Vista Media Center and Music Video playback

Configuration

  • Windows Vista 64-bit
  • CoreAVC 1.8.5
  • AC3Filter

Playback Tests

Armin van Buuren - Sound of Goodbye 2008.mpg

Video
ID                               : 224 (0xE0)
Format                           : MPEG Video
Format version                   : Version 2
Format profile                   : Main@Main
Format settings, Matrix          : Default
Duration                         : 3mn 20s
Bit rate mode                    : Variable
Bit rate                         : 3 826 Kbps
Nominal bit rate                 : 7 700 Kbps
Width                            : 720 pixels
Height                           : 576 pixels
Display aspect ratio             : 16/9
Frame rate                       : 25.000 fps
Standard                         : PAL
Colorimetry                      : 4:2:0
Scan type                        : Interlaced
Scan order                       : Top Field First
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.369

Audio
ID                               : 160 (0xA0)
Format                           : PCM
Format settings, Endianness      : Big
Format settings, Sign            : Signed
Duration                         : 3mn 20s
Bit rate mode                    : Constant
Bit rate                         : 1 536 Kbps
Channel(s)                       : 2 channels
Channel positions                : Front: L R
Sampling rate                    : 48.0 KHz

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Armin Van Buuren feat. Sharon Den Adel - In And Out Of Love.mkv

Video
ID                               : 1
Format                           : AVC
Format/Info                      : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                   : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC           : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames        : 5 frames
Muxing mode                      : Container profile=Unknown@4.1
Codec ID                         : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration                         : 3mn 2s
Bit rate                         : 2 032 Kbps
Width                            : 700 pixels
Height                           : 324 pixels
Display aspect ratio             : 2.2
Frame rate                       : 25.000 fps
Resolution                       : 24 bits
Colorimetry                      : 4:2:0
Scan type                        : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.358
Writing library                  : Encoded By Fallen Angel
Language                         : English

Audio
ID                               : 2
Format                           : Vorbis
Format settings, Floor           : 1
Codec ID                         : A_VORBIS
Duration                         : 3mn 2s
Bit rate mode                    : Constant
Bit rate                         : 255 Kbps
Channel(s)                       : 2 channels
Sampling rate                    : 44.1 KHz
Writing library                  : libVorbis 1.0.1 (UTC 2003-09-09)

 

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Armin van Buuren - Burned with Desire.avi

Video
Format                           : MPEG-4 Visual
Format profile                   : Streaming Video@L1
Format settings, BVOP            : Yes
Format settings, QPel            : No
Format settings, GMC             : No warppoints
Format settings, Matrix          : Default
Codec ID                         : XVID
Codec ID/Hint                    : XviD
Duration                         : 2mn 58s
Bit rate                         : 2 137 Kbps
Width                            : 640 pixels
Height                           : 352 pixels
Display aspect ratio             : 16/9
Frame rate                       : 25.000 fps
Resolution                       : 24 bits
Colorimetry                      : 4:2:0
Scan type                        : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.379
Stream size                      : 45.4 MiB (91%)
Writing library                  : XviD 1.1.0 (UTC 2005-11-22)

Audio
Format                           : MPEG Audio
Format version                   : Version 1
Format profile                   : Layer 3
Codec ID                         : 55
Codec ID/Hint                    : MP3
Duration                         : 2mn 58s
Bit rate mode                    : Variable
Bit rate                         : 205 Kbps
Channel(s)                       : 2 channels
Sampling rate                    : 44.1 KHz
Resolution                       : 16 bits
Stream size                      : 4.35 MiB (9%)
Alignment                        : Aligned on interleaves
Interleave, duration             : 26 ms (0.65 video frame)
Interleave, preload duration     : 420 ms
Writing library                  : LAME3.90.
Encoding settings                : VBR (rh)

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Armin van Buuren feat. Jaren - Unforgivable.mpg

Video
ID                               : 224 (0xE0)
Format                           : MPEG Video
Format version                   : Version 2
Format profile                   : Main@Main
Format settings, Matrix          : Default
Duration                         : 3mn 7s
Bit rate mode                    : Variable
Bit rate                         : 6 241 Kbps
Nominal bit rate                 : 9 196 Kbps
Width                            : 720 pixels
Height                           : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio             : 4/3
Frame rate                       : 23.976 fps
Standard                         : NTSC
Colorimetry                      : 4:2:0
Scan type                        : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)               : 0.753
Writing library                  : TMPGEnc 3.0 XPress Version. 3.0.4.24

Audio
ID                               : 192 (0xC0)
Format                           : MPEG Audio
Format version                   : Version 1
Format profile                   : Layer 2
Duration                         : 3mn 7s
Bit rate mode                    : Constant
Bit rate                         : 192 Kbps
Channel(s)                       : 2 channels
Sampling rate                    : 48.0 KHz
Resolution                       : 16 bits

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Conclusion

Vista Codec Pack needs to be installed. The reason why one mpg file worked and the other didn’t would be because the first one has PCM whereas the second one is MPEG Audio. I am hoping Vista Codec Pack fixes this.

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