how to play EVD content on computer

[Touffi]

Hi,

I got my hands on a chinese EVD and I'd like to play it on my PC.

It includes the following files :
EVD.HDR (100 Ko)
SEG_1.DAT (118 Mo)
SEG_2.DAT (91,1 Mo)
SEG_3.DAT (7,16 Go)

I heard it was VP5/VP6 encoded so I downloaded the codecs from www.on2.com, and also the VP5 player Truecast. I then tried to open Seg_3.dat in WMP and Truecast. It detects the correct lengh (01'49'03), resolution is 720 x 480, but the video stays black and the sound is also not recognized... Well, any ideas would be welcome !

Thanks a lot,

Christophe

[bill_baroud]

Have you tried with a mpeg2 decoder ?

There was some discussion some times ago and a EVD hardware developper said that VP6 for EVD was bullshit, and that he was working with mpeg2.

But the bitstream must be different from a DVD so ....

[SpaceV]

On2Tech or Compress should be able to help you.
Send them a PM. Just do a serach on the board for VP6 and
you should see their posts/profiles.
I am curious myself how it works, please let us know.
Thanks.

[tomos]

any update on this?

i've searched around but can only see a few threads on this subject.

i'm trying to playback a evd and have tried the on2tech software - zplayer/media player and even power dvd recognises the video and opens it but i just get a black screen with no audio.

anyone know any software that may work?

[bond]

obviously the stream has drm, which prevents you from playing it

[tomos]

got it going now with LxEvdPlayer

[AlexeyS]

got it going now with LxEvdPlayer
Where I can download it?

[CruNcher]

it is on the Demo EVD CD

[AlexeyS]

it is on the Demo EVD CD
Ok. Where I can download this demo cd? :)

[CruNcher]

http://rapidshare.de/files/8160294/EVD_Player.rar.htm

[AlexeyS]

http://rapidshare.de/files/8160294/EVD_Player.rar.htm
Thanks.

But I have a problem. I only can see this (it seems there is only version in Chinese):
[img=http://img447.imageshack.us/img447/3478/lx9pn.th.png] (http://img447.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lx9pn.png)

I've tried to choose some options, but nothing works.

[CruNcher]

Replace the "skins" folder in the main directory with the one in the rar and do also copy there the "video.ini" file.

[AlexeyS]

Replace the "skins" folder in the main directory with the one in the rar and do also copy there the "video.ini" file.
Done. It works. :)

Thanks again.

And what codec does it use? The video is 1280x1080. The disk is only 7.7 Gb for 2 hours. So, it's only 7.5 Mbps. Is this a VPx (MPEG2 needs greater bitrates I think)?

[CruNcher]

right click in the playback window and click on the configure button @ the bottom their you see how it is encoded

[MuTeK]

Is this a VPx ?
Yes, VPxx.

[AlexeyS]

right click in the playback window and click on the configure button @ the bottom their you see how it is encoded
Can't find this button. I've clicked all options of all menus and saw "MPEG1". :confused:

[CruNcher]

oh ok it shows MPEG1 here too must be the container then strange anyways with what bill_baroud said


There was some discussion some times ago and a EVD hardware developper said that VP6 for EVD was bullshit, and that he was working with mpeg2.

But the bitstream must be different from a DVD so ....


MuTeK how do you know that it is definately VPx now ?

anyway EVD is most likely to die or is allready dead
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EVD