[mythtv-users] pixalated live tv images

[Kevin Johnson]

On Wed, Nov 2, 2016 at 12:55 PM, Peter Bennett <cats22 at comcast.net> wrote:

> On 11/01/2016 10:10 PM, Kevin Johnson wrote:
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> On Tue, Nov 1, 2016 at 5:56 PM, Kevin Johnson <iitywygms at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Tue, Nov 1, 2016 at 4:58 PM, Peter Bennett <cats22 at comcast.net> wrote:
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>>> On 11/01/2016 04:25 PM, Kevin Johnson wrote:
>>> > The area with the white marks appears where the channel icon would be
>>> > if I hit the info button twice.  The area to the right of that would
>>> > be where the show information is.  If you look close you can see that
>>> > some of the white marks look like letters.  (mythbuntu theme)
>>> >
>>> > The pic is not the best.  I can try to get better but its hard to
>>> > pause at just the right spot.  Will post up one when I can get a
>>> > "perfect shot"
>>> > If the area above the screen was dark, the white marks would appear
>>> > right over where the "tuner name" area is.
>>> >
>>> > Also, the white speckles appear in different areas if I change the
>>> > theme.  They almost always appear where the theme borders are with any
>>> > particular theme.
>>> >
>>> I think you are referring to the On Screen Display (i.e. When you press
>>> I). Is the problem resolved after the Information display is gone?
>>>
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>> Yes.  The on screen display.  See link below
>> http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z161/dabears_rule/IMG_201
>> 61101_174231.jpg
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>>> > I can use the opengl as a work around on all but one of my systems.
>>> > The other one is old and under powered system that has trouble with
>>> > any settings except vdpau slim.
>>> >
>>> You have many systems that are doing this?
>>>
>> Yes.  The low power system is a Zotac Ion.
>>   Version: Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU  330   @ 1.60GHz
>>
>>> >
>>> > Also, I dont think this would be a problem with vdpau or drivers.  If
>>> > it was, would I not get the same thing on recorded programs??
>>> >
>>> > I cant be sure, but I think the recordings play back without issue
>>> > because there is not nearly as much "info from the theme" behind the
>>> > video???
>>> >
>>> > Is my thinking correct on that????
>>> >
>>> The Info is not behind the video, it is in the OSD which is hidden until
>>> needed. I don't know why it would happen with Live TV only. Live TV is
>>> just playing a recording while it is being recorded. I will try some
>>> tests myself with Live TV to see if I can see this.
>>>
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>> I noticed last night that if I pressed pause rapidly, the OSD would pop
>> up momentarily while watching live tv.  It would only flash for half a
>> second.  That is how I determined that the distortion fit the same pattern
>> as the currently used OSD.
>>
>> I really appreciate the help here.  I know you and everyone that works on
>> myth have a life besides working on myth.  It is truly appreciated.
>> If I can collect info or help out in any way please let me know.
>>
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> Some videos to help explain.
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9e_fa78-6tGVTNjVjNmQUNjaG8/view?usp=
> sharing
>  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9e_fa78-6tGLUpTOVo0WGZTQWc/view?usp=
> sharing
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> From the videos it looks like it must be related to the On Screen Display.
> I cannot understand why it is limited to Live TV. I am unable to recreate
> it. I have the cheap NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [GeForce 210] video card.
>
> The code does allow for different OSD display methods - VDPAU, softblend,
> OpenGL, but for some reason only VDPAU is enabled when you use VDPAU for
> video rendering. I could try enabling the others when VDPAU is enabled. I
> do not know if that would work. Does anybody have any idea how I can create
> this situation?
>
> Peter
>
> Not sure if it adds any more.
If I use vdpau and bring the guide up, you can see the osd behind the
guide.  Its distorted tho.
This does not appear using Opengl

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9e_fa78-6tGLWFqYkFvVG9SMTQ/view?usp=sharing

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