[mythtv-users] XvMC and libmpeg2 to be dropped in 0.25

[Raymond Wagner]

On 12/5/2010 09:33, James Courtier-Dutton wrote:
> I agree that VDPAU (and similar) and OpenGL are the way forward for HD
> content, but Xv and XvMC are still perfectly good for SD content.
> For example, I have a small TV in the Kitchen. There is no sensible
> reason for me to purchase a HD capable STB when the TV is only 17
> inches and has no HDMI connector.

It has nothing to do with the content it is usable with, and everything 
to do with the direction we want to take the presentation of MythTV.  Xv 
has no OSD support to speak of.  Any overlays must be rendered to the 
size of the video, converted to YUV, and baked into the video.  XvMC has 
OSD support, but it is very primitive, and ends up being more limiting 
than Xv.  The fact that XvMC has been unnecessary for any desktop 
processor made in the past five years, and $25 gets you a video card 
plenty capable of handling the OpenGL painter, has just made the 
decision an easier one.