Keyboard wont work with ffdshow (1 Viewer)

[Ragman]

TV-Server Version:
MediaPortal Version: 1.0
MediaPortal Skin: Blue3Wide
Windows Version: XP SP3
CPU Type: AMD 4200+
HDD: Samsung, 4x1TB
Memory: 2GB, DDR2
Motherboard: MSI
Video Card: Nvidia 8600
Video Card Driver:
Sound Card:
Sound Card AC3: AC3/dts via SPDIF
Sound Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: ffdshow
MPEG2 Audio Codec: AC3filter 1.51a
h.264 Video Codec: ffdshow
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case: Silverstone Grandia
Cooling: Zalman, Noctua
Power Supply: HEC Windmill Ultra Quiet 380w
Remote: Logitech Harmony 1000
TV: Pioneer 5090H
TV - HTPC Connection: DVI/HDMI

When using ffdshow as video codec the keyboard wont work at first, here's what happens:
1: Start a video
2: Try e.g. the spacebar or b or any other mapped key
Now nothing happens.
To get it to work I first have to use the mouse to click in the window, anywhere, then the keyboard works just fine.
This doesn't happen when I use CoreAVC and my theory is that ffdshow temporarily steals focus from MP when it activates and then MP doesn't get it back until I click in its window.

Based on this theory I tried to config ffdshow to not show any icons in the bottom right tray, my theory was that if it didn't have to show these icons, it wouldn't steal focus.
But alas, it didn't change anything.

Not a huge problem of course but an annoyance nonetheless.
Has anyone seen this and know how to fix it?

 

[kennyhoward]

I am interested to find out about this. I just posted a problem regarding my remote control not working after viewing My Tv which uses ffdshow. I haven't tried using the keyboard though. I just right click the screen and then choose previous window to change the channel. The remote doesn't work after getting back to the menu though.

 

[Ragman]

The solution was simple for me, I installed a newer ffdshow tryouts and now its working like it should.