Horizontal Line During Playback

[clanderson]

Ug, I've got another issue!
During playback on several movies, I get this horizontal that scans up the screen. I've done a little research but cannot find a solution!! I heard it might be something called "tearing"? Something about the two types of buffers? I don't know.. I have no idea what to do - please help!!

BTW - this occurs on all players, including MPC HC

[mad]

Hi,

let us start with some basic info.

What are your system specs?
-OS
-CPU (processor)
-GPU (graphics card)
-version of Shark codecs installed + have you tried "reset all" setting?

-newest graphics card drivers installed?
-what video renderer are you using? (e.g. in MPC-HC -> Options -> Output)
-any resizer set on the renderer?
-Vsync turned on graphics drivers settings?

[clanderson]

Thank you for your reply

OS: Windows 7 64bit
CPU: Intel Core i5 2450m
GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000
Shark Codecs Version: 3.6.2

Newest Graphics Drivers?: Yes
Video Renderer: System default
Resizer: Bilinear
Vsync: Applications control

[mad]

Quote:BTW - this occurs on all players, including MPC HC

Does this occur also in players, which have their own filters/decoders? (e.g. VLC)

Also please let us know what files are problematic. MKV, AVI? 1080p videos?

As of now, I have got 2 suggestions, if your using MPC-HC.

1.
Right-click MPC-HC video screen, select Renderer settings -> VSync -> and try to test VSync or Accurate VSync.

2.
Go to Shark app - h264 tab, select LAV codec, go to its properties (Config) -> and select Intel Quicksync under Hardware Configuration.

[HD-False]

This is due most likely on the Intel Sandy Bridge graphics and is more common in dual monitor mode.
If you have only one display device connected to the motherboard, but the Board has two HDMI outputs or HDMI and DisplayPort, then test the other outputs.

[clanderson]

(05-27-2012 07:26 AM)mad Wrote:  

Quote:BTW - this occurs on all players, including MPC HC

Does this occur also in players, which have their own filters/decoders? (e.g. VLC)

Also please let us know what files are problematic. MKV, AVI? 1080p videos?

As of now, I have got 2 suggestions, if your using MPC-HC.

1.
Right-click MPC-HC video screen, select Renderer settings -> VSync -> and try to test VSync or Accurate VSync.

2.
Go to Shark app - h264 tab, select LAV codec, go to its properties (Config) -> and select Intel Quicksync under Hardware Configuration.

The problematic file is MKV (Others seem to be fine). Also, it's not 1080p, but 720p.
Below is its file analysis:

Code:

General
Unique ID                                : 255714631599479927000291109837491567932 (0xC060D8BC306D9CF04FF5C0B6D2AE7D3C)
Complete name                            : C:\Users\Clay\Desktop\JDownloads\Safe.House.720p.BluRay.X264-BLOW.mkv
Format                                   : Matroska
Format version                           : Version 2
File size                                : 5.46 GiB
Duration                                 : 1h 54mn
Overall bit rate                         : 6 799 Kbps
Encoded date                             : UTC 2012-05-23 23:56:27
Writing application                      : mkvmerge v5.0.1 ('Es ist Sommer') built on Oct  9 2011 16:57:02
Writing library                          : libebml v1.2.2 + libmatroska v1.3.0

Video
ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC                   : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames                : 5 frames
Muxing mode                              : Header stripping
Codec ID                                 : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration                                 : 1h 54mn
Bit rate                                 : 5 297 Kbps
Width                                    : 1 280 pixels
Height                                   : 528 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 2.40:1
Frame rate                               : 23.976 fps
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.327
Stream size                              : 4.14 GiB (76%)
Writing library                          : x264 core 125 r2200 999b753
Encoding settings                        : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=7 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=0 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=12 / lookahead_threads=2 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=23 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=40 / rc=2pass / mbtree=1 / bitrate=5297 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Language                                 : English
Default                                  : Yes
Forced                                   : No

Audio
ID                                       : 2
Format                                   : DTS
Format/Info                              : Digital Theater Systems
Muxing mode                              : Header stripping
Codec ID                                 : A_DTS
Duration                                 : 1h 54mn
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Bit rate                                 : 1 510 Kbps
Channel(s)                               : 6 channels
Channel positions                        : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate                            : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth                                : 24 bits
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Stream size                              : 1.21 GiB (22%)
Default                                  : Yes
Forced                                   : No

Text
ID                                       : 3
Format                                   : UTF-8
Codec ID                                 : S_TEXT/UTF8
Codec ID/Info                            : UTF-8 Plain Text
Default                                  : Yes
Forced                                   : No

[clanderson]

Bump?

[HD-False]

Do you have the option of a recent ATI or NVIDIA graphics card to test, to rule out an INTEL graphic error?

[clanderson]

I do not - this is on a laptop

[HD-False]

Quote:Many users, that use the Intel Clarkdale and Sandy Bridge graphic into a HTPC, have several problems at the moment, for example Tearing, 23.097 Hz bug, MC7 live TV crashes ...
As an ATI user, I can only listen to the experiences of other users, so the driver 8.15.10.2622 (via MS Windows Update, not directly from Intel) should going well, at least for Clarkdale.
Other users have no problems with older INTEL drivers, which is then only find out through testing.