How to make MP use my GPU.. (1 Viewer)

[GUAGS99]

Sorry if this shows my stupidity or "noobness", but I can't seem to get any of my video to use my NVIDIA GeForce 7300GS for hardware acceleration. If I use VLC or MS MediaPlayer I can adjust my Gamma and color setting using the NVIDIA console. But it is obvious that when I use the internal video player I am not getting any control or acceleration from my GPU.

What am I missing. I've played with Codec and Post Processing Filter settings in both the Video and DVD player sections but no luck. (However I am happy to say on an unrealted note I have gotten 5.1 via my SPDIF to work using the filters)

I've seen a lot of posts mentioning the use of the GPU, but I can't find details of how to get it working.

Any help is appreciated!

 

[Zappza]

Hi!

You need to download/buy nVidia PureVideo to enable hardware (GPU) encoding.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/nvidia_purevideo.html

I strongly reccommand to buy PureVideo anyways, it was the only way I managed to get AC3 Passthrough to work in Vista with my X-fi XtremeMusic card.

 

[Marcusb]

you don't just need pure video, you can also use any of a number of other codecs.
Install PowerDVD or WinDVD (even the trial versions) and their codecs will become available.
I do agree with Zappza, though that the nvidia codecs are the best. I just get annoyed that if you buy their hardware the codecs should be free so wanted to point out there were other options as well. I think everyone has a lite edition of PowerDVD from when they bought a DVD RW drive at home.

 

[GUAGS99]

Thanks guys for the ideas...I actually have WinDVD installed and have selected the Intervideo video and audio codecs and no luck. Still cannot adjust them using the NVIDIA console.

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Still cannot adjust them using the NVIDIA console.

You adjust them from MP setup\directshow filter control, then just tick the use HW acceleration.

 

[GUAGS99]

Hmmm...I've looked in there...and just looked again. Under Directshow Filter Control I looked in each Video codec listed and I do not see a tick box for "use HW Acceleration"

I'm assuming you are referring to 0.2.3.0

 

[Taipan]

Fow WinDVD it is called "Enable DxVA" - and it is definitely there in v0.2.3.0RC1 as I have just checked ...

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Slap my wrist, must be clearer

Hardware acceleration = DXVA (directx video acceleration)

 

[GUAGS99]

Not at all...I assumed that was it, but when it didn't work I thought I must be wrong. I have WinDVD 5 installed on the system now. I'm gonna try to download a trial of ver 8 and see if that helps.

 

[Taipan]

when it didn't work

What do you mean it didn't work? Is your CPU% still too high?