99.12 - will not remember aspect

[dreamscape]

I meant video renderer, ie Overlay/VMR7/VMR9/etc,

VMR9

but now that you've mentioned you're using the ffdshow video decoder...

The ffdshow decoder can cause this problem if it is attempting to manage the aspect ratio itself. Temporarily try a different decoder to see if the problem goes away.

after switching decoders there's no change, also i checked the settings for ffdshow, it shouldnt be trying to resize anything, as it's not currently set to..


this has actually been bothering me for quite some time (i don't remember if it happened at the version switch or before) and i just finally decided to see if anyone else had the problem and consequently found this thread

[sub]

Can you post the gbpvr.exe-native.log showing an attempt to use a decoder other than ffdshow? I'll see if I can see why.

[dreamscape]

Can you post the gbpvr.exe-native.log showing an attempt to use a decoder other than ffdshow? I'll see if I can see why.

Code:

2007-04-11 16:39:38.734 INFO Log started 2007-04-11 16:39:38.734 VERBOSE getSetting(ShowClosedCaptions) 2007-04-11 16:39:38.734 VERBOSE getSetting(UseFFDSHOW) 2007-04-11 16:39:38.734 VERBOSE getSetting(TvShape) 2007-04-11 16:39:38.734 VERBOSE getSetting(EnableTeleText) 2007-04-11 16:39:38.734 VERBOSE getSetting(ForcedGraphTeardown) 2007-04-11 16:39:38.734 VERBOSE getSetting(HorizontalZoom) 2007-04-11 16:39:38.734 VERBOSE Horizontal Zoom: 1.050000 2007-04-11 16:39:38.734 VERBOSE getSetting(VerticalZoom) 2007-04-11 16:39:38.734 VERBOSE Vertical Zoom: 1.030000 2007-04-11 16:39:38.734 VERBOSE getSetting(HorizontalOffset) 2007-04-11 16:39:38.734 VERBOSE Horizontal Offset: 0 2007-04-11 16:39:38.734 VERBOSE getSetting(VerticalOffset) 2007-04-11 16:39:38.734 VERBOSE Vertical Offset: 0 2007-04-11 16:39:38.734 VERBOSE getSetting(LiveTVPrePlayDelay) 2007-04-11 16:39:38.734 VERBOSE getSetting(OSDTransparency) 2007-04-11 16:39:38.734 VERBOSE MinimumFilePlaySize=200000 2007-04-11 16:39:38.906 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerVMR9() initialising... 2007-04-11 16:39:38.906 VERBOSE getSetting(OSDTransparency) 2007-04-11 16:40:03.984 INFO DirectShowPlayerBase::playVideoFile(F:\downloaded tv\the sopranos\The.Sopranos.S06E13.HDTV.XviD-NoTV.avi) 2007-04-11 16:40:03.984 VERBOSE Creating new graph 2007-04-11 16:40:03.984 VERBOSE getSetting(PreferredAudioRenderer) 2007-04-11 16:40:04.046 VERBOSE getSetting(TvShape) 2007-04-11 16:40:04.046 VERBOSE getSetting(VMRPreferYUVMixing) 2007-04-11 16:40:04.046 VERBOSE getSetting(VMRWindowedMode) 2007-04-11 16:40:04.046 VERBOSE getSetting(VMRDeinterlaceMode) 2007-04-11 16:40:04.046 VERBOSE VMRDeinterlaceMode: other (deferred) 2007-04-11 16:40:04.062 VERBOSE getSetting(DefaultFPS) 2007-04-11 16:40:04.062 INFO Found video stream 2007-04-11 16:40:04.265 INFO IMediaDet->getFileFPS() indicated fps = 23.976043 2007-04-11 16:40:04.265 VERBOSE getSetting(PreferredMpegPlaybackDemux) 2007-04-11 16:40:04.640 VERBOSE getSetting(VMRDeinterlaceMode) 2007-04-11 16:40:04.671 VERBOSE getSetting(ListGraphFilters) 2007-04-11 16:40:04.671 VERBOSE Graph contains the following filters: 2007-04-11 16:40:04.671 VERBOSE - Default DirectSound Device 2007-04-11 16:40:04.671 VERBOSE - Video Renderer 2007-04-11 16:40:04.671 VERBOSE - AC3Filter 2007-04-11 16:40:04.671 VERBOSE - ffdshow MPEG-4 Video Decoder 2007-04-11 16:40:04.671 VERBOSE - ffdshow Audio Decoder 2007-04-11 16:40:04.671 VERBOSE - AVI Splitter 2007-04-11 16:40:04.671 VERBOSE - F:\downloaded tv\the sopranos\The.Sopranos.S06E13.HDTV.XviD-NoTV.avi 2007-04-11 16:40:04.671 VERBOSE getSetting(SaveGraphFiles) 2007-04-11 16:40:04.671 VERBOSE setSourceAspectRatio() using autoAspectRatio 2007-04-11 16:40:04.671 VERBOSE video resolution is 624 x 352 2007-04-11 16:40:04.671 VERBOSE unknown source aspect ratio...showing full frame 2007-04-11 16:40:04.687 VERBOSE setSourceAspectRatio() using autoAspectRatio 2007-04-11 16:40:04.687 VERBOSE video resolution is 624 x 352 2007-04-11 16:40:04.687 VERBOSE source has square pixels (AVI etc) 2007-04-11 16:40:04.703 INFO DirectShowPlayerBase::playFile() done 2007-04-11 16:40:04.703 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::setPlaybackRate(1.000000) 2007-04-11 16:40:04.703 VERBOSE Restoring audio 2007-04-11 16:40:04.718 VERBOSE setSourceAspectRatio() using autoAspectRatio 2007-04-11 16:40:04.718 VERBOSE video resolution is 624 x 352 2007-04-11 16:40:04.718 VERBOSE source has square pixels (AVI etc) 2007-04-11 16:40:04.718 VERBOSE setSourceAspectRatio() using autoAspectRatio 2007-04-11 16:40:04.718 VERBOSE video resolution is 624 x 352 2007-04-11 16:40:04.718 VERBOSE source has square pixels (AVI etc) 2007-04-11 16:40:08.500 VERBOSE setSourceAspectRatio() using autoAspectRatio 2007-04-11 16:40:08.500 VERBOSE video resolution is 624 x 352 2007-04-11 16:40:08.500 VERBOSE source has square pixels (AVI etc) 2007-04-11 16:40:11.015 VERBOSE NativeUtilities::MediaHelper::stop() 2007-04-11 16:40:11.031 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop 2007-04-11 16:40:11.031 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@2 (skipping window positioning) 2007-04-11 16:40:11.031 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@3 2007-04-11 16:40:11.046 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@4 2007-04-11 16:40:11.046 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@5 2007-04-11 16:40:11.046 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@6 2007-04-11 16:40:11.046 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@7 2007-04-11 16:40:11.046 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@8 2007-04-11 16:40:11.093 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop finished 2007-04-11 16:40:12.453 INFO DirectShowPlayerBase::playVideoFile(F:\downloaded tv\the sopranos\The.Sopranos.S06E13.HDTV.XviD-NoTV.avi) 2007-04-11 16:40:12.453 VERBOSE Creating new graph 2007-04-11 16:40:12.468 VERBOSE getSetting(PreferredAudioRenderer) 2007-04-11 16:40:12.515 VERBOSE getSetting(TvShape) 2007-04-11 16:40:12.515 VERBOSE getSetting(VMRPreferYUVMixing) 2007-04-11 16:40:12.515 VERBOSE getSetting(VMRWindowedMode) 2007-04-11 16:40:12.515 VERBOSE getSetting(VMRDeinterlaceMode) 2007-04-11 16:40:12.515 VERBOSE VMRDeinterlaceMode: other (deferred) 2007-04-11 16:40:12.515 VERBOSE getSetting(DefaultFPS) 2007-04-11 16:40:12.515 INFO Found video stream 2007-04-11 16:40:12.656 INFO IMediaDet->getFileFPS() indicated fps = 23.976043 2007-04-11 16:40:12.656 VERBOSE getSetting(PreferredMpegPlaybackDemux) 2007-04-11 16:40:12.906 VERBOSE getSetting(VMRDeinterlaceMode) 2007-04-11 16:40:12.921 VERBOSE getSetting(ListGraphFilters) 2007-04-11 16:40:12.921 VERBOSE Graph contains the following filters: 2007-04-11 16:40:12.921 VERBOSE - Default DirectSound Device 2007-04-11 16:40:12.921 VERBOSE - Video Renderer 2007-04-11 16:40:12.921 VERBOSE - AC3Filter 2007-04-11 16:40:12.921 VERBOSE - ffdshow MPEG-4 Video Decoder 2007-04-11 16:40:12.921 VERBOSE - ffdshow Audio Decoder 2007-04-11 16:40:12.921 VERBOSE - AVI Splitter 2007-04-11 16:40:12.921 VERBOSE - F:\downloaded tv\the sopranos\The.Sopranos.S06E13.HDTV.XviD-NoTV.avi 2007-04-11 16:40:12.921 VERBOSE getSetting(SaveGraphFiles) 2007-04-11 16:40:12.921 VERBOSE setSourceAspectRatio() using autoAspectRatio 2007-04-11 16:40:12.921 VERBOSE video resolution is 624 x 352 2007-04-11 16:40:12.921 VERBOSE unknown source aspect ratio...showing full frame 2007-04-11 16:40:12.921 VERBOSE setSourceAspectRatio() using autoAspectRatio 2007-04-11 16:40:12.921 VERBOSE video resolution is 624 x 352 2007-04-11 16:40:12.921 VERBOSE source has square pixels (AVI etc) 2007-04-11 16:40:12.937 INFO DirectShowPlayerBase::playFile() done 2007-04-11 16:40:12.937 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::setPlaybackRate(1.000000) 2007-04-11 16:40:12.937 VERBOSE Restoring audio 2007-04-11 16:40:12.937 VERBOSE setSourceAspectRatio() using autoAspectRatio 2007-04-11 16:40:12.937 VERBOSE video resolution is 624 x 352 2007-04-11 16:40:12.937 VERBOSE source has square pixels (AVI etc) 2007-04-11 16:40:12.937 VERBOSE setSourceAspectRatio() using autoAspectRatio 2007-04-11 16:40:12.937 VERBOSE video resolution is 624 x 352 2007-04-11 16:40:12.937 VERBOSE source has square pixels (AVI etc) 2007-04-11 16:40:15.062 VERBOSE NativeUtilities::MediaHelper::stop() 2007-04-11 16:40:15.062 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop 2007-04-11 16:40:15.062 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@2 (skipping window positioning) 2007-04-11 16:40:15.062 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@3 2007-04-11 16:40:15.062 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@4 2007-04-11 16:40:15.062 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@5 2007-04-11 16:40:15.062 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@6 2007-04-11 16:40:15.062 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@7 2007-04-11 16:40:15.062 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@8 2007-04-11 16:40:15.109 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop finished 2007-04-11 16:40:18.468 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop 2007-04-11 16:40:18.468 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop finished

[sub]

From that section of log, I'm pretty sure it is ffdshow causing this problem for you. It looks like GB-PVR correctly understands where the video should be placed on the screen, but I'm sure ffdshow is cocking this up during its downstream processing.

[dreamscape]

From that section of log, I'm pretty sure it is ffdshow causing this problem for you. It looks like GB-PVR correctly understands where the video should be placed on the screen, but I'm sure ffdshow is cocking this up during its downstream processing.

according to ffdshow it's not, and the same problem happens regardless of the decoder.

[sub]

Can you show me the logs that shows a decoder other than the ffdshow being used? The section of log above is using ffdshow.

[dreamscape]

Can you show me the logs that shows a decoder other than the ffdshow being used? The section of log above is using ffdshow.

i thought that too, which means the problem is something else, because the config app tells me i've chosen the intervideo noncss decoder.

[sub]

You're playing an AVI file. The MPEG-2 video decoders, like intervideo noncss decoder, are only used when you play a MPG file.

[dreamscape]

You're playing an AVI file. The MPEG-2 video decoders, like intervideo noncss decoder, are only used when you play a MPG file.

I've been playing avi files to begin with. the problem happens with avi files I suppose, things I record display correctly. I assumed the problem was with gbpvr, as pressing F7 in gbpvr is what fixes it. -- however all of this brings me nowhere closer to finding out what the heck wires I tangled to make this happen :confused:

[sub]

I've been playing avi files to begin with. the problem happens with avi files I suppose, things I record display correctly. I assumed the problem was with gbpvr, as pressing F7 in gbpvr is what fixes it.

This is exactly the symptoms we've seen via ffdshow in the past, so I'm pretty confident ffdshow is causing the problem. The reason pressing F7 fixes it is because ffdshow only adjust the aspect ratio when playback starts. If you press F7 until you reach the 'auto' ratio, this is what GB-PVR had tried to initially set it to.