HuffYUV, DirectShowSource and filtergraph problem

[snappybane]

'Ello!

I'm currently having quite an issue decoding HuffYUV through DirectShowSource in AviSynth. The script is only one line, which is DirectShowSource("hfyu_hehe.avi") and nothing else.

When I try to 'play' the script in MPC I get the following error:
DirectShowSource: Could not open as video or audio
Video Returned: "DirectShowSource: the filter graph manager won't talk to me"

Alright, I run it through GraphEdit:
http://xs313.xs.to/xs313/07111/filterGraph.png

Plays without an issue. My guess is that ffdshow and AviSynth is having issues communicating with each other, how do I solve this little dispute? Or is this something else?

Thanks in advance!

[foxyshadis]

You have Avisynth 2.5.7? Lots of DSS changes in it. It also has a couple of new logging arguments, that you can use to post a debugging log here to give us more information.

[snappybane]

Ah of course, it never crossed my mind to check for a new Avisynth version. So I did just that, which seems to solve the problem.

Well, it also brought along a new one, but more simple, picture is "just" flipped. So be easy to iron out thought.

Oh, thanks for the tip btw.!

[Blue_MiSfit]

Good news.

However, you shouldn't really need to use DSS for HuffYUV. Why not just AVISource?

~MiSfit

[sillKotscha]

Why not just AVISource?

yes, exactly!!... it is the second time within the last two days I've read that people try, respectively advice others to open AVI's via DirectShowSource and not via AviSource - as it should be soo obvious due to the name itself...

additionally please do the following:

if ffdshow is installed and you insist on using directshowsource (and not avisource) than uncheck: video decoder configuration -> Output -> Allow output format changes during playback -> Connect to compatible filters only


that solves your problem...