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More => Old Versions => Media Center 16 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: BigCat on May 28, 2011, 07:35:30 pm
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Hey all,
I'm having video playback issues. When playing video, audio is ok, but the video has a strange transparent white checkerboard-like pattern/display over the top of it. If I switch the 'options/video/playback method' from "automatic" to "Windows Media Player Engine" then it works fine. This was also true in MC 14. It was working fine some time ago, then this issue. I could provide a screen-shot of the behavior, but I'm not sure how to do that in Interact.
Loving this upgrade, though.
Thanks for any help!
BigCat
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Media Center 16.0.99 Registered -- C:\Program Files\J River\Media Center 16\
Microsoft Windows XP Workstation 5.1 Service Pack 3 (Build 2600)
AMD Unknown 2001 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 2095 MB, Free - 985 MB
Internet Explorer: 8.0.6001.18702 / 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 ﾩ 1989-2002 Adaptec, Inc. / Aspi32.sys: 4.71 (0002)
Ripping / Drive F: Mode:ModeSecure Type:Auto Speed:Max
Drive G: Mode:ModeSecure Type:Auto Speed:Max
Digital playback: Yes / Get cover art: Yes / Calc replay gain: Yes / Copy volume: 100
Eject after ripping: Yes / Play sound after ripping: No
Burning / Drive F: LITE-ON DVDRW LDW-811S Addr: 1:0:0 Speed:0 MaxSpeed:0 BurnProof:Yes
Test mode: No / Eject after writing: Yes / Direct decoding: Yes / Write CD-Text: Yes
Use playback settings: No /
Portable Device Info
Removed devices:
Interface Plugins:
TiVo Server (Active)
Sleep Timer (Active)
Write Playing (Active)
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It is probably a DirectShow problem. Take a look at the Red October thread here. Try with it on and with it off.
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Thanks for the reply Jim,
Sorry, I posted before seeing the other "Video Problems Go Here" thread, though my problem may be separate. I did as you asked, and after experimenting with RO on and off, MC 16.0.99 still played the video with the checkerboards. I set it back from "automatic" to "Windows Media Player Engine" and it worked OK again.
Then I messed with the Video Renderer and I got it to work (using JRiver Video Engine) with both Video Mixing Renderer 7 and Haali Video Renderer. All the others produced checkerboards except "Legacy Video Renderer", which didn't work and gave me the "unspecified error". Also, I had to have RO enabled or else I also got "unspecified error".
Perhaps I picked the wrong build to fix this pre-existing problem (that I've had for several months and two versions of MC), since I see the other problems with (the new) Red October. :)
Should I just wait a build or two to figure it out? Or can I be of any help in dialing in RO (I can post info in the other thread if you like)? I have an older system.
Thanks again,
BigCat
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You could wait a few builds and use the one from the download page in the meantime. Expect a fix by the end of this week.