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After I installed the newer iHDSimulator none of my projects would load. I get a resource load error and have to Ctrl+Alt+Del and kill the app.

I ran the validator and it doesn't find any of my resource files. So I thought maybe this is a good time to start loading from and ACA.

I've read the spec, and looked at HD-DVD release titles and have noticed that some titles load resources from an ACA by declaring it as an ApplicationResource and others load from a TitleResource. First question: what is the difference In both examples they seem to be using it to load per Title.

Second question, why is my playlist no validating properly on resource load

### Playlist ###

<Playlist xmlns="http://www.dvdforum.org/2005/HDDVDVideo/Playlist" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.dvdforum.org/2005/HDDVDVideo/Playlist/Playlist.xsd" majorVersion="1" minorVersion="0" description="demo">
<Configuration>
<StreamingBuffer size="0"/>
<Aperture size="1280x720"/>
<MainVideoDefaultColor color="108080"/>
</Configuration>
<MediaAttributeList />
<TitleSet timeBase="60fps" defaultLanguage="en">

<Title titleNumber="1" titleDuration="00:01:00:00" id="start" displayName="start" onEnd="start">
<ApplicationSegment titleTimeBegin="00:00:00:00" titleTimeEnd="00:01:00:00" sync="soft" zOrder="0" language="en" src="file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.xmf">
<ApplicationResource priority="1" src="file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/main.ACA" size="243308" multiplexed="false" />
</ApplicationSegment>
<TitleResource priority="0" titleTimeBegin="00:00:00:00"
titleTimeEnd="00:01:00:00"
src="file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.xmu" size="5987"
multiplexed="false" />

</Title>


### Validator Log ###

- Playlist: D:\iHD\demo_creative_v1\ADV_OBJ\VPLST000.XPL
 | + Configuration.
 | + Reading content.
 | - Validating content.
 | | - Validating file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/VPLST000.XPL
 | | | - <Playlist>
 | | | | | Using xml:base: file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/
| | | | | Attribute: displayName="ScribeStorm Demo v1"
| | | | | Attribute: xmlns="http://www.dvdforum.org/2005/HDDVDVideo/Playlist"
| | | | | Attribute: xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
| | | | | Attribute: xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.dvdforum.org/2005/HDDVDVideo/Playlist/Playlist.xsd"
| | | | | Attribute: majorVersion="1"
| | | | | Attribute: minorVersion="0"
| | | | | Attribute: description="demo"
| | | | + <Configuration>
 | | | | + <MediaAttributeList>
 | | | | - <TitleSet>
 | | | | | | Using xml:base: file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/
| | | | | | Attribute: timeBase="60fps"
| | | | | | Attribute: defaultLanguage="en"
| | | | | - <Title>
 | | | | | | | Using xml:base: file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/
| | | | | | | Attribute: titleNumber="1"
| | | | | | | Attribute: titleDuration="00:01:00:00"
| | | | | | | Attribute: id="start"
| | | | | | | Attribute: displayName="start"
| | | | | | | Attribute: onEnd="start"
| | | | | | - <ApplicationSegment>
 | | | | | | | | Using xml:base: file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/
| | | | | | | | Attribute: titleTimeBegin="00:00:00:00"
| | | | | | | | Attribute: titleTimeEnd="00:01:00:00"
| | | | | | | | Attribute: sync="soft"
| | | | | | | | Attribute: zOrder="0"
| | | | | | | | Attribute: language="en"
| | | | | | | | Attribute: src="file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.xmf"
| | | | | | | | Resource: file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.xmf
| | | | | | | | ERROR (E000000005): Resource file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/MENU/BTN_SCENE3_NORM.png must be declared in Playlist (Element: ApplicationSegment, Line: 12, Col: 8)
| | | | | | | | ERROR (E000000005): Resource file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/MENU/BTN_SCENE2_FOCUS.png must be declared in Playlist (Element: ApplicationSegment, Line: 12, Col: 8)
| | | | | | | | ERROR (E000000005): Resource file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/MENU/BTN_SCENE2_NORM.png must be declared in Playlist (Element: ApplicationSegment, Line: 12, Col: 8)
| | | | | | | | ERROR (E000000005): Resource file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/MENU/BTN_SCENE3_FOCUS.png must be declared in Playlist (Element: ApplicationSegment, Line: 12, Col: 8)
| | | | | | | | WARNING (W001000006): Resource file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/main.ACA is not being used (Element: ApplicationResource, Attribute: src, Line: 13, Col: 10)
| | | | | | | | ERROR (E000000005): Resource file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/MENU/BTN_SCENE4_FOCUS.png must be declared in Playlist (Element: ApplicationSegment, Line: 12, Col: 8)
| | | | | | | | ERROR (E000000005): Resource file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/MENU/BTN_SCENE4_NORM.png must be declared in Playlist (Element: ApplicationSegment, Line: 12, Col: 8)
| | | | | | | | ERROR (E000000005): Resource file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/MENU/BTN_SCENE1_FOCUS.png must be declared in Playlist (Element: ApplicationSegment, Line: 12, Col: 8)
| | | | | | | | ERROR (E000000005): Resource file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/MENU/BKG_WOOD.jpg must be declared in Playlist (Element: ApplicationSegment, Line: 12, Col: 8)
| | | | | | | | ERROR (E000000005): Resource file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.js must be declared in Playlist (Element: ApplicationSegment, Line: 12, Col: 8)
| | | | | | | | ERROR (E000000005): Resource file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.xmf must be declared in Playlist (Element: ApplicationSegment, Line: 12, Col: 8)
| | | | | | | | ERROR (E000000005): Resource file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/MENU/BTN_NORM.png must be declared in Playlist (Element: ApplicationSegment, Line: 12, Col: 8)
| | | | | | | | ERROR (E000000005): Resource file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/MENU/BTN_SCENE1_NORM.png must be declared in Playlist (Element: ApplicationSegment, Line: 12, Col: 8)
| | | | | | | | ERROR (E000000005): Resource file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/MENU/BTN_ACTION.png must be declared in Playlist (Element: ApplicationSegment, Line: 12, Col: 8)
| | | | | | | | ERROR (E000000005): Resource file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/MENU/BTN_FOCUS.png must be declared in Playlist (Element: ApplicationSegment, Line: 12, Col: 8)





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  • WIL PANNELL

    Yes that makes sense. Not sure what I've fudged but I'm still getting errors. I reran the ACA creator and opened it and the files are listed in the header.  I run CreateACA like so - CreateACA.exe -f mainmenu.ACA mainfilelist.txt.

    |
    - Playlist: D:\iHD\demo_creative_v1\ADV_OBJ\VPLST000.XPL
     | + Configuration.
     | - Reading content.
     | | - Reading file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/VPLST000.XPL
     | | | | Encoding: Unicode (UTF-8)
    | | | | Parsing xml document
    | | | | Reading file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.ACA
    | | | - Reading file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.xmf
     | | | | | Encoding: Unicode (UTF-8)
    | | | | | Parsing xml document
    | | | | - Reading file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.ACA/mainmenu.js
     | | | | | | ERROR (E000000021): File "mainmenu.js" not found in Aca Archive "D:\iHD\demo_creative_v1\ADV_OBJ\mainmenu.ACA"
     | | | | - Reading file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.ACA/mainmenu.xmu
     | | | | | | ERROR (E000000021): File "mainmenu.xmu" not found in Aca Archive "D:\iHD\demo_creative_v1\ADV_OBJ\mainmenu.ACA"
     | | | | | Reading file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.ACA/mainmenu.xmu
    | | | | - Reading file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.ACA/BKG_WOOD.jpg
     | | | | | | ERROR (E000000021): File "BKG_WOOD.jpg" not found in Aca Archive "D:\iHD\demo_creative_v1\ADV_OBJ\mainmenu.ACA"
     | | | | - Reading file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.ACA/BTN_NORM.png
     | | | | | | ERROR (E000000021): File "BTN_NORM.png" not found in Aca Archive "D:\iHD\demo_creative_v1\ADV_OBJ\mainmenu.ACA"
     | | | | - Reading file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.ACA/BTN_FOCUS.png
     | | | | | | ERROR (E000000021): File "BTN_FOCUS.png" not found in Aca Archive "D:\iHD\demo_creative_v1\ADV_OBJ\mainmenu.ACA"
     | | | | - Reading file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.ACA/BTN_ACTION.png
     | | | | | | ERROR (E000000021): File "BTN_ACTION.png" not found in Aca Archive "D:\iHD\demo_creative_v1\ADV_OBJ\mainmenu.ACA"
     | | | | - Reading file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.ACA/BTN_SCENE1_NORM.png
     | | | | | | ERROR (E000000021): File "BTN_SCENE1_NORM.png" not found in Aca Archive "D:\iHD\demo_creative_v1\ADV_OBJ\mainmenu.ACA"
     | | | | - Reading file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.ACA/BTN_SCENE1_FOCUS.png
     | | | | | | ERROR (E000000021): File "BTN_SCENE1_FOCUS.png" not found in Aca Archive "D:\iHD\demo_creative_v1\ADV_OBJ\mainmenu.ACA"
     | | | | - Reading file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.ACA/BTN_SCENE2_NORM.png
     | | | | | | ERROR (E000000021): File "BTN_SCENE2_NORM.png" not found in Aca Archive "D:\iHD\demo_creative_v1\ADV_OBJ\mainmenu.ACA"
     | | | | - Reading file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.ACA/BTN_SCENE2_FOCUS.png
     | | | | | | ERROR (E000000021): File "BTN_SCENE2_FOCUS.png" not found in Aca Archive "D:\iHD\demo_creative_v1\ADV_OBJ\mainmenu.ACA"
     | | | | - Reading file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.ACA/BTN_SCENE3_NORM.png
     | | | | | | ERROR (E000000021): File "BTN_SCENE3_NORM.png" not found in Aca Archive "D:\iHD\demo_creative_v1\ADV_OBJ\mainmenu.ACA"
     | | | | - Reading file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.ACA/BTN_SCENE3_FOCUS.png
     | | | | | | ERROR (E000000021): File "BTN_SCENE3_FOCUS.png" not found in Aca Archive "D:\iHD\demo_creative_v1\ADV_OBJ\mainmenu.ACA"
     | | | | - Reading file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.ACA/BTN_SCENE4_NORM.png
     | | | | | | ERROR (E000000021): File "BTN_SCENE4_NORM.png" not found in Aca Archive "D:\iHD\demo_creative_v1\ADV_OBJ\mainmenu.ACA"
     | | | | - Reading file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.ACA/BTN_SCENE4_FOCUS.png
     | | | | | | ERROR (E000000021): File "BTN_SCENE4_FOCUS.png" not found in Aca Archive "D:\iHD\demo_creative_v1\ADV_OBJ\mainmenu.ACA"
         | | | | Reading file:///dvddisc/HVDVD_TS/Cream_Badge_700.wmv
    | | | + Reading file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/videomenu.xmf
     | | | + Reading file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/videomenu.xmf
     | | | + Reading file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/videomenu.xmu
     | | | | Reading file:///dvddisc/HVDVD_TS/GreenDay_AmericanIdiot_700.wmv
    | | | + Reading file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/videomenu.xmf
     | | | + Reading file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/videomenu.xmf
     | | | + Reading file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/videomenu.xmu
     | | | | Reading file:///dvddisc/HVDVD_TS/RobThomas_LonelyNoMore_700.wmv
    | | | + Reading file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/videomenu.xmf
     | | | + Reading file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/videomenu.xmf
     | | | + Reading file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/videomenu.xmu
     | | | + Reading file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/Manifest.xmf
     | | | + Reading file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/Markup.xmu
     | | | + Reading file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/Manifest.xmf
         | - Validating content.
     | | - Validating file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/VPLST000.XPL
     | | | - <Playlist>
     | | | | | Using xml:base: file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/
    | | | | | Attribute: displayName="ScribeStorm Demo v1"
    | | | | | Attribute: xmlns="http://www.dvdforum.org/2005/HDDVDVideo/Playlist"
    | | | | | Attribute: xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    | | | | | Attribute: xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.dvdforum.org/2005/HDDVDVideo/Playlist/Playlist.xsd"
    | | | | | Attribute: majorVersion="1"
    | | | | | Attribute: minorVersion="0"
    | | | | | Attribute: description="demo"
    | | | | + <Configuration>
     | | | | + <MediaAttributeList>
     | | | | - <TitleSet>
     | | | | | | Using xml:base: file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/
    | | | | | | Attribute: timeBase="60fps"
    | | | | | | Attribute: defaultLanguage="en"
    | | | | | - <Title>
     | | | | | | | Using xml:base: file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/
    | | | | | | | Attribute: titleNumber="1"
    | | | | | | | Attribute: titleDuration="00:01:00:00"
    | | | | | | | Attribute: id="start"
    | | | | | | | Attribute: displayName="start"
    | | | | | | | Attribute: onEnd="start"
    | | | | | | - <ApplicationSegment>
     | | | | | | | | Using xml:base: file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/
    | | | | | | | | Attribute: titleTimeBegin="00:00:00:00"
    | | | | | | | | Attribute: titleTimeEnd="00:01:00:00"
    | | | | | | | | Attribute: sync="soft"
    | | | | | | | | Attribute: zOrder="0"
    | | | | | | | | Attribute: language="en"
    | | | | | | | | Attribute: src="file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.xmf"
    | | | | | | | | Resource: file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.xmf
    | | | | | | | | WARNING (W001000006): Resource file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.ACA is not being used (Element: ApplicationResource, Attribute: src, Line: 13, Col: 10)
    | | | | | | | | ERROR (E000000005): Resource file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.xmf must be declared in Playlist (Element: ApplicationSegment, Line: 12, Col: 8)
    | | | | | | | - <ApplicationResource>
     | | | | | | | | | Using xml:base: file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/
    | | | | | | | | | Attribute: priority="1"
    | | | | | | | | | Attribute: src="file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.ACA"
    | | | | | | | | | Resource: file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.ACA
    | | | | | | | | | Attribute: size="243308"
    | | | | | | | | | Attribute: multiplexed="false"

  • Asbj0rn

    If you load an ACA, you refer to the resources within the ACA as if it was a directory.

    So even though in the playlist you only load the ACA file, in your manifest, you would do (eg):

    <Script src="file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/main.ACA/mainmenu.js" />

    Note that you can't have subdirectories in an ACA; only files.

    Also I don't have the spec with me at home, but I don't think you need both an ApplicationResource and a TitleResource. I might be wrong though (I usually do PlaylistApplications)



  • Garra

    Thanks that cleared up the resource errors. I also realized I had some whitespace at the end of a few filenames in my ACA creation file. That was a nasty little bug to dig up.

    Might I suggest the filereader for CreateACA perform a whitespace trim on each filename ;)

    As always, thanks for helping out.


  • Manjuramu

    I'm totally stumped. I verified I can read the aca (using the -r option) and the proper files are listed. I remade the aca in all lower case, thinking maybe it was the mixed case that was breaking it . . .

    Although looking at the validation results of the manifest I get even more confused.  It is complaining because I am referencing an archive file

    |  |  |  |  + <Markup>
     |  |  |  |  - <Resource>
     |  |  |  |  |  | Using xml:base: file:///dvddisc/
    |  |  |  |  |  | Attribute: src="file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.aca/mainmenu.js"
    |  |  |  |  |  | Resource: file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.aca/mainmenu.js
    |  |  |  |  |  | ERROR (E000000040): A resource within an archiving data file is not allowed (Element: Resource, Attribute: src, Line: 8, Col: 4)
     |  |  |  |  - <Resource>
     |  |  |  |  |  | Using xml:base: file:///dvddisc/
    |  |  |  |  |  | Attribute: src="file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.aca/mainmenu.xmu"
    |  |  |  |  |  | Resource: file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.aca/mainmenu.xmu
    |  |  |  |  |  | ERROR (E000000040): A resource within an archiving data file is not allowed (Element: Resource, Attribute: src, Line: 9, Col: 4)
     |  |  |  |  - <Resource>
     |  |  |  |  |  | Using xml:base: file:///dvddisc/
    |  |  |  |  |  | Attribute: src="file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.aca/BKG_WOOD.jpg"
    |  |  |  |  |  | Resource: file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.aca/BKG_WOOD.jpg
    |  |  |  |  |  | ERROR (E000000040): A resource within an archiving data file is not allowed (Element: Resource, Attribute: src, Line: 11, Col: 4)
     |  |  |  |  - <Resource>
     |  |  |  |  |  | Using xml:base: file:///dvddisc/
    |  |  |  |  |  | Attribute: src="file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.aca/BTN_NORM.png"
    |  |  |  |  |  | Resource: file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.aca/BTN_NORM.png
    |  |  |  |  |  | ERROR (E000000040): A resource within an archiving data file is not allowed (Element: Resource, Attribute: src, Line: 12, Col: 4)
     |  |  |  |  - <Resource>
     |  |  |  |  |  | Using xml:base: file:///dvddisc/
    |  |  |  |  |  | Attribute: src="file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.aca/BTN_FOCUS.png"
    |  |  |  |  |  | Resource: file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.aca/BTN_FOCUS.png
    |  |  |  |  |  | ERROR (E000000040): A resource within an archiving data file is not allowed (Element: Resource, Attribute: src, Line: 13, Col: 4)
     |  |  |  |  - <Resource>
     |  |  |  |  |  | Using xml:base: file:///dvddisc/
    |  |  |  |  |  | Attribute: src="file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.aca/BTN_ACTION.png"
    |  |  |  |  |  | Resource: file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.aca/BTN_ACTION.png
    |  |  |  |  |  | ERROR (E000000040): A resource within an archiving data file is not allowed (Element: Resource, Attribute: src, Line: 14, Col: 4)
     |  |  |  |  - <Resource>
     |  |  |  |  |  | Using xml:base: file:///dvddisc/
    |  |  |  |  |  | Attribute: src="file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.aca/BTN_SCENE1_NORM.png"
    |  |  |  |  |  | Resource: file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/mainmenu.aca/BTN_SCENE1_NORM.png
    |  |  |  |  |  | ERROR (E000000040): A resource within an archiving data file is not allowed (Element: Resource, Attribute: src, Line: 15, Col: 4)



  • Glenn Haworth

    I was thinking the same thing. I believe you can simply load everything up using PlaylistApplicationResource entries.

    I just wanted to verify that aca loading worked (or rather that I understood how it worked) and that set me down this path.


  • programmingisfun

    WelshBird -- sure, ACAs are only really a convenience for final release; you can still reference things outside of an ACA by listing all the files individually.

    We have had requests to make iHDSim "smart" and pull things from the ADV_OBJ if they aren't found in the ACA, but that feature doesn't exist today. It also makes it easier to create invalid discs :-)



  • Eric-NZ

    Hiya

    Is there any way (apart from using the previous version of the simulator) to reference things outside of the .aca Its really useful for testing things and saves having to remake the .aca file everytime.

    Cheers

  • Drake1500

    For the <Resource> element, you don't list individual files in the resource; just list the ACA. It is copied from disc to filecache as one big file, and then you can reference things inside it with <Script> or <Markup> tags (or inside markup and script code). You can't just load individual files from the ACA.

    This has confused other people, too :-)



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