MediaPortal Audio renderer - better video playback quality (7 Viewers)

[Henkie Flits]

Tourettes, I received my ATI HD5450 today. I hooked it up using HDMI to my Onkyo receiver and then to my screen.
I installed the latest Realtek HDMI ATI driver, sound drivers and the Catalyst 10.7. I then tested the system again with the following results:

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48000 16 5 480000 10 65534 22 16 0 - Format works ok
48000 24 5 720000 15 65534 22 24 0 - Format works ok
48000 32 5 960000 20 65534 22 24 0 - Format works ok
48000 32 5 960000 20 65534 22 32 0 - Format works ok
48000 32 5 960000 20 65534 22 32 0 - Format works ok
48000 16 6 576000 12 65534 22 16 1551 - Format works ok
48000 16 6 576000 12 65534 22 16 63 - Format works ok
48000 24 6 864000 18 65534 22 24 1551 - Format works ok
48000 24 6 864000 18 65534 22 24 63 - Format works ok
48000 32 6 1152000 24 65534 22 24 1551 - Format works ok
48000 32 6 1152000 24 65534 22 24 63 - Format works ok
48000 32 6 1152000 24 65534 22 32 1551 - Format works ok
48000 32 6 1152000 24 65534 22 32 63 - Format works ok
48000 32 6 1152000 24 65534 22 32 1551 - Format works ok
48000 32 6 1152000 24 65534 22 32 63 - Format works ok

EXCLUSIVE: on EVENT DRIVEN: off
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32000 16 2 128000 4 1 0 - Format works ok
32000 16 2 128000 4 65534 22 16 3 - Format works ok
32000 32 2 256000 8 65534 22 24 3 - Format works ok
32000 16 4 256000 8 65534 22 16 51 - Format works ok
32000 32 4 512000 16 65534 22 24 51 - Format works ok
32000 16 6 384000 12 65534 22 16 63 - Format works ok
32000 32 6 768000 24 65534 22 24 63 - Format works ok
44100 16 2 176400 4 1 0 - Format works ok
44100 16 2 176400 4 65534 22 16 3 - Format works ok
44100 32 2 352800 8 65534 22 24 3 - Format works ok
44100 16 4 352800 8 65534 22 16 51 - Format works ok
44100 32 4 705600 16 65534 22 24 51 - Format works ok
44100 16 6 529200 12 65534 22 16 63 - Format works ok
44100 32 6 1058400 24 65534 22 24 63 - Format works ok
48000 16 2 192000 4 1 0 - Format works ok
48000 16 2 192000 4 65534 22 16 3 - Format works ok
48000 32 2 384000 8 65534 22 24 3 - Format works ok
48000 16 4 384000 8 65534 22 16 51 - Format works ok
48000 32 4 768000 16 65534 22 24 51 - Format works ok
48000 16 6 576000 12 65534 22 16 63 - Format works ok
48000 32 6 1152000 24 65534 22 24 63 - Format works ok
88200 16 2 352800 4 1 0 - Format works ok
88200 16 2 352800 4 65534 22 16 3 - Format works ok
88200 32 2 705600 8 65534 22 24 3 - Format works ok
88200 16 4 705600 8 65534 22 16 51 - Format works ok
88200 32 4 1411200 16 65534 22 24 51 - Format works ok
88200 16 6 1058400 12 65534 22 16 63 - Format works ok
88200 32 6 2116800 24 65534 22 24 63 - Format works ok
96000 16 2 384000 4 1 0 - Format works ok
96000 16 2 384000 4 65534 22 16 3 - Format works ok
96000 32 2 768000 8 65534 22 24 3 - Format works ok
96000 16 4 768000 8 65534 22 16 51 - Format works ok
96000 32 4 1536000 16 65534 22 24 51 - Format works ok
96000 16 6 1152000 12 65534 22 16 63 - Format works ok
96000 32 6 2304000 24 65534 22 24 63 - Format works ok
192000 16 2 768000 4 1 0 - Format works ok
192000 16 2 768000 4 65534 22 16 3 - Format works ok
192000 32 2 1536000 8 65534 22 24 3 - Format works ok
192000 16 4 1536000 8 65534 22 16 51 - Format works ok
192000 32 4 3072000 16 65534 22 24 51 - Format works ok
192000 16 6 2304000 12 65534 22 16 63 - Format works ok
192000 32 6 4608000 24 65534 22 24 63 - Format works ok

EXCLUSIVE: off EVENT DRIVEN: on
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48000 16 5 480000 10 65534 22 16 0 - Format works ok
48000 24 5 720000 15 65534 22 24 0 - Format works ok
48000 32 5 960000 20 65534 22 24 0 - Format works ok
48000 32 5 960000 20 65534 22 32 0 - Format works ok
48000 32 5 960000 20 65534 22 32 0 - Format works ok
48000 16 6 576000 12 65534 22 16 1551 - Format works ok
48000 16 6 576000 12 65534 22 16 63 - Format works ok
48000 24 6 864000 18 65534 22 24 1551 - Format works ok
48000 24 6 864000 18 65534 22 24 63 - Format works ok
48000 32 6 1152000 24 65534 22 24 1551 - Format works ok
48000 32 6 1152000 24 65534 22 24 63 - Format works ok
48000 32 6 1152000 24 65534 22 32 1551 - Format works ok
48000 32 6 1152000 24 65534 22 32 63 - Format works ok
48000 32 6 1152000 24 65534 22 32 1551 - Format works ok
48000 32 6 1152000 24 65534 22 32 63 - Format works ok

EXCLUSIVE: on EVENT DRIVEN: on
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32000 16 2 128000 4 1 0 - Format works ok
32000 16 2 128000 4 65534 22 16 3 - Format works ok
32000 32 2 256000 8 65534 22 24 3 - Format works ok
32000 16 4 256000 8 65534 22 16 51 - Format works ok
32000 32 4 512000 16 65534 22 24 51 - Format works ok
32000 16 6 384000 12 65534 22 16 63 - Format works ok
32000 32 6 768000 24 65534 22 24 63 - Format works ok
44100 16 2 176400 4 1 0 - Format works ok
44100 16 2 176400 4 65534 22 16 3 - Format works ok
44100 32 2 352800 8 65534 22 24 3 - Format works ok
44100 16 4 352800 8 65534 22 16 51 - Format works ok
44100 32 4 705600 16 65534 22 24 51 - Format works ok
44100 16 6 529200 12 65534 22 16 63 - Format works ok
44100 32 6 1058400 24 65534 22 24 63 - Format works ok
48000 16 2 192000 4 1 0 - Format works ok
48000 16 2 192000 4 65534 22 16 3 - Format works ok
48000 32 2 384000 8 65534 22 24 3 - Format works ok
48000 16 4 384000 8 65534 22 16 51 - Format works ok
48000 32 4 768000 16 65534 22 24 51 - Format works ok
48000 16 6 576000 12 65534 22 16 63 - Format works ok
48000 32 6 1152000 24 65534 22 24 63 - Format works ok
88200 16 2 352800 4 1 0 - Format works ok
88200 16 2 352800 4 65534 22 16 3 - Format works ok
88200 32 2 705600 8 65534 22 24 3 - Format works ok
88200 16 4 705600 8 65534 22 16 51 - Format works ok
88200 32 4 1411200 16 65534 22 24 51 - Format works ok
88200 16 6 1058400 12 65534 22 16 63 - Format works ok
88200 32 6 2116800 24 65534 22 24 63 - Format works ok
96000 16 2 384000 4 1 0 - Format works ok
96000 16 2 384000 4 65534 22 16 3 - Format works ok
96000 32 2 768000 8 65534 22 24 3 - Format works ok
96000 16 4 768000 8 65534 22 16 51 - Format works ok
96000 32 4 1536000 16 65534 22 24 51 - Format works ok
96000 16 6 1152000 12 65534 22 16 63 - Format works ok
96000 32 6 2304000 24 65534 22 24 63 - Format works ok
192000 16 2 768000 4 1 0 - Format works ok
192000 16 2 768000 4 65534 22 16 3 - Format works ok
192000 32 2 1536000 8 65534 22 24 3 - Format works ok
192000 16 4 1536000 8 65534 22 16 51 - Format works ok
192000 32 4 3072000 16 65534 22 24 51 - Format works ok
192000 16 6 2304000 12 65534 22 16 63 - Format works ok
192000 32 6 4608000 24 65534 22 24 63 - Format works ok

AC3 - EXCLUSIVE: on EVENT DRIVEN: off
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32000 16 2 128000 4 146 0 - Format works ok
44100 16 2 176400 4 146 0 - Format works ok
48000 16 2 192000 4 146 0 - Format works ok

AC3 - EXCLUSIVE: on EVENT DRIVEN: on
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32000 16 2 128000 4 146 0 - Format works ok
44100 16 2 176400 4 146 0 - Format works ok
48000 16 2 192000 4 146 0 - Format works ok


WASAPI-test.exe version: 3 tested: 2526 ok: 120

What do you think in comparison with the HD3200 which I recently posted? THanks for looking!

 

[SiLenTYL]

hi quick question before i begin testing:

when i do a Shift +1 to bring up the "frames dropped" and the funny lines across the screen...should they look a certain way? all flat or all wavey or heartbeat-like?

how do i know what i have is good or not?

 

[seco]

hi quick question before i begin testing:

when i do a Shift +1 to bring up the "frames dropped" and the funny lines across the screen...should they look a certain way? all flat or all wavey or heartbeat-like?

how do i know what i have is good or not?

According to my experience all flat is better.

 

[tourettes]

hi quick question before i begin testing:

when i do a Shift +1 to bring up the "frames dropped" and the funny lines across the screen...should they look a certain way? all flat or all wavey or heartbeat-like?

how do i know what i have is good or not?

According to my experience all flat is better.

Yes, the lines should be as flat as possible. Althou minor deviations from that are causing bad playback.

 

[tourettes]

What do you think in comparison with the HD3200 which I recently posted? THanks for looking!

Looks good. I would assume that the 8 channel modes aren't avaible since the amp tells the speaker configuration with HDMI.

 

[Henkie Flits]

Thanks Tourettes, in Windows the configuration is 5.1 indeed so I guess you are right about 8 channels.
I'm currently testing this new setup with my files so I will report new results shortly.

 

[Freuli]

AW: MediaPortal Audio renderer - better video playback quality

tourettes,

did check my logs? Do you have any idea why I have this stuttering?

Thanks
Markus

 

[SiLenTYL]

hi quick question before i begin testing:

when i do a Shift +1 to bring up the "frames dropped" and the funny lines across the screen...should they look a certain way? all flat or all wavey or heartbeat-like?

how do i know what i have is good or not?

According to my experience all flat is better.

Yes, the lines should be as flat as possible. Althou minor deviations from that are causing bad playback.

as far as i can tell..i dont have much problems with my setup at the moment (from my observation)

im assuming i have enough cpu/gpu decoding that i dont get desync with spdif even with a heartbeat-looking graph..possibly?

ill post a screenshot for normal mp use when i get home

 

[SiLenTYL]

ok heres how my blurays and digital(dvb-t) tv come up under normal MP

bluray.jpg is runing ffdshow audio decoder / coreavc 2.0 video decoder
digitaltv.jpg is running ffdshow audio codec / m$ dtv video decoder

both are using the normal audio renderer not the one from this thread

everything appears smooth on the screen...perhaps i need a 24p(23.976) screen to make it better?

 

[tourettes]

ok heres how my blurays and digital(dvb-t) tv come up under normal MP

bluray.jpg is runing ffdshow audio decoder / coreavc 2.0 video decoder
digitaltv.jpg is running ffdshow audio codec / m$ dtv video decoder

In bluray.jpg you will have constant stuttering, but if you aren't seeing anything wrong with that - no need to use the audio renderer

In digitaltv.jpg there is no visible judder, but you could be seeing random juddering (if audio and video clocks drift apart - they should on almost every single HW) or randomly after seeking / resuming from pause when EVR mixer jas bad luck with it's random v-sync target. But if the 1 st one is ok for your eyes then you don't need to be worrying about this 2nd one