DiAVC decoder, yet another fast H.264 high profile decoder

[Emulgator]

Maybe this helps when bugfixing:
While having DiAVC 1.1.1 32bit working fine on a WinXPSP3,
another System of mine (Win7U64bit using MediaPlayerClassic 32bit, ffdshow 3305 32 bit
(+ ffdshow 64 bit for Veedub64/Avisynth64)
seems unable to use DiAVC 1.1.1 32bit.
After running the installer DiAVC is registered, but with a merit below ffdshow.
A: I used Win7DS FilterTweaker 3.3 to give DiAVC the "preferred" flag, but still MPC calls ffdshow for .264.
B: Manually setting "External filters" in MPC is not respected at all.
(Well, MPC was not made for Win7). Uses ffdshow here, even if is is blacklisted.
C: I found DiAVC Setting.exe 1.0.0.1 within this thread. (schweinsz, please make it "Stickie" in the first post!)
Ran this as Administrator, gave DiAVC a higher merit than ffdshow,
hit "Change Merit", "Set DefaultH.264 Decoder", but again, ffdshow is preferred by MPC.
When I call DiAVCSetting.exe again, for DiAVC the same lower merit from before (-4194303) comes up.
ffdshow is listed as having merit -8388607.
(How comes the merit is negative and 7-figured ? Wrong interpretation as signed integer ?
Should be 8-figured and positive)

[MythCreator]

On my Win7U64,DiAVC is just crashed.I tried MPC-HC,KMP,PotPlayer & MPlayer（32bit edition)，only MPlayer works fine,the others crashed immediately

[TheRyuu]

Originally Posted by schweinsz

I meet some trouble that I am not familar with, so I need several days to fix it.

So what's the current status on the fix? When can we expect an update?

[Superb]

@schweinsz: you should really start using VirtualBox to help yourself debug 64bits installations.

[NikosD]

Hello Schweinsz.
I'm trying to check out your bold statement "World's Fastest H.264 High-Definition Software Decoder"
I saw the comparison charts at your site and I think FFMpeg-mt is missing.
FFMpeg-mt is very fast nowdays and most of the times, faster than CoreAVC and DivX H.264 you publish at your site.
The fastest software decoder I know is Splash Pro by Mirillis.
Have you tried it?

How can I test your decoder ? The demo has expired.

I have a C2D-E7300 - Win 7 x64 system

Thank you

[Episodio1]

NIkosD, you know it's fastest cause you have made tests. Could you post your results?

[NikosD]

It's the only decoder capable of 60fps - steady framerate - in my system with the clip below - L4.2 1080p60fps

Sample:
http://rapidshare.com/files/41577731...sRef4.mts.html

I couldn't try DiAVC

[woah!]

Originally Posted by NikosD

It's the only decoder capable of 60fps - steady framerate - in my system with the clip below - L4.2 1080p60fps

Sample:
http://rapidshare.com/files/41577731...sRef4.mts.html

I couldn't try DiAVC

i have a video here at 4096 x 2304 and it is the only decoder i have that can play it smoothly at 24fps...

[Stephen R. Savage]

Claiming that ffmpeg is faster than Core, DivX, or DiAVC is absurd. For example, on a 720p video I have:

CoreAVC: 135 fps
DiAVC: 160 fps
ffmpeg-mt (ffdshow): 120 fps

[bob0r]

Maybe we should ask the MPEG-LA who may claim to be the fastest!

[NikosD]

Originally Posted by Stephen R. Savage

Claiming that ffmpeg is faster than Core, DivX, or DiAVC is absurd. For example, on a 720p video I have:

CoreAVC: 135 fps
DiAVC: 160 fps
ffmpeg-mt (ffdshow): 120 fps

You have to be more careful with your answers and with mine, too

I wrote "most of the times", not always.

So it depends on the clip and the CPU architecture.

DivX, CoreAVC, FFMpeg-mt are very close in terms of performance.

Splash Pro is faster than DivX, CoreAVC, FFMpeg-mt

DiAVC, I would like to test it.

[schweinsz]

Originally Posted by NikosD

Hello Schweinsz.
I'm trying to check out your bold statement "World's Fastest H.264 High-Definition Software Decoder"
I saw the comparison charts at your site and I think FFMpeg-mt is missing.
FFMpeg-mt is very fast nowdays and most of the times, faster than CoreAVC and DivX H.264 you publish at your site.
The fastest software decoder I know is Splash Pro by Mirillis.
Have you tried it?

How can I test your decoder ? The demo has expired.

I have a C2D-E7300 - Win 7 x64 system

Thank you

I ever tested the ffmpeg-mt this spring and found that is slower than the DivX and CoreAVC.
I am downloading the Splash Pro to test it.
When I fixed the current bug, I will publish a demo version and a retail version.

[NikosD]

Originally Posted by schweinsz

I ever tested the ffmpeg-mt this spring and found that is slower than the DivX and CoreAVC.
I am downloading the Splash Pro to test it.
When I fixed the current bug, I will publish a demo version and a retail version.

The easiest way to check out FFMpeg-mt, is by downloading FFDshow, because FFMpeg-mt is included.
The project is being updated a lot, so the spring version is probably outdated.
Looking forward to your Splash tests and DiAVC trial software of course.

[schweinsz]

Originally Posted by NikosD

The easiest way to check out FFMpeg-mt, is by downloading FFDshow, because FFMpeg-mt is included.
The project is being updated a lot, so the spring version is probably outdated.

I will download a new ffdshow to test it.

Originally Posted by NikosD

Looking forward to your Splash tests and DiAVC trial software of course.

It seems that the Splash AVC decoder is not a directshow-based solution so I can't test it using the timecodec or graphstudio.
I use the mirillis Splash Pro to play the "gold curse2.mkv", the one of my test set on Di-AVC.com, (I ever uploaded it to the multiupload , but I can't open the page now). I disable the deinterlace and hardware-accelerated video decoding, and find the playback was very sluggish and buggy. I saw green screen or strip and I am surprised that the CPU fullness is about 85%. While the DiAVC is used the playback is fluent but the CPU fullness is 95%. I hesitate that if the option "diaable hardware-accelerated video decoding" makes sense.

[NikosD]

Originally Posted by schweinsz

I will download a new ffdshow to test it.


It seems that the Splash AVC decoder is not a directshow-based solution so I can't test it using the timecodec or graphstudio.
I use the mirillis Splash Pro to play the "gold curse2.mkv", the one of my test set on Di-AVC.com, (I ever uploaded it to the multiupload , but I can't open the page now). I disable the deinterlace and hardware-accelerated video decoding, and find the playback was very sluggish and buggy. I saw green screen or strip and I am surprised that the CPU fullness is about 85%. While the DiAVC is used the playback is fluent but the CPU fullness is 95%. I hesitate that if the option "diaable hardware-accelerated video decoding" makes sense.

Yes indeed. Splash pro is not a DS based solution.
It is to diffcult to test it like the other decoders.
BTW, I don't use timecodec, graphstudio is way better.

But come on! Try another clip, not the one with green stripes. You can do better than this, I'm sure.

I would be grateful if you gave me a chance to try your decoder.

P.S I don't have any special preference to Splash Pro. The same is true for any other decoder. I keep the same distance from all.

[schweinsz]

Originally Posted by NikosD

Yes indeed. Splash pro is not a DS based solution.
It is to diffcult to test it like the other decoders.
BTW, I don't use timecodec, graphstudio is way better.

But come on! Try another clip, not the one with green stripes. You can do better than this, I'm sure.

I tried the kelly love fights.mp4 just now, and found the playback is still sluggish and seemed that many frames are dropped. But the CPU fullness is about 80%.

[NikosD]

Originally Posted by schweinsz

I tried the kelly love fights.mp4 just now, and found the playback is still sluggish and seemed that many frames are dropped. But the CPU fullness is about 80%.

Run FRAPS. Is the framerate steady ?

[schweinsz]

Originally Posted by NikosD

Run FRAPS. Is the framerate steady ?

I downloaded the FRAPS to benchmark the playback of the kelly love fights.mp4 using the Splash Pro, the result is as follows, in my humble word, it is vvvvvvvery slow.
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[NikosD]

Even though I have a dual core system like yours, your first clip I tried was too easy for me.
The sample provided by me, Splash pro was and is the ONLY one played it at 60fps steady.
Your core duo has only one SSE2 unit, maybe this is the reason. Core 2 Duo has 3 units.
We need more tests by more CPU architectures
All the feedback by Splash Pro users, is that it is an extremely fast video player.

I'm waiting for your software to give it a try

[Disabled]

what is your GPU NikosD? Because perhaps Splash Pro is using GPU acceleration for you and everything else is not.