Newb-Latest VLC works great except using Capture Card PVR250

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Newb-Latest VLC works great except using Capture Card PVR250

Postby MartyK » 22 Apr 2005 10:31

Hi,
I am using the latest VLC and have a nvidia chipset graphic card along with a hauppage pvr250.
I can play my various stored video files without problem BUT when I try and use the capture device I have issues.(NOT streaming - just playing)
The screen displays the input (S-video ) from the card great for about 2 or 3 frames , then it becomes blocky, green blocks appear, then the screen freezes and changes very slower and with random blocks.

I have no idea what settings to use and just took the defaults in vlc.

Anyone have any ideas (and or an idiots guide)??
I dont see anything obvious in the documentation

thanks people
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Postby dionoea » 22 Apr 2005 13:56

Which OS are you using ?
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OS is

Postby MartyK » 22 Apr 2005 15:26

Windows XP Media centre SP2

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Postby dionoea » 22 Apr 2005 21:01

arg ... i can"t help you then (never used the pvr250 under windows). Have you had a look at the streaming howto ? http://videolan.org/doc/streaming-howto/en/ch10.html
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Not really streaming

Postby MartyK » 22 Apr 2005 21:12

yeah thanks for that but I havent got as far as streaming yet
this is just normal playback of the capture device

sigh!!!!!

good try though - thanks again

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Postby publius » 25 Apr 2005 17:01

When you say "latest VLC" -- do you mean 0.8.1? It doesn't read the output from PVR cards properly. I use an 0.8.2 development version, and that works OK most of the time.
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Development Versions

Postby MartyK » 25 Apr 2005 17:38

hi,
no i am not using the development version
I must be blind - can you tell me where the link is to this - I cant seem to see it
thanks
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Postby xtophe » 25 Apr 2005 20:42

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Postby MartyK » 27 Apr 2005 09:58

hi,
I downloaded the development build as you guys suggested.
It worked !! - for about 5 seconds , then the screen image frezes but the audio from the capture card keeps going. I have to kill VLC then go into the task manager and kill the vlc process before I can continue.
tried this 2 or 3 times , after reboots etc.

Any Ideas??

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Postby publius » 28 Apr 2005 17:38

If you increase the DShow cache value to about 1000 milliseconds, this problem may resolve. Of course, this is intensley irritating to me because I am running the audio directly to my reciever [from LDP] with the result that the sound arrives long before the picture; but it does keep the video playing. I only had VLC freeze up after 10 or 20 minutes with the development version, though; with the regular 0.8.1 it was freezing after ~5 seconds.
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