I have tried 0.2.2.0 + several SVNS, different gfx drivers, updates motherboard and chipset drivers etc.. and codecs.
I use the Nvidia pure video codec as it offers superior image quality.
Basically the recorded streams freeze after a while when wacthing them. The workaround is skipping some minutes into future/past (which helps sometimes) to get in going again, or stop and restart.
The problem exists also without MP, just using WMP.
What I found out so far:
1. Any time the video freezes I get an "VMR9helper: playing => repaint x" entry in the logfile, where x is a number.
2. Some people pointed out that it might be caused by bad signal quality and errors in the stream. I checked with PVAstrumento and it reported lots of errors.
I see that this could be a problem, but nervertheless the playing mechanism must be that tolerant to just continue playing. One would expect errors in a cable TV DVB stream... !
3. To improve antenna signal I exchanged all my wiring, took away all splitters and things of that kind, replaced the antenna socket in the wall. With little success.
I have to mention that my old DVB-reciever had no problems at all, even with the old cables.
Maybe its reciever is of much better quality or it has some kind of error correction build in.. !
(I use a FloppyDTV (DVB-C))
4. When I playback the files with Nero, they play fine. Maybe Nero ist using another technique or codec.
I do not know whether a different codec or a different demuxer or a different render is the cure for the problem... !
(Or if Nero does so preprocessing of the stream, before or after demuxing it)
Conclusion:
MP relies on the external mechanisms of Windows: E.g. codecs, demultiplexers, renderers. These "chain" seems not that reliable to deal with DVB-streams like other system are.
What can be done here to solve the problem?
I heard lots of people complaining about these kind of problems, at some place it causes freezes, some other experience stuttering.
I guess it is always good to improve cabeling and signal strength, but it looks like beeing just a workaround. I would not expect an DVB-C stream to be 100% free of errors.
This problem is driving me nuts. Can please someone help?!
Maybe the devs could add some kind of watchdog into MP. Because the freeze is detected ("VMRhelper9: playing =>repaint"), so it could restart...?!
(Even if it is just a workaround?!)
I use the Nvidia pure video codec as it offers superior image quality.
Basically the recorded streams freeze after a while when wacthing them. The workaround is skipping some minutes into future/past (which helps sometimes) to get in going again, or stop and restart.
The problem exists also without MP, just using WMP.
What I found out so far:
1. Any time the video freezes I get an "VMR9helper: playing => repaint x" entry in the logfile, where x is a number.
2. Some people pointed out that it might be caused by bad signal quality and errors in the stream. I checked with PVAstrumento and it reported lots of errors.
I see that this could be a problem, but nervertheless the playing mechanism must be that tolerant to just continue playing. One would expect errors in a cable TV DVB stream... !
3. To improve antenna signal I exchanged all my wiring, took away all splitters and things of that kind, replaced the antenna socket in the wall. With little success.
I have to mention that my old DVB-reciever had no problems at all, even with the old cables.
Maybe its reciever is of much better quality or it has some kind of error correction build in.. !
(I use a FloppyDTV (DVB-C))
4. When I playback the files with Nero, they play fine. Maybe Nero ist using another technique or codec.
I do not know whether a different codec or a different demuxer or a different render is the cure for the problem... !
(Or if Nero does so preprocessing of the stream, before or after demuxing it)
Conclusion:
MP relies on the external mechanisms of Windows: E.g. codecs, demultiplexers, renderers. These "chain" seems not that reliable to deal with DVB-streams like other system are.
What can be done here to solve the problem?
I heard lots of people complaining about these kind of problems, at some place it causes freezes, some other experience stuttering.
I guess it is always good to improve cabeling and signal strength, but it looks like beeing just a workaround. I would not expect an DVB-C stream to be 100% free of errors.
This problem is driving me nuts. Can please someone help?!
Maybe the devs could add some kind of watchdog into MP. Because the freeze is detected ("VMRhelper9: playing =>repaint"), so it could restart...?!
(Even if it is just a workaround?!)