No sound on win 7 gbpvr client with .ts files

[Barsk]

I have a new nettop computer with dual core atoms and Nvidia ION (Geforce 9400M) that I run as a gbpvr client with Win7 x64. Everything works perfectly except I get no sound on Live TV and recordings. I notice that I do get sound on older mpeg recordings, but nowdays I use ts mux. I have other client installations on XP which works fine.

When mounting the gbpvr server shares and playing the ts files outside gbpvr in wmp I have no problems at all. I have also tried every possible and impossible combination of audio decoders and renderers, but no luck.

I'll attach the logs...

EDIT: replaced logs with debug setting on. Previous was info only.

[sub]

Missing audio will just be related to the decoder you're using. If the decoders you have on your machine dont do it, then you may need to install a different decoder.

[Barsk]

Missing audio will just be related to the decoder you're using. If the decoders you have on your machine dont do it, then you may need to install a different decoder.

Well, I have tried cyberlink, MPEG audio, ffdshow and the win7 specific decoder, I think it was MS DTV-DVD or something. Everything works in pretty much every other app I have tried as wmp and mcp-hc. And I have similar setups on the other computers as well that works. The mystifying bit is that I get no audio only on TS media files and only when played inside gbpvr. If they were created as mpeg's instead they work. The mpegs are from the same type of DVB-T sources with similar audio streams. Just a bit older recordings using a mpeg mux instead of the ts mux.

[sub]

Dont use the 'MS DTV-DVD Audio Decoder' or 'MPEG Audio Decoder'. These are known not to work. New versions of the Cyberlink decoder also do not play nicely with 3rd party apps. ffdshow may need to pvrx2.exe added to the list of apps the decoder will be used with.

If its just AC3 channels, try installing AC3Filter. Otherwise try http://www.free-codecs.com/download/MPA_Decoder.htm

[Barsk]

Still no luck... Tried the ffdshow settings you suggested.
I have tried everything I can think of and a lot more too.
The following excerpt is from the logs. First I play an mpeg file. No problems.
Second file is a ts file. No audio... Both should have mpeg audio.

The funny thing(?) is that the graph shoes ffdshow plus MS DTV-DVD and Cyberlink!? I thought it should show only the preferred audio filter?

To be absolutely clear it is only media files with the ts container I have problems with, and only from within gbpvr.

Code:

2009-09-13 11:11:43.532 INFO DirectShowPlayerBase::playVideoFile(\\Htpc\gbpvr\Byggare Bob i Vilda Västern\Byggare Bob i Vilda Västern_20080321_08010900.mpg) 2009-09-13 11:11:43.579 VERBOSE Creating new graph 2009-09-13 11:11:43.579 VERBOSE getSetting(PreferredAudioRenderer) 2009-09-13 11:11:43.579 VERBOSE getSetting(TvShape) 2009-09-13 11:11:43.579 VERBOSE getSetting(TvShape) 2009-09-13 11:11:43.579 VERBOSE 16:10 television 2009-09-13 11:11:43.859 INFO SetVideoPosition: (0,0,1,1) (0,0,812,507) 2009-09-13 11:11:43.859 VERBOSE getSetting(DefaultFPS) 2009-09-13 11:11:43.919 VERBOSE detected FPS as 25.000000 2009-09-13 11:11:43.919 VERBOSE getSetting(PreferredAudioDecoder) 2009-09-13 11:11:43.989 VERBOSE audio decoder filter: ffdshow Audio Decoder 2009-09-13 11:11:43.999 VERBOSE getSetting(PreferredDecoder) 2009-09-13 11:11:44.039 VERBOSE video decoder filter: CyberLink Video/SP Decoder (PDVD9) 2009-09-13 11:11:44.039 VERBOSE doing default rendering 2009-09-13 11:11:44.039 VERBOSE getSetting(PreferredMpegPlaybackDemux) 2009-09-13 11:11:44.079 INFO SetVideoPosition: (0,0,1,1) (0,0,812,507) 2009-09-13 11:11:44.418 INFO SetVideoPosition: (0,0,1,1) (0,0,812,507) 2009-09-13 11:11:44.447 VERBOSE getSetting(ListGraphFilters) 2009-09-13 11:11:44.447 VERBOSE Graph contains the following filters: 2009-09-13 11:11:44.448 VERBOSE - Default DirectSound Device 2009-09-13 11:11:44.448 VERBOSE - ffdshow Audio Decoder 2009-09-13 11:11:44.448 VERBOSE - Video Renderer 2009-09-13 11:11:44.448 VERBOSE - Microsoft DTV-DVD Audio Decoder 2009-09-13 11:11:44.448 VERBOSE - CyberLink Video/SP Decoder (PDVD9) 2009-09-13 11:11:44.448 VERBOSE - GB-PVR Flow Status 2009-09-13 11:11:44.448 VERBOSE - MPEG-2 Demultiplexer 2009-09-13 11:11:44.448 VERBOSE - \\Htpc\gbpvr\Byggare Bob i Vilda Västern\Byggare Bob i Vilda Västern_20080321_08010900.mpg 2009-09-13 11:11:44.448 VERBOSE getSetting(SaveGraphFiles) 2009-09-13 11:11:44.455 INFO SetStreamOutputRect: (0.000000,0.050000,1.000000,0.950000) 2009-09-13 11:11:44.503 INFO DirectShowPlayerBase::playFile() done 2009-09-13 11:11:44.519 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::setPlaybackRate(1.000000) 2009-09-13 11:11:44.520 VERBOSE Restoring audio 2009-09-13 11:11:45.336 INFO SetVideoPosition: (0,0,1,1) (0,0,812,507) 2009-09-13 11:11:49.170 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::setPlaybackRate(1.000000) 2009-09-13 11:11:49.170 VERBOSE Restoring audio 2009-09-13 11:11:52.360 VERBOSE NativeUtilities::MediaHelper::stop() 2009-09-13 11:11:52.367 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop 2009-09-13 11:11:52.367 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@2 (skipping window positioning) 2009-09-13 11:11:52.367 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@3 2009-09-13 11:11:52.424 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@4 2009-09-13 11:11:52.424 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@5 2009-09-13 11:11:52.424 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@6 2009-09-13 11:11:52.424 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@7 2009-09-13 11:11:52.424 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@8 2009-09-13 11:11:52.477 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop finished 2009-09-13 11:11:59.577 VERBOSE SetRenderList creating new texture (1176 x 47) 2009-09-13 11:11:59.577 VERBOSE texture cache now has 58 textures 2009-09-13 11:12:02.247 VERBOSE SetRenderList creating new texture (1176 x 47) 2009-09-13 11:12:02.247 VERBOSE texture cache now has 59 textures 2009-09-13 11:12:02.487 VERBOSE SetRenderList creating new texture (1176 x 47) 2009-09-13 11:12:02.487 VERBOSE texture cache now has 60 textures 2009-09-13 11:12:02.767 VERBOSE SetRenderList creating new texture (1176 x 47) 2009-09-13 11:12:02.767 VERBOSE texture cache now has 61 textures 2009-09-13 11:12:03.907 VERBOSE SetRenderList creating new texture (1176 x 47) 2009-09-13 11:12:03.907 VERBOSE texture cache now has 62 textures 2009-09-13 11:12:04.137 INFO DirectShowPlayerBase::playVideoFileTS(\\Htpc\gbpvr\Du, jag och Dupree\Du, jag och Dupree_20090907_20002210.ts) 2009-09-13 11:12:04.157 VERBOSE Creating new graph 2009-09-13 11:12:04.187 VERBOSE Forced audio reference clock to TS reader filter 2009-09-13 11:12:04.535 VERBOSE getSetting(TvShape) 2009-09-13 11:12:04.535 VERBOSE getSetting(TvShape) 2009-09-13 11:12:04.535 VERBOSE 16:10 television 2009-09-13 11:12:04.763 INFO SetVideoPosition: (0,0,1,1) (0,0,812,507) 2009-09-13 11:12:04.764 VERBOSE About to render demux pins 2009-09-13 11:12:04.764 VERBOSE Rendering output pin: AAC 2009-09-13 11:12:04.765 VERBOSE getSetting(PreferredAACLATMAudioDecoder) 2009-09-13 11:12:04.795 VERBOSE AAC LATM audio decoder filter: ffdshow Audio Decoder 2009-09-13 11:12:04.802 VERBOSE Rendering output pin: AC3 2009-09-13 11:12:04.802 VERBOSE getSetting(PreferredAC3AudioDecoder) 2009-09-13 11:12:04.866 VERBOSE AC3 audio decoder filter: CyberLink Audio Decoder (PDVD9) 2009-09-13 11:12:05.012 VERBOSE Rendering output pin: Audio 2009-09-13 11:12:05.012 VERBOSE getSetting(PreferredAudioDecoder) 2009-09-13 11:12:05.043 VERBOSE MPEG1Layer2 audio decoder filter: ffdshow Audio Decoder 2009-09-13 11:12:05.182 VERBOSE Rendering output pin: DVB Subtitles 2009-09-13 11:12:05.212 VERBOSE filter: GB-PVR DVB Subtitles 2009-09-13 11:12:05.213 VERBOSE Rendering output pin: EAC3 2009-09-13 11:12:05.301 VERBOSE Rendering output pin: Video 2009-09-13 11:12:05.301 VERBOSE getSetting(PreferredDecoder) 2009-09-13 11:12:05.326 VERBOSE video decoder filter: CyberLink Video/SP Decoder (PDVD9) 2009-09-13 11:12:05.372 INFO SetVideoPosition: (0,0,1,1) (0,0,812,507) 2009-09-13 11:12:05.394 VERBOSE getSetting(ListGraphFilters) 2009-09-13 11:12:05.394 VERBOSE Graph contains the following filters: 2009-09-13 11:12:05.395 VERBOSE - GB-PVR DVB Subtitles 2009-09-13 11:12:05.395 VERBOSE - ffdshow Audio Decoder 0005 2009-09-13 11:12:05.395 VERBOSE - Default DirectSound Device 2009-09-13 11:12:05.395 VERBOSE - CyberLink Audio Decoder (PDVD9) 2009-09-13 11:12:05.395 VERBOSE - ffdshow Audio Decoder 2009-09-13 11:12:05.395 VERBOSE - Video Renderer 2009-09-13 11:12:05.395 VERBOSE - CyberLink Video/SP Decoder (PDVD9) 2009-09-13 11:12:05.395 VERBOSE - Microsoft DTV-DVD Audio Decoder 2009-09-13 11:12:05.395 VERBOSE - GB-PVR Flow Status 2009-09-13 11:12:05.395 VERBOSE - MPEG-2 Demultiplexer 2009-09-13 11:12:05.395 VERBOSE - SOURCE 2009-09-13 11:12:05.395 VERBOSE getSetting(SaveGraphFiles) 2009-09-13 11:12:05.396 INFO SetStreamOutputRect: (0.000000,0.050000,1.000000,0.950000) 2009-09-13 11:12:05.436 VERBOSE Demux has the following pin pids... 2009-09-13 11:12:05.437 VERBOSE Pin AAC: 2009-09-13 11:12:05.437 VERBOSE Pin AC3: 2009-09-13 11:12:05.438 VERBOSE Pin Audio: 2009-09-13 11:12:05.438 VERBOSE - 5328 (0x14D0) 2009-09-13 11:12:05.438 VERBOSE Pin DVB Subtitles: 2009-09-13 11:12:05.438 VERBOSE Pin EAC3: 2009-09-13 11:12:05.438 VERBOSE Pin Video: 2009-09-13 11:12:05.438 VERBOSE - 5329 (0x14D1) 2009-09-13 11:12:05.438 INFO DirectShowPlayerBase::playVideoFileTS() done 2009-09-13 11:12:05.443 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::setPlaybackRate(1.000000) 2009-09-13 11:12:05.443 VERBOSE Restoring audio 2009-09-13 11:12:05.749 INFO SetVideoPosition: (0,0,1,1) (0,0,812,507) 2009-09-13 11:12:06.538 INFO SetVideoPosition: (0,0,1,1) (0,0,812,507) 2009-09-13 11:12:13.236 VERBOSE NativeUtilities::MediaHelper::stop() 2009-09-13 11:12:13.237 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop 2009-09-13 11:12:13.237 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@2 (skipping window positioning) 2009-09-13 11:12:13.237 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@3 2009-09-13 11:12:13.280 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@4 2009-09-13 11:12:13.280 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@5 2009-09-13 11:12:13.280 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@6 2009-09-13 11:12:13.280 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@7 2009-09-13 11:12:13.280 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop@8 2009-09-13 11:12:13.316 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop finished 2009-09-13 11:12:15.566 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop 2009-09-13 11:12:15.566 VERBOSE DirectShowPlayerBase::stop finished 2009-09-13 11:12:15.566 VERBOSE Allocator shutdown... 2009-09-13 11:12:15.586 VERBOSE texture cache now has 0 textures 2009-09-13 11:12:15.586 VERBOSE DeleteSurfaces

[sub]

The funny thing(?) is that the graph shoes ffdshow plus MS DTV-DVD and Cyberlink!? I thought it should show only the preferred audio filter?

This is because ffdshow decoder refused to connect (probably because the audio format wasnt enabled, or pvrx2.exe wasnt on the app list), so it tried a second decoder, which unfortunately was the MS DTV DVD decoder which also isnt going to work. The Cyberlink decoder is video decoder, so not relevant.

Try this audio decoder: http://www.free-codecs.com/download/MPA_Decoder.htm

[Barsk]

It turns out you were right. As usual...

The thing that put me on the wrong track was that I got these errors on ts files only, but I did not actally test with streaming mpeg files in which case the audio decoder probably would have failed also.

The problem was that neither Cyberlink, MS DTV-DVD or ffdshow worked!
I had gotten a faulty build of ffdshow. The first time this has ever happened to me. I first tried the MPA Decoder and it worked, I then downloaded another build of ffdshow and it worked too. So now everything works as it should. I still have some minor stability questions regarding startup on live tv streaming in the client that sometimes strangely fails. I'll investigate further and come back in another thread.

And, I also realized that I haven't actually paid a penny for the outstanding support I have always gotten through the years. A donation is on the way as soon as I can get track on my paypal account!

[sub]

It turns out you were right. As usual...

Great. Thats the way I like