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AMD A6-3500 3DBD problem CPU usage

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2/22/13 at 1:34pm

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Hey guys and greetings from germany,

i have a problem with my HTPC and the reason why I signed into this forum is a post I found after a google research on my problem. As I tried to find help in several forums with bad luck I decided to ask someone who actually has my CPU working.

To my problem:
I have got a HTPC (~1 year) with the following hardware:

- AMD A6-3500
- ASRock A75M-HVS
- 4 GB RAM
- no seperate GPU
- LiteON IHOS104

and the system worked out fine for me. When I built this PC last year I searched for a CPU which is able to play 3DBD and due to several postings I bought the A6.
Last week I got a new LCD (LG 55LM620S) which is able to play 3D (passive). And this is where my problem starts

Yesterday I rented a 3D BluRay and wanted to play it with PowerDVD12 and my CPU usage goes up to 100%. Hardware acceleration is activated as it says in the settings.
My first guess was, that the CPU is not strong enough for the BluRay playback, but I have a .mkv video of Avatar in 3D and I played it with the MPC-HC and the K-Lite Codes Package. It works just fine with a CPU usage of ~20 - 30%. Then I found the following post via google:

Quote:

Originally Posted by renethx

A6-3500 (and any other Llano APU) supports BR 3D with HDMI 1.4a 3D video (Frame packing) output perfectly. CPU usage:

- BR 3D Hardware acceleration On: ~25%
- BR 3D Hardware acceleration Off: ~85%
- 1080p24 2D->3D conversion: ~75%

Triple core @2.1GHz is a bit weak for 2D->3D conversion (I would like to see CPU usage

So i guess there must be a possibility for me to get the BD's running and I would be glad if someone (maybe Renethx

) could help me with this problem.
Maybe there are some special drivers or settings I missed to install.

Sorry for my english, I hope my little story is understandable

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2/22/13 at 1:49pm

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Uncheck "Enforce smooth video playback" (this post)?

Personally I would disable all video post-processors except for deinterlacing and pulldown detection.

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2/22/13 at 1:56pm

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Alright I directly adressed the right person

i will give it a try later on and report

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2/22/13 at 3:22pm

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You can try this: http://www.svp-team.com/wiki/Quick_start

But I do not know if it will work with PowerDVD, Worth a try though. Before you install this delete K-Lite codec, If you have that installed.

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2/23/13 at 1:43am

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@renethx: Thanks again for the quick reply. I gave it a try today and it really seems to work. I don't have a BluRay at home at the moment but I will organise one in a couple of hours. Nevertheless I got a .iso in 3D and I mean to remember I had the same problems. And now it works

Just one more question: in this thread you linked to is said:

Quote:

Originally Posted by e2zippo1

[...]
In PowerDVD this is the information I get
[...]
Hardware Information:
Processsor: AMD A6-3500 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics running at 2100MHz
3DNow! technology: In Use
Enhanced 3DNow! technology: In Use
3DNow! professional technology: In Use
IA MMX technology: In Use
IA sStreaming SIMD extentions: In Use
IA SSE 2: In Use
Video Accelerator: DirextX VA (not in use)
[..]

Where can I find this information to double check my settings?

I will report when I have a real BluRay but I am quite optimistic. Why the hell is this the default setting in CCC?

Alright, thanks a lot so far and I will run some tests later on.

post #6 of 7

2/23/13 at 4:17am