Codecs SAF v5.02 *final* (based on FFDShow DXVA decoder) (6 Viewers)

[Tesla]

Re: SAF v5.00 - SubTitles

I've installed MP many times before, but this was almost TOO EASY

I have installed on an older AMD X2-Dual Core with ATI Radeon 3200
Windows XP Pro (32bit ) SP-3
Cyberlink Power DVD 9.x (my own full version)
Media Portal 1.1.3
SAF 5.x (Normal) saf500rc2.exe
- and setup MP-Config like in the first SAF5 post.

TV Works
DVD Rips (VIDEO_TS Folders) work
AVIs work
QT MOVs work

Very nice and easy.

Just one problem.

In DVDs and AVIs (with SRT files) there are yellow SubTitles displaying ALWAYS and I can't turn them off. If I press the yellow button on the MCE remote, the White SubTitles display (behind them) and can be turned on/off. One solution would be to have the yellow SubTitles to go away completely. If keeping the yellow ones (they do look nicer and sharper) I need to be able to control them (I don't normally use them much). Just need the best fix that will keep everything working optimally (with DXVA or whatever is best).

Make sure you dont enable subtitles durning SAF install - use MePo subtitle engine instead.

Thanks. I just accepted the defaults to questions. I unchecked SubTitles in FFDShow Video Cinfig and DXVA Config. It's fixed now for AVIs (only the white MePo ones show now), but they both still show on VIDEO_TS.

Seems I have worse problems than I thought (but it sure looked good at first ... video quality and performance is fine).

Seems to be related to a certain set of AVIs for me. They play fine, but every time I stop or try to FF one, it hard locks up. I can't bring up task manager or anything. In years, I've never really seen MP lockup like this.

This is a new/clean install on an old machine (previously had MP v1.1.0 and an nVidia card). Machine is super-stable when not in MP. While adding a new HDD, I thought I would try-out the ATI-3200 IGP and clean install the latest MP. It was also the perfect time to tryout SAF for the first time.

Windows XP Pro 32 SP3
ATI CCC 10.7 (Driver 8.753)
PowerDVD 9 Deluxe
Media Portal 1.1.3
- Using Default Blue Skin and No Plugins
SAF 5.x RC2

I don't know if it's MP 1.1.3 or SAF ... but nothing else is installed. The only way I know to figure it out would be to Re-Image the C: drive back before I installed SAF-5 ... and follow Goose's Codec Setup Doc instead (the manual way I usually do it) ... uses Haali, FFDShow, VSFilter, QT-Lite ... and re-test eveyrthing.

 

[hoborg]

Re: SAF v5.00 - SubTitles

Seems to be related to a certain set of AVIs for me. They play fine, but every time I stop or try to FF one, it hard locks up. I can't bring up task manager or anything. In years, I've never really seen MP lockup like this.

Reinstall SAF.
This time enable MPC-HC AVI splitter and disable subtitles.

Should be working now.

EDIT:
BTW, you will fix such issues by muxing AVIs to MKVs in MKVMerge.

 

[akajester]

Re: SAF v5.00 experimental (based on FFDShow DXVA decoder)

Hoborg, I updated to SAF 5rc2 a few days ago and noticed that my LFE stopped working. I'm running 8 channel analog from computer to receiver. I get LFE in windows when I run the speaker check, but don't get it in Media Portal. In ffdshow audio I'm doing what I've always done, enabled LFE crossover at 80hz and set the mixer to 8 channel and checked the LFE box. I made sure ffdshow audio was selected in Media portal config. I also tested multiple mkv files just to be sure, same problem.

Also, as a test I reinstalled SAF5 from March 4th and it's working perfect, so something has changed in FFDSHOW audio I'm guessing.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

I also posted over on the doom9 forums. Hopefully they can find the problem in the correct build.

 

[Tesla]

Re: SAF v5.00 - SubTitles

Seems to be related to a certain set of AVIs for me. They play fine, but every time I stop or try to FF one, it hard locks up. I can't bring up task manager or anything. In years, I've never really seen MP lockup like this.

Reinstall SAF.
This time enable MPC-HC AVI splitter and disable subtitles.

Should be working now.

EDIT:
BTW, you will fix such issues by muxing AVIs to MKVs in MKVMerge.

Ok, selecting those during SAF-5 re-install seems to have fixed my AVI hard-lockup problems (and SubTitles are working properly now). I selected:

Enable FFDShow SubTitle Engine: NO (not recommended)
Enable MPC-MC AVI Splitter: YES (not recommended)
Enable SPDIF-HDMI PassThrough: YES (not recommended)
Windows Sound Config comes up (not sure why, this is XP ... check and close)
Select Finish
FFDshow Output screen comes up (not FFDShow Speaker Matrix Config). Click Apply and OK.
Reboot (manually)

I don't create the AVIs, so I just need to make sure that my MP is compatible with whatever format everyone else is using.

 

[hoborg]

Re: SAF v5.00 - SubTitles

Windows Sound Config comes up (not sure why, this is XP ... check and close)

You need to have correct one selected here.

Select Finish
FFDshow Output screen comes up (not FFDShow Speaker Matrix Config). Click Apply and OK.

Yes, that is correct, Mixer only apear if passthrough is off

 

[Tesla]

Re: SAF v5.00 - SubTitles

Windows Sound Config comes up (not sure why, this is XP ... check and close)

You need to have correct one selected here.

Select Finish
FFDshow Output screen comes up (not FFDShow Speaker Matrix Config). Click Apply and OK.

Yes, that is correct, Mixer only apear if passthrough is off

Makes sense. If the Digital Audio is correctly set to PassThrough (output to amp) it's up to the amp to decode and output (to whatever channels and speakers setup on the amp.).

I temporarily moved the system into Living Room and connected to the Amp via HDMI (only). Video and Audio (Stereo, and DD5.1) are all working. Didn't really need to change anything (except screen res in Windows of course). Again, very nice work Hoborg.

 

[hoborg]

Re: SAF v5.00 experimental (based on FFDShow DXVA decoder)

SAF5 *final* released.

 

[Helios61]

[Solved] AW: SAF v5.00 experimental (based on FFDShow DXVA decoder)

Hi hoborg!

Thanks for SAF5 final! But i have an issue with some HD movies (not related to final)! Playback in graphstudio is working, but like in MP with heavy stuttering, and instead of ffdshowDXVA PDVD10 codec will be used ! Could you please help? All needed infos are attaced!

Best regards

Helios

[EDIT] Issue solved, i have to enable VC-1 in ffdshow dxva decoder! All is working fine now!

 

[hoborg]

Re: AW: SAF v5.00 experimental (based on FFDShow DXVA decoder)

Hi hoborg!

Thanks for SAF5 final! But i have an issue with some HD movies (not related to final)! Playback in graphstudio is working, but like in MP with heavy stuttering, and instead of ffdshowDXVA PDVD10 codec will be used ! Could you please help? All needed infos are attaced!

Best regards

Helios

Hi.
No idea.
If it is working in Graphstudio, SAF working as it should = must be something in MePo.

BTW, if you open your video in Graphstudio, is FFDshow DxVA decoder in use or there is FFDshow (without DxVA)?

 

[onyx666]

Re: [Solved] AW: SAF v5.00 experimental (based on FFDShow DXVA decoder)

Hi hoborg!

Thanks for SAF5 final! But i have an issue with some HD movies (not related to final)! Playback in graphstudio is working, but like in MP with heavy stuttering, and instead of ffdshowDXVA PDVD10 codec will be used ! Could you please help? All needed infos are attaced!

Best regards

Helios

[EDIT] Issue solved, i have to enable VC-1 in ffdshow dxva decoder! All is working fine now!

i have the same problem.