Media Player Classic Home Cinema (MPC-HC) - DXVA! [Archive] - Page 303

Underground78

26th October 2010, 10:26

I see in the Changelogs various DVB related fixes

So I tried MPC-HC v1.4.2696.0
DVBT Tunning has never (and continues to) not find any channels when scanning using either of my dual tuners.
Am in Australia (so 7MHz) on XP with a Hauppauge HVR-2200 and a Dvico DVB-T Dual Express.

Has anybody in Australia had any success getting DVB-T to work?

Bandwidth related problems were not completely fixed by revision 2693 ... Can you please try this test build (http://www.mediafire.com/?9yebsmue0f435gu) and report back whether the problem is fixed or not ?

zoose

27th October 2010, 00:37

Bandwidth related problems were not completely fixed by revision 2693 ... Can you please try this test build (http://www.mediafire.com/?9yebsmue0f435gu) and report back whether the problem is fixed or not ?

Thanks!

Testing that build I can actually find channels and it works with the following exception.

Heres (http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/2976/channellistr.png) a list of all the channels/frequencies I get from another program

Scanning the entire range 177500-557500 in your MPC-HC build results in all channels other than those on 191625 and 536625 being found. If I scan those two frequencies individually (by putting freq start and stop as the same value) they are found. But adding them to the channel lists overwrites all the old entries.

I assume this is to do with both frequencies ending with 625

arestarh

27th October 2010, 08:03

Hello!
Anybody know something about "Display stats" (Ctrl+J) stuff:
Formats, Jitter, Subtitles, VBlank Wait, Present Wait, Paint Time, Raster Status, Buffering ?

What do they mean?

Thanks.

Underground78

27th October 2010, 08:37

Thanks!

Testing that build I can actually find channels and it works with the following exception.

Heres (http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/2976/channellistr.png) a list of all the channels/frequencies I get from another program

Scanning the entire range 177500-557500 in your MPC-HC build results in all channels other than those on 191625 and 536625 being found. If I scan those two frequencies individually (by putting freq start and stop as the same value) they are found. But adding them to the channel lists overwrites all the old entries.

I assume this is to do with both frequencies ending with 625

Good to know we have finally fixed the bandwidth issue !

About your new problem, it is indeed related with both frequencies ending with 625. When scanning with MPC the assumption is made that all frequencies are (start value + bandwidth x N) but it does not seem to be always true. I need to find some general information about DVB frequencies before I can fix this properly ...

XPC

27th October 2010, 13:53

Good to know we have finally fixed the bandwidth issue !

About your new problem, it is indeed related with both frequencies ending with 625. When scanning with MPC the assumption is made that all frequencies are (start value + bandwidth x N) but it does not seem to be always true. I need to find some general information about DVB frequencies before I can fix this properly ...

It seems that this is the general rule, but there are some exceptions like the one you found in Australia, where some stations have a + or - offset (125KHz in this case or 167KHz in UK). I'll try to find the source of this information tonight.

BTW Underground78 thanks for you patch. I'll try to merge it as well with the ATSC experimental version that robdotcom is testing.

Underground78

27th October 2010, 13:58

It seems that this is the general rule, but there are some exceptions like the one you found in Australia, where some stations have a + or - offset (125KHz in this case or 167KHz in UK). I'll try to find the source of this information tonight.

Ok, if we can confirm that an offset is possible and that offset values are well know, it will be easy to fix !

BTW Underground78 thanks for you patch. I'll try to merge it as well with the ATSC experimental version that robdotcom is testing.

You're welcome ! :)

alexins

27th October 2010, 21:13

Media Player Classic HomeCinema (x86/x64), 1.4.2700 (http://www.xvidvideo.ru/media-player-classic-home-cinema-x86-x64/media-player-classic-homecinema-x86-x64-1-4-2700.html)

Changes (2697-2700): (http://www.xvidvideo.ru/logi-izmeneniy/log-izmeneniy-media-player-classic-homecinema.html)
updated Little CMS;
delete MediaInfo and ZenLib;
add MediaInfoLib and ZenLib as svn:externals;
DVB : Fix bandwidth issue and add scan settings saving. Patch by Underground78.

janos666

27th October 2010, 22:21

updated Little CMS
May be, and it seems to work better. (It didn't mess with the tonal response when my display already has the desired gradiation.) But the Absolute Colorimetric rendering intent still causes an incorrect (very bluish) white point.
Rec709 uses D65 and my display was calibrated to D65 (by hardware controls) before the profiling. So, it shouldn't touch it, but I get blue instead of white.
Since Absolute colorimetric is the only "true" color management solution, it should be fixed. (Yes, I opened a ticket at the sourceforge page some days ago. ;))

Lincoln Burrows

27th October 2010, 22:54

Matroska problems with several BD subtitles:

I noticed a problem with Matroska which I don't know what's causing.

First of all, I decrypted 2 discs (theatrical and DC) from a movie. Then I used TsMuxer to demux all subtitles and Mkvtoolnix to join all of them. TsMuxer generated SUP, DTS and other files.

In the first MKV (which has 22,6 GB), I only inserted two subtitles: english and portuguese. This file is 100% OK and when I use BSPlayer PRO and MPC-HC, the movie starts right away from 00:00 until the end.

The second MKV has 24,5 GB. The only difference (besides the DC version of the movie) is the number of SUP subtitles I included - all of them:

English, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish

Total subtitles: 32.

When I start the movie (double-click on the MKV file) on BSP-Pro, it starts right away. The same goes to MPC-HC. But after I do that in either one of those players, the movie NEVER STARTS again. It looks like this can only be done one time only (until XP SP3 is restarted) and if I attempt to do that again the movie will not start.

However, VLC Player is starting the movie from 00:00 everytime I use "Open file with... VLC Player".

You might think this file has a problem and one player is ignoring those errors for some reason. That's incorrect: if I simply forward the movie to any time, it will start on both players: BSP and MPC-HC. But if I simply tell one of them to open this file (the 2nd time), and from the start (00:00) it will not start and give me a blank screen.

Which means: the 2nd time I attempt to open this MKV file, it's getting stuck. I was going to post this message on the "Matroska FAQ" thread. I was thinking this could be a bug from having so many different subtitles in the same file. But it seems this is only related to MPC-HC and BSP.

And this is funny, because BSP is not displaying any subtitles at all from any MKV file (I already started a thread on their support board about this). While MPC can display all embedded subtitles from every kind of file.

I can only assume if the first time worked, and this is happening in the second time, the Haali filter has a problem but I don't know what exactly.

Please note I used the last version from all codecs * (and even the last MPC-HC).

* Found here: http://www.codecguide.com

Inspector.Gadget

27th October 2010, 23:05

LB - Which Matroska splitter are you using?

Raghavendrahegde

28th October 2010, 03:47

Hi All,

We need to implement the following post processing algorithms using the hardware capabilities of GPU (NVIDIA Quadro NVS 295). These algorithms need to be applied to the output of a decoder (H264 or VC1 or Mpeg2) which are implemented in DXVA.

- Adaptive deinterlacing
- Noise reduction
- Sharpness
- Anamorphic & 8x8 poly scaling,
- Adds Skintone detection & correction
- Total color control
(I have checked the supported post processing algorithms by the DXVA checker)

My understanding is,

1. DXVA based decoder filters should directly connects to EVR.

2. These post processing algorithms should be part of the decoder filter.

3. These post processing algorithms are independent of the DXVA restricted profiles. Any algorithms can be applied to the decoder output, depending on the GPU capability.

Is this my understanding correct.

How to use these hardware supported post processing algorithms? From where I can get the API's and data structures.

Kindly let me know.

Thanks
Raghavendra

Lincoln Burrows

28th October 2010, 03:53

LB - Which Matroska splitter are you using?How do I check that?

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/1103/imagemdj.png
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/4668/imagem2dh.png

This is what I see listed in BSP's filters... and MPC-HC is using Haali Media splitter, but I only see those listed on the Menu > Filter:

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/7828/imagem3333.png

Unfortunatelly I can't start this MKV file without jumping the time. I don't see why Haali is having a problem based on the number of subtitle streams. What difference does it make?

The fact that VLC Player is not having any problems everytime it opens this file tells me the problem is with those two players or the Haali splitter...

Inspector.Gadget

28th October 2010, 04:09

I don't see why Haali is having a problem based on the number of subtitle streams. What difference does it make?

I remember reading somewhere that Haali had a limit on number of subs supported (as does the MPC-HC internal Matroska splitter). Perhaps one of the MPC/-HC or ffdshow developers can comment based on their experiences with working with/around Haali splitter's output.

Lincoln Burrows

28th October 2010, 05:27

There's something else I just found out: 4 subtitles are not being displayed from the 31 inserted into this file by MPC-HC during playback. I can't select/use them.

So I guess you are right: it really seems that MKV files with several subtitle streams have problems with Haali Media Splitter. That can explain why MPC/BSP can't handle this specific file well.

I am trying something else now and when I am finished I will edit this post with the results: I am removing most of these subtitles to see if something changes. I only let all of them because I need the subtitles for the audio commentaries, and they are mixed with the movie's subtitles, so I couldn't test each stream at the time, something I did right now (the subtitles for the director's comments were found).

Edit: It worked (movie started) on both players with a reduced amount of subtitles as you suspected. I hope this "bug" can be fixed someday.

Lincoln Burrows

28th October 2010, 15:55

There's something else I noticed in MPC-HC:

* I have a BD decrypted and all files stored in my Hard Drive. So I used TsMuxer to select a few tracks and remove others, opening the huge m2Ts file - demuxing them. Later I used mkvmerge GUI to join those files into a Matroska file.

When I do that, the Matroska file has no chapters, and I can jump time and forward/rewind the movie with no problems.

I followed this guide:
http://crabsticks.co.cc/how%20to%20convert%20m2ts%20to%20mkv.html

However (and this is what I don't understand), if I use MakeMKV to generate those MKV files, every single time the files will have this problem:

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/2945/macroblocks.png

* When you forward/rewind the video (going back a few seconds or jumping to another point), you will see macroblocks on the image. Everytime. They last a second (or less), but everytime you will see them.

But this is never happening if those files are created with TsMuxer > Mkvmerge. At first I believed this was a bug from MakeMKV or MPC-HC.

However, I checked another MKV file - a short trailer with 2 minutes, also generated by MakeMKV. This trailer doesn't have any chapters, and it's not showing macroblocks when I jump time.

My conclusion: if I insert a chapter list into a MKV file, I will have this problem.

That was the reason I stopped converting BDs to Matroska files. I thought those macroblocks were inherent to the Matroska container so I decided to let the decrypted files untouched until I figured out why they were appearing.

P.S. Tested on another file, this time with the following specs (and no subtitles at all, plus just one audio track):

Turns out this MKV file is not showing macroblocks even considering it has chapters and was generated by MakeMKV... so this must be related to the fact it has no subtitles or it's a 720x480 featurette (while the others tested were 1920x1080). Or maybe it's a codec issue?

Underground78

28th October 2010, 22:43

Thanks!

Testing that build I can actually find channels and it works with the following exception.

Heres (http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/2976/channellistr.png) a list of all the channels/frequencies I get from another program

Scanning the entire range 177500-557500 in your MPC-HC build results in all channels other than those on 191625 and 536625 being found. If I scan those two frequencies individually (by putting freq start and stop as the same value) they are found. But adding them to the channel lists overwrites all the old entries.

I assume this is to do with both frequencies ending with 625

Here is a test build for you: http://www.mediafire.com/?ow4r92dlj8ew15u

This build adds a new "offset" setting in the scan dialog. Just tick the checkbox and fill the offset (125 in Australia) and for each main frequency F (with F = F_start + N * bandwidth), the scan will also check the frequency F+offset (and then F-offset) if there is no channel detected for the frequency F (or F+offset)

@XPC: the patch still needs some clean up, I will send it to you tomorrow ! ;)

LigH

29th October 2010, 07:45

I noticed that when I watched a movie, quit MPC-HC and immediately (well, during the next 2 seconds, even!) start another movie before the last MPC-HC instance was completely unloaded, the new one takes up to 20 seconds to start. So I wonder if there is an issue with uninitializing and initializing specific DirectShow filters I have installed. Can you give me any hint how to detect the reason and fix this issue?

alex_3d42

29th October 2010, 11:44

Here is a test build for you: http://www.mediafire.com/?ow4r92dlj8ew15u

This build adds a new "offset" setting in the scan dialog. Just tick the checkbox and fill the offset (125 in Australia) and for each main frequency F (with F = F_start + N * bandwidth), the scan will also check the frequency F+offset (and then F-offset) if there is no channel detected for the frequency F (or F+offset)

@XPC: the patch still needs some clean up, I will send it to you tomorrow ! ;)

Thanks you ! This build works for me ! (1.4.2700 don't work)

:D

Underground78

29th October 2010, 11:50

Thanks you ! This build works for me ! (1.4.2700 don't work)

:D

I guess you had to use an offset of 166 KHz ?

One interesting thing is that some tuners correct automatically the frequency to take the offset into account. I live in France too and I am sure the offset I should normally use is 166 KHz but my tuner detects the channel with and without it.

alex_3d42

29th October 2010, 12:42

Yes, I use an offset of 166 KHz.

My tuner is a Pinnacle PCTV 310i (Hybrid Analog - Digital)

alexins

30th October 2010, 03:17

Media Player Classic HomeCinema (x86/x64), 1.4.2703 (http://www.xvidvideo.ru/media-player-classic-home-cinema-x86-x64/media-player-classic-homecinema-x86-x64-1-4-2703.html)

Changes (2701-2703): (http://www.xvidvideo.ru/logi-izmeneniy/log-izmeneniy-media-player-classic-homecinema.html)
added Armenian translation for the installer by hrant77;
installer: DirExistsWarning=auto;
DVB: Added offset parameter for scanning channels. Patch by Underground78

zoose

30th October 2010, 03:26

Here is a test build for you: http://www.mediafire.com/?ow4r92dlj8ew15u

This build adds ...

Tested. and it works.
However I forgot to specify an offset initially so it used the default of 166 and strangely it also detects the frequencies eg. 191625 is detected as 191666 but works.

Trying other random offset values: 12 and 203 didnt work, 60, 200,201,202 did.

Both of my tuners do the same thing so its unlikely the drivers are being smart/stupid.

Underground78

30th October 2010, 09:54

Tested. and it works.
However I forgot to specify an offset initially so it used the default of 166 and strangely it also detects the frequencies eg. 191625 is detected as 191666 but works.

Trying other random offset values: 12 and 203 didnt work, 60, 200,201,202 did.

Both of my tuners do the same thing so its unlikely the drivers are being smart/stupid.

I think it's the tuner doing some magic adjustments (mine does correct automatically an offset of 166 KHz) ... I can't see any other reason. :o

cafevincent

30th October 2010, 11:57

I only have one screen (46") and I tend to surf the web while I watch a video so I split MPC and firefox windows to left and right. Now my problem is watching a playlist; every time a video changes it resizes the window so I have to fix it manually. Is there a way to make MPC keep the same window size for all videos?

namaiki

30th October 2010, 12:43

cafevincent: In MPC-HC: View-> Options-> Playback-> Untick 'Auto-zoom'.

cafevincent

30th October 2010, 13:52

cafevincent: In MPC-HC: View-> Options-> Playback-> Untick 'Auto-zoom'.
Great, thank you so much!

trevaaar

1st November 2010, 12:19

A little unsure where to post this, but I'm having some DXVA trouble. Specifically, HD content works fine but anything SD with more than 6 reference frames has macroblocks everywhere. Video card's a 4870 with the 10.10 drivers installed, Tested in MPC-HC 1.4.2543 x86 and 1.4.2703 x64.

Video sample I just encoded to test with: http://www.mediafire.com/?c4n5ec0ue4btm0f

namaiki

1st November 2010, 12:31

If DXVA for SD videos is still not fixed in the latest ATi Calalyst (for UVD 2?), you can disable DXVA for SD videos in: View-> Options-> Internal Filters-> Double-click H264/AVC (DXVA) and tick 'Disable DXVA for SD'.

GREG1292

2nd November 2010, 04:54

Can you tune ATSC stations US and if so how.

Thanks

boyumeow

2nd November 2010, 15:17

Hi there, does anyone know whether I can used mpc-hc to play audio files with the extension (.s3m, .xm, .it), if yes and how. If no, I will just stick to MODPLUG player for those. Thanks.

Underground78

2nd November 2010, 16:17

Can you tune ATSC stations US and if so how.

Thanks

You might want to test the test version linked here (https://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/mpc-hc/ticket/837#comment:15) (also reading the whole ticket can be interesting).

XPC

2nd November 2010, 20:12

Can you tune ATSC stations US and if so how.
Thanks
You might want to test the test version linked here (https://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/mpc-hc/ticket/837#comment:15) (also reading the whole ticket can be interesting).

We don't have access to ATSC so your feedback is appreciated!

GREG1292

3rd November 2010, 00:33

We don't have access to ATSC so your feedback is appreciated!

Thanks I will give it a try!

matthew_eli

3rd November 2010, 11:24

Hi, I've a simple question: is it possible that my laptop freezes when I'm watching some content with subs using MPC-HC? I explain: if I'm watching any kind of video (Xvid, H.264 - SD, HD) after a while and randomly (that is, could be happened or not during a video, and if happens, it occurs randomly) my laptop freezes and the video locked on the screen, but the audio continues to be reproduced.

My laptop is a Toshiba A660, Core i7-720qm, 8gb RAM, Nvidia GT330M 1024Mb VRAM. Driver Video: 260.99 WHQL. This problem occurs with all driver tested (189.89-260.99) and with various SVN release of MPC-HC (since .2000 I thought). The System Event log does not present any entry when the problem occurs and the OS is Windows 7 Professional x64.

Hope someone can help me to understand this problem.

v0lt

3rd November 2010, 21:26

updated russian translation (2705)
mplayerc.ru.rc.txt(2705).7z (http://www.mediafire.com/?eje3fvtm3giw43d)

Mercury_22

4th November 2010, 09:55

I'm using a Custom channel mapping = I've mapped FL and FR to BL and BR for "2 input channels" but it does not stick when it starts playing the next file! The "Enable custom channel mapping" and the BL and BR remain selected but the sound it's resetting to the FL and FR although they don't appear selected in the "Custom channel mapping"
In another words the "Custom channel mapping" it's IGNORED when starting playing a new file
Also sometimes doesn't even "take" the changes in the "Custom channel mapping"

Sometimes there is a similar problem with "Windows 7 Taskbar features" = sometimes (totally random) it's greyed out but if I deselect it and then select it back it's working
Also can somebody ( Aleksoid :) ) please add volume control to it ?

Maybe it's worth mentioning for the "Windows 7 Taskbar features" bug that I have both x64 and x86 versions on my system

alexins

4th November 2010, 12:43

Media Player Classic HomeCinema (x86/x64), 1.4.2707 (http://www.xvidvideo.ru/media-player-classic-home-cinema-x86-x64/media-player-classic-homecinema-x86-x64-1-4-2707.html)

Changes (2704-2707): (http://www.xvidvideo.ru/logi-izmeneniy/log-izmeneniy-media-player-classic-homecinema.html)
DVB: scan dialog is now totally translatable. Updated French translation. Patch by Underground78;
Added ignore encrypted channels checkbox during DVB scan. Patch by Underground78;
fixed broken mplayerc.rc.txt;
fixed EPG current program time info for DVB.

ajp_anton

4th November 2010, 17:48

Why is MPC-HC so slow on shutting down? Trying to open another video while the player is still closing will delay it even more.

namaiki

4th November 2010, 17:53

Why is MPC-HC so slow on shutting down? Trying to open another video while the player is still closing will delay it even more.

Are you using the 'Store settings to .ini file' option?

soulkeeper

4th November 2010, 19:53

4. Download the following Windows update:
http://www.mediafire.com/?m9adgzmcv2gyj4l

That update updates the files kernel32.dll and kernelbase.dll to versions 6.1.7600.20778

Can't guarantee it will resolve the issue, but it is an August 2010 hotfix that covers kernelbase.dll, its worth a try :)

Can you upload these files again?
I'm still unable to find a solution to use any revision of mpc-hc after 2372 with avisynth scripts...

ajp_anton

4th November 2010, 21:19

Are you using the 'Store settings to .ini file' option?
Yeah, I'm stupid. Been suspecting it because changing settings is also slow as hell... Thanks.

cl0ud

5th November 2010, 04:38

Hi

I've realized that MPC-HC would be a powerful base for a media center like interface, so I've been looking into ways to create a custom interface around MPC-HC using the remote control API that it exposes.

I tried launching MPC in fullscreen mode using the /Play "filename" and /Fullscreen command line options which works well but if I include the /Slave option MPC opens in fullscreen mode but doesn't play, I have to provide the file name again via WM_COPYDATA.

That is fine if I don't have to specify the /Play open, but if I launch MPC with only /fullscreen /slave options, it only opens in window mode, not fullscreen.

I would like to ask if its possible to either:

1. Open MPC in fullscreen mode using only /Fullscreen /Slave and then provide the file name via WM_COPYDATA.

2. Or open MPC using /Play "filename" /Fullscreen /Slave and have it start playing immediately instead of having to send the file name again via WM_COPYDATA.

I actually prefer the first option because it then leaves the option open to provide the file name and then tell it to seek to a position before starting to play.

Also, this might be a big ask, and I don't know if it will work, but would it be possible open MPC in fullscreen mode but without the navigational interface? just the rendering window, the reason is that I would like to provide my own custom interface (navigation controls, etc). Although I don't yet know how this would work or even if it would work.