Resolve 14 book tutorial zip file corrupted

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Bruce Schultz

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Resolve 14 book tutorial zip file corrupted

PostSun Jan 21, 2018 7:14 pm

I'm trying to download from BM the tutorial lesson files for the new book;
"The Definitive Guide To DaVinci Resolve 14" at this location listed inside the book;
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/dvres/ ... resolve-14

I've tried on 2 PC's and 2 Macs with the same result of a corrupted zip file reported. Zip file repair apps can recover about 1/2 of the lesson folders but of course you need all of them for the lessons to work.

If any BM person is monitoring this forum, can this be looked into and perhaps fixed soon? If there is an alternative download location, please post here.

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Re: Resolve 14 book tutorial zip file corrupted

PostSun Jan 21, 2018 10:23 pm

Successful unzip but quite a few chapters are missing.
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Re: Resolve 14 book tutorial zip file corrupted

PostSun Jan 21, 2018 10:46 pm

Obviously BM needs to fix this ASAP
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Re: Resolve 14 book tutorial zip file corrupted

PostSun Jan 21, 2018 11:59 pm

Jack Swart wrote:Successful unzip but quite a few chapters are missing.


Same here, although I'm not sure if there's supposed to be media files for every chapter.
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Re: Resolve 14 book tutorial zip file corrupted

PostMon Jan 22, 2018 5:57 pm

These are probable the media files that go with the training book "The Definitive Guide to DaVinci Resolve 14" and probably don't have media included for every chapter.
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Re: Resolve 14 book tutorial zip file corrupted

PostMon Jan 22, 2018 10:31 pm

These ARE the lesson files for the book, and the book says the file size is 8GB but the download is just under 5GB - so files are missing and corrupted zip file messages are delivered unzipping with WinZip.

C'mon BM - step up and fix this! We paid top dollar for this book and need valid lesson files to download.
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Re: Resolve 14 book tutorial zip file corrupted

PostTue Jan 23, 2018 1:01 am

I unzipped the file without issues/warnings. It passes a ZIP file integrity check so it's not corrupted.

BMD may be using a third party content delivery network to serve the files for maximum throughput globally regardless of where the client is located. It's possible one or more of those servers have cached a bad copy, however unlikely.

The SHA1 checksum of the file I downloaded and successfully ran an integrity check on is ab7f6e85dd3635d356d60cf73e576bf2c3fa85f9.
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Re: Resolve 14 book tutorial zip file corrupted

PostTue Jan 23, 2018 1:19 am

Download and unzipping appears to be working successfully at the moment. If the file you've downloaded is having issues, you may try a new download to re-test.

The file size I'm noting in the book in the Getting Started section on page xi says the IntroToDaVinciResolve14Tutorials.zip file is roughly 5GB in size. Because the books can be printed on demand, if yours lists 8GB, this may have been a copy error that has since been corrected.

As for missing lessons, there will not be a media folder for every lesson as certain lessons may build upon a previous lesson by continuing to use the media associated with that particular lesson. Rest assured if you don't see a folder of media for each chapter in the book. At the time of this writing, you should be seeing folders for lessons 01, 02, 04, 09, 10, 12, 13, 15, and 16.
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Re: Resolve 14 book tutorial zip file corrupted

PostTue Jan 23, 2018 2:03 am

I was able to unzip all of the folders you have listed, on a Mac. Two different PC's are still unable to unzip from the same download location on the BM servers.

My book definitely says 8GB not 5GB but I don't see how I can upload a screen shot to show that. I'm looking at a Kindle version of the book so I can refer to it on a secondary screen while doing the lessons.

Perhaps the Kindle electronic version has this flaw and needs to be corrected.
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Re: Resolve 14 book tutorial zip file corrupted

PostTue Jan 23, 2018 4:35 am

Ive also tested the download on Mac, using safari, files downloaded and unzipped automatically. I'm on High Sierra.

Can you provide details Bruce of your OS and browser as maybe there an issue there?
Also location in the world.

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Re: Resolve 14 book tutorial zip file corrupted

PostTue Jan 23, 2018 3:57 pm

Peter, Mac OS X unzipped it after a few tries to reveal all the folders. 2 PC's however, running Windows 10 failed to open the zip file using WinZip. Winzip reported corrupted zip file error messages constantly.

I am located in the Los Angeles area.

I am running the book on Kindle for PC and Resolve Studio on PC also, so just copying the folders from Mac to PC got the job done and the files were not corrupted from the Mac.

My Kindle version definitely states that the zip file content in 8GB is size.

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Re: Resolve 14 book tutorial zip file corrupted

PostTue Jan 23, 2018 6:26 pm

Some statistics:
IntroToDaVinciResolve14Tutorials.zip
size = 5 116 057 082 octets

directories:
06/09/2017 09:21 <DIR> Lesson 01
18/09/2017 13:43 <DIR> Lesson 02
06/09/2017 09:21 <DIR> Lesson 04
17/11/2017 14:04 <DIR> Lesson 09
18/11/2017 15:38 <DIR> Lesson 10
14/10/2017 09:00 <DIR> Lesson 12
01/11/2017 14:49 <DIR> Lesson 13
14/10/2017 14:55 <DIR> Lesson 15
06/09/2017 09:22 <DIR> Lesson 16

Total size :
109 fichier(s) 5 319 576 566 octets

Hope this help.
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Re: Resolve 14 book tutorial zip file corrupted

PostFri Jun 15, 2018 6:06 pm

I have this Kindle version of a book and I tried few times to download but still some tutorial files are missing. Can anyone help to solve the problem? Thanks in advance.

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