getting blocks with 7+ ref

[gahz]

has anyone else had this problem? i am getting lots of blocks with an sd interlaced anime source when i have 7 or more ref frames value.

i tried the same thing with a non-anime 1080p source and there was no problems.

[Sharktooth]

what decoder/player are you using?
is it using DXVA?
did you de-interlace or are you encoding intelaced?

[gahz]

what decoder/player are you using?
is it using DXVA?
did you de-interlace or are you encoding intelaced?

1. ffdshow w/ windows media player 12
2. not using dxva as far as i know. the other vids i have break dxva compliancy and they play just fine so i'm guessing no dxva.
3. i tried both de-interlace and interlace and the problem persists

the blocks only happen when i choose 7 or more ref frames. i can change the value of anything else and so long as i stay at 6 or less ref frames the vid turns out fine.

i dont have any other sources right now other than the 1080p so i cant really do much testing on this.

[Sharktooth]

try another player (VLC or MPC-HC for example). AFAIK WMP uses the microsoft decoder for AVC.

[gahz]

ok you're right it plays just fine in vlc. what i don't understand is why this file won't play correctly in wmp but another file plays just fine even though both used the same profile when encoded.

[Snowknight26]

Sounds like you have an ATI video card.

[gahz]

Sounds like you have an ATI video card.

hey i do! methinks you know something i don't? spill it :D