LAV Video Decoder drops frames (1 Viewer)

[EditBear]

I may be posting in the wrong place - if so, forgive me and point me in the right direction please.
I have downloaded LAV filters as part of SAF - for use in Mediaportal.

I am using LAV Video Decoder for MPEG 2 standard def British TV. I have the display refresh rate at 50Hz.
I get frame dropping about once a second when using the LAV Decoder - but everything is OK using the MPC-MPEG2 Video Decoder (Gabest) Decoder.

Pressing Shift-1 in MePo shows the red line dipping sharply as the frame is dropped using LAV.
But the red line is flat using MPC-MPeg2 Gabest?

I much prefer the quality using LAV ( the crawling roller of BBC News 24 is blurred with Gabest) and anyway, Gabest is not available in HD - so help would be appreciated please.

 

[Owlsroost]

What are your LAV video decoder settings ? (attaching a screen cap of the settings dialogue is probably best)

(Using DXVA2 native is probably the best bet for AMD graphics)

Tony

 

[EditBear]

Hi Tony,

I changed from No hardware decoder to DXVA2 Native - but unfortunately did not solve the problem.
But MPC Mpeg2 Gabest works ok ??? although the News24 text is blurred.
Settings pics attached as requested. Appreciate your help, thanks.

 

[EditBear]

Just found out that the lines go completely flat when using LAV Video decoder in a non Aero windows theme?
Does this give a clue as to why I am dropping frames?

 

[msj33]

I see somewhat similar on win 7 with 50 hz on Danish DVB-C HD

Let me check whether disabling Aero has same effects in my end.

Will get back

/Morten

 

[Owlsroost]

If it's working OK without Aero then don't worry about it - you may get some screen tearing (but probably not).

Tony

 

[Jay_UK]

Hi there,

Have you tried customising the aero theme - try disabling some of the transparancy effects...see if that helps (saves turning areo off completely)

J.

 

[EditBear]

Upgrading to Mepo 1.3 has solved this problem.
Many thanks to the MePo community.