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Old 9th June 2012, 11:10   #1  |  Link
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ffdshow's DXVA video decoder problem

Hi guys,

I'm using Avisynth v2.5.8 (official build), AvsP v2.0.2, GraphStudio and the latest build of ffdshow tryouts (2012-04-09).

This is the graph made by me:


The problem is that when I try to open this graph in AvsP I get this error:


I am sure this decoder doesn't start when I open the graph in AvsP because I can't see its icon in the notifications area.

What can I do in this case?
Thank you very much!

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Old 9th June 2012, 14:43   #2  |  Link
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You can't use a native DXVA decoder with AviSynth.
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Old 9th June 2012, 14:56   #3  |  Link
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Oh, I didn't know this... In fact this was the first time I tried to use this decoder (DXVA)...

So there's nothing to do about this? I really want to use a DXVA decoder from now on, but I don't know what should I do in order to get it working...

Thanks!

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Old 9th June 2012, 15:35   #4  |  Link
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If you are looking for GPU decoding and not necessarily DXVA decoding, then there are GPU-enabled Avisynth source filters, such as DGDecNV.
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Old 9th June 2012, 15:45   #5  |  Link
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I'm looking for DXVA decoding.
I can't do anything about DXVA decoding with ffdshow tryouts, can I?

By the way, are there any quality differences between CPU decoding, DXVA decoding and GPU decoding?
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Old 9th June 2012, 16:04   #6  |  Link
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By the way, are there any quality differences between CPU decoding, DXVA decoding and GPU decoding?
Nope. All H.264 decoders output the same thing. If not, it's broken.
The only différence is the speed.
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Old 13th June 2012, 15:41   #7  |  Link
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After some research I found that I need a video renderer and because of this I have switched to CoreAVC 3.0.1.

Now I have a problem with CoreAVC: when I try to use DXVA decoding I get this error ->

If I select CUDA decoding or CPU-only decoding, this error doesn't appear, but MeGUI crashes after 1-2 minutes of work.

Please help me to get this DXVA decoder (@CoreAVC) or ffdshow's DXVA decoder working.

Thanks in advance!
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Old 13th June 2012, 23:21   #8  |  Link
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Omg.
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Please help me to get this DXVA decoder (@CoreAVC) or ffdshow's DXVA decoder working.
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You can't use a native DXVA decoder with AviSynth.
Try LAV decoder with CUVID or DXVA-Copyback.
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Old 17th June 2012, 16:26   #9  |  Link
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Thanks, vivan! Everything's working fine now.
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Does it mean there is a way to use ATI's GPU in Avisynth ?
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Yes, with DirectShowSoruce() or DSS2() (if you have Haali Splitter) and LAV Video decoder set to DXVA-Copyback.
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Great, I believed it was only possible for Nvidia cards, not ATI's
I didn't know LAV.
Do we need to set anything in ffdshow and GraphStudio as explained in the first post, or just LAV is enough ?
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If you have multiple H.264 decoders you have to make sure that LAV Video decoder is preferred decoder, that it has highest priority. Other then that, no. LAV is all you need.
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Thanks, I will test it.
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Tested ; seems to work but the CPU works as much as with FFVideoSource() while it should use less CPU if GPU is used (I chose well DXVA-Copyback in LAV's options).
Actually the CPU works even a little bit more with DirectShowSource() and LAV (1 or 2 %) than with FFVideoSource().
I also verified with AVSMeter, same result.
Everything was disabled in ffdshow and the command DirectShowSource() didn't work before to install LAV, so LAV was clearly used thus I don't understand this result.

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Old 27th September 2013, 19:07   #16  |  Link
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I just tried with Nvidia 9500GT and CPU usage is 0-1% with DXVA Copyback. Are you sure that LAV Video decoder is used and that it uses UVD chip? Download and start GPU-Z to check GPU and UVD usage. Also, open LAV decoder during test and see if it uses DXVA-Copyback or fails to avcodec.
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Old 28th September 2013, 11:32   #17  |  Link
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Are you sure that LAV Video decoder is used and that it uses UVD chip?
I don't know.
My card is an Asus EAH5450 (clone of ATI HD 5450).
The DXVA works with MPC-HC (when I choose system default in output, directshowvideo), the CPU usage is 0-1% with h264 HD files.

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Download and start GPU-Z to check GPU and UVD usage.
I downloaded it but as the CPU usage is around 20 % when I open my script in Virtual Dub, I guess the GPU is not used.

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Also, open LAV decoder during test and see if it uses DXVA-Copyback or fails to avcodec.
I see "inactive".

But as I said above, my script couldn't be opened in Virtual Dub before to install LAV, so I guess LAV brought something because now my script is opened, while ffdshow is not used.
Even when I choose none instead of DXVA as video decoder in LAV, I see the video in Virtual Dub, so I don't understand how h264 is decoded.
My script is very simple, one line ;
directshowsource("H:\my video.mp4", audio=false)
also tested with a TS, both including h264, same result (CPU around 20 %).

Thanks for your help
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What OS do you have? LAV Video needs Windows 7/8 or at least Windows Vista. It only supports DXVA2.
If you open LAV Video decoder during script playback you can see what mode is used by LAV video.

If you see dxva2cb that DXVA-Copyback is used. If you see avcodec that LAV Video decoder falls back to software decoding.
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What OS do you have? LAV Video needs Windows 7/8 or at least Windows Vista. It only supports DXVA2.
I have XP, I didn't know LAV was not good for XP. So I won't be able to use my ATI's GPU with Avisynth Unless LAV becomes XP compatible in the future (or unless ffdshow release a similar function).

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If you see dxva2cb that DXVA-Copyback is used. If you see avcodec that LAV Video decoder falls back to software decoding.
I see "inactive". But as it concerns hardware decoder and as my video is decoded since I installed LAV, I guess that a software h264 LAV's filter is used, but not DXVA.
It would mean that LAV partially works also on XP.

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AFAIK, nev does not plan to add support for DXVA1 decoding as official support for Windows XP ends in spring 2014.
So, your only options for hardware accelerated video decoding while using Avisynth are:
- buy Nvidia card and use CoreAVC with CUDA or
- upgrade OS to Windows 7 or Windows 8 and use LAV Video decoder in Copyback mod.
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