MP 1.0.1 and problem with HD picture. (1 Viewer)

[wjw]

I had MP 1.0.1 installed successfully a few days after it was released.

For reasons I won't go into here I had to completely re-install all my drivers and support software for my Hauppage card a few days ago. This caused some problems within MP so I decided the easiest and cleanest solution would be simply to do a fresh, clean re-install of 1.0.1. I saved all settings and the recordings folder, and then re-installed from scratch.

Everything seemed to be fine until I tried to view an HD channel or play a recorded HD programme. The system just "dies" and I have to use Task Manager to kill the MP process. I've tried different codecs (Cyberlink, DIVX and ffdshow) with the same result each time. I can still record an HD program - I just can't play it (I know it's successfully recorded because I can play it with VLC).

I have tried to view the HD channel (BBC HD) in preview mode in TVServer setup; I get sound but no picture, just a white preview screen; when trying to view an HD channel in MP, nothing happens.

I have no problems with SD channels/programmes.

The programs I've tried would play in the first install, so something somewhere has changed and I cannot see where.

I attach a Media Portal log taken in debug mode. The first part shows successull viewing of an SD channel. The second part, from the line starting:

2009-04-21 17:51:25.702284

shows MP failing to start viewing an HD channel.

I don't have the knowledge to be able to interpret the info. so I hope someone can help here.

As I said, all this working the first time I installed 1.0.1 and I haven't done anything different!

 

[wjw]

OK. I was hoping for some help here. Perhaps I've posted in the wrong place - if so will a moderator plesae move this to whatever is the right place please.

In the meantime I want go back to version 1.0 whch worked OK for me. I didn't keep a copy of the install kit and I can't find a download location so would be very grateful if someone can point in the right place please.

 

[doornjoostje]

You are running Power DVD 9 right?
Use version 8.

HD doesn't work 1.0.1 with powerDVD 9.

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Can you try reinstalling your video\audio drivers, a few users have reported similar issues and this fixed it for them, think the dx update may have affected some drivers

Regards

 

[wjw]

doornjoostje, thanks for the suggestion, but I don't have PowerDVD installed. I use the Cyberlink h264 codec from PowerCinema V5 that has always worked for me.

Paranoid Delusion, I have rolled back both video (nVidia) and sound (Realtek) to the previous versions - no change. I then let Windows find and update to the latest versions - no change.

In fact, things have gone backwards. In order to ensure the cleanest situation, after updating to the latest drivers I did a new, fresh install of 1.0.1 and now MP won't even show me SD TV, never mind HD! The odd thing is that in TVSetup, preview mode, I can see SD channels (but still not the HD channel).

It must be something, somewhere, in MP. I have run Filmerit and have no problems with any filters. I also have a copy of DVBViewer (acquired before I found MP) which I keep up-to-date as a tool for checking - and it plays BBC HD with no problems.

I have run the Watchdog tool after the latest failure to show even SD TV - the zip file is attached.

I'm getting desperate here - is there a repository where I can find previous versions I can go back to? I have loads of recorded TV that my wife is keen to watch and MP is much easier for her to use than DVBViewer.

 

[Owlsroost]

In the meantime I want go back to version 1.0 whch worked OK for me. I didn't keep a copy of the install kit and I can't find a download location so would be very grateful if someone can point in the right place please.

MP 1.0 - SourceForge.net: MediaPortal: 1.0

(for all MP downloads on Sourceforge, see http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=107397&package_id=125856)

Tony

 

[wjw]

Tony,

Many thanks. I'll do that tomorrow.

After my past post I managed to find a link to 1.0 RC3. I've installed this - and it works fine. No problem with either SD or HD live TV, or playing of recordings. I changed nothing else.

So what's up with 1.0.1 on my system?

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Video\graphic chip, what is it, as people who have a non compliant DX9 card seem to have problems, could this be the case.

DX9 compliant are ATI 9600, Nvidia FX5200 128mb onwards.

Full list is here GeneralRequirements - MediaPortal Manual Documentation

 

[wjw]

My video chip/card is an nVidia GeForce 7100 integrated on the motherboard (Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2H GeForce 7100 Socket 775 onboard VGA 8 channel audio mATX Motherboard) and I have allocated 256MB memory.

I think this is well within the spec. - and as I said has been working OK with MP and still works OK with DVBViewer.

 

[Owlsroost]

A long shot, but try TV-server fix here - https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/1-0-1-final-svn-builds-314/tv-server-1-0-1-no-tv-cards-detected-57793/index2.html#post403808 - it's mostly for analog cards but it does update things for digital as well.

The changelog for 1.0.1 does mention changes to the MP rendering engine....

Tony