Volume issue (1 Viewer)

[stefanbaar]

MediaPortal Version: 1.1 beta
MediaPortal Skin: blue3 wide
Windows Version: Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Type: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6750 @ 2.66GHz
HDD: SAMSUNG HD501LJ 500GB
Memory: 4GB
Motherboard: Asus P5k SE
Video Card: ASUS EAH2400
Video Card Driver: latest
Sound Card: HDA XPLOSION 7.1 DTS CONNECT
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver: latest
1. TV Card: Hauppauge HVR1300
1. TV Card Type: analog, DVB-T
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: microsoft dtv-dvd
MPEG2 Audio Codec: ffdshow - latest
h.264 Video Codec: microsoft dtv-dvd
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case:
Cooling:
Power Supply:
Remote: MCE
TV:
TV - HTPC Connection:

Hi.

I have got a problem getting my htpc to turn volume up and down inside MP. My setup is a little special because i have got a HDA XPLOSION 7.1 DTS CONNECT wich is capable of hardware encoding dts or ac3 on the fly.

1 If I choose wave in mediaportal configuration nothing happens when i push vol + -. The only thing that happens is that I can see is that the slider in the win7 mixer for MP is moving up and down (see attached picture)

2 If I choose Master volume nothing happens at all when I push vol + -.

But I would very much like MP to control the digital output (see attached picture) becuse if I turn volume up and down manually on the "digitalt output" slider (see attached picture) it is working perfect. But should that one not be the master volume???

Is there a way to to get Mediaportal to control that particular volume slider? (wich should be the master volume I think)

PS. This has nothing to do with passthru. My soundcard is behaving like a regular analog soundcard. The only difference is that it is hardware encoding the sound to dts or ac3

 

[Micropolis]

Hi stefanbaar,
please try the plugin VolumeControl to control your windows master volume. A link can be found in my footer.

Cheers, Micropolis ;-)

 

[stefanbaar]

Hello

I did try it. But I could not find any setting where I could choose what volume I would like to control.. How is that possible?

- Stefan

 

[Micropolis]

Hi stefanbaar,
place 2 (or 3) buttons to control your master volume into your volumecontrol.xml, the code looks like this:

<!-- *** Volume Up Button *** -->
<control>
<type>button</type>
<id>3</id>
<posX>271</posX>
<posY>375</posY>
<width>30</width>
<height>40</height>
<textureFocus>osd_volume_up_focus.png</textureFocus>
<textureNoFocus>osd_volume_up_nofocus.png</textureNoFocus>
</control>

<!-- *** Mute Button *** -->
<control>
<type>button</type>
<id>5</id>
<posX>316</posX>
<posY>375</posY>
<width>30</width>
<height>40</height>
<textureFocus>osd_mute_focus.png</textureFocus>
<textureNoFocus>osd_mute_nofocus.png</textureNoFocus>
</control>

<!-- *** Volume Down Button *** -->
<control>
<type>button</type>
<id>4</id>
<posX>360</posX>
<posY>375</posY>
<width>30</width>
<height>40</height>
<textureFocus>osd_volume_down_focus.png</textureFocus>
<textureNoFocus>osd_volume_down_nofocus.png</textureNoFocus>
</control>

This is an example, it is only important to set the ID inside the <id>-tag correctly. Actually I don't know, which skin you use, so I cannot help you more.

Cheers, Micropolis ;-)

 

[stefanbaar]

Thanks. I will try that

 

[kiwijunglist]

if you use digital pass through then the system (windows or mediaportal) can not control the volume, you must use the AV receiver

EDIT: Sorry missread your post i see you are using reencoding the stream. There is a program called volume tracker for XP/MCE where you can tie the WAV/SPDIF volume to the MASTER volume so they change together. I'm sure there is a similar app/setting to tie the digital and wav/master together for Win7