Strange problem with codec selection.

NEI · 2007-10-19, 12:24

TV-Server Version:
MediaPortal Version: 0.2.3.0 RC3 latest SVN
MediaPortal Skin: BlueTwo Wide
Windows Version: XP MCE SP2
CPU Type: AMD Athlon X2 4800+
HDD: IBM 200GB
Memory: 2GB
Motherboard: Asus M2A-VM HDMI
Motherboard Chipset: AMD G690
Motherboard Bios: Asus
Video Card: onboard ATI X1250
Video Card Driver: CCC 7.9
Sound Card: Terratec Aureon 7.1
Sound Card AC3: SPDIF
Sound Card Driver: newest
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MPEG2 Video Codec: MP Built in
MPEG2 Audio Codec: MP Built in
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case: Antec Fusion
Cooling: Normal
Power Supply: Antec
Remote: MS Remote
TV: Sanyo PLV-Z2
TV - HTPC Connection: DVI

Hi

when playing .mkv h264 files in WMP or graphedit I can clearly see the CoreAVC1.5.0.0 codec is selected. In Task Manager i see both cores are used and the file plays well.
Then when playing the same file in MP i can see in MP log, that CoreAVC has been added to the filters, when connecting to remote MP graph in graphedit i see the CoreAVC codec in the graph, but when looking at the TaskManager i have only one core used at +100% and the video is stuttering!
Does anybody know how to fix this or what the matter is? I have tried everything but have no ideas left... :-(

Thanks

NEI · 2007-10-24, 10:29

Ok, next thing somebody should explain me:
As I saw that "wmplayer classic" could play all my movies, I set it as external movie player. Now guess what: When starting a movie within MP it opens "WMP Classic" but only one CPU core is used and the movie is unwatchable!?! What the heck?!?
Now I thought it has something to do with MP, so I startet MP (in windowed mode) and also WMP Classic. Now when playing the movie in WMP Classic everything is fine again!
It just looks like that everything started out of MP is not SMP (Dual-Core) compatible?!?

Paranoid Delusion · 2007-10-24, 11:13

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It just looks like that everything started out of MP is not SMP (Dual-Core) compatible?!?

Not here, AMD try there optimizer, there are also issues with the ATI driver and 7.2 seems to work correctly with MP.

NEI · 2007-10-24, 22:37

Thanks. Tried 7.2 and the AMD Dual Core Optimizer, but nothing worked. Please could you try my testfile and confirm this is working in MP with CoreAVC *AND* dual core used? That's exactly the file i make my tests with.

Just rename the file to .mkv please. It's a bit short, 5MB, but that's all i can upload here. In fact it should be sufficient to see the problem...

2007-10-19, 12:24	#1 (permalink)
NEI Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 44 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Strange problem with codec selection. TV-Server Version: MediaPortal Version: 0.2.3.0 RC3 latest SVN MediaPortal Skin: BlueTwo Wide Windows Version: XP MCE SP2 CPU Type: AMD Athlon X2 4800+ HDD: IBM 200GB Memory: 2GB Motherboard: Asus M2A-VM HDMI Motherboard Chipset: AMD G690 Motherboard Bios: Asus Video Card: onboard ATI X1250 Video Card Driver: CCC 7.9 Sound Card: Terratec Aureon 7.1 Sound Card AC3: SPDIF Sound Card Driver: newest 1. TV Card: 1. TV Card Type: 1. TV Card Driver: 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: MP Built in MPEG2 Audio Codec: MP Built in Satelite/CableTV Provider: HTPC Case: Antec Fusion Cooling: Normal Power Supply: Antec Remote: MS Remote TV: Sanyo PLV-Z2 TV - HTPC Connection: DVI Hi when playing .mkv h264 files in WMP or graphedit I can clearly see the CoreAVC1.5.0.0 codec is selected. In Task Manager i see both cores are used and the file plays well. Then when playing the same file in MP i can see in MP log, that CoreAVC has been added to the filters, when connecting to remote MP graph in graphedit i see the CoreAVC codec in the graph, but when looking at the TaskManager i have only one core used at +100% and the video is stuttering! Does anybody know how to fix this or what the matter is? I have tried everything but have no ideas left... :-( Thanks

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2007-10-24, 10:29	#2 (permalink)
NEI Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 44 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ok, next thing somebody should explain me: As I saw that "wmplayer classic" could play all my movies, I set it as external movie player. Now guess what: When starting a movie within MP it opens "WMP Classic" but only one CPU core is used and the movie is unwatchable!?! What the heck?!? Now I thought it has something to do with MP, so I startet MP (in windowed mode) and also WMP Classic. Now when playing the movie in WMP Classic everything is fine again! It just looks like that everything started out of MP is not SMP (Dual-Core) compatible?!?

2007-10-24, 22:37	#4 (permalink)
NEI Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 44 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks. Tried 7.2 and the AMD Dual Core Optimizer, but nothing worked. Please could you try my testfile and confirm this is working in MP with CoreAVC AND dual core used? That's exactly the file i make my tests with. Just rename the file to .mkv please. It's a bit short, 5MB, but that's all i can upload here. In fact it should be sufficient to see the problem...