Yes, mplayer does process the video in -tv mode, it seems. For me, this causes the video to lag too far behind the (passed-thru) audio. I'd like some resolution to this: either overlay video or synchronized A/V capture, processing, and playback. I think/hope the timeshift feature will do this for me.
Also, just to be clear: you have the Matrox _Marvel_ G400? with TV-in and -out on the same card. Is that correct? for an alternative to xawtv, look at tvtime.sourceforge.net --- Erland Lewin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a Matrox G400-TV in a fairly slow (450 MHz) machine. > > Watching TV in overlay mode (xawtv) works great, but I have not been > able to get good tv output from mplayer. > > My impression is that: > * MPlayer does not use overlay-mode, but actually tries to grab and > process the data from the TV before displaying it. > * The v4l drivers for the G400 conflict with the mga_vid driver for > mplayer. If I try to run mplayer with TV input and xmga output, the > output will be erratic and flicker. If I then try to run mplayer and > display a regular film clip, then it will also flicker even though it > displayed properly before doing the tv experiment. After removing and > reloading the v4l drivers, mplayer mga_vid display will work again. > > My guess is that there is a hardware limitation in the G400, where some > part (the Back End Scaler (BES), or YUV->RGB conversion) is used in both > TV input and mga_vid output, and that both cannot be used at the same > time. If anyone could confirm this I would appreciate it. > > So, my conclusion is that I would like to watch TV with freevo using > overlay mode. I saw that is such a program in the CVS attic, in > matrox_g400/Attic/v4l1_to_mga.c. What is the story of this program? Why > was it removed? > > If my conclusions are correct, I would like to add an alternative to > mplayer to do TV watching for freevo. Would there be any objections to this? > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _______________________________________________ > Freevo-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-devel ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Freevo-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-devel
