internal player doesn't work (with network drives?) at all (1 Viewer)

[omriamos]

MediaPortal Version: 1.0
MediaPortal Skin: any skin
Windows Version: Windows XP
Video Card: Radeon X1900XTX
MPEG2 Video Codec: ffdshow
MPEG2 Audio Codec: ffdshow
h.264 Video Codec: ffdshow


Hi,
I use MediaPortal to view movies that are stored on a networked-drive, and for some reason I can't play any video file at all with the internal player.
Playing it in Windows Media Player or Media Player Classic works just fine.
Playing it with the "External player" option also works.

I was trying to uninstall ffdshow, didn't help. reinstalled, didn't help either.

error.log:

2009-02-02 18:05:35.875000 [ERROR][MPMain]: VideoPlayer9:exception while creating DShow graph Creating an instance of the COM component with CLSID {51B4ABF3-748F-4E3B-A276-C828330E926A} from the IClassFactory failed due to the following error: 80040273. at MediaPortal.Player.VMR9Util.AddVMR9(IGraphBuilder graphBuilder)
at MediaPortal.Player.VideoPlayerVMR9.GetInterfaces()
2009-02-02 18:05:35.875000 [ERROR][MPMain]: VideoPlayerVMR9: Exception while cleanuping DShow graph - Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at MediaPortal.Player.VideoPlayerVMR9.Cleanup()
2009-02-02 18:05:36.031250 [ERROR][MPMain]: PlaylistPlayer: *** unable to play - \\Omri-athlon64x2\htpc (e)\HD Movies\Step Up 2 - The Streets\Step.Up.2.The.Streets.2008.720p.BluRay.DTS.x264-HDxT.mkv - skipping track!

MediaPortal.log:

2009-02-02 18:05:35.734375 [Info.][MPMain]: g_Player.Play(\\Omri-athlon64x2\htpc (e)\HD Movies\Step Up 2 - The Streets\Step.Up.2.The.Streets.2008.720p.BluRay.DTS.x264-HDxT.mkv)
2009-02-02 18:05:35.750000 [Info.][CommandProcessor]: Commandprocessor: MediaPortal.TV.Recording.StopRadioCommand failed reason: No tuner cards installed time: 15.625 msec
2009-02-02 18:05:35.765625 [Info.][MPMain]: Loading external players plugins
2009-02-02 18:05:35.765625 [Info.][MPMain]: found plugin:MediaPortal.FoobarPlugin.FoobarPlugin in C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Plugins\ExternalPlayers\ExternalPlayers.dll
2009-02-02 18:05:35.765625 [Info.][MPMain]: player:Foobar2000. author: int_20h/rtv
2009-02-02 18:05:35.765625 [Info.][MPMain]: found plugin:MediaPortal.ITunesPlayer.ITunesPlugin in C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Plugins\ExternalPlayers\ExternalPlayers.dll
2009-02-02 18:05:35.765625 [Info.][MPMain]: player:iTunes. author: Frodo
2009-02-02 18:05:35.765625 [Info.][MPMain]: found plugin:MediaPortal.WinampPlayer.WinampPlugin in C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Plugins\ExternalPlayers\ExternalPlayers.dll
2009-02-02 18:05:35.765625 [Info.][MPMain]: player:Winamp. author: int_20h
2009-02-02 18:05:35.781250 [Info.][MPMain]: VideoPlayerlay \\Omri-athlon64x2\htpc (e)\HD Movies\Step Up 2 - The Streets\Step.Up.2.The.Streets.2008.720p.BluRay.DTS.x264-HDxT.mkv
2009-02-02 18:05:35.812500 [Info.][MPMain]: VideoPlayerVMR9: Enabling DX9 exclusive mode
2009-02-02 18:05:35.812500 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: Received DX exclusive mode switch message. Fullscreen && maximized == True
2009-02-02 18:05:35.812500 [Info.][MPMain]: D3D: BuildPresentParamsFromSettings using 60Hz as RefreshRate
2009-02-02 18:05:35.828125 [Info.][MPMain]: fonts.SetDevice()
2009-02-02 18:05:35.875000 [Info.][MPMain]: VideoPlayer9:exception while creating DShow graph Creating an instance of the COM component with CLSID {51B4ABF3-748F-4E3B-A276-C828330E926A} from the IClassFactory failed due to the following error: 80040273. at MediaPortal.Player.VMR9Util.AddVMR9(IGraphBuilder graphBuilder)
at MediaPortal.Player.VideoPlayerVMR9.GetInterfaces()
2009-02-02 18:05:35.875000 [Info.][MPMain]: player:ended
2009-02-02 18:05:35.875000 [Info.][MPMain]: VideoPlayer9:cleanup DShow graph
2009-02-02 18:05:35.875000 [Info.][MPMain]: VideoPlayerVMR9: Exception while cleanuping DShow graph - Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at MediaPortal.Player.VideoPlayerVMR9.Cleanup()
2009-02-02 18:05:35.875000 [Info.][MPMain]: VideoPlayerVMR9: Disabling DX9 exclusive mode
2009-02-02 18:05:35.875000 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: Received DX exclusive mode switch message. Fullscreen && maximized == False
2009-02-02 18:05:35.984375 [Info.][MPMain]: fonts.SetDevice()
2009-02-02 18:05:36.031250 [Info.][MPMain]: PlaylistPlayer: *** unable to play - \\Omri-athlon64x2\htpc (e)\HD Movies\Step Up 2 - The Streets\Step.Up.2.The.Streets.2008.720p.BluRay.DTS.x264-HDxT.mkv - skipping track!

Any help?

Thanks

 

[omriamos]

Can anyone please look at the log and tell me where should I start looking for a solution ?
Does the logs give any hint about the cause of this problem ?

 

[Invisible]

Hi omriamos,

If I had seen right you want to watch a BlueRay movie, perhaps you have a codec problem, choose an other codec like PowerDVD 8 oder DIVX7 (they also included a H264 Codec for BlueRay).

I also have some movies on my NAS-Server and it works fine (but no BlueRay), so I think it's the codec.

 

[omriamos]

Thank you!

The problem, though, is that this file was only an example.. this happens to me with all types of files: mkv, avi (divx/xdiv), mpg....
All the files works with all external players: Windows media player, Media player classic...

I use ffdshow for all file types, is there anything special I should config in MediaPortal for this?

 

[Invisible]

Hi,

I use for all file types PowerDVD 8 Codecs and no special configuration

Video & TV:
- MPEG2: PDVD8
- H264 video codec: PDVD8
DVD:
- DVD Video Decocer: PDVD8

 

[omriamos]

Hi,

Now with the release of MediaPortal 1.0.1, the software now help me to know a little more about this problem, with its error messages.

As I said before, none of the video files work with the internal player. nothing at all.

I am getting these error messages:

Unable to play: filename.avi
Video codec: xvid

Unable to play: filename.avi
Video codec: divx

Unable to play: filename.mpg
Video codec: mpeg-1v

Unable to play: filename.mkv
Video codec: v_mpeg3/iso/avc

All of them works perfectly with MediaPlayerClassic. Codec is ffdshow.
MediaPortal Configuration have "ffdshow video decoder" in the "Video Player -> Codec Settings" page (even though selecting other codec doesn't change a thing).

So why can't I play ANY video file at all ??
Please note the even the simplest Mpeg-1 file does not work..


Any help?
Thanks!

 

[tourettes]

HRESULT: 0x80040273 (2147746419)
Name: VFW_E_DDRAW_CAPS_NOT_SUITABLE
Description: Either DirectDraw has not been installed or the Video Card capabilities are not suitable. Make sure the display is not in 16 color mode

Try different display driver version.

 

[omriamos]

Thank you!
I have installed the latest ATI Catalyst 9.4 Drivers for my HD-3600 Card, and now it seems to be working
This is weird, though, as I also had an official catalyst drivers before.. maybe just a re-install was needed..