madVR - high quality video renderer (GPU assisted)

[dansrfe]

NV12 is preferred because it allows renderer deinterlacing, while YV12 normally doesn't (not important for madVR though, it'll convert internally if it has to, but EVR doesn't)
They contain the exact same information, but basically all GPUs don't natively handle YV12, they prefer NV12.

Difference to ffdshow? Sure, i do it the right way, not the ffdshow way. I'm tired of those comparisons.

LAVFilters are without a doubt far superior to ffdshow decoders. I did not intend to compare between the two since LAV is so much higher than ffdshow.

I also wanted to take this chance to thank you very much for all your hard work with LAVFilters. They are truly amazing and I haven't used anything else since I found out about them. I love seeing how clean the filter chain is and how fast CUVID decoding works compared to what I had previously. :)

[THEAST]

Hmm, I'm getting a little bit lost here; I had never played DVDs with MPC before and had been using PowerDVD for this purpose thus far but I decided to give MPC a try, yet I can't seem to be able to get the configuration right.

If I use Dscaler for decoding, VMR works fine, Haali renderer crashes or hangs MPC right away, madVR starts playing the file with no video but upon seeking, the video appears and continues playing but MPC completely become unresponsive. On the other hand, if I use ffdshow or MPC's internal MPEG2 decoder, VMR and Haali work fine but in case of madVR, after a maximum of 5 seeks, MPC becomes unresponsive again while the video continues playing fine. I have the same problem on both my desktop which has an ATI VGA and my laptop that has an Nvidia one.

Can somebody tell me whether I'm doing sth wrong or madVR currently has issues with DVD playback?

P.S. My codecs/players are pretty much up to date, maybe just a few builds behind SVN.

[agustin9]

Hmm, I'm getting a little bit lost here; I had never played DVDs with MPC before and had been using PowerDVD for this purpose thus far but I decided to give MPC a try, yet I can't seem to be able to get the configuration right.

If I use Dscaler for decoding, VMR works fine, Haali renderer crashes or hangs MPC right away, madVR starts playing the file with no video but upon seeking, the video appears and continues playing but MPC completely become unresponsive. On the other hand, if I use ffdshow or MPC's internal MPEG2 decoder, VMR and Haali work fine but in case of madVR, after a maximum of 5 seeks, MPC becomes unresponsive again while the video continues playing fine. I have the same problem on both my desktop which has an ATI VGA and my laptop that has an Nvidia one.

Can somebody tell me whether I'm doing sth wrong or madVR currently has issues with DVD playback?

P.S. My codecs/players are pretty much up to date, maybe just a few builds behind SVN.
DVD Playback isn't officially supported yet

[FlashGordon]

madshi, here is the sample from the silent film blu-ray: http://www.mediafire.com/?tsydibjadsd8zs8

I'm willing to guess that the end framerate after IVTC is still >24fps, hence the framedrops in 24Hz mode. The combing without IVTC isn't as pronounced as interlaced DVDs, I actually didn't notice it as first... but madvr seems to get rid of it completely

[THEAST]

DVD Playback isn't officially supported yet

Oh, I see, I got a little bit confused seeing many people talking about Dscaler and reclock and stuff here, thanks for the info. :thanks:

[THX-UltraII]

rahzel, no need to add custom resolutions.

Add

HKR,,SetDefaultFullRGBRangeOnHDMI,%REG_DWORD%,1

to each section of your driver inf before installing, lines that begins with

[nv_miscBase_addreg_

eg

[nv_miscBase_addreg__01]
HKR,,SetDefaultFullRGBRangeOnHDMI,%REG_DWORD%,1

I often have to do a clean driver install, to make this take effect, if I had installed drivers previously without it.

Anyone knows if this is still needed to do with the latest NVIDIA driver?

[mark0077]

Seems to be yes and also still needed in win8. Can believe there's no GUI based option for this yet.

[agustin9]

Oh, I see, I got a little bit confused seeing many people talking about Dscaler and reclock and stuff here, thanks for the info. :thanks:
You're welcome :) Have you tried setting the mpeg2 decoder in ffdshow to libmpeg2? Don't forget to tick the "DVD decoding" option

[Libeluratio]

Hello everybody,

I am used to change the framerate of my 25fps movie to 23.976 with eac3to and mkvmerge but the "ctrl+j" menu of madvr still says they are 25fps movie.

I checked with mediainfo that tells me they are, as expected, 23.976fps movies.

Do you know what I could change to make madvr understand it is now a 23.976fps movie ? because when it misunderstands framerate, the info about "one frame drop every x minutes" is false, etc.

Do I need to retag my movies ? how ? Why media info tells me the good framerate and madvr is not ?

Thank you so much ;)

[THEAST]

You're welcome :) Have you tried setting the mpeg2 decoder in ffdshow to libmpeg2? Don't forget to tick the "DVD decoding" option
Yeah, as I mentioned earlier, ffdshow (both libavcodec and libmpeg2) works fine with Haali renderer or VMR for DVD playback but not madVR. Although now that I read the "known problems" in the first page, it is stated that DVD playback should work fine on XP and I'm using XP. :confused:

[pankov]

madshi,
I'd like to report a few problems with madVR I had since yesterday when I installed my new projector (EPSON TW9000 / 6010 in the US) which supports 3D.
First let me say that I'm truly amazed by the looks of bright 3D. I hate my local cinemas which don't want to invest in new projectors/lamps and simply ruin the pleasure with such dim presentation. I also hate the "authorities" (SMPTE) that agreed that the minimum standard for 3D in theaters should be 4.5 ft-lamberts, while the minimum for 2D is 12 ft-lamberts (recommended 16 ft-lamberts). That's enough hate for the moment - I will simply enjoy my bright 3D home cinema from now on ;)
Now let me share my problems.
Everything started with the stupid limitation of NVidia that I can't have 3D (frame packing) on my secondary monitor - it only works on the primary. I lost a few hours searching the internet why I can't make my new projector run in 3D mode until a friend of mine told me that for him it only works when the 3D HDMI 1.4 display is the primary monitor. Does anybody know if ATI/AMD has the same limitation? Since my PC serves me both as HTPC and a workstation I'd like to continue using my LCD monitor as primary device and have the projector as secondary. This lead to problem 1:
After I watched a 3D movie with TMT I decided to switch back to my default profile (the PJ as secondary) and watch a 2D movie. I did so using UltraMon (if I remember correctly - it was last night and I had guests so I left the report for today - only managed to make a log file) and fired up Zoom Player on the secondary monitor and started the playback. Strangely all I got was audio and a black screen. At the same time the primary monitor was blinking like crazy. I did restart the player but it didn't help. I also tried changing the refresh rate / mode of the secondary display but it didn't help. I then changed the renderer to EVR and it worked just fine, so I was pretty sure it was a problem in madVR. I made a log ("madVR - log - blinking primary and black secondary.txt" - in the archive bellow) and I hope you'll be able to see problem. The only think that helped was a full restart of the PC. :(

Today I watched more 3D and out of curiosity I decided to test how will madVR behave in this "HD 3D" mode as NVidia call it. So here comes problem 2:
madVR shows a black screen and hangs the player when I try to seek. I've made both a debug log ("madVR - log - black screen + freeze on seek.txt") and freeze report which are also in the archive below.
In this "HD3D" mode EVR is showing images only for the right eye, with the left I see only a black screen.
I've tested the playback both in Zoom Player and MPC-HC and they behave exactly the same.
The Windows' desktop and player UI are OK ... except the right click popup menu in Firefox which behaves the same as the video window - black with the left eye and OK with the right ... also the UI of the ArcSoft's TMT 5 is visible only with the right eye ... but only until I start the movie.
To avoid "problem 1" I decided to change the display mode manually using NVIDIA Control Panel but left the projector as primary - didn't want to go to the PC at that moment. I did change it to a normal 1080p50 mode and the projector changed to 2D mode accordingly. I confirmed the changed and closed the control panel. So far so good. I started Zoom Player again and selected a recording of the today's F1 Australian Grand Prix and all of sudden both the NVIDIA and the projector were back to 3D HD mode !?!?!? How is this possible? What did madVR do to trigger it ?!?!? I'm not sure it's madVR's fault but let's call this "problem 3" for now.
This behavior made me remember something that I read in the notes when I finished the 3D Stereoscopic setup I did yesterday in the NVIDIA Control Panel. I think I saw something similar saying that the next time a player requests 3D mode it will lauch automatically and I don't have to switch manually from the NVidia Control Panel. This sounded nice but the question is "how is madVR requesting this special 3D mode".

Does anybody else have similar issues/experience with NVIDIA, a 3D HDMI 1.4 display/projector and madVR?

Here is the link for the log/freeze report files
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?2u2niae9xzqgdub

[Pat357]

Mad,

A new freeze-report :

MPC-HC v4153 froze at the moment that I tried to open a file while another was still playing. MadVR was in FSE.
I ended up with a the well known black screen that covers everything.
Even after bringing up the taskman, all "opened" windows are down in the task-bar and there is no way I know of to bring them up.
I clicked on the madTraceProcess and pressed <enter> hoping that indeed the MPC-HC-process was traced (couldn't see the window to select which process to trace)

Further I was using all the LAV filters, LAV-video in DVXA-CB mode.

I took a quick look at the report myself : seems at bit strange because there is no word about the LAV filters and neither from MPC-HC although certainly I have the LAV's pdb files in the LAV directory.

Because I updated MPC-HC to a newer version, I didn't have the PDB files for it, so no MPC-HC detailed info, in case you find something about MPC-HC. I could not find anything.

Would it bring anything to put the PDB files I have from an earlier MPC-HC version in the directory with the recent MPC-HC ?. (I guess not, but I ask anyway)
(like I only have .PDB's from MPC-HC v4130 & I'm using v4153 now)

Strange freeze report is here :

http://www.mediafire.com/?kglxuy5sn975fo2

MadVR settings
Queue sizes CPU/GPU : 12/16
wait 3s before FSE : no
delay PB until buffers are filled : yes
D3D9 mode for presentation (not D3D11)
Display changer :
modes : 1080p60, 1080p50, 1080p48
switch when playback starts, restore when player is closed.
Aero only disabled when in FS.
Present 4 frames in advance
Run presentation in separate thread (otherwise I have always glitches)

Hardware : CPU i7-970 3.7 GHZ / Nvidia GTX-570 / 24GB RAM / Win7 Prof. SP1 (auto updates)

PS:
I wanted to test the Madvr build-in VC1 decoder (Intel version), but it the player stalls upon opening the file (no "images" viewed and yes I have the "libmfxsw32.dll" in the Madvr directory).

The pin-connection from Madvr says indeed WVC1, but the files never start to play.
I was especially interested in the Intel codec for interlaced VC1.
The ffmpeg/libav decoders work for all 3 codecs. (interlaced VC1 excluded)
Any idea why the Intel decoder doesn't work here for VC1 ?
I even tried an updated "libmfxsw32.dll", but no avail.
Would a log file help ?

[Pat357]

madshi, here is the sample from the silent film blu-ray: http://www.mediafire.com/?tsydibjadsd8zs8

I'm willing to guess that the end frame-rate after IVTC is still >24fps, hence the framedrops in 24Hz mode. The combing without IVTC isn't as pronounced as interlaced DVDs, I actually didn't notice it as first... but madvr seems to get rid of it completely
I wonder how Madvr knows the correct display refresh-rate if it can't determine the correct cadence ?
It seems that in this case, something like a 3:2 cadence applies.

[dansrfe]

I wonder how Madvr knows the correct display refresh-rate if it can't determine the correct cadence ?
It seems that in this case, something like a 3:2 cadence applies.

Initially it goes by content flags and if mostly progressive then cadence is checked throughout playback, if it says interlaced then inverse telecine (23.976 after 3:2 cadence) is assumed. I think that's how it works although I may be wrong.

[Mikey2]

What is wrong with the "BT.709/601 curve" for gamma processing?

I find that I have very vibrant shades with this turned on..i.e. I like it! However, "power curve" while still improving the picture, sometimes makes discerning brightness right at the 16-17 border of the RGB scale difficult to see.

However, every site I have found, including this thread, only recommends using the "Power Curve." Since the BT.709/601 curve is anything but subtle, I am worried about using it since it never seems to be recommended. What is if for and why should I not use it?

BTW - Concerning DVD playing on MPC-HC without the Macrovision error, I was able to re-apply the qdvd fix and it is working again....sometimes...VERY often I will have it working then once again MPC will stop responding. However, it is happening so randomly that I cannot give an accurate bug-report/reproduction steps. I will respond again once I Have them.

Here is the site where I found both another link fot he qdvd fix and a guide for using Gamma processing on madVR. (In addition, I have found this to be the most useful and complete guide to setting up everything!)

Furthermore, there is a link to a very nice suite of test-calibration files. Running "1-Black Clipping.mp4" and turning on "BT.709/601 curve" (at least on my system) drastically shows what I mean. While the reference black is still correct, the flashing signals for 17-25 are VERY vibrant with that processer in effect, while the power curve set at 230 all but makes bar 17 disappear...

http://www.homecinema-hd.com/astuces_en.html#madvr_astuces

cheers!
MikeY

PS - I am using a high-end Pioneer Kuro plasma as my display (5010FD.) I do not have a calibrator, so I cannot calibrate it. Still, given that I have a monitor that corretly displays 0-255 colorspace and is arguably one of the best displays available, I do not understand why I see such a positive difference using this instead of the power-curve... (Edit - that said, the biggest difference between my Kuro and the "Elite" models is that I have limited control over the Gamma on my display. In face, there are just three abstract settings: 1,2,3. :confused:)

[deado]

I'm using Windows 8 Consumer Preview and I can't seem to get madVR Exclusive mode working in MPC-HC, just doesn't activate when I switch to full screen. I got the newest versions of everything.

Anyone else get this? any solution?

[noee]

It's probably too early to care. I found that if I used the D3D11 device, then it would go into FSE mode once, then all subsequent playback would not until I stopped and restarted the player (jRiver MC17).

Nevermind that there are other issues with the Win8CP regarding dual-mon and refresh rate and WDM1.2 in general. One thing I do notice is that everything "GPU" related seems faster at this early stage. While AMD and nVidia both have "Win8" drivers, IMO we're still too far out for reliable daily HTPC use.

[deado]

It's probably too early to care. I found that if I used the D3D11 device, then it would go into FSE mode once, then all subsequent playback would not until I stopped and restarted the player (jRiver MC17).

Nevermind that there are other issues with the Win8CP regarding dual-mon and refresh rate and WDM1.2 in general. One thing I do notice is that everything "GPU" related seems faster at this early stage. While AMD and nVidia both have "Win8" drivers, IMO we're still too far out for reliable daily HTPC use.

Well I do care because for me, this is the only thing not working in Win 8 - everything else seems to work fine. If there is a solution to it I want to know.

And unfortunately for me, exclusive mode is the ONLY way I get no dropped frames. So it is essential.

[noee]

Well, depending on your GPU and if you're multi-mon, you can forget about it until the later driver releases, contrary to popular opinion, Win8CP is really just barely a gloried beta. You might disable "aero" and start experimenting with Windowed-mode in the meantime.

[Mikey2]

I wonder how Madvr knows the correct display refresh-rate if it can't determine the correct cadence ?
It seems that in this case, something like a 3:2 cadence applies.

This is partially a question, but I figured that on a regular DVD it can be determined by comparing the .IFO file with the actual .VOB file. (Try running "MediaInfo" on both files. The former will almost always show 29.970 interlaced as that is the DVD format, while the later [which is the actual file] will show the actual rate of the file itself.)

Correct me if I'm wrong, sinnce unfortunately I do not have any interlaced Blu-Rays and cannot test this, but I think the equivalent is the .m2ts file displaying the fps for the movie file while the .mpls file (under the ..\PLAYLIST\ folder) indicates the fps and other data at the disc level. Thus I am not sure if one can correctly send a standalone m2ts file like the one on mediafire as a correct test-case. (Perhaps that is even the reason you are not seeing it in this instance???)

Again, especially my second paragraph is a question and guess, but I believe I am correct on the first paragraph in regard to regular DVD's. (That said, I am told that IFO files are sometimes buggy and unreliable...)

I hope this helps and does not make things more confusing :scared:

MikeY

Edit: If one wants to get technical, I found THIS LINK (http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/menc-feat-telecine.html) to describe (in excruciating detail) how telecine is determined. While this is focused on NTSC DVD's, I believe the concepts are the same.

[deado]

Well, depending on your GPU and if you're multi-mon, you can forget about it until the later driver releases, contrary to popular opinion, Win8CP is really just barely a gloried beta. You might disable "aero" and start experimenting with Windowed-mode in the meantime.

GPU is 580, I do have 2 monitors but only showing display on one (not extending).

[Hypernova]

Well I do care because for me, this is the only thing not working in Win 8 - everything else seems to work fine. If there is a solution to it I want to know.

And unfortunately for me, exclusive mode is the ONLY way I get no dropped frames. So it is essential.

Bad news is I asked madshi about this just before the CP came out and he said he did not interest in fixing it now. Good news is he did say he'll fix it when Windows 8 actually come out.

I'm pretty sure about the cause though. Some "windows" that always present make madVR think that there are windows elements that are showing and thus does not go into exclusive mode. Those are Charmbar, Desktop, Start screen, etc.

I occasionally get drop frames, but with ReClock it's very rare and I usually don't notice it when that happen, so I'm good with window mode. I have a similar setup: one LCD, one projector. I use one at a time and not extended/mirrored.

[deado]

That is a shame. I would happily donate like $20 to madshi if he could get it working :D

[Hypernova]

That is a shame. I would happily donate like $20 to madshi if he could get it working :D

We might try to request an option to turn exclusive mode on regardless of what're on the screen, similar to what MPC-HC has for EVR stuff. I.e. Manual as oppose to automatic exclusive mode. If it's a quick enough job maybe madshi might consider that for the time being.

[703]

Yeah, without a sample it doesn't make sense to look into it any further. So, 703, here's your chance...

Just to give you an update, upgrading LAV fixed the issue of not being able to read the matrices from upstream for .mp4's.

Btw, what is the difference between "upstream" and "bitstream" ? Is upstream the container?

[nevcairiel]

Btw, what is the difference between "upstream" and "bitstream" ? Is upstream the container?

"Upstream" means the decoder supplied this information, while "bitstream" means madVR figured this out on its own from the format headers of the video.

[mark0077]

Hi, I got a hang just now seeking in a bdmv. mpc-hc was still responsive, audio continued for a few minutes in the background, just the image froze. Also double clicking on the mpc-hc window to resize to fullscreen, I can see the image doesn't fill the screen so madVR isn't completing the resize to the full width of the screen while in this state.

http://pastebin.com/GTyQ9sAg

I'm using mpc-hc 4164, madVR v0.82.5, LAV from here http://files.1f0.de/lavf/LAVFilters-0.49-41-gd935c59.zip

Apologies if it has nothing to with madVR.

[Nevilne]

madshi, would it be possible to separate start of file delay and seek delay option?

[dansrfe]

madshi, would it be possible to separate start of file delay and seek delay option?

There's no justifiable reason for those two things to be separate options. The reason you want to delay playback anywhere in the file is for someone who doesn't want ANY frames dropped even when they are seeking. The same person, 9 times out of 10 ALSO doesn't want any frames to be dropped or delayed at the start of playback.

Very few people will start playing a file and not seek or change some player option or fullscreen the video throughout playback from start to finish.

[shaolin95]

So I noticed something...my 2600Pro is able to run the 1080p movies great if I uncheck the option to go to exclusive mode when going to full screen then there are no hiccups, the movie runs smoothly all the way. I wonder what that option does and what am I missing..
?
So previously, for this question we determined I was better off using then fullscreen not exclusive mode.
But now I was given information that it seems means I am not really using Madvr at all.

"the dxva native option wont work with madvr"
dxva is the only option that runs smoothly with my hd2600 pro.

So is that true? Am I not really getting any benefits?
Thanks

[Nevilne]

There's no justifiable reason for those two things to be separate options.

Justifiable selfish reason: I never have any artifacts or frame drops on seeks, but plenty of times with playback start (external hdds, reclock being nice, avisynth scripts and so on).

New version noticeably delays playback after seek, and I've always used low queues.

[dansrfe]

Justifiable selfish reason: I never have any artifacts or frame drops on seeks, but plenty of times with playback start (external hdds, reclock being nice, avisynth scripts and so on).

New version noticeably delays playback after seek, and I've always used low queues.

Actually, you're right. I don't have any dropped frames on seeking either. Looks like I just needed to adjust my queue settings.

[CruNcher]

@madshi

Seems Nvidia changed something very massively in the upcoming new 300 series Driver people report MadVr brakes entirely with a Black Screen http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=360359 :(
Though i dunno if they might left FXAA enabled and that Shader interferes with MadVR instead of just blurring everything causing a black screen possible :)

[cyberbeing]

If the 300.99 Kepler drivers are causing madVR a black screen, I'd suspect it would have something to do with the new VSync modes, Adaptive VSync, and other VSync enhancements in that driver.

Edit: Looks like 301.10 Kepler drivers are out now as well.

[ryrynz]

Madshi, I caught a crash I believe to be MadVR related. It happened on initial playback in MPC.
I just now had another MPC crash with an abnormal termination error window being displayed, the video and audio was still playing but the video output was playing back in slow stages as if the CPU was being stressed.
I also get crashes when the next file is played in the folder which is most likely the same issue, using LAV with QuickSync and MPC build 4170.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?o5o29wnxj329lc3

*Edit* The crash was most likely not MadVR related, I'm no longer having any issues.

[aufkrawall]

If the 300.99 Kepler drivers are causing madVR a black screen, I'd suspect it would have something to do with the new VSync modes, Adaptive VSync, and other VSync enhancements in that driver.

I don't think so, it happens also with fully disabled vsync.
FXAA shouldn't be a problem neither, I suppose.
Nvidia is aware of the issue but it should be faster if madshi takes a look, I guess. ;)

[cyberbeing]

I don't believe you can fully disable VSync with madVR, at least in Windowed mode. A couple ways I could see madVR producing a black screen is if NVIDIA changed how the default D3D buffer flipping (VSYNC) modes function, or flat-out broke refresh-rate/scan-line reading. Hopefully it's nothing more serious like broken texture uploading/downloading.

Even if NVIDIA is aware of the issue, they don't always have a quick turnaround releasing driver fixes. Has anybody tested 301.10 yet? Same issue?

Edit: I wonder is this even occurs with an actual GTX 680. Supposedly Adaptive VSync is only supposed to work with GTX 680, but people claimed to be using it with other cards. It's possible madVR not working is just a case of people incorrectly modifying the inf, and installing driver features which are unsupported by their hardware.

[leeperry]

madshi, would it be possible to separate start of file delay and seek delay option?
yes, I already asked for this...for the very same reasons as you ^^

[mbordas]

Can somebody do a little sanity check for me on this file:

https://rapidshare.com/files/2764315045/clip_0.wtv

It's a plain vanilla video recording, but regardless of whether I set deinterlacing: if in doubt activate, or automatic source detection: force film mode, I get the same result - it leaves the display in 60hz and leaves deinterlacing off. I can manually turn on deinterlacing or IVTC from the keyboard, but I can't tell if that results in a better picture. What's the preferred behavior in this case?

[aufkrawall]

I don't believe you can fully disable VSync with madVR, at least in Windowed mode.

AFAIR it's possible via Nvidia driver.
Forced off means off, no matter what applications want.
Even in windowed mode.
With AMD forcing Vsync off doesn't work.


Even if NVIDIA is aware of the issue, they don't always have a quick turnaround releasing driver fixes. Has anybody tested 301.10 yet? Same issue?

That's why I said it'd be better if madshi took a look.
301.10 is affected too.

[DragonQ]

Can somebody do a little sanity check for me on this file:

https://rapidshare.com/files/2764315045/clip_0.wtv

It's a plain vanilla video recording, but regardless of whether I set deinterlacing: if in doubt activate, or automatic source detection: force film mode, I get the same result - it leaves the display in 60hz and leaves deinterlacing off. I can manually turn on deinterlacing or IVTC from the keyboard, but I can't tell if that results in a better picture. What's the preferred behavior in this case?
How does one even play that file? MPC-HC doesn't recognise it for me (using LAV Splitter).

[mbordas]

you have to enable wtv in lav splitter and then set StreamBufferSource to "block" in external filters in mpc-hc options. But there's really nothing special about the file, it's just a windows tv recording.

[cyberbeing]

AFAIR it's possible via Nvidia driver.
Forced off means off, no matter what applications want.
Even in windowed mode.
Last time I tested this on WinXP a few months back, force-off VSync only had an effect in Fullscreen exclusive mode with my NVIDIA card. I'd expect Win7 with Aero disabled function the same, but maybe not.

If it wasn't for the fact that my PC/FileServer with the NVIDIA GPU had its motherboard die last month (at the moment waiting on Ivy Bridge, since I'm being forced into a full CPU/Mobo/RAM rebuild...), I would check things out for myself and post debug logs. At the moment, I'm just curious to find out what madshi finds the underlying cause to be.

[aufkrawall]

Last time I tested this on WinXP a few months back, force-off VSync only had an effect in Fullscreen exclusive mode with my NVIDIA card. I'd expect Win7 with Aero disabled function the same, but maybe not.

Maybe I will temporary go back to the 296 driver to test it.
But I'm pretty sure that windowed mode and Aero shouldn't matter.

The new Vsync options of the new driver can be completely turned off, btw.

[deado]

Hang on, aren't you all using the 300 drivers with modified .inf files with older cards? The current 300 drivers are only designed for 680's only. Maybe this is why madVR is giving issues?

[TheShadowRunner]

yes, I already asked for this...for the very same reasons as you ^^

+1 :thanks:

[aufkrawall]

Hang on, aren't you all using the 300 drivers with modified .inf files with older cards? The current 300 drivers are only designed for 680's only. Maybe this is why madVR is giving issues?
If everything else is working fine, most likely not.
Nvidia has changed something and this requires either a fix by Nvidia or madshi, I'm very sure.

[Xello]

Edit: I wonder is this even occurs with an actual GTX 680.

Confirmed, Black screens r us. Just got mine today, apart from this issue quite impressed with it so far :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v481/xellestar/th_6862559404_df8a52ec43_b.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v481/xellestar/?action=view&current=6862559404_df8a52ec43_b.jpg)

[Budtz]

I have bin having problems with some external subtitles displying wrong in mpc with madvr. (They work fine in vlc) The folowing is how they look in the film and when opened in notepad.


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I dont know if this has anything to do with madvr. Or is it some reginal settings. how come vlc works fine?

can any1 help?

[G_M_C]

Confirmed, Black screens r us. Just got mine today, apart from this issue quite impressed with it so far :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v481/xellestar/th_6862559404_df8a52ec43_b.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v481/xellestar/?action=view&current=6862559404_df8a52ec43_b.jpg)

Did Nv get HDMI output working as intended on the 680? I mean like
- no .inf fiddling anymore to get fullrange luma in stead of always being in TV-range,
- output frequency stable, so no more tweaking to scanlines/overscan with rivatuner to exact (or very near) 23.976xxxxx output rate ?

Cause on the HDMI output 'side of things'; AMD's cards work out of the box for me, on both video and audio (incl. high-res/lossless audio + bitstreaming). I find that up till now Nv's card are to much hassle to get just right, maybe thats changed. Hence the question.