[mythtv] mpeg2 decodes and funny quirks

[Michael T. Dean]

On 10/27/06 19:32, Jan Vilhuber wrote:

>Here's a few observations I've had over the last while:
>
>If I set the mpeg2 decoder (setup -> TV -> playback or somewhere in  
>there) to:
>
>Standard: Everything looks fine, and with titivillus-OSD my menu is  
>BLUE and grey (i.e. highlighted item is blue) (not sure if that is  
>controlled by titivillus-OSD, BTW)
>
>xvmc: Playback looks fine (no different than standard or libmpeg2,  
>really), but the menu flickers like mad and is grey on grey! Did I  
>compile myth wrong? I did enable xvmc...
>
>libmpeg2: The menu is also grey on grey, and when I fast-forward, the  
>fast-forward STOPS after a few seconds. The machine isn't frozen, as  
>I can press 'back/exit' or 'fast-forward' or whatever and it will do  
>what I tell it. But fast-forward just stops (and pauses?) after a few  
>seconds.
>
>For now I'm using standard as it works fine and looks good, but when/ 
>if I move to HD content, I wonder if I need to switch to one of the  
>faster methods, in which case things aren't quite so rosy.
>
>All tests done with mythtv-0.20-snv Revision: 11622, but this has  
>been going on since 0.19.1 at least.
>

Again, perhaps it's time to sign up for the mythtv-users list...  
http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users

Mike