Calling all MP New Zealanders (Both of you!!) - Page 152

RedeviL · 2008-06-10, 00:43

The card is definitly capable of decoding any and all H.264 media, all 8000 series cards can.

Are you running it with Timeshift enabled?

If so, this is a very interesting situation as it's still a grey area as to if the cards will take the load of decoding recorded media - which is whats happening with Timeshift enabled.

It would be very interesting to see if it runs smoothly with Timeshift disabled?

[edit] I just re-read what you said - and you mentioned EVR. Check out here for Vista EVR info:
Vista and EVR support
Vista and EVR Support - Part 2

Sorry, still getting coffee into me!

andysh · 2008-06-10, 01:54

Had a look at those threads, the suggestiong they suggested didn't seem to work

boo lol

Could it be that the card has enough power for the 567i channels, but not the 720p or 1080i channels?

RedeviL · 2008-06-10, 01:59

It won't be power related, your machine also has the processing power to decode it smoothly in software.

Have you tried the Nvidia drivers rather than the Windows Update ones?
Windows update drivers are almost never the latest.

andysh · 2008-06-10, 02:10

Yea it runs all fine when I use the CoreAVC codec on VMR9 just at 80% cpu usage. Also nVidia doesn't have drivers on their site for laptops, becuase I think the drivers are usually brand specific. Any ideas on what drivers to try would be great though, at this stage using 7.15.11.5669

5Hundred · 2008-06-10, 03:04

Am i right in thinking coreavc doesn't support hardware acceleration? You need the powerdvd8 codec i think.

RedeviL · 2008-06-10, 03:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by andysh

Yea it runs all fine when I use the CoreAVC codec on VMR9 just at 80% cpu usage. Also nVidia doesn't have drivers on their site for laptops, becuase I think the drivers are usually brand specific. Any ideas on what drivers to try would be great though, at this stage using 7.15.11.5669

GeForce Release 175

I would expect it to work, but it's worth a try - worst that can happen is it won't work.

Then you just uninstall it and rerun Windows update to locate their one again.

And yeah, CoreAVCs purpose is spreading the decoding load over multiple CPU cores to obtain better performance - so it's not doing hardware decoding at all.

andysh · 2008-06-10, 03:57

Yea I got the powerdvd8 codecs aswell. I use the PDVD8 codecs when using EVR

P.S Yea those drivers don't work, wont even load the setup ha

dxp · 2008-06-10, 07:40

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Originally Posted by thekiwi

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Originally Posted by dxp

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Originally Posted by coina

wow, i popped in to see if people were talking about dvb-t yet, given it's impending unveiling - i didn't expect as much discussion as their has been! i won't leave it so long between visits from now on i guess.

Quote:

Originally Posted by southern.al

Out of interest did anyone find any good links for satellite pics that can be used in My Weather?

i found the image on this page...

NOAA Satellite Image Archive of New Zealand by Landcare Research

which is the best nz one i've seen so far, but i can't find a way to isolate it for mp in a way that it would always display the latest image (it updates twice a day). anyone have any ideas?

Hi Coina, I ended up here (page 96 of the thread!) from a link in one of RadScorpion’s blogs and noticed your reference to NOAA Satellite Image Archive of New Zealand by Landcare Research. It so happens that I manage that facility and site, so if you need help accessing images I can help. If you want a direct link to the most recent image (jpg) alone, then I may need to modify a script on the server side.

Woohooo that would be soooo cool.
Welcome to Media Portal

OK, whenever it uploads a new image to the server, it should create a duplicate named lcr_latest.jpg. You can access this duplicate image directly.

Feel free to use this without restriction for personal use. However, if you use these image on a public web site please make sure that Landcare Research is acknowledged as the source, preferably with the NOAA Satellite Image Archive of New Zealand by Landcare Research link.

The other thing to be aware of, is that this facility uses lots of very old obsolete equipment which has frequent breakdowns. As it is no longer actively used in any of our funded research projects, getting it going again isn't a high priority. However, we do our best to keep it alive as there are still plenty of visitors to the site. Also, the NOAA series itself will end within the next few years and the replacement NPOESS series requires a different reception facility using X-band.

In the mean time, enjoy!

5Hundred · 2008-06-11, 21:08

Excellent work dxp, many thanks.

mruane · 2008-06-12, 07:46

Hi Dxp, excellent work on the image for weather. Thanks. I noticed that you include a copyright statement (quite rightly) at the top left of the image. Would there be any chance of getting the image creation date/time included in that notice?

Thanks Again,
Cheers Mike

2008-06-10, 00:43	#1511 (permalink)
RedeviL Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Wellington Age: 27 Posts: 37 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	The card is definitly capable of decoding any and all H.264 media, all 8000 series cards can. Are you running it with Timeshift enabled? If so, this is a very interesting situation as it's still a grey area as to if the cards will take the load of decoding recorded media - which is whats happening with Timeshift enabled. It would be very interesting to see if it runs smoothly with Timeshift disabled? [edit] I just re-read what you said - and you mentioned EVR. Check out here for Vista EVR info: Vista and EVR support Vista and EVR Support - Part 2 Sorry, still getting coffee into me! __________________ Ground up Media PC build project: http://redevil.o-bot.com/mpc Last edited by RedeviL; 2008-06-10 at 00:50.

2008-06-10, 01:59	#1513 (permalink)
RedeviL Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Wellington Age: 27 Posts: 37 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	It won't be power related, your machine also has the processing power to decode it smoothly in software. Have you tried the Nvidia drivers rather than the Windows Update ones? Windows update drivers are almost never the latest. __________________ Ground up Media PC build project: http://redevil.o-bot.com/mpc

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andysh Portal Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Had a look at those threads, the suggestiong they suggested didn't seem to work boo lol Could it be that the card has enough power for the 567i channels, but not the 720p or 1080i channels?

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andysh Portal Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Yea it runs all fine when I use the CoreAVC codec on VMR9 just at 80% cpu usage. Also nVidia doesn't have drivers on their site for laptops, becuase I think the drivers are usually brand specific. Any ideas on what drivers to try would be great though, at this stage using 7.15.11.5669

2008-06-10, 03:04	#1515 (permalink)
5Hundred Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 127 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Country: My System	Am i right in thinking coreavc doesn't support hardware acceleration? You need the powerdvd8 codec i think.

2008-06-10, 03:57	#1517 (permalink)
andysh Portal Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Yea I got the powerdvd8 codecs aswell. I use the PDVD8 codecs when using EVR P.S Yea those drivers don't work, wont even load the setup ha

2008-06-11, 21:08	#1519 (permalink)
5Hundred Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 127 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Country: My System	Excellent work dxp, many thanks.

2008-06-12, 07:46	#1520 (permalink)
mruane Portal Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wellington Posts: 162 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Country:	Hi Dxp, excellent work on the image for weather. Thanks. I noticed that you include a copyright statement (quite rightly) at the top left of the image. Would there be any chance of getting the image creation date/time included in that notice? Thanks Again, Cheers Mike