Re: [xine-user] xine & dvd playback

[Michael R. <mr...@us...>]

Hi Adam,

> > > On my FreeBSD 5.2 desktop & my FreeBSD 5.2 laptop, I get really poor
> > > playback of DVD's in xine-0.9.23_1.  Video playback is very jerky; so
> > > much so that it is too annoying to watch.
> > >
> > > In the same machine, running under Windows using PowerDVD is seamless
> > >
> > > :(
> >
> > You've followed all the hints given in the the xine faq?
> >
> > http://xinehq.de/index.php/faq#AEN199
> > http://xinehq.de/index.php/faq#SPEEDUP
> > http://xinehq.de/index.php/faq#SMOOTHNESS
>
> I hadn't, but it seems these FAQ answers are very Linux oriented :(

First thing to check for is DMA on the DVD drive. This should be 
OS-independent. Next thing is to make sure you are using Xv and not XShm.

> I can't find much in the way of FreeBSD.  I might give MPlayer or something
> a go, to see how it will compare to Xine, but realistically, I'd rather use
> Xine.

Thanks. :)

Michael

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