Playing mpeg1 videos

[Reddwarf]

I'm having trouble playing some mpeg1 videos that I have downloaded. I remember seeing something about in the forums a while ago but I can't find it. I have tried both <ForceMpgGraph>true</ForceMpgGraph> and <MpgUsingSplitter>true</MpgUsingSplitter> but in vain. NextPVR reports the duration to be 0. The files play fine in VLC. Is NextPVR playing mpeg1 files itself or asking windows to play them? What else do I need to do?

[ACTCMS]

I have these set as follows

Code:

<ForceMpgGraph>false</ForceMpgGraph>
    <MpgUsingSplitter>true</MpgUsingSplitter>

You might want to try watching one and posting your logs

Alex

[Reddwarf]

I have these set as follows

Code:

<ForceMpgGraph>false</ForceMpgGraph>
    <MpgUsingSplitter>true</MpgUsingSplitter>

You might want to try watching one and posting your logs

Alex

I'v already tried that. The only interesting in the log is that it says "duration 0"

Code:

2012-08-08 19:04:24.631    [DEBUG][1]    PlaybackPositionHelper.GetPlaybackPosition(K:\uTorrent\star_trek_-_enterprise\star_trek_enterprise_-_season_1_ep_01_-_broken_bow_part_1.mpg)
2012-08-08 19:04:24.631    [DEBUG][1]    File not previously played (0)
2012-08-08 19:04:24.640    [DEBUG][1]    Playing video file: K:\uTorrent\star_trek_-_enterprise\star_trek_enterprise_-_season_1_ep_01_-_broken_bow_part_1.mpg
2012-08-08 19:04:24.679    [DEBUG][1]    YouTube: IEventNotification(BUILDING_GRAPH, K:\uTorrent\star_trek_-_enterprise\star_trek_enterprise_-_season_1_ep_01_-_broken_bow_part_1.mpg)
2012-08-08 19:04:24.787    [DEBUG][1]    RenderDemux()
2012-08-08 19:04:24.787    [DEBUG][1]    setting 'auto' aspect ratio
2012-08-08 19:04:24.789    [DEBUG][1]    Graph filter list:
2012-08-08 19:04:24.789    [DEBUG][1]     - MPEG-2 Splitter
2012-08-08 19:04:24.789    [DEBUG][1]     - File Source (Async.)
2012-08-08 19:04:24.821    [DEBUG][1]    YouTube: IEventNotification(PLAYING_VIDEO, K:\uTorrent\star_trek_-_enterprise\star_trek_enterprise_-_season_1_ep_01_-_broken_bow_part_1.mpg)
2012-08-08 19:04:24.827    [DEBUG][1]    OnKeyDown() done. Took 197 ms
2012-08-08 19:04:24.848    [DEBUG][1]    Updating OSD.
2012-08-08 19:04:25.694    [DEBUG][1]    Frame Render Rate=42.9331970214844
2012-08-08 19:04:28.886    [DEBUG][1]    Hiding OSD.
2012-08-08 19:04:29.274    [DEBUG][1]    GetDuration returning 0
2012-08-08 19:04:29.297    [DEBUG][1]    GetDuration returning 0
2012-08-08 19:04:29.305    [DEBUG][1]    Updating OSD.
2012-08-08 19:04:29.393    [DEBUG][1]    GetDuration returning 0
2012-08-08 19:04:29.433    [DEBUG][1]    GetDuration returning 0
.
.
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2012-08-08 19:04:46.366    [DEBUG][1]    GetDuration returning 0
2012-08-08 19:04:46.476    [DEBUG][1]    GetDuration returning 0
2012-08-08 19:04:46.526    [DEBUG][1]    OnKeyDown() called: {CTRL}ControlKey, Control
2012-08-08 19:04:46.586    [DEBUG][1]    GetDuration returning 0
2012-08-08 19:04:46.686    [DEBUG][1]    GetDuration returning 0
2012-08-08 19:04:46.796    [DEBUG][1]    GetDuration returning 0
2012-08-08 19:04:46.906    [DEBUG][1]    GetDuration returning 0
2012-08-08 19:04:46.996    [DEBUG][1]    OnKeyDown() called: {CTRL}S, Control
2012-08-08 19:04:46.996    [DEBUG][1]    YouTube: IEventNotification(PLAYBACK_KEYDOWN, System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs)
2012-08-08 19:04:47.023    [DEBUG][1]    About to store playback position information
2012-08-08 19:04:47.023    [DEBUG][1]    GetDuration returning 0
2012-08-08 19:04:47.029    [DEBUG][1]    PlaybackPositionHelper.StorePlaybackPosition(star_trek_enterprise_-_season_1_ep_01_-_broken_bow_part_1.mpg, 0, 0)
2012-08-08 19:04:47.114    [DEBUG][1]    Stopping graph@1
2012-08-08 19:04:47.114    [DEBUG][1]    Stopping graph@2
2012-08-08 19:04:47.114    [DEBUG][1]    Stopping graph@3
2012-08-08 19:04:47.119    [DEBUG][1]    Removing filter  MPEG-2 Splitter
2012-08-08 19:04:47.120    [DEBUG][1]    Removing filter  File Source (Async.)
2012-08-08 19:04:47.131    [DEBUG][1]    YouTube: IEventNotification(PLAYBACK_STOPPED, K:\uTorrent\star_trek_-_enterprise\star_trek_enterprise_-_season_1_ep_01_-_broken_bow_part_1.mpg)
2012-08-08 19:04:47.132    [DEBUG][1]    UiStatic.Dispose()

[ACTCMS]

Maybe try File/Render Media File... in GraphEdit and see if it builds a graph which works?

Alex

[Reddwarf]

Maybe try File/Render Media File... in GraphEdit and see if it builds a graph which works?

Alex

Thanks, Graphedit says that it cannot render the file, so obviously I lack some decoder. Any suggestions?

[ACTCMS]

Maybe start with the MPV and MPA decoders cited in this post

Alex

[sub]

You probably need to set both those settings to false, and install a splitter like LAV? Dont quote me though - I haven't used MPEG1 in years.

[Reddwarf]

You probably need to set both those settings to false, and install a splitter like LAV? Dont quote me though - I haven't used MPEG1 in years.

I have the LAV splitter installed, but Gspot wants to use the Mainconsept splitter that I uninstalled a long time ago. Gspot also says that the nessesary codecs are installed. Maybe try and reinstall LAV?

[johnsonx42]

download the mpc-hc filters and register MpegSplitter.ax. IIRC that's what I did to play a few mpeg-1 files I had.

[Reddwarf]

Thanks all, I reinstalled LAV and let it reset settings, all good now but ForceMpgGraph and MpgUsingSplitter has to be set to false.