anonim

Comment #318 from anonim [Reply]

I follow the threads on thegreenbutton.com, yet I truly appreciate your efforts to extract the necessary info from that site and create easy-to-follow how-to’s on various topics. Keep up the good work!

elminster13

@Reply #1875 from elminster13 [Reply]

I agree the site is great, there is so much guff on thegreenbutton its great to have all the useful stuff in one place. please keep up the good work

mhealy

Comment #324 from mhealy [Reply]

Thanks! I try to make it easier to find the good information without having to search through the rest each time you need it.

Brink4

Comment #403 from Brink4 [Reply]

Initially I had issues getting this to function with x64 (7077). I made quite a few extra reg. changes and verified ffdshow default usage in both WMC and WMP 64. Don’t know if anyone else will use this info, but here goes:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{04FE9017-F873-410E-871E-AB91661A4EF7}\InprocServer32

modify path to 64bit filter

Modified as listed above, also changed more instances of same dword in preferred_default:
{212690FB-83E5-4526-8FD7-74478B7939CD} replaced with ffdshow clsid.

pcmike

Comment #459 from pcmike [Reply]

FYI… as qritten this fails to work on Windows 7 64bit. In order for it to work on 64bit you need to follow the same steps but on the keys in

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\DirectShow\Preferred]

.

Thanks.

pcmike

Comment #460 from pcmike [Reply]

Also, evem after doing the above it doesnt change the codec mc7 will use to playback an mkv…. it only seems to work under WMP. Can you shed any light on this? Anyway to also change the default for mkv in mc7 on 64bit?

Michael Healy

@Reply #463 from Michael Healy [Reply]

I haven’t had the chance to test the latest versions of Win7 which included native support for MKV yet. I do have a copy of RC1 here though that I plan on getting into in the next day or so.

Until then using MCDU should work fairly well in almost any version as it completely disables the native Microsoft codecs. If you are using 7MC for live TV you’ll need to be sure to use compatible settings for your codecs however.

pcmike

Comment #465 from pcmike [Reply]

To Michael:

Good morning! I was finally able to get ffdshow video to be the default by making the same edits (just as you described in the tutorial) both in …Microsoft\DirectShow\Preferred and Wow6432Node\Microsoft\DirectShow\Preferred. After editing the same entries in both places, everything works as you say it should.

StevenChmura

@Reply #928 from StevenChmura [Reply]

x64 Help:

So I have changed the 32 bit ones, and the IDENticle ones in Wow6432node to

{04FE9017-F873-410E-871E-AB91661A4EF7}

In GraphStudio x64 I see FFDSHOW and all looks good.

However with 7MC, I am still getting corruption etc – looks like the microsft one is being used.

Using the Shark007 x64 components, disabling the Microsft one for everything, is the only way to make it all work. This is not ideal as I would prefer the MPEG2 and other acceleration for the hardware (using ATI 4870)

Ade

Comment #564 from Ade [Reply]

“if you have any additional CLSid values you’d like included in this article leave a note in the comments below!”

AC3 filter please!

Thank you so much for your tutorial. Just one remark: for those who, like me, aren’t native english speakers, you have to check the subtitles box in FFDShow video decoder configuration.

Ade

Comment #568 from Ade [Reply]

AC3 filter is already working. Thank you, nonetheless

Hax

Comment #927 from Hax [Reply]

Hi! This works great, except that subtitles (SRT) works fine on the MCE machine, but not on the extender? Any thoughts on that?

James

Comment #945 from James [Reply]

All media files work perfectly now, thank you, however subtitles no longer appear on .mkv files.
I’m able to use Haali splitter to change between the audio streams but no subtitles show up at all.

James

@Reply #948 from James [Reply]

By the way, this is RC1 I’m trying this on.
Even after making the adustments in the registry, ffdshow isn’t be used for .mkv files.

Am I wrong in assuming if ffdshow is being used and set up to be visible, I would see the icons in the task bar?
The only one I do see is the Haali splitter.

Now, if I go to the System32 folder and rename MP3DMOD.DLL, MP4SDECD.DLL, and MP43DECD.DLL, everything works perfectly and the icons appear.

In advance, I appreciate any comments on this.
Thanks.

James

@Reply #951 from James [Reply]

Okay, I got everything to work, at least it seems that way.

I just followed the steps Jag posted here:

http://www.sevenforums.com/media-center/8796-mkv-playback-using-mce.html

I had already did every step except for getting vsfilter 2.39.

Michael Healy

@Reply #956 from Michael Healy [Reply]

Glad to hear you’ve got it working! I’ll be sure to make a note of installing vsfilter when I update the guide for RC1, which should be soon.

Bob Smith

Comment #968 from Bob Smith [Reply]

Would someone be so kind as to post the ORIGINAL registry key values that are being altered in the article? I forgot to backup my registry, and I need to reverse this hack in order to troubleshoot. TIA.

Michael Healy

@Reply #970 from Michael Healy [Reply]

the original CLSid value for the MS DTV/DVD decoder is {212690FB-83E5-4526-8FD7-74478B7939CD}

Bob Smith

@Reply #971 from Bob Smith [Reply]

Thank you!! I followed your guide in order to play high bit rate MKV’s with CoreAVC (worked perfectly). But now some of my DivX avi’s are not working. Is the only solution to my problem to try ffdshow, or is there a way to limit CoreAVC to mkv’s and leave DivX with default MS? I want to avoid tweaking with ffdshow if possible.

Creasy

Comment #1303 from Creasy [Reply]

How can i play divx with ffdshow, not mpeg4s?

steve daley

Comment #1344 from steve daley [Reply]

I went to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectShow, but the only submenu is ‘Debug’

Michael Healy

@Reply #1345 from Michael Healy [Reply]

Still exists on my RC1 machines, what version are you using?

Andy

Comment #1486 from Andy [Reply]

For CoreAVC 1.9.5

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DirectShow\Preferred]

From
“{31435641-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}”=”{212690FB-83E5-4526-8FD7-74478B7939CD}”

To:
“{31435641-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}”=”{09571A4B-F1FE-4C60-9760-DE6D310C7C31}”

Rik

Comment #1530 from Rik [Reply]

Will this tweak get rid of the player selection that comes up after loading a DVD ISO? I’d like my DVDs to load into Total Media Theater 3 by default (without asking), but nothing I change seems to get rid of this nag screen.

Once I can get rid of that, I’m set!

Michael Healy

@Reply #1534 from Michael Healy [Reply]

No, this method will only let you change the default directshow filters for playback.

Ethan

Comment #3102 from Ethan [Reply]

Will is enable DVD .ISO file playback in Media Center?

Michael Healy

@Reply #3109 from Michael Healy [Reply]

No but this plugin from Mikinhosoft will.

Tom

Comment #5598 from Tom [Reply]

Uuhm… did not work for me.
x64 with Sharks. All I want to have is S/PDIF Audio for Video AND LiveTV.

Thought, this “hack” would bring that to me

Scott Kingery

Comment #6418 from Scott Kingery [Reply]

So, I think I have this working but how can I tell? I guess if I was using it with FFDShow it would show the icon in the tray, correct? But what about other tools like the MPC-HC codec?

James

Comment #7023 from James [Reply]

I have made all the changes, and Graphstudio shows that I am using FFDShow. However, when I run in WMC7, I don’t get the tray icon for FFDShow and quality is poor, so I assume WMC7 is not using FFDShow. Anyone else in this boat (or has ideas on how to fix)?