I have a new WDTVHD Media Player V2 and have attempted to play .dvr-ms files converted from .wtv files created on a Windows 7 Media Center off the air. I converted the files using todvrms.exe. I am playing the file back from a 2.5 inch HD with a USB “y” cable. I am using a LG 37 inch 720p HD TV.
My problem is I get jerky video whenever the scenes are panned side to side on a building or vertically on a bulding. Rather than a smooth picture, it seems to jump from frame to frame in these scenes. There is no problem following people or animals in motion. The sound is fine. I have played this file on two different computers and their large monitors with no problems in these building scenes.
Any ideals on settings for the Media Player or TV? Also any other file formats that might be better?
Thanks,
Planorez
What you’re describing sounds a lot like “Judder,” which is a video artifact that can occur when video at one frame rate is played on a display using a different framerate… Frames have to be added or deleted to fill in the blanks.
Post the TEXT output of MediaInfo (mediainfo.sourceforge.net) for one of the files you’re playing and we’ll take a look.
Also, please describe how you’re hooked up to your TV.
Thanks Tony. Judder is a new term to me. It is strange because it only seems to show up when the sceene is panning a building or several buildings. I guess in detail like that the synch of the picture is critical.
I connect to my HD TV from the WDHDTV Media Player using a HDMI cable.
Here is the mediainfo text file of the file I’m playing:
General
Complete name : E:\test.dvr-ms
Format : Windows Media
File size : 4.98 GiB
Duration : 1h 0mn
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 11.9 Mbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 160 Mbps
Movie name : Rick Steves’ Europe
Movie name/More : Exploring the cities of Seville, Córdoba and Granada; flamenco, sherry and horses; white-washed hilltowns; Costa del Sol sun; Britain in Gibraltar. / Rick Steves’ Andalucia: The Best of Southern Spain
Thanks to : ;;;
Genre : Series;Travel
Original/Released date : 0
Encoded date : UTC 2010-10-05 20:14:43.737
WM/WMRVScheduleItemID : 0
WM/WMRVActualSoftPostPadding : 0
WM/WMRVInBandRatingSystem : 255
WM/MediaIsSubtitled : No
WM/WMRVHDContent : No
WM/WMRVInBandRatingAttributes : 0
WM/MediaIsLive : No
WM/MediaNetworkAffiliation : PBS Affiliate
WM/MediaIsRepeat : No
WM/WMRVHardPostPadding : 0
WM/WMRVEndTime : 634218408006096886
WM/VideoClosedCaptioning : Yes
WM/WMRVServiceID : !MCService!28457248
WM/MediaIsSAP : No
WM/WMRVATSCContent : Yes
WM/WMRVContentProtectedPercent : 0
WM/WMRVWatched : No
WM/MediaStationName : KERADT (KERA-DT)
Provider : MediaCenterDefault
WM/WMRVOriginalSoftPostPadding : 0
WM/WMRVHardPrePadding : 4294966996
WM/WMRVEncodeTime : 634218372015306452
WM/MediaIsFinale : No
WM/MediaIsDelay : No
WM/MediaStationCallSign : KERADT
WM/WMRVProgramID : !MCProgram!243101000
WM/WMRVRequestID : 0
WM/WMRVInBandRatingLevel : 255
WM/WMRVActualSoftPrePadding : 298
WM/MediaIsTape : No
WM/WMRVOriginalSoftPrePadding : 300
WM/WMRVContentProtected : No
WM/MediaOriginalChannel : 13
WM/MediaOriginalBroadcastDateTim : 2010-10-02T05:00:00Z
WM/WMRVDTVContent : Yes
WM/MediaIsPremiere : No
WM/MediaOriginalRunTime : 35984693548
Video
ID : 1
Format : MPEG Video
Format version : Version 2
Format profile : Main@High
Format settings, BVOP : Yes
Format settings, Matrix : Default
Codec ID : DVR
Codec ID/Hint : ASF
Duration : 1h 0mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 12.1 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Nominal frame rate : 59.940 fps
Standard : Component
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Top Field First
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.195
Stream size : 5.08 GiB
Language : English (US)
Ahhh! I see you’re a Plano Person. :)
Wasn’t paying attention to your Username; but then I saw KERA and put the two together. I live just in a town just east of you.
So, that’s an interlaced TV program. I don’t have a lot of history with those, so I’m not sure what to expect, but I’d be surprised to see Judder in 29.97 fps content, unless the SOURCE has it. Judder is MUCH more common in 24fps material being displayed at 30 or 60Hz refresh.
How do these streams look when you play them on your PC?
What HDMI mode are you using on your WD?
