[mythtv-users] Xv and XvMC - what's the difference?

[Jarod C. Wilson]

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On Thursday 08 January 2004 13:46, Emlyn.Bolton at nokia.com wrote:
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> Could somebody enlighten me as to what Xv and XvMC are exactly, and whether
> my assumptions are accurate.

Xv is X video, an accelerated video standard. XvMC is X video Motion 
Compensation, which is an extension of Xv, but isn't very standard (at least 
not yet).

> I assume that Xv provides some form of direct access to the screen but I'm
> unsure of the specifics.

I don't really know the specifics either, but I believe you're on the right 
track. Not sure if I was very helpful, but I didn't see any other replies 
yet. :)

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