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From: Florian Philipp <lists@×××××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Questions about optimal mplayer settings
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:40:03
Message-Id: 50D1D157.3020804@binarywings.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Questions about optimal mplayer settings by Walter Dnes
1 Am 19.12.2012 00:20, schrieb Walter Dnes:
2 > 1) In the past couple of days I finally figured out what I was doing
3 > wrong with hardware acceleration (causing lack thereof) with an onboard
4 > Intel GPU in my HTPC machine. I've applied the same fix to my desktop.
5 > mplayer now has 5 video output modes that actually show a picture...
6 >
7 > xv X11/Xv
8
9 This doesn't use any GPU features. Good compatibility but otherwise not
10 recommended.
11
12 > gl_nosw OpenGL no software rendering
13
14 Same as gl just that it fails when you have driver issues that prevent
15 it from using the GPU. More like a debugging tool.
16
17 > x11 X11 ( XImage/Shm )
18
19 Practically outdated.
20
21 > gl OpenGL
22
23 Recommended. Should work okay without further tuning but offers a lot of
24 them. Just play around.
25
26 > gl2 X11 (OpenGL) - multiple textures version
27
28 Unmaintained. Use gl.
29
30 >
31 > Which one has the best playback ability? Is there a test program or a
32 > "torture test" video file I can use for testing?
33 >
34 >
35 > 2) When I start up mplayer, the diagnostics include...
36 > "MMX2 supported but disabled"
37 >
38 > There is no "mmx2" in the USE flags or in /proc/cpuinfo
39 >
40
41 That should be USE="mmxext". No clue what's its name in cpuinfo but
42 since you are running something newer than a P3 it should be a safe bet.
43
44 PS: Have to tried mplayer2? It's mostly compatible but offers no
45 mencoder support but you can install mplayer to get that. It has better
46 threading support and some other minor improvements.
47
48 Regards,
49 Florian Philipp

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Re: [gentoo-user] Questions about optimal mplayer settings Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>
[gentoo-user] Re: Questions about optimal mplayer settings nunojsilva@ist.utl.pt (Nuno J. Silva)
[gentoo-user] Re: Questions about optimal mplayer settings Bruce Hill <daddy@×××××××××××××××××××××.com>