[mythtv-users] VDPAU not working with 720p

[Mike Perkins]

On 01/03/15 20:45, Michael Wisniewski wrote:
> I'm in the middle of setting up my frontend and ran into a goofy problem.
> On shows that are in 1080i, process utilization for the mythfrontend
> process is down around 10%.  If I change to a channel that has a show in
> 720p, mythfrontend goes up to 40% to 50%.  I get the feeling like Myth may
> not be using vdpau for hardware acceleration for 720p videos.
>
> In my Playback profile, I have:
>
> Match Criteria: >= 0,0
> Decoder: Nvidia VDPAU Acceleration
> Max CPU: 1
> Deblocking filter: check
> video renderer: vdpau
> osd renderer: vdpau
> osd fade: check
> Primary deinterlacer: Temporal 2, HW
> Fallback: Advanced 1, HW
> Custom Filters: Null
>
> It's odd because when the channel switches to a show in 720p, you will see
> "HD 1080" at the bottom.  If you wait until that goes away and then hit
> 'I", you will see "HD 720" at the bottom....
>
> Any help is appreciated!
>
Don't forget that any resolution may change because of program changes, ad 
breaks, etc. So the first value you saw may very well be correct, if it catches 
some frames before the program actually begins. Later, it will show values 
during the program.

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Mike Perkins