Discussion:
WMP aspect ratio
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Fred
2010-01-31 19:20:01 UTC
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Hi, I have been trying to get a mkv file to play on my pc tried Widows
media player classic with coreavc but played video jerky even after
disabling ffdshow video codec although the ffdshow audio codec still
came up along with the media splitter and coreavc .So I got rid of it
and the ffdshow codecs.Vlc plays it jerky too but at least I can set
the aspect ratio.Windows media player plays file smoothly but I have
black bars across the top and bottom.Any solutions?Also Operating
system is windows 7 home premium.Thanks in advance
Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]
2010-01-31 23:47:44 UTC
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Post by Fred
Hi, I have been trying to get a mkv file to play on my pc tried Widows
media player classic with coreavc but played video jerky even after
disabling ffdshow video codec although the ffdshow audio codec still
came up along with the media splitter and coreavc .So I got rid of it
and the ffdshow codecs.Vlc plays it jerky too but at least I can set
the aspect ratio.Windows media player plays file smoothly but I have
black bars across the top and bottom.Any solutions?Also Operating
system is windows 7 home premium.Thanks in advance
I'm guessing you've already installed a pile of codec packs. You
should remove those first and start from scratch.

The initial prerequisite for MWP to open MKV (matroska) files is a
media splitter.

Haali media splitter is the usual one - http://haali.su/mkv/

Then you need a decoder for whatever's inside the file - often DivX or
other MPEG4 variant. FFDShow will work with most of those.

Alternatively, try the free DivX player which directly supports both
matroska containers and DivX content :

http://www.divx.com/en/software/windows/divx

If it's still jerky, update your graphics card driver software and
make sure you're not using some generic 2D graphics drivers - you
want up to date hardware and driver software for playback of high
bitrate video.

HTH
Cheers - Neil
------------------------------------------------
Digital Media MVP : 2004-2010
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs
Fred
2010-02-10 03:06:01 UTC
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OK got rid of everything except vlc.Running HAALI media splitter no skips
audio lypsync on.Still cant get correct aspect ratio.I have other .MKV files
that are in 720p that play ok in VLC easy to set ratio in that program codec
in vlc don't do the job for 1080p.Reason I went with vlc was easy to change
aspect ratio to 16:9 Cant figure out how to do it with WMP and VLC wont do
1080 p.Any Ideas?I'm running a LapTop hooked to 42" lcd and would like to use
whole screen.Thanks for your help.
Post by Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]
Post by Fred
Hi, I have been trying to get a mkv file to play on my pc tried Widows
media player classic with coreavc but played video jerky even after
disabling ffdshow video codec although the ffdshow audio codec still
came up along with the media splitter and coreavc .So I got rid of it
and the ffdshow codecs.Vlc plays it jerky too but at least I can set
the aspect ratio.Windows media player plays file smoothly but I have
black bars across the top and bottom.Any solutions?Also Operating
system is windows 7 home premium.Thanks in advance
I'm guessing you've already installed a pile of codec packs. You
should remove those first and start from scratch.
The initial prerequisite for MWP to open MKV (matroska) files is a
media splitter.
Haali media splitter is the usual one - http://haali.su/mkv/
Then you need a decoder for whatever's inside the file - often DivX or
other MPEG4 variant. FFDShow will work with most of those.
Alternatively, try the free DivX player which directly supports both
http://www.divx.com/en/software/windows/divx
If it's still jerky, update your graphics card driver software and
make sure you're not using some generic 2D graphics drivers - you
want up to date hardware and driver software for playback of high
bitrate video.
HTH
Cheers - Neil
------------------------------------------------
Digital Media MVP : 2004-2010
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs
.
Fred
2010-02-10 03:13:01 UTC
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Also its the 64 bit version of Windows 7 home premium.
Post by Fred
OK got rid of everything except vlc.Running HAALI media splitter no skips
audio lypsync on.Still cant get correct aspect ratio.I have other .MKV files
that are in 720p that play ok in VLC easy to set ratio in that program codec
in vlc don't do the job for 1080p.Reason I went with vlc was easy to change
aspect ratio to 16:9 Cant figure out how to do it with WMP and VLC wont do
1080 p.Any Ideas?I'm running a LapTop hooked to 42" lcd and would like to use
whole screen.Thanks for your help.
Post by Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]
Post by Fred
Hi, I have been trying to get a mkv file to play on my pc tried Widows
media player classic with coreavc but played video jerky even after
disabling ffdshow video codec although the ffdshow audio codec still
came up along with the media splitter and coreavc .So I got rid of it
and the ffdshow codecs.Vlc plays it jerky too but at least I can set
the aspect ratio.Windows media player plays file smoothly but I have
black bars across the top and bottom.Any solutions?Also Operating
system is windows 7 home premium.Thanks in advance
I'm guessing you've already installed a pile of codec packs. You
should remove those first and start from scratch.
The initial prerequisite for MWP to open MKV (matroska) files is a
media splitter.
Haali media splitter is the usual one - http://haali.su/mkv/
Then you need a decoder for whatever's inside the file - often DivX or
other MPEG4 variant. FFDShow will work with most of those.
Alternatively, try the free DivX player which directly supports both
http://www.divx.com/en/software/windows/divx
If it's still jerky, update your graphics card driver software and
make sure you're not using some generic 2D graphics drivers - you
want up to date hardware and driver software for playback of high
bitrate video.
HTH
Cheers - Neil
------------------------------------------------
Digital Media MVP : 2004-2010
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs
.
Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]
2010-02-10 23:10:01 UTC
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Win7 home premium - so you have windows media center then.

Is there any improvement using that instead of media player ? There
should be, as it's specifically targeted at use on TV screens, so I'd
expect playback to be well optimised...

HTH
Cheers - Neil

On Tue, 9 Feb 2010 19:13:01 -0800, Fred
Post by Fred
Also its the 64 bit version of Windows 7 home premium.
Post by Fred
OK got rid of everything except vlc.Running HAALI media splitter no skips
audio lypsync on.Still cant get correct aspect ratio.I have other .MKV files
that are in 720p that play ok in VLC easy to set ratio in that program codec
in vlc don't do the job for 1080p.Reason I went with vlc was easy to change
aspect ratio to 16:9 Cant figure out how to do it with WMP and VLC wont do
1080 p.Any Ideas?I'm running a LapTop hooked to 42" lcd and would like to use
whole screen.Thanks for your help.
Post by Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]
Post by Fred
Hi, I have been trying to get a mkv file to play on my pc tried Widows
media player classic with coreavc but played video jerky even after
disabling ffdshow video codec although the ffdshow audio codec still
came up along with the media splitter and coreavc .So I got rid of it
and the ffdshow codecs.Vlc plays it jerky too but at least I can set
the aspect ratio.Windows media player plays file smoothly but I have
black bars across the top and bottom.Any solutions?Also Operating
system is windows 7 home premium.Thanks in advance
I'm guessing you've already installed a pile of codec packs. You
should remove those first and start from scratch.
The initial prerequisite for MWP to open MKV (matroska) files is a
media splitter.
Haali media splitter is the usual one - http://haali.su/mkv/
Then you need a decoder for whatever's inside the file - often DivX or
other MPEG4 variant. FFDShow will work with most of those.
Alternatively, try the free DivX player which directly supports both
http://www.divx.com/en/software/windows/divx
If it's still jerky, update your graphics card driver software and
make sure you're not using some generic 2D graphics drivers - you
want up to date hardware and driver software for playback of high
bitrate video.
HTH
Cheers - Neil
------------------------------------------------
Digital Media MVP : 2004-2010
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs
.
------------------------------------------------
Digital Media MVP : 2004-2010
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs

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