This is primarily an update to fix stuttering/dropped frame problems with H.264 video streams which use mixed field/frame (interlaced/progressive) encoding e.g. UK Freeview HD TV channels. The stuttering occurs at the points when the encoding mode switches, which can be quite frequently (every few seconds). Jira issue - https://issues.team-mediaportal.com/browse/MP1-4226
It also reworks the dropped frame logging to add a registry key which can be used to enable all dropped frames to be logged (currently they are only logged when the render stats are on-screen - see https://issues.team-mediaportal.com/browse/MP1-2444 )
(Plus there are minor modfications to the log file formatting so it is more like the MP log file formatting).
These modifications need testing for both the bug fixes, and to check that the modifications do not cause any regressions - so the more people who test the better
The test binaries have been tested on MP 1.5.0, but they should also work on MP 1.4.x and probably on MP 1.3.0 (but no testing has been done on these versions).
Github branch is here - https://github.com/MediaPortal/MediaPortal-1/tree/MP1-EXP_dshowhelper_MP160_Owlsroost
It also reworks the dropped frame logging to add a registry key which can be used to enable all dropped frames to be logged (currently they are only logged when the render stats are on-screen - see https://issues.team-mediaportal.com/browse/MP1-2444 )
(Plus there are minor modfications to the log file formatting so it is more like the MP log file formatting).
These modifications need testing for both the bug fixes, and to check that the modifications do not cause any regressions - so the more people who test the better
The test binaries have been tested on MP 1.5.0, but they should also work on MP 1.4.x and probably on MP 1.3.0 (but no testing has been done on these versions).
Github branch is here - https://github.com/MediaPortal/MediaPortal-1/tree/MP1-EXP_dshowhelper_MP160_Owlsroost
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