[MPlayer-users] Process X using too much CPU
Jason Bishop
jason at doomba.com
Mon Apr 28 15:30:19 CEST 2003
i'm on suse 7.3 and xvinfo reports:
X-Video Extension version 2.2
screen #0
Adaptor #0: "NV05 Video Blitter"
number of ports: 32
port base: 63
operations supported: PutImage
supported visuals:
depth 16, visualID 0x21
depth 16, visualID 0x23
depth 16, visualID 0x22
depth 16, visualID 0x24
no port attributes defined
maximum XvImage size: 2046 x 2046
Number of image formats: 5
id: 0x32595559 (YUY2)
guid: 59555932-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71
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: 0x59565955 (UYVY)
guid: 55595659-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71
bits per pixel: 16
number of planes: 1
type: YUV (packed)
id: 0x30323449 (I420)
guid: 49343230-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71
bits per pixel: 12
number of planes: 3
type: YUV (planar)
id: 0x3
guid: 03000000-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71
bits per pixel: 32
number of planes: 1
type: RGB (packed)
depth: 0
red, green, blue masks: 0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
whats xvinfo say on your box?
Jason
On Mon, 28 Apr 2003, Dirk wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> Hello,
>
> when playing videos using "mplayer -vo xv" the process X uses about
> 50% CPU (on an athlon XP 1800+) and the video quality is poor.
>
> This did not happen before I upgraded my SuSE 8.0 to 8.2. Before, the
> total CPU usage was less than 5%. I was using -vo xv because this was
> the only -vo driver to use so litte CPU and giving such a good video -
> no drops
> no hangs - even when recoring withh mencoder at the same time and
> the total CPU usage was at 95%.
>
> I first assumed it was a driver problem (SiS 650 chipset), but the
> developer tells me that it is working fine for him. I am using
> mplayer-0.90rc5 before and after the update.
>
> I also tried some other -vo drivers. DGA is working a bit better, but
> still CPU usage of more that 30% and very poor video quality: Image is
> ok, but it is hanging quite often.
>
> I think that some other configuation (not mplayer, not X) on my system that
> has changed is now causing the problems - but which one?
>
> I have been spending a lot of time changing the XF86config-settings,
> none helped, so far. Maybe changing some mplayer option could
> help. And can anyone tell me what could make the process X use so much
> CPU - what is it doing at all?
>
> I would appreciate any help, because I am a bit desperate - I already
> have spent so much time in this...
>
>
> Thank you very much,
>
>
>
> Dirk
>
>
> P.S. Also many thanks to everyone working for mplayer, it has been
> working great - and I hope it will again!
>
>
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