Fast forward/Rewind (1 Viewer)

[alank]

Fast forward and rewind is working for recordings but handles very clunky. When I had standalone MP it seemed to work pretty well. 2x, 4x, 8x, etc. all seemed to move at the right speed and you could see the frames passing by so you knew where to stop. Now with a TV server/client setup this no longer works. The video just freezes and you have to guess when to stop. And it seems to move at random speeds. Researching others with similar issues people say this is a codec issue. I'm using a current release (beta4_rev1685_20071206_clsid) of the recommended ffdshow and don't want to change it because everything else is working great. Any other ideas on how to smooth this out?

 

[AskewDread]

TV-Server Version: 1.0.0 RC1
MediaPortal Version: 1.0.0 RC1
MediaPortal Skin:
Windows Version: Windows Media Center 2005
CPU Type: Intel P4 3GHZ
HDD: Seagate 400gb
Memory: 2gb
Motherboard: Gigabyte
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Remote: Microsoft Remote
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TV - HTPC Connection: Composite

just curious did you ever sort this one out? this is my exact problem

 

[tourettes]

Currently the TsReader and MP code arent making possible the smooth FF/REW.

 

[AskewDread]

oh ok, is there any way to work it around? because it is quite horrible to get to bits in tv shows or movies atm

 

[tourettes]

1) try different codec. Some codecs work better with the current way how FF/REW is implemented (some not)
2) use skip steps (left / right button). These are actually much faster way to seek into correct position

 

[AskewDread]

hey, thanks for that
how do i get other codecs into it? it currently only shows the 2 everywhere it comes with and im not sur ehow to make others work with MP
also i think ill have to try figure that step one out because im not sure what button does it on my remote

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

MEDIAPORTAL - free MediaCenter HTPC Software - simple mediaportal codec guide

There's some links you may find useful.