From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9EE401381F3 for ; Mon, 24 Dec 2012 14:27:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 9060421C0A3; Mon, 24 Dec 2012 14:26:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mout.perfora.net (mout.perfora.net [74.208.4.195]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2F4C121C048 for ; Mon, 24 Dec 2012 14:25:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (66-208-231-133.ubr01a.rte20201.pa.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [66.208.231.133]) by mrelay.perfora.net (node=mrus4) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0Lt2Ju-1T3Xat2hx4-012M7m; Mon, 24 Dec 2012 09:25:38 -0500 Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:25:36 -0600 From: Bruce Hill To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Questions about optimal mplayer settings Message-ID: <20121224142536.GC26547@server> References: <20121218232009.GA24866@waltdnes.org> <50D1D157.3020804@binarywings.net> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <50D1D157.3020804@binarywings.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:3dRw/GBnTHU3uKSY8c94sHbXWUVuxq95UOyXzgMKM/b s1xOAvRovCq60Ry3+YD5wawOpCnYbLLizmbLHf0rv0DqjRHCfv B9M+H3Z18FNkRz5fxW1KpmSRSCmxW7BeG9JjzYzqWbasHnPMdK ZesD9F8cL3h6S+qQcD2DDqXoqaQQGOUOTrCbnVrkG1ltsrLo3C BUqhV47OCgsFvdM86kdWpfHDCMgMiOrmrFbrGNkMTl8UmOCmzR t+v+LMwB4dQtC3l7LACbRQCbirTZ2pG+H+mwQwnQKsC5vUFbV7 1qsbsbL0GGClKXSPg1dexyxVUyPHFmOQrYiPW8Mrjzi/9NoPWX q95w2qbqmwboEMdE7W0XkKTSILGlXheAuXxCd3IMh X-Archives-Salt: 28657e00-a1f6-4434-b7ef-b75b086c59fa X-Archives-Hash: ec0d7cad6878005ff152cf8f3594e289 On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 03:38:15PM +0100, Florian Philipp wrote: > Am 19.12.2012 00:20, schrieb Walter Dnes: > > 1) In the past couple of days I finally figured out what I was doing > > wrong with hardware acceleration (causing lack thereof) with an onboard > > Intel GPU in my HTPC machine. I've applied the same fix to my desktop. > > mplayer now has 5 video output modes that actually show a picture... > > > > xv X11/Xv > > This doesn't use any GPU features. Good compatibility but otherwise not > recommended. > > > gl_nosw OpenGL no software rendering > > Same as gl just that it fails when you have driver issues that prevent > it from using the GPU. More like a debugging tool. > > > x11 X11 ( XImage/Shm ) > > Practically outdated. > > > gl OpenGL > > Recommended. Should work okay without further tuning but offers a lot of > them. Just play around. > > > gl2 X11 (OpenGL) - multiple textures version > > Unmaintained. Use gl. > > > > > Which one has the best playback ability? Is there a test program or a > > "torture test" video file I can use for testing? > > > > > > 2) When I start up mplayer, the diagnostics include... > > "MMX2 supported but disabled" > > > > There is no "mmx2" in the USE flags or in /proc/cpuinfo > > > > That should be USE="mmxext". No clue what's its name in cpuinfo but > since you are running something newer than a P3 it should be a safe bet. > > PS: Have to tried mplayer2? It's mostly compatible but offers no > mencoder support but you can install mplayer to get that. It has better > threading support and some other minor improvements. > > Regards, > Florian Philipp Which mplayer are you talking about? Your USE flags and info don't match my portage: mingdao@workstation ~ $ emerge -pv mplayer These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild N ] media-plugins/live-2012.01.07 0 kB [ebuild N ] app-arch/unrar-4.2.3 0 kB [ebuild N ] media-libs/libdca-0.0.5-r2 USE="-debug -oss -static-libs" 0 kB [ebuild N ] media-libs/xvid-1.3.2 USE="threads -examples -pic" 0 kB [ebuild N ] dev-libs/libcdio-0.83 USE="cxx -cddb -minimal -static-libs" 0 kB [ebuild N ] media-libs/libdv-1.0.0-r2 USE="sdl -debug -static-libs -xv" 0 kB [ebuild N ] x11-libs/libXScrnSaver-1.2.2 USE="-static-libs" 0 kB [ebuild N ] media-libs/libtheora-1.1.1 USE="encode -doc -examples -static-libs" 0 kB [ebuild N ] media-libs/speex-1.2_rc1 USE="sse -ogg -static-libs" 0 kB [ebuild N ] media-video/mplayer-1.1-r1 USE="3dnow 3dnowext X a52 alsa cdio dts dv dvd dvdnav enca encode faad iconv jpeg jpeg2k libass live mmx mmxext mp3 network opengl osdmenu png quicktime rar real rtc sdl shm speex sse sse2 theora toolame tremor truetype twolame unicode vorbis x264 xscreensaver xv xvid -aalib (-altivec) (-aqua) -bidi -bindist -bl -bluray -bs2b -cddb -cdparanoia -cpudetection -debug -dga -directfb -doc -dvb -dxr3 -faac -fbcon -ftp -ggi -gif -gsm -ipv6 -jack -joystick -ladspa -libcaca -libmpeg2 -lirc -lzo -mad -md5sum -mng -nas -nut -openal -oss -pnm -pulseaudio -pvr -radio -rtmp -samba -ssse3 -tga -v4l -vdpau (-vidix) (-win32codecs) -xanim -xinerama -xvmc -zoran" VIDEO_CARDS="-mga -s3virge -tdfx" 0 kB Total: 10 packages (10 new), Size of downloads: 0 kB mingdao@workstation ~ $ grep mmx /proc/cpuinfo flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc extd_apicid aperfmperf pni monitor cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs skinit wdt cpb hw_pstate npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save pausefilter -- Happy Penguin Computers >') 126 Fenco Drive ( \ Tupelo, MS 38801 ^^ support@happypenguincomputers.com 662-269-2706 662-205-6424 http://happypenguincomputers.com/ Don't top-post: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_post#Top-posting