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Old 12-17-2010, 08:30 PM
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Using SageTV with Arcsoft disables CD/DVD drive
I am using SageTV and I installed Arcsoft TotalMedia Extreme v1.0.6.28 to use the Arcsoft video decoders for my recording.

But I recently moved over to Windows 7 and I noticed that installing Arcsoft disables my CD/DVD drive. When I uninstall Arcsoft, then my CD/DVD comes back.

Has anyone experienced this before? Does anyone know of a workaround?
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Old 12-17-2010, 08:58 PM
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What functions of arcsoft software are you needing to use? If it is just the decoders there are ways around actually installing the software.
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Old 12-17-2010, 09:01 PM
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Yes, I'm just looking to use the decoders in SageTV. I don't use any of the Arcsoft software.
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Old 12-18-2010, 09:56 AM
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That version of TME does not work with Win7-64. You would need to upgrade to TME2 to get it to work. Upgrade is $50.
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Old 12-18-2010, 11:06 AM
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Hmmm...that's what I was afraid of.

Is there a way to install the video decoders by themselves without the rest of the software? Will they work with Win7?

Thanks!
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Old 12-18-2010, 12:17 PM
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Use the built in Microsoft decoders of Windows 7. They work as well if not better than the Arcsoft ones. Choose the Microsoft DTV-DVD Decoder from within Sage.

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Old 12-18-2010, 09:26 PM
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Under Setup > Detailed Setup > Video/Audio > MPEG2 Video Decoder Filter, I only see Default and the SageTV Decoder. This is where I would normally see the Arcsoft decoder if it was installed.

Do I need to install the Microsoft decoders separately?
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Old 12-19-2010, 09:49 AM
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Are you using SageTV v6 or v7. If I recall getthing them to work in v6 involves edits to the properties file. In v7 they should just be there as an option to select.

Also: if you are using v6 there are some codec packs out there that will help you install just the appropriate codec.
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Old 12-22-2010, 07:00 PM
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I'm using SageTV version 6.

I am open to using different codecs. I'm using Sage in conjunction with a Hauppauge HD-PVR. I tried using the CoreAVC codec but I had some problems but I always had success with ArcSoft.

Thank you!
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Old 01-10-2011, 08:34 PM
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Is there a way to install the Arcsoft codecs without installing the rest of the Total Media Extreme software?

Thank you.
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