MP and ffdshow failure (1 Viewer)

[Dodgy Bob]

MediaPortal Version: 1.0.2
MediaPortal Skin: StreamedMP
Windows Version: Vista x86 Ultimate SP2
CPU Type: AMD 4850e 2.5Ghz
HDD:
Memory: 4GB
Motherboard: Gigabyte MA78G-DS3H
Video Card: Onboard ATI HD 3200
Video Card Driver: Catalyst Suite 9.8
Sound Card: Onboard Realtek HD
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver: 6.0.6002.18005
1. TV Card: BlackGold 3540
1. TV Card Type: analog, DVB-T, DVB-S
1. TV Card Driver: 6.0.0.49
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: ffdshow rev. 2033
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
h.264 Video Codec: PowerDVD 8 Ultra
Satelite/CableTV Provider: None
HTPC Case:
Cooling: Stock
Power Supply:
Remote: Microsoft
TV: Samsung LE46A756
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI

Hi all,

Was wondering if anyone could help with this problem? I was getting stuttering on HD TV (live and recorded) within mediaportal using PowerDVD and also in PowerDVD outside MP, but HD was fine using mediaplayer and ffdshow. So I changed the options within MP to ffdshow instead of PowerDVD.

However, MP continued to use PowerDVD (as shown by GraphStudio). Whatever I tried I couldn't get it to use ffdshow as per the options. The last resort was to uninstall PowerDVD. Now MP won't play Live or Recorded HD TV at all and the following is in the MP error log :

2009-11-25 13:52:56.516547 [ERROR][MPMain]: failed:unable to add filter:ffdshow Video Decoder to graph
2009-11-25 13:52:56.516547 [ERROR][MPMain]: failed filter:ffdshow Video Decoder not found

Watching the recorded HD TV outside MP with MediaPlayer and ffdshow is still fine.

Thanks.

Bob.

 

[Owlsroost]

MP doesn't allow the use of FFDShow video decoder for TV because of problems (I think) when changing channels.

Tony

 

[Dodgy Bob]

Bugger.

 

[Owlsroost]

You might want to take a look at https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/1-0-1-svn-builds-313/1080i-material-not-deinterlacing-under-1-0-1-0-a-58486/index9.html#post470166

Tony

 

[splinty]

I guess You should check main ffdshow settings MP to use correct line. I mean first item of ffdshow configuration CODECS, where You can set a correct way of decoding. But before that, of course You should reinstall ffdshow itself.

 

[Dodgy Bob]

There's no problem with ffdshow, it works fine outside MP and within MP for DVDs and videos. Just not for TV.