[mythtv-users] Playback acceleration

[Kevin Kuphal]

That's what I was wondering.  If there was an MPEG-2 option in MythTV, then
it would help?

kevin

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Joseph A. Caputo
> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 4:05 PM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Playback acceleration
> 
> 
> On Friday 23 January 2004 14:32, Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> > I have a question regarding playback.  My current MythTV 
> setup uses a 
> > WinTV 401 card for capture and I'm outputting via VGA from 
> my Voodoo 
> > 5500 AGP card to my TV using a VGA to NTSC converter that 
> works much 
> > better for my rear projection TV than any TV-OUT I've found.
> >
> > I have an ATI All-in-Wonder Raedon that I ripped out in 
> place of the 
> > WinTV 401 because of the unsupported capture features of 
> the card. I'm 
> > considering putting it back in because it provides hardware 
> > acceleration of MPEG via XvImage.
> >
> > If I substitute my ATI card for my Voodoo 5500 using the gatos 
> > drivers, will I still enjoy the MPEG acceleration on the 
> VGA output as 
> > opposed to the TV output?
> >
> > Also, does it matter if I'm capturing TV using MPEG-4 vs. RTJPEG in 
> > terms of applying this acceleration.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Kevin
> 
> If you're recording with a WinTV 401 card, then you won't benefit at 
> all.  MPEG (decode) acceleration is only for MPEG-1 & MPEG-2. 
>  It won't 
> help at all for MPEG-4 or RTjpeg.
> 
> -JAC
> 
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