Grey blacks with internal player + EVR (3 Viewers)

[disaster123]

I've on some channels in SD a black bar on the left side about 2cm on 50" plasma has anybody an idea?

 

[Dr Tone]

9.1 isn't helping. Even with the UseBT601CSC hack.

 

[HomeY]

1,) Add nominalrange=1 (dword) to registry. 2.) In ATI CCC under avivo video then "all settings" for color UNCHECK "Use Application settings". 3.) Set HDMI mode to RGB Limited or 4:4:4. 4.) Enjoy consistent black levels accross ALL applications.....

Question becomes where do you add the nominalrange=1 key/value pair? Under ATI?

Never mind this seems to be it:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Debug\ehPresenter.dll "NominalRange"=dword:1

Which makes me think this is a VMC dll and it may not help with media portal.

Did you (or anybody else) try the above regkey?

 

[Dr Tone]

1,) Add nominalrange=1 (dword) to registry. 2.) In ATI CCC under avivo video then "all settings" for color UNCHECK "Use Application settings". 3.) Set HDMI mode to RGB Limited or 4:4:4. 4.) Enjoy consistent black levels accross ALL applications.....

Question becomes where do you add the nominalrange=1 key/value pair? Under ATI?

Never mind this seems to be it:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Debug\ehPresenter.dll "NominalRange"=dword:1

Which makes me think this is a VMC dll and it may not help with media portal.

Did you (or anybody else) try the above regkey?

The regkey is a VMC only setting. I read the complete thread on the green button forums.

 

[HomeY]

The regkey is a VMC only setting. I read the complete thread on the green button forums.

2 bad, was afraid of that. Well, then i don't need to try that.

 

[zunixnuz]

Workaround found!

As supposed, also MPC-HC player has this issue with EVR custom.
This is listed as bug, take a look at here:
SourceForge.net: mpc-hc Known Issues & Bugs

The colors are "washed-out" with Vista SP1 + EVR-Custom

... in this forum thread this is also listed at "Known issues & bugs"
Media Player Classic Home Cinema - DXVA! - Doom9's Forum

And last but not least, here you can find the workaround by replacing the evr.dll from SP1
with an earlier version of it, a download link for this file is also posted at this tread:
Media Player Classic Home Cinema - DXVA! - Page 92 - Doom9's Forum

I have tried it and now the black levels in MP seems to be ok!

It is also very interesting that this behavior was seen with a Nvidia card!
Now it would also be interesting, if the evr.dll from SP2 would also solve this problem!?
I don't understand, why there are not more people which had reported about wrong black levels?
So what is the conclusion... is it a M$ bug, a ATI bug or a MP bug?
Maybe a MP developer is now able to give us an explanation

 

[Dr Tone]

As supposed, also MPC-HC player has this issue with EVR custom.
This is listed as bug, take a look at here:
SourceForge.net: mpc-hc Known Issues & Bugs

The colors are "washed-out" with Vista SP1 + EVR-Custom

... in this forum thread this is also listed at "Known issues & bugs"
Media Player Classic Home Cinema - DXVA! - Doom9's Forum

And last but not least, here you can find the workaround by replacing the evr.dll from SP1
with an earlier version of it, a download link for this file is also posted at this tread:
Media Player Classic Home Cinema - DXVA! - Page 92 - Doom9's Forum

I have tried it and it works for me

It is also very interesting that this behavior was seen with a Nvidia card!
Now it would also be interesting, if the evr.dll from SP2 would also solve this problem!?
I don't understand, why there are not more people which had reported about wrong black levels?
So what is the conclusion... is it a M$ bug, a ATI bug or a MP bug?
Maybe a MP developer is now able to give us an explanation

Since I'm running SP2 with the issue, I'm pretty certain it's evr.dll isn't any better.

 

[damaster]

As supposed, also MPC-HC player has this issue with EVR custom.
This is listed as bug, take a look at here:
SourceForge.net: mpc-hc Known Issues & Bugs

The colors are "washed-out" with Vista SP1 + EVR-Custom

... in this forum thread this is also listed at "Known issues & bugs"
Media Player Classic Home Cinema - DXVA! - Doom9's Forum

And last but not least, here you can find the workaround by replacing the evr.dll from SP1
with an earlier version of it, a download link for this file is also posted at this tread:
Media Player Classic Home Cinema - DXVA! - Page 92 - Doom9's Forum

I have tried it and it works for me

It is also very interesting that this behavior was seen with a Nvidia card!
Now it would also be interesting, if the evr.dll from SP2 would also solve this problem!?
I don't understand, why there are not more people which had reported about wrong black levels?
So what is the conclusion... is it a M$ bug, a ATI bug or a MP bug?
Maybe a MP developer is now able to give us an explanation

Since I'm running SP2 with the issue, I'm pretty certain it's evr.dll isn't any better.

So did ANY ONE try the evr.dll that I linked like 5 pages ago??? I'm using that evr.dll and that might explain why I have no issues.

Here's my post: https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/...rnal-player-evr-60475/index10.html#post475913

 

[HomeY]

So did ANY ONE try the evr.dll that I linked like 5 pages ago??? I'm using that evr.dll and that might explain why I have no issues.

Here's my post: https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/...rnal-player-evr-60475/index10.html#post475913

Yes, i tried but i simply can't copy the files to my system32 folder (access denied)
I only managed to copy the evrprop.dll (which i didn't have in my system32 folder).

 

[zunixnuz]

So did ANY ONE try the evr.dll that I linked like 5 pages ago??? I'm using that evr.dll and that might explain why I have no issues.

No i didn't, because somebody reported that it does not work
Next time i will try it by myself... is it right that you are not using any Vista ServicePack?
If yes that would explain that you don't have that issue!
Your dll is different than that one which i have now running with success (NoSP -> PreSP1)!

Yes, i tried but i simply can't copy the files to my system32 folder (access denied)
I only managed to copy the evrprop.dll (which i didn't have in my system32 folder).

You have to change the "Owner" of the file (right click - property's - ...) to your user name
and after that you are able to change the permissions to "Full access".
Now you should be able to overwrite the dll.
I did not copy the evrprop.dll. I only used the evr.dll