[mythtv-users] how can I do XvMC?

manu eallaud at yahoo.fr
Thu Oct 30 09:10:54 EST 2003


Le 30.10.2003 22:00:08, Joseph A. Caputo a écrit :
> On Thursday 30 October 2003 07:32, manu wrote:
> > > XvMC support is only for Nvidia GeForce4 MX.  You can't use it
> with
> > > a Radeon; don't even bother trying to enable it.
> >
> > Why? This card driver offers different functions than others?
> > If Xfree provides you the needed functions why restrict to only on
> > card?
> > Bye
> > Manu
> 
> The XvMC support is dependent on hardware that is specific to the
> Nvidia
> GeForce4 MX card.  In addition, the functions are not provided by
> XFree86 per se, but by Nvidia's proprietary binary-only, closed- 
> source
> 
> driver.  It only works with their card.  Period.

Then you mean that XvMC in XFree is not efficient enough for myth  
needs?
BTW : I am not whining or complaining, just trying to understand what  
is going on.
Bye
Manu


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