Corel Paint Shop Pro X (PSPX) + DVBViewer overlay incompatible

[daffy]

Hi,

 

it seems as if Corel Paint Shop Pro X (PSPX) - specifically v10.03 - and the latest version DVBViewer in overlay mode are incompatible.

 

Steps:

 

* Start PSPX 10.03

* Start DVBViewer in overlay mode

 

//exp: see image

//act: all black, but OSD works

 

* Terminate all

 

* Start DVBViewer in overlay mode

* Start PSPX 10.03

 

... still works.

 

No idea whether this is my nvidia drivers, the codes or whatever (even PSPX acquiring the overlay itself) - but VMR9 works.

 

Question / suggestion: Fallback to VMR(x) in DVBViewer if the overlay device cannot be acquired, in case this is not done? Emit diagnostic?

[hackbart]

Not really a problem of the DVBViewer, but at least reproduceable. By the way PSP 7 is working fine, only PSP >=9 is acting weird. Honestly i have no real idea why, but since a longer time i avoided to play with psp9 while running the viewer in overlay. Anyhow the new default skin will be much more cooler in vmr mode

 

 

Christian

[steffenvogel]

Nice,

when do you think the new osd skin will be released?

 

mfg Steffen

Edited July 31, 2006 by steffenvogel

[hackbart]

well unluckily when its done The graphics are done by rago and i just arrange the osd- windows in the way he designed them. I think it might take at least 2 weeks to get through, but i honestly look forward and right now the osd looks a way much cooler than the xbmc skin theme ))

 

Christian

[Griga]

Not really a problem of the DVBViewer,

IMO it *is* a problem of DVBViewer Pro. When configured for Overlay Mode, it fails to use a fallback *in general* if overlay is not available. Not only in conjunction with Corel Paint Shop Pro.

[hackbart]

I wish this would be so simple Tune a channel in overlay mode, start the mentioned apps and see what happens. "An *ouch* Overlay is not working, try an other way" is inside, but there is no "jesus, it worked till now and after starting psp/corel it breaks, so do something" is not implemented.

 

Christian

[Griga]

"An *ouch* Overlay is not working, try an other way" is inside,

Doesn't work here with two DVBViewer instances. I launch GE with overlay, then Pro -> no picture. The other way round: GE falls back to "Unchanged" (VMR 7 surface in windowed mode). Did I miss something?

 

P.S. Indeed, I did. It works, if the OSD is disabled. The OSD seems to cover the whole TV picture with a bitmap (overlay color, I guess, non-transparent in the fallback mode).

 

Ok, I admit it's difficult to handle with this kind of OSD, in contrast to the GE's "patchwork" OSD. Particularly because the DirectShow GraphBuilder can't be convinced to use a "VMR 7/9 windowless mode" fallback automatically (which would work with enabled OSD).

 

but there is no "jesus, it worked till now and after starting psp/corel it breaks, so do something" is not implemented.

That's not the reported issue, as I understand it:

 

* Start DVBViewer in overlay mode

* Start PSPX 10.03

 

... still works.