K-Lite allowing multiple codecs to work together

[keith_leitch]

I am continuing this thread from here http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php...21&page=23 after the SAF failed to install on my system. The reason that I cannot use Hoborg's SAF is not due to any fault on its part, but because I must keep conflicting codecs in order for my online TV streamers to run.

As an alternative, I have installed the K-Lite codec pack and configured ffdshow according to advice from pBS here http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php...ht=ffdshow . As I am an ATI Radeon user, I also have the Avivo codecs installed for MPEG2, and I use the CoreAVC h.264 decoder. In order for MOV files to play through the Directshow filter, I had to install an older version of the Quicktime Alternative codec (version 1.68 as advised in the doc wiki for the Cinema plugin http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Plugin/Cinema).

This has successfully restored playback for all codecs that I can think of (I haven't tried MP4 or Real). However, I have some lingering doubts...

Firstly, rumour has it that ffdshow will "take over" playback even if it is not selected in GBPVR's config. This appears to be the case for me; ffdshow is playing my live TV recordings and other MPEG2 files, even though I have selected for Avivo to do so (which I prefer due to the GPU processing and overall quality). Strangely, this seems to be the case even after I turn off mpeg2 entirely in ffdshow's configuration. Other than setting config to ATIMPEG, how can I force the use of Avivo codecs for this file?

Secondly, a minor annoyance with MOV files is that there is a slight "jerk" (imperceptible to my wife) every second or so. If anyone knows a tweak, that would be useful.

[pBS]

set ffdshow's merit down a bit...it defaults to really high...set to 'normal' or below, directshow tab.
run ffdshow config as admin just to be sure it keeps settings..

many times it's cuz ffdshow plays a large number of mpeg2 clsid's, more than most...so it gets used if the others don't recognize the specific clsid used for that video..
example, many mpeg2 decoders cannot play dvd encryption or bluray mpeg2, so they pass on it and ffdshow succeeds when it's tried...

[keith_leitch]

set ffdshow's merit down a bit...it defaults to really high...set to 'normal' or below, directshow tab.

Thanks...I'm sure you mean the directshow tab in the ffdshow config. Please correct me if I am wrong. This is very useful information.

[pBS]

yea, either there or any merit changing app like gspot...

[keith_leitch]

set ffdshow's merit down a bit...it defaults to really high...set to 'normal' or below, directshow tab.
run ffdshow config as admin just to be sure it keeps settings..

Seeking the menu option in config to achieve this, in the hope that it clears up my mpeg problem.

[ga_mueller]

Start-All Programs-ffdshow-video decoder configuration-direct show control-reduce merit slider