Media Player Classic - Home Cinema


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Anti tearing option (mode " Direct3D fullscreen ") :
Tearing is one of the big problems that frequently happened with home theater computer. Almost invisible on still picture, this problem is quite boring travelling. Reason of the problem is not easy to identify, but it seems to happen more frequently with nVidia graphic card with Windows XP. MPC-HC have an option that use the same graphic mode than video games to solve the tearing problem. Unfortunately this options haves smalls disagreements: Tearing can be show easily using "Ctrl+T" shortcut.


Jitter tests
In VMR9 renderless and EVR custom pres. mode it's possible to display a jitter curve using "Ctrl+J" shortcut. This curve show difference between the moment one frame was expected to be displayed, and the moment it was really displayed.
The longest horizontal blue line (2 pixels width) represent 0. If the red line is display above this line, it mean the timing is perfect. Short blue represent 10ms, and long one represent 40ms.


Subtiles synchronisation :
SRT subtitles files can be synchronized with video using theses shortcuts: This feature is also available from remote control Shuttle PN31.


Shuttle PN31 remote control support :
MPC-HC integrates a driver for PN31 remote control. It can be installed from option windows / Misc, button "Install". Be careful, when driver is installed only MPC will be able to catch remote control buttons ("www" will not open browser anymore ...).

KeyAction
wwwStatistics display (jitter test)
EmailTearing test (display red moving bars)
My computerDisplay remaining time on OSD
My favoriteActivate or desactivate pixels shaders
Previous/Next pageCue to previous or next subtitle
<< et >>Rewind or fast forward
Play / PausePlay / Pause (original non ?)
Pg +/-Shift subtitle
EscDVD Title root
TabDVD next audio track
<- (backspace)DVD next subtitle
EnterAction button in DVD menu
2, 6, 8 et 4Used for arrows in DVD menu



OSD (On Screen Display) :
When video output is VMR9 or EVR, MPC can displays some informations on screen (remaining time, volume, audio track, subtitle, …).


Support for EVR (Enhanced Video Renderer) :
EVR is a new video renderer available with Windows Vista. It could be used on Windows XP if .Net Framework 3.0 is installed. MPC support two type of EVR :


Support for Vista 64 bits (Alpha version) :
MPC Homecinema is now available in 64 bits version for Vista (should also work on XP-64). Some functionnality have been removed, because they are not available yet in 64 bits : internal MPEG decoder and QuickTime are not supported, some "tricks" may not working because Microsoft Detour library is not free for 64 bits plateform.

32 and 64 bits are completly separate world : MPC-HC 64 will use only 64 bits codecs installed on your machine. It's not possible to mix in one process 32 bits Dll with 64 bits, so you will still MPC-32 to play RealMedia or Quicktime for example.
List of supported codec is :


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