overlay render does not work in 1.5.33

[GreatMilenko]

Hello

I have just tried NPVR 1.5.33 and the first thing that strikes me is that the overlay render does not work in this version, even if it has been set in the settings and i can see that the configuration file (config.xml) has it right:
<Renderers>
<VideoRenderer>Overlay</VideoRenderer>
<AudioRenderer>Realtek HDA HDMI Out</AudioRenderer>
</Renderers>


Then the log file states that it is trying the EVR render:
2010-11-18 21:18:47.187 [DEBUG][1] Graph filter list:
2010-11-18 21:18:47.203 [DEBUG][1] - Realtek HDA HDMI Out
2010-11-18 21:18:47.203 [DEBUG][1] - EVR Renderer
2010-11-18 21:18:47.203 [DEBUG][1] - ffdshow Audio Decoder
2010-11-18 21:18:47.203 [DEBUG][1] - MPC - Video decoder


that can't be right?

This is a critical issue for me because i loose hardware accelerated output, and the result is a stuttering movie.

In GBPVR it's working fine.

cheers
uffe

[sub]

What are you trying to watch exactly? Post the npvr.log and I'll take a look.

[GreatMilenko]

I have attached the file, but it is an mkv (h264) file that i'm trying to play.
2010-11-18 21:18:46.093 [DEBUG][1] Adding EVR renderer
2010-11-18 21:18:47.125 [DEBUG][1] Source Aspect Ratio: 1920x1080
2010-11-18 21:18:47.125 [DEBUG][1] Setting display rect: 0.000000,0.049884,1.000000,0.950116
2010-11-18 21:18:47.187 [DEBUG][1] Graph filter list:
2010-11-18 21:18:47.203 [DEBUG][1] - Realtek HDA HDMI Out
2010-11-18 21:18:47.203 [DEBUG][1] - EVR Renderer
2010-11-18 21:18:47.203 [DEBUG][1] - ffdshow Audio Decoder
2010-11-18 21:18:47.203 [DEBUG][1] - MPC - Video decoder
2010-11-18 21:18:47.203 [DEBUG][1] - C:\Media\Movies\Cartoons\Cars.Toon.Maters.Tall.Tales.2010.1080p.AC3.DTS.NLSubs-DMT.mkv
2010-11-18 21:18:47.437 [DEBUG][1] GetEventCode() returned: 0x000d
2010-11-18 21:18:47.593 [DEBUG][1] GetEventCode() returned: 0x000a
2010-11-18 21:18:47.703 [DEBUG][1] GetEventCode() returned: 0x000e
2010-11-18 21:19:35.453 [DEBUG][1] PlaybackPositionHelper.StorePlaybackPosition(C:\Media\Movies\Cartoons\Cars.Toon.Maters.Tall.Tales.2010.1080p.AC3.DTS.NLSubs-DMT.mkv, 40, 2137)
2010-11-18 21:19:35.781 [DEBUG][1] Stopping graph@3
2010-11-18 21:19:35.781 [DEBUG][1] Removing filter Realtek HDA HDMI Out
2010-11-18 21:19:35.781 [DEBUG][1] Removing filter EVR Renderer
2010-11-18 21:19:35.781 [DEBUG][1] Removing filter ffdshow Audio Decoder
2010-11-18 21:19:35.796 [DEBUG][1] Removing filter MPC - Video decoder
2010-11-18 21:19:35.796 [DEBUG][1] Removing filter C:\Media\Movies\Cartoons\Cars.Toon.Maters.Tall.Tales.2010.1080p.AC3.DTS.NLSubs-DMT.mkv

I thought that i had attached the log, but i cannot see it anywhere in the forum (Opera browser problem)?

cheers
uffe

[sub]

I just checked the code, and the Overlay renderer was never completed, and is in a non-functional state.

What operating system are you using? If you're Vista or Win7, then I'd expect it'd need EVR to give hardware acceleration anyway.

[GreatMilenko]

An here is the attachment

[GreatMilenko]

I'm using windows xp sp3 with all updates installed.

[sub]

VMR7 or VMR9 should give you acceleration on XP.

[GreatMilenko]

Yes in theory but crappy ATI drivers gives me graphics errors instead if i try any of thoose two, and unfortunately i'm blessed with a Asus motherboard (onboard video decoding) where new ATI drivers doesn't work with the board since Asus has customized it so that hardware acceleration only works using their drivers (which they don't update anymore), and only in overlay mode.
I have been through driver hell and only overlay mode works, unfortunately.

[sub]

Sorry, there is nothing I can do for you in the short term. I checked and Overlay has never worked in any NPVR build. Not that I remembered, by the Overlay renderer implementation was only a skeleton, with the plumbing never hooked up.

[GreatMilenko]

Actually that was also why i choose GBPVR over any of the other media players out there (mediaportal being the only real contender) GBPVR has overlay render that works, and overlay render is very fast so i don't need an extremely fast pc.