Re: WMVHD Performance

From: Chris Lanier [MVP] (cal2002a_at_hotmail.NOSPAM.com)
Date: 07/30/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 12:30:58 -0500

Also updated drivers (audio, video, mobo chipset) make a HUGE difference in
your performance. 

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"Chris Lanier [MVP]" <cal2002a@hotmail.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
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> Do you have AGP Fast Writes enabled?  If you don't know goto
> http://wmvhd.com/ and scroll down to the bottom click on "See if your PC
can
> play WMV HD"
>
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> "cobra" <cobra@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:889B9D3D-304B-4A52-B010-A4766FF92120@microsoft.com...
> > hi
> >
> > i get a extremly poor rating on the video sub system. I have a Radeon
> 9800XT.
> > What can i do about it.
> >
> > Cobra
> >
> > "Chris Lanier [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> > > Please run the tool at
> > >
>
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/content_provider/film/wmvhdtool_intro.aspx
> > > first.  What results do you get?
> > >
> > > The DRM does add the need for more processing power, this amount
should
> go
> > > down when WMP 10 is released.
> > >
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> > > "Larry" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:083e01c47637$d168c640$3a01280a@phx.gbl...
> > > The 720P trailers I have downloaded from the Microsoft WMV
> > > HD Showcase
> > >
>
(http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/content_provider/film/Content
> > > Showcase.aspx)
> > > play just fine on my system - the audio and video are
> > > perfect and Media Player 9 is using about 70% of the CPU.
> > > I purchased several of the DVDs of these movies and whether
> > > played directly from the DVD or even copying the 720P .wmv
> > > file to the hard drive, the video is jerky, audio broken
> > > and Media Player is utilizing 99+% of the CPU.  The only
> > > obvious difference between the trailer and the DVD version
> > > is the DVD has Microsoft Digital Rights Management (DRM).
> > > My question is - what is the technical (encoding, audio)
> > > difference between the trailer and DVD and are there any
> > > adjustments (decoder or filter controls) I can make to get
> > > the DVDs to play on my system.  My system does not quite
> > > meet the minimum system requirements to play WMV HD movies,
> > > but since it plays the trailers with ease I want to
> > > understand what the difference is that it's performance is
> > > not adequate for the DVDs.
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>

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