Is there any way to bypass hardware encoding with ATI eHome?

ssubo · 2007-04-04, 15:17

I'm trying to use my gaming console through composite input in my ATI eHome card. I disable timeshifting to avoid the 3s delay and now I still have a 1s delay which makes gaming impossible. I believe it must be something directly from the card (as I tried NVIDIA and DSCALER) and still get the same behavior.

Is there any way to bypass hardware encoding for composite input in the card itself?

Thanks a lot,

Ssubo

gxtracker · 2007-04-04, 22:56

this may seem off topic, but depending on what you want to achieve it may solve your overall problem:

Why would you want to run your game console through your TV card? Your game console should be connected directly to your TV for best results.

ssubo · 2007-04-05, 06:31

My TV has only one composite input, and that is the one I'm using to connect the PC. The only way to get another video signal in would be through the input in the same ATI eHome Wonder card... That is why I wanted to find a fix to this 1s delay...

Thanks anyway!

Ssubo

ssubo · 2007-04-17, 05:03

It seems there is a workaround... I tried it with MCE 2005 and it worked! What I did is used a plugin for MCE 2005 that closes the MCE application and opens Dsclaer which was previously configured to capture from this card. After using the feed without any delay, I open the MCE application again and Dsclaer is closed, thus returning to normal MCE usage... Is there any way a plugin with this functionality can be created for MP? I believe it will make many of us extremely happy....

dman_lfc · 2007-04-19, 14:19

Use the My Programs plugin

DMAN

2007-04-04, 15:17	#1 (permalink)
ssubo Portal Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 37 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Is there any way to bypass hardware encoding with ATI eHome? I'm trying to use my gaming console through composite input in my ATI eHome card. I disable timeshifting to avoid the 3s delay and now I still have a 1s delay which makes gaming impossible. I believe it must be something directly from the card (as I tried NVIDIA and DSCALER) and still get the same behavior. Is there any way to bypass hardware encoding for composite input in the card itself? Thanks a lot, Ssubo

2007-04-04, 22:56	#2 (permalink)
gxtracker Retired Team Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 287 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	this may seem off topic, but depending on what you want to achieve it may solve your overall problem: Why would you want to run your game console through your TV card? Your game console should be connected directly to your TV for best results. __________________ Steven "GXTracker" Wilton - Checkout my HTPC page -

2007-04-05, 06:31	#3 (permalink)
ssubo Portal Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 37 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Only one TV input... My TV has only one composite input, and that is the one I'm using to connect the PC. The only way to get another video signal in would be through the input in the same ATI eHome Wonder card... That is why I wanted to find a fix to this 1s delay... Thanks anyway! Ssubo

2007-04-19, 14:19	#5 (permalink)
dman_lfc Portal Manager Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,673 Thanks: 0 Thanked 25 Times in 21 Posts Country: My System	Use the My Programs plugin DMAN __________________ Hardware: Core2 Duo 3.0GHz, Nvidia 8500GS (256MB), 1GB DDR2, Intel DG33TL MB, 2x FireDTV DVB-S2 cards & Nova 500-T in a Antec Fusion case with VFD & iMon remote. Software: Windows XP MCE2005, PureVideo codecs & Cyberlink PowerDVD 7.x codecs.

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2007-04-17, 05:03	#4 (permalink)
ssubo Portal Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 37 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It seems there is a workaround... I tried it with MCE 2005 and it worked! What I did is used a plugin for MCE 2005 that closes the MCE application and opens Dsclaer which was previously configured to capture from this card. After using the feed without any delay, I open the MCE application again and Dsclaer is closed, thus returning to normal MCE usage... Is there any way a plugin with this functionality can be created for MP? I believe it will make many of us extremely happy....

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