Codecs SAF v5.02 *final* (based on FFDShow DXVA decoder) (1 Viewer)

[1stdead]

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

I've tried to play a bluray. Unfortunately it's very laggy in mediaportal. I've added the movie in MovingPictures and installed the Bluray handler plugin and added mt2s/mpls to extensions.

I've attached 3 graphedit logs:
One playing mt2s fine.
One attached to MePo with internal MPC sub enabled -> high cpu load
One attached to MePo with internal MPC sub disabled -> high cpu load

What is wrong here?

Should internal sub be enabled or disabled now that ffdshow handles it better?

Last screenshot is OK, DXVA decoder is in use. Try to play m2ts file in graphstudio to eliminate player problem.

That's the first picture and that's playing fine.

 

[ronzelver]

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

I maybe have a similar problem?! I only can get Dolby Digital and DTS sound passed through to my Yamaha surround system (YSP-800). Whenever I have 2-channel (MP3) audio, for example in a DivX file, there is no sound within in MP (video is playing fine). When I drag the file into GraphStudio everything plays fine (using the same Ffdshow Audio). I also checked with GraphStudio when MP was playing the file and the graph looks exactly the same (using Ffdshow Audio)?!? The same problem occurs with SAF 4.0 . I've tried disabling pass-through and also disabling re-sampling, all with the same result? I didn't have this before (RC2), so maybe it's RC2 related?!?

Update: the reason why normal MPEG2 audio was not coming through, the master volume inside MP was completely turned down for some reason?!? Of course DD and DTS were passing through and therefore not affected by this setting.

Grtz Ron

 

[hoborg]

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

Just an update on this issue, I went into the ffdshow video settings, then the Resize & Aspect settings, then changed the bottom option under Aspect ratio from Keep original aspect ratio to No aspect ratio correction. I now have full zoom again

Strange, that is totally incorect

Hoborg: I tried ffdshow's subtitle engine again. On the plus side it is super configurable. On the other hand it displays the subs inside the actual video picture. If you have a widescreen TV you get black borders over and under the video picture when playing back 2.39:1 material. If you use the MPC engine the subs are placed slightly under the picture, making some use of the black space there.

Yes, and there is not (right now) solution for that. It only happend if DXVA + subtitles is in use. Move subtitles "under" the movie requaired postprocessing, but postprocessing broke DXVA.
Or use MPC-HC subtitle engine in MePo.

Choice is your

Another SAF SVN out...

 

[Jocker_Boy]

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

Hey hoborg, i see that DTS is disable in this release.
But when i play a movie with DTS sound, and i have checked DTS in FFDshow audio, i do not have sound, but if i disable DTS, the receiver show Doldy Digital. Is this correct?
And very strange is that, in MPC works perfect DTS passthrough when enable in FFDshow.

 

[hoborg]

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

... but if i disable DTS, the receiver show Doldy Digital. Is this correct?

Yes.
DTS is decoded and reencoded to AC-3 then passthrough (like any other audio formats with 5.1 audio).
This seems to be most compatible option, should works on all recievers.

 

[Jocker_Boy]

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

... but if i disable DTS, the receiver show Doldy Digital. Is this correct?

Yes.
DTS is decoded and reencoded to AC-3 then passthrough (like any other audio formats with 5.1 audio).
This seems to be most compatible option, should works on all recievers.

Ok. But this is a problem with FFdshow audio, right? newer versions should have this problem correct?
And another question, why i have to use the patch you indicate in the first page to have subtitles and audio change? In SAF 4.00 i don't need the patch.

 

[hoborg]

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

Ok. But this is a problem with FFdshow audio, right? newer versions should have this problem correct?

No idea. I read somewhere that unchecking "connect as PCM first" in FFDshow fixed some DTS passthrough problems, so you can try this too.

And another question, why i have to use the patch you indicate in the first page to have subtitles and audio change? In SAF 4.00 i don't need the patch.

Becouse MPC-HC splitters are not suported by MePo right now (i think it is just question of time when the patch will be integrated in to MePo).

 

[Jocker_Boy]

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

Ok. But this is a problem with FFdshow audio, right? newer versions should have this problem correct?

No idea. I read somewhere that unchecking "connect as PCM first" in FFDshow fixed some DTS passthrough problems, so you can try this too.

And another question, why i have to use the patch you indicate in the first page to have subtitles and audio change? In SAF 4.00 i don't need the patch.

Becouse MPC-HC splitters are not suported by MePo right now (i think it is just question of time when the patch will be integrated in to MePo).

Thanks. I can only try next weekend, when i'm near to my HTPC. If someone can try the DTS problem, it would be great to see if it works.

Maybe in next realese of MePo the patch will be integrated, i hope. The problem with the subtitles also occured when trying to use FFDshow subtitle engine, the problem in the same? Because, when i apply the patch i only can get subtitles by MePo subtitle engine, i never coud get subtitle by FFdshow subtitle engine.

Very thanks once more

 

[Thor2605]

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

Do I need in SAF5 with MP 1.1 RC2 the postprocessing for passthrough?

 

[hoborg]

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

Do I need in SAF5 with MP 1.1 RC2 the postprocessing for passthrough?

Try to play video with at last 5.1 AAC/FLAC and see yourself.