CoreAVC crashing with standard MPEG2 Mux

[malcolm3141]

Hi Sub,

I am using GBPVR with Freeview HD (New Zealand), and can get stable operation with the PowerDVD 8 H264 codec. However that codec doesn't provide smooth playback on TV3 and often all other interlaced channels.

This has lead me to try using CoreAVC (v1.8.5). The problem is that this codec crashes often, especially when changing channels and seeking within a stream.

I have used GraphEdit to check the graphs being used, and can reproduce the instability and crashes when building a graph using the MPEG 2 Demultiplexer filter. However if I use the Arcsoft MPEG Demux then I do not have any problems. (as such I am currently using Media Player Classic to watch my recorded TV).

I spotted a promising option within the Config.xml (the preferred MPEG demux option), however this option doesn't change the filter that GBPVR loads when reading a TS file. I believe if I were able to force GBPVR to use the Arcsoft demux my problems would be solved...

Please note, if there is no way to force this filter with the current release, then I'm quite happy to wait for the next release

Thanks for your time!

Malcolm

PS. Just remembered, I have also noticed that TV3's AC3 soundtrack plays at 1/2 speed with the builtin (GBPVR) TS reader. This only happens with AC3, and the decoder chosen doesn't change the result. If you need more info about this, I'm happy to do some investigating...