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<blockquote data-quote="edterbak" data-source="post: 598462" data-attributes="member: 69192"><p><img src="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=58363&stc=1&d=1268777864" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>General information</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If you have problem with video/sound, try to play your file with <a href="http://www.xvidvideo.ru/" target="_blank">MPC-HC player</a>. If you will have same problem in MPC-HC player, you possibly hit MPC-HC bug and you should report it directly to MPC-HC team <a href="http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=123537" target="_blank">here</a>. <br /> You can also try to play the file in GraphStudio. GraphStudio is a usefull tool available after installation of SAF. If the file plays fine in Graphstudio, you have probably found a Mediaportal bug.</li> </ul><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If you have integratet GPU (like ATI HD3200), be sure you update your MotherBoard BIOS to latest version and assign <strong>at least 256MB</strong> shared memory to GPU in BIOS)</li> </ul><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Make sure you enabled <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_synchronization" target="_blank">vsync</a> in your Graphic card configuration to remove tearing. Under Vista, you need to enable AERO + vSync to fix tearing.</li> </ul><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Before you ask</strong> - there are very powerfull button "<strong>search this thread</strong>" - most of questions was already answered more then twice here!</li> </ul><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If you have a problem playing a certain file and tried everything to get it to work, you can cut a little sample out of that file and post it here. To do this, you can use <a href="http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkvtoolnix/downloads.html#windows" target="_blank">MKVmerge</a>. This way we have the same file for trying to resolve the issue. </li> </ul><p></p><p>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p><strong>Problem 1: AC3/DTS passthrough is not working</strong></p><p>- Add FFDShow Audio decoder to MP postprocessing. See the image below.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://hobring.esero.net/saf/mp/MP_postprocessing.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>- You must enable Passthrough during the SAF install process to activate this feature</p><p>- Correct settings of ffdshow audio setup is given in the image below.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://hobring.esero.net/saf/HD_Pass.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Problem 2: I only see a black screen when playing an HD video!</strong></p><p>- Likely caused by bad graphic drivers. You could different (older or newer) drivers for your GPU. </p><p>- Try to disable DXVA - start menu - SAF - DXVA Off.</p><p>- Check weather you are using the right settings in MP for renderer. Configuration.exe > Codecs and Renderer > Tab: Video Renderer.<p style="margin-left: 20px">-WinXP OS should use VMR9 with 'use exclusive mode' ticked/enabled</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">-Vista/Win7 OS should use EVR.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Problem 3: My computer freeze on wakeup!</strong></p><p>I had similar problem. It was caused by TV card driver.</p><p>There is a solution - you can use <a href="http://slicksolutions.eu/" target="_blank">MCE standby tool</a> + <a href="http://www.degroeneknop.nl/forum/index.php/topic,5302.0.html" target="_blank">my addon</a>.</p><p></p><p><strong>Problem 4: I have a HD video, but DXVA is not working</strong></p><p>A lot of HD videos shared on web are not corectly encoded, i.e. with 5.1 profile with too many reference frames in it. This is not ATI DXVA compatible.</p><p></p><p>You can re-encode them using free <a href="http://www.winnydows.com/#News" target="_blank"><strong>Xvid4PSP</strong></a> software.</p><p>Run Xvid4PSP, drag&drop your video file and config Xvid4PSP acording this screenshot:</p><p>But be aware - this process can take <strong>whole night</strong> (depending of your CPU power)!</p><p></p><p><img src="http://hobring.esero.net/saf/XVid4PSP.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Problem 5: I'm having troubles with HDTV channels. </strong></p><p>After a couple of minutes I notice a very slight judder/lag in my TV picture. If I seek back -15 seconds in the timeshift buffer, everything works fine, no judder/lag. Using the PDVD9 codec for TV.</p><p></p><p>It is a known problem with EVR (vista/win7). See: <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/mediaportal-1-1-0-beta-1-454/problems-dropping-frames-evr-74360/" target="_blank">https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/mediaportal-1-1-0-beta-1-454/problems-dropping-frames-evr-74360/</a></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Problem 6: How do I uninstall SAF?</strong></p><p>I can't find SAF in the "Add/remove software" section of the configuration screen.</p><p>That is correct. SAF doesn't create an entry in the configuration section. To uninstall SAF, just re-run the dowloaded SAF.exe file again. It will detect the precense of SAF and will prompt you if you want to uninstall SAF or not.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Problem 7: My current NVidia drivers are giving problems</strong></p><p>You can use any driver pre 191xx. There are too many reports of problems after these. And if your OS will take it you can try early 182xx drivers. These are even better. <em>(Thanks Paranoid Delusion)</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Problem 8: Some MKV files with DTS audio tracks are playing in double speed.</strong> </p><p>You can solve it by replacing the DTS decoder from libavcodec to libdts in ffdshow audio configuration. (Thanks T-Spark)</p><p></p><p></p><p>This post will be updated regularly with the most recent problems. It is work in progress at the moment though... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="edterbak, post: 598462, member: 69192"] [IMG]https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=58363&stc=1&d=1268777864[/IMG] [B]General information[/B] [list] [*]If you have problem with video/sound, try to play your file with [URL="http://www.xvidvideo.ru/"]MPC-HC player[/URL]. If you will have same problem in MPC-HC player, you possibly hit MPC-HC bug and you should report it directly to MPC-HC team [URL="http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=123537"]here[/URL]. You can also try to play the file in GraphStudio. GraphStudio is a usefull tool available after installation of SAF. If the file plays fine in Graphstudio, you have probably found a Mediaportal bug.[/list] [list][*]If you have integratet GPU (like ATI HD3200), be sure you update your MotherBoard BIOS to latest version and assign [B]at least 256MB[/B] shared memory to GPU in BIOS)[/list] [list][*]Make sure you enabled [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_synchronization"]vsync[/URL] in your Graphic card configuration to remove tearing. Under Vista, you need to enable AERO + vSync to fix tearing.[/list] [list][*][B]Before you ask[/B] - there are very powerfull button "[B]search this thread[/B]" - most of questions was already answered more then twice here![/list] [list][*]If you have a problem playing a certain file and tried everything to get it to work, you can cut a little sample out of that file and post it here. To do this, you can use [URL="http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkvtoolnix/downloads.html#windows"]MKVmerge[/URL]. This way we have the same file for trying to resolve the issue. [/list] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [B]Problem 1: AC3/DTS passthrough is not working[/B] - Add FFDShow Audio decoder to MP postprocessing. See the image below. [IMG]http://hobring.esero.net/saf/mp/MP_postprocessing.png[/IMG] - You must enable Passthrough during the SAF install process to activate this feature - Correct settings of ffdshow audio setup is given in the image below. [IMG]http://hobring.esero.net/saf/HD_Pass.png[/IMG] [B]Problem 2: I only see a black screen when playing an HD video![/B] - Likely caused by bad graphic drivers. You could different (older or newer) drivers for your GPU. - Try to disable DXVA - start menu - SAF - DXVA Off. - Check weather you are using the right settings in MP for renderer. Configuration.exe > Codecs and Renderer > Tab: Video Renderer.[INDENT]-WinXP OS should use VMR9 with 'use exclusive mode' ticked/enabled -Vista/Win7 OS should use EVR.[/INDENT] [B]Problem 3: My computer freeze on wakeup![/B] I had similar problem. It was caused by TV card driver. There is a solution - you can use [URL="http://slicksolutions.eu/"]MCE standby tool[/URL] + [URL="http://www.degroeneknop.nl/forum/index.php/topic,5302.0.html"]my addon[/URL]. [B]Problem 4: I have a HD video, but DXVA is not working[/B] A lot of HD videos shared on web are not corectly encoded, i.e. with 5.1 profile with too many reference frames in it. This is not ATI DXVA compatible. You can re-encode them using free [URL="http://www.winnydows.com/#News"][B]Xvid4PSP[/B][/URL] software. Run Xvid4PSP, drag&drop your video file and config Xvid4PSP acording this screenshot: But be aware - this process can take [B]whole night[/B] (depending of your CPU power)! [IMG]http://hobring.esero.net/saf/XVid4PSP.png[/IMG] [B]Problem 5: I'm having troubles with HDTV channels. [/B] After a couple of minutes I notice a very slight judder/lag in my TV picture. If I seek back -15 seconds in the timeshift buffer, everything works fine, no judder/lag. Using the PDVD9 codec for TV. It is a known problem with EVR (vista/win7). See: [url]https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/mediaportal-1-1-0-beta-1-454/problems-dropping-frames-evr-74360/[/url] [B]Problem 6: How do I uninstall SAF?[/B] I can't find SAF in the "Add/remove software" section of the configuration screen. That is correct. SAF doesn't create an entry in the configuration section. To uninstall SAF, just re-run the dowloaded SAF.exe file again. It will detect the precense of SAF and will prompt you if you want to uninstall SAF or not. [b]Problem 7: My current NVidia drivers are giving problems[/b] You can use any driver pre 191xx. There are too many reports of problems after these. And if your OS will take it you can try early 182xx drivers. These are even better. [I](Thanks Paranoid Delusion)[/I] [b]Problem 8: Some MKV files with DTS audio tracks are playing in double speed.[/b] You can solve it by replacing the DTS decoder from libavcodec to libdts in ffdshow audio configuration. (Thanks T-Spark) This post will be updated regularly with the most recent problems. It is work in progress at the moment though... :D [/QUOTE]
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