[MPlayer-dev-eng] wmv8 variable fps

[Arpi]

Hi,

> > > > Arpi, could you try fixing variable fps playback of wmv8 encoded asfs? They 
> > > > slow down a lot, eg when there are logos or stuff shown (low motion).
> > > > Try for example http://www.mymovies.net/film/fid352/trailers/trid510/wm/bb.asx
> > > 	I think it's normal, just the fps wich is very low (less than 1 sometimes).
> > 
> > Note! There isn't a real FPS value in ASF files, only frametime (ask Arpi ;)
> 	I know but you start talking variable fps, I mean that sometimes the
> 	frametime is very long and the osd is not updated anymore. So it look
> 	like mplayer block, but I think it normal.
> 		Albeu

No, it's an old, known bug.
MPlayer's core blocks/hangs when frametime>0.3 sec.
It's because there is a 300msec limit for video PTS jump, to avoid endless
blocking at broken timestamps or wraparounds.
But these ASF files sometimes needs 2-3 sec of delay between frames, but
mplayer reduces this tiem to 300msec but audio is still 2-3 sec long...
anyway, as mplayer is not threaded, audio decoding shouldn't be stopped for
long time... hard to solve.


A'rpi / Astral & ESP-team

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