[kjzo172]

I've installed the shark007 with the x64 pack. I am trying to play mkv files in windows 7 media center, most work but some have alot of green pixels all over and is unwatchable. If I open it with vlc player it plays fine is there something i need to install or fix in the options to get all of the files to play in Windows 7 media center where i like to watch them. Any help would be great thanks

 

[kjzo172]

anyone?

 

[Shark007]

Using the current release versions 2.3.7 for 32bit and v241 for the x64 addon, open the x64 settings application, Press Reset All, then at the bottom of the x64 settings application is a checkbox for suggested settings, check it. If you use S/PDIF audio, go to the Audio TAB and choose to use FFDshow passthough. For anolog speaker output, your windows configuration is detected and used so if it is set wrong on the Audio TAB, it is also set wrong in Control Panel / Sound. If that doesnt fix it , i would suggest you need to update your graphics drivers.

 

[Darrin]



Quote:
Originally Posted by Shark007 /forum/post/18104925


Using the current release versions 2.3.7 for 32bit and v241 for the x64 addon, open the x64 settings application, Press Reset All, then at the bottom of the x64 settings application is a checkbox for suggested settings, check it. If you use S/PDIF audio, go to the Audio TAB and choose to use FFDshow passthough. For anolog speaker output, your windows configuration is detected and used so if it is set wrong on the Audio TAB, it is also set wrong in Control Panel / Sound. If that doesnt fix it , i would suggest you need to update your graphics drivers.

Well...that worked for me

Now if I can only solve my h264 problem. Ugh!!!

 

[Shark007]

just add .mkv to the end of the filename.

 

[Darrin]

I wish. Tried that hours ago

I can get these files (which are SKy caps with

h264 extenstions) to play with Total Media Extreme and MPCHC, no problem. I cannot get WMP to play them no matter what I do/try.

 

[Shark007]

On the Misc TAB of my settings application are some tools. Try the render tool. let me know if it plays in that tool, then use the tool below it to analyze the file, post those results here and I can take a better shot at telling you what setting you need to get it to play.

 

[Darrin]



Quote:
Originally Posted by Shark007 /forum/post/18105614


On the Misc TAB of my settings application are some tools. Try the render tool. let me know if it plays in that tool, then use the tool below it to analyze the file, post those results here and I can take a better shot at telling you what setting you need to get it to play.

Man I REALLY appreciate your help.


General

ID : 1

Complete name : H:\\HDTV\\Star Wars-I- The Phantom Menace\\Phantom.h264

Format : MPEG-TS

File size : 16.7 GiB

Duration : 2h 10mn

Overall bit rate : 18.3 Mbps


Video

ID : 49 (0x31)

Menu ID : 3 (0x3)

Format : AVC

Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec

Format profile : [email protected]

Format settings, CABAC : Yes

Format settings, ReFrames : 2 frames

Duration : 2h 10mn

Bit rate : 16.6 Mbps

Width : 1 920 pixels

Height : 1 088 pixels

Display aspect ratio : 16:9

Frame rate : 25.000 fps

Resolution : 8 bits

Colorimetry : 4:2:0

Scan type : Progressive

Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.318

Stream size : 15.2 GiB (91%)

Color primaries : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4, SMPTE RP177

Transfer characteristics : BT.709-5, BT.1361

Matrix coefficients : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4 709, SMPTE RP177


Audio

ID : 52 (0x34)

Menu ID : 3 (0x3)

Format : AC-3

Format/Info : Audio Coding 3

Duration : 2h 10mn

Bit rate mode : Constant

Bit rate : 384 Kbps

Channel(s) : 2 channels

Channel positions : L R

Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz

Video delay : -782ms

Stream size : 359 MiB (2%)

 

[Shark007]

add .m2ts to the filename and then on the SWAP TAB choose to disable Windows Media Foundation

 

[kjzo172]

Thanks Shark007 that worked great. One more question if you don't mind. For some reason my files are getting switched to i think media player film looking files. Because of this the pictures of my movies are not showing in windows media center. The pictures were there at first but now i go into media center and the movies i have watched are now not there. Any clue?

 

[Shark007]

On the Misc TAB is a tool to Rebuild the Library

 

[Darrin]



Quote:
Originally Posted by Shark007 /forum/post/18105667


add .m2ts to the filename and then on the SWAP TAB choose to disable Windows Media Foundation

YOU F'ng ROCK!!!! I have logged many hours in trying to get this working and you manged to fix it within 10 minutes! Damn your good!


Thanks again!!!!!!!!!

 

[Shark007]

you're welcome.


hey rene, i bet that was like witnessing history in the making huh?

A codecpack that actually SOLVED problems instead of creating them!

 

[vladd]

Isn't that a .ts file and not an .m2ts?

 

[Shark007]

Your observation of this superfluous technicallity on my part (posted from a state of sleep depravation as it was after midnight here) is correct vladd although when it comes to decoding media content all mpeg2 transport stream derivitives are handled equally so the extension is of no real consequence as depicted by the users issue being properly resolved.

 

[kjzo172]

Hi Shark007 i did the rebuild library but now all my files have switched to the black film looking file which for some reason my media center does not let me link the picture to it. But if it was back to the white looking file with a music note then the media center would play my picture in my video library. Any other ideas or maybe i did it wrong. thanks

 

[Shark007]

I have no idea exactly how your computer is setup to display pictures etc. The Rebuild Library option simply deletes the current database and rebuilds it using the settings you have provided through the Windows Media Player interface. I would suggest reviewing all possible settings concerning these picture displays and attempting a new rebuild afterwards.

 

[vladd]



Quote:
Originally Posted by Shark007 /forum/post/18106889


Your observation of this superfluous technicallity on my part (posted from a state of sleep depravation as it was after midnight here) is correct vladd although when it comes to decoding media content all mpeg2 transport stream derivitives are handled equally so the extension is of no real consequence as depicted by the users issue being properly resolved.

lol. Yeah, I know that it really doesn't make much of a difference. I was just checking for my own sanity and making sure I was reading the media info correctly (it was 3 a.m. when I posted).

 

[kjzo172]

Thanks Shark007 I will give it a try. thanks

 

[creativethien]

Just curious if anyone has any tips for my codec issues, I am using the latest version of Shark007 as well. I run MKV's fine but it seems like most of my movies after about 30-1hr the movie starts to skip. If I restart WMC and scrub the timeline to where the file skipped it normally works. Any suggestions?