Re: video card with hardware mpeg decoding with free driver?
On Tue, Aug 21, 2007 at 02:20:26PM -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
> * Lennart Sorensen <lsorense@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> [2007-08-21 13:34:53 -0400]:
>
> > > Another good test scene: Maria in the Mother Superior's office, the
> > > Nvidia driver lets the viewer see the MS's facial expression change as
> > > Maria talks, with the nv driver you miss this subtle facial acting.
> > >
> > > I too was surprised that having the hardware decoding made a qualatative
> > > difference rather than just using more system resources.
> >
> > Wow, I hadn't expected the Xv extensions to be able to make that kind of
> > difference to the decoded video. Or perhaps there is some serious bug
> > in the open nv driver.
>
> Or try different video output drivers. In mplayer, -vo I think is the
> switch. The selected driver can make a difference.
>
Could you elaborate on output drivers? I'm in the midst of a reinstall
so don't have VLC or the docs installed. I haven't tried mplayer.
Also, I don't actually own any DVDs. The Sound of Music was borrowed
from family from out-of-town over the Christmas holidays.
I do know that at the time I fiddled with all of VLC's options.
Doug.
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