MPC-HC: Half-D1 and subtitles

[ggtop]

Hi,

first of all thank you developers for this media player. I use MPC and MPC-HC as long as I can think , but there's one small thing I can't get to work.
I have a lot of DVDs where some VTS are encoded Half-D1 and in these the subtitles are not displayed correctly. The video is correct but I can only see the outer left half of the subs. Is there a setting in MPC-HC that would dynamicly detect the actual resolution and display the subs accordingly?

ggtop

[Midzuki]

That's an old (and still unsolved) problem in:

MPC's mpeg-2 decoder ;

libavcodec ;

libmpeg2 ;

For any non-standard resolution below 704x### and above 352x###, they resize the subtitle pictures correctly, though.

[ggtop]

Thanks for the answer. I thought there might be a setting...

[Midzuki]

You can use a different MPEG-2 decoder, such as DScaler 5 or the one from ArcSoft.

[ggtop]

Is there a stand-alone MPEG-2 decoder from ArcSoft?
Propably only avaiable with their software, right?

I'll try DScaler...

[edigee]

Try this one:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/o9xvvl
It's HD pack 2.3 and it contains:
""- CyberLink MPEG-2/H.264/VC-1 Video Decoder (PDVD9) v1.0.0.1105
- ArcSoft Mpeg Demux v1.0.2.122
- Cyberlink Demuxer v2.0.6.1112

Updated:

- ArcSoft MPEG-2/H.264/VC-1 Video Decoder 2.27.281.98
- FFDShow all-in-one Decoder v1.0.7.3135
- Haali Media Splitter v1.9.355.21
- AC3Filter v1.6.3.0
- MPC Mpeg Splitter v1.3.1249.0

""

The latest(2.4) pack has something to do with "30 days trial" on some codecs so I wouldn't advise you to use it.
Just add the filter/codec you want as "external filter" in MPC_HC .
Be sure not to have any ArcSoft or Cyberlink (Power DVD) player already instaled ,otherwise it will cause some problems.

[r0lZ]

I have a similar problem with the button highlights and MPC-HC (x64). On my Win7 X64, they are never visible. I've tried several other filters, but with no luck. This problem is well known as it has been reported in many forums, but I have never found a way to fix it for my system. Do you know if it's an internal bug, or if it is sufficient to install another filter? Which one?

[Superb]

If you use Windows 7 you can use the built-in MPEG-2 decoder. Might support Half-D1 correctly. It even uses DXVA (on supported GPUs+drivers).

@r0lZ: MPC-HC has several bugs w/ DVDs (including non-showing-subtitles) when DXVA used.

[ggtop]

That is the decoder I have the problems with... :)
BTW Half-D1 is diplayed correcty, but not the subs

@r0lZ Just tried some settings in MPC-HC 1.3.2397.0 x64 on Win7 64bit. When I unselect decoder filter "MPEG-2 Video" and there's only "MPEG-2 Video (DXVA)" left (enabled of course), I also have no Button HL.
Maybe you could check this.

ggtop

[r0lZ]

Hum, I don't have the "MPEG-2 Video" and "MPEG-2 Video (DXVA)" filters, and apparently they are not in the list of installable filters.

Currently, I have the following external filters:
Microsoft DTV-DVD Video Decoder
DVD Navigator
DV Video Decoder
MPEG Video Decoder
But anyway, even if I tick one or several of them, the problem persists.

Superb, thanks, but my problem is not related to the video resolution. I can never see any button highlight. I have no highlight problem with The KMPlayer, but it stretches the video of some DVDs. I can't understand why, as they are in standard full D1 resolution. So, currently, the only player that works fine is the media player of M$. Pity!

[Superb]

The comment about the Half-D1 resolution was for the person who opened the thread (ggtop).
The comment about the DXVA-related bugs (when using Microsoft's filters under MPC-HC) was for you (r0lZ).

[Superb]

btw, I believe ggtop was talking about the internal MPEG-2 (software & DXVA) filters:
http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/2206/86306739.png

[r0lZ]

I have no "MPEG-2 Video (DXVA)" filter there either, but I have the "MPEG-2 Video" filter and it was not ticked. Ticking it and removing the external filters has solved the problem! Thanks again.

[Superb]

About not having the internal DXVA filter... that's cuz you're using an old MPC-HC version. You can use the latest one from xvidvideo.ru (http://www.xvidvideo.ru/).

When using internal software MPEG-2 filter MPC-HC doesn't have the menu & subtitles bugs (unlike when using the DXVA one).

[r0lZ]

It's not so old (v1.3.1249.0), but I'll try the latest build. Anyway, my problem is solved, and I can live without the most recent release. Thanks anyway.

[Superb]

1.3.1249 was released on 2009-08-27. Yes, it is old. :)

[r0lZ]

My version is still the latest official stable build (distributed by sourceforge (http://sourceforge.net/projects/mpc-hc/files/)).

The Russian site has more recent builds, but I didn't know that site, and I don't understand Russian! I have managed to download the latest build, but I've seen a red warning (in English :)) stating that it's an unstable build. Can you confirm that build 2346 x64 released yesterday is stable enough?

[Midzuki]

btw, I believe ggtop was talking about the internal MPEG-2 (software & DXVA) filters:

Which is (essentially) the same thing as the external filter Mpeg2DecFilter.ax :

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1300619#post1300619

[Midzuki]

...

... it's an unstable build. Can you confirm that build 2346 x64 released yesterday is stable enough?

ALL of them are "unstable" :D

(that's the default warning message).

[ggtop]

Yes, forgot to mention I was speaking of MPC's internal filters.
That was because we spoke about them in the opening.

Glad to hear it works for you r0lZ

@Superb I'm glad you posted the link again. Normally I d/l the installer from free-codecs.com. I looked there and found a build that does run without SSE2. Thanks

BTW The latest builds need also the latest DirectX from here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=3b170b25-abab-4bc3-ae91-50ceb6d8fa8d

[r0lZ]

I understand that, but I wonder if I should keep the official stable build or try a beta. I have no good reason to consider that the stable build is not good for me, now that I know how to enable the button highlights.
But I will try it anyway...

[Superb]

I usually use the latest trunk version, unless somebody flags a major regression in the MPC-HC thread. :)
99.9% of the time it is as stable as the "stable" one (released on sf.net).

[Midzuki]

BTW The latest builds need also the latest DirectX from here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=3b170b25-abab-4bc3-ae91-50ceb6d8fa8d

Unless things have changed too much lately :) ,
that should translate as "d3dx9_41.dll".