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Logichaos is a blog site created by Neil Moore with the help of John Wolgamot. Here you will find guides for Windows and Windows based programs. Logichaos started out as a hobby many years ago and over time it has become my personal website where I submit and edit guides and video tutorials. I maintain a list of free programs for Windows called The Ultimate List of Free Programs for Windows.

Configure Media Player Classic and CoreAVC

postdateiconSaturday, 01 May 2010 04:32
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  1. Required Files
  2. Installation
  3. Tips for Improving Playback Performance

This guide shows you how to properly configure CoreAVC so that it works with Media Player Classic Home Cinema. I try to choose the optimal settings so that playback speed is best. Be sure to pay close attention to step 8 and Tips for Improving Playback Performance which covers how to resolve some playback issues.

This guide was made using Media Player Classic Home Cinema v1.3.1249.0 and CoreAVC Professional v2.0.0.

1. Required Files

2. Installation

  1. Install Media Player Classic Home Cinema (MPC-HC)
  2. Install CoreAVC
  3. Open your Start Menu and go to CoreCodec, CoreAVC Professional Edition, Configure CoreAVC

  4. Check Preferred Decoder and press OK
  5. Run Media Player Classic
  6. Go to View, Options

  7. On the left, click Output.


  8. For Windows XP or older, choose Overlay Mixer *

    For Vista or Windows 7 users, choose EVR Custom Pres. **

    *tip: For Vista or Windows 7 users, if your video plays slowly or stutters, try Overlay Mixer*. This will disable the Aero transparency effect, but the video will play a lot better.

  9. On the left, click Internal Filters

  10. On the right, beneath Transform Filters, uncheck H264/AVC (DXVA), H264/AVC (FFmpeg). Be sure to uncheck any and all check boxes with H264.


  11. Press OK and Restart Media Player Classic Home Cinema (Important!)
  12. Enjoy!

3. Tips for Improving Playback Performance

  1. Open your Start Menu and go to CoreCodec, CoreAVC Professional Edition, Configure CoreAVC


  2. On the right, beneath Deblocking, choose Skip when safe



    If that does not improve playback performance, try choosing Skip always

    *Note: Skipping deblocking is the same as disabling it. Deblocking is what smooths and makes artifacts less noticeable. By disabling deblocking, you are improving playback speed by sacrificing quality. Deblocking is most noticeable during darker or less detailed scenes when more compression is applied.

Last Updated (Saturday, 18 September 2010 12:32)

 

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#18 pYn 2012-05-12 13:19
It worked like a charm ... Thnx a million !!!
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#17 Ehsan 2012-04-23 04:45
Hey, your method didn't work. I had to add coreAVC in External Filter @ Media Player Classic

Revised: my email address: dr.ehsan911 ((at)) yahoo dot com
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#16 Ehsan 2012-04-23 04:05
I'm going to test your method.
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#15 jay 2012-02-26 12:26
thx. helped me alot!
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#14 ersamson 2012-02-25 01:42
An alternative is go to External Filters and choose CoreAVC and set Prefer on MPCHC, you don't have to touch any CoreAVC settings, unless of couse you want to tweak it.
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#13 Eric 2011-10-23 07:33
Followed guide, worked great, current version of mpc-hc & core avc (as of Oct 23rd 2011)
All my 720P x264 content plays great, even dvxa support kicks in to help out the cpu... as if quad core athlon needs help ; )
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#12 kami 2011-10-15 12:16
thanks man its awesome and it worked :lol:
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#11 Jigsy 2011-09-07 13:38
This doesn't seem to work with CoreAVC 3.0.

It just bitches about PINs.
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#10 temproh 2011-07-22 21:52
would you guys recommend using ac3filter and haali, too? or does mpc-hc do those jobs just fine?
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#9 Nikhil 2011-07-13 12:46
Grt guide nd beautifully presented. Thanks.. :-)
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#8 Sidewinder 2011-06-16 07:58
Works well
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#7 jo´se 2011-05-21 17:17
thanks
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#6 Conmen 2011-04-09 10:43
Awesome guide, that is helpful!!
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#5 Zombieman 2011-02-25 08:53
Great Guide
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#4 Bob 2011-01-11 13:54
Best guide I've found, thanks
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