playing HD content HW accelerated (HD2400Pro)

tri2007 · 2007-09-06, 22:15

TV-Server Version: 0.3
MediaPortal Version: 0.2.3 RC2
MediaPortal Skin:
Windows Version: XP SP2
CPU Type: AMD Athlnon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane
HDD: Samsung 2,5" 160GB
Memory: 2 GB DDR2 Kingston
Motherboard: AN-M2HD
Motherboard Chipset: nvidia
Motherboard Bios: AMI
Video Card: Asus EAH2400 (HD 2400 Pro)
Video Card Driver: catalyst 7.6
Sound Card: Realtek ALC883
Sound Card AC3: coaxial out
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: FireDTV C/CI MCE
1. TV Card Type: DVB-C
1. TV Card Driver: BD 4.80
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec:
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case: Silverstone 16M
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote: MCE Remote
TV: Toshiba 37" LCD
TV - HTPC Connection: DVI->HDMI

Hi,

i did many days of testing to get accelerated H.264/VC1 playback working. So far partial success.
Did fresh WinXp install, installed catalyst 7.6, then setup the HD2400 registry hacks, then installed PowerDVD 7.3. Ultra + latest Patch. .mp4 / vc1 Testfile and a .ts H.264 play now in PowerDVD and WMP11 hw accelerated, ~5-10 % CPU load, 20-60% GPU Load. OK. I installed MP, setup for powerdvd codecs. It plays the H264 .ts hw accelerated like wmp11. But it wont play the .mp4 vc1 - 1sec black screen then back to movie list.
HDTV Live TV H264 works too. After zapping i get the first 2-5 secs of playing glitches/wrong colors.

I did testing with catalyst 7.7, 7.8, 7.9beta before. All could accelerate mp4/vc1 with powerdvd and wmp11, but not the .ts/h264. In MP both types gave black screen or crashing MP. Guess the registry hacks just work in catalyst 7.6.
Anyone tried further? Registry hacks for HD 2400 Pro and higher catalyst versions?

yatesd · 2007-09-12, 17:22

I was trying to get PowerDVD working last night on my HD2400 and the latest 7.9 drivers but it seems to crash immediatly. I tried with .ts and mkv files.

Therefore if you hear anything about additional patches it woul dbe good to post as I am sure that there are a few people on here that are interested.

mrkrad · 2007-09-13, 03:59

i found that haali mkv seemed to only use soft decode. but at 1080p a 2.4ghz e4300 was plenty of power (8600 GT OC video, dual interleaved ram, sata-II 300 7200.10 drive) to handle it. so i'll live with soft decode since it didn't drop frames. quality is a little less than desired.

but unlike xbmc-linux, media portal is just working right now. so for now brute force powah is an acceptable solution since the e4300 is down to like $55 and copper paint $8 brings it up to 2.4ghz

haali mkv is a definite problem. the same media in a standard format routes fine in vista.32 to the GPU powered codec. not sure what haali is doing to present a different path of codecs.

ThaClown · 2007-09-13, 09:15

I have the same thing, Graphedit tells me that MP is using the PowerDVD codec but the CPU load is higer, about 25%, under MP than it is under MWP11, about 8%, using the same movie (Casino Royale 1080P.mkv)
I also use Haali Media Splitter (as well as AC3 and PowerDVD), if I don't .mkv and .ts files just wont work at all.

That means that MP is somehow not taking full advantage of the HD2400 capabilties.
But it all works now on my setup so I really do not care all that mutch

nyria · 2007-09-28, 12:49

That means that MP is somehow not taking full advantage of the HD2400 capabilties.
But it all works now on my setup so I really do not care all that mutch

[/quote]

I'm no expert about mp programming, but my guess would be that either the codecs or ati drivers are not using (or allowing) the full advantage of your card.

Also the cyberlink (powerdvd) has some issues with the 7.9 drivers (for example it only likes auto deinterlacing with this version).

I've found this thread, to be a fountain of information on these new cards:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=872538

I know it's a loooong one, but you will find a lot of information about the issues with the cards. And also some tweaks that can improve peformance, picture and solve some bugs. (use at your own risk though).

ThaClown · 2007-10-24, 09:40

Thanks alot for that link very good!

2007-09-06, 22:15	#1 (permalink)
tri2007 Portal Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	playing HD content HW accelerated (HD2400Pro) TV-Server Version: 0.3 MediaPortal Version: 0.2.3 RC2 MediaPortal Skin: Windows Version: XP SP2 CPU Type: AMD Athlnon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane HDD: Samsung 2,5" 160GB Memory: 2 GB DDR2 Kingston Motherboard: AN-M2HD Motherboard Chipset: nvidia Motherboard Bios: AMI Video Card: Asus EAH2400 (HD 2400 Pro) Video Card Driver: catalyst 7.6 Sound Card: Realtek ALC883 Sound Card AC3: coaxial out Sound Card Driver: 1. TV Card: FireDTV C/CI MCE 1. TV Card Type: DVB-C 1. TV Card Driver: BD 4.80 2. TV Card: 2. TV Card Type: 2. TV Card Driver: 3. TV Card: 3. TV Card Type: 3. TV Card Driver: 4. TV Card: 4. TV Card Type: 4. TV Card Driver: MPEG2 Video Codec: MPEG2 Audio Codec: Satelite/CableTV Provider: HTPC Case: Silverstone 16M Cooling: Power Supply: Remote: MCE Remote TV: Toshiba 37" LCD TV - HTPC Connection: DVI->HDMI Hi, i did many days of testing to get accelerated H.264/VC1 playback working. So far partial success. Did fresh WinXp install, installed catalyst 7.6, then setup the HD2400 registry hacks, then installed PowerDVD 7.3. Ultra + latest Patch. .mp4 / vc1 Testfile and a .ts H.264 play now in PowerDVD and WMP11 hw accelerated, ~5-10 % CPU load, 20-60% GPU Load. OK. I installed MP, setup for powerdvd codecs. It plays the H264 .ts hw accelerated like wmp11. But it wont play the .mp4 vc1 - 1sec black screen then back to movie list. HDTV Live TV H264 works too. After zapping i get the first 2-5 secs of playing glitches/wrong colors. I did testing with catalyst 7.7, 7.8, 7.9beta before. All could accelerate mp4/vc1 with powerdvd and wmp11, but not the .ts/h264. In MP both types gave black screen or crashing MP. Guess the registry hacks just work in catalyst 7.6. Anyone tried further? Registry hacks for HD 2400 Pro and higher catalyst versions?

2007-09-13, 09:15	#4 (permalink)
ThaClown MP Donator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Amersfoort Age: 27 Posts: 721 Thanks: 147 Thanked 14 Times in 12 Posts Country: My System	I have the same thing, Graphedit tells me that MP is using the PowerDVD codec but the CPU load is higer, about 25%, under MP than it is under MWP11, about 8%, using the same movie (Casino Royale 1080P.mkv) I also use Haali Media Splitter (as well as AC3 and PowerDVD), if I don't .mkv and .ts files just wont work at all. That means that MP is somehow not taking full advantage of the HD2400 capabilties. But it all works now on my setup so I really do not care all that mutch __________________ Work PC: Lian Li V2100 B Plus II Black, Asus P5E , Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Arctic Freezer 7 Pro, 250 GB, 3x 500 GB, Tagan TG480 480W, GeForce 8600GTS Silent, 4096 MB DDR2, Vista Ulitmate x64. Server PC: Some black Midi case, MSI K9AGM2, Athlon XP 3200+, AC CPU Freezer 64 lp, CM Silent Case Fan, 512MB DDR2, HighPoint RocketRAID 2320, 4x Samsung HDD 1TB 32MB SATAII in RAID5, FireDTV-C, Windows XP pro. My second build... My HTPC and Server... Last edited by ThaClown; 2007-09-13 at 11:00.

2007-10-24, 09:40	#6 (permalink)
ThaClown MP Donator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Amersfoort Age: 27 Posts: 721 Thanks: 147 Thanked 14 Times in 12 Posts Country: My System	Thanks alot for that link very good! __________________ Work PC: Lian Li V2100 B Plus II Black, Asus P5E , Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Arctic Freezer 7 Pro, 250 GB, 3x 500 GB, Tagan TG480 480W, GeForce 8600GTS Silent, 4096 MB DDR2, Vista Ulitmate x64. Server PC: Some black Midi case, MSI K9AGM2, Athlon XP 3200+, AC CPU Freezer 64 lp, CM Silent Case Fan, 512MB DDR2, HighPoint RocketRAID 2320, 4x Samsung HDD 1TB 32MB SATAII in RAID5, FireDTV-C, Windows XP pro. My second build... My HTPC and Server...

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2007-09-12, 17:22	#2 (permalink)
yatesd Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Age: 37 Posts: 90 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I was trying to get PowerDVD working last night on my HD2400 and the latest 7.9 drivers but it seems to crash immediatly. I tried with .ts and mkv files. Therefore if you hear anything about additional patches it woul dbe good to post as I am sure that there are a few people on here that are interested.

2007-09-13, 03:59	#3 (permalink)
mrkrad Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i found that haali mkv seemed to only use soft decode. but at 1080p a 2.4ghz e4300 was plenty of power (8600 GT OC video, dual interleaved ram, sata-II 300 7200.10 drive) to handle it. so i'll live with soft decode since it didn't drop frames. quality is a little less than desired. but unlike xbmc-linux, media portal is just working right now. so for now brute force powah is an acceptable solution since the e4300 is down to like $55 and copper paint $8 brings it up to 2.4ghz haali mkv is a definite problem. the same media in a standard format routes fine in vista.32 to the GPU powered codec. not sure what haali is doing to present a different path of codecs.

2007-09-28, 12:49	#5 (permalink)
nyria Portal Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 31 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	That means that MP is somehow not taking full advantage of the HD2400 capabilties. But it all works now on my setup so I really do not care all that mutch [/quote] I'm no expert about mp programming, but my guess would be that either the codecs or ati drivers are not using (or allowing) the full advantage of your card. Also the cyberlink (powerdvd) has some issues with the 7.9 drivers (for example it only likes auto deinterlacing with this version). I've found this thread, to be a fountain of information on these new cards: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=872538 I know it's a loooong one, but you will find a lot of information about the issues with the cards. And also some tweaks that can improve peformance, picture and solve some bugs. (use at your own risk though).