#PotPlayer guide
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##Installers
- PotPlayer(x86): http://www.dvbsupport.net/download/index.php?act=view&id=230
- madVR: http://madshi.net/madVR.zip
- LAV Filters: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=156191
- Haali Media Splitter: http://haali.su/mkv/MatroskaSplitter.exe
- xy-VSFilter: http://xy-vsfilter.googlecode.com/files/xy-VSFilter_3.0.0.65_Installer.exe
##Installation
- Install Potplayer and Haali with the default settings.
- Install Lav filters and uncheck anything that you don't need (x64 and the audio if using ffdshow)
- Extract madVR and run install.bat as an administrator.
- Install xy-VSFilter.
##PotPlayer Setup Start PotPlayer and go to options (F5):
- Filter Control:
- Source/Splitter: Set Damage AVI and Damage ASF to 'Built-in'
- Source/Splitter: Set Matroska to '*Haali Media Splitter'
- Source/Splitter: Set everything else to '*LAV Splitter Source'
- Video Decoder: Set everything to '*LAV Video Decoder'
- Audio Decoder: Set everything to '*ffdshow Audio Decoder' or '*LAV Audio Decoder' depending on preference
- Custom filter manager: add external filter > add xy-VSFilter.dll
- Video:
- Set Video renderer to 'Madshi Video Renderer'
- Audio:
- Set audio renderer to output DirectSound
##madVR Setup Play a Video file and right click on the madVR tray icon to access it's settings page 'Edit madvr Settings...'
- Devices:
- name of monitor/TV:
- properties: Set RGB output to 0-255 and bit depth to 8-bit or higher
- Display Modes: add any refresh rates that your monitor supports. e.g '1080p23, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29, 1080p30, 1080p50, 1080p59, 1080p60' check 'restore original display mode when media player closes'
- name of monitor/TV:
- processing:
- decoding: uncheck everything
##Hardware Acceleration To enable hw acceleration goto 'LAV Video Configuration' (can be found in the start menu)
- Select the appropriate hardware decoder e.g 'NVIDIA CUVID'
- Set the algorithm to 'Adaptive' and the mode to 'Video'
- Check 'High-Quality Processing'