mkv /x264) files not playing in fullscreen (1 Viewer)

[sloty32]

Hi,

i just encoded a .ts recording to x264 in a mkv container with staxrip. It plays fine in WMP and graphedit. Also in MP when windowd..
If i start MP fullscreen and play the same video, the video starts, but then hangs, sound continous. I can stop the file, and even watch the hanging pcture in the small window down left.

I use the MPC filter from SAF, and the according MPA filter.

In attached logs i started MP, selected the mkv file and played it two times.

thnx
sloty

TV-Server Version: TVE3
MediaPortal Version: RC3
MediaPortal Skin: B3W
Windows Version: XP SP3
CPU Type: AMD Athlon64 X2 4850e AM2
HDD: WD Green 750GB/TEAC HD-35NAS 500GB
Memory: 2 x 1024MB DDR2 Infineon org. 6400 CL 5, PC6400/800
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H
Video Card: HD3200 onBoard
Video Card Driver: Catalyst 8.10
Sound Card: Realtek HD onboard
Sound Card AC3: optical out
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Floppy DTV
1. TV Card Type: DVB-C
1. TV Card Driver: FW 1.2.8. BDA 4.8
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 8
MPEG2 Audio Codec: MPA
h.264 Video Codec: PowerDVD 8
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Unitymedia
HTPC Case: SilverStone Grandia GD02
Cooling: Boxed CPU Cooler, 2 pre-mounted case fans
Power Supply: Seasonic S12 380W
Remote: MCE Remote and Keyboard
TV: Panasonic Plasma TH-50PV7F
TV - HTPC Connection: 720p over DVI-HDMI

 

[Sphero]

Sloty,

I had the same problem. Windows Mediaplayer will detect the codec automatically. In Mediaportal you have to configure the H.264 codec manually.

Open the MP config > Movies > Movie Player and check the H.264 codec. I have ffdshow installed and set it to ffdshow MPEG-4 Video Decoder ... works fine for me.

 

[sloty32]

Hi,
thnx, but i have it set up using the right codec. And its playing the file fine if i only use mediportal in window mode.
When i start mediaportal fullscreen, i have the above problem

btw. i have close to zero cpu usage, so always dxva is jumping in...

sloty

 

[Sphero]

When you play the file and get a black screen, you can try to fastforward using the remote control a few seconds.

I had the same problem while playing in full screen, but I had it with all HD files.

 

[sloty32]

Tried that to. To no succes, i can skip the sound forward, but the video is hanging.

Damn pitty, because the file size is great, 580MB compared to 2.1GB...

 

[sloty32]

Found it. Seems exclusive directx is breaking the fullscreen playback of those x264 files.
Works without, and works with EVR (XP + .net3.5), but in both cases with massive tearing, even when vsync is allway on in the ati cc.