dvd playback configuration

[billberet]

hey again.

ok i'm having issues with dvd's freezing the entire server and i have to pull the plug to reset.
avi's and other multimedia have no issues, only when i play video_t's

i am using cyberlink 7 dvd ultra, and i am using the cyberlink graph files.
when i use the default graphs, server crashes, ffddshow graph, server crashes.
on the filetype, i have cyberlink.exe as the player for video_t files.
but i am not passing any parameter, i have that field blank. Is there a proper parameter to pass?

outside of XL, the cyberlink plays fine, i can play the entire movie with no issues, inside XL, i can get about 20 minutes until crashing.


how does everyone else play dvd's on their XL setups.

[wesblack]

Bill,

Are you using this graph file.


http://xlobby.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/cyberlink-powerdvd7-ac3filter.grf




Wes Black \ Calrad

[billberet]

thanks, i'll try that RIGHT NOW.

***edit***

sorry no luck, i got audio, but no video.
i opened the configuration as the graph was playing, there was not much to configure there.


i opened the graph file, and it is using cyberlink, but when i open my graphedit program and render a video_t file my graph shows mpeg2 splitter and decoder, not cyberlink.
where the cyberlink object is supposed to be, i have 'DScaler Mpeg2 Video Decoder'
(what my computer was choosing by default when i tried to render a video_t file)
looks like i have to get familiar with graph editing.
any help would be great.
thanks in advance.

[billberet]

ok no more worries,
i got rid of my sun server and went to dell since i saw dell on all the xlobby pages.

new server up and running, everything is good. all my issues went away.

THANK GOD !!!!

[wesblack]

Great, in any case here is a couple of helpful utilities that might help others to determine which codec your os is really using.

For XP:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... QffA%3d%3d

For Vista:

http://mediacenterexpert.blogspot.com/2 ... ility.html




Wes Black \ Calrad

[Jay]

Thanks for those Wes. I need to find the latest ver. of graphedit w/o DLing the whole MS SDK. Have a link for that? Last I found was built in 2005. Is that the lastest?
TIA

[billberet]

yea, those utilities will come in handy.
thanks again