Advanced MPC-HC Setup Guide - Page 54

Ok, new question. The search didn't seem to do much for me.

Blu-Ray plays back with the best picture quality I've ever seen.

DVD, not so much, as well as any ripped Avi. Not only that it's half the size of my screen or less.

I can only describe the picture quality as a digital mess. All the rounded edges have blocks to define the rounding.

How can I get madvr/lav/mpc to upscale/make it so awesome the same it does for blu?

For DVD give this a try:
DVD Macrovision Error Workaround

Install ffdshow from http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffds...eric%20builds/ . For components, you can uncheck everything. For speaker setup, select disable mixer.

Then open MPC-HC. Go to external filters, and add ffdshow video decoder at the end of your external filters list, and set it to prefer. Double click on ffdshow video decoder, go to codecs, and next to mpeg2, select libavcodec as the decoder, and make sure dvd decoding is checked at the bottom.

DVDs should then work when you try to open them with file>open dvd in mpc hc.

Also, block haali

I am getting the best video resolution I have ever gotten and have stopped using powerDVD for Blu-ray discs and PowerDVD and 7MC for DVD and iso and now use mpc-hc.

As Assassin writes picture quality is highly subjective but I assert I am getting clearly and amazingly better results.

I have my AVR plugged into a Nvidia Asus GT 440, 1 GB DDR5 assisted by an I5 HD4000 processor using Lucid Virtu MVP software which came with my ASUS ivy bridge P8 Z77-V pro motherboard. I am using MadVR with the jinc scaler and anti ringing.

There's only so much you can do for lousy source material. But you can try the different chroma/image upscaling algorithms in madvr, see which look better to you. But it's never going to look as good as Blu-Ray.

Yes, a DVD will never look as good as a well authored Blu-ray. But DVDs can be much improved.

I think I am having a problem with something else and that is why it looks terrible.

when I play a DVD, it takes up about 1/3 (or less) of my 82" screen in mpc. I have to "touch window from outside" to get it to fill the screen. "keep aspect" is checked.

Now, when the video is tiny, it looks great. Zooming is destroying the image.

PowerDVD is fine.

I had a similar problem and the ffdshow video decoder addition was the fix for me. However, it may not be the fix for you.

How do I set that to only use ffdshow for DVD in mpc?

The only way I got ffdshow to render is disabling lav video. So I know that ffdshow is working, now to make sure it's only set up for avi and DVD. So.. How is that done?
Edited by AnthonyB - 1/11/13 at 11:34am

I was suggesting setting ffdshow video as an external filter, not a renderer. When you right click on MPC-HC and go to options-external filters put ffdshow video filter under lav audio, lav splitter and lav video. Under ffdshow video put haali (block). The other filters should be prefer.

MPC-HC figures out what to use in the order filters are listed. With a DVD playing right click on the screen and put the mouse on filters. It will show what MPC-HC is using. For me MPC-HC is using LAV Video, (not ffdshow video) but it is also using the DVD Navigator. My speed and synch problems were solved.

I believe it is DVD Navigator that solved the problems and DVD Navigator installed with ffdshow video. If I uncheck ffdshow video in the list of external filters the problems come back.

I had to put ffdshow at the first position. But it's disabled for everything but avi/divx/mpeg2 playback. That way it goes to lav if I'm playing any thing else.

Btw, using MPC-BE.not sure if that makes a difference.
Edited by AnthonyB - 1/11/13 at 3:32pm

I have not used MPC-BE which I understand to be a redesign of MPC-HC.

Is there a way for mpc to show me what audio I am actually hearing? I am using the lav filters to decode. When I play the Star Wars mkv blu-ray, the language indicates "DTS HD MA", but I know that can't be what I'm hearing, becuase I havent yet installed the tmt dts decoder. thanks.

Why do you need to install the tmt decoder? LAV decodes DTS-HD.

If you are using madvr then you can look at the tray icon to see, or you can look at the front display of your amp/receiver.

It is stated many times on this forum (and at the beginning of this guide) that the tmt decoder is necessary to decode dts ma. I am not using madvr or a reciever/processor - running soundcard direct to tube monoblock amps. wondering if mpc will indicate which audio stream I am listening to.

It should, under audio when the movie is playing.. Or you can get the pin info.

Has anyone had issues with MPC-HC playing back MKVs lossless audio mastered at 96 KHz?

The only title in my library that I believe has 96 KHz audio is Baraka (DTS-MA), and I get audio dropouts when playing it in MPC-HC (at about 30 seconds in, and then many times throughout playback, so the title is essentially unwatchable.)

If I switch to the lossy DTS track on the title, playback is fine, so I can only assume the 96 KHz is tripping it up.

My system is capable of playing back 96 KHz (I use an ATI Radeon HD 6870, and an Anthem Statement d2v processor), and I have verified that the soundcard in Windows 7 has all Khz levels enabled, up to 192.

What's more, if play back the title in VLC, the 96 KHz track plays just fine... so the issue seems to be related to MPC-HC.

Does anyone else have Baraka that can confirm/deny similar issues?

Thanks,
R

If you don't use TMT decoder you're hearing lossy DTS core. TMT decoder is only the way to get lossless PCM from DTS-HD tracks.
If you consider your audio setup as an audiophile I'd advice to make sure your software setup is complete:
- LAV audio with TMT decoder to get lossless PCM from DTS-HD tracks;
- ReClock with WASAPI output to keep your sound untouched by system sound mixer (and match media speed with display refresh rate).

You have to provide more details:
- do you use LAV audio?
- do you set the player to bitstream or decode sound tracks?
If your processor is capable with HD packed tracks I'd advice to use LAV audio with it's bitstream options enabled. In my opinion LAV audio is the best set to bitstream or decode sound tracks. And LAV splitter is perfect in parsing HD containers (mkv, m2ts, ts etc). At the moment I'm afraid MPC-HC itself has some problems with parsing, decoding etc HD tracks.

I am using LAV Audio and Splitter.

LAV Audio is set to Bitstream all formats (I currently have DTS-HD Framing unchecked), and all Output Formats are checked (16-bit Integer, etc.)

-R

OK, I'll see if I have something with 96 DTS-HD to try it by myself.

I'm still having the issue of DTS-HD MA always showing 1536 Kbps when I right-click and look at the current filters. This is for HDMI bitstreaming to a capable receiver that properly shows it is receiving DTS-HD MA.

Anyone seeing a higher bitrate than 1536?

Now, TrueHD shows higher bitrates but DTS-HD MA doesn't.

Found this from another thread, courtesy of a knowledgeable poster:

Thank you so much!

I wonder if anyone is using a web interface controller for MPC? OR if it would be at all possible to sent commands via the ceton companion app which would be awesome (probably a bit unrealistic).

That would be awesome!

I'm not using the built in web interface for MPC-HC, but do control it via a webserver using Event Ghost. Not too difficult to set up.

I know I've seen the answer to this question somewhere, but for the life of me, I can't find it.

 

I can't changed the Color Range setting in mpc-hc.  It is grayed out.  How do I change this?

 

 

 

 

Edited by stevegravley - 1/22/13 at 9:29am

I think it is render dependant - try evr if your not already using that - if you are try some of the others evr sync etc.

I am using madvr.  Do you think that's why it's grayed out?

Steelman, thanks.  I think you're right.  I was able to find this in my MADVR settings.  I believe it is what I'm looking for (unless anyone thinks I'm wrong).

 

 

Using madVR that's the one you need.