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Pauses in Audio and Video
JimH:
We could use your help in learning about the causes of recent problems with hesitation in both video and audio. If you have anything you can add, please do so.
manni did a good job of summarizing his problems and solutions here:
https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,137375.msg953465.html#msg953465
There are a few other similar reports.
I believe the main causes are an NVIDIA driver update and a Windows 11 update *.
In the case of Windows 11, at least one user reported that the problem was
I know there is an NVIDIA driver problem. It's possibly related to power saving mode. Some people have solved the problem by installing the older 531.79 driver.
There's a Windows 11 update that caused the problem and another that fixed it. Details for users ...
Audio is also pausing for some.
They may all be related to HDMI.
* EDIT: There are some known problems with periodic high CPU usage in the Windows Widgets program. You can see it as widgets.exe in Task Manager. Try a Google search for more. The timing of the problem reports fits with the first unwelcome appearance of widgets on my Win11 laptop machine.
JimH:
Here's a reddit thread on similar audio problems (and some solutions).
https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/12d7aex/audio_stuttering_fixed_on_new_windows_11_build/
This was interesting:
"Ran through all those steps above on my own, no dice. Found this and just turned to 24bit/192000hz. Bang, no stutter. Thank you for the tip!
For posterity, the specs - note the one similarity.
CPU: AMD 7800X3D
Motherboard: ASRock B650E Taichi
GPU: Nvidia 3080Ti
Audio: SMSL Q5 Pro DAC connected to motherboard via optical"
htnut:
Hendrik announced that MC31 fixed a bug which prevented bitstreaming over DirectSound, so I happily upgraded as I wanted this feature for compatibility with a pre-movie sequence. It works but I get an audio dropout (and sometimes a visual pause/glitch) every ~ 20 minutes. Replicated the issue on TWO different machines. One W10 with integrated intel gfx, and one running W7 and an AMD gfx card. Both connected via HDMI to a Denon AVR. Behavior on both machines are identical.
Dropouts do NOT occur (on either machine) when using WASAPI, and they do NOT occur when using Zoom Player (configured the same settings in MadVR/LAV).
I get no other dropped or repeated frames.
As per an earlier thread, I emailed log files from each machine to Hendrik but have not heard back yet.
Thanks.
JimH:
One user solved it for video with NVIDIA power management settings.
https://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php/topic,137375.50.html
htnut:
Thanks, Jim. But, niether of my machines tested use NVIDIA. I have no power management enabled, both machines are exclusively configured for use as an HTPC.
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