Playback problems - bad Graph

[mobiusnz]

OK - Playing with GBPVR 98.8 in Client mode it all looks promising! I can see the guide, I can see recordings etc. I just can't play!

I have played with graph edit and found that by specifying the mainconcept video and audio decoders AND most importantly specifying "Mainconcept MPEG Splitter" it plays perfectly.

But the default graph always seems to use MPEG-2 Demultiplexer and the best I get is one frame of video with audio playing normally.

Is there a way to build a grf file and then force GBPVR to use it (This seems like a quick fix to me rather than solving the Codec hell). My lounge pc is fine as I've ONLY installed whats absolutely necessary and this pc runs like a dream. But it would be nice to be able to play stuff to my office pc while I work and this pc has lots of video editing software etc so it has many codecs installed.

I've tried de-registering the Intervideo Codecs and the Nero ones and it still won't play with Mainconcept selected - I've tried de-registering Mainconcept and selecting Intervideo and still no go.

Whats the best method of attack here (assuming I'm dreaming being able to specify a .grf file for GBPVR to use).

[HtV]

What if you choose mainconcept or intervideo in gbpvr-config-playback, not just default?

[sub]

assuming I'm dreaming being able to specify a .grf file for GBPVR to use

Yep, sorry - that wont happen for lots of reasons.

Reproduce the problem, then zip and attach the logs and I'll take a look.

[mobiusnz]

What if you choose mainconcept or intervideo in gbpvr-config-playback, not just default?

Yeah - tried that - still no good. I'll zip and attach logs etc.

[mobiusnz]

Yep, sorry - that wont happen for lots of reasons.

Reproduce the problem, then zip and attach the logs and I'll take a look.

I've attached the logs and lastgraph with Intervideo selected, Mainconcept selected and Nero Selected. It didn't recreate the lastgraph.grf for mainconcept so I assume this means it never built a graph successfully???

With intervideo selected it plays one frame with sound but I can't use ESC or anything - it just plays audio and won't respond - I have to close GBPVR with the X at the top (running in a window). With Mainconcept I get a blank screen with audio only although pause and ESC work. I don't get any OSD even in this mode (Does GBPVR add this to the Mpeg Video Stream or overlay it over the picture??? Either way I don't get any osd). With Nero Selected I get one frame of video, I get audio playing and pausing and I can ESC out (And it created a GRF)

I have tried De-registering various Codecs with no joy

[sub]

I suspect its something to do with your mainconcept video decoder. I notice it tries to get used in all those scenarios you tried:

09:25:47.228 VERBOSE Graph contains the following filters:
09:25:47.228 VERBOSE - GB-PVR Flow Status
09:25:47.228 VERBOSE - Default DirectSound Device
09:25:47.228 VERBOSE - InterVideo Video Decoder
09:25:47.228 VERBOSE - Video Renderer
09:25:47.228 VERBOSE - MainConcept MPEG Video Decoder
09:25:47.228 VERBOSE - InterVideo Audio Decoder
09:25:47.228 VERBOSE - MPEG-2 Demultiplexer
09:25:47.228 VERBOSE - \\htpc\pvr\24\24_20060922_20302130.mpg/

09:34:04.632 VERBOSE Graph contains the following filters:
09:34:04.632 VERBOSE - GB-PVR Flow Status
09:34:04.632 VERBOSE - Default DirectSound Device
09:34:04.632 VERBOSE - Nero Video Decoder
09:34:04.632 VERBOSE - Nero Digital Audio Decoder
09:34:04.632 VERBOSE - Video Renderer
09:34:04.632 VERBOSE - MainConcept MPEG Video Decoder
09:34:04.632 VERBOSE - InterVideo Audio Decoder
09:34:04.632 VERBOSE - MPEG-2 Demultiplexer
09:34:04.632 VERBOSE - \\htpc\pvr\24\24_20060922_20302130.mpg

09:26:43.525 VERBOSE Graph contains the following filters:
09:26:43.525 VERBOSE - Default DirectSound Device
09:26:43.525 VERBOSE - Video Renderer
09:26:43.525 VERBOSE - MainConcept MPEG Video Decoder
09:26:43.525 VERBOSE - MainConcept MPEG Audio Decoder
09:26:43.525 VERBOSE - GB-PVR Flow Status
09:26:43.525 VERBOSE - MPEG-2 Demultiplexer
09:26:43.525 VERBOSE - \\htpc\pvr\24\24_20060922_20302130.mpg

Just curious, have you tried the streaming mode? This is what I'm personally using, and seems to be what most other users are using.

[mobiusnz]

Hmm... blank screen, no OSD, No Audio...... are there any additional requirements for Streaming mode.... eg VLC on the "server" or something?

Code:

10:27:03.486 INFO Log started 10:27:03.486 VERBOSE getSetting(VMR9CustomAllocatorRenderer) 10:27:03.502 VERBOSE getSetting(ShowClosedCaptions) 10:27:03.502 VERBOSE getSetting(UseFFDSHOW) 10:27:03.502 VERBOSE getSetting(TvShape) 10:27:03.502 VERBOSE getSetting(EnableTeleText) 10:27:03.502 VERBOSE getSetting(ForcedGraphTeardown) 10:27:03.502 VERBOSE getSetting(HorizontalZoom) 10:27:03.502 VERBOSE Horizontal Zoom: 1.050000 10:27:03.502 VERBOSE getSetting(VerticalZoom) 10:27:03.502 VERBOSE Vertical Zoom: 1.030000 10:27:03.502 VERBOSE getSetting(HorizontalOffset) 10:27:03.502 VERBOSE Horizontal Offset: 0 10:27:03.502 VERBOSE getSetting(VerticalOffset) 10:27:03.502 VERBOSE Vertical Offset: 0 10:27:03.502 VERBOSE getSetting(LiveTVPrePlayDelay) 10:27:03.502 VERBOSE getSetting(OSDTransparency) 10:27:03.502 VERBOSE MinimumFilePlaySize=200000 10:27:03.517 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerVMR9() initialising... 10:27:03.517 VERBOSE getSetting(OSDTransparency) 10:27:09.205 INFO DirectShowPlayerBase::playVideoFile(~D:\PVR\Black Books\Black Books_20060914_23250000.mpg) 10:27:09.674 VERBOSE Creating new graph 10:27:09.674 VERBOSE getSetting(PreferredAudioRenderer) 10:27:09.689 VERBOSE getSetting(TvShape) 10:27:09.689 VERBOSE getSetting(VMRPreferYUVMixing) 10:27:09.689 VERBOSE getSetting(VMRWindowedMode) 10:27:09.689 VERBOSE getSetting(VMRDeinterlaceMode) 10:27:09.689 VERBOSE VMRDeinterlaceMode: other (deferred) 10:27:09.689 VERBOSE getFileFPS() unable to open file, defaulting to 30fps 10:27:09.689 VERBOSE getSetting(PreferredAudioDecoder) 10:27:09.846 VERBOSE audio decoder filter: Nero Digital Audio Decoder 10:27:09.846 VERBOSE getSetting(PreferredDecoder) 10:27:10.064 VERBOSE video decoder filter: Nero Video Decoder 10:27:10.064 VERBOSE Remote file, so using 'GB-PVR Network File Source' 10:27:10.096 VERBOSE getSetting(ClientRemoteServer) 10:27:10.096 VERBOSE getSetting(ClientModeMediaPort) 10:27:10.205 VERBOSE Using GB-PVR Parser 10:27:10.236 VERBOSE Rendering graph 10:27:14.111 VERBOSE getSetting(VMRDeinterlaceMode) 10:27:14.127 VERBOSE getSetting(ListGraphFilters) 10:27:14.127 VERBOSE Graph contains the following filters: 10:27:14.127 VERBOSE - GB-PVR Flow Status 10:27:14.127 VERBOSE - Default DirectSound Device 10:27:14.127 VERBOSE - Nero Video Decoder 10:27:14.127 VERBOSE - Nero Digital Audio Decoder 10:27:14.127 VERBOSE - Video Renderer 10:27:14.127 VERBOSE - MPEG Audio Decoder 10:27:14.127 VERBOSE - MainConcept MPEG Video Decoder 10:27:14.127 VERBOSE - GB-PVR Parser 10:27:14.127 VERBOSE - SOURCE 10:27:14.127 VERBOSE getSetting(SaveGraphFiles) 10:27:14.142 VERBOSE setSourceAspectRatio() using autoAspectRatio 10:27:14.142 VERBOSE video resolution is 768 x 576 10:27:14.142 VERBOSE unknown source aspect ratio...showing full frame 10:27:14.158 INFO DirectShowPlayerBase::playFile() done 10:27:14.158 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::setPlaybackRate(1.000000) 10:27:14.158 VERBOSE Restoring audio 10:27:23.814 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::setPlaybackRate(1.000000) 10:27:23.814 VERBOSE Restoring audio 10:27:24.658 VERBOSE NativeUtilities::MediaHelper::stop() 10:27:24.674 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop 10:27:24.674 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@2 (skipping window positioning) 10:27:24.674 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@3 10:27:24.705 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@4 10:27:24.908 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@5 10:27:24.908 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@6 10:27:24.908 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@7 10:27:24.908 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@8 10:27:24.908 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop finished 10:27:27.189 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop 10:27:27.189 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop finished

Ok - next I deregistered the Mainconcept codecs and tried it in streaming mode with Nero selected and it plays well - (A little slow to pause and resume but I guess this is because its streaming) - but GBPVR hands when I exit playback - I have to end GBPVR in Taskmanager. With intervideo selected in Streaming mode I get 1 frame then GBPVR crashed (the error report mentions IVIVIDEO.AX).

I'm really supposed to be onsite now setting up a new user for a client so I better get out of here - I'll continue tonight. Thanks for looking at the logs Sub - I'll just keep experimenting with the codecs and streaming vs network share.

I know this is in no-way a GBPVR problem its Codec/Directshow related so its appreciated that you still take the time even though I'm well and truely a GBPVR convert!