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[Catskinner]

Following the request to open a new topic on the bitstreaming problem I encountered with MC18 ver 183.

It happens repeatedly on 2 different computers at home. One is a Windows 8 Shuttle SX79R5 connected to a JVC receiver through the on board REALTEK S/PDIF optical jack. The other PC is a GIADA D2305 HTPC connected to an Anchor Bay VP50 processor through the built in NVIDIA HDMI output.

While the Win 8 Shuttle PC has plenty of software loaded, the GIADA is brand new, virgin, with only MC18 installed. It's a pure HTPC that boots directly to MC18 theater view.

On both PC the setup is:
1. Output mode: WASAPI. I already tried direct sound with same lack of success.
2. Output mode setting: Exclusive. Other options left at default values. I already tried disabling event style - no luck
3. DSP & Output: None
4. Bitstraming: HDMI on the GIADA and S/PDIF on the Shuttle

Any video I tried to open caused an immediate crash to desktop on both computers.

Two observations not linked to the problem above.
1. The sound setup is too confusing. For example, there is no valid reason to allow the user to access both DSP and Bitsreaming setup screens as they are mutually exclusives. Output mode and output mode setting should not be set in separate screens. On the same note, IMHO sound setting for video playback should be re-consolidated and put back again in the video section.

2. Having the option to change the color of subtitles would be greatly appreciated.


Not related to this problem: You might want to think on enabling a "delayed startup". The GIADA is configured to access the library on the shuttle and MC18 tries to access it before the network interface finish linking to the network. I'm using currently a third party tool to delay start MC18 and would appreciate a built in option instead.

[JimH]

So it's crashing with video.  Try Red October Standard in video settings.  Try another player.

[Catskinner]

It also crash with red october standard or HQ. I found that the only option that cause crash is enabling bitstreaming.

All video files plays just fine with media player and ffdshow. They also played fine with build 158 up to 180. I'm a user of MC since ver 14 BTW.

[Matt]

If video is crashing, it's probably this:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=80612.msg548607#msg548607

Sorry for the trouble.  Turn off AC3 encoding in DSP Studio > Output Format to test.

[Catskinner]

All options in DSP and format are off. I never used them anyway.

[Matt]

It looks like there can be a problem with video bitstreaming.  Sorry for the trouble.

It will be fixed next build.

[Catskinner]

Thank you for the prompt reply. I'll look forward to the next build.

[-JK-]

It's crashing for me as well. :-( Thanks for your effort in finding and fixing the bug in advance!

[-JK-]

Thanks for the quick fix! :-)

[Catskinner]

I confirm that the bitstreaming issue has been fixed with build 184. It works well with both S/PDIF and HDMI on Windows 7 and Window 8.

[maid]

my spdif audio works with some files and not others using 184. reverted back to 180 until fixed.

[gtgray]

Now that is bitsream is working again. I have seen some weirdness where it doesn't actually bitsream and you hit the volume on the remote and it moves the volume control in MC. This has been intermittent. Saw it 3 or 4 times. Very disconcerting.