Edited: Edited the title to indicate the problem as I've now diagnosed it: with my configuration, ffdshow is being included twice in the output chain, which uses slightly more resources and makes the ffdshow OSD output inaccurate.Hi all
I am trying to use ffdshow to upscale my DVDs using the Resize filter.
The issue I am having is that it appears that MC itself is already resizing the DVD content before it reaches ffdshow, meaning that I can't use ffdshow to resize and therefore can't tweak any resize settings.
My config:Windows XP SP3
NVidia 7800GT with latest WHQL drivers
MC 13.0.101 (also used .95)
Latest version of CCCP, installed with media players (Zoom player and Media Player Classic)
No other codecs / playback software installed
MC DVD playback settings:Video Decoder: MPC - MPEG-2 Video Decoder (Gabest)
Use FFDShow video decoder for post-processing = Ticked
Video Renderer: Haali renderer
Audio Decoder: ffdshow Audio Decoder
Symptoms of problem:- Set ffdshow On Screen Display to ON, showing input size and output size
- Start a DVD playing in MC
- ffdshow OSD shows Input Size: 1360x768 Output Size: 1360x768
- i.e. it has not done any resizing, the input source was already resized to my desktop resolution.
- By comparsion: A DVD played in Media Player Classic - Homecinema will show Input Size: 720x576 Output Size: 1360x768
- i.e. in that media player, ffdshow is being fed the original DVD image and is upscaling it itself, as expected and desired.
I haven't found any options to alter this. I can't set ffdshow as the Video Decoder, it says that's incompatible; and of course if I untick ffdshow as post-processor, ffdshow is not used at all (confirmed as no OSD then appears.)
I am presuming that it is MC itself that is scaling the content before it is sent to ffdshow, so I think I need a way to tell it not to do that.
Thanks
Tom