VLC 1.0 Released!

[Czar]

Originally posted by: vj8usa

Originally posted by: Czar
Normaly windows does not let the gpu process mkv, only wmv and some other formats. The divx filter changes that, smooth smooth playback 🙂

The extension of the file doesn't mean much. MKV is just a container; it's the codec that matters. I'm also guessing you meant Windows Media Player instead of Windows, because Windows itself isn't going to place any restrictions (it's the player that matters, not the OS itself). You don't need a divx filter to allow for GPU acceleration. For instance, MPC HC does a great job of using the GPU to speed things up, via DXVA.

afraid not

My media center computer has a built in ati x1200 graphics card, which sucks. I have run xp, vista, windows 7 on that machine, using MPC, MPC HT or various media center software (Meedio, XBMC, Media Center). I have been able to play 720p content just fine but never 1080p content... that is untill I installed that beta filter from the divx labs 🙂

Think this is the filter
http://labs.divx.com/ProjectRemoulade

 

[California Roll]

Originally posted by: Farmer

Originally posted by: pcslookout

Originally posted by: tokie
VLC still sucks playing back 1080p H264 mkv's, so no-go for me.

Whats wrong with it?

Form my experience, never used 1.0, but Media Player Classic HC was always faster at doing the mkvs, in that, if I want to jump to a certain frame, the jump is instantaneous on MPC but laggy on VLC.

Thank you for this. I use VLC for pretty much all of my video viewing but wondered why it was so terrible watching 1080p mkv. MPC-HC is so much better.

 

[rlim111]

Originally posted by: Chiefcrowe
Here is the site with more info and download.

Thanks for the link.
I tried it and i think VLC 1.0 working faster than the old version.

 

[vj8usa]

Originally posted by: Czar

Originally posted by: vj8usa

Originally posted by: Czar
Normaly windows does not let the gpu process mkv, only wmv and some other formats. The divx filter changes that, smooth smooth playback 🙂

The extension of the file doesn't mean much. MKV is just a container; it's the codec that matters. I'm also guessing you meant Windows Media Player instead of Windows, because Windows itself isn't going to place any restrictions (it's the player that matters, not the OS itself). You don't need a divx filter to allow for GPU acceleration. For instance, MPC HC does a great job of using the GPU to speed things up, via DXVA.

afraid not

My media center computer has a built in ati x1200 graphics card, which sucks. I have run xp, vista, windows 7 on that machine, using MPC, MPC HT or various media center software (Meedio, XBMC, Media Center). I have been able to play 720p content just fine but never 1080p content... that is untill I installed that beta filter from the divx labs 🙂

Think this is the filter
http://labs.divx.com/ProjectRemoulade

I'm not seeing anything about GPU acceleration in that link.

 

[0roo0roo]

haven't fiddle around with vlc in detail for a while, but it seems time stretching is done well now even in dvds🙂 good stuff. for a while there only the pay dvd players would do time stretching well in dvds.

 

[Chiefcrowe]

I just saw that version 1.01 was just released as well!

This Link describes the changes.

 

[0roo0roo]

annoying they make u redownload the whole thing instead of a patch.

 

[Chiefcrowe]

Agreed.. but it may be easier for them to not have to worry about building a whole patch mechanism etc...

 

[0roo0roo]

yea i guess.
at least its multithreaded. esp useful when really cranking dvd speed.

 

[pcslookout]

vlc 1.1 now out!

 

[0roo0roo]

u scared me for a moment there. its 1.0.1😉

 

[Chiefcrowe]

fyi 1.02 just came out.

 

[0roo0roo]

yea and it stlil has the same quibbles.why can't i drag and damn screen around by clicking almost anywhere. other players allow this. not being able to set the exact jump seconds for the forward/back is also annoying. no osd in many instances as well

 

[Chiefcrowe]

did you report these feature requests? perhaps they are working on it now...

 

[0roo0roo]

naw people have been whining about no osd for some time now from what i searched up. it is how it is with these things, if the developers don't care about a features..you can wait forever. they owe you nothing after all.

 

[puffywulf]

Cool ! Nice update. VLC is the only media player I use.

 

[0roo0roo]

i only use it to time stretch dvds, other wise i use gom player. vlcs quirks just bug the sh*t out of me. like not being able to remember window size during a session.

 

[Sureshot324]

I still prefer MPC. It's smaller, faster and more stable for me.