dvd's and avi's play, mpg's don't (1 Viewer)

[pStar]

hi there

i've got an annoying problem going on on two machines (both win xp pro sp2) with mp 0.2.0.4 (stable release).
i can not play mpg files. avis are no problem they're fine and even dvds (direct from disc) are playing without flaws...
i searched the forums and found out, that mediaportal uses the wmp10 to render the video files, so i checked my wmp10 directly an got the same errors (avis+dvd fine, mpg won't play). my mediaplayer classic plays everything

i've installed ffdshow, dscaler, nv purevideo and even two dvd softwareplayers (powerdvd and windvd oems) but nothing worked. i can't get the wmp10 to play my mpgs...

does anyone has an idea, what i can try next...i'm a little bit upset

regards

this is part of the mediaportal.log:

03.11.2006 17:16:43 VideoPlayerlay E:\VID0\0005.mpg
03.11.2006 17:16:43 1 vmr9:ctor()
03.11.2006 17:16:43 1 vmr9:ctor() done:True
03.11.2006 17:16:43 VideoPlayerVMR9: Enabling DX9 exclusive mode
03.11.2006 17:16:43 Main: DX exclusive mode: True
03.11.2006 17:16:43 Main: Goto fullscreen: True
03.11.2006 17:16:43 D3D: Switch to fullscreen mode - Playing media: False
03.11.2006 17:16:43 D3D: Switched to fullscreen mode successfully
03.11.2006 17:16:43 1 vmr9:addvmr9
03.11.2006 17:16:43 VMR9: enable YUV mixing
03.11.2006 17:16:43 VMR9: now active
03.11.2006 17:16:43 1 VMR9Helper:Vmr9 Added
03.11.2006 17:16:44 added filterScaler Mpeg2 Video Decoder to graph
03.11.2006 17:16:44 added filterScaler Audio Decoder to graph
03.11.2006 17:16:44 add filterefault DirectSound Device to graph clockefault DirectSound Device
03.11.2006 17:16:44 added filterefault DirectSound Device to graph
03.11.2006 17:16:44 planescene: PresentImage()
03.11.2006 17:16:44 PlaneScene: PresentImage() dispose surfaces
03.11.2006 17:16:44 VideoPlayer9:Failed to render file -> vmr9
03.11.2006 17:16:44 player:ended


Area: Media Portal Program
MediaPortal Version: 0.2.0.4 (2006-08-11)
MediaPortal Skin: BlueTwo
Windows Version: Windows XP (SP2)
.NET CLR Version: 2.0.50727
DirectX Version: 4.09.00.0904 (9.0c)
Audio Codec: DScaler Audio Decoder
Video Codec: DScaler Mpeg2 Video Decoder
CPU Type: AMD Athlon 64 3200+
Memory: 1 GB
Motherboard: 939Dual-SATA2
TV Card Model: -
TV Card Type: -
TV Card Driver: -
Video Card Model: Nvidia Geforce 6600 (128 MB)
Video Card Driver: 81.84
Video Card Resolution: 1024x768
Video Render Type: VMR9
Audio Card Model: Realtek AC'97 Audio
Audio Card Driver: -
Synopsis:: -

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

If FFDShow is set to be used for mpeg/mpg files, then should play in MediaPortal, especially with all the other decoders installed.

Is mpg files set to use WMP by default or has another program replaced the icons as default player. if so you would need to reset this to WMP in the options menu.

 

[pStar]

hi
thanks for your reply.
i changed the ffdshow settings to "libmpeg2" (also tried "libavcodec" -> i attached a little screenshot, just in case i fiddled with the wrong settings ) and reseted the file-associations to wmp 10 but this didn't solve the problem unfortunately...

and in the mediaportal setup i tried every decoder which is in the dropdown list...with no success

what confuses me the most is the fact that wmp10 plays dvd's. dvd's are also mpeg2 or am i wrong? my mpg's are encoded as svcd with tmpgenc...could this probably cause the problems?

regards

 

[roosterx]

Try enable mpeg1, .mpg is not an mpeg in avi file

 

[pStar]

sorry my screenshot was a little older. i tested all the mpeg related filetypes (set them all to libavcodec or libmpeg2) btw. which of those two should i use?
regards

 

[FlipGer]

Hi,

my mpg's are encoded as svcd with tmpgenc...could this probably cause the problems?

Yes, this could be the problem. Please try installing CDXA Reader.

HTH,
Flip.

 

[pStar]

oh thank you so much FlipGer, you rock!
in fact i don't know exactly what xcda is or does, but it works now.
regards

 

[doublej]

Hi...I have the OPPOSITE problem... I can only play .mpgs !

This has not alwas been the case.... I experienced a lot of instability with MP and my DVB-S card. As a result, lots of different software has been on a off my machine in the cause of getting a working media centre.

After overvocoming the tuning crashes, the player crashes, after even trying alternatives media portal....:sorry: I'm back - just to find it no longer plays all my movies.

ANy one else had this ?

JJ

 

[doublej]

When I use VideoLan as as external player- things work well (thats a great piece of software) but - I'm outside the UI of Mediaport.

And it's all about the UI

 

[doublej]

fixed by adding k lite codec.... feck knows how i lost codecs