Murray: If the graphics driver doesn't support hardware acceleration, then OpenGL really suffers. You might consider getting a graphics card with better support. If it makes you feel better, it seems many people have problems with GeForce FX cards being slow.
http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/SuSE/2008-06/msg01304.html Some users have reported that turning off transparency features in Compiz helps. Refer here: http://forum.compiz-fusion.org/showthread.php?t=10018 I am sure you could find other tips via Google. Brian > I use Totem/GStreamer for viewing movie files. > > With Compiz active the picture breaks up, especially in fullscreen. > > How do I improve/fix the performance of video in Compiz. > > CPU usage doesn't go beyond 20% but the picture still breaks up (tears) > quite often. > > When I disable Compiz I can view the movies perfectly. > > I have enabled the "Video Plugin" for Compiz but it doesn't appear to > make a difference. > > I've seen patches for mplayer to take advantage of the "Video Plugin" > but my preference is to continue to use GStreamer if I can. > > I have a P4 3.3Ghz, 1GB RAM, with a GeForce FX Go5200 Video. > > I'm running OpenSolaris 2008.11 with the legacy NVidia drivers. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > desktop-discuss mailing list > desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org
