NVIDIA's ForceWare Multimedia - An In-House Production
by Andrew Ku on July 11, 2004 12:05 AM EST- Posted in
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ForceWare Multimedia - DVD
The DVD portion of ForceWare Multimedia is basically the same as NVDVD. Keep in mind that the visual scheme for FWM is basically built upon NVDVD. FWM seems to access the NVDVD engine when you press the DVD button on the main menu. Everything is as we remember it from NVDVD, with one expectation (as least as far as we remember it). Our problem with the black bars continues here, just like we had with TV viewing. ATI's DVD player doesn't seem to have the same problem, but we can't show it in a screenshot, since they use DirectX Overlay to display the video stream.Again, we take issue with the track slider, as we did with NVDVD and the TV portion of FWM. This is a stickler issue for us, and when it comes to DVDs that are over 2 hours long, it only exasperates the problem.
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In our opinion, the single window interface for NVDVD/DVD portion of FWM is preferred over what we see with ATI's separate window and bar design. But over so many revisions of MMC, we are given some really great features and options that NVIDIA still needs address (i.e. jump to, angle, and zoom). NVIDIA has a zoom function that can be used with the mouse, but only half of the square that outlines the selection appears and there is no button for zoom or un-zoom (hot key access only - U button).
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dan2304k - Monday, July 12, 2004 - link
The aspect ratio problem is probably a problem with the player (WMP), not a problem with nvidia's software or recording. It appears to be recording in half-pel mode (352x480) resolution, which IS part of the DVD standard. If you were to create a DVD and put it in a properly made standalone DVD player, it would play back in the correct aspect ratio. A properly written software mpeg2 player should handle it properly too.glennpratt - Monday, July 12, 2004 - link
Have you compared them to a decent standalone card? It's silly to buy a subpar vid card with a subpar tuner attached to it that isn't compatible with much software. It may cost a little upfront, but when you go to upgrade, having them seperate will save money.JTDC - Sunday, July 11, 2004 - link
I am sorry that some users have had problems with the All in Wonder product line. My experience with the extended use of three of the ATI cards over the years has been largely positive. I look forward to continuing to use All in Wonder in the future. At the same time, I am open to seeing what Nvidia can offer.mcveigh - Sunday, July 11, 2004 - link
screw the bells and whistles...all I want is the NVDVD3 decoder to use with zoom player and FFDSHOW!glennpratt - Sunday, July 11, 2004 - link
All in wonder has a long history of happy customers? What world is this? AIW are an waste of money, there included software is crap and the drivers are unstable at best. Compare Media Center or Beyond TV + good standalone TV tuner with hardware MPEG encoding with AIW and you see what crap AIW's are.Not saying the nv cards are any better though.