WMV (VC-1) Codec choice on Win7 64bit (1 Viewer)

[CHBMB]

MediaPortal Version: 1.1.1
MediaPortal Skin: StreamedMP
Windows Version: Windows 7 64Bit
CPU Type: Intel i3 530
HDD: OCZ 60GB SSD, Samsung 500GB 2.5 inch
Memory: Corsair 4GB DDR3
Motherboard: MSI P55A-G5
Video Card: ATI HD5670 1GB
Video Card Driver: Catalyst 10.10
Sound Card: HDMI Passthrough
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver: ATI HDMI 2.51
1. TV Card: KWORLD PE355-2T
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T
1. TV Card Driver: V1.5.76
2. TV Card: PEAK DUAL DVB-T 221544AGPK
2. TV Card Type: DVB-T
2. TV Card Driver: Date 23/10/09
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: SAF 5.0
MPEG2 Audio Codec: SAF 5.0
h.264 Video Codec: SAF 5.0
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case: Zalman HD503
Cooling: Noctua NF-R8 80mm x2, Scythe Shuriken BIG
Power Supply: BeQuiet 600W Modular
Remote: Harmony One
TV: Onkyo 605 to AOC L32W551T
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI

Hi guys, Merry Christmas!

Would really appreciate some help on this one, trying to play the file spec as below, and just not able to achieve stutter-free playback, initially was using SAF v5 latest release (I think the 2nd of December 2010 release) but am I correct in thinking that the SAF codecs aren't able to play VC-1 files smoothly? This was a fresh install on a completely virginal Win7 64bit system.

Following that I uninstalled SAF codecs and tried Antipack and Shark007 codec packs, the Shark007 on the suggested settings. My hardware is as detailed above and I would really really appreciate some help as to where to go from here.

Currently have completely reinstalled Win7 and will be making a system restore before installing any other codecs so I can just start with a fresh system before any attempts to sort the problem out. Having tried to play it in WMP it seems to be fine but using MP with the Win7 codecs selected results in awful random stuttering.

Anybody got any suggestions I would be most grateful

Here's the file I'm trying to play!

All the best

Neil
Once again - Merry Christmas to all the fellow Mediaportalers!
Format : Windows Media
File size : 4.00 GiB
Duration : 52mn 1s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 11.0 Mbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 14.8 Mbps
Encoded date : UTC 2007-10-24 16:59:51.792 / UTC 2105-12-27 11:52:32
MediaFoundationVersion : 2.112

Video
ID : 2
Format : VC-1
Format profile : AP@L3
Codec ID : WVC1
Codec ID/Hint : Microsoft
Description of the codec : Windows Media Video 9 Advanced Profile
Duration : 52mn 1s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 10.2 Mbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.460
Stream size : 3.70 GiB (92%)
Language : English (US)

Audio
ID : 1
Format : WMA
Format profile : Pro
Codec ID : 162
Codec ID/Info : Windows Media Audio
Description of the codec : Windows Media Audio 10 Professional - 768 kbps, 48 kHz, 5.1 channel 24 bit 1-pass CBR
Duration : 52mn 1s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 768 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 24 bits
Stream size : 286 MiB (7%)
Language : English (US)

 

[hoborg]

Hi.
You should not have any problem to play VC-1 progresive using latest SAF5, only interlaced VC-1 is not supported.

WMP should use MediaFoundation instead of DirectShow to play *.WMV formats.

If you can post small video smaple, i will test it.

 

[CHBMB]

Thanks Hoborg,

Have tried a completely fresh MePo and Win7 64bit install.

Have attached my log files and a screenshot of graphstudio.

How do I make a small video sample to post to you?


Cheers

Neil

 

[hoborg]

Thanks Hoborg,

Have tried a completely fresh MePo and Win7 64bit install.

Have attached my log files and a screenshot of graphstudio.

How do I make a small video sample to post to you?


Cheers

Neil

By some reason, FFDshow DxVA decoder is not in use, without sample i cannot say why, rest (graph) is OK.

BTW, you have some crashes in MePo, maybe some plugin doesnot work correctly, you should look on it.

 

[CHBMB]

Not gettting any errors in Filmerit or DXVA Checker.
Could it have anything to do with ATI Catalyst? I installed it with all the default options.
Can you recommend a program to make a small sample for you Hoborg?

Much appreciate the help.

 

[hoborg]

Not gettting any errors in Filmerit or DXVA Checker.
Could it have anything to do with ATI Catalyst? I installed it with all the default options.
Can you recommend a program to make a small sample for you Hoborg?

Much appreciate the help.

The MePo problem is not connected to WMV playback - "MiniDisplay plugin problem"?

From your LOG:

2010-12-21 09:17:00.436392 [ERROR][MPMain(1)]: MiniDisplay:Error while loading driver C:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Plugins\process\LCDDrivers\LCD2USB.dll: Unable to load DLL 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Plugins\process\LCDDrivers\LCD2USB.dll': The specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E)
2010-12-21 09:21:42.102503 [ERROR][(29)]: render exception:System.InvalidOperationException: Collection was modified; enumeration operation may not execute.
   at System.Collections.ArrayList.ArrayListEnumeratorSimple.MoveNext()
   at MediaPortal.GUI.Library.GUIWindow.Render(Single timePassed)

WMV is MS "closed" format. I have zero experince with create/edit WMV files. Is not there any MS editor?

 

[CHBMB]

Right, I'm aware of the problem with minidisplay plugin, on my list of things to do!

Just going to try creating a sample for you to test, what sort of filesize do you want and how would you like me to send the sample to you.

Thank you Hoborg, you're a star!

 

[hoborg]

Right, I'm aware of the problem with minidisplay plugin, on my list of things to do!

Just going to try creating a sample for you to test, what sort of filesize do you want and how would you like me to send the sample to you.

Thank you Hoborg, you're a star!

Long enought to reproduce your issue.

Just let you known VC-1 format is "epic fail", only causing troubles...
You should get your video in h.264 format...

 

[tourettes]

Just let you known VC-1 format is "epic fail", only causing troubles...
You should get your video in h.264 format...

Fail or not but Blu-ray disks contain sometimes it as a encoding format - actually 1080i is better for sports and fast movement than 1080p since it has better movement tracking after being deinterlaced (48 fps vs 24 fps).

VC-1 itself migh be a epic fail, but in any case the VC-1i only is not that

 

[CHBMB]

Well the plot thickens...

Copied the file across to my HTPC and if I open it up in Graphstudio it's now using the ffdshow DXVA Video decoder, and is playing perfectly!

I normally stream from my WHS so I tried the original file streamed from my server. Stuttering returns, making me wonder if it's more of a network problem.

Anyone know any good tools to look at my network streaming side of things?

(Have already got demigrator.exe disabled so I know it's not that)