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[jroyale]

Okay, I know there are other posts for this but frankly they are so spread out I can't find them all.  I've posted this before and I'm still having the problem.  MC is not recognizing MKV as video but rather data.

I'm using HAALI and FFDSHOW.  I've gone into filters and this is where somebody can help me because there are a lot of possibilities here.

On source filter I'm selecting haali media splitter.  There is also a haali simple media splitter.  Which one do I use?

For other filters there are a lot of choices here.  With ffdshow there are 3 that I see that pertain; raw video filter, video codec and video decoder.  Which ones do I select?  There is also haali media splitter (AR) and 4 j river options along with a Matroska Splitter.  There are probably a few others that I'm not seeing that apply.

I've got the recent updates and I'm not even sure if the filters is where the problems lies.  If someone could give me a comprehensive detailed step by step response it would be greatly appreciated.  I've been battling this for months with no luck.

[JimH]

Did you try updating?  MC12.0.497 is on the board here.

MKV is a container format, so it could be anything.  Later versions assume it is video.

You can edit the Media Sub Type in the tag to change from documents to video.

[fitbrit]

Hi there

As you alluded to, the problem inherent in MC was solved a few months ago. So that should simplify things in fixing the problem you have.

A few basic things to check under options:

Make sure 'containers' e.g. mkv are checked under video playback. I'm sure you have this.
Let's go through your filters:

- Haali media splitter is perfect. Get the latest version and install that if you don't already have it.

- FFDshow video decoder should work too. I prefer coreavc for my setup, but ffdshow still works just fine for most. I'm assuming (correct me if I'm wrong) that most of the mkv files are x264 encoded video with AC3/DTS sound.
Just having ffdshow isn't enough- it has to be configured right. Open up the ffdshow setup panel. You can do this outside MC just by going into the start menu. Near the top of the left hand sidebar in the control panel you'll see "codecs". Select this and you'll see all the codecs that ffdshow will attempt to decode. Make sure h264 is not disabled.
Again, make sure you get the latest version of ffdshow tryouts. I think the one from April 13th (?) is considered a good one.

- Sound. Install AC3filter 1.46 or ffdshow audio decoder. Make sure either one is set to decode AC3/DTS. ffdshow is more versatile. I use both for different audio codecs.

Lastly, make sure any other codec packs are disabled unless you know why each component is installed.


Hopefully this will help - either by sorting something out, or by giving you a good base for further troubleshooting.
The last thing that I can think of, and this is a longshot, would be to uninstall MC. Choose to remove the registry entries when this option is presented to you, before reinstalling the latest version. Perhaps something is not being overwritten? Make sure you don't delete your library entries and also have a library backup befoer you try this. I'm a newbie as well, so if anyone else tells you NOT to try this, listen to them.

[JONCAT]

I assume the newest Haali is the one in the newest CCCP pack?

If you are using CoreAVC or the Cyberlink x264 decoder for example, you should disable x64 in ffdshow options, obvious, but should be stated explicitly.

You are probably aware you can right click on screen and view your direct show filter chain during playback.

I'll have to check but I think this problem is gone for me, and I have quite a few new mkv files over the last month or two.

DC

[Mastiff]

No, as far as I can see on CCCP's website wiki that's not the newest one. Which is why I don't like codec packs, but download the latest version of stuff directly. The latest Haali is from 29/03/2008.