MP LiveTV showing top left corner for 1080 channels (1 Viewer)

[peque]

TV-Server Version: 1.0.2
MediaPortal Version: 1.0.2
MediaPortal Skin: XFace
Windows Version: Vista 32bits
CPU Type:
HDD:
Memory:
Motherboard:
Video Card: NVidia 8500GT
Video Card Driver:
Sound Card:
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card:
1. TV Card Type:
1. TV Card Driver:
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:
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
h.264 Video Codec: CoreAVC 1.9.5 (with EVR)
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote:
TV:
TV - HTPC Connection:

Hi,

I recently purchased a new DVB-s2 sat-card, and I started to test some HD channels. Seems that 1280x720 channels don't have problems to play, but I'm unable to see 1920x1088 channels, like ANIXE HD or Astra HD+ in Astra 19,2 E. All I get is the top left corner...

You can see the problem in the MP log:

2009-06-21 00:35:45.571767 [Info.][MPMain]: TVHome.ViewChannelAndCheck(): View channel=ANIXE HD
2009-06-21 00:35:46.408767 [Info.][MPMain]: succeeded:Succeeded TvControl.VirtualCard
2009-06-21 00:35:48.406767 [Info.][MPMain]: tvhome:startplay
2009-06-21 00:35:48.408767 [Info.][MPMain]: tvhome:file:E:\Grabaciones_TV\Timeshift\live17-0.ts.tsbuffer
2009-06-21 00:35:48.414767 [Warn.][MPMain]: tvhome:startplay.  Phase 1 - 2003 ms - Done method initialization
2009-06-21 00:35:48.414767 [Info.][MPMain]: tvhome:startplay:E:\Grabaciones_TV\Timeshift\live17-0.ts.tsbuffer - using rtsp mode:False
2009-06-21 00:35:48.434767 [Info.][CommandProcessor]: Commandprocessor: MediaPortal.TV.Recording.StopRadioCommand failed reason: No hay sintonizadoras de TV instaladas time: 1 msec
2009-06-21 00:35:48.435767 [Info.][MPMain]: RefreshRateChanger.AdaptRefreshRate: framerate on file E:\Grabaciones_TV\Timeshift\live17-0.ts.tsbuffer is 25
2009-06-21 00:35:48.439767 [Info.][MPMain]: RefreshRateChanger.SetRefreshRateBasedOnFPS: no refreshrate change required. current is 50hz, desired is 50
2009-06-21 00:35:48.439767 [Info.][MPMain]: g_Player.Play(E:\Grabaciones_TV\Timeshift\live17-0.ts.tsbuffer TV)
2009-06-21 00:35:48.455767 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer play:E:\Grabaciones_TV\Timeshift\live17-0.ts.tsbuffer radio:False
2009-06-21 00:35:48.455767 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer: live tv
2009-06-21 00:35:48.455767 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer: Enabling DX9 exclusive mode
2009-06-21 00:35:48.456767 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer:play E:\Grabaciones_TV\Timeshift\live17-0.ts.tsbuffer
2009-06-21 00:35:48.484767 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer:cleanup DShow graph False
2009-06-21 00:35:48.484767 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer:grapbuilder=null
2009-06-21 00:35:48.503767 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer: Cleanup done
2009-06-21 00:35:48.530767 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer: GetInterfaces()
2009-06-21 00:35:48.531767 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer:cleanup DShow graph False
2009-06-21 00:35:48.531767 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer:grapbuilder=null
2009-06-21 00:35:48.552767 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer: Cleanup done
2009-06-21 00:35:48.563767 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer: add _vmr9
2009-06-21 00:35:48.570767 [Info.][MPMain]: VMR9: added EVR Renderer to graph
2009-06-21 00:35:48.642767 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer: add codecs
2009-06-21 00:35:48.824767 [Info.][MPMain]: added filter:CyberLink Video/SP Decoder (PDVD9) to graph
2009-06-21 00:35:49.043767 [Info.][MPMain]: added filter:CoreAVC Video Decoder to graph
2009-06-21 00:35:49.055767 [Info.][MPMain]: added filter:ffdshow Audio Decoder to graph
2009-06-21 00:35:49.058767 [Info.][MPMain]: added filter:MONOGRAM AAC Decoder to graph
2009-06-21 00:35:49.065767 [Info.][MPMain]: DirectShowUtils: First try to insert new audio renderer Default DirectSound Device 
2009-06-21 00:35:49.065767 [Info.][MPMain]: DirectShowUtils: Found audio renderer
2009-06-21 00:35:49.070767 [Info.][MPMain]: added filter:MediaPortal DVBSub2 to graph
2009-06-21 00:35:49.072767 [Info.][MPMain]: Adding audio switcher to graph
2009-06-21 00:35:49.075767 [Info.][MPMain]: added filter:MediaPortal AudioSwitcher to graph
2009-06-21 00:35:49.080767 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer:add TsReader to graph
2009-06-21 00:35:49.080767 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer: open file: E:\Grabaciones_TV\Timeshift\live17-0.ts.tsbuffer
2009-06-21 00:35:49.091767 [Info.][MPMain]: TsReaderPlayer: OnVideoFormatChanged - streamtype=H264 resolution=1920x544 aspect ratio=16:9 bitrate=15000000 isInterlaced=True
2009-06-21 00:35:49.093767 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer:render TsReader outputs
2009-06-21 00:35:49.151767 [Info.][MPMain]: Prefered language 1 is spa
2009-06-21 00:35:49.180767 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer: OnInitialized
2009-06-21 00:35:49.180767 [Info.][MPMain]: TSReaderPlayer:running pos:2,78600001335144 duration:0 0
2009-06-21 00:35:49.181767 [Info.][MPMain]: g_Player.OnStarted() E:\Grabaciones_TV\Timeshift\live17-0.ts.tsbuffer media:TV
2009-06-21 00:35:49.185767 [Info.][MPMain]: TvCropManager.SendCropMessage(): 0, 0, 0, 0
2009-06-21 00:35:49.192767 [Warn.][MPMain]: tvhome:startplay.  Phase 2 - 778 ms - Done starting g_Player.Play()
2009-06-21 00:35:49.195767 [Info.][MPMain]: TVHome: ShowFullScreenWindow switching to fullscreen tv
2009-06-21 00:35:49.240767 [Info.][MPMain]: xml:C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Skin\Xface\tvOSD.xml image id:303 width:0 height:0 gfx:osd_dialog.png
2009-06-21 00:35:49.241767 [Info.][MPMain]: xml:C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Skin\Xface\tvOSD.xml image id:304 width:0 height:0 gfx:-
2009-06-21 00:35:49.241767 [Info.][MPMain]: xml:C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Skin\Xface\tvOSD.xml image id:305 width:0 height:0 gfx:osd_dialog.png
2009-06-21 00:35:49.242767 [Info.][MPMain]: xml:C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Skin\Xface\tvOSD.xml image id:350 width:0 height:0 gfx:-
2009-06-21 00:35:49.418767 [Info.][MPMain]: TexturePacker: Loaded C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Cache\Xface\packedgfx28.png texture:2048x2048 miplevels:1
2009-06-21 00:35:49.418767 [Info.][MPMain]: TexturePacker: fontengine add texure:1991
2009-06-21 00:35:49.459767 [Info.][MPMain]: PlaneScene: Crop: top:0, bottom:0, left:0, right:0
2009-06-21 00:35:49.614767 [Info.][17]: PlaneScene: video WxH  : 320x240
2009-06-21 00:35:49.614767 [Info.][17]: PlaneScene: screen WxH : 1280x720

MP is detecting 320x240 as the channel res, so it just displays top left 320x240 pixels...

I can't try any other h264 codec, as MP doesn't allow ffdshow to connect (again, why?!!!), and I'm unable to get MPC from SAF 3.47 connected either... Anyway, after seeing the log, it doesn't seem a codec related problem... does it?

Thank you so much.

bye!

Edit: MMmmm... I've tried now to use Divx h264 decoder... and it can't be connected either! Why can I only use CoreAVC for decoding h264 live TV? No problem with h264 mkv files inside MP, no problem either if I start timeshift using TV-Server console and render .ts file with Graphedit... I can connect MPC or Divx h264 filters with no problem...

 

[peque]

Ok. Horborg has pointed me to a known bug that is causing some h264 decoders not to connect to tsreader output for h264 material.

Anyway, do you think this problem es codec especific, and has to do to CoreAVC? I remember something similar some time ago with CoreAVC, but that was solved, and this time we can see in the log that MP is detecting incorrect video res.

bye!

Edit: Well... I managed to use another h264 decoder, Cyberlink Power DVD 8 exactly, and there's no problem with it... so it's codec related. I've seen also someone with same behaviour:

CoreCodec Community Forum • View topic - Problems with MediaPortal and CoreAVC

I hope it's solved once tsreader h264 handle behaviour it's fixed...

bye!

 

[Luke Roberts]

Disable interlacing in the CoreCodec control panel.
I have the same problem if I enable deinterlacing.

 

[tourettes]

0002162: TsReader is not providing correct video / audio stream details on it's output pins - MediaPortal Bugtracker

Could be caused by that TsReader issue. Some codecs really are relying too much on the source filters (and therefore fail if the source filter is buggy).

 

[Luke Roberts]

Could this issue be the cause of MediaPortal ALLWAYS using CoreCodec for TV?
(SD and HD, eventhough MP is configured to use FFDshow for SD TV and CoreCodec for 264HD)

 

[tourettes]

Could this issue be the cause of MediaPortal ALLWAYS using CoreCodec for TV?
(SD and HD, eventhough MP is configured to use FFDshow for SD TV and CoreCodec for 264HD)

Different issue. TsReader / TV client doesn't allow currently ffdshow to be used with MPEG2 (SD) video as there have been previously issues with ffdshow and zapping between SD & HD channels.

Also setting up the codecs in config is not quaranteening the codec to be used for SD/HD. MP will only load those two prefered codecs into graph and then let directshow do decide what codec to use for video decoding. This selection will be done based on the filter merits and codec properties (and in addition to that TsReader refuses to connect to the ffdshow when the video output is MPEG2).

 

[Snader]

Having this problem also with CoreAVC and the (new) Ned1 2 3 channels in HD in the Netherlands. No problem with my old PowerDVD 7, HD codec.

 

[Luke Roberts]

Having this problem also with CoreAVC and the (new) Ned1 2 3 channels in HD in the Netherlands. No problem with my old PowerDVD 7, HD codec.

I assume your cable provider is Ziggo.

As I wrote above:

"Disable interlacing in the CoreCodec control panel.
I have the same problem if I enable deinterlacing."

Works fine for me here at Ziggo.
(What does not work fine is changing HD -> SD -> HD. This is still buggy)

 

[Snader]

Having this problem also with CoreAVC and the (new) Ned1 2 3 channels in HD in the Netherlands. No problem with my old PowerDVD 7, HD codec.

I assume your cable provider is Ziggo.

As I wrote above:

"Disable interlacing in the CoreCodec control panel.
I have the same problem if I enable deinterlacing."

Works fine for me here at Ziggo.
(What does not work fine is changing HD -> SD -> HD. This is still buggy)

I will try that Luke and report back later! Cable provider is Caiway by the way.

 

[Snader]

Problem fixed indeed with deinterlacing disabled. The performance of the powerDVD 7 HD codec in HD TV is a lot better on my machine than the coreAVC codec.