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More => Old Versions => Media Center 12 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: Haydnsimon on October 05, 2007, 09:20:37 am
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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
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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?
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Wow - talk about a quick response.
No actually I am using XP service pack 2.
Shimon
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Did you try updating your video card drivers?
Any other unusual applications installed that could affect video?
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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.
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What do you have in common? Please copy your system info from MC Help and paste it here.
Any third party plug-ins?
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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)
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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?
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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