Trouble configuring DXVA

[simke]

Hi,

I have a legacy HTPC, which has the following components:

Athlon XP 2200 Processor,
Asrock KS741GX Mobo
Radeon AH3450 HD,
Windows 7 Ultimate x86 OS
iMedian October Release,

The problem is, I cannot get DXVA to work in iMedian HD, I tried the following:

I set the iMedian media splitter to Haali media splitter,
I tried using the Internal video decoder and also a standalone video filter from Media player classic home cinema. The result was, no media was playing, I only saw the first frame.

The only configuration that actually played the video was using the internal splitter and internal video decoder, but CPU usage was high with 1 FPS in HD mkv.

And various combinations of the above. I also set the renderer to EVR from EVR renderless.

The question is, can I even utilize the DXVA in iMedian HD, this same PC plays HD mkv in Media Player Classic Home Cinema without a problem.

Regards,
Simon

[slash.kim]

Dear simke,

The DxVA can be activated only when internal video decoder used. The setting Audio/Video > A/V Filter Control > Video Decoder > Internal Video Decoder Option > DxVA can not be applied to other decoder.

And for the other combination of external splitter and external decoder, we'll check the combination you mentioned. (Haali media splitter + standalone video filter from MPCHC).

And please make your iMEDIAN HD up to date. The media playback engine was updated in 7.78.1125.

Thanks and best regards,
slash.kim

[simke]

Actually, it seems that DXVA is working. The problem is, that the player starts to play the file and continues to load it in the background. The playback is normal after approx 1 min, the system is unresponsive (very slow) during this 1 minute. Is there anyway to change this e.g. start playing when the file is fully loaded?

regards.
Simon