video_ts playback -> black screen after stop (2 Viewers)

[flokel]

Issue solved for me after installing PowerDVD7
(had not yet configured MP Video section to use it)

As the graph shows EVR is now correctly used.

Consequently three questions arise:

• Why is Cyberlink codec used when MP Video config is set to use MPV ?
• Why does the combination EVR & MPV not work ?
• Why does the alternative combination VMR & MPV give a black screen after stoping playback ?

After desinstalling powerdvd the issue comes back.

 

[elliottmc]

Flo,

I have just seen a problem with MPV. If I play one TV recording with MPV, then next time I get a black screen, no video, just audio.

I'm pretty sure I have the renderer set to EVR (on Windows XP).

Could this be the same problem?

If MPV and EVR don't work together, this would be a real show-stopper since MPV is the default codec.

Mark

 

[chemelli]

did you install quartz.dll and evr.dll updates (I think those two are not on WindowsUpdate ):

An application that uses version 7 of the Video Mixing Renderer may crash when you pause video in Windows Vista
FIX: The video application crashes when you play a video if five or more monitors are attached to the computer

Simone

 

[infinite.loop]

Issue solved for me after installing PowerDVD7
(had not yet configured MP Video section to use it)

As the graph shows EVR is now correctly used.

Consequently three questions arise:

• Why is Cyberlink codec used when MP Video config is set to use MPV ?
• Why does the combination EVR & MPV not work ?
• Why does the alternative combination VMR & MPV give a black screen after stoping playback ?

the main question is, why does this all only occurs on your PC, and not on any of mine, when using the same sample dvd?
i do not even have PowerDVD installed on any PC's

also MP always uses the configured codecs here, i guess the "it does not use configured codec" issue you encounter might be releated to the "graph failed to build" logentry.
just a guess.

 

[chemelli]

the main question is, why does this all only occurs on your PC, and not on any of mine, when using the same sample dvd?
i do not even have PowerDVD installed on any PC's

but you have WinDVD iirc, so it may be related: with a DVD player installed the issue cannot be reproduced.
BTW, I have PDVD8 installed and cannot reproduce.

Simone

 

[flokel]

i-loop could you please attach graphs from your vista and xp machine
when video player is set to use MPV decoder ?

chemelli

thx will try these updates
would be nice if you could test with powerdvd uninstalled

 

[tourettes]

Consequently three questions arise:

[*]Why is Cyberlink codec used when MP Video config is set to use MPV ?

I guess yu were playing DVD folder? In that case the dvd settings are used (as the graph needs to be build to contain same filters as a real DVD playback).

[*]Why does the combination EVR & MPV not work ?

Are you using XP? At least EVR is not officially supported on that.

[*]Why does the alternative combination VMR & MPV give a black screen after stoping playback ?

No clue. Maybe the graph is not stopped and destroyed properly.

 

[flokel]

[*]Why is Cyberlink codec used when MP Video config is set to use MPV ?

I guess yu were playing DVD folder? In that case the dvd settings are used (as the graph needs to be build to contain same filters as a real DVD playback).

DVD section is configured the same as the video section (MPV).

[*]Why does the combination EVR & MPV not work ?

Are you using XP? At least EVR is not officially supported on that.

as stated on the previous page it's vista business sp1

 

[tourettes]

I guess yu were playing DVD folder? In that case the dvd settings are used (as the graph needs to be build to contain same filters as a real DVD playback).

DVD section is configured the same as the video section (MPV).

In that case most likely adding MPV to the graph fails or filters cannot be connected for some reason. Maybe MP renderes the graph then using highest merit filter from the system. Sorry, cannot remember who the actual code behaves.

Was the MPV filter in graph but unconnected?

 

[flokel]

With no codec but MPV installed,
MP uses it, but assumingly can't connect to EVR and therefore uses VMR instead
that works (playback), but gives black screen when stoping playback

With additionally PowerDVD installed
MP uses PowerDVD decoders (although not configured to use)
and everything works ok ( EVR is used and playback stops fine)

MPV filter was not unconnected in the graph (graps can be found in the zip files)