DScaler

[JohnAd]

Get the latest version here and the source here


The main changes are:
Fix for fading subtitles
Fix for DTS clipping
Fix for property page issues

As usual bug reports gratefully accepted. It would be helpful if when reporting bugs people said which software they are using and what renderer they are using.

Cheers

John

[FitzRoy]

Hi, John. Great release. Haven't had any new problems with it thus far. One superfluous thing I noticed: the mpegvideo.dll version says it is 006, but it is 008.

Also, do you think there will be a deinterlace test for this release? I'm sure I'm not the only person who would be interested in using it.

Thanks

[JohnAd]

[groovyclam]

Still have the same two problems as with 5.0.0.7

1) Doing a jump in ZoomPlayer ( 10sec or 2 min ) can often result in the video freezing after the jump ( i.e. a frame of what the jump place should be is displayed but that then remains static ) *BUT* the audio continues fine as it should. Jumping around a bit more can fix this, but more jumps break it again too. This happens on either Overlay or VMR9. With either Microsoft MPEG2 splitter or Elecard MPEG2 splitter.

2) 16:9 to 4:3 changes ( or vice versa ) within the body of the file ( i.e. widescreen adverts play into 4:3 TV prog ) are not acted upon.

System:
ZoomPlayer on WinXP Home with SP2 fully patched.
On ATI Radeon 9600 card PowerStriped to output 25Hz 1024x576 PAL frequency.

Playback files are Nebula DigiTV recordings of UK FreeView TV progs.

[JohnAd]

groovyclam

Did you get either problem with 0.0.6?

I might need a sample as I don't get this with stuff recorded through mce.

John

[groovyclam]

Hi John

[FitzRoy]

Wait, I'm confused... 5008 has deinterlace ability?

[JohnAd]

[FitzRoy]

Yeah, ok. It was groovyclam. He confused me.

I dunno if you want to know this now, but...

I'm using the first interlace test (.007), and I've noticed what is possibly a bug. I'm watching batman the animated series - volume 1 - disc 2. Obviously, this is 4:3 material, and some of the later episodes on this disc are exhibiting a "tear" effect. I can see the two interlace fields coming apart during motion. What's odd is that I can skip to earlier titles that don't do this. Might be an authoring issue, I don't know.

[bean]

Im having a problem with Dscaler5. My HDV files (mpeg2) plays with 12 FPS. The Ligos codec plays them fine.
I have a sample vid if that would help. Just tell me where to send the link.

[JohnAd]

[Single]

[yesgrey3]

Hi JohnAd,

I also have problems with DTS clipping and that was the reason I stopped using DTS sound tracks with your decoder.

With this new release it works fine in 16 bit PCM mode, but in 24 bit PCM mode is still clipping.

I use it to downmix to 4 channels (2/2) mode. I have not tryed stereo.

The movie I use in which is very evident is The Chronicles of the riddick: Pitch Black. Between 3:00 and 3:30 min/sec there are a shot sequence that shows it very well.

Thanks for your great work.

[Kram Sacul]

For some reason every version I can remember I've tried develops odd dropped frames. It's pretty predictable too. It will start out as smooth as can be and then after about a minute or two will drop a frame every now and then. I think it recovers and repeats the process afterwards but I'm not sure.

No other codec has this oddity on my system. Sonic Cinemaster, NVidia, Powerdvd... All more or less smooth. I haven't figured it out.

[JohnAd]

Thanks for the feedback everybody.

Looks like I've got some work to do with DTS and the clipping issue.

Kram Sacul, I think I know what you mean, I see this too, I'm trying to get to the bottom of the problem, just not having much luck at the moment.

John