MPEG-2 codec issue (1 Viewer)

[MikBix]

Over the last few weeks I have a weird error when trying to play MPEG-2 files e.g. Mediaportal TV recordings. Sometimes they play most of the time they don't. Am using the PowerDVD video codec to do this. Playing those recordings in any other app than Mediaportal works fine (VLC, WMC). I checked recordings with Graphstudio and that says the TS is using the correct codec (Powerdvcd). Check with "codeccheckers" to see if any codecs were missconfigured but all is good.
O1 thing i noticed is that if playing doesn't work, I'm not even able to change the codec from within MediaPortal (not MP configuration but MP / Settings / TV Set-up). All other codecs in that screen show a dropdown list, MPEG-2 does nothing. Have enclosed some logs.

Playing the recorded tv show in MP debug mode is fine.


Thanks

MediaPortal Version: 1.2.1
MediaPortal Skin:
Windows Version: Windows 7 Sp1
CPU Type:
HDD: WD 2TB
Memory: 4Gb
Motherboard: Asrock
Video Card:
Video Card Driver:
Sound Card:
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Hauppauge HVR 2200
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T
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:
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote:
TV:
TV - HTPC Connection:

 

[mm1352000]

Hi MikBix

Your logs are a little confusing. The first logs don't seem to show anything at all. In the subsequent logs MP is always trying to use the FFDShow audio codec - indeed that is the codec that is set in your MP configuration. In the last set of logs I see:

2011-11-07 19:52:09.876953 [ERROR][MPMain(1)]: DirectshowUtil. Failed to add filterefault DirectSound Device to graph :COM object that has been separated from its underlying RCW cannot be used. DirectShowLib at DirectShowLib.IGraphBuilder.EnumFilters(IEnumFilters& ppEnum)

at DShowNET.Helper.DirectShowUtil.AddAudioRendererToGraph(IGraphBuilder graphBuilder, String strFilterName, Boolean setAsReferenceClock)

2011-11-07 19:52:09.897460 [ERROR][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: Exception while creating DShow graph Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

2011-11-07 19:52:09.898437 [ERROR][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer:GetInterfaces() failed

2011-11-07 19:52:36.016601 [ERROR][(22)]: TSReaderPlayer: Exception while creating DShow graph Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

2011-11-07 19:52:36.017578 [ERROR][(22)]: TSReaderPlayer:GetInterfaces() failed

2011-11-07 19:52:52.211914 [ERROR][(22)]: SetOption with too large index!

2011-11-07 19:52:52.272460 [ERROR][(22)]: OnMessage exceptionystem.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

at MediaPortal.Player.g_Player.Play(String strFile, MediaType type, TextReader chapters)

at MediaPortal.Player.g_Player.Play(String strFile, MediaType type, String chapters)

at TvPlugin.TVUtil.PlayRecording(Recording rec, Double startOffset, MediaType mediaType)

at TvPlugin.TvRecorded.OnSelectedRecording(Int32 iItem)

at TvPlugin.TvRecorded.OnClick(Int32 iItem)

at WindowPlugins.WindowPluginBase.OnClicked(Int32 controlId, GUIControl control, ActionType actionType)

at TvPlugin.TvRecorded.OnClicked(Int32 controlId, GUIControl control, ActionType actionType)

at MediaPortal.GUI.Library.GUIWindow.OnMessage(GUIMessage message)

2011-11-07 19:53:05.804687 [ERROR][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer: Exception while creating DShow graph COM object that has been separated from its underlying RCW cannot be used.

2011-11-07 19:53:05.810546 [ERROR][MPMain(1)]: TSReaderPlayer:GetInterfaces() failed

That points to an error with the audio renderer rather than a codec setting.

mm

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Run filmerit (link in sig), just to see if your codecs are fine.

 

[MikBix]

Filmerit doesn't report any errors.

 

[mm1352000]

Have you installed any new codecs or media software that would install codecs recently?