Getting hardware Motion Compensation working on GeForce256

po0k

I have PowerDVD and WinDVD. They came with my card.
I try to enable the hardware moiton compenstain in Pwoer DVD but it says it can'tdo it cos it isn't supported by my card.
In the readme it says that the version i have recently had it implemented and it has been tested ion my card and it works.
I have nVidia reference drivers, Detonator3 ver 6.50
This thing is also one of the features named on the box for the card in which the software came in, so i'm a bit p1ssed off.

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Supercell

Huh? hardware compensation eh? I don't see that in PowerDVD, what version are you running?
I've used PowerDVD for a couple of years now, and i don't recall that option in any rev.
The only place i've seen it is in DVD Genie, which has a lot of revs, is your version of PowerDVD supported by it?
Do you need it anyhow?, most cpu's over 600mhz give perfect DVD playback in my experience, with WinDVD or Cinemaster you can lower that to 450mhz.
Or are you using the WinDVD Configuration expert app?ie in your case, the GeForce Motion Compensation option and Hardware Motion Compensation should be applicable and acceptable in there.(they are on my lowly tnt1 and tnt2's)

The reference driver 6.50 ? huh, under what os, just checked out the nvidia website, the current "reference " driver for win95/98/me is v12.41 and in win2k its the same rev ie 12.41.

I suspect that its a driver rev thats the problem. Recommend updating your drivers . But oddly, if you are running win2k, i recommend downloading detonator 2 drivers instead, there is a lot of issues with the 3 drivers and video capture , most win2k rippers recommend detonator 2 drivers instead.
In any

Lots more info needed here.

po0k

Ok, It's version 2.55
Running Win98SE, P3 800
The H/w motion compensation didn't work in earlier det3 versions either (6.3x+)
This is wht i garnered from the readme. Interestin this..

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">
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SUPPORTED HARDWARES DEVICES
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1.) Display Cards
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(a) With Hardware MC (Motion Compensation)

ATI http://www.atitech.com
RagePro
Rage128

Intel http://www.intel.com
Intel 810

S3 http://www.s3.com
Savage3D
Savage4

SiS http://www.sis.com.tw
SiS300
SiS540
SiS630

Trident http://www.tridentmicro.com
Blade3D

Neomagic http://www.neomagic.com
MagicMedia 256AV

nVidia http://www.nvidia.com
GeForce 256

(b) Without Hardware MC

3dfx http://www.3dfx.com
Voodoo3
BanShee

3D Labs http://www.3dlabs.com
Permedia2
Permedia3

ATI http://www.atitech.com
RageII-C

Intel http://www.intel.com
Intel 740

nVidia http://www.nvidia.com
Riva 128
Riva TNT
Riva TNT2
Riva TNT2 m64
Riva TNT2 Ultra

SiS http://www.sis.com.tw
SiS530

Trident http://www.tridentmicro.com
8400
9750
9850
</font>

I have the 12.41 det4 <I think so> drivers for Windows.
The playback is 'nice' but i reckon fast action scenes could be 'nicer' with this working.
I just hope its not a ghost of AGP4x
john

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Beware the power of a well trained mob
Hobbes - Ooohh Shinji I would accuse you of Equestrian necrophilia but I would just be flogging a dead horse

_CreeD_

For what it's worth I have PowerDVD 3.0 and Geforce2 Pro with the 12.9 dets. Turning on hardware acceleration reduced the image quality, so you're not actually missing much.

Supercell

PowerDVD 2.55 may be the problem, that version is pretty long in the tooth, i much prefer the picture quality and fluidity of motion in 3.0. Certainly you're pc should be more than able to give perfect playback with an 800mhz cpu.
I've also heard that about picture quality with software vs hardware as _CreeD_ pointed out, many people recommend software decoding as opposed to hardware.
In your case not only do you not need hardware decoding , you probably are better of without it.

An extremly useful site with a lot of info (and useful utilities) is Digital-Digest

po0k

but waht about harware decoder cards like the Hollywood Magic thingy?

[This message has been edited by [FCA]SyxPak (edited 19-08-2001).]