Re: [xine-user] Using More than one video card

[Dave D. <do...@do...>]

On Sat, Apr 29, 2006 at 09:52:30AM +0200, Dominique Dumont wrote:
> Dave Dodge <do...@do...> writes:
> > As far as output, your choices are to either run a single X server
> > on both displays and then make sure the applications show up at the
> > right spot (because the displays are essentially one giant desktop);
> 
> That might prove difficult to output *video* on both heads.

Good point.  Accelerated scaling of multiple video streams could be
trouble.

> Theorically, such a setup would work if xine use x11 driver for both
> video. But it requires a lot of CPU for full screen video (software
> zoom for both video)

It might be possible to reduce the software x11 driver's CPU load to
an acceptable level by running the X server at a very low resolution
(ideally the same resolution as the video itself).  If the the kiosk
will be displaying video most if not all of the time, there might not
be any need for the display to actually be in a high-resolution mode.

                                                  -Dave Dodge