[MPlayer-dev-eng] Mplayer CPU time

[Zoltan Hidvegi]

Andrea Palmat? wrote:
> Just a question. Why mplayer use 50% of cpu time 
> even if i use -ao null -vo null? It is possible 
> that it use so many cpu time? what are the 
> critical functions that i can try to optimize?
> O use a port of mplayer with AmigaOS and Altivec enabled.

Sometimes -vo null mpeg encodes the output, because -vo null is a vo
device that can displays mpeg directly.  See
http://www1.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-dev-eng/2005-February/033539.html

Other times, if you play mpeg without filters, -vo null will pass the
mpeg through without decoding, so everything will be super fast.

Zoli