Media Player Classic - BE Win32/x64 [Archive] - Page 194

Aleksoid1978

18th October 2022, 08:37

Is it impossible to raising center level Active when Passthrough Atmos?

No. If passthrough - data send to A/V receiver as is, in binary format.

Enet47

18th October 2022, 08:47

Is it impossible to raising center level Active when Passthrough Atmos?
As @Alexoid1978 says, the whole point of passthrough is that the data is untouched. You can increase the volume of any channel if you have an AV receiver. If you are using a TV or sound bar then YMMV.

atomcu

19th October 2022, 10:03

As @Alexoid1978 says, the whole point of passthrough is that the data is untouched. You can increase the volume of any channel if you have an AV receiver. If you are using a TV or sound bar then YMMV.

Im using an Atmos soundbar (just 2.1)
Passthrough from pc to soundbar, soundbar to TV.
With Dolby media, center level is becoming low. Diolagues are low.
I dont know what is YMMV?

Klaus1189

19th October 2022, 10:56

"YMMV" = "Your Mileage May Vary" :)

Enet47

19th October 2022, 11:33

Im using an Atmos soundbar (just 2.1)
Passthrough from pc to soundbar, soundbar to TV.
With Dolby media, center level is becoming low. Diolagues are low.
I dont know what is YMMV?
It can't be an Atmos soundbar and be 2.1. Which soundbar is it?

tebasuna51

19th October 2022, 13:41

...Passthrough from pc to soundbar, soundbar to TV...
The soundbar make the downmix 7.1 -> 2.1, it's the culprit. The PC player can't do anything if the sound is send passthrough.

Check if you can configure it.

atomcu

20th October 2022, 12:17

It can't be an Atmos soundbar and be 2.1. Which soundbar is it?

Grundig dsb 2000.

Enet47

20th October 2022, 12:29

Grundig dsb 2000.
Go into the audio settings for MPC-BE and down-mix from there. That way what the sound bar receives is already down mixed to 2.1.

P.J

23rd October 2022, 09:05

MPC DVD Video Decoder produces some artifacts and doesn't use GPU for playback :confused:

MPC-BE:
https://images2.imgbox.com/71/08/vI0taD7Q_o.png
MPC-HC:
https://images2.imgbox.com/f9/4d/252MkpM8_o.png

Klaus1189

23rd October 2022, 10:51

@P.J: What GPU do you use? I know you do not use GPU decoding, but this info is nevertheless important.
Also show LAV Video Decoder settings of MPC-HC as screenshot.

Aleksoid1978

23rd October 2022, 11:12

P.J

23rd October 2022, 12:10

MPC DVD Video Decoder - is software decoder. It's enough for DVD playback.

But it has awful quality :(
Can't we use MPC Video Decoder instead?

v0lt

23rd October 2022, 12:37

@P.J
I didn't see any dramatic degradation in quality in your screenshots.
If you need a hardware decoder, then you can use the Microsoft DTV-DVD Video Decoder (can be used to decode DVD-Video on some Windows) or LAV Video Decoder.

You can also open VTS_0x_0.IFO instead of the whole disk (VIDEO_TS.IFO). In this case MPC DVD Video Decoder will be used.

clsid

23rd October 2022, 12:42

It has some obvious deinterlacing artifacts. So either bad deinterlacing or no deinterlacing. Not a decoding issue.

Hardware decoding for low resolution MPEG2 is complete nonsense.

SeeMoreDigital

23rd October 2022, 13:00

Hardware decoding for low resolution MPEG2 is complete nonsense.
Back in the day, hardware decoding MPEG-2 video up-to 720x576 (total 414,720) pixels was the only way to do it properly.

Indeed, does anybody remember these RealMagic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RealMagic) MPEG decoder boards?

P.J

23rd October 2022, 15:01

It has some obvious deinterlacing artifacts. So either bad deinterlacing or no deinterlacing. Not a decoding issue.

Hardware decoding for low resolution MPEG2 is complete nonsense.

Yes, those artifacts destroys the DVD quality. Maybe it uses software de-interlacing.
I wish I could use MPC Video Decoder as default.

v0lt

23rd October 2022, 15:42

@P.J
The solution is simple. Open the VTS_0x_0.IFO file instead of the entire disk.

@tebasuna51
Topic on LAV Filters elsewhere.
https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=156191

tebasuna51

23rd October 2022, 16:28

@tebasuna51
Topic on LAV Filters elsewhere.
https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=156191

Sorry, my mistake, the post was for MPC-HC thread (https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1977048#post1977048) (the LAV filters are ok)

Sunspark

24th October 2022, 02:50

Back in the day, hardware decoding MPEG-2 video up-to 720x576 (total 414,720) pixels was the only way to do it properly.

Indeed, does anybody remember these RealMagic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RealMagic) MPEG decoder boards?

I do actually, I have it or a similar card in a box. I remember the picture quality as being quite good. It's a shame we can't still use some older cards that are ISA, AGP, PCI, etc. anymore because some were of good quality.

atomcu

24th October 2022, 12:26

Go into the audio settings for MPC-BE and down-mix from there. That way what the sound bar receives is already down mixed to 2.1.

You mean "Mix channells to stereo" like this :

GCRaistlin

25th October 2022, 18:15

Aleksoid1978, can you please add the ability to display current status in the title bar? It would help to detect the current status of the application by third-party apps. Personally, I need it to send Ctrl-E to the window in case of "Cannot render the file", so it'd be enough to display the status in the title bar only when MPC-BE is idle.

Aleksoid1978

25th October 2022, 22:18

Aleksoid1978, can you please add the ability to display current status in the title bar?

No, it's a stupid idea to display and get the status from the window title.

v0lt

26th October 2022, 04:26

@GCRaistlin
You can use the MPC API (https://github.com/Aleksoid1978/MPC-BE/blob/master/src/apps/mplayerc/mpcapi.h) to control the player and get various information. To test this functionality, there is a MPCTestAPI (https://github.com/Aleksoid1978/MPC-BE/tree/master/src/apps/MPCTestAPI) utility.
You can also use the Web Interface.

This functionality is also present in the MPC-HC.

GCRaistlin

26th October 2022, 08:19

I'm afraid it's beyond my skills. Can you please explain how to send "Reopen file" command (Ctrl-E) to MPC-BE in case of "Cannot render the file"? I was going to use nnCron for this.

chros

26th October 2022, 12:09

Why don't you just use the android app?
https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=175007

GCRaistlin

26th October 2022, 12:20

First of all, I don't have a smartphone. Second, I don't really need to control MPC-BE remotely. I use it for playing acestreams. During the prebuffering, now I need to press Ctrl-E dozens of times until I get the playing. So I'm looking for the way to make the computer do that thing.

v0lt

26th October 2022, 18:20

@GCRaistlin
Options > Player > Network timeout = 60 sec

GCRaistlin

26th October 2022, 19:59

It's already set. Doesn't help with this error.

v0lt

28th October 2022, 16:27

BASS Audio Source 0.1.3 (https://github.com/v0lt/BassAudioSource/releases/tag/0.1.3)

Description (https://github.com/v0lt/BassAudioSource/blob/0.1.3/README.md)

shaolin95

8th November 2022, 20:04

Enet47

8th November 2022, 20:46

Hi guys.
I am trying to setup this player with madvr but for some reason I get flickering..like the image randomly changes brightness flickering. This does not happen with MPC-HC.
I am using the internal filters not lav filter with MPC-be just in case.
Thanks
I've been using MadVR with MPC-BE for years with no flickering or other issues. First of all you shouldn't be using LAV filters. Maybe you have an existing MadVR configuration. If you do then make sure you reset it first. If the issue still occurs after that then there might be something wrong with your graphics card or drivers. If you are not using LAV filters for anything important, I would uninstall them as well.

ryrynz

9th November 2022, 01:53

First of all you shouldn't be using LAV filters.

Lol. Wut. Use whatever filters you want, there are no incompatibilities between MPC-BE and LAV.

Enet47

9th November 2022, 09:51

Lol. Wut. Use whatever filters you want, there are no incompatibilities between MPC-BE and LAV.
You are missing the point. Unless you are doing something specifically with LAV filters that you can't do with MPC-BE then you don't need them. Since the user is already having issues it makes sense to uninstall them and keep it simple.

ryrynz

9th November 2022, 10:47

You are missing the point.Not "missing" anything actually. People can choose whatever they want. Your advice is poor.

Enet47

9th November 2022, 12:18

Not "missing" anything actually. People can choose whatever they want. Your advice is poor.
The user is having issues and my advice was to keep it simple to help in troubleshooting. Especially since LAV filters are "in general" not needed when using MPC-BE. So you think it's poor advice to simplify the troubleshooting chain when trying to fix an issue? Wow!

Grimsdyke

9th November 2022, 19:48

The user does not use LAV when having the problem - just internal filters. So no need to uninstall LAV.

Enet47

10th November 2022, 08:18

The user does not use LAV when having the problem - just internal filters. So no need to uninstall LAV.
Yeah I get that and tbh I wouldn't have even mentioned it if the user didn't say that they were using internal filters "to make sure". So purely from a troubleshooting point of view, it made sense for me to suggest temporarily removing them.

Klaus1189

10th November 2022, 17:07

I saw latest commits. What computers are available with ARM CPUs?

v0lt

10th November 2022, 20:24

I saw latest commits. What computers are available with ARM CPUs?
Surface Pro 9 with 5G

huhn

10th November 2022, 23:20

you can install windows 10 and newer natively on a rasberry and there are also some niche laptops with ARM based CPUs for years now.
technically also chrome books but i don't know if that has been done yet.

v0lt

11th November 2022, 16:40

MPC-BE 1.6.5 stable (https://github.com/Aleksoid1978/MPC-BE/releases/tag/1.6.5) with digital signature.

MPC-BE Nightly builds: main file store (https://yadi.sk/d/hlf1lfC8mKU58), alternative (https://yadi.sk/d/AjAXDDHtHRIELg)
Also new and old versions can be found on VideoHelp.com (https://www.videohelp.com/software/MPC-BE).

Donate (https://mpc-be.org/forum/index.php?topic=240.0).

chros

11th November 2022, 19:58

Thanks Guys!

Manni

11th November 2022, 21:14

Thanks indeed! :)

cmhrky

12th November 2022, 13:41

Thanks for the new version. 👍

"Options > Player > Window size > Limit window proportions on resize"

While this option is disabled, if you hold down the ctrl key while resizing the window, this option is temporarily active. Is it possible to do the same operation by holding down the right mouse button? In this way, the option can be activated temporarily only with the mouse.

"Options > Player > Window size > Snap to desktop edges"

With this option enabled, if you hold down the ctrl key while moving the window, the window does not snap to the desktop edges. Similarly, can this be done by holding down the right mouse button?

v0lt

12th November 2022, 17:49

Is it possible to do the same operation by holding down the right mouse button?
No. The right mouse button is used only to call the context menu. Previously, the right mouse button had other functions, which created problems in player control. Therefore, nothing additional will be added to the right mouse button.

Your problem can be solved with a mouse with additional buttons, such as the Logitech G300.

hirahi

13th November 2022, 07:45

Is hardware decoding of MPEG2 stored in VOB files not supported?

MPC-BE 1.6.5 x64
Windows11 home
Intel 12th Gen Core i5 12400(Intel UHD Graphics 730)

Aleksoid1978

13th November 2022, 08:16

Is hardware decoding of MPEG2 stored in VOB files not supported?

MPC-BE 1.6.5 x64
Windows11 home
Intel 12th Gen Core i5 12400(Intel UHD Graphics 730)

Supported.

v0lt

13th November 2022, 08:22

Is hardware decoding of MPEG2 stored in VOB files not supported?
Supported.
I just checked, opened VTS_01_1.VOB and VTS_01_0.IFO.

If you open the entire DVD-Video disc (VIDEO_TS.IFO), there will be no built-in hardware decoding.

hirahi

13th November 2022, 09:00

Supported.
Just checked, opened VTS_01_1.VOB and VTS_01_0.IFO.

I confirmed that there are VTS_01_1.VOB and VTS_01_0.IFO files.

When I specify and open the IFO file from 「Open File/URL...」
Hardware decoded.
Specify a folder from 「Open DVD/Blu-ray...」 and play
It seems that hardware decoding is not possible.