CoreCodec/H.264 Codec "CoreAVC" [Archive] - Page 53

Roscoe62

28th February 2007, 07:46

Hiya Betaboy,

I would like to repeat Har Vas' question from page 129 as I am also interested in seeing CoreAVC integrate some kind of picture controls specific to the decoder. I am also seeing a slightly darker than desirable picture and would love to see some way of customising that in the future. Apart from that I'm very much enjoying how CoreAVC is working.

Any response is appreciated.

Dirhael

28th February 2007, 13:08

Just wondering if someone here would be able to answer me regarding a installation problem I'm having with CoreAVC on WinVista. I wouldn't normally ask this here but seeing as CoreCodec's support can't seem to bother responding to my support ticket (been waiting 3 days now), I thought that perhaps someone had run into similar issues.

The thing is, I just can't seem to install it on Vista, no matter how hard I try. I realize that it isn't really supported on Vista until 1.3 but the error message I'm getting is that the installer is out of date or have been tampered with. I've tried re-downloading, running in compatibility mode etc., but always with the same result. Mostly I just wanted to know if this error was related to Vista or if there was some other problem.

KoD

28th February 2007, 13:49

I think the answer is simply: it will refuse to install on Vista.

Dirhael

28th February 2007, 14:06

I think the answer is simply: it will refuse to install on Vista.

Thank you very much, that's sorta the answer I was looking for :) I was worried that there was some other cause of my problems, not the least because of the fact that the installer doesn't seem to handle non-US registration names to well (the letter "Ø" becomes "Ã" for instance, and I thought that this very well could be one reason I was getting the error). I would have attempted to install it on XP if not for the fact that the copy protection scheme in CoreAVC is rather restrictive.

Here's hoping for some better, more informational error messages for the next release :)

Guest

5th March 2007, 05:47

Why can't I purchase and download CoreAVC? There doesn't seem to be any way to actually get it off their web page. :(

You'd think a company would provide a way for people to purchase their product, wouldn't you?

bob0r

5th March 2007, 12:58

For ranting: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=118775

However i do agree, once you have a login/pass you should be able to download CoreAVC as many as you like..... the good ioftpd days.... ioftpd now sucks, its opensource! I dont even have to pay for it, where is the fun in that?

BetaBoy

5th March 2007, 19:12

neuron2.... Nicole emailed you explaining everything. Prior to this weekend's release we had found additional bug(s) with the decoder and installer that needed to be fixed and warranted the delay.

Guest

5th March 2007, 19:18

Thank you for the clarification. Can you please explain the "fundamental changes in the registration process" that she referred to?

Hans Ohlo

7th March 2007, 07:49

neuron2.... Nicole emailed you explaining everything. Prior to this weekend's release we had found additional bug(s) with the decoder and installer that needed to be fixed and warranted the delay.
if you just would release the decoder i/we could finally use it again. you could release minor updates more often so that users won't have to wait half a year for really anoying bugs to be fixed. and every software has bugs and for all eternety will have bugs, so do we see another coreavc release?

gmcinema

7th March 2007, 18:31

if you just would release the decoder i/we could finally use it again. you could release minor updates more often so that users won't have to wait half a year for really anoying bugs to be fixed. and every software has bugs and for all eternety will have bugs, so do we see another coreavc release?

At the moment they take your money and give you nothing in exchange!!! It cannot get worse can it .......

bob0r

8th March 2007, 01:51

At the moment they take your money and give you nothing in exchange!!! It cannot get worse can it .......

Good thing they haven't done that to me, i would have given them a lot, truely a lot of free data! :rolleyes:

If i was you id msg betaboy.

Post where you all contacted them in the ranting thread... then if they don't reply, let us know (be sure to contact them in different ways... as in from another email for example)

gmcinema

8th March 2007, 11:20

If i was you id msg betaboy.

I sure did but have had no reply. Only some "we are trying to do soemthing for you" form a Nicole@Core after a week. No ETA for a working product.

Hans Ohlo

8th March 2007, 22:32

now after the blabla about releasing a new version and how we all can upgrate free to a vista license (how idiotic is this sounding for a decoder!), i had written a mail to betaboy two weeks ago because i updated to vista on my media center pc. i just wanted to get my license reset to be able to use the said 1.2 vista installer... no take a guess!

NOTHING.

ChronoCross

8th March 2007, 23:41

hmm I believe your still in the wrong thread hans.

saratoga

11th March 2007, 09:29

The CoreAVC site should be updated with more recent benchmarks. All they have now are links to reviews using old versions of their software. It'd be nice to know if the newer ones are getting faster or not :)

JohnnyFu

12th March 2007, 00:40

So the 1.2.5 release is chanceld and the next version is 1.3 ?
Any news regarding DXVA in 1.3, Betaboy ?

Hans Ohlo

12th March 2007, 07:23

Any news regarding DXVA in 1.3, Betaboy ?
hehe, any news on anything would be nice currently...

gmcinema

16th March 2007, 18:29

hehe, any news on anything would be nice currently...
Well the news is: they wiped my account! I can't even check my Ticket or indeed check if I can finally get a working code for my money they took!!!! Unbelievable.:mad:

BetaBoy

16th March 2007, 20:35

Wiped your account? Never, anyone that submits a ticket can login and check the status... we are now closer then we have ever been to releasing 1.3

gmcinema... PM me and i'll look into your issue.

gmcinema

17th March 2007, 00:41

Wiped your account? Never, anyone that submits a ticket can login and check the status... we are now closer then we have ever been to releasing 1.3

gmcinema... PM me and i'll look into your issue.

PM is on it's way!
As I stated already I cannot logon to my account anymore.
I just get the message: Invalid Username or Password.
Ticket ID was: BPV-487304 and I am denied a login!

ChronoCross

18th March 2007, 08:18

psss.....it's been released.....check your core account. the download link will download 1.3

BetaBoy

18th March 2007, 10:23

A soft release... but yeah its there... after the weekend we will include the offline activation in the installer once we are sure there the current 1.3 users have no issues.

DeepBeepMeep

18th March 2007, 10:33

I have just downloaded it ! The installer seems to work better and tells what it is about to do, which is nicer.

However, the color space issue has only been fixed partially: without even using the new option "Convert TV scale to PC Scale" the black level has been corrected for some movies.

Unfortunately, for other movies the option needs to be set and not to really get PC levels but to turn 30 blacks into 16 blacks. Therefore to view all the movies one needs to have multiple CoreaAVC settings which is not convenient.

Please Betaboy before you make the official announcement for 1.3, fix this bug. It would be a real shame to have to wait more months to have a fix for this bug reported since the 1.1 release.

Note that I have this issue whether I add ffdshow in the graph.

- Sample 1: incorrect black level in 1.2 and fixed in 1.3
http://www.sendspace.com/file/hbko4f

- Sample 2: incorrect black level in 1.2 and 1.3 and needs the option "Convert TV scale to PC". In fact the end result is not PC level since the black is at 16.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/29qhci

JohnnyFu

18th March 2007, 14:29

Can't find the download link. When i klick on "Products" i get a long error message wich ends with:

Fatal error: Call to a member function Move() on a non-object in /home/groups/portal/htdocs/include/database/PearDatabase.php on line 442

Edit: just wrote a ticket, but i can't add a screenshot

error code:
Warning: mkdir() [function.mkdir]: Permission denied in /home/groups/portal/htdocs/include/utils/CommonUtils.php on line 2179

Warning: mkdir() [function.mkdir]: No such file or directory in /home/groups/portal/htdocs/include/utils/CommonUtils.php on line 2196

Warning: move_uploaded_file(storage/2007/March/week3/21736_coreforge_error.png) [function.move-uploaded-file]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/groups/portal/htdocs/modules/uploads/add2db.php on line 43

Warning: move_uploaded_file() [function.move-uploaded-file]: Unable to move '/home/groups/portal/tmp/phpRxYQPu' to 'storage/2007/March/week3/21736_coreforge_error.png' in

ACrowley

18th March 2007, 14:34

Can't find the download link. When i klick on "Products" i get a long error message wich ends with:

Fatal error: Call to a member function Move() on a non-object in /home/groups/portal/htdocs/include/database/PearDatabase.php on line 442

i have no Email with downloadlink as like as with 1.2

But i just login into my Account on teh CoreCodec Site and the download starts.
1.3 Works fine , no Problems so far

I couldnt install Version 1.2 anymore after i change my OS, but 1.3 seems to be reactivated ,nice

JohnnyFu

18th March 2007, 15:00

Ok, i have found the download link. But the mentioned error above still appears. However, the installer runs fine.

- No E-Mail notification about the release
- No DXVA

travisbell

18th March 2007, 17:44

Nice! I was able to re-activate my copy as well! Finally, I can use a product I bought! WHOOO!

Nice work guys.

bakerpr

18th March 2007, 18:03

Could you please direct me to the download link in core account because it must be hidden or am I blind?

Jay Bee

18th March 2007, 18:34

Gave it a quick try with the files I had previously had problems with.

good:
-interlaced x264 works now
-directshow deinterlacing works without graphical errors now
-aspect ratio with streams inside AVI works now

bad:
-elecard MBAFF still doesn't work
-playback of AVC in AVI is completely garbled

So playback of only one of the three sample files I sent to CoreAVC were fixed in this version and one was broken. I've uploaded them here (http://rapidshare.com/files/21653026/clips.rar.html) for reference.

It would be nice if these issues could be fixed before 1.3 is released properly. Especially the borked AVI playback is a showstopper that would force me to stop using CoreAVC.

But anyway, thx for the other fixes.

Could you please direct me to the download link in core account because it must be hidden or am I blind?

it's well hidden: click sales, click purchases, click on order#, click on download.

bakerpr

18th March 2007, 18:59

Thanks found it !

ChronoCross

18th March 2007, 19:02

I still don't know why anyone would put AVC in AVI.

GmorG McRoth

18th March 2007, 19:17

Because it's possible I guess. Maybe not proper or efficient but people tend to make weird things all the time.

BetaBoy

18th March 2007, 19:17

JohnnyFu.... its a 'soft release' hence no email notifications yet... as I mentioned till after the weekend...

The 'Products' link is broke and we are working with vtiger on this known bug to fix it.

ChronoCross

18th March 2007, 19:35

I'd like to add this is definitely the fastest version.

BetaBoy

18th March 2007, 20:23

Gave it a quick try with the files I had previously had problems with.

good:
-interlaced x264 works now
-directshow deinterlacing works without graphical errors now
-aspect ratio with streams inside AVI works now

bad:
-elecard MBAFF still doesn't work
-playback of AVC in AVI is completely garbled

So playback of only one of the three sample files I sent to CoreAVC were fixed in this version and one was broken. I've uploaded them here (http://rapidshare.com/files/21653026/clips.rar.html) for reference.

It would be nice if these issues could be fixed before 1.3 is released properly. Especially the borked AVI playback is a showstopper that would force me to stop using CoreAVC.

But anyway, thx for the other fixes.

it's well hidden: click sales, click purchases, click on order#, click on download.

Jay Bee... thx we are looking into the AVI issue with your sample.

BetaBoy

18th March 2007, 20:50

Jay Bee... AVI issue fixed... On Elecard... The stream contains Picture Timing SEI messages with pic_struct set to 0. This explicitly tells the decoder that the picture must be displayed as a progressive frame. So.. the stream says its progressive, and is displayed as progressive (but its not)... we would guess that an 'interlaced' option was not checked when encoding it.

We will post the update tomorrow in your core account.... you'll need to download the installer again. Thx again for the report.

Jay Bee

18th March 2007, 20:58

Fastest bugfix ever! Thx. And if the other problem is elecards fault not CoreAVC's then that means that CoreAVC is now a very complete and high performance decoder. Grats!

DeepBeepMeep

18th March 2007, 21:33

Betaboy, any chance that something can be done regarding the color space issue which is still unresolved? Thanks in advance for not having us wait a couple more months.

Given the number of times I (and others) have mentioned it in this thread, I am starting to wonder if it is clear to you. The two samples I gave in my previous post should be quite explicit.

gmcinema

18th March 2007, 22:31

Does not decode BBC-HD trial using Terratec Cinergy 2400i DT.
Same setup with Cyberlink H.264/AVC decoder works.

bakerpr

18th March 2007, 22:56

I also have problems with 1.3 and all h264 broadcasts using technotrend S3200 and dvbviewer. No problems with previous versions.

Jay Bee

18th March 2007, 22:58

Does not decode BBC-HD trial using Terratec Cinergy 2400i DT.
Same setup with Cyberlink H.264/AVC decoder works.

Actually most of the HDTV samples located here (http://x264.nl/h.264.samples/) don't work but since the corruption looks similar to the avi problem I mentioned earlier I was going to wait for the fixed version before mentioning it here.

lucassp

18th March 2007, 23:57

Actually most of the HDTV samples located here (http://x264.nl/h.264.samples/) don't work but since the corruption looks similar to the avi problem I mentioned earlier I was going to wait for the fixed version before mentioning it here.

well...I can play them using CoreAVC!

Jay Bee

19th March 2007, 00:19

v1.3?

MacGyver2k

19th March 2007, 00:22

pro7.hd / premiere.hd doesn't work for me either in dvbviewer.
messed up picture with thick flickering lines instead of a picture. coreavc 1.2.0.0 worked fine and cyberlink codec does too, but maybe it is a dvbviewer bug :)

when i switch to "luxe.tv hd" and then back to pro7.hd or premiere.hd has a picture. the aspect ratio is kinda messed and on the right side about a third of the picture is missing.

but the installer worked fine under vista, and all recored videos are working perfect.

BetaBoy

19th March 2007, 02:17