MediaInfo Wrapper decoding SD content as HD (1 Viewer)

[mcmanuss8]

MediaPortal Version: 1.1.3
MediaPortal Skin: StreamedMP (1.4.12.2620)
Windows Version: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU Type: AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core 2.3 GHz
HDD: Kingston 64GB SSD
Memory: 4GB
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H
Video Card: Radeon 4850
Video Card Driver: 8.76.0.0 (dated 8/3/10)
Sound Card: Onboard Realtek SPDIF
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1800 MCE
1. TV Card Type: Combo ATSC/QAM
1. TV Card Driver: 1.41.27195.0 (dated 7/14/09)
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: PowerDVD 10
MPEG2 Audio Codec: AC3Filter
h.264 Video Codec: PowerDVD 10
Satelite/CableTV Provider: N/A
HTPC Case: Antec Veris Fusion
Cooling: Stock
Power Supply: Stock
Remote: Harmony 550
TV: Panasonic TH-58PZ850U
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI from Radeon


Basically what's happening is I'll try to play a SD, 4:3 content file, and MediaPortal thinks it's 16:9. Thus, Stretch and Non-Linear stretch have no effect. IFC works, but I'm plagued by the frame skipping problems there, so I've given up and turned that off. Interestingly, MP-TV series and others seem to decode 4:3 vs 16:9 with no issues.

Below is a log snip from an example. Note that I've already tried upgrading MediaInfo.dll to the latest and greatest, with no avail.

2011-04-03 19:28:47.165296 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: DLL Version : MediaInfoLib - v0.7.43
2011-04-03 19:28:47.165296 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: Inspecting media : \\192.168.1.29\loft\TV\American Dad\american.dad.s03e15.proper.dvdrip.xvid-nodlabs.avi
2011-04-03 19:28:47.166296 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: Parse speed : 0.3
2011-04-03 19:28:47.166296 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: FrameRate : 23.976
2011-04-03 19:28:47.166296 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: Width : 512
2011-04-03 19:28:47.166296 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: Height : 384
2011-04-03 19:28:47.166296 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: AspectRatio : widescreen
2011-04-03 19:28:47.167296 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: VideoCodec : XVID [ "xvid.png" ]
2011-04-03 19:28:47.167296 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: Scan type : progressive
2011-04-03 19:28:47.167296 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: IsInterlaced : False
2011-04-03 19:28:47.167296 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: VideoResolution : SD
2011-04-03 19:28:47.167296 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: VideoDuration : 1283532
2011-04-03 19:28:47.173297 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: AudioRate : 48000
2011-04-03 19:28:47.174297 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: AudioChannels : 6 [ "5.1.png" ]
2011-04-03 19:28:47.174297 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: AudioCodec : AC-3 [ "ac-3.png" ]
2011-04-03 19:28:47.174297 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: HasAudio : True
2011-04-03 19:28:47.174297 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: HasVideo : True
2011-04-03 19:28:47.174297 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: HasSubtitles : False
2011-04-03 19:28:47.175297 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: NumSubtitles : 0
2011-04-03 19:28:47.177297 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: RefreshRateChanger.AdaptRefreshRate: 'auto refreshrate changer' disabled
2011-04-03 19:28:47.178297 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: g_Player.Play(\\192.168.1.29\loft\TV\American Dad\american.dad.s03e15.proper.dvdrip.xvid-nodlabs.avi Video)
2011-04-03 19:28:47.190298 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: Loading external players plugins
2011-04-03 19:28:47.199298 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: found plugin:MediaPortal.FoobarPlugin.FoobarPlugin in C:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Plugins\ExternalPlayers\ExternalPlayers.dll
2011-04-03 19:28:47.199298 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: player:Foobar2000. author: int_20h/rtv
2011-04-03 19:28:47.200298 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: found plugin:MediaPortal.ITunesPlayer.ITunesPlugin in C:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Plugins\ExternalPlayers\ExternalPlayers.dll
2011-04-03 19:28:47.200298 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: player:iTunes. author: Frodo
2011-04-03 19:28:47.200298 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: found plugin:MediaPortal.WinampPlayer.WinampPlugin in C:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Plugins\ExternalPlayers\ExternalPlayers.dll
2011-04-03 19:28:47.201298 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: player:Winamp. author: int_20h
2011-04-03 19:28:47.201298 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: PlayerFactory: Successfully created player instance for file - \\192.168.1.29\loft\TV\American Dad\american.dad.s03e15.proper.dvdrip.xvid-nodlabs.avi
2011-04-03 19:28:47.209299 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: VideoPlayerlay \\192.168.1.29\loft\TV\American Dad\american.dad.s03e15.proper.dvdrip.xvid-nodlabs.avi
2011-04-03 19:28:47.227300 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: VideoPlayerVMR9: Enabling DX9 exclusive mode
2011-04-03 19:28:47.237300 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: VMR9: added EVR Renderer to graph
2011-04-03 19:28:47.346306 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: VMR9: Now active
2011-04-03 19:28:47.347307 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: VMR9: Renderer successfully added
2011-04-03 19:28:47.677325 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: Added filter: CyberLink Video Decoder (PDVD10) to graph
2011-04-03 19:28:47.687326 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: Added filter: AC3Filter to graph
2011-04-03 19:28:47.702327 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: DirectShowUtils: First try to insert new audio renderer Default DirectSound Device
2011-04-03 19:28:47.702327 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: DirectShowUtils: Found audio renderer
2011-04-03 19:28:47.704327 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: DirectShowUtils: added filterefault DirectSound Device to graph
2011-04-03 19:28:47.706327 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Filter: \\192.168.1.29\loft\TV\American Dad\american.dad.s03e15.proper.dvdrip.xvid-nodlabs.avi - try to connect: Output
2011-04-03 19:28:47.832334 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: PlaneScene: PresentImage() dispose surfaces
2011-04-03 19:28:47.870336 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Check graph connections for: Default DirectSound Device
2011-04-03 19:28:47.870336 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Check graph connections for: CyberLink Video Decoder (PDVD10)
2011-04-03 19:28:47.871336 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: - remove done
2011-04-03 19:28:47.871336 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Check graph connections for: Enhanced Video Renderer
2011-04-03 19:28:47.872337 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Check graph connections for: ffdshow Video Decoder
2011-04-03 19:28:47.872337 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Check graph connections for: AC3Filter
2011-04-03 19:28:47.872337 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Check graph connections for: MPC - Avi Splitter
2011-04-03 19:28:47.873337 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: Check graph connections for: \\192.168.1.29\loft\TV\American Dad\american.dad.s03e15.proper.dvdrip.xvid-nodlabs.avi
2011-04-03 19:28:47.877337 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: MpcEngine: using texture size of 1280x720
2011-04-03 19:28:48.123351 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: VideoPlayeruration:1283.5321953
2011-04-03 19:28:48.142352 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: g_Player.OnStarted() \\192.168.1.29\loft\TV\American Dad\american.dad.s03e15.proper.dvdrip.xvid-nodlabs.avi media:Video
2011-04-03 19:28:48.197355 [Debug][(40)]: PlaneScene: PresentImage() dispose surfaces
2011-04-03 19:28:48.225357 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: I.F.C.: reset default view mode: Stretch
2011-04-03 19:28:48.258359 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: VMR9Helper: Playing -> Repainting, Frames 50
2011-04-03 19:28:48.285360 [Info.][(41)]: planesceneresentImage() frame:50 enabled:True allowed:False
2011-04-03 19:28:48.292361 [Info.][(41)]: planesceneresentImage() frame:51 enabled:True allowed:False
2011-04-03 19:28:48.310362 [Debug][MPMain(1)]: VMR9: Repainting -> Playing, Frames: 52
2011-04-03 19:28:48.394366 [Debug][(41)]: PlaneScene: crop T, B : 0, 0
2011-04-03 19:28:48.395366 [Debug][(41)]: PlaneScene: crop L, R : 0, 0
2011-04-03 19:28:48.395366 [Info.][(41)]: PlaneScene: video WxH : 1920x1080
2011-04-03 19:28:48.395366 [Debug][(41)]: PlaneScene: video AR : 16:9
2011-04-03 19:28:48.396367 [Info.][(41)]: PlaneScene: screen WxH : 1920x1080
2011-04-03 19:28:48.396367 [Debug][(41)]: PlaneScene: AR type : Stretch
2011-04-03 19:28:48.396367 [Debug][(41)]: PlaneScene: PixelRatio : 1
2011-04-03 19:28:48.396367 [Debug][(41)]: PlaneScene: src : (0,0)-(1920,1080)
2011-04-03 19:28:48.397367 [Debug][(41)]: PlaneScene: dst : (0,0)-(1920,1080)
2011-04-03 19:28:51.538546 [Debug][(41)]: PlaneScene: crop T, B : 0, 0
2011-04-03 19:28:51.539546 [Debug][(41)]: PlaneScene: crop L, R : 0, 0
2011-04-03 19:28:51.539546 [Info.][(41)]: PlaneScene: video WxH : 1920x1080
2011-04-03 19:28:51.539546 [Debug][(41)]: PlaneScene: video AR : 16:9
2011-04-03 19:28:51.540546 [Info.][(41)]: PlaneScene: screen WxH : 1920x1080
2011-04-03 19:28:51.540546 [Debug][(41)]: PlaneScene: AR type : Normal
2011-04-03 19:28:51.540546 [Debug][(41)]: PlaneScene: PixelRatio : 1
2011-04-03 19:28:51.541546 [Debug][(41)]: PlaneScene: src : (0,0)-(1920,1080)
2011-04-03 19:28:51.541546 [Debug][(41)]: PlaneScene: dst : (0,0)-(1920,1080)
2011-04-03 19:28:52.247587 [Debug][(41)]: PlaneScene: crop T, B : 0, 0
2011-04-03 19:28:52.248587 [Debug][(41)]: PlaneScene: crop L, R : 0, 0
2011-04-03 19:28:52.248587 [Info.][(41)]: PlaneScene: video WxH : 1920x1080
2011-04-03 19:28:52.248587 [Debug][(41)]: PlaneScene: video AR : 16:9
2011-04-03 19:28:52.248587 [Info.][(41)]: PlaneScene: screen WxH : 1920x1080
2011-04-03 19:28:52.249587 [Debug][(41)]: PlaneScene: AR type : NonLinearStretch
2011-04-03 19:28:52.249587 [Debug][(41)]: PlaneScene: PixelRatio : 1
2011-04-03 19:28:52.250587 [Debug][(41)]: PlaneScene: src : (0,44)-(1920,1034)
2011-04-03 19:28:52.250587 [Debug][(41)]: PlaneScene: dst : (0,0)-(1920,1080)
2011-04-03 19:28:52.956627 [Debug][(41)]: PlaneScene: crop T, B : 0, 0
2011-04-03 19:28:52.957627 [Debug][(41)]: PlaneScene: crop L, R : 0, 0
2011-04-03 19:28:52.957627 [Info.][(41)]: PlaneScene: video WxH : 1920x1080
2011-04-03 19:28:52.957627 [Debug][(41)]: PlaneScene: video AR : 16:9
2011-04-03 19:28:52.957627 [Info.][(41)]: PlaneScene: screen WxH : 1920x1080
2011-04-03 19:28:52.958627 [Debug][(41)]: PlaneScene: AR type : Stretch
2011-04-03 19:28:52.958627 [Debug][(41)]: PlaneScene: PixelRatio : 1
2011-04-03 19:28:52.958627 [Debug][(41)]: PlaneScene: src : (0,0)-(1920,1080)
2011-04-03 19:28:52.959628 [Debug][(41)]: PlaneScene: dst : (0,0)-(1920,1080)
2011-04-03 19:28:58.560948 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: Main: Stopping media

 

[mcmanuss8]

bump. Any chance I can get someone to look into this? Still having this issue after upgrading to 1.2.0 final. I did upgrade to the latest MediaInfo.dll again (0.7.5) but still the issue persists.

Logs are the same as before. Below is another log snippet, along with the output of MediaInfo on the same file. Looking at the code for MediaInfoWrapper, it *should* do the right thing here. The only issue I can see is since we're doing an exact match, if for some reason the wrapper saw " 4:3" or "4:3 " or any variation thereof, it would default to widescreen. I also notice the line of code has a space between Display and AspectRatio. The output from MediaInfo does not seem to have this.

WebSVN - MediaPortal - Rev 28083 - /trunk/mediaportal/Core/Player/MediaInfoWrapper.cs

     _aspectRatio = _mI.Get(StreamKind.Video, 0, "Display AspectRatio") == "4:3" ? "fullscreen" : "widescreen";

2011-09-24 00:13:41.680610 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: DLL Version : MediaInfoLib - v0.7.50
2011-09-24 00:13:41.680610 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: Inspecting media : \\192.168.1.29\attic\TV\American Dad\american.dad.s01e02.dvdrip.xvid.repack-omicron.avi
2011-09-24 00:13:41.681610 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: Parse speed : 0.3
2011-09-24 00:13:41.681610 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: FrameRate : 23.976
2011-09-24 00:13:41.681610 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: Width : 576
2011-09-24 00:13:41.682610 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: Height : 432
2011-09-24 00:13:41.682610 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: AspectRatio : widescreen
2011-09-24 00:13:41.682610 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: VideoCodec : XVID [ "xvid.png" ]
2011-09-24 00:13:41.692611 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: Scan type : progressive
2011-09-24 00:13:41.692611 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: IsInterlaced : False
2011-09-24 00:13:41.693611 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: VideoResolution : SD
2011-09-24 00:13:41.693611 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: VideoDuration : 1314355
2011-09-24 00:13:41.693611 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: AudioRate : 48000
2011-09-24 00:13:41.694611 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: AudioChannels : 2 [ "stereo.png" ]
2011-09-24 00:13:41.694611 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: AudioCodec : MPEG AUDIO VERSION 1 LAYER 3 [ "mpeg audio version 1 layer 3.png" ]
2011-09-24 00:13:41.694611 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: HasAudio : True
2011-09-24 00:13:41.694611 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: HasVideo : True
2011-09-24 00:13:41.695611 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: HasSubtitles : False
2011-09-24 00:13:41.695611 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: NumSubtitles : 0

General
CompleteName : \\192.168.1.29\attic\TV\American Dad\american.dad.s01e02.dvdrip.xvid.repack-omicron.avi
Format : AVI
Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave
FileSize/String : 175 MiB
Duration/String : 21mn 54s
OverallBitRate_Mode/String : VBR
OverallBitRate/String : 1117 Kbps
Encoded_Application : VirtualDubMod 1.5.4.1 (build 2178/release)
Encoded_Library/String : VirtualDubMod build 2178/release

Video
ID/String : 0
Format : MPEG-4 Visual
Format_Profile : Advanced Simple@L5
Format_Settings_BVOP/String : 1
Format_Settings_QPel/String : No
Format_Settings_GMC/String : warppoint0
Format_Settings_Matrix/String : Custom
CodecID : XVID
CodecID/Hint : XviD
Duration/String : 21mn 54s
BitRate/String : 992 Kbps
Width/String : 576 pixel3
Height/String : 432 pixel2
DisplayAspectRatio/String : 4:3
FrameRate/String : 23.976 fps2
ColorSpace : YUV
ChromaSubsampling : 4:2:0
BitDepth/String : 8 bit3
ScanType/String : Progressive
Compression_Mode/String : Lossy
Bits-(Pixel*Frame) : 0.166
StreamSize/String : 155 MiB (89%)
Encoded_Library/String : XviD 1.2.0SMP (UTC 2006-01-08)

Audio
ID/String : 1
Format : MPEG Audio
Format_Version : Version 1
Format_Profile : Layer 3
Format_Settings_Mode : Joint stereo
Format_Settings_ModeExtension : MS Stereo
CodecID : 55
CodecID/Hint : MP3
Duration/String : 21mn 54s
BitRate_Mode/String : VBR
BitRate/String : 112 Kbps
BitRate_Nominal/String : 128 Kbps
Channel(s)/String : 2 channel2
SamplingRate/String : 48.0 KHz
Compression_Mode/String : Lossy
StreamSize/String : 17.6 MiB (10%)
Alignment/String : Alignment_Aligned
Interleave_Duration/String : 24 ms (0.58 video frames1)
Interleave_Preload/String : 163 ms
Encoded_Library/String : LAME3.97b
Encoded_Library_Settings : -m j -V 4 -q 2 -lowpass 17 --abr 128
Language/String : en

I tried rolling back MediaInfo to an older version and it's no different.

2011-09-24 00:53:12.936238 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: DLL Version : MediaInfoLib - v0.7.32
2011-09-24 00:53:12.937238 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: Inspecting media : \\192.168.1.29\attic\TV\American Dad\american.dad.s01e02.dvdrip.xvid.repack-omicron.avi
2011-09-24 00:53:12.937238 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: Parse speed : 0.3
2011-09-24 00:53:12.937238 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: FrameRate : 23.976
2011-09-24 00:53:12.938238 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: Width : 576
2011-09-24 00:53:12.938238 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: Height : 432
2011-09-24 00:53:12.939238 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: AspectRatio : widescreen
2011-09-24 00:53:12.939238 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: VideoCodec : XVID [ "xvid.png" ]
2011-09-24 00:53:12.939238 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: Scan type : progressive
2011-09-24 00:53:12.940238 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: IsInterlaced : False
2011-09-24 00:53:12.940238 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: VideoResolution : SD
2011-09-24 00:53:12.940238 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: VideoDuration : 1314064
2011-09-24 00:53:12.941238 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: AudioRate : 48000
2011-09-24 00:53:12.941238 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: AudioChannels : 2 [ "stereo.png" ]
2011-09-24 00:53:12.941238 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: AudioCodec : MPEG AUDIO VERSION 1 LAYER 3 [ "mpeg audio version 1 layer 3.png" ]
2011-09-24 00:53:12.941238 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: HasAudio : True
2011-09-24 00:53:12.941238 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: HasVideo : True
2011-09-24 00:53:12.942238 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: HasSubtitles : False
2011-09-24 00:53:12.942238 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: NumSubtitles : 0

 

[mm1352000]

Hi mcmanuss8

I'm amazed that you've been so patient with us - *thank you*
Personally I don't know this code at all but it looks relatively simple to debug. Can you please try the attached Core.dll and we'll see the raw information MediaPortal is actually getting from MediaInfo:

1. Close MP.
2. Take a backup of the existing Core.dll in your MP install folder.
3. Download and extract the attached Core.dll into your MP install folder.
4. Find the "debug mode" link in the "Team MediaPortal" folder in your start menu.
5. Start it.
6. Select option 1 "report a bug".
7. Click proceed - this will start MP in debug mode (default skin, all plugins disabled).
8. Attempt to play a video that causes this problem.
9. Stop playback after 10 seconds or so.
10. Close MP - this will trigger the tool to create a zip file with all the relevant logs.
11. Post the zip file here.

Just a quick thought: I wonder if the file has multiple video streams for some reason. Anyhow let's see what the logs say...

mm
PS: we prefer you to use "the watchdog" tool as described above when providing logs. It should provide all the details we need to be able to help you. Documentation for the tool is in our wiki -->here<--.

 

[tourettes]

As a quick note. MediaInfo provided information is not used by the actual playback graph. There the aspect ration information comes from the renderer / codec.

 

[mm1352000]

*bump*
mcmanuss8: have you had a chance to test? Should be about a 10 minute job...
tourettes: so if that is the case then the remedy would be to use either a different splitter or a different codec?

mm

 

[mcmanuss8]

*bump*
@mcmanuss8: have you had a chance to test? Should be about a 10 minute job...

Have not had a chance yet - haven't had a wife-free night to take down the HTPC and muck with it. If she's around and I start to play with it, I get yelled at for "breaking things" Soon as I get a chance to test, I'll post back here.

Based on tourettes's info, though, I may be looking at a red herring. I'll still do the test, since we should obviously squash all bugs, but I doubt it's the one causing my issue.

I'm using PowerDVD codecs to play things back, so I'll also try using a different decoder and see if the problem persists. If so, the issue is likely with the splitter (or something else).

Thanks!

 

[mcmanuss8]

Ok here we go. See attached. Let me know if there's anything else you'd like me to try.
Thanks!

 

[mm1352000]

Hi again

Thanks for doing that.

According to the logs:

2011-09-30 22:53:47.923623 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: debug: ar (space) is ""
2011-09-30 22:53:47.924623 [Info.][MPMain(1)]: debug: ar (no-space) is "1.333"

So with that clip and that version of MediaInfo the code should be:

_aspectRatio = _mI.Get(StreamKind.Video, 0, "DisplayAspectRatio") == "1.333" ? "fullscreen" : "widescreen";

I don't know whether Tourettes is right (but he probably is since he has *way* more experience in this code than me! ). What I do know is that the aspect ratio retrieved from MediaInfo is used in one place:

GUIPropertyManager.SetProperty("#Play.Current.AspectRatio", g_Player.MediaInfo.AspectRatio);

That *seems* fairly important to me. Perhaps there is something that needs to be investigated here.

tourettes: what do you think?

mm

 

[Deda]

Property is used for skin to show mediainfo images (when you press Y while playing videos you will see some mediainfo for current video like Audio/Video codec, resolution, AR..))

 

[mcmanuss8]

Property is used for skin to show mediainfo images (when you press Y while playing videos you will see some mediainfo for current video like Audio/Video codec, resolution, AR..))

Right, and it shows SD 16:9 when I press Y, even though it's clearly SD 4:3. Ok, so it sounds like MediaInfo probably isn't the issue causing Stretch not to work.

What other things can I try to isolate/fix the issue?