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<blockquote data-quote="Bear84" data-source="post: 89573" data-attributes="member: 26624">Hi, I'm new to this forum and I have been using MP for just over a week now. I am waiting for my DVB-C card to be delivered, and in the meantime, I'm trying to get MP to run smoothly for DivX and DVD playback.I have been trying to get upscaling for DVD's to work (using Kevon27's method) but I'm getting strange results.I configured ffdshow like Kevon described (also tried the configuration from the guide at HTPCnews.com ) and I'm getting great results when playing DivX/XviD. Bright and sharp picture like never before!But here's the catch. When I use ffdshow to process the image from DVD playback, the aspect ratios get all mixed up in mediaportal. I'm using the DScaler MPEG decoder, and I have enabled the &quot;ffdshow MPEG-4 decoder&quot;-filter.To illustrate the problem: I've got the Kill Bill Vol.2 DVD. This movie has a 2.35:1 aspect ratio. When ffdshow gets involved, the following appears in the OSD:Input Size: 704X480Output size: 1440X960 (the resolution I specified)But now the movie is changed to an 1.46:1 aspect ratio. So I thought I did something wrong, but even when I turn off all filters (including &quot;Resize and Aspect&quot;) the same problem occurs.When I disable the ffdshow MPEG-4 Decoder filter, everything is OK, except the image quality of course...Can someone explain what I'm doing wrong?Software I use:MediaPortal 0.2.1.0DScaler MPEG2 Video Decoderffdshow-20051115, all settings are as described by Kevon27, and I also use the Sharpen filter).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bear84, post: 89573, member: 26624"] Hi, I'm new to this forum and I have been using MP for just over a week now. I am waiting for my DVB-C card to be delivered, and in the meantime, I'm trying to get MP to run smoothly for DivX and DVD playback. I have been trying to get upscaling for DVD's to work (using Kevon27's method) but I'm getting strange results. I configured ffdshow like Kevon described (also tried the configuration from the guide at HTPCnews.com ) and I'm getting great results when playing DivX/XviD. Bright and sharp picture like never before! But here's the catch. When I use ffdshow to process the image from DVD playback, the aspect ratios get all mixed up in mediaportal. I'm using the DScaler MPEG decoder, and I have enabled the "ffdshow MPEG-4 decoder"-filter. To illustrate the problem: I've got the Kill Bill Vol.2 DVD. This movie has a 2.35:1 aspect ratio. When ffdshow gets involved, the following appears in the OSD: Input Size: 704X480 Output size: 1440X960 (the resolution I specified) But now the movie is changed to an 1.46:1 aspect ratio. So I thought I did something wrong, but even when I turn off all filters (including "Resize and Aspect") the same problem occurs. When I disable the ffdshow MPEG-4 Decoder filter, everything is OK, except the image quality of course... Can someone explain what I'm doing wrong? Software I use: MediaPortal 0.2.1.0 DScaler MPEG2 Video Decoder ffdshow-20051115, all settings are as described by Kevon27, and I also use the Sharpen filter). [/QUOTE]

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