Vista and EVR support (2 Viewers)

[spuck]

logs, please. (mediaportal.log and vmr9.log)

edit: did you replace core.dll and dshowlib.dll with the version from above zip file too, or did you only replace dshowhelper.dll? because you will need all 3 files for it to work.

Yeah I used core dshowlib and the new dshowhelper.

I have no idea how to get logs, I've searched my hard drive but there is nothing. :/
Tried different log levels in config but maybe that has nothing to do with that.

btw I'm on a new vista and mediaportal install.. I'm gonna go search the forums to see what I can do to get the log files..

 

[Eabin]

The logs should be in your C:\Program Files\Team Mediaportal\Mediaportal\Log directory.
If they are not there, there is chance they are somewhere under the hidden directory c:\ProgramData.

 

[Frodo]

NICE!
I would love EVR support in MP, but didnt found time yet to add it

please post a .zip file containing all new & modified source code files
so i can compile it myself and check out how you did it

Frodo

 

[Eabin]

Hi Eabin,

If you want to add this to MP main, I would suggest making it an option in the config under filter control. I've already added a bunch of VMR9 settings there. It would be the logical place to choose a renderer.

ok, i added a new tree-node called enhanced video renderer, with one checkbox in it. this checkbox disables or enables the EVR. it works, but maybe it would be more intuitive to have a radio-box somewhere to chose between VMR9 and EVR? otoh, in the future VMR9 should not be used on Vista anyway, so maybe I can get away with the slightly un-intuitive configuration option for the time being

technically speeking, the option translates to 3 or so if statements in the class VMR9Util, which decide between calling VMR9Init() resp. -Deinit() and EVRInit() / EVRDeinit(). i hope this is acceptable for you developers. if so - should i add the changed files to the SF.net tracker?

edit: @frodo: here you go. i hope i added everything to the zip files.
you will need the following libraries in you VC++ project: strmbase.lib winmm.lib comsupp.lib dxguid.lib d3d9.lib d3dx9.lib mfuuid.lib dxva2.lib evr.lib mf.lib

for those interested: most of the work has gone into building the EVRCustomPresenter from the MSDN documentation (i still don't understand why they cannot simply put a working example on their site. but then, maybe this wouldn't be GPL-compatible anyway). it is still not complete, there needs to be more error-checking, and better intelligence/flexibility in creating the Direct3D Surfaces from available media types. The presentation scheduler could use some love too.

 

[Frodo]

Cool
Your source in in svn now,
but please continue working on it;-)
and gimme the updates so i can update svn

 

[nst6563]

just tried the latest SVN with the EVR support. Love it. Not a single problem so far (and I'm most of the way through The 5th Element). Picture looks clearer than before...seems to have more contrast. Blacks seem blacker than before, picture just seems to stand out more. But then again...maybe it's just pseudo effect and I think I see a better picture since it's using better tech...but either way...I like the results even if they are just in my head

 

[scythelt]

Can EVR be used in XP?

 

[Frodo]

Can EVR be used in XP?

I dont think so.
The EVR depends on a few dlls which are only present in vista
- mf.dll
- evr.dll
- dxva2.dll

 

[Laban]

I get a black screen in some movies. The sound is working though.

 

[spuck]

Tried the version from svn myself and it works!
Sometimes I get black screen like Laban said but you just have to start the movie again and it works. Hmm.. not always though, sometimes it fucks up the skin and MP becomes slow and unresponsive. Think it happened when I switched around a few movies.

Still can't seem to get any logs though. Don't even have a Log folder in my MP dir.
Anyway great work.