Suttering video while recording (1 Viewer)

[ruister]

MediaPortal Version: 0.2.2
MediaPortal Skin: default wide (forgot name)
Windows Version: XP SP2
CPU Type: AMD +3500
HDD: 2 * 200GB
Memory: 1GB
Motherboard: ECS 482m
Motherboard Chipset: ATI
Motherboard Bios: ?
Video Card: ATI X300 built into MLB
Video Card Driver: newest
Sound Card: built in
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: ADS Tech PCI (hardware encoding)
1. TV Card Type: AVERMedia A180 HD (not being used)
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec: ATI
MPEG2 Audio Codec: ATI
Satelite/CableTV ProviderirecTV
HTPC Case: Ahanix
Cooling:
Power Supply:350W
Remote: firefly
TV:
TV - HTPC Connection:s-video

Hi,

My video stutters and jumps around if I record a program while watching, this problem has only shown up after upgrading to MP 0.2.2 from 0.2.1. I look at the logs and something funky shows up

007-01-31 22:46:40.890625 [Info.][7]: planescene: PresentSurface() frame:0 enabled:True allowed:False 720x540
2007-01-31 22:46:40.906250 [Info.][7]: planescene: PresentSurface() frame:1 enabled:True allowed:False 720x540
2007-01-31 22:46:40.906250 [Info.][MPMain]: VMR9Helper: repaint->playing 2

I have set my system resolution to 720X480 (NTSC) right? so is this the problem? and can I fix it.

On a different issue, isn't s-video supposed to have higher resolution than stand NTSC broadcast resolution???

Thanks,
-Rui

PS: other than this problem, 0.2.2 has been a great improvement
pps: for those looking for a cheap encoder card the ADS tech TV deluxe is not too bad...a bit touchy and getting the right image quality can be a pain.

 

[WeBoat]

Any fix for this? I'm having the same problem

 

[ruister]

Hi,

Not that anyone here has bothered to reply - forums for support are a hit or miss affair. Some forums there are people who reply, others like this one....it can take months.

Anyway enough with my ranting. There is something screwed up with the video playback, and when record and watching at the same it acts like it is playing 2 video streams at the same time and it doubles the processor load leading to the stuttering.
My guess is that it is trying to play the video that is being recorded at the same time as it plays the video stream coming from the video capture board.
My work around is, I hit the stop key (I forget which key on the keyboard) on my remote and it stops the video playback and it just plays the live video stream and the stuttering stops.

-Rui

 

[diehard2]

Hi ruister, I'm sorry I can't be the calvary here. That error message means the renderer is struggling to keep up. Some people just get stuttering and we can't explain it. We also can't really help if you don't attach the full logs. So, please cause the condition, note the time you start to see the stuttering, and let it go for at least a couple of minutes. Please see my post https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/tv_stuttering_troubleshooting-t19084.html?p=129264#post129264
for possible stuttering solutions and troubleshooting. The big thing to check here is the total CPU. I'll let you know if I see something in your logs. Also, try the latest svn. There have been updates to that area of the code, and there will continue to be. Good luck.