New install command line version Crystal and Ultimate engine fail

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magpie
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Joined: 24 Jul 2016, 17:41

06 Sep 2020, 06:12

I recently installed VTM on a new PC. I've been using it from the command line for several years. With the new install ver 15.1.0.0 I get the following error when I run my batch file:

Ultimate engine failed , making an attempt to use Secondary engine
Engine 2 DxPlay function failed
Engine 2 failed (->3<-)

I got a new key from you a few weeks ago and put it in C:\Users\---\AppData\Local\Video Thumbnails Maker like usual. Tonight I reinstalled ver 15.1 with my antivirus turned off in case that was messing up the install I still get the error.

Thumbnails are created properly with either the Ultimate or Crystal engine if I use the GUI.

How can I get the command line to work again?
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admin
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06 Sep 2020, 07:55

Could you please provide an example of the command you are trying to run?
magpie
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06 Sep 2020, 15:48

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for %%i in (*.mp4 *.avi *.mkv *.wmv) Do "c:\Users\---\AppData\Local\Video Thumbnails Maker\videothumbnailsmaker.exe" "c:\Users\---\AppData\Local\Video Thumbnails Maker\Options\movies.vtm" "%%i"
I created this batch file in 2016 so it's been working for a long time.
magpie
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08 Sep 2020, 17:58

Any advice?
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13 Nov 2020, 21:17

Hello,

Sorry for the late reply, was quite busy.

The reason is that you pass just the filename, not the full path to VTM.

Please try to use

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%%~fi
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%%i
Here is the result line:

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for %%i in (*.mp4 *.avi *.mkv *.wmv) Do "c:\Users\---\AppData\Local\Video Thumbnails Maker\videothumbnailsmaker.exe" "c:\Users\---\AppData\Local\Video Thumbnails Maker\Options\movies.vtm" %%~fi"
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