Recorded tv - wierd problem (1 Viewer)

[coopers]

TV-Server Version:
MediaPortal Version: 2.3.0 final
MediaPortal Skin: Blue 2
Windows Version: XP service pack 2
CPU Type: Intel E6850
HDD: 2x 1TB WD10EACS green power, 1xSamsung HD103UJ
Memory: 8gb corsair ddr2800
Motherboard: gigabyte ga-x38-dq6
Motherboard Chipset: intel x38
Motherboard Bios: Gigabyte f4
Video Card: Gainward 8600gt silent HDMI
Video Card Driver: Nvidia forceware 163.75
Sound Card: Gigabyte onboard sound
Sound Card AC3: optical out
Sound Card Driver: onboard
1. TV Card: DNTV Live! Dual Hybrid
1. TV Card Type: digital dual tuner
1. TV Card Driver: standard.
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MPEG2 Video Codec: Cyberlink PDVD 7.3
MPEG2 Audio Codec: Nvidia purevideo - audio. Default directshow renderer.
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HTPC Case: OrigenAE s16v
Cooling: Stock case and cpu fans
Power Supply: corsair hx520
Remote: phillips rc197 irtrans case builtin
TV: Pioneer kuro 50" lx50A
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI

Hi folks - I have a strange issue with recorded tv.

The recordings work fine, this is not a problem. But in some cases, when I go to watch a recorded program the cpu leaps up to 100% usage, and the whole thing chokes. This happens before I actually click on the program to watch.

After a bit of investigation, I have found that ffdshow video configuration is runaway - this is what is doing this, the icon is in the taskbar. (I can see this if I don't run MP in full screen).

So it's very strange - I do NOT have ffdshow selected as the mpeg2 video filter in any part of mediaportal - not in tv, dvd, or my video's, and this fires up and goes haywire _before_ I actually select the recorded video to watch. It also doesn't happen for every recording - just certain ones.

So does anyone know why this would be starting up, and what I can do to fix it?

 

[Taipan]

But in some cases, when I go to watch a recorded program the cpu leaps up to 100% usage, and the whole thing chokes. This happens before I actually click on the program to watch.

Are you saying that the CPU hits 100% when you are in the "Recorded TV" GUI, but before you have even selected a recording to watch?

If that is correct, why is ffdshow active? Is the TV still playing?


BTW, your avitar is hilarious

 

[coopers]

Why thankyou.
I can't take credit for the avatar though, I just leeched it off someone else (not on here).

Yep, that's what I'm saying... although I might actually be stupid enough to have this wrong, so it might be occurring when I go to play the thing.

It's truly bizzare, considering that ffdshow should not even play this file - recorded tv uses the "movies" settings to determine codecs, right? In fact, nothing in my system should be using ffdshow - I have it all set to nvidia purevideo.

I might just try uninstalling purevideo and reinstalling it, so that ffdshow is "lower down" in the weird land of windows codec priorities. Maybe that will help.


Another symptom - if I exit out of "recorded tv" and go back in again and try to play this file multiple times (keep in mind this takes forever, as the runaway ffdshow video process is hogging the cpu) then I get multiple ffdshows opened up in the systray until we grind to a halt.


Is there some sort of "video preview" feature that it's maybe trying to initiate?

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Usually if FFDShow launches, its the audio one not the video (ac3).

Have you any kind of postproccessing setup within MP config.

Was FFDShow part of a preconfigured codec pack, not the one from Sourceforge

 

[coopers]

The audio one is not on actually. Audio seems to be doing the right thing by executing through the nvidia audio driver.

It's definately a download from sourceforge - one of the latest ffdshow builds.

Is the internal MP postprocessing done through ffdshow?

I have changed all my settings to the cyberlink decoder - and now this does not happen. So I'm thinking that for some reason (some wierd setting?) ffdshow is trying to run with purevideo?