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Hikaru No Go Archive Problems
   

This page describes technical problems with some of the episodes. Downloading and access issues are on HikaruNoGoDefunctArchive. It contains material moved from HikaruNoGoArchive.


Audio Issues with Episodes 49-53

I am having problems with all episodes after 48, I can't seem to get the sound to work. I am on a Mac and need to run the files through a DVD validator from www.divx.com after I download them. I can see the video fine, but I am getting no sound. I don't have a problem with episodes 1-48 or the special. Does anyone else have this problem and do you know a way around this problem? Thanks. ---Braxxus

More information: I found the exact same problem, much to my chagrin as I was trying to watch episodes during an unexpected extended layover at O'Hare. I have learned more and can provide workarounds. I'm leaving this at the top of the page in case Braxxus can find it more easily there, but would not be the least bit offended if another Wiki user saw fit to move it lower on the page, since it's not the primary topic. OK, here's the scoop:

There is something different about the audio in episodes 49-53 that causes DivX Validator to trash them. 54 and later seem fine again. I have found ways of successfully watching these episodes, but the following workarounds require you start with the original files as found on the archive. Once DivX Validator has trashed them, they won't play properly even in Windows. I will try to contact the Validator authors and see if they're interested in investigating the problem.

So, to play epsiodes 49-53 on the Mac there are two approaches you can take. Probably the simplest is to install [ext] MPlayerOSX which is an OS X port of a media player that can play the AVI files in their unmodified format as found on the Hikaru archive, without any validation or conversion. But it has an interface that I'm finding a little hard to get used to so far.

If you want to be able to watch them in Quicktime Player (or if you're not using Mac OS X), use Plan B: Instead of DivX Validator, convert them with [ext] DivX Doctor II which is successful. The resulting MOV files need you to install the [ext] 3ivx codec, which will coexist quite happily with your DivX codec, so you can view episodes you've converted either way. --Brunchboy


Is is just me, or does Episode 49 have messed up audio, and entirely missing audio for the last 5 minutes? I downloaded from ftp, and from the site below with the same results... -Zabour

I think it is you. I downloaded it from the site below (not available anymore) and it worked fine. Maybe you just need to reset your computer. I had audio synchronization problems with episode 48 but they were gone after restarting.


The first versions of episodes 5 and 27 on [ext] ftp://hikago.easynet.de were truncated. This has long been corrected.




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