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Old 06-03-2008, 01:44 PM
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Is it hardware or is it codec?

The HD PVR plays perfectly on the HD100. However, when I play it on my server, the picture jumps around. However, anything recorded with the HDHomerun is fine.

Other than what is included with my video card, I have no real codecs for the h.264. Should I add codec? Any recommendations?
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Old 06-03-2008, 02:59 PM
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You may want to try installing the Total Media app that comes with the HD-PVR. It should actually install a codec that will end up being an available choice in Sage. Try playing your video using the Arcsoft Total Media codec. If you own Cyberlink PowerDVD ver. 7 or 8 that would be another option.

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Old 06-04-2008, 02:13 PM
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Thanks for the reply.

I am not sure I have version 7 or 8 of Cyberlink PowerDVD. Need to check that.

I am going to install the codecs from Hauppauge cd.

How is CoreAVC codec?
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Old 06-04-2008, 02:19 PM
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Thanks for the reply.

I am not sure I have version 7 or 8 of Cyberlink PowerDVD. Need to check that.

I am going to install the codecs from Hauppauge cd.

How is CoreAVC codec?
I've tried the CoreAVC codec and can get video playback to work, but it's choppy at best.

I'll be trying the Arcsoft Software (with codec) that came with the HD-PVR CD tonight as well. More info on getting the CoreAVC and Arcsoft codecs set up in SageTV here

UPDATE: Switching to Arcsoft did the trick for me. Details here

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Old 06-04-2008, 04:07 PM
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Okay. So I *finally* have success playing back HD-PVR files from my laptop through SageTV. Now, I the video looks like it's dropping some frames or something, but, here is that I have configured currently. Hopefully this helps others and maybe someone can point out what's wrong with my setup :P

Hardware:
Dell Inspiron E1705 Laptop
T5200 Core2 Duo processor @ 1.6GHz
2GB RAM
Nvidia GeForce GO 7900GS (likely the culprit :P )

H.264 codec: ArcSoft TMX (comes with HD-PVR)

Modifications to sageclient.properties - Change to:
videoframe/h264_video_decoder_filter=ArcSoft Video Decoder
(Thanks HawgGuy!)

Client settings within SageTV Client:
Video Renderer - VMR9
MPEG2 Decoder Filter - SageTV
SageTV MPEG DXVA - Yes
MPEG4 Playback - DirectShow
DScaler - (no changes made)
Audio Renderer - Default
MPEG2 Audio Decoder filter - SageTV



So with this setup, I'm getting a smooth, framedropping, constant HD feed over wireless (802.11g). Playback through ArcSoft directly provides a smooth HD feed over wireless. So, there's still something strange in my setup.... but getting closer


Edit:
I meant to post the following CPU Memory statistics for the SageTVClient.exe process:
CPU 50-60% utilization
Memory - anywhere between 140MB-250MB, depending on what I was doing.
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Old 06-05-2008, 08:08 PM
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ok, so I checked the properties file and the videoframe/h264_video_decoder_filter=ArcSoft Video Decoder. I also had already installed the TMX. So I tried an HD file in VLC, and the say playback problems I was having with Sage I am having with it.

Basically, I am getting a white ghost and stuttering with the Arcsoft codec.

I downloaded the trial of CoreAVC and I eliminated the white ghost, but the stuttering was much worse.

Any other ideas?
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Old 06-06-2008, 05:27 AM
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Basically, I am getting a white ghost and stuttering with the Arcsoft codec.

I downloaded the trial of CoreAVC and I eliminated the white ghost, but the stuttering was much worse.

Any other ideas?
Are you using one of the later Nvidia driver sets for your video card? Might help
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Main Client: Sage STX-HD100 Media extender
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Old 06-07-2008, 10:33 PM
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Are you using one of the later Nvidia driver sets for your video card? Might help
You are correct! I updated the drivers to the newest one as of May something '08. Restarted the computer, had a couple of seconds of shakiness...and then it was just fine. There were no ghostly images of people like before.

Thanks for the help.
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