[MPlayer-users] DXR3 Users please read

[David Holm]

I should point out that this requires you to get mplayer from cvs or you'll 
have to wait for the next prerelease. IMHO it's worth it though ;).

//David

On Tuesday 29 October 2002 17.34, David Holm wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> Hi,
> I have just changed the dxr3 device so that prebuffering is disabled by
> default. To enable it you have to specify :prebuf, :noprebuf has been
> deprecated.
> I have also added a new option called :sync, which is a new syncengine I
> have written. It seems to work great so far and I would like as many of you
> as possible to try it out.
> The new sync engine makes it possible for athlon users to use prebuffering.
> This uses alot more cpu but the gain is much smoother playback.
> It is also highly recommended (or I should say required) to use the
> following option when playing with mpeg1 filters, -vo
> lavc=<qualitylevel>:25. <qualitylevel> is the video quality you want
> ranging from 1 = best and upwards. 25 tells lavc to encode video at 25
> frames per second. This is required for the em8300 to be able to play video
> properly when running with prebuffering as we have not yet figured out how
> to change the fps setting. (Any windows users here who are any good with
> softice? ;).
> I have had reports that :prebuf:sync does not work well when playing
> standard mpeg1/2 on athlons, just play without those options when playing
> standard mpegs.
>
> Conclusion:
> When playing anything other than mpeg, like divx or realvideo use the
> following options (this includes athlon owners):
> -vo dxr3:prebuf:sync -vop lavc=1:25
> When playing standard mpeg use either
> -vo dxr3:prebuf:sync or if this does not work (most likely for athlon
> users) just use -vo dxr3.
>
> Please report back to me how this works out, thank you.
>
> //David Holm
>
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