Windows 10: Not really a question, more a celebration - HEVC/H265/HDR videos on Windows 11 are finally...

You can see others who had the same issue:https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/hevch265-videos-are-no-longer-showing-thumbnails/7d701931-65b8-4cff-83d7-a990ab3f3a6fhttps://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/my-pc-wont-generate-thumbnails-for-hevc-videos/d699b670-d56b-4acb-95bb-166b69619c3dhttps://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-file-explorer-does-not-generate-thumbnails/f2fa1ba7-2351-4dfa-b6da-3be275aead1dhttps://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/1cu4eyr/videos_recorded_with_hdr_enabled_no_longer/https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/

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Windows 11 HEVC/H265 problems

Videos are playing without issues, Windows h265 hevc codecs purchased two years back from Microsoft store.

Download video, play using Windows media player

 

PLEX - stop transcoding for 6CH HEVC H265 video 1080p

Hi there

Using Plex for 1080p with 6Ch and codec HEVC H265 transcoding always seems to take place and video pauses frequently even on megafast Network connection.

If I drop the audio to 2CH then it works fine seems PLEX has problem with the AUDIO rather than the video codec --strange though.

It all works at 720p whatever audio but I do prefer the full 1080p on decent TV's.

Is there any way to either "Pre-transcode in advance" or fix the audio problem -- 2Ch is OK but full 6 Ch is great for some movies.
Using HEVC H265 saves HUGE amounts of disk space at 1080p and will be even better for 4K UHD TV too.

Cheers
jimbo

 

Windows 11 HEVC/H265 problems

I'm unable to load any H265 videos into RaceRender on Windows 11. This includes videos from any source, such as GoPro, MP4 ( H.265 ) | Test Videos, or videos converted to H265 with ffmpeg. I get the error message shown below. The problem does not happen on an older Windows 10 system.

The Microsoft HEVC codec has been paid for and reinstalled several times, with reboots in between. The OS is up-to-date.

I'm aware of all relevant information on answers.microsoft.com, including Redirecting, and none are of any help. I'm able to load and play H265 videos on Windows Media Player (the Windows 11 version and legacy version), VLC, Shotcut, and others, which I could do before I paid money and installed the codec. I bought it specifically for RaceRender, but the codec appears to have absolutely no effect.

From RaceRender support:

I went ahead and got a Windows 11 machine with RaceRender running, and I was able to load H.265 video fine, though I did end up using a Microsoft troubleshooting article, as like yourself, when I initially purchased and installed the codec pack, it did not work.

This is the article I used. I ended up needing to install it a couple of times before it took, whatever that means in this context. I would also ensure your Windows 11 is up to date. Failing that though if the codec is installed and functioning, RaceRender will use it, so I would get in touch with Microsoft support if you need further assistance. If it is installed correctly, Windows Media Player should also be able to play the video too, so that's something worth testing as well.

The log file shows:

2024-05-07 09:58:58,"Attempting MediaMfOpen('Big_Buck_Bunny_1080_10s_5MB.mp4')"

2024-05-07 09:59:00,"Media Foundation loaded no video or audio for 'Big_Buck_Bunny_1080_10s_5MB.mp4'"

2024-05-07 09:59:01,"

Code:

 -141 'MediaMfOpen'" [/i]

[i]2024-05-07 09:59:01,"Attempting MediaImageOpen('Big_Buck_Bunny_1080_10s_5MB.mp4')" [/i]

[i]2024-05-07 09:59:01,"[Code] -81 'MediaImageOpenBitmap'" [/i]

[i]2024-05-07 09:59:01,"[Code] -81 'MediaImageOpenPNG'" [/i]

[i]2024-05-07 09:59:01,"[Code] -81 'MediaImageOpenImageWin32'" [/i]

[i]2024-05-07 09:59:01,"[Code] -141 'MediaImageOpen'" [/i]

[i]2024-05-07 09:59:01,"Attempting MediaAudioOpen('Big_Buck_Bunny_1080_10s_5MB.mp4', AudioOnly:0)" [/i]

[i]2024-05-07 09:59:01,"[Code] -141 'MediaAudioOpen'" [/i]

[i]2024-05-07 09:59:01,"[Code] -145 'InputHandlerOpen' Param: 0" [/i]

[i]2024-05-07 09:59:01,"[Disp] -145 'Unrecognized or unsupported file format. [/i]

[i]If it's a video, try converting or exporting it into .MP4 or .MOV format.[/i]

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