (C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Flash Media Live Encoder 3.2) gets large enough FMLEcmd.exe fails.

Karl Jóhann
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