[MPlayer-users] using VESA and radeon image is purple where black should be

[Nick Kurshev]

Hello, Brian!

On Mon, 31 Dec 2001 10:20:23 -0500 you wrote:

> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> On Mon, Dec 31, 2001 at 05:38:45PM +0300, Nick Kurshev wrote:
> > 
> > You use SW scaling automatically if you use pure VESA output.
> 
> By "pure VESA output" you mean vesa without the use of the
> ":lvo:/dev/radeon_vid" option right?
> 
Yes
> > Patrly by IDCT
> 
> That would be nice.
> 
It would be nice it it will be imlpemented but now it impossible.
> > A lot: Matrox, NVidia
> 
> Really?
> 
> Matrox (G400):
>     - monkeying around needed to get BES on the TV-Out port.
>     - out of production and generally unavailable now
>     - very expensive compared to other TV-Out hardware
> 
G450 supports DVD playback
> NVidia:
>     - binary drivers
>     - will always be dependent on vendor for support (what happens
>       if/when NVidia decides to abandon Linux?)
> 
After that ATI have licenced other vendors you may get problems too if you purchase
not native card.
> > Try every compatible and select faster for you.
> 
> Ahhhh.  That's the good point.  There are a lot of codecs in the "-vc"
> output.  How do I know which ones are even able to play my particular
> file?
> 
> Time for an RFE:
> 
> mplayer -vc help some_file
> 
> should only show the codecs compatible with "some_file".
> 
Ask Arpi about such feature but not me.
> b.
> 
> -- 
> Brian J. Murrell
> 
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Best regards! Nick