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

[Steveo08]

is that normal with direct3d enabled, if i want to disable subtitles by a hotkey, that mpc-hc starts a new window with the player and behind that window run the movie again? and it's the same if i want to go during the movie into the menu by right click on mouse and i have "d3d fullscreen gui support" activated.

[pirlouy]

Known issue, but I can not solve it now.
App saves monitor mode at start and revertes it on exit. Where is it written, I do not know. Function SetDispMode() in this case is not called. :( I tried to trace where this happens. Traces lead to the VS-library.
I asked for help from Alexoid, but he has no time now.
From what I see, if I close MPC-HC by task manager, monitor mode reverts at what it were before to launch MPC-HC.

So it's not a function which puts back old monitor mode, but the function you use which is just temporary. Personally it's what I want !

[loretta80]

Is this a bug or do i have to change a different option:

Background: Win7 32bit, Nvidia 9600GT 196.21whql (everything set in standard or use videoplayer values) mpc-hc 1544(1540 same problem, dont since which version)
Kind of movie doesn't matter. happens with or without dxva and in dall kinds of codecs.

When i use evr-custom and evr.sync with bilinear resizer PS2.0 the video frame size isn't correct. i can only see a piece of the frame when video size is set to normal size but not all of the frame (seem to be double size zoom or something).
In every other setting it seemed to be zoom by 1000% or something. I only see that the fullscreen changes color but no details. sound is ok every time. Happens also in D3D fullscreen mode.
Everything is also ok with resizers without PS2.0.
tried to change every option i found in nvidiadriver settings and in mpc-hc.
BTW: the shortcut CTRL-J is still missing in render settings-menu

[X-Dron]

From what I see, if I close MPC-HC by task manager, monitor mode reverts at what it were before to launch MPC-HC.

So it's not a function which puts back old monitor mode, but the function you use which is just temporary. Personally it's what I want !

Russian say: "Это не баг, это фича"("This is not a bug, it's a feature") :):)
But I think this is a bug.
If you want temporary monitor modes while the MPC-HC is running, then use "Apply default monitor mode on fullscreen exit" and exit from fullscreen before exit from program.
And I thank you. With your help, I found the issue root. :) The base word is "temporary".

Fix will be sent to Aleksoid.

[CruNcher]

Hi i get this with .mov that have PCM in them :(

I:\cinematic\cinematic.mov::Apple Sound Media Handler (```)

Media Type 0:
--------------------------
Audio: 0x0000 48000Hz stereo

AM_MEDIA_TYPE:
majortype: MEDIATYPE_Audio {73647561-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}
subtype: Unknown GUID Name {74776F73-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}
formattype: FORMAT_WaveFormatEx {05589F81-C356-11CE-BF01-00AA0055595A}
bFixedSizeSamples: 1
bTemporalCompression: 0
lSampleSize: 1
cbFormat: 134

WAVEFORMATEX:
wFormatTag: 0x0000
nChannels: 2
nSamplesPerSec: 48000
nAvgBytesPerSec: 0
nBlockAlign: 4
wBitsPerSample: 16
cbSize: 116 (extra bytes)

pbFormat:
0000: 00 00 02 00 80 bb 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 00 10 00 ....€»..........
0010: 74 00|00 00 00 74 73 6f 77 74 00 00 00 00 00 00 t....tsowt......
0020: 00 01 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 10 ff ff ..............ÿÿ
0030: 00 00 bb 80 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 02 00 00 ..»€............
0040: 00 04 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 40 63 68 61 6e 00 00 .........@chan..
0050: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 ................
0060: 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
0070: 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
0080: 00 00 00 00 00 00 ......

No sound connection possible :(


General
Complete name : I:\cinematic\cinematic.mov
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : QuickTime
Codec ID : qt
File size : 239 MiB
Duration : 3mn 31s
Overall bit rate : 9 484 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2010-01-22 22:09:40
Tagged date : UTC 2010-01-22 22:13:16
Writing library : Apple QuickTime

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC : No
Format settings, ReFrames : 2 frames
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 3mn 30s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 7 947 Kbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Resolution : 8 bits
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.288
Stream size : 200 MiB (84%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2010-01-22 22:09:40
Tagged date : UTC 2010-01-22 22:13:16
Color primaries : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4, SMPTE RP177
Transfer characteristics : BT.709-5, BT.1361
Matrix coefficients : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4 709, SMPTE RP177

Audio
ID : 2
Format : PCM
Format settings, Endianness : Little
Format settings, Sign : Signed
Codec ID : sowt
Duration : 3mn 31s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 1 536 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Resolution : 16 bits
Stream size : 38.6 MiB (16%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2010-01-22 22:09:41
Tagged date : UTC 2010-01-22 22:13:16


Funny thing ADPCM works and PCM works with Haalis parser but ADPCM doesn't work with Haalis parser it's crazy to have to change parsers for different .mov Audio tracks :(

[her34]

Would an option be added so that video automatically pauses when player is minimized?

[docjb]

The Fullscreen option does not work for me for some reason.
Is there something i have to do before it works?

Specs:
MPC Homecinem v.1.3.1544.0 x86
Windows 7 x64
Nvidia 8800GT newest driver
Iiyama ProLite B2409HDS (Connected via DVI)

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/1599/mpchcfullscreenissue.th.jpg (http://img641.imageshack.us/i/mpchcfullscreenissue.jpg/)

[Pr3d]

From release 1503 this is what happen with every .avi file i try to play (with hd file image is not broken but DXVA does not work). Same result if i try to change renderer (from Sync to EVR).
The only way to solve this problem is to switch to WMR9 or downgrade to version 1489.
Windows 7, 4850, Catalyst 9.12

Any idea?

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/6739/brokenimage.jpg

[Snowknight26]

Read the last several pages..

[clsid]

Workaround: disable the internal decoders and use ffdshow instead

[Mangix]

bug: resolutions are not showing up properly. here's a couple of pics.

http://xs.to/image-92C9_4B5B5688.jpg

http://xs.to/image-6D9D_4B5B5688.jpg

the only resolution that really has 72Hz is 1680x1050 since i added it as a custom resolution. if i try to do 1600x900 72 or 75 in MPC, MPC crashes. using XP and newest nvidia drivers.

[asdz]

not so important bug but ;x yeah...

using windows 7 ultimate 64 bit

mpc 32 bit installer installs "check_update_for_MPC-HC.url" while the start menu shortcut is directed to "check update for MPC-HC.url" causing it to be not found/broken link

[Snowknight26]

So much for being able to block filters.
http://i47.tinypic.com/1fa7bn_th.jpg (http://i47.tinypic.com/1fa7bn)

[tetsuo55]

So much for being able to block filters.
http://i47.tinypic.com/1fa7bn_th.jpg (http://i47.tinypic.com/1fa7bn)what is your output setting?

[ADude]

NEW : auto change fullscreen resolution for different video content; add fullscreen Option page;

Can someone explain exactly what this is for ?

Thanks !

[thuan]

Can someone explain exactly what this is for ?

Thanks !

Install latest MPC-HC. Open Options and go to Fullscreen page under Playback. You should see "Autochange fullscreen monitor mode" option group. These options should be self-explanatory.

If you still don't get it, these options basically change your display resolution depends on your content fps called Hz here.

[88keyz]

With PureVideo HD gen.4 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia_PureVideo#The_Fourth_Generation_PureVideo_HD) (available on nVidia GT215, GT216 and GT218 GPU core based cards as well as upcoming Fermi DX11 GPU's) nVidia added hardware (DXVA?) decoding support for MPEG-4 ASP (DivX/Xvid) as well as a high quality hardware scaler, can we expect to see support for these technologies built into MPC-HC at some point?

[betaking]

Revision 1550 - Directory Listing
Modified Sun Jan 24 11:20:03 2010 UTC (2 hours, 36 minutes ago) by Aleksoid
fix : remove change resolution on exit;
add : string resource(audio switcher, logo);
thanks!
and New features Request
can you put rmvb form other files to Formats Real Media files
Because some if user install realplayer sp some rmvb file mpc-hc Formats must change to RealMedia can play!

[Pr3d]

Read the last several pages..

Woops, im sorry.

Workaround: disable the internal decoders and use ffdshow instead

No problem, i'll wait for a new version, in the meantime i came back to 489.

[clsid]

not so important bug but ;x yeah...

using windows 7 ultimate 64 bit

mpc 32 bit installer installs "check_update_for_MPC-HC.url" while the start menu shortcut is directed to "check update for MPC-HC.url" causing it to be not found/broken link
Installing an url file is silly altogether. InnoSetup can create URL shortcuts directly without have to install a file.

[rack04]

I have significant tearing with MPC-HC svn 1549 x86 using internal splitters and ffdshow svc 3217 x86 decoders. I am dual booting Window7 Ultimate 64 and Windows XP Professional 32. I only experience the tearing on Windwos 7. Both are set to output EVR.

[Snowknight26]

what is your output setting?

At the time, it was Haali Renderer.

[tetsuo55]

At the time, it was Haali Renderer.very very strange

[leeperry]

it's usually what HR reverts to if you don't feed it YUY2 or RGB32.

[namaiki]

I have significant tearing with MPC-HC svn 1549 x86 using internal splitters and ffdshow svc 3217 x86 decoders. I am dual booting Window7 Ultimate 64 and Windows XP Professional 32. I only experience the tearing on Windwos 7. Both are set to output EVR.If you have Aero disabled, make sure that vsync and alternative vsync are both enabled within MPC-HC.

[Raven76]

From release 1503 this is what happen with every .avi file i try to play (with hd file image is not broken but DXVA does not work). Same result if i try to change renderer (from Sync to EVR).
The only way to solve this problem is to switch to WMR9 or downgrade to version 1489.
Windows 7, 4850, Catalyst 9.12

Any idea?

I've the same identical issue (win7, cat 9.11)... and NO: I don't want to install external filters!... I will wait for a version without this bug...

[Inspector.Gadget]

We can't help you with downloaded content anyway, Raven76. No need to inline large images to demonstrate an effect already demonstrated by pr3d.

[Keiyakusha]

We can't help you with downloaded content anyway, Raven76.
Stop saying "we" instead of "I". If you mastered some kind of telepathy and can tell origin of the content by this screenshot, it doesn't mean everyone is like you.

Raven76
There was a plan to remove all internal decoders and use ffdshow instead. Not sure is this is still true but I believe using external filter is the best solution anyway.

[Raven76]

We can't help you with downloaded content anyway, Raven76. No need to inline large images to demonstrate an effect already demonstrated by pr3d.

Images removed... it's ok, now!?

[Raven76]

Raven76
There was a plan to remove all internal decoders and use ffdshow instead. Not sure is this is still true but I believe using external filter is the best solution anyway.

what a shame!... I love MPC_hc because it has internal filters... no need to install codecs, filters and whatever, that often could cause compatibility problems... :(

[pirlouy]

I think it's still planned: drop internal filters for ffdshow.
And I really think it's a good idea. MPC-HC = interface; ffdshow = decoder.

ffdshow is going to support DXVA soon to content pessimistics.

[SpaceAgeHero]

Can someone please let me know if PGS/SUP (as included in Blu-ray format) subtitle support is planned?

[Brazil2]

what a shame!... I love MPC_hc because it has internal filters... no need to install codecs, filters and whatever, that often could cause compatibility problems... :(
Agreed.
What is brilliant with MPC-HC is that it's an all-in-one solution, nothing else to install and it works straight out of the box on any NT based Windows version.

Please don't change that.

[CruNcher]

@clsid
couldn't this http://forum.doom9.org/showpost.php?p=1367048&postcount=11478 be solved with adding a pin out to the .mov parser so that ffdshow audio decoder realizes it :) ?

[clsid]

@CruNcher
There already is an output pin, namely the one in your error that fails to connect ;)

While Haali converts the TWOS audio to PCM by itself, the MP4/MOV splitter from MPC plays dumb and treats the format like any other one. That means you need a decoder for TWOS. ffdshow can decode that when you enable support for uncompressed audio. However, it is unfortunately a bit buggy, so expect issues.

Ideally MPC's splitter should also convert this uncompressed variant to plain PCM. Submit a feature request. Then maybe Casimir666 can fix it.

[flanger216]

For the new fullscreen autochange feature, it'd be useful to differentiate between 23.976 and 24.000 hz. Many displays support both refresh rates (even more if you count Powerstrip users), and, while rare, there are sources out there at a hard 24.000 fps.

[CruNcher]

@CruNcher
There already is an output pin, namely the one in your error that fails to connect ;)

While Haali converts the TWOS audio to PCM by itself, the MP4/MOV splitter from MPC plays dumb and treats the format like any other one. That means you need a decoder for TWOS. ffdshow can decode that when you enable support for uncompressed audio. However, it is unfortunately a bit buggy, so expect issues.

Ideally MPC's splitter should also convert this uncompressed variant to plain PCM. Submit a feature request. Then maybe Casimir666 can fix it.

Yeah it doesn't work that way playback isn't possible and if sound plays you only hear some strange noises :(
guess for now i have to still switch between parser and hope for a feature add by casimir666 thx :)

little surprising though that Mplayer and VLC both play it back fine :(

so haalis parser has problems with: ima4
and gabest with : sowt

:(

[STaRGaZeR]

Have the devs thought about changing the current "click me" hand cursor to the standard Windows one when it's over the active video window?

[rack04]

If you have Aero disabled, make sure that vsync and alternative vsync are both enabled within MPC-HC.

In order to remove the tearing I had to uncheck "disable desktop composition". I have no idea what this does but I have no more tearing.

[ADude]

In order to remove the tearing I had to uncheck "disable desktop composition". I have no idea what this does but I have no more tearing.

Aero = "desktop composition"

[Andy o]

Can someone please let me know if PGS/SUP (as included in Blu-ray format) subtitle support is planned?

bluray .sup subtitles can already be rendered. Make sure you're using the internal MPEG TS splitter.

It's not 100% though, but will work for 98% of movies. Sometimes there's dual subs onscreen and only one will be rendered. I saw that limitation first in the Freedom blurays.

[somy]

24P playback problem.
After I've upgraded MPC-HC to the new version with Sync renderer and auto refresh rate change (amazing work!!), I get serious judder/laggy 24P playback when I choose EVR CP or MadVR as renderer. Has anyone similar problem?

[Mike5]

what a shame!... I love MPC_hc because it has internal filters... no need to install codecs, filters and whatever, that often could cause compatibility problems... :(

For some formats (MPEG2, H.264) in Windows 7 you can use Microsoft DTV-DVD Video Decoder as an external filter. You still have to add it to MPC-HC, but you don't have to install it because it is included in Win7.

In my set I don't have the split image with this decoder.

[XPC]

While I was trying to tune the dvb-t channels I found a small bug. All the channels found appears as number 0 in the generated table and are subsequently saved in the ini file as number 0, so it is not possible to switch channels without changing manually the ini file.

I prepared a simple patch for TunerScanDlg.cpp that addresses this problem. I compiled and verified yesterday.

Index: TunerScanDlg.cpp
===================================================================
--- TunerScanDlg.cpp (revision 1555)
+++ TunerScanDlg.cpp (working copy)
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
{
CDVBChannel Channel;
Channel.FromString (m_ChannelList.GetItemText (i, TSCC_CHANNEL));
+ Channel.SetPrefNumber(i);
s.DVBChannels.AddTail (Channel);
}

@@ -170,17 +171,20 @@
CString strTemp;
int nItem;
Channel.FromString ((LPCTSTR) lParam);

strTemp.Format(_T("%03d"), Channel.GetOriginNumber());
nItem = m_ChannelList.InsertItem (m_ChannelList.GetItemCount(), strTemp);

+ strTemp.Format(_T("%d"), m_ChannelList.GetItemCount());
+ m_ChannelList.SetItemText (nItem, TSCC_NUMBER, strTemp);
+
m_ChannelList.SetItemText (nItem, TSCC_NAME, Channel.GetName());

strTemp.Format(_T("%d"), Channel.GetFrequency());
m_ChannelList.SetItemText (nItem, TSCC_FREQUENCY, strTemp);

m_ChannelList.SetItemText (nItem, TSCC_CHANNEL, (LPCTSTR) lParam);

return TRUE;
}



Could someone add this 3 lines? (I also could provide the patch file or the fixed cpp file if you prefer)
Thanks

Xavier

[amango]

Since some weeks I see this picture on some files.
This seems to be an error on the videodecoder output. This happens not on all files. This file is an 1920x1080 MKV that is not DXVA-compliant and is runing on a Radeon video card. I have three computers and the problem is the same on all of them.

[thuan]

@ar-jar: I direct this report at you as I think that rev 1557 is the cause of this regression. Basically when I use rev1557 32bit available on xvidvideo.ru, when the player loses its direct3d surface and reinitialize, it forgets to do that for the subtitle renderer so I will be unable to see subtitle after a UAC prompt unless I disable then enable the internal sub renderer. I use EVR Sync.

If you need more information, please say so.

[rack04]

Aero = "desktop composition"

So would it make sense that leaving Aero enabled removed the tearing?

[tin3tin]

A small and hopefully trivial request: would it be possible to add a forced 16:9/4:3 switch in the commandline options?
:)

[namaiki]

So would it make sense that leaving Aero enabled removed the tearing?

Aero enabled = view-> renderer settings-> reset to default (more specifically alt vsync not enabled, but vsync within mpc-hc enabled)

aero disabled = view-> renderer settings-> reset to optimal (more specifically vsync and alt vsync enabled)

[rpm7200]

please replace liba52 and libdca with libavcodec. libavcodec always update and better them both. and add disable jitter correction like ffdshow. thank you.