Video playback issue, survives OS reinstallation (1 Viewer)

[JackRackham]

TV-Server Version: N/A
MediaPortal Version: 1.0 RC2
MediaPortal Skin: BlueTwo
Windows Version: XP Professional SP3
CPU Type: Intel Pentium 4 @ 2600 MHz
HDD: Maxtor 80Gb
Memory: 2 x 512Mb DDR-SDRAM PC3200
Motherboard: ASRock P4i65G
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 4000
Video Card Driver: nVidia ForceWare 93.71
Sound Card: Onboard C-Media 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) AC'97 Audio Controller
Sound Card AC3: N/A
Sound Card Driver: UDA049_build02(Logo49.1_Standard)
1. TV Card: Twinhan DTV Miniter (3020C)
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T
1. TV Card Driver: 1.2.3.8
2. TV Card: N/A
2. TV Card Type: N/A
2. TV Card Driver: N/A
3. TV Card: N/A
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver: N/A
4. TV Card: N/A
4. TV Card Type: N/A
4. TV Card Driver: N/A
MPEG2 Video Codec: nVidia PureVideo Decoder Platinum 1.02-223
MPEG2 Audio Codec: nVidia PureVideo Decoder Platinum 1.02-223
h.264 Video Codec: ffdshow tryouts beta5 rev2033 20080705
Satelite/CableTV Provider: N/A
HTPC Case: Unknown MicroATX case
Cooling: Standard OEM + 2 60mm silent fans for the case
Power Supply: Unknown 300W
Remote: Microsoft MCE Remote
TV: Philips
TV - HTPC Connection: S-Video (to TV Scart)

Hello everybody, I hope someone can help me!

I have a fresh install of Windows XP with Service Pack 3, italian language (official MSDN iso image, legit serial number). Right after I installed the official drivers and softwares for my hardware and then I run Microsoft Update until I have nothing else to download.
Everything runs fine and all hardware is working. At this point I usually make a Ghost image!

After this, I manually install "Parser MSXML 6.0" and also "Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package", both required by MediaPortal setup and both download from Microsoft website.

Then I install the codecs, ffdshow tryouts, Haali Media Splitter and VSFilter, using the default settings (according to Goose guide). On my MediaPortal machine, I usually install nVidia PureVideo Decoder to decode MPEG2 for DVD and TV (DVB-T). Note: my problem occurs even if I don't install the PureVideo decoder.

Finally I install the BDA-DVB hotfix and reboot.

At this point, everything runs fine. I can decode audio and video files from both local hard disk and from network shares. TV is also working with the manufactor software.

Then I install MediaPortal 1.0 RC2, and I find that I can't watch like half of my videos. When I press play the screen just make a couple of flicks and the video just doesn't start. But If I close MediaPortal and try to watch the same video with WMP11 it works without problems!

I never had playback issues with the previous MediaPortal versions and in example some of the same videos I watched with RC1, now I can't with RC2.

I'm pretty sure I did everything correct (and I also successfully did it in the past with previous MediaPortal versions!) but I'm getting so frustrated that maybe I can't see my own mistakes!

I tried to solve the problem by myself, I tried to reinstall everything from the start, I reinstalled XP like 5 or 6 times, used several Ghost images, I tried to use different codecs on different XP installations. Nothing worked!

Can anyone of you guys take a look at my logs and see if there's something wrong?

Thanks in advance!
VinceVega

 

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2008-08-12 16.58.14.078125 [Info.][MPMain]: VideoPlayerVMR9: could not connect Vobsub's input video pin...

could you please uninstall the "VSFilter" and try again?

 

[JackRackham]

2008-08-12 16.58.14.078125 [Info.][MPMain]: VideoPlayerVMR9: could not connect Vobsub's input video pin...

could you please uninstall the "VSFilter" and try again?

Hi... it actually works! After days, it's a breath of fresh air!
I did a quick test with the "problematic" videos and now they play just fine!
But I can't live without subtitles! Any workaround for this issue? A different version of VSFilter? Some settings I messed up?
I'm going offline for a couple days (I'm changing ISP) but hopefully I will read email on my cell phone.
Thanks a lot for your help, I really appreciated it!
Please, let me know!
Bye
VV.

 

[infinite.loop]

2008-08-12 16.58.14.078125 [Info.][MPMain]: VideoPlayerVMR9: could not connect Vobsub's input video pin...

could you please uninstall the "VSFilter" and try again?

Hi... it actually works! After days, it's a breath of fresh air!
I did a quick test with the "problematic" videos and now they play just fine!
But I can't live without subtitles! Any workaround for this issue? A different version of VSFilter? Some settings I messed up?
I'm going offline for a couple days (I'm changing ISP) but hopefully I will read email on my cell phone.
Thanks a lot for your help, I really appreciated it!
Please, let me know!
Bye
VV.

i do not use VSFilter, so i am not sure why it breaks the graphbuilding.

does it work when you play the file in WindowsMediaPlayer?
or is it not even "loaded" there? means no subtitles.

 

[JackRackham]

i do not use VSFilter, so i am not sure why it breaks the graphbuilding.

does it work when you play the file in WindowsMediaPlayer?
or is it not even "loaded" there? means no subtitles.

Hi!
Yes, when I play the video in Windows Media Player it work correctly with VSFilter.
Also it plays well with Media Player Classic and Zoom Player (from local and remote shares).

I also tried an alternative Windows setup using CCCP Codec Pack (ffdshow, Haali and VSFilter in a single setup kit) and the issue is still present.

I never had this issues with MediaPortal before and since I can replicate the problem after formatting and reinstalling the OS and even with different versions of VSFilter we should now start to consider this issue as a bug?

I will be back online with the new ISP in a couple days!
Thanks a lot for all the help!
--
JackRackham

 

[seco]

Are you using VSFilter 2.38 ?

I had the same problem when I had

1. Haali Media Splitter settings: Autoload VSFilter: YES and

2. MP Configuration -> Movies -> Post processing: DirectVobSubFilter enabled

So, in order to play movies with embedded subtitles and external subtitles I have:

1. Haali Media Splitter settings: Autoload VSFilter: NO and
2. MP Configuration -> Movies -> Post processing: DirectVobSubFilter enabled (no autoloading-version!)

With these settings everything works fine.

 

[JackRackham]

Hi all, I'm back online!

Are you using VSFilter 2.38 ?

Nope, I'm using 2.37. Can't find a setup package for 2.38, just a dll

I had the same problem when I had
1. Haali Media Splitter settings: Autoload VSFilter: YES and
2. MP Configuration -> Movies -> Post processing: DirectVobSubFilter enabled
So, in order to play movies with embedded subtitles and external subtitles I have:
1. Haali Media Splitter settings: Autoload VSFilter: NO and
2. MP Configuration -> Movies -> Post processing: DirectVobSubFilter enabled (no autoloading-version!)
With these settings everything works fine.

After reading your message I did some tests, and now I have a stable and fully working MediaPortal with latest nightly build!
The issue was probably my fault, I was messing up something with the VSFilter. As I said in the first message I didn't see my own mistakes! It's really strange, I did it so many times and it always worked fine, can't understand how it did happen this time! :|

Thanks a lot for your help, you pointed me in the right direction, many many thanks!!! And many thanks also to everybody else on this thread!

I also want to rise a sorry-sign :sorry: for opening a thread wich wasn't really bug-related!
Bye!!!
--
JackRackham

 

[mma02]

Hi guys,
i'm experiencing the exact problem and i didn't understand the solution (using the vsfilter not auto loading version)

i have selected the vsfilter plugin and checked the "always load" setting at the general tab.
when i open the context menu of a playing video, i'm not getting the "subtitle" entry.

can some one fill me in?

thanks