Concept: Switch MP2 to D3D11/D2D rendering (5 Viewers)

[MaxMan23]

For me it is working

 

[ge2301]

After I read the post a second time and put the necessary dll for win7 in the client folder it also works for me
Just when I add BlueVision skin to the plugin folder MP2 crashes when selecting it. Do existing and not in the build included skins need to be adjusted to work? I guess some effects used with DX9 version were removed or modified.

 

[morpheus_xx]

Yes, old effects are no longer working and present and needs to be changed.

 

[morpheus_xx]

Update: my contributions to SharpDX have been accepted and merged. So we will be able to use an official build when it's ready.

Changes:

• https://github.com/sharpdx/SharpDX/pull/552

 

[FreakyJ]

Nice that we don't need a custom version
And good work!!

 

[ge2301]

Let me know when it's time to create also a DX11 branch for BlueVision.

 

[morpheus_xx]

Not needed, I will merge/rebase branches soon. It's time to get the last pending issues solved so we can include the rework in a public build.

 

[morpheus_xx]

I've updated the first post with a brand new test build. It's based on latest public Weekly, so it should be compatible with MP2-Server of this version.

There are not much changes regarding D2D. Image transitions are still broken (you get lot exceptions logged and images are switching simply, not using transition animation).

I really need as much testing feedback as possible:

• There are probably image rendering related issues hiding in different screen and skins. One example: inside Titanium the power button on homescreen was out of size, resulting only in a blurry white "box". After adding fixed sizes, issue was visibily gone. (Still a bug though!)
  
• Please test all contained skins for such issues and post screenshots here
• (BlueVision cannot be tested yet, I need to create a matching build before)

@Testers @Designers

@Developers , mainly @Stéphane Lenclud could you help in D2D debugging? Issue seems to be a D2D effect with two input sources (image 1 + 2 for transition) and a set of parameters. When calling the effect rendering, I get an "INVALID_ARG" then all further calls an "INVALID_STATE".

The render starts here, coming with 2 inputs: https://github.com/MediaPortal/Medi...gement/AssetCore/EffectAssetCore.cs#L195-L197.

The calling code is the ImageContext, StartRenderTransition:
https://github.com/MediaPortal/Medi...kinEngine/Rendering/ImageContext.cs#L218-L243

The ImageTransitionEffect is defined here: https://github.com/MediaPortal/Medi...isuals/Effects2D/ImageTransitionEffect.cs#L67. The attributes on member properties are used for SharpDX parameter mappings to the data structure (is set as "Constant Buffer" to the shader(s)).

I think I already have double checked all types and indexes of variables and also order of constant buffer, but somewhere an issue is hiding It also could be a problem with the later combined shader sub functions for transitions (they are selected randomly).

 

[breese]

Just did a fresh install and installed the updated client code.
Do not know if this is related to your new D311 code


[2015-05-02 06:44:59,211] [2816 ] [AMQ 'ScreenManager'] [WARN ] - Cannot open bitmapSource: 782140e7-4850-4c4d-9a88-7f670b4f37e2.jpg
[2015-05-02 06:44:59,212] [2817 ] [AMQ 'ScreenManager'] [WARN ] - Cannot open bitmapSource: ea48bd6e-60d3-45b2-9c35-1ab437cc72fb.jpg
[2015-05-02 06:44:59,212] [2817 ] [AMQ 'ScreenManager'] [WARN ] - Cannot open bitmapSource: 2c0d5028-e9fe-4eb3-b7fd-b8492b1009d2.jpg
[2015-05-02 06:44:59,213] [2818 ] [AMQ 'ScreenManager'] [WARN ] - Cannot open bitmapSource: 76d0d121-0b4b-400d-9104-09c7f20ee3a7.jpg

 

[breese]

ALT-Enter causes screen to go Black. Had to use ALT-Tab to bring MP2 Client Screen back.
Once back - Windowed or Full Screen did work.

Also found this.