MediaPortal Version: 1.1 RC1
MediaPortal Skin: Blue3 wide
Windows Version: XP Pro SP3
CPU Type: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
HDD: 1) OCZ Vertex 30GB 2)WD RE4 GP 2TB
Memory: 2 x 2048MB Kingston DIMM 4GB PC2-6400
Motherboard: ASUS P5B-E
Video Card: Point of View GeForce 9500GT 512MB
Video Card Driver: ForceWare 196.21
Sound Card: ESI Juli@
Sound Card AC3: ESI Juli@
Sound Card Driver: v1.23
1. TV Card: FloppyDTV DVB-C/CI
1. TV Card Type: DVB-C
1. TV Card Driver: 5.2.N BETA
2. TV Card: FloppyDTV DVB-S2
2. TV Card Type: DVB-S2
2. TV Card Driver: 5.2.N BETA
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec:
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
h.264 Video Codec: CoreAVC 185
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Astra 19.2°E/Hotbird 13°E
HTPC Case: Zalman HD160
Cooling: Noctua NH-U9F / Noctua NC-U6 / NF-R8
Power Supply: Seasonic SS-301HT
Remote: MCE over IRTrans
TV: Sharp Aquos LC-46 XD1E
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI
With MP 1.1 RC1 DScaler seems to be no longer working in TV. It was the only mpeg2 codec I knew that was working correctly with the aspect ratio flag in SD channels. For example a SD channel transmits commercials in anamorph 16:9 and then goes back to a program that is in 4:3, DScaler correctly switched the aspect ratio to from 16:9 to 4:3. Now that DScaler no longer works with MediaPortal what alternatives to correctly switch the aspect ratio for these cases? Tried PDVD7, ffdshow and the Gabest filter and all fail to do so. Maybe there's a way to configure ffdshow to handle this correctly? What codec is able to do this?
It's quite sad that DScaler no longer works - besides the ability to correctly switch the aspect ratio it also had a superb video quality.
If I can't get the aspect ratio problem fixed I'll go back to 1.02 since DScaler still worked there. This problem is a showstopper for me
MediaPortal Skin: Blue3 wide
Windows Version: XP Pro SP3
CPU Type: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
HDD: 1) OCZ Vertex 30GB 2)WD RE4 GP 2TB
Memory: 2 x 2048MB Kingston DIMM 4GB PC2-6400
Motherboard: ASUS P5B-E
Video Card: Point of View GeForce 9500GT 512MB
Video Card Driver: ForceWare 196.21
Sound Card: ESI Juli@
Sound Card AC3: ESI Juli@
Sound Card Driver: v1.23
1. TV Card: FloppyDTV DVB-C/CI
1. TV Card Type: DVB-C
1. TV Card Driver: 5.2.N BETA
2. TV Card: FloppyDTV DVB-S2
2. TV Card Type: DVB-S2
2. TV Card Driver: 5.2.N BETA
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec:
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
h.264 Video Codec: CoreAVC 185
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Astra 19.2°E/Hotbird 13°E
HTPC Case: Zalman HD160
Cooling: Noctua NH-U9F / Noctua NC-U6 / NF-R8
Power Supply: Seasonic SS-301HT
Remote: MCE over IRTrans
TV: Sharp Aquos LC-46 XD1E
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI
With MP 1.1 RC1 DScaler seems to be no longer working in TV. It was the only mpeg2 codec I knew that was working correctly with the aspect ratio flag in SD channels. For example a SD channel transmits commercials in anamorph 16:9 and then goes back to a program that is in 4:3, DScaler correctly switched the aspect ratio to from 16:9 to 4:3. Now that DScaler no longer works with MediaPortal what alternatives to correctly switch the aspect ratio for these cases? Tried PDVD7, ffdshow and the Gabest filter and all fail to do so. Maybe there's a way to configure ffdshow to handle this correctly? What codec is able to do this?
It's quite sad that DScaler no longer works - besides the ability to correctly switch the aspect ratio it also had a superb video quality.
If I can't get the aspect ratio problem fixed I'll go back to 1.02 since DScaler still worked there. This problem is a showstopper for me