Time Counter Continually "Ticks Over" When MPEG Fi

[acanthis]

Windows XP Pro SP1
Athlon XP 2200
MSI6378 Mainboard w/ SiS650 Video
1GB RAM

VideoReDo Version: 1.5.0.200 on trial key.

Every time I load an MPEG file the time counter beneath the video window begins counting up. Nothing else seems to be happening and the counting does not stop at the duration of the file, it just keeps counting! While it's doing this the program is extremely unresponsive. The only way I've been able to stop this is to start dragging the slider or navigating in the file.

Any idea what's going on here? I'm assuming this can't be normal behaviour, but as it stands I just can't go any further with evaluating VideoReDo because that one behaviour is enough to send my blood pressure through the roof :)

**EDIT*** OK, cancel that. That was stupid of me. It's the option to automatically play video when opened, although why it plays only a black screen instead of actually playing the video when every other program I have plays these files fine is perhaps another issue. I suppose I could question why auto-play is the default setting for an editor anyway, even though it is easily changed ...

[DanR]

In your configuration you omitted the most important info re: VideoReDo, your capture source.

Before we go into detail tracking this problem, please give our latest beta a try: its Build 212 and can be accessed from: ftp://videoredo:videoredo@ftp.drdsystems.com/Betas/

[acanthis]

In your configuration you omitted the most important info re: VideoReDo, your capture source.

Before we go into detail tracking this problem, please give our latest beta a try: its Build 212 and can be accessed from: ftp://videoredo:videoredo@ftp.drdsystems.com/Betas/

Hauppauge WinTV PVR USB2; Driver: v2.52.1.21276; Capture Profile: DVD Long Play

In any case, the black screen playback was fixed by a switch to 16 bit desktop resolution then back to 32 bit - not sure why! I'm running DirectX 9.0b but my display adapter doesn't support Video Mixing Renderer 9 mode (I don't think you're using that function anyway but, for example, Snapstream's Beyond TV 3.4 requires VMR9 support in order to be able to play MPEG files at all)

I'm just about to sit down and watch a DVD made from my first cutting test. All played well on the PC, but the acid test is whether the DVD Player chokes on it or not :) Good impressions, so far - especially the fact that timeline scrubbing speed is almost on a par with Womble!

[DanR]

In any case, the black screen playback was fixed by a switch to 16 bit desktop resolution then back to 32 bitThat is strange. Did you enable the YUV acceleration on the options screen or are you using the default mode?

You are correct we don't use DX9 or any directshow codecs.

Good luck with the DVD.

[acanthis]

In any case, the black screen playback was fixed by a switch to 16 bit desktop resolution then back to 32 bitThat is strange. Did you enable the YUV acceleration on the options screen or are you using the default mode?

You are correct we don't use DX9 or any directshow codecs.

Good luck with the DVD.

I didn't have YUV acceleration enabled originally, but I do now. Changing the setting came after I got the display to work, though.

The DVD (authored with TMPGEnc DVD Author 1.5) played perfectly. Therefore, my PayPal transaction is on its way to you. :)

You might want to approach Hauppauge about some kind of bundling deal. VideoReDo is far superior to the truly abysmal NanoPEG editor that they provide with the PVR USB2 - the one that leaves discontiguous timestamps in the edited streams!

[DanR]

Therefore, my PayPal transaction is on its way to you.Thank you very much.