Wrong PowerDVD Decoder settings after PowerDVD-update

[lkuech]

Hi all.

This is a minor Bug bug but it may lead to some misunderstandings and is easy to fix ... so here we go

After updating my PowerDVD 7.3 (Build 2605 ??) to Build 2911 I noticed that the Decode settings dialog under "Configuration.exe/DirectShow Filter Control" has changed from "PowerDVD7 Decoder Settings" to "PowerDVD6 Decoder Settings". This was a problem to me because I have to disable the dxva for h.264 content on my current config (long story ) and the "PowerDVD6 Decoder Settings" does not offer this option. (OK, I know there are registry values do edit ... but ...)

A brief look into the code shows that the Config is searching for all audio codecs and enables the "PowerDVD6 Decoder Settings" when it founds a "CyberLink Audio Decoder" and the "PowerDVD7 Decoder Settings" when "CyberLink Audio Decoder (PDVD7)" is found.

The problem seems to be that after updating PowerDVD 7.3 to latest version (2911) the audio codec has changed is name back to "CyberLink Audio Decoder", and because of this only the "PowerDVD6 Decoder Settings" are shown.

The easiest fix seems to be to change the query in the "SettingsForm.cs" from "CyberLink Audio Decoder (PDVD7)" to "CyberLink Audio Decode (PDVD7.x)". (The query is in line: 264)

In this case the "PowerDVD7 Decoder Settings" show up again but the "PowerDVD6 Decoder Settings" stay visible as well (not a real problem). Maybe there can be something similar done to the PowerDVD6 query the avoid that both settings are shown. (I don't have PowerDVD 6 so I can't say if there is also such a PDVDx.x thing ...

Bye
Lars

[Mew]

Hi

Just a note to say that PowerDVD 7.3 patch 3104 was released on 11/07/2007 so any changes will need to take this into account. I haven't checked if the naming is the same or not but I don't see a PowerDVD 7 option under "Configuration.exe/DirectShow Filter Control" in the SVNs of 11/07/2007.

Mew

[lkuech]

patch 3104 ??

Good to know. Thanx

Bye
Lars

[Mew]

Hi Lars

It would have helped if I posted the link to the patch.

Here it is:

http://www.cyberlink.com/multi/downl...7_112_ENU.html

The site doesn't detail the version number. I found out about it on AVS Forum. I think someone looked at the version of the filters and concluded it was version 3104a.

Mew

[lkuech]

I have checked the patch 3104a yesterday evening... The still now PDVD7 settings tab... just PDVD6. So I would say (without checking it) that the filter is still named "CyberLink Audio Decoder".

Has any Dev noticed this thread? Or should I open a bug report at sourceforge? Or should I become a dev myself?

Bye
Lars

[smnnekho]

just by the way:

i'm using cyberlink codecs for ages now, and i never changed any of the settings in MP's configuration. i just change it in the powerDVD application itself (audio-video config) which has the same effect.

[lkuech]

Hi smnnekho.

But via application itself it seems not possible to choose separate settings for Mpg2 and H.264. And you change the settings globally for all your applications not just for MediaPortal. What the filter settings tab of MediaPortal does is to change the registry values under "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CyberLink\Common\ xxx \MediaPortal". Which seems to be more flexible.

Bye
Lars

[Mew]

Hi

Originally Posted by Mew

Hi

Just a note to say that PowerDVD 7.3 patch 3104 was released on 11/07/2007 so any changes will need to take this into account. I haven't checked if the naming is the same or not but I don't see a PowerDVD 7 option under "Configuration.exe/DirectShow Filter Control" in the SVNs of 11/07/2007.

Mew

Further to the note above PowerDVD 7.3 patch 3104a.1 was released on 06/08/2007 and can be found here:

http://www.cyberlink.com/multi/downl...s_112_ENU.html

Mew

[sbeuerle]

Hi,

I was trying to follow the advise in the first post, however I can not find the file SettingsForm.cs - could someone be so nice to let me know where it is?

Thank you very much!
Sebastian

[Mew]

Hi Sebastian

The SettingsForm.cs is in the MediaPortal source.

If you download the source code as described in the Wiki and then open the MediaPortal.sln in Visual Studio 2005 the SettingsForm.cs can be found under the MediaPortal.Configuration branch in the Solution Explorer.

If you rebuild the solution with the corrected code the filter page for PowerDVD 7 will be shown (if it is installed).

Building on Lars suggestion above I would guess, although I don't know C#, that the line should probably read something like:

if (filter.Equals("CyberLink Audio Decoder (PDVD7)")||filter.Equals("CyberLink Audio Decode (PDVD7.x)"))

to cater for patched and non-patched PowerDVD 7 installations.

Mew