I apologize in advance if this is not the correct place to ask for help with my current issue. It does however seem to be a codec issue...
I recently reformatted and reinstalled a fresh copy of Vista Home Premium. All updates have been applied (including SP1). The only codecs I have installed is FFDShow Tryouts Beta 6 (12/21/08). All of my media is ripped either movie only or tv show only from the original disc using AnyDVD and CloneCD. It should probably also be noted that I am using the Arcsoft TMT 2 for BluRay playback.
The problem that I am having is intermittent tearing in the top 1/4 of the screen on all of my media except BD. I assume because that is using the TMT player and it's own set of codecs?
Anything that I have tried thus far has not made a difference. I have been reading the forums and googling for the past couple weeks or more trying to find a solution. I have yet to find a solution or hardly any useful information at all regarding this issue. Most anything that I can find relates to VMR9 and that EVR should fix this...problem is I AM using EVR.
On a previous installation, I used the DIVX pack with AC3 and had no issues. I read so many good things about FFDShow that I wanted to give it a try. I also like all the possibilities that it offers...and that it's open source.
I am more than happy to provide ANY information that could assist anyone in helping me get to this bottom of this issue. I'm willing to try just about anything as a means of troubleshooting. I'd rather not screw with different codecs unless absolutely necessary as we all know that can be HTPC suicide. I really don't want to reformat again...I've spent a LOT of time setting everything up. Everything else is perfect but this tearing is driving me nuts!!
Thanks in advance =)
TV-Server Version:
MediaPortal Version: 1.0.1
MediaPortal Skin: MediaStream .16
Windows Version: Vista Home Premium SP1 32-bit
CPU Type: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Black @ 3.2GHz
HDD: 2x Seagate Barracuda 1.5-TB, 1x WD VelociRaptor 150GB
Memory: 4GB
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H (rev.1.0)
Video Card: IGP
Video Card Driver: Catalyst 9.4
Sound Card:
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card:
1. TV Card Type:
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: FFDShow
MPEG2 Audio Codec: FFDShow
h.264 Video Codec: FFDShow
Satelite/CableTV Provider: DishNetwork
HTPC Case: nMediaPC HTPC6000B
Cooling:
Power Supply: Corsair TX650
Remote: Universal Remote Control MX880
TV: Pioneer Elite 50" Plasma
TV - HTPC Connection: Sub-D
I recently reformatted and reinstalled a fresh copy of Vista Home Premium. All updates have been applied (including SP1). The only codecs I have installed is FFDShow Tryouts Beta 6 (12/21/08). All of my media is ripped either movie only or tv show only from the original disc using AnyDVD and CloneCD. It should probably also be noted that I am using the Arcsoft TMT 2 for BluRay playback.
The problem that I am having is intermittent tearing in the top 1/4 of the screen on all of my media except BD. I assume because that is using the TMT player and it's own set of codecs?
Anything that I have tried thus far has not made a difference. I have been reading the forums and googling for the past couple weeks or more trying to find a solution. I have yet to find a solution or hardly any useful information at all regarding this issue. Most anything that I can find relates to VMR9 and that EVR should fix this...problem is I AM using EVR.
On a previous installation, I used the DIVX pack with AC3 and had no issues. I read so many good things about FFDShow that I wanted to give it a try. I also like all the possibilities that it offers...and that it's open source.
I am more than happy to provide ANY information that could assist anyone in helping me get to this bottom of this issue. I'm willing to try just about anything as a means of troubleshooting. I'd rather not screw with different codecs unless absolutely necessary as we all know that can be HTPC suicide. I really don't want to reformat again...I've spent a LOT of time setting everything up. Everything else is perfect but this tearing is driving me nuts!!
Thanks in advance =)
TV-Server Version:
MediaPortal Version: 1.0.1
MediaPortal Skin: MediaStream .16
Windows Version: Vista Home Premium SP1 32-bit
CPU Type: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Black @ 3.2GHz
HDD: 2x Seagate Barracuda 1.5-TB, 1x WD VelociRaptor 150GB
Memory: 4GB
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H (rev.1.0)
Video Card: IGP
Video Card Driver: Catalyst 9.4
Sound Card:
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card:
1. TV Card Type:
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: FFDShow
MPEG2 Audio Codec: FFDShow
h.264 Video Codec: FFDShow
Satelite/CableTV Provider: DishNetwork
HTPC Case: nMediaPC HTPC6000B
Cooling:
Power Supply: Corsair TX650
Remote: Universal Remote Control MX880
TV: Pioneer Elite 50" Plasma
TV - HTPC Connection: Sub-D