overlay problems with h.264

[lektroluv]

I have a LCD TV connected to my computer together with my normal screen (both dvi).
Obvioulsy I use my tv to watch movies etc, but I'm having problems getting the picture of some h.264 encoded movies onto my TV. I don't have any problems with movies using ffdshow, the picture just follows wherever I drag MP (or whatever other player I use), but the movies using i.e purevideo (only h.264. DVD's work fine) will only show on my main display.

I am actually able to see the video on my tv if I set "full screen device" to "auto-select" (nvidia properties), but then it turns full screen on my main screen also, which I don't want.

As I said, this only happens to a few h.264 encoded movies.

Hope someone can help me! :)


My setup:

Windows XP HE
CCCP codec pack
Purevideo bronze
Nvidia 7600GS (91.31 drivers)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

[Sirber]

use ffdshow to decode h264

[lektroluv]

use ffdshow to decode h264

I guess some of my HD movies aren't encoded with h.264, since it's using another codec, VMVideo decoder DMO(?). What kind of codec is that and how do I make i.e ffdshow override that codec?

And it seems like Purevideo is overriding ffdshow to decode h.264, since it's being used even though h.264 is enabled in ffdshow. Is there any way I can temperarily disable (or something) Purevideo? I use it for dvd's, so I don't really want to uninstall it.

Is there a difference in quality between Purevideo and ffdshow?

[Sirber]

if you use MPC (gabest Media Player Classic) and set it to overlay, everything will tvout perfectly.

[lektroluv]

if you use MPC (gabest Media Player Classic) and set it to overlay, everything will tvout perfectly.


And am, but it doesn't.. :(
Most movies work just fine. It's just the ones who use "VMVideo decoder DMO" and purevideo (except dvds) that won't work on my TV.

(I assume you mean "overlay mixer"?)

[Theliel]

And am, but it doesn't.. :(
Most movies work just fine. It's just the ones who use "VMVideo decoder DMO" and purevideo (except dvds) that won't work on my TV.

(I assume you mean "overlay mixer"?)

Yes, overlay have problems with multimonitor, use VMR.
you can force VMR in Nvidia display if you doing this register modification:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\NVIDIA Corporation\Global\NVTweak]

new Dword: NVCplShowEnableVMR
and set to 1

new option appear in control panel under overlay control. if you set VRM, should force VMR instead overlay.

you can use MPC or ZP too, and force VMR9 windowless.

[lektroluv]

Yes, overlay have problems with multimonitor, use VMR.
you can force VMR in Nvidia display if you doing this register modification:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\NVIDIA Corporation\Global\NVTweak]

new Dword: NVCplShowEnableVMR
and set to 1

new option appear in control panel under overlay control. if you set VRM, should force VMR instead overlay.

you can use MPC or ZP too, and force VMR9 windowless.


Thank you very much!
That did the trick!

:thanks: