Codecs/Encoding

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Codec Basics

Last post by jachin99 « Fri Aug 03, 2018 12:59 am
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by TheOsburnFamil » Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:56 am

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Hey-- since we're still in a wait/see on the Wiki for the new site; and, being this is the Codecs/Encoding subforum, can we get a sticky going on codec basics?

So, stuff like--
Codecs : A codec is a computer program capable of encoding and/or decoding a digital data stream or signal. (Wikipedia...

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I haven't read all of it but here is another in depth look at codecs, and guide to setting up your own codecs without a codec pack.

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Last post by jachin99
Fri Aug 03, 2018 12:59 am
Authoring Dolby Vision compatible/compliant mp4 files for HTPC/Media Server

Last post by Abime75 « Wed Mar 08, 2023 2:14 pm
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by Ed » Sun Aug 15, 2021 6:54 pm

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I posted this elsewhere, figured maybe some people here might be able to use this though. Needless to say, this has nothing to do with WMC and I haven't even used WMC in years now. Posting this for anyone on Win10 and up trying to use Dolby Vision with Plex on a SHIELD TV or something.

I freak...

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Because this post will need to be editited to update from time to time, and TGB disables updating on posts after a certain amount of time, if you want to follow an updated/up to date guide - you can do so here:

I have updated the guide with some new HDR10+ & HDR10+ conversion to DV & DVp5...

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Last post by Abime75
Wed Mar 08, 2023 2:14 pm
K-Lite codec packs

Last post by mercalia « Tue Feb 07, 2023 9:41 pm
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by mercalia » Fri Feb 03, 2023 10:53 pm

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I have been using this pack for a very long time with no problems. Allows you to control whether you see subtitles and has allowed to play anything I have been able to throw at my media center

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Thanks for your reply. Yes I’m referring to iptv in Wmce. I can’t seem to get the subtitles working even though they work in Plex and VLC using the same iptv stream. Maybe someone else will see this who has an idea. Thanks again.

what you might try is to install the Media Browser plugin (...

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Last post by mercalia
Tue Feb 07, 2023 9:41 pm
BBC iPlayer video quality

Last post by 00derek « Thu Jul 28, 2022 2:04 pm
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by 00derek » Wed Jul 27, 2022 8:56 pm

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I'm having an issue watching BBC iPlayer downloads and I wonder if it's my TV settings. Any suggestions?

The problem isn't easy to describe, but it's like the video rapidly pauses & unpauses during playback. For low motion scenes, (e.g. static images, fixed camera position) it isn't apparent. But...

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Thank you, looks good so far!

refresh rate was at 29 for some reason - I've never looked at it before, so it's been that way from new.

cheers

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Last post by 00derek
Thu Jul 28, 2022 2:04 pm
HTPC vs. 3D vs. Jellyfin

Last post by Sharks « Tue Jul 05, 2022 9:02 am

by Sharks » Tue Jul 05, 2022 9:02 am

Hello Everyone,

Admin/Mods if this is in the wrong section please to move it to the correct one.

I'm have a small dilemma on my hands of trying to have it all. I've still got a W7 Media center PC and don't plan on moving anytime soon. I am however kind of stuck as I'm trying to get my HTPC to...

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Last post by Sharks
Tue Jul 05, 2022 9:02 am
H265 codec

Last post by jachin99 « Fri May 20, 2022 12:53 am
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by alect71 » Sat Apr 23, 2022 11:26 am

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I am running WMC on 64-bit Win10. Have LAV filters installed.

But WMC can't play H265 files. Don't the LAV filters include H265? How do I add H265 codec?

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IF MKV files play in WMC then it supports MKV containers.

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Fri May 20, 2022 12:53 am
1920x1072

Last post by Space « Wed Feb 23, 2022 11:56 pm
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by BGChicago » Wed Feb 23, 2022 12:59 pm

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I just noticed that one of the TV channels recordings, all of them, when opened in VLC or any other non WMC player has a thin black border on top. Handbrake picks it as 8 pixels. However, WMC doesn't display that border in live or recorded TV from this channel.

I would like to know a bit more...

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Interesting, please post back here when/if you get a reply. Hopefully your message will get to the right people and they will be able to resolve the problem.

Sometimes it's nice to hear there are actually real people behind these TV stations. Hopefully they care enough about the people who notice...

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Last post by Space
Wed Feb 23, 2022 11:56 pm
MetaData with ffMpeg

Last post by wmcLover45 « Fri Mar 05, 2021 10:44 am

by wmcLover45 » Fri Mar 05, 2021 10:44 am

Hello. I am trying to write metadata tag for EncodeTime using -metadata WM/WMRVEncodeTime with FFMpeg. To my understanding, ffmpeg converts all metadata to String and this is normally a QWord data type.

Is there anyway to write the EncodeTime somehow in QWord format? A third party utility or...

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Fri Mar 05, 2021 10:44 am
Cannot get MKVs visible (and cannot play) in WMC

Last post by Greenhorn « Sun Feb 09, 2020 6:31 am
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by leftcoastjayhawk » Mon Apr 23, 2018 11:47 pm

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Recently I've decided to quit using the TMT5 plugin to Windows 7 WMC to play Blu Ray folders. (its been working fine for years, but recent Win 7 security updates have caused it to fail, apparently due to some kernal changes)

So I've decided to finally convert my Blu Ray folders to MKVs and play...

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I used lav filter and they play fine in WMC but in xbox360, it looks like poop (tranducing in 480p resolution?).

Stopped converting mp4/mkv to wtv just to view them via Xbox extender. Except for cablecard channels, I now use Plex to stream all my movies. Been busy encoding 3D blu ray collection to...

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Last post by Greenhorn
Sun Feb 09, 2020 6:31 am
h.265 wtv files? mkv? stick with mp4?

Last post by SoNic67 « Thu Dec 26, 2019 11:36 am
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by kansanian » Thu Jan 10, 2019 4:05 am

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Maybe not best place but I haven't been here in a long time.
What's the best way to compress WTV recordings while keeping metadata and allowing other devices to maybe play the files someday. Subtitles would also be nice to keep playable in WMC.

Looking at mcebuddy, their latest does h.265. Would...

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My problem is that even if my video card decoded hardware any kind of h264/h265 files (nvidia GT1030), it affects the WMC usability as DVR.
Skip, seek inside of a highly compressed file takes way too long compared to the original MPEG2 files. I could not find encoding settings for h264 or h265...

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Last post by SoNic67
Thu Dec 26, 2019 11:36 am
AC3Filter cannot decode AAC audio from DVB-T stream/recording

Last post by jachin99 « Tue Dec 24, 2019 3:27 am
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by niczoom » Thu Dec 12, 2019 12:41 am

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I have a HTPC setup with Win 10, WMC & a Hauppauge WinTV Quad tuner. I live in Australia and a short while back we had a new Channel '7Food Network' which broadcasts audio using AAC. At home I use AC3Filter to decode all my audio and route it either direct to the TV speakers or out through my AMP....

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You might also look at ffdshow and see if you have any better luck with that but if wtv filters are locked in for live TV I'm not sure you will have any luck. I vaguely remember something about a change in win 8 where only mpeg 2 streams had the decoders locked in for live TV. I think I saw that in...

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Last post by jachin99
Tue Dec 24, 2019 3:27 am
Playing HLS mp4 playlist in WMC

Last post by jachin99 « Sun Mar 31, 2019 4:08 pm
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by Kick4U » Sun Mar 31, 2019 2:57 pm

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Hello all,

Does anyone know a plugin or method to allow a playlist to play in WMC? I've been only able to get WMC to load it in VLC and play.

Thanks!

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I don't think so, at least not an apple HLS playlist. Do you know what audio codec is used in your stream? I think the two issues you will want to tackle are making sure WMP can play the file format contained in the playlist, and making sure WMP knows how to parse the playlist file and find the...

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Last post by jachin99
Sun Mar 31, 2019 4:08 pm
Record trigger on and off? Sort of "Live encode"

Last post by Kick4U « Tue Jan 01, 2019 5:06 pm

by Kick4U » Tue Jan 01, 2019 5:06 pm

Hello,

Is there a way to send keyboard commands when MCE starts and stops a recording. It would be similar to LEDSdriver works, but I'd like to send a hot key (curl+r) to trigger an elgato H60 Pro record feature. I'm thinking I could than write a script to remove the wtv file and rename to H264...

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Last post by Kick4U
Tue Jan 01, 2019 5:06 pm
VISTA MCE Codec Bible

Last post by jachin99 « Fri Nov 30, 2018 2:21 pm

by jachin99 » Fri Nov 30, 2018 2:21 pm

Pulled this one from the web archive at

As codec conflicts are inevitable as soon as you install several applications that do the same thing, and as there is NO single Codec Pack that just makes everything work, I'm sharing my experience on configuring DivX, XviD and MKV playback for maximum...

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Last post by jachin99
Fri Nov 30, 2018 2:21 pm
Codec problem?

Last post by jachin99 « Sun Apr 29, 2018 5:29 am
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by jachin99 » Wed Apr 25, 2018 9:16 pm

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I'm trying to play videos from this site: in WMC but the videos will not play. I'm on sharks advanced codecs, and the video plays fine in WMP. I downloaded a few different lossless seven channel videos but none of will play while everything else seems to play fine.

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I used the suggested settings and my file played. Thanks for your help once again

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Last post by jachin99
Sun Apr 29, 2018 5:29 am
Question on copying DVDs

Last post by BennyHillFan « Wed Jan 03, 2018 2:43 pm

by BennyHillFan » Wed Jan 03, 2018 2:43 pm

Windows Media Center on Win7 x64.

I've been using DVDDecrypter since forever to copy DVDs. Yeah, I know, it's older software but it's always done the job. Then I copy the movie folder that it creates with included subfolders over to a 'Movies' folder in WMC and it plays just fine... until...

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Last post by BennyHillFan
Wed Jan 03, 2018 2:43 pm
Use VLC Media Player or install codecs?

Last post by sdowney717 « Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:42 am
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by mercalia » Sun Sep 04, 2016 10:07 am

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I am at the moment been using vlc player to handle the extensions that media center doesnt. But seem to be stuck on v 2.06. When I try later versions they dont integrate well with media browser and Antec veris Basic /Imon remote,, in that Media Browser will start a media file in vlc but then the...

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I used this in win7 and fixed playback for WMP. I did not install the real player codec which they ask you at the end of the install.
Has good reviews and I agree completely.

I see this covers up to win10 but have not tried it.

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Last post by sdowney717
Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:42 am
Handbrake setting to convert HD WTV files

Last post by ZippyTheChicken « Thu Aug 31, 2017 7:00 pm
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by Paul Anderegg » Mon Sep 26, 2016 12:39 pm

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I would like to know what h264 settings would be best to spit out same as recorded quality from 720 and 1080 wtc broadcast WTV files. Need to retain quality, and have the ability to put them into FCPX in order to cut out the small segments I wish to actually save. FCPX spits out 12Mbps when...

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this is an old question but .....

I have moved to h.265 compression and

I record in HD 1080p then use MCEBuddy to save as 720p h.264
an average 40min tv show with its commercials stripped in h.264 in 720p is about 550mb
and compressed in h.265 with 21.25RF quality in handbrake it will be on...

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Last post by ZippyTheChicken
Thu Aug 31, 2017 7:00 pm
Which format to convert WTV to is best?

Last post by ZippyTheChicken « Thu Aug 31, 2017 6:52 pm
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by londonfog » Fri Nov 04, 2016 1:09 am

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Hi Everyone,
FIrst here is my setup:

HTPC:
CPU & RAM: i3-530 & 16gb
GPU: GTX 460 768MB
Tuner: Ceton Infinitv 6 pci
Shark codecs installed

Media Center Extenders:
Two xbox 360's

So my question is which format/settings are best to convert WTV files to? THe WTV files are finally starting to clog up...

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I have been converting my wtv files to h.264 with MCE Buddy and then batch converting those files to h.265 with Handbrake for windows. I could just use MCEBuddy but the process is too slow and I need to get the WTV files converted and off my system drive and on to an external drive that I place...

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Last post by ZippyTheChicken
Thu Aug 31, 2017 6:52 pm
H.264 from WMC can not be converted to DVRMS

Last post by gary94080 « Tue Nov 08, 2016 5:24 pm
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by gary94080 » Tue Oct 04, 2016 4:16 am

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I just found out that H264 recordings from WMC can not be converted to DVRMS. I do this when I want to play the files on other devices and when I use Roxio Video Wave 2011 edition to edit files.

Any suggestions on software upgrades to solve this problem?

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Have you had a chance to look at VideoRedo? I've been using the program for a few years now & tried editing some of the New H.264 formats which it handles with no issues.

thanks for the information.

not yet, I'm still deciding if I really need it. since the conversion I have noticed WMC locking...

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Last post by gary94080
Tue Nov 08, 2016 5:24 pm
Subtitles on Xbox 360 Extender

Last post by DavidinCT « Sun Jan 03, 2016 1:18 am
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by choliscott » Sat Jan 02, 2016 9:41 pm

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Hi Everyone,

I'm using Shark codec & trying to figure a way to show subtitles thru either a MP4 H264 or MPV H264 file, when playing on the XB360 extender. When I try different suggestions to make subtitles work, they work perfectly on the WMC system itself, but on the extender it won't play. If I...

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Subtitles and 360...Not a good idea... I played with this for a while, a lot of my movies had subs (the way I ripped them) I had to remove them if I wanted to play them back on the 360...

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Last post by DavidinCT
Sun Jan 03, 2016 1:18 am
H265 Playback - Works in WMP 64bit but not WMC7?

Last post by bigsid05 « Sun Sep 13, 2015 3:47 pm
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by bigsid05 » Sat Sep 12, 2015 11:00 am

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Having the issue as stated in the title. H265 encoded video works fine in Windows Media Player 64-bit but does not play within WMC.

I'm using Shark007's latest codec packs, which assigns H265 playback to the LAV codecs. Everything else works great so not sure what is happening here.

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...and that worked perfectly.

Thanks for making these things idiot proof! (or almost idiot-proof, in my case)

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Last post by bigsid05
Sun Sep 13, 2015 3:47 pm
Advice on ripping Blu-ray library to HDD

Last post by DavidinCT « Wed Aug 19, 2015 5:53 pm
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by BerMM » Sun Jul 26, 2015 2:00 am

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I'm finally getting my network bottlenecks worked out and have invested in a dedicated PC for WMC so I have lots of questions. This thread will deal with how to best utilize my hardware for ripping blu-rays, DVDs, and CDs for playback in WMC and my Xbox 360 extender. In addition to the 360 I have...

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There is an app that will rip Blu-ray in WMC, according to what I read, drop in a Blu-ray/DVD, open app, put in your settings and it will rip the movie in the background. It's a older app, I was going to try to test it out this weekend if I have the time.

It needs some software to run n the...

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Last post by DavidinCT
Wed Aug 19, 2015 5:53 pm
WMC7 x64 problem with vsfilter and subtitles

Last post by newfiend « Fri Jul 10, 2015 4:24 am
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by ratbrain » Wed Jun 24, 2015 2:59 am

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Running: WMC7 x64, vsfilter 2.41 is installed. I've tried x64 version and x86 version alone. and also both installed.

Cant get .sub/.idx files to display while playing mkv within media center.

What I also discovered thru the process is that when I play a mkv outside of media center, launching...

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Glad things are working for you now.. I've had good luck with his pack thus far

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Last post by newfiend
Fri Jul 10, 2015 4:24 am
No video -BD rips in .wmv

Last post by cKuR6 « Tue Jun 23, 2015 2:44 am
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by cKuR6 » Wed Mar 11, 2015 9:00 pm
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I’ve read a bunch of threads and google searches. Everyone has their own ways, and most of these threads just end up in an argument between Pro’s, in language a noob can’t grasp.

I’m looking to rip BD’s to view on extenders (echo’s). I want the minimalist option. If I have to spend a few bucks,...

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I get it. My kids don't get everything they want, believe me. However, the oldest is many years older than his next closest sibling, so I give him some things so he can escape at times. Ohio winters can be a long time of grey days inside. TV's arent our babysitters or anything........Mostly...
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