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Old 04-15-2008, 01:42 PM
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Mac 6.4.0 beta Placeshifter - no video
Bummer. So I'm trying the new Mac beta Placeshifter on a local LAN and I get no video whatsoever (on a MacBook running 10.5.2). Doesn't matter whether the source recording is HD or not. I've tried with & without post-processing enabled and Dynamic Streaming and no-transcoding options. No difference. It did also manage to send my SageTV service (6.3.10, on XP) into a CPU hog, no more connections allowed-state as well. Sigh.

Should I throw away some preference files on the Mac or something and start over?
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Old 04-15-2008, 02:06 PM
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No video here either, but the video is capturing as is evident by the screen clip in the program guide. This is placeshifter on OS 10.5.2 MBP 2.6Ghz Penryn.

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Old 04-15-2008, 02:08 PM
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I just entered a bug report for this
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Old 04-15-2008, 03:20 PM
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Nope no video for the placeshifter, at times I can see some flicker.

On the bright side it scales now, even up to 1900x1200 and for the most part the OSD seems to stay in sync.

Whereas the new client has video but the OSD is out of whack pretty quickly, especially when scaling. Scaling video works now almost as desired.
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Old 04-15-2008, 06:06 PM
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Nope no video for the placeshifter, at times I can see some flicker.
Can you try disabling transcoding in the Placeshifter settings? It's not a solution (maybe a workaround) but might give us a clue as to where to look.
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Old 04-15-2008, 06:15 PM
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Whereas the new client has video but the OSD is out of whack pretty quickly, especially when scaling. Scaling video works now almost as desired.
Are you running at a user interface resolution of more than 1.00x (72dpi)?

What hardware, OS and GPU do you have?
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Old 04-15-2008, 06:16 PM
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Still black screen for me after disabling transcoding. Is this now using the QuickTime engine? Does anyone else have Perian installed?

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Old 04-15-2008, 06:56 PM
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Are you running at a user interface resolution of more than 1.00x (72dpi)?
What hardware, OS and GPU do you have?
Disabling transcoding does not make a difference for me. I have tried a C2D iMac, running 10.5.2 with the Radeon X1600 at 1680x1050 and a new C2D mini running 10.5.2 at 1900x1200.

Interface resolution is - 1080/10.8 inches = 100dpi? I don't know. Where can I see that?
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Old 04-15-2008, 07:05 PM
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Disabling transcoding does not make a difference for me. I have tried a C2D iMac, running 10.5.2 with the Radeon X1600 at 1680x1050 and a new C2D mini running 10.5.2 at 1900x1200.

Interface resolution is - 1080/10.8 inches = 100dpi? I don't know. Where can I see that?
It's an option in QuartzDebug, a tool installed with XCode, if you haven't ever run it then you'll be at the default setting of 72 dpi.

Is this only happening with live video or does it also happen with previously recorded (or imported) shows?
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Old 04-15-2008, 07:07 PM
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Still black screen for me after disabling transcoding. Is this now using the QuickTime engine? Does anyone else have Perian installed?

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PS - I just sent my XML profile into the beta address.
Thanks for the profile, that'll help narrow it down if it's hardware related.

It's still using mplayer, for the moment...
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Old 04-15-2008, 07:22 PM
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It's an option in QuartzDebug, a tool installed with XCode, if you haven't ever run it then you'll be at the default setting of 72 dpi.

Is this only happening with live video or does it also happen with previously recorded (or imported) shows?
I did not touch that one, and it's happening for both.
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Old 04-16-2008, 10:00 AM
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no video either
recordings or live, osx 10.5.2, perian, xvid, divx all installed

stock MBP 2.2C2D, 2GB RAM, 15" 1440x900 on nVidia 8600GT with 256MB
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Old 04-16-2008, 12:37 PM
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Same as above. Can't see video for TV, recordings or ripped Movies (both DVD folder format and mp4).
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Anyone with a NON Core2 Duo system? Or am I seeing a trend here?

Thanks for the feedback guys, keep it rolling! (if you can
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Old 04-17-2008, 01:57 AM
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same here C2C 10.5.2 GMA950 perian installed = no video
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Old 04-17-2008, 06:58 AM
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Anyone with a NON Core2 Duo system? Or am I seeing a trend here?

Thanks for the feedback guys, keep it rolling! (if you can
Mine's a quad Q6600 hackintosh.
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Old 04-17-2008, 12:02 PM
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I have tested on a PPC Mac same issue. I also uninstalled Perian as well on the C2D, no change. Both machines running Leopard and fully patched.

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Old 04-17-2008, 11:17 PM
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6.4.0a :( no go
tried the new version, didnt work
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Old 04-17-2008, 11:31 PM
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6.4.0a?
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Old 04-17-2008, 11:43 PM
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6.4.0a?
There were posts about the Mac Placeshifter being updated & a tip about installation:

Updated Placeshifter V6.4.0 for Mac

Tip for those having issues w/ latest Mac Beta

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