seeking DVD locks up MediaPortal

[level20peon]

TV-Server Version: tvengine3 Rev16582
MediaPortal Version: 0.2.3.0
MediaPortal Skin: Xface
Windows Version: Windows 2003 R2 SP2
CPU Type: Intel Core2 Duo T5600 1830 MHz
HDD: Samsung HD103UJ 1000GB
Memory: 2x1024 MB Corsair DDR2 667MHz
Motherboard: AOpen i945GTm-VHL
Motherboard Chipset: Intel 945GT / Intel ICH7MDH
Motherboard Bios: R1.05
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE passive
Video Card Driver: Forceware 163.75
Sound Card: Realtek ALC882D HD Audio (onBoard)
Sound Card AC3: no AC3
Sound Card Driver: R1.82
1. TV Card: FireDTV BDA DVB-C (Floppy DTV)
1. TV Card Type: DVB-C
1. TV Card Driver: 02/04/2007, 4.8.0 BDA Driver
MPEG2 Video Codec: ffdshow / dscaler
MPEG2 Audio Codec: ffdshow / dscaler
Satelite/CableTV Provider: unity digital TV
HTPC Case: Silverstone LC11m silver
Cooling: 120mm Papst 4412F/2GLL / Sharkoon SilentEagle / passive
Power Supply: mCubed EF16 160W external passive cooled
Remote: Gyration GYR3101US
TV: Panasonic TX-26LX50F
TV - HTPC Connection: S-Video


Hey guys,

I never used the DVD playback feature of MediaPortal before but I finally need it now. So I inserted a DVD into my drive and the movie started playing. Seeking works when I use "Fast Forward" or "Rewind" but when I use the "right key" or "left key" for seeking the movie MediaPortal executes the step size I chose and then doesn't respond to anything else afterwards anymore. The seeking bar remains on the display, I don't even see a mouse cursor anymore. I have to kill MediaPortal via TaskManager to regain control of my PC afterwards.

I tried following codecs / filters, all produce the same results:
-ffdshow
-dscaler
-Cyberlink decoder
-PDR

I also tried the "Turn of DxVA" checkbox without any success.


Is there a secret I don't know about regarding DVD playback ?


-level20peon


PS: logs don't show any error at all, the only entry made when I seek is

2007-12-09 14:23:24.328519 [Info.][MPMain]: g_Player loading seekstep config 
2007-12-09 14:23:26.812862 [Info.][MPMain]: DVDPlayer:Seek to 0:1:11
2007-12-09 14:23:26.906611 [Info.][MPMain]: DVDPlayer:Seek to 0:1:11 done

[level20peon]

So I am the only one with this problem ? Seriously, any answer would be appreciated... even if it is "dude stop bothering me, works fine over here".




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[wishywashy]

Sorry to be of no help, but version 2.3.0 with the svn from 13 December works for me. I use the NVIDIA video codec and FFDshow for audio.

[ronilse]

Hi,
Have seen this before, exactly the same but only with one dvd(even when copied to hdd) so i guessed it was something with it causing this to happen.
& from memory nothing else then "seek to" was in log & video frozen but sound continued.....

Regards
Roy

[milhouse]

I seem to recall that I had this issue when I was using EVR on Windows XP.

In config->DirectShow Filter Control-> Enhanced Video Renderer Settings, see that the box is NOT checked.

(In my case, I had some codec issues. WMV would only play using EVR, but DVDs did not - feezing like you describe. Went back and re-did my codecs according to the guide floating around here, shut off EVR, and everything plays now.)

[level20peon]

Thanks for your help guys.

milhouse, disabling EVR made this problem disappear but page tearing bugs me if I do so. Unfortunately I have no other DVD I could test but I will get one asap.
I hope this whole EVR / Exclusive mode crap will vanish in MediaPortal 2


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[Andrew H]

Tearing? Try forcing ON vsync in the NVidia 3D settings of NVidia Control Panel. Many have said this fixes jittery playback but MY experience is it has no effect. YMMV

[level20peon]

I already tried this... besides testing various driver versions but nothing works except enabling exclusive mode or EVR. Since exclusive mode is even more buggy than EVR I am currently stuck with the latter.


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[kszabo]

Against tearing with DVDs the only setting what helped was VRM9 exclusive mode.
Did not help at all:
- turning vsync "always on" (in catalyst control center)
- EVR (with NET 3.0 installed, VRM9 off or on at same time)

btw EVR did not help to correct black level of DVDs neither.

Running XP SP2, ATi x1250 with Catalyst 7.12, AMD X2 BE-2400