I am running r28256 on an AppleTV, with Crystal HD driver r26, and was running something a couple weeks older until today with the same issue. I have the Crystal HD card selected in my system - video - playback - render method, but 1080p content doesn't play correctly. It fires up the audio, but the video never starts. It just stays on the menu screens. When I look through the logs, the Crystal HD appears to be working properly:
17:30:03 T:50595328 M: 13717504 INFO: Trying Broadcom Crystal HD Decoder...
17:30:03 T:50595328 M: 13574144 DEBUG: CrystalHD: codec opened
17:30:03 T:50595328 M: 13574144 INFO: DVDVideoCodecCrystalHD: Opened Broadcom Crystal HD Codec
17:30:03 T:52099072 M: 12886016 DEBUG: CrystalHD: Input Thread Started...
17:30:03 T:51647488 M: 12886016 DEBUG: CrystalHD: Output Thread Started...
When I select another render method, it plays the video too, but it's very choppy.
Any idea why I'm getting no video?
Thanks!
Adam
Mediainfo of the file and xbmc logs would help for a start
It sound like you are playing a VC-1 encoded file which is not supported yet. But we'll know for sure as soon as you post more info. :-)
Doood Wrote:It sound like you are playing a VC-1 encoded file which is not supported yet. But we'll know for sure as soon as you post more info. :-)
VC1 is fully supported by XBMC
You're right. My movies are VC1. It seems there's mixed results on if VC1 is supported or not.
Is VC1 the issue?
interceptor121 Wrote:VC1 is fully supported by XBMC
adamfenn28 Wrote:You're right. My movies are VC1. It seems there's mixed results on if VC1 is supported or not.
Is VC1 the issue?
Until you post the mediainfo output from this file, no one will have a clue. VC1 comes in several forms.
General
Complete name : /Users/adamfenn28/sherlock.holmes.1080p.vc1.5.1.wmv
Format : Windows Media
File size : 9.65 GiB
Duration : 2h 8mn
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 10.8 Mbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 18.8 Mbps
Encoded date : UTC 2010-03-15 10:46:13.209
Video
ID : 2
Format : VC-1
Format profile : AP@L3
Codec ID : WVC1
Codec ID/Hint : Microsoft
Description of the codec : VC-1 - VC-1 Advanced Profile
Duration : 2h 8mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 9 930 Kbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Resolution : 8 bits
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.200
Stream size : 8.90 GiB (92%)
Language : English (US)
Audio
ID : 1
Format : WMA
Format profile : Pro
Codec ID : 162
Codec ID/Info : Windows Media Audio
Description of the codec : Windows Media Audio 10 Professional - 768 kbps, 48 kHz, 5.1 channel 24 bit 1-pass CBR
Duration : 2h 8mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 768 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Resolution : 24 bits
Stream size : 705 MiB (7%)
Language : English (US)
According to broadcom crystal HD
officially only supports WMV9 SP and MP not AP which is the file you are trying to play
http://www.broadcom.com/products/Consume...s/BCM70012
It would play SMPTE VC-1 AP at L 3 1080p/1080i, 40 Mbps but your codec is the microsoft implementation aka wmv9
Hmmm... I haven't found a VC-1 encoded file that can play with the Broadcom yet. They all have the same described error. I know XBMC itself supports it, but the broadcom drivers weren't doing them yet. Anyone decoding VC-1 files successfully with the broadcom?
Doood Wrote:Hmmm... I haven't found a VC-1 encoded file that can play with the Broadcom yet. They all have the same described error. I know XBMC itself supports it, but the broadcom drivers weren't doing them yet. Anyone decoding VC-1 files successfully with the broadcom?
What would you expect from microsoft? I would try to encode a main profile to see if it works but I would be looking for H264 to be safe
VC1 in a m2ts works, this is native bluray. VC1 in other containers gets messy as the correct bit-stream conversion needs to be done and this has not been addressed yet.
I've already posted a ticket for it here
http://trac.xbmc.org/ticket/8864
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