PowerDVD Ultra (HD-DVD and Blu-Ray) - Page 31

Originally Posted by pete4

Please, please, please tell me more, what codec do you need for MPC to play HD-DVD? I only get sound and there is no way I'm loading this bloated garbage Cyberlink or WinDVD, at close to 100MB that software will never work correctly no matter what. MPC is wonderful and this is the first time ever that it won't play video file.

Originally Posted by LordFebo

I admit I haven't read all thirty pages, but at begining someone was asking if HDCP-compliant hardware is needed in order to play HD-movies, and another someone answered that this is the case with most commercial releases.

This would be true if a protocol called Image Constraint Token (ICT) would be triggered by a flag on a disc. However, although the specs of both new formats include this options, the majority of released movies (if not all of them) have this flag deactivated, thus their HD-content will remain unchanged if using not-HDCP hardware, especially on a PC. (After all, xbox 360 HD DVD unit is ment only for watching movies, but xbox 360 has only a component (not-HDCP) cable for the time beeing.) It is said that ICT will be used in the next decade. But nevertheless, it is worth checking the HD DVD box, because movies are required to disclose if they trigger this protocol.

Originally Posted by taz291819

It a very involving process. You have to demux the .evo files. Head over to doom9.org, all the info is there.

BD is different, the .m2ts files play back perfectly in MPC and VLC, without needing to do anything else. Getting screenshots of those are very easy.

Originally Posted by Mark_A_W

Can somebody help please?

I'm trying to get Powerdvd to work with a rip (to beat HDCP using DVI out), and the best I can get is a black screen, with very occasional sound snippets. Most of the time it just freezes. Powerdvd is really sluggish, even though CPU is at ~30%.

The HD advisor gives me grey for the video card, a 6800GT.
And RED for my display drivers. I've tried the recommended 93.71 drivers, now running 97.92 using modified .inf file...still red.

I have a Dual Core Opteron 165 at 2.8ghz, so that should be enough. I'm building up a PC to be fast enough to play HD-DVD, so the 6800GT is borrowed and will be replaced by an ATi card (so I can run VRM9 without tearing). But I should get an image at least..

XP SP2. AMD dual core driver loaded.

Tried DVI to HDCP display (although card is not HDCP) and VGA out to CRT monitor. Turned off dual displays..ran just the VGA monitor...frigged around...nup

Any idea why the HD advisor is giving me red for the correct display drivers?


thanks

Mark

Originally Posted by Mark_A_W

Can somebody help please?

I'm trying to get Powerdvd to work with a rip (to beat HDCP using DVI out), and the best I can get is a black screen, with very occasional sound snippets. Most of the time it just freezes. Powerdvd is really sluggish, even though CPU is at ~30%.

The HD advisor gives me grey for the video card, a 6800GT.
And RED for my display drivers. I've tried the recommended 93.71 drivers, now running 97.92 using modified .inf file...still red.

I have a Dual Core Opteron 165 at 2.8ghz, so that should be enough. I'm building up a PC to be fast enough to play HD-DVD, so the 6800GT is borrowed and will be replaced by an ATi card (so I can run VRM9 without tearing). But I should get an image at least..

XP SP2. AMD dual core driver loaded.

Tried DVI to HDCP display (although card is not HDCP) and VGA out to CRT monitor. Turned off dual displays..ran just the VGA monitor...frigged around...nup

Any idea why the HD advisor is giving me red for the correct display drivers?


thanks

Mark

Originally Posted by WilliamG

Anyone got any further information/help with why WB HD-DVDs have problems running movies with my S/PDif enabled on my Realtek card? I have to switch to stereo to have smooth playback currently. If I run SP/Dif, I get stuttery playback, JUST in the WB movies (Batman Begins, V for Vendetta etc..)

Thanks in advance.

System is a Shuttle SN27P2.

Originally Posted by RichB

I am looking to upgrade to a Geforce 8800. Are there any advantages to going for an overclocked card?

Any advantages for 1080P with 640MB for HD playback, I do not care about games?

Thanks,

Rich

Originally Posted by Mark_A_W

Can somebody help please?

I'm trying to get Powerdvd to work with a rip (to beat HDCP using DVI out),

Originally Posted by Micromain

I'm using an 8800GTS and at stock speeds it has more than enough power to drive 1080P and HD playback. Since you don't game an 8800GTX wouldn't really get you anything over the GTS. Even the new 320MB 8800 would probably be more than adequate for your needs.

Originally Posted by lymzy

Powerdvd Ultra force HDCP on rip also. You need Powerdvd 6.5 HD DVD version.

Originally Posted by Vern Dias

I don't know of any video cards today that do true PCM audio. There are a few that claim to, but really all they do is provide a connection to the SPDIF expansion connector on the mobo or sound card. This effectively means thet are limited to outputting either DD, DTS, or 2 channel PCM.

Not a solution in my book.....

Vern

Originally Posted by RichB

I will be installing my BD drive soon. So I guess I am limited to analog outs on the MB or SPDIF? Analog out is not an option since that is used for my HD DVD player already. So when you play a BD, do you use its DD or DTS sound track or does PowerDVD down-convert the PCM to DD or DTS? With DTS you could use a higher bit rate.

- Rich

Originally Posted by taz291819

It a very involving process. You have to demux the .evo files. Head over to doom9.org, all the info is there.

BD is different, the .m2ts files play back perfectly in MPC and VLC, without needing to do anything else. Getting screenshots of those are very easy.

Originally Posted by Xylon

After reading Doom9, installing multiple players, codecs I still can't get screencaps from FEATURE_1.EVO files. Even after demuxing them using EVOdemux I only get blank video.

Originally Posted by Kirby Baker

What else could it be? When I try to kill the PDVD7 program after it sits there for 10+ minutes, it takes another 10-15 minutes to kill the program. Very frustrating, but I'm guessing I missed something very obvious in the setup.