[MPlayer-users] differences between xv and xvidix

[Marcel Naziri]

Hi,

is it normal that xv output is more cpu intensive than xvidix, although the 
xv-extension supports hardware scaling? what are the differences for mplayer 
while decoding? where comes the higher cpu-load?
because xvidix doesn't work with atis xfree86 firegl driver and the radeon 
driver xfree86 4.2.1 is messing up my flat panel, i have to use xv with 
firegl drivers.
so are there any options to speed up xv output?

greets
  Marcel

bash-2.05b$ xvinfo
X-Video Extension version 2.2
screen #0
  Adaptor #0: "ATI Radeon Video Overlay"
    number of ports: 1
    port base: 67
    operations supported: PutImage
    supported visuals:
      depth 24, visualID 0x23
      depth 24, visualID 0x24
      depth 24, visualID 0x25
      depth 24, visualID 0x26
[...]
    maximum XvImage size: 2048 x 2048
    Number of image formats: 4
      id: 0x32595559 (YUY2)
        guid: 59555932-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71
        bits per pixel: 16
        number of planes: 1
        type: YUV (packed)
      id: 0x59565955 (UYVY)
        guid: 55595659-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71
        bits per pixel: 16
        number of planes: 1
        type: YUV (packed)
      id: 0x32315659 (YV12)
        guid: 59563132-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71
        bits per pixel: 12
        number of planes: 3
        type: YUV (planar)
      id: 0x30323449 (I420)
        guid: 49343230-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71
        bits per pixel: 12
        number of planes: 3
        type: YUV (planar)