Media Player Classic - BE Win32/x64

[SeeMoreDigital]

Originally Posted by strumf666

I am having problems with getting sound from some video files, mostly with the sound encoded in aac with my "normal" player configuration (MPCBE/madvr/lavfilters/win11/marantz cinema40/LG oled). Using the mpc audio decoder also doesn't produce the sound, but in vlc the sound works. I would like some help trying to fix this if possible?

Audio
ID                             : 2
Format                         : AAC LC
Format/Info                    : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity
Codec ID                       : mp4a-40-2
Duration                       : 1 h 54 min
Bit rate mode                  : Variable
Bit rate                       : 257 kb/s
Channel(s)                     : 2 channels
Channel layout                 : L R
Sampling rate                  : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate                     : 46.875 FPS (1024 SPF)
Compression mode               : Lossy
Stream size                    : 210 MiB (16%)
Default                        : Yes
Alternate group                : 1

https://mega.nz/file/Su4zQRYC#3QQa3k...HPDOGpyFWxXqKI

Your sample works fine for me too. Perhaps you have a LAV Filters configuration issue (which I don't have installed).

[wyup]

Originally Posted by Alexkral

This is probably due to the algorithm used (I don't know if it's 'hable' or bt2446a). I would recommend using bt2390 with the original roll-off even though it's older, as it produces the best results in this regard. Using 1000 nits as the default MaxCLL makes more sense than 10000, even though that implies clipping depending on the source.

But then this is all subjective, 'hable' may produce decent results, I'm too lazy to start testing again.

Don't use hardcoded 1000 nits as default MaxCLL, read it from file HDR10 metadata. Mediainfo.dll can do it. If not present, read MaxDML. Last, if not present, use 1000 nits.

Upgrade tonemapping algorithm to BT.2446A annex B. This is the best one from ITU. Drop hable.

Do you necessarily have to use code from Kodi/XBMC shaders?
Why not use libplacebo, that uses Vulkan, is more updated, modern and decodes Dolby Vision profile 5. Nowadays every graphic driver supports Vulkan.

Alternatively,
Windows provides a built-in HDR tonemapper effect as part of Direct2D as well as in the Media Foundation HDR video playback pipeline. Use this, it's free and included in Windows.

Please, if MPC-BE is the best directshow UI media player in Windows, you've got to do HDR to SDR right.

[Aleksoid1978]

Originally Posted by wyup

Why not use libplacebo, that uses Vulkan, is more updated, modern and decodes Dolby Vision profile 5. Nowadays every graphic driver supports Vulkan.

MPC VR already support DV 5/7/8 profiles.

[Aleksoid1978]

Originally Posted by wyup

Don't use hardcoded 1000 nits as default MaxCLL, read it from file HDR10 metadata. Mediainfo.dll can do it. If not present, read MaxDML. Last, if not present, use 1000 nits.

Upgrade tonemapping algorithm to BT.2446A annex B. This is the best one from ITU. Drop hable.

Please, if MPC-BE is the best directshow UI media player in Windows, you've got to do HDR to SDR right.

The sources are open, those who want can take and change "for the better" and/or make a pull request. We'll see.
But there are no volunteers, everyone can only talk

[huhn]

Originally Posted by wyup

Don't use hardcoded 1000 nits as default MaxCLL, read it from file HDR10 metadata. Mediainfo.dll can do it. If not present, read MaxDML. Last, if not present, use 1000 nits.

Upgrade tonemapping algorithm to BT.2446A annex B. This is the best one from ITU. Drop hable.

Do you necessarily have to use code from Kodi/XBMC shaders?
Why not use libplacebo, that uses Vulkan, is more updated, modern and decodes Dolby Vision profile 5. Nowadays every graphic driver supports Vulkan.

Alternatively,
Windows provides a built-in HDR tonemapper effect as part of Direct2D as well as in the Media Foundation HDR video playback pipeline. Use this, it's free and included in Windows.

Please, if MPC-BE is the best directshow UI media player in Windows, you've got to do HDR to SDR right.

do you have any clue how much work that is? just throw everything away and rewrite it great suggestion...

what could possible go wrong: When in HDR mode, the Desktop Window Manager (DWM) uses a canonical composition color space (CCCS) defined as:

scRGB color space (BT.709/sRGB primaries with linear gamma)
IEEE half precision (FP16 bit depth)

great link...
no one understand the current code and no throwing a 1000 at it is not going to work.

[alisaeed]

Hi,

I have issue with saving subtitle styles
when I go to (play<subtitle<advanced<styles) and chose the font and size, it didn't save

I don't want to change the "default style" because I watch anime and it usually it came with it own subtitle styles that I don't want to change

So how can I save the change I made to "styles"

**I'm using MPCBE/madvr/lavfilters/win11

[v0lt]

MPC Script Source 0.2.3.174
Fixed display of video frame with error in AviSynth script.
Fixed opening VapourSynth scripts without sound.
Added support for Y10 (Gray10) format.

[Aleksoid1978]

Originally Posted by alisaeed

Hi,

I have issue with saving subtitle styles
when I go to (play<subtitle<advanced<styles) and chose the font and size, it didn't save

I don't want to change the "default style" because I watch anime and it usually it came with it own subtitle styles that I don't want to change

So how can I save the change I made to "styles"

**I'm using MPCBE/madvr/lavfilters/win11

What does it mean to "save" the subtitle style?
I checked - everything changes, the changes are applied immediately. But as you understand, these changes will not get into the subtitle file itself.

[alisaeed]

Originally Posted by Aleksoid1978

What does it mean to "save" the subtitle style?
I checked - everything changes, the changes are applied immediately. But as you understand, these changes will not get into the subtitle file itself.

when I closed the videos and re open it reset for the default styles

[Aleksoid1978]

Originally Posted by alisaeed

when I closed the videos and re open it reset for the default styles

That's right, this is not a subtitle editor.

[alisaeed]

Originally Posted by Aleksoid1978

That's right, this is not a subtitle editor.

sorry, maybe I wasn't clear for what my issue is

is there a way to change the default font and size for mpc for the subtitles that not has default style, because if I change "default style" all the ass and srt(with custom style) shows with my chosen font which I don't want.
**(anime for example)

I did search online but only see the I should go to (play<subtitle<advanced<styles) chose what I want, press apply and then reload.
if I did that, the font return to arial.

* I hope that you understand what I mean with my broken English.

[v0lt]

@alisaeed
For external SubRip subtitles (.srt) you can use a style file (.style). This worked before, and it probably still works.

You will have to edit external SSA/ASS subtitles yourself.

For embedded subtitles, you can't do anything in the player.

[strumf666]

Originally Posted by SeeMoreDigital

Your sample works fine for me too. Perhaps you have a LAV Filters configuration issue (which I don't have installed).

Its the same with the built-in decoders (MPC-BE) or windows default decoder. I'll try reseting the settings to default if it will make any difference.
Other than that it would be nice to know what VLC does differently (with sound) and if it is possible to mimic it in MPC-BE to make it work.

[Aleksoid1978]

Originally Posted by strumf666

Its the same with the built-in decoders (MPC-BE) or windows default decoder. I'll try reseting the settings to default if it will make any difference.
Other than that it would be nice to know what VLC does differently (with sound) and if it is possible to mimic it in MPC-BE to make it work.

Your file plays fine.
Try resetting the settings.

[v0lt]

Release MPC-BE 1.8.1

Important changes:

• Fixed rare player crash on FLV files with MP3 audio track.
• Fixed loading of external audio tracks and subtitles by absolute path.
• Added the ability to load images from metadata in JPEG XL and AVIF formats (requires WIC decoder installed).

MPC-BE Nightly builds
Night builds are provided by volunteers.

Donate.

[wyup]

Originally Posted by huhn

do you have any clue how much work that is? just throw everything away and rewrite it great suggestion...

what could possible go wrong: When in HDR mode, the Desktop Window Manager (DWM) uses a canonical composition color space (CCCS) defined as:

scRGB color space (BT.709/sRGB primaries with linear gamma)
IEEE half precision (FP16 bit depth)

great link...
no one understand the current code and no throwing a 1000 at it is not going to work.

Anything is better than hardcoded 10,000 nits. Sooner or later this will have to be addressed. Why offer target nits and not account for source nits? Most computer displays are SDR, so a proper tonemapping protocol other than hable is important, which takes source and target nits. I'd like to, but I'm not a programmer. HDR to SDR conversion is here to stay.

[SeeMoreDigital]

Originally Posted by tormento

Is possible to play BD iso and folder structures?

Java menu?

Out of interest... How difficult would it be to add support for Java menus?

[Aleksoid1978]

Originally Posted by SeeMoreDigital

Out of interest... How difficult would it be to add support for Java menus?

Are there any sponsors who are ready to pay for this work?

[SeeMoreDigital]

Originally Posted by Aleksoid1978

Are there any sponsors who are ready to pay for this work?

It might be worth asking

[Anima123]

Originally Posted by v0lt

Release MPC-BE 1.8.1

Important changes:

• Fixed rare player crash on FLV files with MP3 audio track.
• Fixed loading of external audio tracks and subtitles by absolute path.
• Added the ability to load images from metadata in JPEG XL and AVIF formats (requires WIC decoder installed).

MPC-BE Nightly builds
Night builds are provided by volunteers.

Donate.

Not sure how many people are still using 32-bit version, but I do.

Just FYI, Windows Defender is reporting 32-bit version of MPC-BE 1.8.1 as trojan or some kind of thread.