TotalMedia Theatre 5 - Page 3

MKV in TMT5

Improvements over TMT3:

- Chapters: Supported [Good]
- Audio: Primary track only [No good]

- Dolby TrueHD: Supported, but always decoded and downsampled to 48/16 [At least we can hear sound, a minor improvement]
- DTS-HD: Core only; always decoded [No good]
- FLAC: No sound [No good]

- Subtitles: External ones (SRT, SUB, SSA, ASS) only [Better than none]

ArcSoft MVK Splitter remains one of the inferior MVK splitters (no selection of audio streams, no support for subtitle streams).

MKV in TMT5 for WMC

No MKV support [No good]

ArcSoft codecs outside TMT5

You can use them outside TMT5 exactly in the same way as this [Good]. But HD audio (TrueHD, DTS-HD) is always downsampled to 48/16 [No good]. You have to use ArcSoft Audio Decoder HD in TMT2 or TMT3 for bit-perfect HD audio decoding.

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Does the MCE plugin accept command line parameters to play BD's from folders?

Finally!!! There is a built in option to leave windows aero enabled!! I always hated when the screen flashed as it switched aero off, always seemed so "cheap", lol. So far so good for me!.........Brian

No issues with HDDVD.

To add on to your list:

Improvements:
- SDDVD plays much smoother with a nicer image (but with SimHD turned off)
- Out of the box support for MCE remote inside 7MC
- MC look and feel when navigating menus within the 7MC interface

Negative:
Background noise in image when playing BR
Image is a tad overly tinted when playing BR

Any word if TMT5 is able to perform a vertical stretch for those with an 2.40:1 setup? If so, I am on this immediately.

-T.Wells

I've found I need Aero on when using TMT as I'll get tearing with it off.

Windows7 x64

Why support MKV at all when it can't be supported in WMC, can't play subtitles (I use ones that are only for foreign langauge in english movies...always built in...hardcoded?). Seems like a big downgrade on audio too.

Playing a movie from hard drive. Hit stop on screen, screen goes black. Can not get out unless I hit ctrl, alt, delete. Help..........Brian

Quad core Q6700 64 bit GT240



Now after 3 tries with it locking up, I have 3 tries and all works fine????
Not sure what the deal is???

How do enable Windows Aero in TMT5. I can't find that option.

Settings/playback

oH, shoot! Thanks

I am downloaing now, don't really need it as I have been very happy with TMT3 and don't have a use for 3D yet But I guess it was the upgrade bug and for 39.99 not a bad deal.

In TMT3, Dolby TrueHD in MKV is not supported at all (no audio). A minor improvement.

Understood, however I notice that Arcsoft has had 35%-off coupons available at several other times during the year--I think I'm gonna hold-off myself until one of these specials comes along!

Does the SimHD option work within Media Center for standard-def video files? Or only in the TMT player interface? I also read that audio tracks can be selected. Can you you choose the tracks within Media Center, or again only in the TMT interface? I wonder if this may solve my AppleTV M4V file issue for AC3 playback in Media Center. Thanks!

Google and found a code of 20% off so $32 for me to upgrade. Probably should have wait or download the trial first as I really see no gain from TMT3 except a cleaner interface.

I am a big Arcsoft TMT fan, having bought all versions within days of their release and am generally very happy with TMT5. Still disappointed that Arcsoft still hasn't provided an option to playback movies in native resolution and refresh rate . This is offered on almost any standalone player and couldn't be to difficult to code. I know that at least the auto refresh rate was high on the things to add survey by Arcsoft so why leave it off again .

Last night, we posted a quick write-up of our experiences, video and screenshots for TMT5.

Not sure what you mean. I can select different tracks.

Wait, just thought of something. You mean in the TMT5 configuration and not in the movie's own audio track selector, right? I can select whatever audio track the movie has by pressing the DVD Menu button on the Windows Remote inside the MCE version of TMT5. That button brings up the Menu built into the DVD/BluRay.

Are you talking about MKV or DVD/BD? My post title is "MKV".

50 buck trial results:

3D with DSHD-MA is OK,

but still Chris Botti locks TMT5. (96/24 PCM)

If Realtek and Arcsoft could get it together... I look forward to using ALC889.
Thanks for the info.

and it is "still" in my Netflix queue, short wait, since the last time.

DOH! Teach me to be listening to two simultaneous conference calls while reading this forum. Next time, one of those calls has to go!

AFAIK, Arcsoft has asked Realtek for the info they need and Realtek has ignored them.

Has anyone been able to get TMT5 to playback folders within WMC and MyMovies? This has always worked before, but now when I launch a movie TMT 5 launches and brings me to the disc screen where obviously there is no disc. I have MyMovies online folder pointed to the volume id (mediaserver1\\BDMovies\\Being There\\volume id (BeingThere), I have also tried pointing it at BDMV and Streams and also online files pointed at index.bdmv but nothing I do works.

Thanks.