Automatic Refreshrate Changer (3 Viewers)

[domb]

i must be doing something wrong with dccmd.exe and the mediaportal config cos its not working for me. Ive created 3 batch files which if I run them it works. THen in the mediaportal config for autorefreshrate i put in the path under action ie:

C:\DC\50.cmd

doesnt work.

tried putting double slashes etc.

Can someone post there batch files and a screenshot of the config under windows 7 for dc.exe which works? the instructions at the start are very poor.

 

[pannivas]

i must be doing something wrong with dccmd.exe and the mediaportal config cos its not working for me. Ive created 3 batch files which if I run them it works. THen in the mediaportal config for autorefreshrate i put in the path under action ie:

C:\DC\50.cmd

doesnt work.

tried putting double slashes etc.

Can someone post there batch files and a screenshot of the config under windows 7 for dc.exe which works? the instructions at the start are very poor.

I use 12noon DC version 4.12
Here are my three files i use to change Refresh rate to 24,50,60.

24hz.cmd
"C:\\Program Files\\12noon Display Changer\\dc.exe" -width=1920 -height=1080 -refresh=24 -apply -quiet

50hz.cmd
"C:\\Program Files\\12noon Display Changer\\dc.exe" -width=1920 -height=1080 -refresh=50 -apply -quiet

60hz.cmd
"C:\\Program Files\\12noon Display Changer\\dc.exe" -width=1920 -height=1080 -refresh=60 -apply -quiet

Test your files above first before applying them in MP. You can just open a cmd and run them one by one.

If you want to make sure that your refresh rate is changing you can open another cmd and go to the path where you have 12noon DC installed and run the follwoing command --> dccmd -listmonitors

This will give you the refresh rate on the output together some other information about your display.


The above are your batch files place them somewhere on your C: drive for example C:\ARC and then call them from the actions tab in ARC section of MP like this
C:\\ARC\\24hz.cmd
C:\\ARC\\50hz.cmd
C:\\ARC\\60hz.cmd

I do not use Device reset and i do not use Force Refresh Rate as the refresh rate is already forced by 12noon DC.

Now i have even upgraded my nvidia drivers and i do not have any problems at all with 12noon DC. It actually works as previously with Windows API.

 

[domb]

this is strange as my commands looked the same as yours. tested from the command line first and just by double clinking in windows and they worked just fine. triple checked the paths to the commands and it just doesn't work from within mediaportal.

looks like the windows 7 issue is fixed now so i think i'll just wait for the next release and use that.

 

[Seeco]

domb: What Windows 7 fix and what release are you referring to? I'm using Windows 7 and I would very much like to use the API method.

 

[pannivas]

this is strange as my commands looked the same as yours. tested from the command line first and just by double clinking in windows and they worked just fine. triple checked the paths to the commands and it just doesn't work from within mediaportal.

looks like the windows 7 issue is fixed now so i think i'll just wait for the next release and use that.

The only differences i see from your system to mine is you are using win7 x64 im using x86 (but someone else already reported that 12noon DC already works with x64)
I am also running MP 1.1 BETA with SVN version 23652. What do you have?


Can you show us a screenshot of your ARC configuration screen?

 

[gemx]

It's fixed in rev 23745

0002401: internal refresh rate change is not working under windows 7 - MediaPortal Bugtracker

 

[Seeco]

What is rev 23745? Where can I find it?

 

[rekenaar]

What is rev 23745? Where can I find it?

That is the version number containing the fix.
Public will have to wait for the next public SVN build that will be posted here:
[untested] MediaPortal 1.1.0 BETA svn-builds - MediaPortal Forum

 

[Seeco]

Aha, that explains it And I sure have been waiting for that SVN release! I thought it was going to be available last friday, but maybe this friday then?

 

[domb]

cheers for the help pannivas but i've given up on that as it should be fixed now so going to wait for next svn or the release candidate