[MPlayer-users] mga_vid - xv how much faster?

[Arpi]

Hi,

> > >  and how much faster is mga_vid than xv?
> > 
> > It's faster because you don't need X at all (you can stay
> > in command line and save X overhead).
> > 
> > Otherwise you can _also_ use mga_vid with X, use -vo xmga
> > and then you can compare yourself.
> 
> Even xmga is a lot faster than xv. The issue is that xv copies the
> image around in ram and/or does slow pixel packing in C. Just having X
> around doesn't make things slower; mga and xmga should be the same
> speed.

speed is just one thing.
mga/xmga has a much more important advantage/feature: hardware triple
buffering. so it provides stable, jitter-less video.

anyway there are patches flying around for Xv to add this functionality,
but afaik it's pain in the ass to get them compile + working...


A'rpi / Astral & ESP-team

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