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<blockquote data-quote="zetter" data-source="post: 134136" data-attributes="member: 47684"><p><strong>OS</strong>: Windows XP Pro</p><p><strong>CPU</strong>: P4 2.4GHz </p><p><strong>Video-card</strong>: Nvidia Gforce MX 440</p><p><strong>TV-card</strong>: fireDTV</p><p><strong>Meedio</strong>: 0.2.2.0</p><p><strong>Display</strong>: Sanyo Z4SV (720p)</p><p></p><p>Hey everyone!</p><p></p><p>I tried out MP a year ago when I first got a HTPC but soon switched to Meedio because of the instability in MP. I recently got a fireDTV to get some programming via comhem here in Sweden. I soon discovered the TV support in Meedio was terrible, so I decided to give MP another chance and i can't believe how much better is has gotten. The programmers have really done a great job, cheers to you all <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p>Anyway, to the problem. I'm really lovin' MP and all of it's features, but I can't seem to get the video-playback to be as good as in Meedio. In Meedio the picture was really sharp and had accurate (I think) colours, in MP it's not as sharp and somewhat grey.</p><p></p><p>I figure I need to find the right video-codec or post-processing filter, but I'm somewhat confused here. As I understand it from some reading I've done, VLC and other great video-apps are using ffdshow (or FFMpeg). In MP I can't choose any of these for video codec, I only have MPV,Nvidia Video decoder, DScaler mpeg2, Nero and Cyberlink. I can use ffdshow as a post-processing filter, but I don't really know how this works or what it does.</p><p></p><p>So basically, does anyone know what Meedio uses as default for video playback? Is Nvidia's codec a good choice for my videocard or do I need a new card for it to be better than the other? Last but not least, what do people here prefer for video codec and post-processing? </p><p></p><p>Oh, and one last thing, is ffdshow only a filter for allready decoded videos?</p><p></p><p>Hope i didn't break any rules (my first post)!</p><p></p><p></p><p>Cheers</p><p>//zetter</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zetter, post: 134136, member: 47684"] [B]OS[/B]: Windows XP Pro [B]CPU[/B]: P4 2.4GHz [B]Video-card[/B]: Nvidia Gforce MX 440 [B]TV-card[/B]: fireDTV [B]Meedio[/B]: 0.2.2.0 [B]Display[/B]: Sanyo Z4SV (720p) Hey everyone! I tried out MP a year ago when I first got a HTPC but soon switched to Meedio because of the instability in MP. I recently got a fireDTV to get some programming via comhem here in Sweden. I soon discovered the TV support in Meedio was terrible, so I decided to give MP another chance and i can't believe how much better is has gotten. The programmers have really done a great job, cheers to you all :thx: Anyway, to the problem. I'm really lovin' MP and all of it's features, but I can't seem to get the video-playback to be as good as in Meedio. In Meedio the picture was really sharp and had accurate (I think) colours, in MP it's not as sharp and somewhat grey. I figure I need to find the right video-codec or post-processing filter, but I'm somewhat confused here. As I understand it from some reading I've done, VLC and other great video-apps are using ffdshow (or FFMpeg). In MP I can't choose any of these for video codec, I only have MPV,Nvidia Video decoder, DScaler mpeg2, Nero and Cyberlink. I can use ffdshow as a post-processing filter, but I don't really know how this works or what it does. So basically, does anyone know what Meedio uses as default for video playback? Is Nvidia's codec a good choice for my videocard or do I need a new card for it to be better than the other? Last but not least, what do people here prefer for video codec and post-processing? Oh, and one last thing, is ffdshow only a filter for allready decoded videos? Hope i didn't break any rules (my first post)! Cheers //zetter [/QUOTE]
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