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<blockquote data-quote="akajester" data-source="post: 386289" data-attributes="member: 83447">The other codecs won't give you hardware acceleration.&nbsp; So, if you use them you will see less errors with those files (because it's software decoding), but dxva isn't being used so your cpu usage would be high.&nbsp; If you use SAF you'll get DXVA but it's &quot;picky&quot; so you may have some problems with downloaded files.&nbsp; I simply run them through xvid4psp and it cleans them up nicely.The advantages are:1) a package tailored to MediaPortal and easy to setup2) DXVA.&nbsp; If you don't need this that's great.&nbsp; If you do, then SAF is the way to go!&nbsp; I have a pentium 4, 3ghz and I can play a 1080p video file with 5% cpu usage.&nbsp; It's incredible!In order to get dxva you'd need to use MPC-HC video decoder which is exactly what SAF uses.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; FFDshow, coreavc, are all software (cpu intensive) decoders.&nbsp; I loved ffdshow back in the dvd ripping days, but you need a new(er) pc to use it with HD material.In the end, this is my opinion and choose whatever works best for you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="akajester, post: 386289, member: 83447"] The other codecs won't give you hardware acceleration. So, if you use them you will see less errors with those files (because it's software decoding), but dxva isn't being used so your cpu usage would be high. If you use SAF you'll get DXVA but it's "picky" so you may have some problems with downloaded files. I simply run them through xvid4psp and it cleans them up nicely. The advantages are: 1) a package tailored to MediaPortal and easy to setup 2) DXVA. If you don't need this that's great. If you do, then SAF is the way to go! I have a pentium 4, 3ghz and I can play a 1080p video file with 5% cpu usage. It's incredible! In order to get dxva you'd need to use MPC-HC video decoder which is exactly what SAF uses. :) FFDshow, coreavc, are all software (cpu intensive) decoders. I loved ffdshow back in the dvd ripping days, but you need a new(er) pc to use it with HD material. In the end, this is my opinion and choose whatever works best for you. [/QUOTE]

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