MyVideos: playing mpeg2 video problem (1 Viewer)

[benjerry]

TV-Server Version:
MediaPortal Version: 0.2.3 RC2 Rev16036
MediaPortal Skin:
Windows Version: Windows XP proff SP2
CPU Type: AMD Athlon 64 x2 5000+ Brisbane
HDD: Seagate Momentus 5400.3 80gb
Memory: 2Gb 6400
Motherboard: Asus M2A-VM HDMI
Motherboard Chipset: AMD/Ati 690G
Motherboard Bios: 1101
Video Card: AMD/Ati 690G (IGP)
Video Card Driver: Catalyst 7.2
Sound Card: Realtek ALC883 (onboard)
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Technisat Skystar 2
1. TV Card Type: DVB-S
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:
Satelite/CableTV Provider: 28.5E, 19.2E, 13.0E, 5.0W
HTPC Case: SuperPower Cube MARS
Cooling: Cooler Master Gemini II
Power Supply: Antec Earthwatts 380w
Remote: Microsoft MCE Remote
TV: Philips Matchline 34" 4:3 CRT
TV - HTPC Connection: S-Video

I'm using build Rev16036 and I have a problem with playing mpeg2 files. MP keeps using MPEG-2 demultiplexer -> MPA/MPV decoder according to graphedit. Whatever mpeg2 decoder I select in configuration (powerdvd, ffdshow) doesn't make a difference. Also no postprocessing takes place. I don't have these problems with playing dvd, h264 or other movie formats.

 

[ronilse]

Hi,
For dvd related stuff it uses dvd codecs settings (like daemon mounted files(iso's) & dvd's ripped to disk), for others like mpg etc it uses the movies codecs settings, maybe thats what you see?

Regards
Roy

 

[benjerry]

Hi,
For dvd related stuff it uses dvd codecs settings (like daemon mounted files(iso's) & dvd's ripped to disk), for others like mpg etc it uses the movies codecs settings, maybe thats what you see?

Regards
Roy

I use these settings:

DVD-DVD codec:
video codec: cyberlink (powerdvd)
postprocessing: ffdshow

Movies-Movie player:
mpeg2: cyberlink
h.264: cyberlink
postprocessing: ffdshow

Everything's fine except for mpeg2 movies.. it keeps using mpv codec while mpv is nowhere configured.
DVD files are decoded by cyberlink and other movie formats by ffdshow.

I did a test with graphedit. I connnected to MP(?) and could see the graph of the current mpeg2 movie being played. It was using mpv/mpa. Then I opened an other mpeg2 file(Render mediafile) and it showed a graph which used ffdshow for video decoding. I could stop the original mpeg2 file started from MP and start the other one which was using ffdshow (guess selected based on merrit). ffdshow was playing the other mpeg2 with no problem.

 

[ronilse]

Hi,
Yeah i think i know why, it detects it as TV & use that settings instead of the others.
For now i think it has to be like that but will ask...

Regards
Roy

 

[benjerry]

Hi,
Yeah i think i know why, it detects it as TV & use that settings instead of the others.
For now i think it has to be like that but will ask...

Regards
Roy

Hi Roy. You're right! When I enable TV Post Processing then this is indeed done when I play my mpeg2 files in MyVideos folders.

I don't know what I should think about this.. it solves my post processing problem, but it's confusing.
Also, the mpeg2 decoder setting in Movies/Movie Player doesn't make any sense. It's not used.

 

[ronilse]

Hi,
Well the settings works for other mpg files like my old collection of music videos, the new one i have made with MP uses TV codecs settings. Agree abit confusing but usually you use the same for both atleast thats what giving me the best results anyway

Regards
Roy

 

[benjerry]

I tested some of my old music videos with graphedit and it showed that mp was using mpeg-2 decoder setting to play the mpeg-1 file. Perhaps mpeg-2 decoder setting should be renamed to old mpeg-1 music video setting?