Media player classic problems

[alienfinder]

When ever I play a long video with MPC it crashes or the audio lags behind.I re-installed it and it still happens.What should I do.:badpc:

[anonymez]

alienfinder, you've been here long enough to know we need more info than that! :smashead:

what are your pc specs? does this happen with mpeg4? mpeg2? are you using ffdshow? does this happen in any other players?

[Chewy]

Have you installed any codec packs?

http://home.hccnet.nl/h.edskes/mirror.htm

[alienfinder]

Have you installed any codec packs?

http://home.hccnet.nl/h.edskes/mirror.htmYes I have ACE MEGA CODECS.



@anoymouz sorry for the lack of info:confuse5: .It crashes with both MPEG2 and MPEG4.I have windows XP SP2 384 ram and 1.2GHZ amd athlon.

[anonymez]

my advice is to uninstall all codec packs, use ffdshow for playback of mpeg-4. see if you can reproduce the problem...

does this happen in any other media player??

[alienfinder]

my advice is to uninstall all codec packs, use ffdshow for playback of mpeg-4. see if you can reproduce the problem...

does this happen in any other media player??Ok I will uninstall all codec packs.And no it doesn't happen in any other player.

[anonymez]

and another thing, you mention that you "reinstalled it". mpc does not need installation, its a single exe file, so did you really mean that?

[alienfinder]

and another thing, you mention that you "reinstalled it". mpc does not need installation, its a single exe file, so did you really mean that?I installed real alternative and it came with MPC.

[anonymez]

don't know whether the one that comes with real/quicktime alternatives is the same (i never install from either). get the latest mpc at http://www.free-codecs.com . it is still at 6.4.8.4, but has been compiled by celtic druid and contains a couple of bugfixes...

[alienfinder]

don't know whether the one that comes with real/quicktime alternatives is the same (i never install from either). get the latest mpc at http://www.free-codecs.com . it is still at 6.4.8.4, but has been compiled by celtic druid and contains a couple of bugfixes...Ok i downloaded it from there but it still happens,also when I play a quicktime video it has green at the bottom of the picture.

[Chewy]

Ok i downloaded it from there but it still happens,also when I play a quicktime video it has green at the bottom of the picture.

video card/chipset???
memory(video)?

cpu(speed and type)?

[Thomas_AR]

Sounds llike you have a bad codec configuration for me. VLC is playing the file? Windows Media Player is playing the files?
If VLC is playing the file it's than for shure a Directshow-Filter Problem, which VLC doesn't use in case of mpeg videos.

Have you done some 'Overrides' in Option-Filter in MPC or deactivated some Transform- or Sourcefilters in Option-Filter of MPC?s?

Also give the 'new' (Beta) MPC a try:
http://rapidshare.de/files/6951443/Media_Player_Classic_2005-10-30.rar.html
It's a Beta of a new version (mp4 support) Gabest is working on.

[jm1647]

Sounds llike you have a bad codec configuration for me. VLC is playing the file? Windows Media Player is playing the files?
If VLC is playing the file it's than for shure a Directshow-Filter Problem, which VLC doesn't use in case of mpeg videos.

Have you done some 'Overrides' in Option-Filter in MPC or deactivated some Transform- or Sourcefilters in Option-Filter of MPC?s?

Also give the 'new' (Beta) MPC a try:
http://rapidshare.de/files/6951443/Media_Player_Classic_2005-10-30.rar.html
It's a Beta of a new version (mp4 support) Gabest is working on.

I just got it but haven't installed it yet. What an increase in size, it's over 7MB counting the DLL. I'll try it after football is over on Monday Night. Thanks!

[alienfinder]

video card/chipset???
memory(video)?

cpu(speed and type)?nvidia geforceFX5200,AMD Duron 1.2Ghz

[anonymez]

It's a Beta of a new version (mp4 support) Gabest is working on.

actually, its gone stable now ;) http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=82303&package_id=84358

MPC 6.4.8.5 with mp4 support :D

@alienfinder: got latest audio and graphics card drivers? latest directx? as thomas_ar mentioned, try disabling some source/transform filters.

[alienfinder]

actually, its gone stable now ;) http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=82303&package_id=84358

MPC 6.4.8.5 with mp4 support :D

@alienfinder: got latest audio and graphics card drivers? latest directx? as thomas_ar mentioned, try disabling some source/transform filters.Yes I have all the latest drivers.I tryed disabling some filters and it didn't make a difference.

[Thomas_AR]

Ok, can you post a short clip of VIDEO which crashed with MPC?

[Chewy]

My GF 5200 crashed playing a new game, it's seems fine at normal light tasks,
try to display a dvd movie, forget it, pixelation city, mobo bench test video card now.

[bugmenot1]

there's a virus in one of the previous versions

[anonymez]

there's a virus in one of the previous versions

i'm wondering where you got your version, and what virus program you're using :confuse4:

[alienfinder]

My GF 5200 crashed playing a new game, it's seems fine at normal light tasks,
try to display a dvd movie, forget it, pixelation city, mobo bench test video card now.I'm lost.:toilet1:

[Chewy]

I'm lost.:toilet1:

I am just trying to rule out the vid card as a possible cause.
My chip went south, but works fine except for heavy duty
video. First time I have ever seen that, many many many
computers.

[alienfinder]

So what should I do?

[Chewy]

Put a dvd movie in and play with some other player.
Try some game that your computer can handle.
Try another vid card
try your vid card in another computer

PROCESS OF ELIMINATION.................

[alienfinder]

Put a dvd movie in and play with some other player.
Try some game that your computer can handle.
Try another vid card
try your vid card in another computer

PROCESS OF ELIMINATION.................I don't get problems with DVD's or games it's just some avi's.

[Chewy]

I don't get problems with DVD's or games it's just some avi's.

then start all over, uninstall all codecs, mediaplayer classic etc
add and remove programs and

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/142731/en-us

i use the Klite mega codec default install


http://home.hccnet.nl/h.edskes/mirror.htm

[anonymez]

Yes I have ACE MEGA CODECS.



@anoymouz sorry for the lack of info:confuse5: .It crashes with both MPEG2 and MPEG4.I have windows XP SP2 384 ram and 1.2GHZ amd athlon.


dvd is mpeg-2

[alienfinder]

dvd is mpeg-2oops :smashead:



I meant mpeg-1

[anonymez]

look, its got to be either a huge codec problm, or a hardware problem. you say that the audio lags behind. is that ALWAYS the case? or does the video also lag sometimes? could be an audio codec issue. what if you demux the video with virtualdub, and so you play JUST the video? does it still hang?

i'm guessing the lag doesn't happen when playing video with ac3(dvd) audio?

are you sure ffdshow is actually decoding your video? right-click media player classic while its playing an video with the problem, and list all you see when you mouse over 'filters'

[alienfinder]

look, its got to be either a huge codec problm, or a hardware problem. you say that the audio lags behind. is that ALWAYS the case? or does the video also lag sometimes? could be an audio codec issue. what if you demux the video with virtualdub, and so you play JUST the video? does it still hang?

i'm guessing the lag doesn't happen when playing video with ac3(dvd) audio?

are you sure ffdshow is actually decoding your video? right-click media player classic while its playing an video with the problem, and list all you see when you mouse over 'filters'demux? virtualdub?:allalone: i'm lost again.



My video only lags sometimes, but it plays okay with nero showtime.

[Chewy]

"but it plays okay with nero showtime"

definitely not hardware or drivers then

that leaves codecs

[anonymez]

alienfinder, right-click media player classic while its playing a video with the problem, and list all you see when you mouse over 'filters'

to demux (split audio and video into separate streams) an avi file, open the file in 'virtualdubmod', under 'video' select 'direct stream copy'. under 'streams' click 'stream list'. click 'disable', then click OK. under 'file', click 'save as avi'. save somewhere on your hard disk. the file that you just saved will contain ONLY video. play that file in mpc and see if it has any problems.

[alienfinder]

here's what it said for filters.

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/7475/untitled4aa.th.jpg (http://img190.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitled4aa.jpg)


I haven't tryed demuxing yet.

[anonymez]

you've got nero and 'mpeg1 audio decoder' doing the decoding for an AVI file, when ffdshow should.

try this: go into mpc's options, click 'overrides'. click 'add filter'. find 'ffdshow mpeg-4 video decoder', double-click it. tick the box in the list, then click 'prefer'. do exactly the same thing for 'ffdshow audio decoder'.

mpc will now force the files to use ffdshow for video and audio. close mpc, then play your video

[alienfinder]

you've got nero and 'mpeg1 audio decoder' doing the decoding for an AVI file, when ffdshow should.

try this: go into mpc's options, click 'overrides'. click 'add filter'. find 'ffdshow mpeg-4 video decoder', double-click it. tick the box in the list, then click 'prefer'. do exactly the same thing for 'ffdshow audio decoder'.

mpc will now force the files to use ffdshow for video and audio. close mpc, then play your videook I done that but I couldn't find the ffdshow audio decoder.

[anonymez]

then go to start-->program files-->ffdshow-->ffdshow audio configuration, and set ffdshow to play mp3/ac3. then go into mpc's options, click 'filters', and uncheck ac3, mpeg-1 audio, mpeg-2 audio, mp3, etc. close mpc, rerun it, try playing a file.

which ffdshow are you using?

[alienfinder]

then go to start-->program files-->ffdshow-->ffdshow audio configuration, and set ffdshow to play mp3/ac3. then go into mpc's options, click 'filters', and uncheck ac3, mpeg-1 audio, mpeg-2 audio, mp3, etc. close mpc, rerun it, try playing a file.

which ffdshow are you using?I'm using "ffdshow-20020617".

[anonymez]

:wtf:

its 3 years out of date!!!!

go here and get the latest http://www.aziendeassociate.it/cd.asp?dir=/ffdshow

i wouldn't be suprised if your media player classic was version 0.01 alpha!! or if you're using windows 3.1!!

[alienfinder]

[quote=anonymez]:wtf:

its 3 years out of date!!!!



*jaw falls on ground*

[anonymez]

just for future reference, those numbers in 'ffdshow-20020617'

mean it was released 17th of June, 2002

[alienfinder]

just for future reference, those numbers in 'ffdshow-20020617'

mean it was released 17th of June, 2002Sorry for the really late reply but everthing seems to be working now thanks!:thanks2: