[mythtv-users] OSD display fade causes playback stutter

Gerald Brandt gbr at majentis.com
Mon Dec 21 15:37:51 UTC 2009


Hi, 

I'll have to remember that when .23 comes out, and try to turn OSD fade back on. 

Gerald 

----- "Jim Stichnoth" <stichnot at gmail.com> wrote: 
> On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 7:25 AM, Michael T. Dean 
> <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote: 
> > On 12/21/2009 10:11 AM, Gerald Brandt wrote: 
> >> 
> >> I'm running Mythbuntu .22 fixes on an Atom 330 with vdpau. My output is 
> >> 1920x1080 onto an LCD HDTV. 
> >> 
> >> When watching TV or recordings (less so in recordings), whenever the OSD 
> >> fades away, it causes stutter on my playback. Is anyone else seeing this 
> >> problem? Is there a way to turn off the fading? 
> >> 
> >> It is worse on SD channels than it is on HD. 
> > 
> > In your playback profiles, you need to disable the OSD fade. 
> > http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Playback_profiles 
> > 
> > (Note that a profile is the entry within the playback profile group (i.e. 
> > Slim is a group--and a good one to use--and each entry within Slim is a 
> > profile). Therefore, you need to edit each profile within your group.) 
> 
> Regarding the higher level question. The OSD is currently not 
> accelerated, so the processor may do a fair bit of work, especially 
> for a fade. I believe this is currently being addressed in a branch, 
> for VDPAU, OpenGL, and others. 
> 
> Jim 
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