[MPlayer-dev-eng] Synchronization of players in LAN

[J.A. Gutierrez]

On Thu, Nov 20, 2003 at 01:20:47PM +0100, Attila Kinali wrote:
> 
> > 	- Use NTP to keep in sync all the computers' clocks, and trust
> > 	mplayer's rtc synchronisation feature.
> > 
> 
> Mplayer does not sync against an external clock but syncs video to audio.
> RTC is only used for sleeping, nothing more. See mplayer.c:2205

	ok
> 
> > 	How difficult would be to add code so all the player synchronise
> > 	using the LAN? Or should I use some external clock connected to
> > 	all serial ports? Or use a totally different approach?
> 
> You'd have to change mplayers sync code to sync against the system
> clock (or anyother external source) instead of audio. 

	I will read the source; I hope it won't be too difficult
	to implement that.

	Thanks

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