Rizlaw
unfortunately the video hangs in zoom so i just get a static screen, but audio is fine. the screen does have the green writing in the top left so i think im doing it right.
now the questions i have are:
1) why does it hang
and
2) how do i know MC is using FFDShow when i play dvd's through that?
pip
[edit: its ffdshow thats causing the video to hang, if i uncheck all the codec options video plays fine - still not sure why]
Pip,
Q1. Why does the video hang? Firstly, by video hanging, I assume you mean that it's stuttering and not playing smoothly. I also noticed that you said that if you unchecked ALL the codecs in FFDshow, video played OK. I assume from that statement that you checked off all the codecs when you configured FFDshow? The Guide I referred you to, only stated to enable
all supported "raw video" in addition to what is enabled by the default installtion of FFDshow. The more things you enable in FFDshow, the harder you make it on your cpu to post process the video. Decoding Mpeg4 is more stressful on cpus than Mpeg2. So my first piece of advice is, initially, to strictly follow the HTPCNEWS Guide's setup instructions.
Next, assuming your computer has a 2GHz or better CPU, good dram and video card, the latest version of ZP Pro, FFDshow, and AC3filer, you should not see any stutter in the video. The only time I seem to experince stutter is when playing the AVI files with Nero Showtime (which doesn't use FFDshow). ZP Pro and MC10 no longer produce any stutter on my systems, even with Symantec/Norton Antivirus running.
In your case, for now, I would also suggest that you disable any Antivirus or other system tray programs that may be running background processes sucking off cpu cycles. These programs may be a problem for your system.
Defraging the HD you keep your video files on would also help.
I would also set your initial resolution in FFDshow to 720x480 to see if you continue to see stutter. You shouldn't, since this is the standard progressive DVD setting use by all computer based video software players to playback DVD video.
Finally, you might want to check out these useful links for more expert help than I can give ( I'm still new to Xvid AVI video processing):
- AGKnot forum at:
http://forum.doom9.org/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=28.
- AGKnot home page:
http://www.autogk.net/web/- Digital Video Forum on Xvid:
http://forum.digital-digest.com/forumdisplay.php?s=439e83188e791d3b44669de06e0a1ace&forumid=39- FFDshow homepage:
http://cutka.szm.sk/- AVS Forum FFDshow thread:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?s=1bf106bd1e9d9a47ba09749361e260c2&threadid=399240&highlight=ffdshowQ2 - How do I know MC10 is using FFDshow? This one is easy. As long as you have "OSD" checked off in FFDshow, you will see the green text output by FFDshow regarding frames, video input resolution size, video output resolution size, etc., in the top left hand corner of MC10 as it plays the AVI files (Just like it does in ZP Pro). If you don't see this status info, then FFDshow isn't working correctly. Once you see everything is working, you can go back to FFDshow and uncheck the "OSD" option so you don't see it when watching movies. Seems MC10 automatically recognizes and uses the FFDshow direct show filter without any special setup.
Hope I have been of some help. ?