.mkv files not being output onto second monitor

[lucky69xxx]

I have a laptop PC with an ATI X1400 Mobility Radeon graphics card. I connect my laptop to the TV with a vga cable. There is an option in tha ATI Catalyst software for the graphics card that when something is played on the main screen that it it shown in full screen on the second window (Theater Mode).

When playing back a .mkv file with the VLC 0.8.6e Janus (wxWidgets Interface) this works fine - the second display (ie the TV) displays the picture full screen. With the 1.0.3 Goldeneye version of VLC this no longer happens - the second display (the TV) just carries on showing the desktop. Strangely if I play an .avi file with the 1.0.3 Goldeneye version of VLC it does work - the second display (TV) shows the video in full screen. It seems to be a problem with .mkv files (perhaps others but I have only tried .mkv and .avi files).

Is there a new setting I have to set in the latest version of VLC to get the same behaviour with .mkv files as the 0.8.6e VLC version?

[VLC_help]

Strangely if I play an .avi file with the 1.0.3 Goldeneye version of VLC it does work - the second display (TV) shows the video in full screen. It seems to be a problem with .mkv files (perhaps others but I have only tried .mkv and .avi files

Is the resolution of those MKV files bigger than the resolution of the monitor?

[lucky69xxx]

Is the resolution of those MKV files bigger than the resolution of the monitor?

The resolution of the monitor is 1280x720. I am trying to playback the standard scene release 720p/X264 files which VLC reports as being 1280x720.

In the 0.8.6e version sometimes a video would not display on the second monitor but the screen would go black. With the 1.0.3 version the desktop picture is still displayed - nothing happens.

[VLC_help]

Does Tools -> Messages... (set Verbosity to 2) complain something about overlay when you start playback? (open it before playback)

[lucky69xxx]

There are some warnng messages about the overlay in the log "DirectDrawUpdateOverlay cannot move/resize overlay".

Here is part of the log that was created by VLC - I have included the part from where it seems to start the video to when i stopped the playback. If you require anything else please ask.

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vout_directx debug: DirectXCreateWindow main debug: looking for hwnd module: 3 candidates qt4 debug: requesting video... qt4 debug: Video was requested -1, -1 qt4 debug: Video is resizing to: 1280 960 qt4 debug: Updating the geometry main debug: using hwnd module "qt4" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 46.000 ms - Total 46.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 46.000 ms) vout_directx debug: created video sub-window vout_directx debug: Vout EventThread running vout_directx debug: DirectXInitDDraw vout_directx debug: directx-device: vout_directx debug: DirectXEnumCallback: Primary Display Driver, display vout_directx debug: DirectXEnumCallback: ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 , \\.\DISPLAY1 vout_directx debug: selecting ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 , \\.\DISPLAY1 vout_directx debug: DirectXEnumCallback: ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 , \\.\DISPLAY2 vout_directx debug: screen dimensions (0x0,1280x800) vout_directx debug: DirectDraw Capabilities: overlay=1 yuvoverlay=1 can_deinterlace_overlay=1 colorkey=1 stretch=1 bltfourcc=1 vout_directx debug: End DirectXInitDDraw vout_directx debug: DirectXCreateDisplay vout_directx debug: DirectXCreateClipper vout_directx debug: disabling screen saver main debug: using video output module "vout_directx" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 284.000 ms - Total 284.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 284.000 ms) main debug: Deinterlacing available vout_directx debug: NewPictureVec overlay:yes chroma:YV12 vout_directx warning: DirectDrawUpdateOverlay cannot move/resize overlay vout_directx error: overlay unuseable (might already be in use) vout_directx warning: DirectDrawUpdateOverlay cannot move/resize overlay vout_directx error: overlay unuseable (might already be in use) vout_directx debug: End NewPictureVec (failed) vout_directx debug: NewPictureVec overlay:yes chroma:YV12 vout_directx warning: DirectDrawUpdateOverlay cannot move/resize overlay vout_directx error: overlay unuseable (might already be in use) vout_directx warning: DirectDrawUpdateOverlay cannot move/resize overlay vout_directx error: overlay unuseable (might already be in use) vout_directx debug: End NewPictureVec (failed) vout_directx debug: NewPictureVec overlay:yes chroma:YUY2 vout_directx warning: DirectDrawUpdateOverlay cannot move/resize overlay vout_directx error: overlay unuseable (might already be in use) vout_directx warning: DirectDrawUpdateOverlay cannot move/resize overlay vout_directx error: overlay unuseable (might already be in use) vout_directx debug: End NewPictureVec (failed) vout_directx warning: Could not initialize directx overlay vout_directx debug: NewPictureVec overlay:no chroma:YV12 vout_directx debug: created plain surface of chroma:YV12 vout_directx debug: End NewPictureVec (succeeded) main debug: got 1 direct buffer(s) main debug: pic render sz 1280x720, of (0,0), vsz 1280x720, 4cc I420, ar 4:3, sar 1:1, msk r0x0 g0x0 b0x0 main debug: pic in sz 1280x720, of (0,0), vsz 1280x720, 4cc I420, ar 4:3, sar 3:4, msk r0x0 g0x0 b0x0 main debug: pic out sz 1280x720, of (0,0), vsz 1280x720, 4cc I420, ar 4:3, sar 3:4, msk r0x0 g0x0 b0x0 main debug: direct render, mapping render pictures 0-14 to system pictures 1-15 main debug: End of video preroll main debug: Received first picture freetype debug: using fontsize: 45 qt4 debug: Qt: Entering Fullscreen main debug: looking for video blending module: 1 candidate main debug: Decoder buffering done in 2625 ms main warning: PTS is out of range (-10000), dropping buffer blend debug: chroma: YUVA -> I420 main debug: using video blending module "blend" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 75.000 ms - Total 75.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 75.000 ms) main debug: Post-processing available main warning: late picture skipped (-11000 > -33007) main warning: late picture skipped (-5000 > -16964) main debug: incoming request - stopping current input main debug: dying input main debug: control type=0 main debug: control: stopping input main debug: dying input main debug: thread times: real 0m8.171875s, kernel 0m0.046875s, user 0m2.593750s avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (H264 - MPEG-4 AVC (part 10)) stopped main debug: removing module "avcodec" main debug: killing decoder fourcc `avc1', 0 PES in FIFO main debug: [0] 2 0 main debug: [1] 2 0 main debug: [2] 0 0 main debug: [3] 0 0 main debug: [4] 0 0 main debug: [5] 4 0 main debug: [6] 4 0 main debug: [7] 2 0 main debug: [8] 2 0 main debug: [9] 2 0 main debug: [10] 2 0 main debug: [11] 2 0 main debug: [12] 2 0 main debug: [13] 2 0 main debug: [14] 4 0 main debug: saving a free vout main debug: thread times: real 0m8.156250s, kernel 0m0.031250s, user 0m0.015625s main debug: removing module "a52" main debug: killing decoder fourcc `a52 ', 0 PES in FIFO main debug: removing module "a52tofloat32" main debug: removing module "scaletempo" main debug: removing module "simple_channel_mixer" main debug: removing module "bandlimited_resampler" aout_directx debug: closing audio device aout_directx debug: DirectSoundThread exiting main debug: thread ended main debug: thread times: real 0m7.406250s, kernel 0m0.000000s, user 0m0.000000s main debug: removing module "aout_directx" main debug: removing module "converter_float" main debug: removing module "float32_mixer" main debug: releasing aout main debug: thread ended main debug: thread times: real 0m9.421875s, kernel 0m0.000000s, user 0m0.000000s mkv debug: Stopping the UI Hook main debug: removing module "mkv" main debug: removing module "stream_filter_record" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: Program doesn't contain anymore ES main debug: thread ended main debug: dead input main debug: thread times: real 0m10.093750s, kernel 0m0.062500s, user 0m0.093750s main debug: destroying useless vout qt4 debug: IM: Deleting the input vout_directx debug: DirectXCloseSurface vout_directx debug: DirectXCloseDisplay vout_directx debug: DirectXCloseDisplay clipper vout_directx debug: DirectXCloseDisplay display vout_directx debug: DirectXCloseDDraw vout_directx debug: DirectXEventThread terminating vout_directx debug: DirectXCloseWindow vout_directx debug: WinProc WM_DESTROY qt4 debug: releasing video... qt4 debug: Updating the geometry qt4 debug: Updating the geometry qt4 debug: Qt: Entering Fullscreen main debug: TIMER input launching for 'House.S06E06.720p.HDTV.x264-SiTV.mkv' : 1768.000 ms - Total 1768.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1768.000 ms) qt4 debug: Video is not needed anymore qt4 debug: Updating the geometry main debug: removing module "qt4" main debug: thread ended main debug: thread times: real 0m6.109375s, kernel 0m0.000000s, user 0m0.000000s main debug: removing module "vout_directx" main debug: removing module "blend" main debug: thread times: real 0m0.125000s, kernel 0m0.000000s, user 0m0.000000s main debug: removing module "freetype" main debug: removing module "yuvp" main debug: removing module "swscale"

[lucky69xxx]

If it is any help this is the log from the 0.8.6e version of VLC (ie the version that works):

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vout_directx debug: created video sub-window main debug: thread 5908 (DirectX Events Thread) created at priority 0 (directx.c:278) vout_directx debug: DirectXEventThread running vout_directx debug: DirectXInitDDraw vout_directx debug: directx-device: vout_directx debug: DirectXEnumCallback: Primary Display Driver, display vout_directx debug: DirectXEnumCallback: ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 , \\.\DISPLAY1 vout_directx debug: selecting ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 , \\.\DISPLAY1 vout_directx debug: DirectXEnumCallback: ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 , \\.\DISPLAY2 vout_directx debug: screen dimensions (0x0,1280x800) vout_directx debug: DirectDraw Capabilities: overlay=1 yuvoverlay=1 can_deinterlace_overlay=1 colorkey=1 stretch=1 bltfourcc=1 vout_directx debug: End DirectXInitDDraw vout_directx debug: DirectXCreateDisplay vout_directx debug: DirectXCreateClipper vout_directx debug: disabling screen saver main debug: using video output module "vout_directx" main debug: waiting for thread completion vout_directx debug: NewPictureVec overlay:yes chroma:YV12 main debug: Registering subpicture channel, ID: 2 main debug: Registering subpicture channel, ID: 3 main debug: Registering subpicture channel, ID: 4 main debug: Registering subpicture channel, ID: 5 vout_directx debug: YUV overlay created successfully vout_directx debug: End NewPictureVec (succeeded) main debug: got 1 direct buffer(s) main debug: picture in 1280x720 (0,0,1280x720), chroma I420, ar 16:9, sar 1:1 main debug: picture user 1280x720 (0,0,1280x720), chroma I420, ar 4:3, sar 3:4 main debug: picture out 1280x720 (0,0,1280x720), chroma I420, ar 4:3, sar 3:4 main debug: direct render, mapping render pictures 0-6 to system pictures 1-7 main debug: thread 6012 (video output) created at priority 1 (video_output/video_output.c:421) a52: A/52 channels:6 samplerate:48000 bitrate:448000 main debug: no aout present, spawning one main debug: looking for audio output module: 3 candidates aout_directx debug: OpenAudio aout_directx debug: found device: Primary Sound Driver aout_directx debug: found device: SigmaTel Audio aout_directx debug: device supports 5.1 channels aout_directx debug: device supports 4 channels aout_directx debug: device supports 2 channels aout_directx debug: device supports 1 channel aout_directx debug: device supports A/52 over S/PDIF aout_directx debug: creating DirectSoundThread main debug: thread 6456 (DirectSound Notification Thread) created at priority 15 (directx.c:372) aout_directx debug: DirectSoundThread ready main debug: using audio output module "aout_directx" main debug: output 's16l' 48000 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/4 bytes main debug: mixer 'fl32' 48000 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/8 bytes main debug: filter(s) 'fl32'->'s16l' 48000 Hz->48000 Hz Stereo->Stereo main debug: looking for audio filter module: 24 candidates main debug: using audio filter module "float32tos16" main debug: found a filter for the whole conversion main debug: looking for audio mixer module: 3 candidates main debug: using audio mixer module "trivial_mixer" main debug: input 'a52 ' 48000 Hz 3F2R/LFE frame=1536 samples/1792 bytes main debug: filter(s) 'a52 '->'fl32' 48000 Hz->48000 Hz 3F2R/LFE->Stereo main debug: looking for audio filter module: 24 candidates main debug: using audio filter module "a52tofloat32" main debug: found a filter for the whole conversion main debug: filter(s) 'fl32'->'fl32' 52800 Hz->48000 Hz Stereo->Stereo main debug: looking for audio filter module: 24 candidates main debug: using audio filter module "bandlimited_resampler" main debug: found a filter for the whole conversion main warning: PTS is out of range (238265), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (206302), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (174333), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (142365), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (110396), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (78428), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (46458), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (14490), dropping buffer main warning: PTS is out of range (-17479), dropping buffer main debug: EOF reached main debug: control type=0 main debug: control: stopping input main debug: closing input main debug: thread times: real 0m4.734375s, kernel 0m0.000000s, user 0m0.000000s main debug: thread 5872 joined (mkv.cpp:2533) mkv debug: Stopping the UI Hook main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "access_file" main debug: removing module "mkv" main debug: removing module "access_file" ffmpeg debug: ffmpeg codec (h264) stopped main debug: removing module "ffmpeg" main debug: thread times: real 0m4.000000s, kernel 0m0.000000s, user 0m1.765625s main debug: thread 5900 joined (input/decoder.c:191) main debug: killing decoder fourcc `avc1', 0 PES in FIFO main debug: removing module "a52" main debug: thread times: real 0m3.984375s, kernel 0m0.046875s, user 0m0.000000s main debug: thread 5972 joined (input/decoder.c:191) main debug: killing decoder fourcc `a52 ', 0 PES in FIFO main debug: removing module "a52tofloat32" main debug: removing module "bandlimited_resampler" aout_directx debug: closing audio device aout_directx debug: DirectSoundThread exiting main debug: thread times: real 0m3.718750s, kernel 0m0.000000s, user 0m0.000000s main debug: thread 6456 joined (directx.c:598) main debug: removing module "aout_directx" main debug: removing module "float32tos16" main debug: removing module "trivial_mixer" main debug: thread times: real 0m6.640625s, kernel 0m0.109375s, user 0m0.000000s main debug: thread 4368 joined (input/input.c:412) main debug: garbage collector destroys 1 vout vout_directx debug: DirectXCloseSurface vout_directx debug: DirectXCloseDisplay vout_directx debug: DirectXCloseDisplay clipper vout_directx debug: DirectXCloseDisplay display vout_directx debug: DirectXCloseDDraw vout_directx debug: CloseVideo vout_directx debug: DirectXEventThread terminating vout_directx debug: DirectXCloseWindow vout_directx debug: WinProc WM_DESTROY main debug: thread times: real 0m4.265625s, kernel 0m0.015625s, user 0m0.000000s main debug: thread 5908 joined (directx.c:509) main debug: removing module "vout_directx" main debug: thread times: real 0m4.250000s, kernel 0m0.171875s, user 0m0.187500s main debug: thread 6012 joined (video_output/video_output.c:461)

[VLC_help]

Overlay has some issues in 1.0.3, if you use 1.0.2 dll it should work.