[mythtv-users] Occasional jerkiness during DVD playback

[James Armstrong]

Jon Boehm wrote:
> I switched to xine for my dvd playback for this very reason.  I found that
> the occasional jerkiness always happened around a chapter change.
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> I have an EPIA SP based Myth box.  I have XvMC working and video
> playback is usually very smooth and using only about 20% CPU.
> But when playing DVDs, once in a while, usually on scene changes
> where the whole field is different, I get a few seconds of jerky
> video and stuttering sound.
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> What could be causing this?
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> :j

I have this exact same problem on a new frontend. I don't think it is 
related to horsepower since I am running an AMD X2 64 4400+. It always 
happens at a Chapter change. Video slows down for a few seconds then 
starts playing back normally. My old frontend did not have this problem. 
It was a P4. I updated my copy of svn around May when I purchased a new 
frontend so it may be related to changes around then. I will have to 
enable verbose logging and see what I get.

- James