HELP US: Testing the new filter

[jaobr]

For me it works if I use MPA Decoder Filter for audio. Other filters I've tried do not connect.

If I add
pmt->SetFormatType(& FORMAT_WaveFormatEx);
to CAudioPin::GetMediaType method the CyberLink Audio Decoder I normally use also connects and seems to work ok.

I've also noticed that when the filter is stopped the graph is not removed from the
ROT so if start and stop tv and then use GraphEdit to connect to remote graph
you will have multiple graphs to select from. And you will always have at least two
graps to select from because both the filter and the TSReaderPlayer register the
graph in ROT.

[rtv]

For SDTV it is working 100% perfect here. Even AC3 switching does work as it is supposed to. Not a single skip, stutter or else for the last 2 days.

[Spragleknas]

Originally Posted by frodo

Hi,

Mediaportal & TV3 now contain a new filter to read .ts files.

Whats new in this filter?
- complete rewrite, meant to replace the buggy TsFileSource
- fast/good seeking
- can read both local .ts files as rtsp streams
(...)

OK, I am sorry if I am getting off-topic here, but I just have to ask: any chance this will support UDP-streams as well? (IPTV from fiberoptic-provider)


EDIT: OK - seems nobody wanted to answer an off-topic Q here...

[trevor]

@RTV What codecs are you using? I tried the latest SVN and getting the stuttering in SD and HD, well thing just freeze. Using purevideo & cyberlink this end.

[frodo]

For SDTV it is working 100% perfect here.

Cool, at least somebody got it working

i'm using mpa/mpv here
Will try purevideo & cyberlink as well

[frodo]

latest changes (svn 15068):

Filter:
- removes itself from the ROT
- sets the formattype on the audio pin
- now supports multi-seat configuration (need latest MP as well) although this is
really work in progress


Tested cyberlink & nvidia purevideo. Both work ok for me

Frodo

[MPUserFromGER]

Hi Frodo,

first of all many thanks for your hard work on this. I really appreciate that because this is one of the big issue for me that is left.

I checked todays SVN (MP: 15067 and TVE3: 15070) but I still have major issues. First, I tried the new filter with the following options enabled within the TVServer Plugin (My TV Plugin in MP):
1. Prefer AC3 (enabled)
2. Rebuild graph when video specs change (enabled)
3. Rebuild graph when audio specs change (enabled)
4. Try avoid seeking during channel change (enabled)

With this setting, the TV just hangs after enabled in MP.

If I disable #4 (Try avoid seeking during channel change), the video plays in MP but there is no audio at all!

If I disable in addition to #4 also #1 (Prefer AC3) then I get video and audio but the audio is not always there. E.g. ZDF has no audio.

Please find attached traces with all 4 options enabled.

I use the following configuration in the Movies and Television settings within MP:
- MPEG-2 video decoder: Cyberlink Video/SP Decoder (PDVD 7)
- H.264 video decoder: Cyberlink H.264/AVC Decoder (PDVD 7)
- Audio decoder: Cyberlink Audio Decoder (PDVD 7)
- Audio renderer: Default DirectSoundDevice

I tested only SDTV.

[rtv]

I am using Cyberlink's video decoders (from bundled PDVD H.264 - the "deluxe" edition in filesharing networks does not work...) together with MPA for audio.

The only old issue remaining here is no audio for "terranova" (likely mono mpeg1) - zapping to this channel needs twice as long as normal channel changes.

[MPUserFromGER]

@rtv:
1. I am also unsing Cyberlink's decoder that was bundled with the TT S2-3200 card
2. If I am using the Cyberlink decoder for video and MPV for audio then TV does not work at all (=stil image and no audio. If I try to switch channel, MP hangs forever).
I have the option "prefer AC3" enabled though.

[lkuech]

Here are my brand new test results. (MP: 15067 and TVE3: 15070)

First the good news: The stuttering H.264 is gone with the new tsfilesource.ax. No more need to copy over the 15008 version after updating the tv plugin.

Now the bad news :
When I try to use the new filter with my current codec settings (PDVD 7.3 for video and FFDSHOW for audio) then I'm unable to bring H.264 to work. PAL shown only a still image and when I try to "Turn TV off" then the MP Client hangs totally and I have to close the task via the taskmanager.

The results when I use PowerDVD as audio codec are the same.

Bye
Lars