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    MPC-HC having trouble with the audio getting out of sync

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Hungry Man, Apr 28, 2011.

  1. Hungry Man

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    Using haali media renderer. I've tried different audio renderers but nothing works.

    It's a bluray of The Social Network and it's .mkv on my hard drive -- not disk.

    edit: It seems to be working fine with my other videos. Hard to tell because they're whiteboard tutorials but I'm fairly certain.
     
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    Try CCCP and use the version of MPC-HC that is bundled with it.

    Otherwise, what appears in the menu: Play-> Filters when you have the file open.

    MediaInfo of the file might also help.
     
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    Here's what it shows me.

    I'd rather not do the CCCP thing as I don't need a lot of what it provides.
     

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    Either install CCCP (unless you know how to configure FFDShow yourself)... CCCP is just MPC-HC and FFDShow preconfigured, plus splitters (e.g. for 'splitting' MKV into video, audio and subtitles if present) which you also need.

    ...or switch video renderer to EVR-CP:
    FAQ - CCCP

    If you get artifacting while using DXVA in EVR-CP, you will need FFDShow for multithreading.
     
  5. Hungry Man

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    CCCP did it. Using Haali just fine.

    edit: Should I switch to madvr?
     
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    In my opinion, it's very nice for upscaling video (uses Lanczos4 scaler by default). Say, from 720p to 1080p.

    It looks quite a bit better than Haali's Renderer for scaling and colour, but it also uses up more GPU time.

    Probably not recommended if you are watching video on battery power.
     
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    Oh, how can I configure upscaling?
     
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    It will scale when you change the size of the MPC-HC window or put into fullscreen (alt+ enter, or double click the video area).
     
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    Gotcha. I'll switch to that then, thank you.
     
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    When I'm on battery mode (weak Intel graphics card), I use the EVR video renderer (not EVR-Custom Pres) as has alright scaling while being light on GPU and you can't seem to watch DVDs on Windows 7 while using Haali's Renderer or madVR.
     
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    I'm very rarely on battery power since it's a desktop replacement but good to know.