W7 H.264 update out today

ga_mueller · 2013-03-01, 03:08 PM

What possible "improvements" can Microsoft offer to an OS that's several years old? I shut that update crap down, as soon as I had everything working correctly.

johnsonx42 · 2013-03-01, 04:02 PM

mvallevand Wrote:It will depend on how the graph is created, the problem seems to be connecting the mpeg-2 demux to the decoder, a splitter will connect.

Can you stick a "dummy" filter in between the demux and decoder, like that infinite pin T-filter? At least I think that one can be used as a do-nothing filter...

mvallevand · 2013-03-01, 04:30 PM

I didn't test since I wouldn't expect it to change the pin's characteristics.

Martin

johnsonx42 · 2013-03-01, 04:55 PM

just a thought... I have minimal understanding of how those graphs actually work at the detail level. it's mostly magic to me...

ttfitz · 2013-03-01, 07:47 PM

ga_mueller Wrote:What possible "improvements" can Microsoft offer to an OS that's several years old? I shut that update crap down, as soon as I had everything working correctly.

Lots of security updates come out. On my main system, I don't do automatic updates, just because, but if you are open to the Internet, you probably should check for important updates on a regular basis.

***sub*** · 2013-03-01, 08:04 PM

mvallevand Wrote:I tried creating a graph using the NPVR TS Reader2 and I cannot connect the mpeg-2 demux that NextPVR uses to the microsoft decoder, I get an error 0x80040200 I can use the decoder in some graphs so it is not not 100% locked.

Can you build an H.264 graph that still connects with this decoder and plays?

Unfortunately I've got Win8 on my development machine these days, so I cant easily test this.

mvallevand · 2013-03-01, 11:54 PM

I can connect the mpc splitter and the haali splitter with a file source to it.

Martin

imilne · 2013-03-02, 08:41 AM

I'm fairly sure this patch appeared in Windows Update, but I didn't install it because of this thread. I thought I would now (after taking a backup) so I could help test stuff, but it doesn't appear to be there anymore. Did I only imagine it being in WU?

Iain

Clanky · 2013-03-02, 09:41 AM

I think this is in optional updates - 'Platform Update for Windows x64 Edition (KB2670838)'
Direct2D
DirectWrite
Direct3D
Windows Imaging Component (WIC)
Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform (WARP)
Windows Animation Manager (WAM)
XPS Document API
H.264 Video Decoder
JPEG XR codec

Al

imilne · 2013-03-02, 01:39 PM

Clanky Wrote:I think this is in optional updates - 'Platform Update for Windows x64 Edition (KB2670838)'

So it was. I'd even looked there too, but obviously didn't see the wood for the trees.

Iain

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