Video flickering when looking at tv guide

fletcher1717 · 2008-05-08, 11:54

Hi,

I am not sure if this has been posted before. Please accept my apologies if it has. I did search but could not find anything which I thought related to my specific problem.

Everything works perfectly in my setup apart from when viewing the TV Guide, Home Page when the TV is playing in the bottom corner. The picture starts to flicker and the system is very unresponsive.

I know that there has been a bug reported about something similar but I beleive that is only to do wth EVR which I think is Vista specific (please correct me if I am wrong).

Is this a known issue? If so is there a way around this and if not does anyone have ideas what could be causing it? Even if someone knew how to turn this feature off I would be quite happy.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

TV-Server Version: RC1
MediaPortal Version: RC1
MediaPortal Skin: Blue Two
Windows Version: XP SP2
CPU Type: AMD Athlon 64
HDD: 120 GB IDE
Memory: 1GB
Motherboard: ASUS
Video Card: ATI Raedon 9550
Video Card Driver: 28/03/2008
Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver: Latest
1. TV Card: TechnoTrend 1501 Budget
1. TV Card Type: DVB-C
1. TV Card Driver: January 2008
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: TechnoTrend
MPEG2 Audio Codec: TechnoTrend
h.264 Video Codec: TechnoTrend
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case: Technosonic
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote: MCE
TV: LCD
TV - HTPC Connection: DVI

Paranoid Delusion · 2008-05-08, 12:11

Make sure you have in Mediaportal config\directshow filters control\vmr9 selected with all options ticked.

This can be a real pain to find, and used to be really restricted to nvidia cards, but now seems to be affecting ati as well.

Try a older driver, may have some effect on this behaviour.

fletcher1717 · 2008-05-08, 12:22

Thanks for the advice but I have these options selected.

I will try experimenting with the drivers and post back my results.

In the meantime any other suggestions are welcomed.

fletcher1717 · 2008-05-12, 16:40

I have tried several versions of my Video driver but nothing seems to resolve this issue.

Does anyone have any other ideas how to resolve this?

Thanks in advance for any replies.

chemelli · 2008-05-12, 16:53

Unfortunately it's a known bug we are look at: 0001192: Flickering Tv-guide and other overlays with EVR enabled - MediaPortal Bugtracker

Simone

2008-05-08, 11:54	#1 (permalink)
fletcher1717 Portal User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Video flickering when looking at tv guide Hi, I am not sure if this has been posted before. Please accept my apologies if it has. I did search but could not find anything which I thought related to my specific problem. Everything works perfectly in my setup apart from when viewing the TV Guide, Home Page when the TV is playing in the bottom corner. The picture starts to flicker and the system is very unresponsive. I know that there has been a bug reported about something similar but I beleive that is only to do wth EVR which I think is Vista specific (please correct me if I am wrong). Is this a known issue? If so is there a way around this and if not does anyone have ideas what could be causing it? Even if someone knew how to turn this feature off I would be quite happy. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks. TV-Server Version: RC1 MediaPortal Version: RC1 MediaPortal Skin: Blue Two Windows Version: XP SP2 CPU Type: AMD Athlon 64 HDD: 120 GB IDE Memory: 1GB Motherboard: ASUS Video Card: ATI Raedon 9550 Video Card Driver: 28/03/2008 Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live Sound Card AC3: Sound Card Driver: Latest 1. TV Card: TechnoTrend 1501 Budget 1. TV Card Type: DVB-C 1. TV Card Driver: January 2008 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: TechnoTrend MPEG2 Audio Codec: TechnoTrend h.264 Video Codec: TechnoTrend Satelite/CableTV Provider: HTPC Case: Technosonic Cooling: Power Supply: Remote: MCE TV: LCD TV - HTPC Connection: DVI

2008-05-08, 12:11	#2 (permalink)
Paranoid Delusion Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cheshire UK Posts: 4,960 Thanks: 53 Thanked 121 Times in 119 Posts Country: My System	Make sure you have in Mediaportal config\directshow filters control\vmr9 selected with all options ticked. This can be a real pain to find, and used to be really restricted to nvidia cards, but now seems to be affecting ati as well. Try a older driver, may have some effect on this behaviour. __________________ Ray Check your codecs are fine with Filmerit. XP\Vista known issues FOR FULL SUPPORT PLEASE GIVE USER SPECIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT LOG's as per HERE

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2008-05-08, 12:22	#3 (permalink)
fletcher1717 Portal User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for the advice but I have these options selected. I will try experimenting with the drivers and post back my results. In the meantime any other suggestions are welcomed.

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fletcher1717 Portal User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have tried several versions of my Video driver but nothing seems to resolve this issue. Does anyone have any other ideas how to resolve this? Thanks in advance for any replies.

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chemelli Portal Developer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Italy - Padova Age: 34 Posts: 903 Thanks: 37 Thanked 23 Times in 22 Posts Country: My System	Unfortunately it's a known bug we are look at: 0001192: Flickering Tv-guide and other overlays with EVR enabled - MediaPortal Bugtracker Simone