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Can you change the default Video Renderer in one Global Setting (like Audio)?
« on: February 23, 2008, 05:07:28 pm »
Hi,
Apart from going into the filter preference for each file type, is there a way of selecting your global Video Render preference like you can with the Audio Renderer?  By default I always get VMR9 & I want to change the default to EVR.
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Re: Can you change the default Video Renderer in one Global Setting (like Audio)
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2008, 08:16:00 pm »
You can not. However, soon I will change default to EVR whenever it is available as it does seem to be better.
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Re: Can you change the default Video Renderer in one Global Setting (like Audio)?
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2008, 08:24:23 pm »
Yup - I think it looks better but not sure if it is more prone to "tearing"
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Re: Can you change the default Video Renderer in one Global Setting (like Audio)
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2008, 09:51:15 am »
Some global way to manage this would be useful.  Some sort of "force all DirectShow file types to use <combobox choice>" checkbox would be swanky.
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Re: Can you change the default Video Renderer in one Global Setting (like Audio)?
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2008, 01:53:42 pm »
Is EVR Vista only or does it work on XP as well?
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Re: Can you change the default Video Renderer in one Global Setting (like Audio)?
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2008, 04:27:23 pm »
EVR (Enhanced Video Renderer) is a component of the Media Foundation architecture of Vista (effectively DirectShow 10), and is essentially just a continuation of the VMR7/VMR9 line.  It is Windows Vista only.  From Wikipedia:

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The existing DirectShow technology is intended to be replaced by Media Foundation step-by-step, starting with a few features. For some time there will be a co-existence of Media Foundation and DirectShow. Media Foundation will not be available for previous Windows versions, including Windows XP.

They will co-exist until Vista adoption levels rise substantially above those of older operating systems... So, effectively forever.   ;)

More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Foundation
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms694916(VS.85).aspx
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Re: Can you change the default Video Renderer in one Global Setting (like Audio)?
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2008, 04:31:01 pm »
Quote from: glynor on February 25, 2008, 04:27:23 pm
It is Windows Vista only. 

I read somewhere recently that upgrading an XP machine to include .net 3.x will "enable" EVR. I found this curious so I tried it and sure enough, it works but for my money, VMR7/9 looks better on my systems...
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