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[Haydnsimon]

So far I have managed to import lots of media into JRiver and create playlists with both video and audio content. While I like this application I am troubled that it causes other applications to flicker when it is open. In fact it even causes its own pop-up dialogs to flicker. I have a couple of Google widgets on the desktop and the flicker it causes is most annoying.

My machine has a single core Pentium 3.2 processor with 2 GB of memory and an NVDIA card.
The refresh rate is 75 Hz.

This problem occurs even if JRiver is doing nothing but it becomes worse after playing a video.

Shimon

[JimH]

So far I have managed to import lots of media into JRiver and create playlists with both video and audio content. While I like this application I am troubled that it causes other applications to flicker when it is open. In fact it even causes its own pop-up dialogs to flicker. I have a couple of Google widgets on the desktop and the flicker it causes is most annoying.

My machine has a single core Pentium 3.2 processor with 2 GB of memory and an NVDIA card.
The refresh rate is 75 Hz.

This problem occurs even if JRiver is doing nothing but it becomes worse after playing a video.

That sounds like a video driver issue.  Vista?

[Haydnsimon]

Wow - talk about a quick response.

No actually I am using XP service pack 2.

Shimon

[JimH]

Did you try updating your video card drivers?

Any other unusual applications installed that could affect video?

[rjm]

I have also observed the flicker but have never bothered to report it. It is most obvious when watching a full screen video with MC and a tray icon pops up with a message (such as Windows notifying that new updates are available). The pop-up message flickers very vigorously.

[JimH]

What do you have in common?  Please copy your system info from MC Help and paste it here.

Any third party plug-ins?

[rjm]

Media Center Registered 12.0.332 -- C:\Program Files\J River\Media Center 12\

Microsoft Windows XP 5.1 Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
AMD Unknown 2409 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 2096 MB, Free - 1299 MB

Internet Explorer: 7.0.5730.11 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.82.2900 / Shlwapi.dll: 6.0.2900 / Shell32.dll: 6.0.2900 / wnaspi32.dll: 4.71 (0002) , ASPI for Win32         DLL, Copyright © 1989-2002 Adaptec, Inc. / Aspi32.sys: 4.71 (0002)

Ripping /   Drive H: BENQ    DVD LS DW1655     Mode:ModeSecure  Type:Auto  Speed:Max
  Drive I: PIONEER DVD-RW  DVR-111D  Mode:ModeSecure  Type:Auto  Speed:Max
  Digital playback: Yes /  Use YADB: Yes /  Get cover art: No /  Calc replay gain: Yes /  Copy volume: 32767
  Eject after ripping: Yes /  Play sound after ripping: No 

Burning /  Drive H: BENQ     DVD LS DW1655      Addr: 1:0:0  Speed:48  MaxSpeed:48  BurnProof:Yes
  Drive I: PIONEER  DVD-RW  DVR-111D   Addr: 1:1:0  Speed:48  MaxSpeed:48  BurnProof:Yes
  Test mode: No /  Eject after writing: No /  Direct decoding: Yes /  Write CD-Text: Yes
  Use playback settings: No /

Portable Device Info
  Removed devices:


Interface Plugins:
  last.fm (Active)
  Library Server (Active)
  TiVo Server (Active)
  UPnP Server (Active)

[ThoBar]

I have also observed the flicker but have never bothered to report it. It is most obvious when watching a full screen video with MC and a tray icon pops up with a message (such as Windows notifying that new updates are available). The pop-up message flickers very vigorously.

That is pretty normal for anything that runs full-screen, trying to maintain the pre-eminent z-level (cant remember if it works up or down). When you get those little 'toasts' or other pop-ups, they try to get the top-most level of the screen, but then so does MC. A short but vigorous fight ensues. This is often also seen with games and other full-screen apps. From his description, Shimon's problem sounds a little more generic, as in it sounds like it may be happening in std view.

@Shimon: Are you using a 3d visualisation at the time?

[Haydnsimon]

Sorry - I wasn't on the computer for the last 24 hours so I wasn't following the interesting discussion.

I think I described my problem wrongly and I am now pretty sure that it is not a Media Center problem. What I sometimes get is probably best described as your Z order fight which can be easily fixed by stopping one of the other applications that I insist on running. I have noticed a similar problem when viewing movies with the Apple QuickTime player.

Thanks for the help. Looks like I shall go ahead and buy this program after all.

Shimon