distortions on TS playback

[sg_joyce]

Hello there,
I've always had no problem playing TS files on my computer, until i installed the new K-lite codec pack yesterday. I'd installed it so that i could process H264 avi files on virtualdub. Now, when i playback TS files on Media Player Classic or VLC, i have distortions (or whatever that's called?) or lines on the image when there're big actions.

I was just wondering if it does have something to do with the new K-lite codec pack i installed, and if there're any changes to the settings i can make to make the TS playback go back to normal?

example of the playback image here -
http://i49.tinypic.com/34hx82r.jpg
http://i50.tinypic.com/30mc07m.jpg

Thanks!

[poisondeathray]

Not for VLC. It doesn't rely on system installed codecs/filters

Check your graphics card settings/ drivers

Check different .ts files to see if it's only that one causing problems

[sg_joyce]

i've tried different TS files, the same problem happens.
as for the graphic card, i haven't made any changes since installing the codec pack though. but i'm not entirely sure if that has always happened with VLC, because i don't think i've ever used VLC to playback TS before, i've always used MPC for TS files. sorry, should have made that clear before.

thanks!

[poisondeathray]

It looks sort of like resized interlaced material

What is the source of the .ts (where did you get them) ?

[sg_joyce]

i got them from a jpop site.
i've never had problems playing these files though. i tried with files i've played perfectly okay in the past, and they still give me this result now.

[poisondeathray]

I doubt that both MPC and VLC would encounter the same issues (since they use different systems), I suspect the files are like that , or it's a systemwide issue like graphics card.

If you want , upload a small sample (you can cut it with tsmuxer) , and I'll check to see if playback is like that for me. Or you can check at a friends house to see if the files play like that on another computer

[sg_joyce]

hi,
sure, i'll do a cut now and upload it.
which download site will be fine for you?

[poisondeathray]

You can upload directly here if <30MB

Or use a 3rd party site like mediafire.com

[sg_joyce]

oh, i forgot there was an attachment function here.
have it uploading now but it seems to be pretty slow.
will post again once it's up. thanks!

[sg_joyce]

here's the sample clip as attached.
it's the same clip i took the second screenshot from.
thanks!

[poisondeathray]

It's not the best quality, but try changing the deinterlacing mode in VLC (e.g change it to "bob") . But I'm not getting the thick wavy lines in your original screenshots which look like resized interlaced material

Commercials often have different patterns and sources than the actual program portion

[sg_joyce]

i'm not so familiar with VLC, where do i go to change the deinterlacing mode?
thanks~

[poisondeathray]

video=>deinterlace=>bob

you could try kmplayer, i think it deinterlaces automatically if it detects interlaced material

[sg_joyce]

seems to be working fine on VLC now, thanks!
i'm more used to using MPC for TS files though, is there also a similar function on MPC that i can apply?

[poisondeathray]

not through mpc directly, but through what ever decoder you are using

e.g. if you have ffdshow set to decode MPEG2 , you can turn on the deinterlacer in the options

[sg_joyce]

do i go to the ffdshow video configuration?

this is the current configuration i have now (by default from the install). how do i have to change it?

[poisondeathray]

You need the directshow configuration (red icon, not yellow icon like you have in the screenshot) , then checkmark the box on the left hand side that says deinterlacing to enable it. You can fiddle with the different settings, yadif does a decent job. MPEG2 has do be enabled in the decoder configuration as well (under the "codecs" heading in the left hand side)

[sg_joyce]

now the playback works fine with the deinterlacing and MPEG2 enabled, but i'm experiencing laggish playback with the MPEG2 enabled. is there anything else i have to change?

[poisondeathray]

what do you mean lagish?

was it smooth with vlc?

in the deinterlacing options, checkmark "double framerate" , that is the equivalent to "bob" for vlc

[sg_joyce]

yes, it plays perfectly fine on VLC with deinterlace bob enabled.
on MPC, it plays fine (no more lines) but the video is laggish, much slower than the audio. doesn't happen when i disable MPEG2 in codecs though.