Adding al limited amount of directshow filters to Mediaportal, your thoughts please (1 Viewer)

[piranha]

indeed...What's your reason for including Vobsub when ffdshow can do the same?

Maybe because MPs current subtitle implementation works only with Vobsub?

 

[kkendall]

There are many Directshow filters installed by default. You can see/manage them with Directshow Filter manager. Beware, changing merrits etc. can result in some unexpected behaviour.

Real Alternative isnt very wide used I think. I don't really use it on my HTPC and I use a lot of stuff from the internet.

I don't think replacing MPV/MPA is a great idea. The MPEG2 decoder(s) of ffdshow (Libavcodec, libmpeg) aren't that good. I use ffdshow just for playing MPEG4 (Divx/Xvid/x264) and for upscaling those codecs. And offcourse subtitles

I think your problem with the h264 1080P file has more to do with your CPU power. to play that smooth you really need a "FAST" computer. Mine 3.0GHz DualCore has too much problems with it. CPU usage is like 200%

I know there are many Directshow filters installed by default, but could they start causing problems with the planned MPcodecsplugin that someone knows of.

I think Real Alternative and Quicktime Alternative are a good option too, especially for streaming and web based content (rm, ram, enz). Real alternative for instance is a plugin, so you can play real content in any player.
Or can real and qt content also be played by ffdshow these days?

]You're right about the quality of MPEG2 decoding in ffdshow. But I just read ffdshow subtitles do not work in MediaPortal so how did you get this working??

As you can see I have one of the fastest CPU's around so CPU power is definitely not the problem.

About my 1080p .ts file, it looks like that when I play the file in MP, Haali Media splitter is not started. At least the splittersymbol in the taskbar does not pop up, like this is the case when I play the file in WMP... Also, when I select ffdshow for decoding, that symbol also doesn't pop up... how can I make sure MediaPortal uses the haali splitter and after that ffdshow?

 

[idioteque]

post the two graphs of grapgedit and contact one of the developers.

the one with MP and the one with MediaPlayer Classic

 

[dekkers]

I just enabled the subtitle feature on ffdshow and the subtitles appeared. This is working on Movies (avi/mkv containers). I don't know how DVB subtitles are displayed. It could be MP needs VobSub for these kind of subtitles.

As far as I can see the Real Alternative codec is made by Gabest who also made the MPV/MPA codec. So i think it won't be a problem to include this Codec.
Quiktime alternative uses a codec from Nero.

 

[idioteque]

Here it is:
http://www2.vhl.tudelft.nl/~rloggen/MP.exe


the Codecs are only tested in Windows XP SP2

the first test version and is intended for internal and testing purpose only

it is heavily tested and if installed wil:

* override HAALI and FFDshow settings
* if removed remove all HAALI and FFDshow settings and codecs
* will play 95 % of all files on the web with only 2 codecs, including:

AC3
AAC
AAC 5.1
MKV with chapters and subtitles and multiple audiostreams


13 test files are included to test all kinds of codecs and combinations:
File1=ac3_test.ac3
File2=DivX3 AC3.avi
File3=DivX4 mp3.avi
File4=DivX5 AC3 .avi
File5=AAC 5.1 anamorphic XviD.mkv
File6=SVCD.mpg
File7=vorbis-audio-switch-sub switch.mkv
File8=WMV1=WMV7,WMA7.wmv
File9=WMV2=WMV8 WMA8.wmv
File10=WMV3=WMV9 WMA9.wmv
File11=WMV3=WMV9 WMA9Pro.wmv
File12=Xvid mp3.avi
File13=Xvid Ogg.ogm


enjoy, and please give any comments

 

[Spragleknas]

This is a MUST!!!!

I have said MANY nasty words trying to get my subtitles to work.

WHY OH WHY did i install klite codec pack!!!!?

Yes!!
I was stupid!!

MEANS:

add 6 codecs to MP:

FFDshow ( plays
AC3 filter
HAALI splitter
VOBSUB
FLV
CORE AAC

with these 6 codecs, 95% of all the stuff can be played.

Should we use a codecpack, I dont thik so. just these 5 codecs and manualy registering these should do the trick.

First: I think this idea is great!

Seems like codec packs are not to popular, but I believe that what you are asking for is quite simular to K-lite STANDARD version :
• Player :
- Media Player Classic [version 6.4.9.0+ | Mod by Casimir666 v1.0.9.0]
• FFDShow :
- FFDShow [rev. 1371]
• DirectShow source filters :
- AVI splitter (Haali Media Splitter) [version 1.7.121.0]
- MP4 splitter (Gabest) [version 1.0.0.3]
- MP4 splitter (Haali Media Splitter) [version 1.7.121.0]
- Matroska splitter (Haali Media Splitter) [version 1.7.121.0]
- Ogg splitter (Haali Media Splitter) [version 1.7.121.0]
- FLV splitter (Gabest) [version 1.0.0.1]
- MPEG-TS splitter (Haali Media Splitter) [version 1.7.121.0]
- MPEG PS splitter (Haali Media Splitter) [version 1.7.121.0]
• DirectShow subtitle filter :
- DirectVobSub (a.k.a. VSFilter) [version 2.37 + fixes]
• Tools :
- GSpot Codec Information Appliance [version 2.70a]
- VobSubStrip [version 0.11]

Also: If this is installed (and only this) there are no DXVA capabilities used, right? It is all SW?

 

[kkendall]

post the two graphs of grapgedit and contact one of the developers.

the one with MP and the one with MediaPlayer Classic

I've been trying, but how can I make a graph of the file when it uses different players?
I don't know any better that to drop the file on graphedit...
could someone help me out on this? ...it's probeably right under my nose...:sorry:

 

[idioteque]

start the program
start graph edit
then connect

 

[THDBASED]

Is it not possible to make this and .mpi file? Is it to big or are you still working on it?

 

[idioteque]

big is just the test samples, without it is only 3,9 MB

MPI is not possible cause MPI cant execute external commands like cmd or registery