Newb-Latest VLC works great except using Capture Card PVR250

[MartyK]

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
MartyK

[dionoea]

Which OS are you using ?

[MartyK]

Windows XP Media centre SP2

Martyk

[dionoea]

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

[MartyK]

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

Martyk

[publius]

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.

[MartyK]

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
Martyk

[xtophe]

http://videolan.org/~videolan

[MartyK]

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??

MartyK

[publius]

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.