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Having problems with VMC crashing and dropping res to 16bit color depth and forcing files to 4:3 AR. Not sure if these files are responsible so I am removingthe Download for now until I figure it out.
After lots of experimenting I think I found the simplest method to get DXVA working.
Install windows, do your updates, install TV pack, power play update and both KBs associated with TV pack (simple google will get you the links). If you are using a tuner.
MPC-HC codecs are great, unfortunately they do not install so you are stuck using MPC.
So I whipped up a little app that installs all of the OS MPC codecs, and included a reg entry to let media center add MKV files to the library.
You can manually register them yourself (either via AX context menu hack so you can right click or type it our 20+ times)
Or use my little app
If you want to examine it, it is very simple.
DL the zip file and unzip it, you are left with an EXE file this is a WinRAR SFX file, so you can unRAR it. The file contains the codecs, the BAT file and the reg file.
Reg file allows MC to see mkvs in library, BAT file registers all the AX and one DLL file.
IF you are running Vista you may need to run the EXE as administrator, as I had it install to C:\codecs so I could have a common ground to call the regsvr. Not sure, it ran fine on mine, but I have UAC disabled.
Once you are comfortable with what I did, simply run the EXE file and it will register the codecs and the registry file.
If there is anything that is missing that you would like added, please let me know I will try and add it.
Thanks to the OS guys that have been keeping MPC updated.
Oh one last thing, this is the 32 bit codecs, if you ar erunning Vista 64 bit, Media center will need the 64 bit codecs. I will try building an installer, but will need someone to test it. These codecs will work in WMP 32bit player though which is the default WMP used in 64, you have to tell Windows to make 64bit WMP the default WMP if you install the 64bit codecs
Download removed temporarily.
EDIT: Despite what is said on AVS this seems to work for files tagged L4.1 or L5.1 on my ATI card.
After lots of experimenting I think I found the simplest method to get DXVA working.
Install windows, do your updates, install TV pack, power play update and both KBs associated with TV pack (simple google will get you the links). If you are using a tuner.
MPC-HC codecs are great, unfortunately they do not install so you are stuck using MPC.
So I whipped up a little app that installs all of the OS MPC codecs, and included a reg entry to let media center add MKV files to the library.
You can manually register them yourself (either via AX context menu hack so you can right click or type it our 20+ times)
Or use my little app
If you want to examine it, it is very simple.
DL the zip file and unzip it, you are left with an EXE file this is a WinRAR SFX file, so you can unRAR it. The file contains the codecs, the BAT file and the reg file.
Reg file allows MC to see mkvs in library, BAT file registers all the AX and one DLL file.
IF you are running Vista you may need to run the EXE as administrator, as I had it install to C:\codecs so I could have a common ground to call the regsvr. Not sure, it ran fine on mine, but I have UAC disabled.
Once you are comfortable with what I did, simply run the EXE file and it will register the codecs and the registry file.
If there is anything that is missing that you would like added, please let me know I will try and add it.
Thanks to the OS guys that have been keeping MPC updated.
Oh one last thing, this is the 32 bit codecs, if you ar erunning Vista 64 bit, Media center will need the 64 bit codecs. I will try building an installer, but will need someone to test it. These codecs will work in WMP 32bit player though which is the default WMP used in 64, you have to tell Windows to make 64bit WMP the default WMP if you install the 64bit codecs
Download removed temporarily.
EDIT: Despite what is said on AVS this seems to work for files tagged L4.1 or L5.1 on my ATI card.
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