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More => Old Versions => Media Center 11 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: Shelly on February 22, 2006, 03:47:17 pm
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First time that I've tried to playback DVD's on my updated rig and have hit a brick wall. I get video playback on the new combo audio cd's / DVD's, but not audio. A traditional movie DVD gives me neither audio or video. The same issues are present in Windows Media Player, versions 9 and 10, but all formats play fine in WinDVD 7. I'm assuming that the codecs are different but I don't know what I'm missing for MC playback.
Additionally, there's a bug in Options--->DVD Playback Settings--->DVD Configuration---->Audio--->DVD Filter Listing / Decoder Properties. The messagebox that pops up instructs the user to go to the same dialog, as seen below:
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-9/373620/MCDVDPlayback.jpg)
Media Center Registered 11.1.126 -- C:\Program Files\J River\Media Center 11\
Microsoft Windows XP Workstation 5.1 Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
AMD Unknown 2410 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 2096 MB, Free - 1446 MB
Internet Explorer: 6.0.2900.2180 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.82.2900 / Shlwapi.dll: 6.0.2900 / Shell32.dll: 6.0.2900 / wnaspi32.dll: N/A
Ripping / Drive Q: PLEXTOR CD-R PREMIUM Mode:ModeSecure Type:Auto Speed:Max
Drive R: PLEXTOR DVDR PX-712A Mode:ModeSecure Type:Auto Speed:Max
Drive S: Mode:Normal 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: Yes Soundfile: chord.wav
Burning / Drive Q: PLEXTOR CD-R PREMIUM Addr: 5:0:0 Speed:52 MaxSpeed:52 BurnProof:Yes
Drive R: PLEXTOR DVDR PX-712A Addr: 5:1:0 Speed:13 MaxSpeed:13 BurnProof:Yes
Test mode: No / Eject after writing: Yes / Direct decoding: Yes / Write CD-Text: Yes
Use playback settings: No /
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You'll need unrestricted DirectShow compliant filters for DVD playback. It's possible WinDVD has locks or other silliness that prevents other programs from using their filters.
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I have WinDVD 6 and DVD playback works fine from inside MC and inside WiMP. I too get (and have always gotten) the error message you pictured though.
If WinDVD isn't a good one, and I had massive problems with PowerDVD, what is a good filter I can get? (BTW I also have Nero 6.) Can I keep WinDVD installed and get MC to use a different filter? (I know this is a programming nightmare if even possible, but figured I'd ask.)
I do also have ffdshow installed and AC3filter, so that could be why my playback works. You could try going to Doom9.org and getting those filters (http://www.doom9.org/software.htm) (both of which are included in the Gordian Knot Codec Pack if you would rather just grab that -- just don't let it install DivX 5 unless you want to encode things to it - and if so I'd use XviD instead).