MediaPortal SVN-Snapshot:-11-30-2009 21-44h - Revision:24281.rar (2 Viewers)

[tourettes]

That's the point!

svn's are for testing and are of varying reliability. They are not intended for production use...i.e. Do not use svn versions if you are relying upon the system for functionality.

My point is this current sequence of SVN's have gone from flaky DVB radio to barely working radio that crashes the rest of MP when it fails on this weeks train wreck release. Not much point fixing all the playback annoyances if the recording engine keeps getting worse

There are really small amount of DVB radio users, that probably contributes to the bad quality of DVB radio functionality. So, please start reporting the bugs so there is a change to fix those

 

[hoborg]

Here is one bug report:

MediaPortal VMR9 fail to render some h.264 (AVC) videos under WinXP - freeze on first frame (or blackscreen if there are subtitles)

Switch to EVR and problem gone.
DXVA ON/OFF - no effect

No problem in GraphStudio (using VMR9), MPC-HC, GB-PRV (or else DS based players using same decoders as MP)

Video sample and Logs can be found here

From LOG:
2009-12-09 10:29:07.031250 [Debug][MPMain]: VMR9: Repainting -> Playing, Frames: 51
2009-12-09 10:29:08.781250 [Debug][MPMain]: VMR9Helper: Playing -> Repainting, Frames 0 - is that normal?

Media Info:

Format                           : Matroska
File size                        : 1.04 MiB
Duration                         : 4s 479ms
Overall bit rate                 : 1 946 Kbps
Movie name                       : Star Trek Deep Space Nine s01e02 - Past Prologue NTSC DVD x264 DD5.1-JCH
Encoded date                     : UTC 2009-12-09 09:05:35
Writing application              : mkvmerge v2.9.8 ('C'est le bon') built on Aug 13 2009 12:49:06
Writing library                  : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1

Video
ID                               : 1
Format                           : AVC
Format/Info                      : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                   : High@L4.0
Format settings, CABAC           : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames        : 16 frames
Muxing mode                      : Container profile=Unknown@4.0
Codec ID                         : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration                         : 4s 467ms
Bit rate                         : 1 459 Kbps
Width                            : 704 pixels
Height                           : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio             : 4:3
Frame rate                       : 29.970 fps
Original frame rate              : 24.000 fps
Resolution                       : 24 bits
Colorimetry                      : 4:2:0
Scan type                        : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.144
Stream size                      : 796 KiB (75%)
Title                            : Star Trek Deep Space Nine s01e02 - Past Prologue NTSC DVD x264-JCH
Language                         : English

Audio
ID                               : 2
Format                           : AC-3
Format/Info                      : Audio Coding 3
Codec ID                         : A_AC3
Duration                         : 4s 479ms
Bit rate mode                    : Constant
Bit rate                         : 448 Kbps
Channel(s)                       : 6 channels
Channel positions                : Front: L C R, Surround: L R, LFE
Sampling rate                    : 48.0 KHz
Video delay                      : 31ms
Stream size                      : 245 KiB (23%)
Title                            : Main Feature AC3 5.1ch 448 kbps
Language                         : English

EDIT:
Using FFDshow as video decoder and it works fine - this lead me, can it be connected to latest core.dll changes? (MPC video decoder caused crash durning graph cleanup)

EDIT2:
Tested on Win7x64 + VMR9 - Not working, so it is easy to reproduce.

 

[pilehave]

Here is one bug report:

MediaPortal VMR9 fail to render some h.264 (AVC) videos under WinXP - freeze on first frame (or blackscreen if there are subtitles)

Switch to EVR and problem gone.

I just wanted to say that I can get the same behaviour here on Windows XP SP3 as Hoborg reports (with same file, MPC-codec etc.).

The file plays fine in VMR9 with PowerDVD 9 codec though...

 

[tourettes]

Here is one bug report:

MediaPortal VMR9 fail to render some h.264 (AVC) videos under WinXP - freeze on first frame (or blackscreen if there are subtitles)

Switch to EVR and problem gone.

I just wanted to say that I can get the same behaviour here on Windows XP SP3 as Hoborg reports (with same file, MPC-codec etc.).

The file plays fine in VMR9 with PowerDVD 9 codec though...

Sounds like a pretty nasty incompatibility bog between VMR9 renderer and MPC-HC decoder. Good that I don't have XP installed

 

[hoborg]

Sounds like a pretty nasty incompatibility bog between VMR9 renderer and MPC-HC decoder. Good that I don't have XP installed

I didnt think so, this is only MediaPortal problem. As i wrote no problem on other DirectShow based players using MPC video decoder + VMR9...

 

[tourettes]

Sounds like a pretty nasty incompatibility bog between VMR9 renderer and MPC-HC decoder. Good that I don't have XP installed

I didnt think so, this is only MediaPortal problem. As i wrote no problem on other DirectShow based players using MPC video decoder + VMR9...

My comment seems to be missing the MP in front of the VMR9 renderer. Sorry for that.

 

[wjw]

Problem with h264 video playing

I have made a clean install of 1.1 beta (onto a very recent install of Win7 Home Premium) and then installed this SVN. Almost everything seems to work - very impressive so far. I'm posting this in here because I have not had this problem before.

Particularly impressive is that MP works "out of the box" with Win7 without any additional installs. I haven't installed any codec packs, or even Haali, and (almost) everything plays including AC3 sound.

My only problem is with playing my camcorder videos in .m2ts format. They just won't play. The onscreen message is "

Unable to play [filename]:

Video Codec: AVC
Audio Codec: AC3

The relevant part of the log is:


2009-12-09 16:16:07.897750 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: Inspecting media : C:\Users\John\Videos\Family videos\Florida 2009.m2ts
2009-12-09 16:16:07.897750 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: FrameRate : 25
2009-12-09 16:16:07.897750 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: Width : 1920
2009-12-09 16:16:07.897750 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: Height : 1080
2009-12-09 16:16:07.898750 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: AspectRatio : widescreen
2009-12-09 16:16:07.898750 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: VideoCodec : AVC
2009-12-09 16:16:07.898750 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: Scan type : interlaced
2009-12-09 16:16:07.898750 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: IsInterlaced : True
2009-12-09 16:16:07.898750 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: VideoResolution : 1080I
2009-12-09 16:16:07.898750 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: VideoDuration : 600000
2009-12-09 16:16:07.899750 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: AudioRate : 48000
2009-12-09 16:16:07.899750 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: AudioChannels : 2
2009-12-09 16:16:07.899750 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: AudioCodec : AC3
2009-12-09 16:16:07.899750 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: HasSubtitles : False
2009-12-09 16:16:07.899750 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: NumSubtitles : 0
2009-12-09 16:16:07.901750 [Info.][MPMain]: RefreshRateChanger.AdaptRefreshRate: 'auto refreshrate changer' disabled
2009-12-09 16:16:07.901750 [Info.][MPMain]: g_Player.Play(C:\Users\John\Videos\Family videos\Florida 2009.m2ts Video)
2009-12-09 16:16:07.910750 [Info.][MPMain]: Loading external players plugins
2009-12-09 16:16:07.914750 [Info.][MPMain]: found plugin:MediaPortal.FoobarPlugin.FoobarPlugin in E:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Plugins\ExternalPlayers\ExternalPlayers.dll
2009-12-09 16:16:07.915750 [Info.][MPMain]: player:Foobar2000. author: int_20h/rtv
2009-12-09 16:16:07.915750 [Info.][MPMain]: found plugin:MediaPortal.ITunesPlayer.ITunesPlugin in E:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Plugins\ExternalPlayers\ExternalPlayers.dll
2009-12-09 16:16:07.915750 [Info.][MPMain]: player:iTunes. author: Frodo
2009-12-09 16:16:07.915750 [Info.][MPMain]: found plugin:MediaPortal.WinampPlayer.WinampPlugin in E:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Plugins\ExternalPlayers\ExternalPlayers.dll
2009-12-09 16:16:07.915750 [Info.][MPMain]: player:Winamp. author: int_20h
2009-12-09 16:16:07.916750 [Debug][MPMain]: PlayerFactory: Successfully created player instance for file - C:\Users\John\Videos\Family videos\Florida 2009.m2ts
2009-12-09 16:16:07.921750 [Info.][MPMain]: VideoPlayerlay C:\Users\John\Videos\Family videos\Florida 2009.m2ts
2009-12-09 16:16:07.930750 [Info.][MPMain]: VideoPlayerVMR9: Enabling DX9 exclusive mode
2009-12-09 16:16:07.935750 [Info.][MPMain]: VMR9: added EVR Renderer to graph
2009-12-09 16:16:07.999750 [Debug][MPMain]: VMR9: Now active
2009-12-09 16:16:07.999750 [Debug][MPMain]: VMR9: Renderer successfully added
2009-12-09 16:16:08.005750 [Info.][MPMain]: DirectShowUtils: First try to insert new audio renderer Default DirectSound Device
2009-12-09 16:16:08.052750 [Info.][MPMain]: DirectShowUtils: Found audio renderer
2009-12-09 16:16:08.054750 [Debug][MPMain]: DirectShowUtils: added filter: Default DirectSound Device to graph
2009-12-09 16:16:08.566750 [Debug][MPMain]: MpcEngine: using texture size of 480x371
2009-12-09 16:16:08.575750 [Warn.][MPMain]: VMR9: Pin: 0 not connected: 80040209
2009-12-09 16:16:08.576750 [Warn.][MPMain]: VMR9: Pin: 1 not connected: 80040209
2009-12-09 16:16:08.576750 [Warn.][MPMain]: VMR9: Pin: 2 not connected: 80040209
2009-12-09 16:16:08.576750 [Info.][MPMain]: VideoPlayer9: Cleanup DShow graph
2009-12-09 16:16:08.578750 [Debug][MPMain]: Remove filter from graph: Default DirectSound Device
2009-12-09 16:16:08.578750 [Debug][MPMain]: Remove filter from graph: Enhanced Video Renderer
2009-12-09 16:16:08.579750 [Debug][MPMain]: VMR9: Dispose
2009-12-09 16:16:08.584750 [Debug][MPMain]: VMR9: Inactive
2009-12-09 16:16:08.587750 [Debug][MPMain]: PlaneScene: PresentImage() dispose surfaces
2009-12-09 16:16:08.587750 [Debug][MPMain]: PlaneScene: PresentImage() dispose surfaces
2009-12-09 16:16:08.587750 [Info.][MPMain]: VideoPlayerVMR9: Disabling DX9 exclusive mode
2009-12-09 16:16:08.587750 [Info.][MPMain]: g_Player: ended
2009-12-09 16:16:08.735750 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: Inspecting media : C:\Users\John\Videos\Family videos\Florida 2009.m2ts
2009-12-09 16:16:08.736750 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: FrameRate : 25
2009-12-09 16:16:08.736750 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: Width : 1920
2009-12-09 16:16:08.736750 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: Height : 1080
2009-12-09 16:16:08.736750 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: AspectRatio : widescreen
2009-12-09 16:16:08.736750 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: VideoCodec : AVC
2009-12-09 16:16:08.736750 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: Scan type : interlaced
2009-12-09 16:16:08.737750 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: IsInterlaced : True
2009-12-09 16:16:08.737750 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: VideoResolution : 1080I
2009-12-09 16:16:08.737750 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: VideoDuration : 600000
2009-12-09 16:16:08.737750 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: AudioRate : 48000
2009-12-09 16:16:08.737750 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: AudioChannels : 2
2009-12-09 16:16:08.737750 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: AudioCodec : AC3
2009-12-09 16:16:08.737750 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: HasSubtitles : False
2009-12-09 16:16:08.738750 [Info.][MPMain]: MediaInfoWrapper.MediaInfoWrapper: NumSubtitles : 0
2009-12-09 16:16:08.738750 [Info.][MPMain]: PlaylistPlayer: *** unable to play - C:\Users\John\Videos\Family videos\Florida 2009.m2ts - skipping track!
2009-12-09 16:16:08.769750 [Debug][MPMain]: WindowManager: route MediaPortal.GUI.Video.GUIVideoFiles:6->MediaPortal.Dialogs.GUIDialogOK:2002
2009-12-09 16:16:08.769750 [Debug][MPMain]: DialogWindow: MediaPortal.Dialogs.GUIDialogOK init
2009-12-09 16:16:14.226750 [Debug][MPMain]: WindowManager: unroute to MediaPortal.Dialogs.GUIDialogOK:2002->MediaPortal.GUI.Video.GUIVideoFiles:6
2009-12-09 16:16:15.683750 [Info.][MPMain]: xml:E:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Skin\Blue3wide\topbar.xml image id:1 width:0 height:0 gfx:empty.png
2009-12-09 16:16:18.044750 [Debug][MPMain]: Windowmanager: Goto previous window
2009-12-09 16:16:18.339750 [Debug][MPMain]: Window: MediaPortal.GUI.Video.GUIVideoFiles deinit
2009-12-09 16:16:18.359750 [Debug][MPMain]: TextureManager: CleanupThumbs()
2009-12-09 16:16:18.375750 [Debug][MPMain]: Window: MediaPortal.GUI.Home.GUIHome init
2009-12-09 16:16:20.139750 [Info.][MPMain]: Main: OnResizeEndn called


I am using the MS-DTV codecs as defaults for both TV and video. On TV no problem at all on both SD and HD. On any video format other than .m2ts videos, also no problem at all.

All these videos play in Windows MCE and Media Player so I know the files are OK.

Any ideas why this is happening?

 

[chemelli]

The relevant part of the log is:

You MUST provide full logs and attach them not post in the body of the message.

Simone

 

[tourettes]

I have uploaded a 23 second clip (30 MB) to http://cm3.dk/ts_sample_720p_h264_PAL_pilehave.ts
The clip is blocky with pretty much anything, except for CoreAVC (smooth and clean). I have tried Microsoft DTV-DVD, CyberLink H.264/AVC Decoder (PDVD9), ffdshow Video Decoder (knew that wouldn't work!) and MPC - Video Decoder.

Works nicely with the Windows 7 decoder + EVR. If the clip doesn't play nicely within MPC-HC then the issue is most likely not related to MP at all.

Also please remember that:

1) MPC-HC decoder wont work properly (if at all) with current TsReader
2) Cyberlink decoders have issues with DXVA with current TsReader
3) ffdshow could work if you have fast enough CPU to handle the software decoding (blackilisting is only for MPEG2 material)

 

[DucaSP]

Is it possible to apply the patches created by a smart guy here in Brazil to TsReader so we can have audio in SBTVD (ISDB-T)?

Please ask him to post a patch into the patches section. If it is a bug and the patch is good quality then we can integrate it into 1.1.0, but if the patch requires some new functionality (which I doubt) then it will be post 1.1.0.

I'm not really a smart guy, I'm just helping out on this issue... Anyway, after some help from two guys, we could observe that it is impossible to connect to MONOGRAM using this modified TSReader, so, it is no good for now for a MP release, since tsreader won't work with Monogram anymore (which is the AAC encoder used by MP).

In Brazil we are using a modified TSReader that connects to LibFaadWrapper (the original one won't) and LibFaadWrapper handles our LATM/LOAS AAC-HE just fine. If anyone wants to use Media Portal with ISDB-Tb / SBTVD, just send me a PM, I'll be glad to send the latest TSReader modified to connect with libfaadwrapper and also libfaadwrapper (it is open source and its developer told me that there is no problem distributing it).

The real fix for this is to add proper support in Monogram for LAT/LOAS AAC-HE audio tracks that have explicit SBR signaling, libfaadwrapper was basically a port of Monogram to Delphi that was latter improoved by Griga (its author), and one of the several improovments was adding proper support for explicit SBR signaling. This is not my cup of tea, but I'll try to add the improovements to Monogram source code and send those to its developer, so he can perhaps add it to Monogram. This should be the best long term solution to have everyone happy about AAC support in MP for ISDB-Tb/SBTVD.