Ever since settings up a HTPC running Win7 Media Center I have had the occasional problem playing m2ts files. ffdshow supports all of the codecs used in m2ts files but still a few files play without without either audio or video, or the playback isn’t smooth despite more than ample hardware. I have experimented extensively with both haali matroska splitter and [intlink id=“58” type=“post”]gabests mpeg splitter[/intlink] but both have their flaws.
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1Subtitles and DXVA in Windows Media Center 7 x64
Thanks to a guide on theHTPC.net I have been able to get subtitles working with hardware accelerated decoding in Windows Media Center 7 x64.
For this simplified guide to work you must already be comfortable with the various tweaks necessary to change the default codecs used in Media Center. Once you know how to tweak codecs (and change their merits) you can simply follow these steps…
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0Media center basic codec tweaks
Following on from my [intlink id=“49” type=“post”]previous post listing details of the addins and apps[/intlink] that I use with my media center PC here are the details of the basic set of codec tweaks I use to enable maximum file compatiblity with DXVA support enabled…
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0Media Center apps
Below is a list of (and links to) all the apps I have used to enhance my Media Center PC
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0Update on BBC HD / ATI corruption issues
Just a quick update on a[intlink id=“34” type=“post”]previous post[/intlink] about problems with BBC HD in Windows 7 Media Center when using ATI video cards.
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14The search for a HTPC remote-keyboard
I’ve been looking for a new (more versatile) remote control for my HTPC. At the moment I have to use a full-size keyboard as the remote control has no such facility. I’ve been looking for a suitable remote control with keyboard, and whilst I haven’t yet found quite the right thing I have found some interesting products…
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2Multi disc albums in Media Center
I recently added my FLAC music collection to my Media Center box, but one of the last few things bugging me about the Media Center interface is that it does not respect the Disc Number. I prefer not to have a different album name for the second disc, and i also prefer to keep discs separate. Today I accidentally stumbled on a solution, thanks to a mis-tagging of a double-cd album.
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5VirtualDub x64 with plugins
I’ve used VirtualDub for many years as video tweaker / reencoder. I recently needed to edit a video and decided to try the 64bit version. All is well, except for the lack of plugins (and hence greatly reduced versatility). After digging around for quite a while I managed to locate the following selection of plugins which did the job nicely.
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0Full Flac support in Media Center x64
Following on from an [intlink id=“40” type=“post”]earlier article[/intlink], I have been continuing to work on getting my music collection working in Windows 7 Media Center. The problem I have had is that although there are codecs from xiph which support playback of flacs in 64bit players ([intlink id=“14” type=“post”]see this post[/intlink]) there are (as far as I’m aware) no tag extenders compatible with 64bit. After banging my head against a wall for ages I eventually had a breakthrough.
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0Speeding up Media Browser
An article on Hack7MC caught my eye a couple of months ago, but I have only just got around to following up on it. The idea is to speed up the Media Browser plugin for Media Center by moving its library to a Cheap USB Flash drive, which hopefully offers much better performance than normal hard-disk drives. The first thing I did was test a couple of flash-based devices that I have against my desktop HardDrive…
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“Hi James I realise it has been a long while, but I just checked this on windows 11 (build 23H2)…”