This pdf document is a guide that explains, in a simple fashion, how to configure ffdshow, haali media splitter and others for the express purpose of trouble free video playback in Mediaportal.
By following the guide you will be able to play the vast majority of files through mediaportal. The guide has support for different containers, such as .mkv and .ogm as well as subtitles and even postprocessing
The forum about it is here http://forum.team-mediaportal.com/codec_guide-t30191.html?t=30191&highlight=goose
License:
This guide is totally free.
I ask that if you have any input on how to make it better you do so in the forum pertaining to it.
If you wish to distribute this guide I would appreciate a PM saying as much.
from OzBoz - Hey Goose,
Great work, I'll have to try some of the tips you put there for some formats. But I browsed quick through your document and it seems very clear! And I already saw some thing I didn't knew.. like the auto preloading of presets from ffdshow. Cool!
Keep up the good work!
OzBoz
from Luke Roberts - Thanks for giving a lot of people a guide torch in the dark tunnels of the codec world!
from kike_1974 - Great work! This is something that was really needed! One question, how can you configure hardware acceleration for h264 or mpeg2?
from mickelin - This is truly a great document that makes it really easy for beginners to get a working setup quickly! Hope you go on to make an intermediate and advanced version that helps us to exploit the features of ffdshow even more!
Thanks for the great work!!!!