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post #21 of 77
2/20/06 at 2:52pm
which one is the windvd? I'm having some difficulty figuring out which is which

the top one ftw
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post #22 of 77
2/20/06 at 3:01pm
Is there a college that gives a class on how to use ffdshow ??

Or can I buy a specialy trained monkey that will configure it for me?

it looks confusing to me.
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post #23 of 77
2/21/06 at 12:48am
If you want to tweak and use your own custom settings, FFDShow is pretty complicated. If you just install it, open up the settings menu and make your settings look like the screenshots posted, it is extremely simple and you'll probably come out with great results. Your notebook has the power to compute just as well, if not better, than top of the line DVD players ($2000+) given the right software and settings. It takes a serious amount of computing horsepower to run these filters in real time. The settings are being handed to you on a silver platter. Couldn't be much easier.
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post #24 of 77
2/21/06 at 12:49am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by somethingsin

which one is the windvd? I'm having some difficulty figuring out which is which

the top one ftw
The top one is MPC + ffdshow.

WinDVD is 2nd.
It has the blue bars at the top and bottom, with the InterVideo® WinDVD logo at top left.... :P

Sorry for the confusion.
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post #25 of 77
2/21/06 at 12:57am
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Originally Posted by Acupuncture

I guess the real question is, what the hell movie were you watching?


^ Clicky to see the trailer.

Girl Boss Guerilla
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post #26 of 77
2/21/06 at 5:32am
I downloaded ffdshow and can't figure it out.

How does it interface with my player?

Instructions are non-existant, obviously most don't need them.

I am far from most!!!!!!!!!
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post #27 of 77
2/21/06 at 1:57pm
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by Mateomasfeo

I downloaded ffdshow and can't figure it out.

How does it interface with my player?

Instructions are non-existant, obviously most don't need them.

I am far from most!!!!!!!!!
Screenshots of settings can only help so much. A complete guide would be better.

Mostly, I based my settings on these guides, then did a bit of tweaking and experimenting....

http://htpcnews.com/main.php?id=ffdshowdvd_4
http://www.neowin.net/forum/lofivers...p/t422992.html

Further reading:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...hlight=ffdshow
http://www.hardware.no/guider/hele_m..._del_7/15836/7

ffdshow does take a bit of tweaking, though. And the issue of setting it up to interact with MPC is not really addressed IIRC. Maybe I'll post a little guide for doing this later .
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post #28 of 77
2/21/06 at 3:22pm
What you need to pull this off:

1) A player that allows the use of filters:

a) Media Player Classic (MPC) - free and comes with a DVD decoder. A decoder is needed to read the DVD movie off the disc.

b) ZoomPlayer Pro - free for 30 days but you'll need to install and plug-in a separate DVD decoder such as DScaler 5.0.7

2) Filters to make the video look better

a) FFDShow is a massive package of filters with a graphical interface for changing each filter's settings. Each filter can improve the picture quality, but requires CPU power to do so (meaning there is a limit to how much image processing you can do before your system lags out and the movie skips). Go into the configuration menu and make your settings look like the screenshots above. When you install FFDShow, it will apply the filters you select to all videos you play. You'll see a small "FFD" icon in your system tray when FFDShow is being used.

You can change FFDShow configuration settings while a movie is being played and see the changes instantly.
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post #29 of 77
2/21/06 at 3:40pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Smooth317
What you need to pull this off:

1) A player that allows the use of filters:

a) Windows Media Classic - free and comes with a DVD decoder. A decoder is needed to read the DVD movie off the disc.

b) ZoomPlayer Pro - free for 30 days but you'll need to install and plug-in a separate DVD decoder such as DScaler 5.0.7.
Also, there is TheaterTek:
http://www.theatertek.com/
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post #30 of 77
2/21/06 at 3:45pm
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Originally Posted by odious_m
Also, there is TheaterTek:
http://www.theatertek.com/
Good point. I suppose it should be go in there as well since ZoomPlayer Pro (ZPP) isn't free either.
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post #31 of 77
2/21/06 at 3:54pm
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Noticed that ffdshow worked with Nero ShowTime, as well.
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post #32 of 77
2/21/06 at 4:03pm
What's the Adware in WinDVD 7.0 called ? I want to get it out of my pc.

Info much appreciated.
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post #33 of 77
2/21/06 at 4:53pm
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InterActual Player. Just Google it.
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post #34 of 77
2/21/06 at 5:59pm
I went ahead and put MPC on my notebook here at work to check some options, but it locks up everytime I hit "File" at the top. All the other menu options work fine. So, I deleted it and downloaded MPC from another source...same thing. If I right click a video file in Windows Explorer then choose Open With MPC, it plays just fine. Any ideas what would cause this?

On a similar note, every time I open "My Computer", the window freezes. Maybe the two freezes are being caused by the same problem. Can't figure out how to fix these. I'm on a pretty fresh install of XP Pro SP2.
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post #35 of 77
2/21/06 at 6:06pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by odious_m
InterActual Player. Just Google it.


Anybody care to interprete this, Please ?
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post #36 of 77
2/21/06 at 6:10pm
Thread Starter 
We want to collect information about you = We want to spy on your ass. No thanks!
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post #37 of 77
2/21/06 at 9:04pm
Theres no adware in WinDVD. It just calls home periodically. You can block it with a firewall easily, if you are concerned about it.
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post #38 of 77
2/21/06 at 9:34pm
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Originally Posted by odious_m
Your thread is there:
I deleted it. No more guides from me. Sorry.
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post #39 of 77
2/21/06 at 9:53pm
you guys are piiiiiiiiiicky!

lol

i just use Power DVD.
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post #40 of 77
2/21/06 at 11:25pm
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by Chrysaor

Theres no adware in WinDVD.
Not true.

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(from InterActual.com) The following sections describe the information that is automatically transmitted to InterActual servers and how it is used.

Product usage information, which gives us information about the discs played on your system....

System configuration information, which tells us the configuration of your system....
They say it is all anonymous. Even so, I don't really care to have them selling my pr0n, er I mean...
movie playlists to their "associates."

Link:
http://player.interactual.com/default.asp?code=PP
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