SAF v4.00 ''stable'' (StandAlone Filters) - DXVA ready (H.264 and VC-1). (3 Viewers)

[tourettes]

Re: SAF v4.00beta (StandAlone Filters) - DXVA ready (MPEG2, H.264 and VC-1).

BTW, if somebody miss it, there is new MP SVN update - in this version, MP TS reader should work now with MPC video decoder for h.264 live TV (and Cyberlink h.264 decoder problem should be fixed too)..

Just two notes about the MPC-HC as H.264 decoder for live or recorded tv

• MPC-HC decoder requires full stream processing capabilities from the GPU (8800 doesn't for example have such). So some older GPUs that have only partial H.264 decoding capabilities are going to work in software mode.
• There is currently a deadlock bug in MPC-HC decoder side with the seeking in some specific DVB streams (BBC 1080i sample I have is at least triggering that ). So, please don't report that issue to us MPC-HC devs are hopefully able to fix it at some point.
• Some broadcasted streams (Danish H.264 at least) seem to cause some issues for the MPC-HC H.264 codec. Please use Windows 7 H.264 decoder as a reference before reporting any bugs to MP side. MS's decoder seems to be the most compliant when it comes to different broadcasted DVB streams.

 

[SirShagsalot]

Re: SAF v4.00beta (StandAlone Filters) - DXVA ready (MPEG2, H.264 and VC-1).

Hi,

My PC is SD playback only (and music), for a number of reasons it uses a fanless 1GHz VIA EPIA motherboard.

I created small package with Audio/Video filters and Subtitles filter directly for Media Portal - (SAF).
It is ''all in one'' solution, so no need to install PowerDVD or any other kind of codecspacks (like CCCP), ffdshow, AC3 filter, Nero, etc...

Okay, right now I use MPC-HC as external player in MP, as it gives me hardware acceleration for mpeg video (DVD's etc.), without hardware accelration forget video on this Motherboard (I will eventually switch to something else that fanless IGP, but not much out there takes my current fancy).

Will your filter package allow DXVA for Video in MP using the Via Chipset just like I get with MPC-HC?

Greez S.S.A.L.

 

[kiwijunglist]

Re: SAF v4.00beta (StandAlone Filters) - DXVA ready (MPEG2, H.264 and VC-1).

For mpeg4 SAF uses MPC Video Dec.ax which is same codec as MPC-HC. So if you get dxva in MPC-HC you should get dxva in MP video window. For mpeg2 it uses ffdshow codec which doesn't do dxva.

 

[elvis56]

Re: SAF v4.00beta (StandAlone Filters) - DXVA ready (MPEG2, H.264 and VC-1).

Ive lost sound thru SPidf as well with the latest SAF. Tried setting up AC3 as suggested but I must be missing something because still no sound lol. Hopefully this gets fixed or if someone has a quick guide on how to set up the sound once again with the latest SAF, that would be great..Merry Xmas Happy Holidays

 

[edterbak]

Re: SAF v4.00beta (StandAlone Filters) - DXVA ready (MPEG2, H.264 and VC-1).

Ive lost sound thru SPidf as well with the latest SAF. Tried setting up AC3 as suggested but I must be missing something because still no sound lol. Hopefully this gets fixed or if someone has a quick guide on how to set up the sound once again with the latest SAF, that would be great..Merry Xmas Happy Holidays

IF you want ac3 to work, disable the dts/ac3 in the ffdshow codec section.

 

[elvis56]

Re: SAF v4.00beta (StandAlone Filters) - DXVA ready (MPEG2, H.264 and VC-1).

When installing SAFBeta22 do I still select yes to Passthru during set up ?

thanks

 

[Thor2605]

AW: SAF v4.00beta (StandAlone Filters) - DXVA ready (MPEG2, H.264 and VC-1).

I selected no, and took for audio codec now only AC3!

With SAF I have problems to shwo DVDs too! There a litte ca 1 cm stripe is at the bottom of the screen, like tearing!

 

[elvis56]

Re: SAF v4.00beta (StandAlone Filters) - DXVA ready (MPEG2, H.264 and VC-1).

ok thanks I will try selecting no. Been at this for pretty much 2 days and no luck. I am getting studdering sound on MP3 2.0 and only 2 speaker output on 5.1.

maybe I should try an earlier SAF because I am having wierd issues. Seems no matter what, FFdhow shows up in the audio decoding process, even with AC3 set in the options as the default. MY video then looks like it's fast forwarding and I get no sound.

 

[Zinu]

Re: SAF v4.00beta (StandAlone Filters) - DXVA ready (MPEG2, H.264 and VC-1).

My third reinstall, and again I needed to install AC3Filter to get everything perfect over S/PDIF. It's starting to become a routine. It looks like SAF still isn't ready for S/PDIF.

 

[hoborg]

Re: SAF v4.00beta (StandAlone Filters) - DXVA ready (MPEG2, H.264 and VC-1).

Hi,

My PC is SD playback only (and music), for a number of reasons it uses a fanless 1GHz VIA EPIA motherboard.

I created small package with Audio/Video filters and Subtitles filter directly for Media Portal - (SAF).
It is ''all in one'' solution, so no need to install PowerDVD or any other kind of codecspacks (like CCCP), ffdshow, AC3 filter, Nero, etc...

Okay, right now I use MPC-HC as external player in MP, as it gives me hardware acceleration for mpeg video (DVD's etc.), without hardware accelration forget video on this Motherboard (I will eventually switch to something else that fanless IGP, but not much out there takes my current fancy).

Will your filter package allow DXVA for Video in MP using the Via Chipset just like I get with MPC-HC?

Greez S.S.A.L.

SAF is using exactly same decoder for h.264 and VC-1 as MPC-HC player.

My third reinstall, and again I needed to install AC3Filter to get everything perfect over S/PDIF. It's starting to become a routine. It looks like SAF still isn't ready for S/PDIF.

Users confirmed passthrougt as working.
Maybe latest FFDshow HD audio passthrough broke something, no idea. There is no way how i can try it at all...