[BUG ?] Exclusive Mode is always used, regardless of configuration setting (1 Viewer)

[level20peon]

TV-Server Version: tvengine3 Rev16891
MediaPortal Version: 0.2.3.0 Rev16907
MediaPortal Skin: Xface
Windows Version: Windows 2003 R2 SP2
CPU Type: Intel Core2 Duo T5600 1830 MHz
HDD: Samsung HD103UJ 1000GB
Memory: 2x1024 MB Corsair DDR2 667MHz
Motherboard: AOpen i945GTm-VHL
Motherboard Chipset: Intel 945GT / Intel ICH7MDH
Motherboard Bios: R1.05
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE passive
Video Card Driver: Forceware 163.75
Sound Card: Realtek ALC882D HD Audio (onBoard)
Sound Card AC3: no AC3
Sound Card Driver: R1.82
1. TV Card: FireDTV BDA DVB-C (Floppy DTV)
1. TV Card Type: DVB-C
1. TV Card Driver: 02/04/2007, 4.8.0 BDA Driver
MPEG2 Video Codec: ffdshow / dscaler
MPEG2 Audio Codec: ffdshow / dscaler
Satelite/CableTV Provider: unity digital TV
HTPC Case: Silverstone LC11m silver
Cooling: 120mm Papst 4412F/2GLL / Sharkoon SilentEagle / passive
Power Supply: mCubed EF16 160W external passive cooled
Remote: Gyration GYR3101US
TV: Panasonic TX-26LX50F
TV - HTPC Connection: S-Video


Hey guys,

I am having big trouble with this whole exclusive mode thing from the beginning (who hasn't). I now discovered per coincidence that exclusive mode is used (for TV, video, DVD plaback) even if it is switched of in configuration. What could cause this ?


-level20peon

 

[level20peon]

I don't get it. Why doesn't anyone answer on this one ? A simple "no, not reproducable over here" or "yep, same here" would help more than just ignoring it.

 

[rtv]

The EVR option will substitute the VMR9 renderer. You should see log entries about EVR flag being true.
The exclusive option had some changes during the last days. Iirc tourettes fixed its usage for .ts files.

EDIT: To be really sure about excl. mode being used follow these steps:

1. Deactivate "any always on top options"
2. Open another app (like explorer, browser, whatever)
3. Start MP
4. Start playback of different file types
5. Press Alt-Tab to check whether MP stays on top (excl. mode enabled)

 

[level20peon]

Thanks a lot for your reply
I just ran some tests:


updated
TV-Server Version: tvengine3 Rev17036
MediaPortal Version: 0.2.3.0 Rev17036

1. VMR9 exclusive mode & EVR disabled -> switching between MediaPortal and external applications possible during playback.

2008-01-14 17:50:30.840833 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer: Disabling DX9 exclusive mode
2008-01-14 17:50:30.840833 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: DX exclusive mode: False
2008-01-14 17:50:30.840833 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: Goto windowed mode: True
2008-01-14 17:50:30.840833 [Info.][MPMain]:   fonts.SetDevice()
2008-01-14 17:50:30.856458 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer: GetInterfaces()
2008-01-14 17:50:30.856458 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer: Enabling DX9 exclusive mode
2008-01-14 17:50:30.856458 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: DX exclusive mode: True
2008-01-14 17:50:30.856458 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: Goto fullscreen: True
2008-01-14 17:50:30.856458 [Info.][MPMain]:   fonts.SetDevice()
2008-01-14 17:50:30.856458 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer:cleanup DShow graph False
2008-01-14 17:50:30.856458 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer:grapbuilder=null
2008-01-14 17:50:30.856458 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer: Cleanup done
2008-01-14 17:50:30.872083 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer: add _vmr9
2008-01-14 17:50:30.872083 [Info.][MPMain]: vmr9:ctor()
2008-01-14 17:50:30.872083 [Info.][MPMain]: vmr9:ctor() done:True
2008-01-14 17:50:30.872083 [Info.][MPMain]: vmr9:addvmr9
2008-01-14 17:50:30.872083 [Info.][MPMain]: EVR-Flag is set to False
2008-01-14 17:50:31.090833 [Info.][MPMain]: VMR9Helper: enabled YUV mixing - No DX Error
2008-01-14 17:50:31.090833 [Info.][MPMain]: VRM9Helper: Turning on nonsquare mixing - No DX Error
2008-01-14 17:50:31.090833 [Info.][MPMain]: VRM9Helper: Set filter mode - Gaussian Quad Filtering No DX Error
2008-01-14 17:50:31.090833 [Info.][MPMain]: VMR9: now active
2008-01-14 17:50:31.090833 [Info.][MPMain]: VMR9Helper:Vmr9 Added

2. VMR9 exclusive mode enabled, EVR disabled -> switching between MediaPortal and external applications impossible during playback.

2008-01-14 17:53:36.528333 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer: Disabling DX9 exclusive mode
2008-01-14 17:53:36.528333 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: DX exclusive mode: False
2008-01-14 17:53:36.528333 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: Goto windowed mode: True
2008-01-14 17:53:36.528333 [Info.][MPMain]:   fonts.SetDevice()
2008-01-14 17:53:36.559583 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer: GetInterfaces()
2008-01-14 17:53:36.559583 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer: Enabling DX9 exclusive mode
2008-01-14 17:53:36.559583 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: DX exclusive mode: True
2008-01-14 17:53:36.559583 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: Goto fullscreen: True
2008-01-14 17:53:36.559583 [Info.][MPMain]: D3D: BuildPresentParamsFromSettings using 60Hz as RefreshRate
2008-01-14 17:53:36.622083 [Info.][MPMain]:   fonts.SetDevice()
2008-01-14 17:53:36.622083 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer:cleanup DShow graph False
2008-01-14 17:53:36.622083 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer:grapbuilder=null
2008-01-14 17:53:36.637708 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer: Cleanup done
2008-01-14 17:53:36.653333 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer: add _vmr9
2008-01-14 17:53:36.653333 [Info.][MPMain]: vmr9:ctor()
2008-01-14 17:53:36.653333 [Info.][MPMain]: vmr9:ctor() done:True
2008-01-14 17:53:36.653333 [Info.][MPMain]: vmr9:addvmr9
2008-01-14 17:53:36.653333 [Info.][MPMain]: EVR-Flag is set to False
2008-01-14 17:53:36.903333 [Info.][MPMain]: VMR9Helper: enabled YUV mixing - No DX Error
2008-01-14 17:53:36.903333 [Info.][MPMain]: VRM9Helper: Turning on nonsquare mixing - No DX Error
2008-01-14 17:53:36.903333 [Info.][MPMain]: VRM9Helper: Set filter mode - Gaussian Quad Filtering No DX Error
2008-01-14 17:53:36.903333 [Info.][MPMain]: VMR9: now active
2008-01-14 17:53:36.903333 [Info.][MPMain]: VMR9Helper:Vmr9 Added

3. VMR9 exclusive mode & EVR enabled -> switching between MediaPortal and external applications possible during playback.

2008-01-14 17:55:32.653333 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer: Disabling DX9 exclusive mode
2008-01-14 17:55:32.653333 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: DX exclusive mode: False
2008-01-14 17:55:32.653333 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: Goto windowed mode: True
2008-01-14 17:55:32.653333 [Info.][MPMain]:   fonts.SetDevice()
2008-01-14 17:55:32.700208 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer: GetInterfaces()
2008-01-14 17:55:32.700208 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer: Enabling DX9 exclusive mode
2008-01-14 17:55:32.700208 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: DX exclusive mode: True
2008-01-14 17:55:32.700208 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: Goto fullscreen: True
2008-01-14 17:55:32.700208 [Info.][MPMain]:   fonts.SetDevice()
2008-01-14 17:55:32.700208 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer:cleanup DShow graph False
2008-01-14 17:55:32.700208 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer:grapbuilder=null
2008-01-14 17:55:32.715833 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer: Cleanup done
2008-01-14 17:55:32.731458 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer: add _vmr9
2008-01-14 17:55:32.731458 [Info.][MPMain]: vmr9:ctor()
2008-01-14 17:55:32.731458 [Info.][MPMain]: vmr9:ctor() done:True
2008-01-14 17:55:32.731458 [Info.][MPMain]: vmr9:addvmr9
2008-01-14 17:55:32.731458 [Info.][MPMain]: EVR-Flag is set to True
2008-01-14 17:55:32.872083 [Info.][MPMain]: VMR9: now active
2008-01-14 17:55:32.872083 [Info.][MPMain]: VMR9Helper:Vmr9 Added

4. VMR9 exclusive mode disabled, EVR enabled -> switching between MediaPortal and external applications possible during playback.

2008-01-14 17:57:14.293958 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer: Disabling DX9 exclusive mode
2008-01-14 17:57:14.293958 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: DX exclusive mode: False
2008-01-14 17:57:14.293958 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: Goto windowed mode: True
2008-01-14 17:57:14.293958 [Info.][MPMain]:   fonts.SetDevice()
2008-01-14 17:57:14.340833 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer: GetInterfaces()
2008-01-14 17:57:14.340833 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer: Enabling DX9 exclusive mode
2008-01-14 17:57:14.340833 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: DX exclusive mode: True
2008-01-14 17:57:14.340833 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: Goto fullscreen: True
2008-01-14 17:57:14.340833 [Info.][MPMain]:   fonts.SetDevice()
2008-01-14 17:57:14.340833 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer:cleanup DShow graph False
2008-01-14 17:57:14.340833 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer:grapbuilder=null
2008-01-14 17:57:14.372083 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer: Cleanup done
2008-01-14 17:57:14.372083 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer: add _vmr9
2008-01-14 17:57:14.372083 [Info.][MPMain]: vmr9:ctor()
2008-01-14 17:57:14.372083 [Info.][MPMain]: vmr9:ctor() done:True
2008-01-14 17:57:14.372083 [Info.][MPMain]: vmr9:addvmr9
2008-01-14 17:57:14.372083 [Info.][MPMain]: EVR-Flag is set to True
2008-01-14 17:57:14.403333 [Info.][MPMain]: VMR9: now active
2008-01-14 17:57:14.403333 [Info.][MPMain]: VMR9Helper:Vmr9 Added

-level20peon

 

[rtv]

So basically everything is working as it should.

Main: DX exclusive mode: False

The "true / false" here was just indicating whether the screen is fullscreen and maximized.

I've just fixed the logging

 

[level20peon]

The "true / false" here was just indicating whether the screen is fullscreen and maximized.

I've just fixed the logging

Thanks, I thought there was something wrong in my setup . I wonder why nobody has asked this before though.


-level20peon