Trouble with MKV Playback

MidnightBMW · Messages: 216 Registration: 02.20.2003

Sorry, mkv is simply a container, not a video format. For more info on that read here: Assuming by 'mkv', you mean 'h264', the answer is simple: if you are decoding with CoreAVC and cpu usage is still hitting 100%, there's naught you can do but upgrade your CPU or watch less stressful video. CoreAVC is the fastest decoder you'll find for that system, and MPC/zp will both use it for decoding on your system.

M3_boogie · Messages: 805 Registration: 11.11.2003

Hi thanks for the answer. So how can I make sure CoreAVC is really used? I disbaled h264 playback in FFDSHOW so CoreAVC is used automatically right? Altough I doubt my CPU is too slow cause I have another laptop with 1,6 GHZ Centrino CPU that plays it fine. Any suggestions now, maybe I have a setup problem, video drivers maybe or do they not have any affect on the playback? Thanks Cu StarSheep

itsrotary · Messages: 293 Registration: 04.18.2002

One more funny thing. Mplayer for windows plays the MKVs fine with no glitches so what is the deal. As far as I understand it, it is not the PC that is too slow, the setup is the problem. I really hope someone can help me here Cu StarSheep

scottie · Messages: 18 Registration: 09.07.2003

Or maybe CoreAVC is not used. I know for sure that once you install something like Cyberlink PowerDVD, its h264 decoder will take over anything else, and it's slow like a snail when it runs in software mode. Look in the Filter list while playing a file and make sure CoreAVC is there and not something else.

M-Tech · Messages: 338 Registration: 07.11.2002

Actually PowerDVD is installed on my system for DVD playback. Any chance you could point me to the right direction where I have to set up CoreAVC as the playback filter, that would be really great. Thanks StarSheep

dally · Messages: 8 Registration: 05.01.2002

You have to manually unregister CL264dec.ax (or set it to a lower filter merit). There's some info . After that, you'll have to manually disable h264 decoding in ffdshow again.

MOESPEED2002 · Messages: 8 Registration: 08.16.2003

You can try RadLight Filter Manager.

gmhl10 · Messages: 2,520 Registration: 10.04.2003

Sorry, but what is that CCCP insurgent? I have no clue what that is. Thanks StarSheep

acetymekai · Messages: 123 Registration: 09.08.2003

Hi That filter manager sounds great. Anybody could give me some pointers what I have to do with that program exactly, meaning what filters and where do I need to deregister and what do I need to register. Any help woould be great, thanks StarSheep

motosport3 · Messages: 529 Registration: 11.20.2002

Hi guys Can anybody help me with the registration of the filters. That filter manager looks great but I am not familiar with it what I have to do. Any help would be great. Thanks StarSheep