ffdshow development #2

[Liisachan]

Thanks as always :)

well, i got like 10 reports about some other troubles with this new build. i cannot reproduce the pb myself (it works ok for me), but i can sum up the feedback:

(1) The installer complains 'ffdshow.ax' is missing, or "Error while registering ffdshow.ax" even if you try to install this version right after rebooting your OS.

seeminly, this might happen when you uninstall the previous version before installing this version, and according to some reports, the workaround in that case is: first re-install a random old version, and then overwrite it by this version.

Did anyone experience this problem? Or can anyone guess what is wrong?

(2) Generally, i got a vague impression that this version works better on Win2K and a bit less reliable on WinXP--especially it installs but doesn't work on x64Edition.

[MacAddict]

Loaded latest build on 3 XP machines with SP2 and not had any problems with the installer. I uninstalled the previous builds first.

The libmpeg2 build seems to work great so far but need to test MPEG2 a little more.

[celtic_druid]

msvcrt71.dll is a dependancy of ffdshow.ax and was not included in the installer. Some of the previous installers did include it which is why installing over an old version would work. Really people should have the file in they system32 folder though.

So previous builds worked ok on XP64?

[Liisachan]

Are you sure? I installed your ffdshow-20050510.exe into a newly created folder, and I got ffdshow.ax 1.0.1.1 dated 2005-05-23 04:04 UTC there. I believe this one is included in the package.

About 64-Bit Editions, I doubt it. It's very new and only a few use it. I think you can ignore it for now.

[Leak]

Originally posted by Liisachan
Are you sure? I installed your ffdshow-20050510.exe into a newly created folder, and I got ffdshow.ax 1.0.1.1 dated 2005-05-23 04:04 UTC there. I believe this one is included in the package.

Actually, he meant that msvcrt71.dll, which ffdshow.ax depends on, wasn't included in the installer. If this gets removed when you uninstall an old build installing the new build must fail, as loading ffdshow.ax obviously won't work.

np: Apollo 440 - Carrera Rapida (Theme From Rapid Racer) (Electro Glide In Blue)

[LigH]

About "Friday - early off":

One half of Germany - mainly southern and western federal states, which are more related to the catholic church, especially Bavaria - had a leisure holiday yesterday, and most people tried to expand it to a "long weekend" (Thu => Sun). Other federal states in northern and eastern Germany, which are more related to the protestantic church, have less leisure holidays and just a normal week of work. Isn't that "fair"?! :rolleyes:

But anyway, way too many people in Germany don't need to care about holidays, without a job. :angry:

[Liisachan]

@Leak: thanks! That explains everything :)

EDIT: You mean msvcr71.dll? (-t ?)

[subliminal]

yes that´s what he was saying

[LigH]

celtic-druid wrote: msvcrt71.dll - therefore, Liisachan asked back...

[celtic_druid]

Same ****, different bucket. New installer includes it anyway.

[Sharktooth]

mirrored

[Liisachan]

upped
http://m17n.cool.ne.jp/freeware/mpc/
http://subforge.s116.xrea.com/freeware/mpc/

[bob0r]

Same 4 stars!
Mirrored!
Upped!
Tested x264... OK!

*bob0r buys celtic_druid some ice cream

Good work! :eek: (bloody 35 Degrees here in Amsterdam) :confused:

[LigH]

Got it. :p

(Sorry, just a small joke... ;))
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And a queer thought, but who knows...: Because several people complained that H.264 videos look strange, because they left post-processing activated (which is obviously much more useful for MPEG-ASP video). Which way might be most useful for switching off PP on H.264 videos? Maybe auto-applied profiles depending on the codec?

[Vincent Vega]

after installing latest ffdshow with vdub plug-in i get the following error upon exiting vdub. "VirtualDubMod.exe - Application Error: the instruction at ... referenced memory at ... memory could not be read. click ok to terminate the program."
both addresses are different every time it happens. you can reproduce that: load divx+ac3 avi and use video direct stream copy, ac3 -> mp3 (lame).
i think i also got the same kind of error in zoomplayer while configuring customized playback to use ffdshow. though this one i couldn't reproduce later.

[LigH]

You want to convert an AC3 audio stream inside VirtualDubMod into MP3?

And you can use ffdshow as ACM decoder?

[Vincent Vega]

Originally posted by LigH
You want to convert an AC3 audio stream inside VirtualDubMod into MP3?

And you can use ffdshow as ACM decoder?

no. i'm saying that doing something totally unrelated to ffdshow in vdub still causes this error on exit. probably because vdub loads this new plugin. i never had this error before installing it.

[Vincent Vega]

after installing latest ffdshow with vdub plug-in i get the following error upon exiting vdub. "VirtualDubMod.exe - Application Error: the instruction at ... referenced memory at ... memory could not be read. click ok to terminate the program."
both addresses are different every time it happens. you can reproduce that: load divx+ac3 avi and use video direct stream copy, ac3 -> mp3 (lame).

...doing something totally unrelated to ffdshow in vdub still causes this error on exit. probably because vdub loads this new plugin. i never had this error before installing it.


anyone?

[TheShadowRunner]

About SVQ3 in 20050527 :

my test MOV (Video:SVQ3/ Audio:AAC)
http://pdl3.warnerbros.com/thematrix/us/med/trailer_final_480_dl.zip

IN FFDshow version :
20040312 : works absolutely perfect!
all build in between : libavcodec.dll crash
20040418 to 20050527: works but frame rate doesn't resolve (2fps or something)

Is it possible for you libavcodec gurus to "take" the SVQ3 code from 20040312 and somehow put it in the next FFDshow build?

Later,

TSR

[bob0r]

http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=664353#post664353

ffdshow(latest build) crash when decoding x264 encoded with --8x8dct --analyse i8x8 enable.
moonlight h264 decoder cannot decode it(blank output)...
only the latest CVS mplayer is able to play it back


Yup, i can cornfirm when you enable --8x8dct the latest ffdshow by celtic_druid does infact crash.


So hopefully celtic_druid can fix both TheShadowRunner's and our problem, and put a fresh new all working ffdshow build online!

[celtic_druid]

I'll see about putting up a new build, maybe tomorrow. I did put up some files (ffdshow.ax, ffx264 and libavcodec) for testing on I think the 2nd.

Should warn everyone that I might not be around next month to compile anything.

[Revgen]

So you're going on vacation?

[celtic_druid]

Yep, looks like I'll be going to the UK, France and Spain.

[JoeBG]

Yep, looks like I'll be going to the UK, France and Spain.

Have a nice holiday!!! If cold UK why not cold Germany?

[celtic_druid]

Well I only found out that I might be going 3 days ago and I won't really have time to go everywhere. It is only a short trip. Never been to Germany though so I guess I should go sometime. I did visit Hahndorf (oldest German settlement in Australia) last month though.

[Mug Funky]

have a good trip, celtic_druid!

though, if you're trying to escape the melbourne winter, the UK isn't the best place to go :)

[Zero1]

Everyday is winter here in the UK :(

Anyhow, certainly looking forward to a FFDshow update ;)

[celtic_druid]

I like it cold. Besides the last time I was over there in January and it really wasn't that cold and it should be warmer now.

Oh yeah, new ffdshow build should be up later.

[708145]

Well I only found out that I might be going 3 days ago and I won't really have time to go everywhere. It is only a short trip. Never been to Germany though so I guess I should go sometime. I did visit Hahndorf (oldest German settlement in Australia) last month though.

Hahndorf :rolleyes: I hope they didn't scare you too much.
It has about the same amount in common with Germany as IE has with a decent browser ;)

I wish you a nice holiday here in .eu anyway. May the source be with you.

bis besser,
Tobias

[celtic_druid]

New build is up.

[LigH]

And where? Italy / France / Japan 1/2 / x264.nl ?

[TheShadowRunner]

Where is it up? :)
Also, did you change anything related to SVQ3 ?
See you,

TSR

[celtic_druid]

http://mirror05.x264.nl/celtic_druid/ffdshow-20050607.exe

[Sharktooth]

main mirror is updated too :)
http://www.aziendeassociate.it/cd.asp?dir=/ffdshow

[LigH]

Great, guys! :thanks:

Small typo: "disabdled" for "Raw video" in the DS filter "Codecs" config.
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Aah! Post-processing option to configure H.264 deblocking! Nice! :D

[maska]

1. No "Create shortcuts" option in the new build installer? :confused:

2. It's still an old build name on the new installer.

[ChronoReverse]

Is this the build that can decode HP x264?

*downloads to find out

[Liisachan]

http://subforge.s116.xrea.com/freeware/mpc/
http://m17n.cool.ne.jp/freeware/mpc/

[Sharktooth]

Is this the build that can decode HP x264?

*downloads to find out
yep..

[G-Slide]

hi all ! i have a problem wth zoom player and MPC : i play ND AVC files with 2 audio tracks (franche/english) and subtitles... with click right, i can pick one of the trtack but nothing happens wwhen i click on one to change the band... can you help me ? (it works on nero showtime)

[celtic_druid]

Doesn't sound like an ffdshow issue.

[TheShadowRunner]

no changes about SVQ3 but thank you for the new build neverthless ;)
Celtic, would you know where i can contact the libavcodec developers to tell them about the SVQ3 problem?
Thank you,

TSR

[celtic_druid]

So mplayer, ffplay, etc. also have the same issues? Check before contacting them.

Best place would I guess be their mailing list.

[LigH]

@ G-Slide:

Separating audio streams is the duty of the splitter, not of the decoder.

Maybe haali's splitter helps (MP4 support may have to be enabled).

[Shirokuu]

Liisachan, i tried installing your mirrored version hosted on http://subforge.s116.xrea.com/freeware/mpc/ but the NSIS installer prompted me with an error:

"The installer you are trying to use is corrupted or incomplete. This could be the result of a damaged disk, a failed download or a virus"

I didn't have a program installed to check the hash, but i suggest you refresh the uploaded file. It may have been damaged. The mirror posted by Celtic Druid (hosted on http://mirror05.x264.nl/celtic_drui...ow-20050607.exe) worked just fine. I hope to have informed you adequately.

[TheShadowRunner]

So mplayer, ffplay, etc. also have the same issues? Check before contacting them.

Best place would I guess be their mailing list.

Hmm how could i check this?
I only have one PC with WinXP..
Later,

TheShadowRunner

Edit: Ok, I tested with http://ftp5.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/releases/win32-beta/MPlayer-mingw32-1.0pre7.zip and it works just fine! so maybe it's an issue with ffdshow after all..

Here's the DOS output
C:\Unzipped>c:\unzipped\mplayer\mplayer c:\unzipped\a.mov
MPlayer 1.0pre7-3.4.2 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel Celeron 2/Pentium III Tualatin (Family: 6, Stepping: 1)
Detected cache-line size is 32 bytes
CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 0 SSE2: 0
Compiled with runtime CPU detection - WARNING - this is not optimal!
To get best performance, recompile MPlayer with --disable-runtime-cpudetection.

c:/windows/fonts/arial.ttf doesn't look like a font description, ignoring.
Cannot load font: c:/windows/fonts/arial.ttf
Playing c:\unzipped\a.mov.
QuickTime/MOV file format detected.
--------------
MOV track #0: 596 chunks, 3626 samples
MOV: Found unknown movie atom SMI (21)!
Image size: 480 x 260 (24 bpp)
Display size: 480 x 260
Fourcc: SVQ3 Codec: 'Sorenson Video 3'
--------------
MOV track #1: 741 chunks, 6506 samples
Audio bits: 16 chans: 2 rate: 44100
Audio extra header: len=111 fcc=0x77617665
MOV: Found MPEG4 audio Elementary Stream Descriptor atom (51)!
Fourcc: mp4a
--------------
MOV: longest streams: A: #1 (6506 samples) V: #0 (3626 samples)
VIDEO: [SVQ3] 480x260 24bpp 24.000 fps 0.0 kbps ( 0.0 kbyte/s)
Clip info:
name: Matrix Reloaded Trailer
author: www.thematrix.com
copyright: 2000 Warner Bros. All rights reserved.
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [faad] AAC (MPEG2/4 Advanced Audio Coding)
AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 192.0 kbit/13.61% (ratio: 24000->176400)
Selected audio codec: [faad] afm:faad (FAAD AAC (MPEG2/MPEG4 Audio) decoder)
==========================================================================
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
Selected video codec: [ffsvq3] vfm:ffmpeg (FFmpeg Sorenson Video v3 (SVQ3))
==========================================================================
Checking audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/s16le -> 44100Hz/2ch/s16le...
AF_pre: 44100Hz/2ch/s16le
AO: [dsound] 44100Hz 2ch s16le (2 bps)
Building audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/s16le -> 44100Hz/2ch/s16le...
Starting playback...
VDec: vo config request - 480 x 260 (preferred csp: Planar YV12)
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is undefined - no prescaling applied.
VO: [directx] 480x260 => 480x260 Planar YV12

[Liisachan]

Liisachan, i tried installing your mirrored version hosted on http://subforge.s116.xrea.com/freeware/mpc/ but the NSIS installer prompted me with an error

Compared it with the file on the Italian server.
CRC and MD5 match.
Probably it's your downlaod. Please re-download it and tell me the result.

[Shirokuu]

Liisachan, me bad. ^_^;

I tried three times to download ffdshow from your mirror, and the installer kept complaining about broken installer data. Then i got the bright idea to clear my cache and try again. What do you know? It worked...

My download probably got corrupted upon the first download. Not realizing Internet Explorer didn't download a fresh file but instead retrieved the file from my cached internet items stored locally on my own computer, I kept ending up with the same file.

Anyway... With all this cleared up: thanks for your quick reply!

[ExtraEye]

A problem on the new version,ffdshow-20050607, while mpg files are played pink and green lines are displayed.
Problem stops when mpeg1 codec is changed to libmpeg2 from libavcodec.
Also, in post-processing I think there's a problem too.
When automatic quality control is checked the preset power changes all the time from the best you chose to the one before it(if you choose seven it jumps back and forth between 7 and 6 and if you chose 4 it jumps from 4 to 3 and back all the time). - this haven't occured on the last version.

I would like to suggest a nice feature you could consider adding.
Some files are interlaced while others aren't and so I use the deinterlacing filter only on files that need it by specifying them spesificaly on the "Image Settings" tab.
Although that is a great feature, it would be better if I could just add directly to the deinterlacing filter tab the names of the files that need to be deinterlaced(in to some box or something alike).
This way I woun't have to render a special preset for every file that needs to be deinterlaced.

Another suggestion is adding an "else if" part to the options on "resize & aspect" tab.
What I mean is including a feature that resizes by 2, files that have some defined resolution(or between resolutions) while resizing by 3 a different resolution(or between other resolutions).
for example if video1's resolution is smaller than321X181 make it bigger 3 times more, else, if it is smaller than 681X481 make it only twice as big.
I know this can get endless, but just thought you may like it and find a way to make it happen.
I may sound lazy but note these are just a suggestions so don't be mad if you don't like it. I love the job you do on FFDshow.

[DeathTheSheep]

Hm... How would I be able to access the "direct asf output" that ffdshow's WMV9 pass-through codec produces? There isn't an option in the output tab... Where do the frames go when this option is checked?