Checking Hardware Acceleration

chrisonline · 2008-06-12, 14:13

I set in Television Video Decoder Power DVD 7 and in DirectShow Filter Control "Hardware Acceleration".

How could i check whether or not is hardware acceleration activated?

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Do i need to change the settings in Power DVD 7 directly or always in MP?

doornjoostje · 2008-06-12, 14:41

Run live TV with hardware acceleration activated and look at the CPU usage and without and look at it.

chrisonline · 2008-06-12, 14:45

Thanks but is there no other solution to see it?
For example with graphedit?

rtv · 2008-06-12, 21:39

At least on my ATI 3870 rivatuner shows if D3D acceleration is active

Spragleknas · 2008-06-12, 21:55

Try DXVA checker
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chrisonline · 2008-06-13, 09:09

Is there any difference aside from lower cpu usage cmpared with NO hardware acceleration?
When is VMR9 active? Always or only in hardware acceleration mode?

diehard2 · 2008-06-13, 14:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrisonline

Is there any difference aside from lower cpu usage cmpared with NO hardware acceleration?
When is VMR9 active? Always or only in hardware acceleration mode?

Yes, the picture tends to be sharper and deinterlacing is much better as it is done in the hardware. Typical deinterlacing schemes are relatively primitive compared to what can be done on a graphics card. Additionally, depending on your hardware, graphics cards can do subpixel processing that would bring a quad core to its knees. This is the purevideo that NVIDIA keeps mentioning.

chrisonline · 2008-06-13, 14:54

Thanks for the info!
So after activating "hardware acceleration" all deinterlacing settings are useless?
For example in the graphic card options or in the mp option under VMR9?!

diehard2 · 2008-06-13, 15:03

It will depend on your decoder. It won't hurt to pick the one that sounds the most advanced. Something with the name "adaptive" in it is usually the best. Generally, the decoder should default to the best, however in case it doesn't the MP setting may choose it for you. I'm not really sure, I've never worked on that specific part of the setup.

chrisonline · 2008-06-13, 15:21

When i activate the hardware acceleration i have sometimes stuttering tv!
10 seconds its good, 0,5 - 1 seconds stuttering ... and so on!

This is only when i activate deinterlacing on my graphic card and set it to something with adaptive in it!

2008-06-12, 14:13	#1 (permalink)
chrisonline MP Donator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tirol/Wörgl Age: 29 Posts: 264 Thanks: 2 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Country: My System	Checking Hardware Acceleration I set in Television Video Decoder Power DVD 7 and in DirectShow Filter Control "Hardware Acceleration". How could i check whether or not is hardware acceleration activated? --- Do i need to change the settings in Power DVD 7 directly or always in MP? __________________ cu chrisonline www.chrisonline.at MP: 1.0 RC2 and latest SVN TVE: 1.0 RC2 CPU: AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Grafik: Radeon X700 BS: WinXP SP3 TV-Karte 1: Terratec Cinergy 1200 DVB-C TV-Karte 2: KNC One DVB-C + Sound: Soundblaster Audigy Z2 Remote 1: Microsoft MCE Remote Remote 2: Harmony 525 Remote 3: Living Room Funk Keyboard

2008-06-12, 14:41	#2 (permalink)
doornjoostje Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 252 Thanks: 11 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Country: My System	Run live TV with hardware acceleration activated and look at the CPU usage and without and look at it. __________________ Please check my system, for detailed info.

2008-06-12, 14:45	#3 (permalink)
chrisonline MP Donator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tirol/Wörgl Age: 29 Posts: 264 Thanks: 2 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Country: My System	Thanks but is there no other solution to see it? For example with graphedit? __________________ cu chrisonline www.chrisonline.at MP: 1.0 RC2 and latest SVN TVE: 1.0 RC2 CPU: AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Grafik: Radeon X700 BS: WinXP SP3 TV-Karte 1: Terratec Cinergy 1200 DVB-C TV-Karte 2: KNC One DVB-C + Sound: Soundblaster Audigy Z2 Remote 1: Microsoft MCE Remote Remote 2: Harmony 525 Remote 3: Living Room Funk Keyboard

2008-06-12, 21:39	#4 (permalink)
rtv Portal Developer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Osnabruck Posts: 2,765 Thanks: 130 Thanked 133 Times in 93 Posts Country: My System	At least on my ATI 3870 rivatuner shows if D3D acceleration is active __________________

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Spragleknas Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Rogaland Age: 32 Posts: 3,976 Thanks: 194 Thanked 106 Times in 86 Posts Country: My System	Try DXVA checker DXVA Checker ƒXƒNƒŠ[ƒ“ƒVƒ‡ƒbƒg - or google other DL site EDIT: New DL site: http://bluesky23.hp.infoseek.co.jp/i...ml#DXVAChecker __________________ Please read -> HOW TO START A SUPPORT THREAD !!! Support MediaPortal! Donate by clicking HERE Dedicated HTPC board (Norway) -> MSPC.no My Christmas skin 2008 (widescreen) Last edited by Spragleknas; 2008-07-07 at 00:36.

2008-06-13, 09:09	#6 (permalink)
chrisonline MP Donator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tirol/Wörgl Age: 29 Posts: 264 Thanks: 2 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Country: My System	Is there any difference aside from lower cpu usage cmpared with NO hardware acceleration? When is VMR9 active? Always or only in hardware acceleration mode? __________________ cu chrisonline www.chrisonline.at MP: 1.0 RC2 and latest SVN TVE: 1.0 RC2 CPU: AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Grafik: Radeon X700 BS: WinXP SP3 TV-Karte 1: Terratec Cinergy 1200 DVB-C TV-Karte 2: KNC One DVB-C + Sound: Soundblaster Audigy Z2 Remote 1: Microsoft MCE Remote Remote 2: Harmony 525 Remote 3: Living Room Funk Keyboard

2008-06-13, 14:54	#8 (permalink)
chrisonline MP Donator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tirol/Wörgl Age: 29 Posts: 264 Thanks: 2 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Country: My System	Thanks for the info! So after activating "hardware acceleration" all deinterlacing settings are useless? For example in the graphic card options or in the mp option under VMR9?! __________________ cu chrisonline www.chrisonline.at MP: 1.0 RC2 and latest SVN TVE: 1.0 RC2 CPU: AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Grafik: Radeon X700 BS: WinXP SP3 TV-Karte 1: Terratec Cinergy 1200 DVB-C TV-Karte 2: KNC One DVB-C + Sound: Soundblaster Audigy Z2 Remote 1: Microsoft MCE Remote Remote 2: Harmony 525 Remote 3: Living Room Funk Keyboard

2008-06-13, 15:03	#9 (permalink)
diehard2 Portal Developer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 515 Thanks: 2 Thanked 13 Times in 9 Posts Country:	It will depend on your decoder. It won't hurt to pick the one that sounds the most advanced. Something with the name "adaptive" in it is usually the best. Generally, the decoder should default to the best, however in case it doesn't the MP setting may choose it for you. I'm not really sure, I've never worked on that specific part of the setup.

2008-06-13, 15:21	#10 (permalink)
chrisonline MP Donator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tirol/Wörgl Age: 29 Posts: 264 Thanks: 2 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Country: My System	When i activate the hardware acceleration i have sometimes stuttering tv! 10 seconds its good, 0,5 - 1 seconds stuttering ... and so on! This is only when i activate deinterlacing on my graphic card and set it to something with adaptive in it! __________________ cu chrisonline www.chrisonline.at MP: 1.0 RC2 and latest SVN TVE: 1.0 RC2 CPU: AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Grafik: Radeon X700 BS: WinXP SP3 TV-Karte 1: Terratec Cinergy 1200 DVB-C TV-Karte 2: KNC One DVB-C + Sound: Soundblaster Audigy Z2 Remote 1: Microsoft MCE Remote Remote 2: Harmony 525 Remote 3: Living Room Funk Keyboard

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