Video Renderer problems, sage locking up.

[MaxBurn]

Problems:

Hauppauge WinTV2000 works fine on all monitors, picture looks soft though.

Sage TV settings answers for kny3twalker:
Default video renderer = Picture that has comb problems on moving objects. Example: someone walking across the screen looks jagged.
Video Overlay renderer = This locks up sagetv completely, have to end process.
VMR9 DX9 = Works fine on primary monitor, stutters and catches up on secondary monitors. Not acceptable as that's where the projector monitor is.


Questions from kny3twalker:
have you tried removing the older card since you put the pvr 150 in ? = Yes, never tried using them both as I don't have the free slots.
and did you get the drivers from hauppauge.com instead of using the CD drivers? = Yes, never used the CD.
have you installed a DVD decoder or the decoder included with the card? = Yes, from this file from hauppage "hcwsmd04.exe"

what are your hardware specs and what have you set the video render to? =

Machine is P4 3.0c, 1gig memory, 73gig raptor, PVR150 with remote, ATI Raedon 9700pro.

and what decoder have you select in the setup? =
Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II Capture TV Tuner.

[Opus4]

Originally Posted by MaxBurn

Video Overlay renderer = This locks up sagetv completely, have to end process.
VMR9 DX9 = Works fine on primary monitor, stutters and catches up on secondary monitors. Not acceptable as that's where the projector monitor is.

One thing to look at for VMR9 is to go to the Windows Display Properties & set the other display as the primary monitor -- DirectX works best on the "primary" display.

Also, just in case... are the video card drivers up to date?

Oh -- and the "TV Tuner" on your last line is not a decoder. I believe he meant: what is in Detailed Setup on the Video tab.

- Andy

[MaxBurn]

I would like to use the overlay setting for the video renderer, that seemed to work best with the aver card but locks up sage with the PVR150. I don't really want to swap around the primary monitor so I guess I can't really use VMR9. And what's up with the jaggy picture with the default renderer?

The rest of the settings for video are:
MPEG2 decoder filter: Default. (available are cyberlink, intervideo noncss for hauppage, sigma designs mpeg2 hardware, ffdshow mpeg 4)
DXVA mpeg mode: Default
DXVA deinterlacing: Default
Descaler filter: disabled


More info:
XP SP2, DX9c, video drivers were latest till the new ones came out a day or two ago.

[Opus4]

I would try choosing specific decoders to work with overlay -- and try it on the main monitor, since others have told me that overlay is not always available on the 2nd monitor (though it shouldn't result in a lock when you try it). Maybe someone else can offer more comments regarding decoders & your ATI card... I won't pretend to know too much about video cards & decoders.

I have to ask one thing, though: where is that "sigma designs mpeg2 hardware" option coming from? If it is an Xcard, you can use that in SageTV too & there is now an alpha-version plugin that can display the SageTV UI on the TV.

- Andy

[MaxBurn]

Good advice, I tried the cyberlink one and it works fine in overlay on the second monitor. Looks OK, I will try messing with it further.

Update: the overlay / cyberlink combo only works on the 9700. It won't work on the Matrox Milenium II that I have for the third monitor. But I guess that's ok though.


The "sigma designs mpeg2 hardware" is bogus, I don't have the hardware but it was required to install sonic senarist.