Which Codec option and why? (3 Viewers)

[winterescape]

Looking to better understand which codec option most are using and why

I am running SAF 4.19 on Win XP SP3

 

[nfox]

SAF 4.00 Final - cos it works

 

[tourettes]

Just separate codecs since all codec packs are evil

 

[te3hpurp]

Using Win 7 built-in for everything, except some extra to get Onlibevideos to work.

Br,

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Using Win 7 built-in for everything,

ditto + haali of course

Still would recommend shark007 codecs for any OS prior to win7, or to cover a lot more formats which I do not need in Win7.

Just too easy to use, and integrates correctly into windows, even MCE if you wish, also has repaired many a users foobar'd system

 

[winterescape]

Using Win 7 built-in for everything,

ditto + haali of course

Still would recommend shark007 codecs for any OS prior to win7, or to cover a lot more formats which I do not need in Win7.

Just too easy to use, and integrates correctly into windows, even MCE if you wish, also has repaired many a users foobar'd system

Is there a thread or reference on how you would configure the shark pack with MP? MP config selections? Or are all the default settings appropriate?

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Is there a thread or reference on how you would configure the shark pack with MP? MP config selections? Or are all the default settings appropriate?

Not really you chose which codec is active for lets say h.264, you can chose to keep default ffdshow with multithreading, or use FFDShow dxva, MPC-HC, Divx, or CoreAVC if installed, and of course if Win7 the M$ codec, this makes only that codec available to chose from in MP config, which is good as no conflicts happen

It's one of those things I have just used since reading some of his post about codecs way back when on the MS forums, and everything he said made sense, so when he started the Vista codec pack (and I was on xp at the time) and everything just worked.

 

[drealit]

It also depends on what you're using for hardware; for instance I have an i3 530 + H55 based HTPC. Intel's chipset/drivers DO NOT play nicely with anything that is MPC based (which includes FFDShow). Look here at my MPC geared PQ comparison between an ATI based (hd 4890) screenshot vs. an Intel based (Intel HD Graphics on i3 530) one: Index of /hosting/i3. There's a clear difference in quality between the 2 screenshots... quite unfortunate. So I am forced to use a PowerDVD/Arcsoft combo for playback. PDVD 10 for AVC based sources and Arcsoft for VC-1. This is not ideal at all because both of these decoders have their own issues, PDVD for one is terrible at seeking. It was so much easier before when I was just using a MPC based setup (SAF 4).

I've even been drawn so far as to consider putting in an ATI based 5xxx card which completely neglects the point of getting my i3 setup in the first place.

Annnyyyyway, experiment with the various methods and options available and see what works best with your setup (there will be plenty of recommendations).

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Intel, SIS and a couple of other more obscure manufacturers, currently cannot compare to either Nvidia or ATI, gpu wise, even with intels might, they have not got a great gpu for end users, pretty surprised they have never tried taking over nvidia

 

[drealit]

The problem with Intel is that they just don't care about the little things end users are complaining about. For instance the 24p bug has been prominent in all Intel drivers to date yet they seem to have no intention of fixing it (basically ignoring its existence at this point). Their drivers allow you to choose 23hz or 24hz.... there's no option for 23.976hz which is what I and many other users need. This along with inconsistent issues with black levels between driver versions, the 3 sec. stutter everyone mentions if the energy saving options are turned on, and the crappy PQ I get when using MPC are really making me regret this setup (I love the amount of bang for buck I got with it though in a low profile enclosure). It's absolutely ridiculous.