Media Player Classic Home Cinema (MPC-HC) - DXVA!

[hdboy]

Might be related to Win 7, I noticed different file browser behavior in my applications switching from XP to Win 7. Why not try a older MPC build to find out?

I tried a really old build (gabest) and it does the same thing. I guess it's a win7 issue.

[ADude]

Another vote for mediainfo !

[Keiyakusha]

Another vote for mediainfo !

What do you mean? It's already added. just someone wants include it into .exe and make player more bloated, and someone - don't...

[kieranrk]

What do you mean? It's already added. just someone wants include it into .exe and make player more bloated, and someone - don't...

I have to agree with that. This isn't emacs.

mpc-hc is for *playing* videos.
mediainfo should remain a separate program.

[Casimir666]

I have to agree with that. This isn't emacs.

mpc-hc is for *playing* videos.
mediainfo should remain a separate program.

MediaInfo will stay in a separate DLL, and will not be mandatory : mpc will continue working perfectly if you don't install it.

[Gleb Egorych]

Could you please add MediaInfo detection so if I have MediaInfo installed (say in "C:\Program files\MediaInfo") then MPC-HC uses dll from that folder (if there is no dll in MPC-HC's folder).
Actual path could be found here: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MediaInfo

[73ChargerFan]

Debug Mode

This could allow us to track & categorize the myriad of combinations which cause it to crash.

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When playing, write to text file current app settings (splitters, renderers, names of external filters), media info, graph results, pin in/out text, media file name.

At successful exit, delete file.

When program starts, if file exists, and if option "Debug Mode" is on, ask user if he/she would like to submit a report, if the file name should be obscured. If so, prepare a zip file and also include email address & system info (os & service pack, directx version, audio / video hardware & driver versions, screen resolution/depth (or of alternate screen).

Put zip file in temp directory, use system commands to create email to "bugs@hpchc..." with the attachment loaded.

[73ChargerFan]

madVR won't work with interlaced content.

Can mpc-hc have an option that progressive content is rendered with madVR, and interlaced with another? Sounds complicated, but useful.

[73ChargerFan]

Also, better options of which decoder/filter to use for certain media, taking the decision away from the os. That is, for instance, all h264 video is decoded by Corecodec/DivX/ffdshow whether it is in mkv or ts container, so that the new MS foundation filters don't take precedence.

[stax76]

Could you please add MediaInfo detection so if I have MediaInfo installed (say in "C:\Program files\MediaInfo") then MPC-HC uses dll from that folder (if there is no dll in MPC-HC's folder).
Actual path could be found here: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MediaInfo

How is this useful? It would require to verify the version because it could be incompatible.

[Aleksoid1978]

Could you please add MediaInfo detection so if I have MediaInfo installed (say in "C:\Program files\MediaInfo") then MPC-HC uses dll from that folder (if there is no dll in MPC-HC's folder).
Actual path could be found here: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MediaInfo

You don't need install MediaInfo app - only MediaInfo.dll, it's copy to %WINDIR%\System32\ folder.

see here - https://sourceforge.net/projects/mediainfo/files/MediaInfoLib%20-%20DLL/

[stevenckl]

Is there a way to select the output full screen monitor much easier and faster like using hotkey or right click menu without going to Option->Playback->output->full screen monitor.

[Gleb Egorych]

How is this useful? It would require to verify the version because it could be incompatible.
The verification should be present even for MediaInfo.dll in MPC-HC's folder or system32 folder.

You don't need install MediaInfo app - only MediaInfo.dll, it's copy to %WINDIR%\System32\ folder.
I have MediaInfo installed before and its installer doesn't copy MediaInfo.dll in system32 folder. IMO MPC-HC should search for MediaInfo.dll not only in its folder and standard folders but also in folder where the library is expected to be.

[Aleksoid1978]

The verification should be present even for MediaInfo.dll in MPC-HC's folder or system32 folder.

I have MediaInfo installed before and its installer doesn't copy MediaInfo.dll in system32 folder. IMO MPC-HC should search for MediaInfo.dll not only in its folder and standard folders but also in folder where the library is expected to be.

Look in %PATH% folder - as MediaInfo developers write MediaInfoDll.h, i don't rewrite his, just include in project.

[THX-UltraII]

just drag it to the window.

thxz, that works. But, ins t there any way that MPC can auto-load a .srt file when this file is in the same dir. as the .mkv movie? (maybe in some sort of way with an external filter or something?)

[sneaker_ger]

Activate auto-loading of subtitles and name the .srt file like your .mkv file (with different extensions of course).

[Weirdo]

So it seems if we have 2 subtitles in the same folder as "movie.mkv", named as "movie.eng.sub" and "movie.fre.sub", mpc-hc will not recognise ANY of them. :scared: I wish for a future fix for this!
I've got a couple more...

1. Is there a way to use mpc's internal filters, outside mpc? I'm currently looking for a Subtitle Workshop/mpc's VC-1 DXVA combination...
2. Is there an issue with EVR custom pres. and D3D fullscreen? Looks great on DVD's but mostly sth. (windows explorer menus?) 'trembles' in the background, making it unusable (XP machine).

Thanks

[sneaker_ger]

MPC-HC detects more than a single subtitle file if you use for example "movie.eng.ass" and "movie.fre.ass". Maybe your subs aren't supported?

1.) Yes, you can register them as "normal" DirectShow filters ("regsvr32 filter.ax"). Here are the download links:
http://aleksoid.tosei.ru/Dist/Filters/mpc_filters_1230_x86.7z (32bit)
http://aleksoid.tosei.ru/Dist/Filters/mpc_filters_1230_x64.7z (64bit)

[Weirdo]

Many thanks, sneaker_ger.
The subs are ok (sub/idx format) because when I leave just one of them, and delete the 'eng' part, mpc (not DVobSub) loads it normally. Weird.

[clsid]

Then it seems MPC's internal subtitle renderer does not support the additional language name tag in the subtitle file name. That should be fixed. MPC should then also be modded to remember the last used language, like DirectVobSub does.

[St Devious]

How about Win 7 Style Progress Bar in MPC-HC icon in taskbar representing the amount of time completed in the video.

[STaRGaZeR]

Aleksoid, it's possible to make the "Toggle Pixel Shaders" and "Toggle Screen Space Pixel Shaders" options to be remembered after closing the player? Like an on/off button.

[Casimir666]

Release candidate 5 (revision 1237) is available for download from here :

32 bits (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?iernnrym24q)
64 bits (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?jmjdt3memwz)

To all : please do not commit any other changes on SourceForge for now, this will probably be the next official version.

[gngn]

Revision 1233: Fixed : interlaced H264 decoding on nVidia

it works perfect as long the container is the original .m2ts, when the container is .mkv it will give a black screen if mkvmerge2.9.0 is used for direct remuxing, without first extracting the streams. is this because i make some mistake (i shouldnt drag&drop the .m2ts file over mkvmerge, as the Scan type shown by Mediainfo is Progressive), or MPC can be improved to play even those "faulty" remuxes?

[khagaroth]

New icons are ugly as hell, why would anyone even want a 256x256 icon if it's that ugly. What's even worse, the text is highly unreadable at smaller sizes and at 16x16, one can't even tell what the hell that thing even should be, just stick with the current icons, by all means convert them to the new png format, but revert to them. Don't fix something that's not broken.

[sneaker_ger]

The new "stereo" icon also looks like it doesn't fit in on Windows XP (with native Windows skin):
http://www.abload.de/img/mpchc1237symbol4far.png

[Mercury_22]

Since we talking icons it's possible to add a second icon for MPC-HC's "explore icon" so one can choose one icon for the x64 version and the other for the x86 version to eliminate this confusion between the two version for those using them both ?

[Casimir666]

Revision 1233: Fixed : interlaced H264 decoding on nVidia

it works perfect as long the container is the original .m2ts, when the container is .mkv it will give a black screen if mkvmerge2.9.0 is used for direct remuxing, without first extracting the streams. is this because i make some mistake (i shouldnt drag&drop the .m2ts file over mkvmerge, as the Scan type shown by Mediainfo is Progressive), or MPC can be improved to play even those "faulty" remuxes?

can you upload a sample?

[STaRGaZeR]

New icons are ugly as hell, why would anyone even want a 256x256 icon if it's that ugly. What's even worse, the text is highly unreadable at smaller sizes and at 16x16, one can't even tell what the hell that thing even should be, just stick with the current icons, by all means convert them to the new png format, but revert to them. Don't fix something that's not broken.

The new "stereo" icon also looks like it doesn't fit in on Windows XP (with native Windows skin):
http://www.abload.de/img/mpchc1237symbol4far.png

I agree. Fugly icons are fugly.

[clsid]

If you want different (and imo better looking) icons, then here is a custom made iconlib:
http://www.zshare.net/download/6422090195a241e9/

[gngn]

can you upload a sample?
i got the original from here on doom9 (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1309626#post1309626), it will play almost perfect (lots of dropped frames because of the VSync and GPU_flushes with VMR9. is this because my CPU or GPU are too weak? plays perfect with VMR7 windowed or overlay).
remuxed sample (if i drag&drop the .m2ts file over mkvmerge the stream isnt recognized as interlaced): http://rapidshare.com/files/268115902/HG20.Yellow.Rose.mkv or from http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?mitinzn1yj4
Edit: it doesnt work with CoreAVC+Cuda, or any older MPC-HC build. more like a mvkmerge muxing-problem? - nevermind, i just wasnt aware that mkvmerge doesnt fully support MPEG transport streams and i was using some "test" version of mkvmerge

this interlaced H.264 .mkv file (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?nlwq0aduggj) worked with rev1136, but not since then, not even with rev1237

[bb10]

I agree. Fugly icons are fugly.

Ok, how is this?

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh46/_bb10_/CCCP/mockup20.png

[khagaroth]

If you want different (and imo better looking) icons, then here is a custom made iconlib:
http://www.zshare.net/download/6422090195a241e9/

Better, but still the same problem, hard to read or completely unreadable at smaller sizes, and at 16x16, there is no difference between formats. With the older icons, I could distinguish avis from mkvs just by looking at the icon even if it was only 16x16, the text was small, but still readable. With the new icons, it's a complete mess.

[tetsuo55]

@Everyone who does not like the new icons.

Please give detailed discriptions(including mockups made in a drawing program like paint) on how you would fix them.

This can be used to create icons that are more suited.

[STaRGaZeR]

Ok, how is this?

Better, but it's almost the same as the old icon. I don't think it should be replaced.

Please give detailed discriptions(including mockups made in a drawing program like paint) on how you would fix them.

They're not broken, nothing to fix here. If you're going to change them, at least maintain the old style and don't put green and yellow in a huge grey area...

[samab]

An AMD executive released ATI Catalyst 9.8 via their blog.

http://blogs.amd.com/play/2009/08/14/what%e2%80%99s-a-good-title-for-a-quakecon-blog/

Also Microsoft released newer version of evr.dll (6.0.6001.22296) back in March 2009 for Vista.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959219

[Dreamer-FLT]

In Revision 1237, DXVA for H.264 is broken for Intel GMA 4500 chipsets:

http://www.silent-dreams.de/images/screenshot.jpg

In Revision 1207, playback of MPEG4 AVC is working well (tested in Quicktime, MKV and TS container)

OS: Vista Ultimate
Renderer: EVR Custom
MPC: Revision 1237 32Bit from CLSID (http://www.zshare.net/download/6422090195a241e9/)

I used the CLSID version for testing, because Casimirs Link to the 32Bit version is dead.

[Aleksoid1978]

Better, but still the same problem, hard to read or completely unreadable at smaller sizes, and at 16x16, there is no difference between formats. With the older icons, I could distinguish avis from mkvs just by looking at the icon even if it was only 16x16, the text was small, but still readable. With the new icons, it's a complete mess.

+1, with new icons, List View in Explorer(small icon view) - it is impossible to distinguish between a file format(with old icon - can)

[GrofLuigi]

Also Microsoft released newer version of evr.dll (6.0.6001.22296) back in March 2009 for Vista.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959219

And Vista SP2's is newer: 6.0.6002.18005

At least I think it is... :confused:

GL

[betaking]

And Vista SP2's is newer: 6.0.6002.18005

At least I think it is... :confused:

GL

Yes,it is 6.0.6002.18005!

[Mangix]

got a dl link for EVR 6.0.6002.18005 ?

[lych_necross]

Release candidate 5 (revision 1237) is available for download from here :
32 bits (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?iernnrym24q)
64 bits (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?jmjdt3memwz)

Does anyone have an alternative download link for the x86 version? I cannot seem to down it from Media Fire.

[Aleksoid1978]

Does anyone have an alternative download link for the x86 version? I cannot seem to down it from Media Fire.

http://aleksoid.tosei.ru/Dist/MPCHC_1237_x86.7z
http://aleksoid.tosei.ru/Dist/MPCHC_1237_x64.7z

[lych_necross]

Thanks Aleksoid1978!!! :D

[tetsuo55]

Would someone make a comparison between the 3 filetype icons?

Only 1 type has to be done, mkv for example.
All sizes from 16x16 to 256x256

Old MPC-HC
New MPC-HC
Clsid MPC-HC

[THX-UltraII]

got a dl link for EVR 6.0.6002.18005 ?

would like this too

[nijiko]

Release candidate 5 (revision 1237) is available for download from here :

32 bits (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?iernnrym24q)
64 bits (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?jmjdt3memwz)

To all : please do not commit any other changes on SourceForge for now, this will probably be the next official version.

I wonder to know who can d/l the 32bit version above?

[chiyuwang]

why is Version.h in include folder removed?
I cant compile the solution?

[Leak]

To all : please do not commit any other changes on SourceForge for now, this will probably be the next official version.
That's just my 0.02 EUR, but... isn't that what release branches are made for?

np: Funkstörung - Moon Addicted (ft. Enik) (Disconnected)

[tetsuo55]

That's just my 0.02 EUR, but... isn't that what release branches are made for?

np: Funkstörung - Moon Addicted (ft. Enik) (Disconnected)Casimir says branching is stupidly difficult with SF SVN, do you know an easier way to do it?