Media Player Classic Help Needed

[mindcandy]

hi all...it's my first post here, so i hope i am writing this in the correct section.

i am playing a .avi file in Media Player Classic (MPC). when i play the same .avi file in VLC player, or in Windows Media Player, or any other player, it plays fine. when i play it in MPC the bottom half of the video is cut off. in other words, i can see the upper portion of peoples faces, etc., but that is about it. if you were to put subtitles on, you wouldn't even be able to see the subtitles because it all cuts off at the bottom.

i'm pretty sure it's in my MPC settings but have no idea how to set those correctly. from time to time i use the subtitles so i have the output set to VMR 9. other than that i am using the default settings which i think are... 'keep aspect ratio' and 'touch window from inside'. also below are the properties of the exact file i am trying to play in case it helps anyone help me further.

also, i am using Windows 7, and i have the K-lite codec pack installed. i don't have a problem playing video with any other player, just all of a sudden with MPC. it used to show the video fine but don't know what happened. lastly, i have a question about this since im new to all this... i have heard about CCCP codecs and that they are a good addition to have. if i download and install those, will it cause a conflict with my existing klite codecs?

thanks in advance for any help/guidance provided.





Format : AVI
Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave
Format profile : OpenDML
File size : 1.22 GiB
Duration : 2h 10mn
Overall bit rate : 1 339 Kbps
Writing application : AVI-Mux GUI 1.17.8, Aug 30 2008 12:36:58

Video
ID : 0
Format : MPEG-4 Visual
Format profile : Advanced Simple@L5
Format settings, BVOP : Yes
Format settings, QPel : No
Format settings, GMC : No warppoints
Format settings, Matrix : Default (H.263)
Codec ID : XVID
Codec ID/Hint : XviD
Duration : 2h 10mn
Bit rate : 1 139 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 304 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.35:1
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Resolution : 8 bits
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.217
Stream size : 1.03 GiB (85%)
Writing library : XviD 1.3.0.dev55

Audio
ID : 1
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 3
Format_Settings_Mode : Joint stereo
Format_Settings_ModeExtension : MS Stereo
Codec ID : 55
Codec ID/Hint : MP3
Duration : 2h 10mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 192 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 179 MiB (14%)
Alignment : Aligned on interleaves
Interleave, duration : 24 ms (0.58 video frame)
Interleave, preload duration : 192 ms
Writing library : LAME3.98 (alpha)

[mindcandy]

sorry for the double post. i keep trying to resolve the issue and just came up with something. maybe someone can offer some further guidance....

i just went to MPC again, chose Options>Playback>Output and changed the output from VMR 9/Directx 9/DirectX9 to 'System Default' in direcshow video, realmedia video, and quicktime video, and now i was able to see the video fine.

i guess my real question then is this... i have been reading that in order to see the subtitles you have to chose vmr 9/directx 9. so what happens in the case where i would need the subtitles, but don't want to cut off the bottom of my video output image?

also, does anyone know about the cccp codecs, and can it cause a conflict if i already have klite codecs installed?

thanks again for any help provided

[MilesAhead]

In my output settings I have DirectShow set to vmr9 renderless**

That should show subs in .avi with normal output.

edit: "normal" meaning not chopped/clipped.

[UncasMS]

the picture should not be cut off but why not simply give it a try / wait until you come across subtitles?

furthermore EVR should be a better choice with windows 7 in order to reduce cpu load

[mindcandy]

anyone have any ideas why the video is getting 'chopped off' when i select VMR 9/DirectX 9 and what i can do to resolve the issue?

also, what will EVR do in addition to reducing cpu load?

like i said, this is all new to me so further elaboration would be greatly appreciated. thanks again for the willingness to help thus far.

[mindcandy]

no one?

[UncasMS]

which of the different settings have you tried in the meantime?

[mindcandy]

which of the different settings have you tried in the meantime?

i have tried the vmr 7, vmr 9, and the 'default' setting which i am unclear what the 'default' settings actually are? but i still don't know why the bottom gets chopped off and if it has to do with the renderer setting you choose. maybe someone can help answer this if they have experience with this. thanks

[paglamon]

if it has to do with the renderer setting you choose.

It has. And the renderer setting again has something to do with the graphics card. So, some cards will have no problems with VMR9, while others will have a variety of problems.Have you tried VMR7(renderless) ?If VMR7(renderless) gives you perfect picture,then you will be able to get the subs too.

See here for more expert discussions:http://www.kmplayer.com/forums/archi....php/t-60.html

[UncasMS]

why wasnt EVR tested yet?