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Re: Mplayer runs slowly, screen split diagonally



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On 04/11/08 08:58, John Talbut wrote:
>>On 04/11/08 07:34, John Talbut wrote:
>>> When I try to play a DVD using mplayer it runs slowly, something like 4
>>> frames a second.  The screen is split diagonally and it seems as if one
>>> frame is pasted into the top left half of the screen and the next into
>>> the bottom right.
>>>
>>> Any ideas about what is happening, how to diagnose it or how to get it
>>> working correctly.
>>>
>>> Currently I am using the latest Debian testing distribution packages,
>>> though I have had similar problems with etch.
> 
>> You don't tell use whether your system is a P90 with an et4000/w32
>> video card, or a 3GHz Core2Duo with an NVIDIA 8900 and the nvidia
>> driver.
> 
> My system has a Pentium III processor at 1 GHz and I have a 16 MB ATI
> Rage 128 Pro 4X AGP video card.

a) Has it always run this slowly?

b) What video driver are you using?

c) What *exact* command line are you using to view the movie?

d) Does it view acceptably in other players, like vlc or xine?

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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

We want... a Shrubbery!!
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