WMC7 Video freezing after pause then play.

[jbm715]

I am having issues when trying to pause then play most video types including mkv. If I pause and then play a video the audio starts just fine but the video is frozen until I skip forward or backward. It is only an issue if I pause then play the video within ~10 seconds. Not sure what is going on here or how to fix this. I'm using Shark007 codecs. What can I do to fix this? Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[Shark007]

how is your audio (physical connection) setup?

 

[jbm715]

how is your audio (physical connection) setup?

I'm using the HDMI connection on my mobo to connect to the tv.

Also, I'm loving your codec pack . I remember I used to install codec packs and they usually broke more than they fixed. It's honestly not THAT big of a deal to me but this system must pass the girlfriend test.

 

[Shark007]

check Control Panel | Sound, be sure the speaker config under the Properties is set to 'stereo'
on the Audio Tab of the Settings Application, (anolog) should be selected

 

[jbm715]

Yep, the HDMI Output configuration is set to Stereo Audo channel.

Should I be checking for something related to the video settings? Obviously this is your area of expertise, but I tried using both Haali's and LAV's splitter for mkv files. Am I thinking about this from the wrong side? Strange, WMP seems to handle the situation better than WMC.

 

[Techymike]

Have you tried using media player classic to play the .mkv files?

 

[jbm715]

I mean they work just fine in vlc, but I haven't tried mpc on this computer. Would installing mpc make a difference? Windows Media Center is what I want to use though since this is a htpc.

 

[Shark007]

On the Config TAB of the 64bit app, set the subtitle control to 'No Subtitles'
see if that helps

 

[jbm715]

On the Config TAB of the 64bit app, set the subtitle control to 'No Subtitles'
see if that helps

I tried that and it still is happening. I noticed if this issue happens and I let it continue to play long enough, the video will FLY through and catchup to the audio. Kinda funny to watch.

 

[Shark007]

you could try enabling 'hardware acceleration'
to do so, go to the H264 TAB of the 64bit app and click the [config] button next to the LAV selection, in the upper right, you can select what type of hardware acceleratrion to use.

 

[jbm715]

I tried doing that for all the available options and still no help. So I have also been having issues with live tv skipping. Nothing major but just enough to notice it. I looked it up and someone said to set windows to optimize for background services. That actually worked. This got me thinking. What if I give a higher priority to the Haali splitter or one of the processes used to playing hd content to see if that would help? Thought?

 

[kegobeer]

Are these media files stored locally or are they accessed from another computer on your LAN?

 

[jbm715]

Are these media files stored locally or are they accessed from another computer on your LAN?

They are stored locally.

 

[kegobeer]

Has this always been a problem, or did it just recently start happening?

 

[jbm715]

I just built this computer so it has always been an issue.

 

[kegobeer]

Is this the system listed in your system specs?

 

[jbm715]

Yes

 

[kegobeer]

I've seen this kind of behavior before, and it was related to the hard drive controller. I would put media on all three of your drives and see if any of them stop having this problem. I would also check the motherboard manufacturer for updated drivers and also Intel if you have Intel Rapid Storage (update the RST software).