mplayer uses xvideo directly (as well as xine) when in Xfree86. so yes it is 100% automatic to use the mpeg hardware acceleration IF the video drivers can support it... that's the cool part of freevo using mplayer or xine.
even a old ATI mach 64 will allow me to play a mpeg2 file with very little processor load on a pentium I 166.. using hardware playback is the only way to go, and if you can have it integrated with your display hardware then even better. -----Original Message----- From: Rob Shortt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 9:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Freevo-users] freevo STB design Gray, Tim wrote: > Anyways, a mini-itx setup woth a case that looks like a piece of video > equipment would be more in cost. although I'm pretty sure your assessment > on not having enough power ot encode video is wrong. I record from a ATI tv > wonder VE with mp1e on a 500mhz P-III here and get good results.. (no it's > not DVD quality at 8meg bitrate, but nither is any of the devices you can > buy in the stores. I don't think mp1e or mpeg1 can shake a stick at mpeg2. mpeg1 isn't even interlaced is it? > > Metallic6086N from GCT allwell, dvr-250 from ebay for about $89.00, 256 meg Does their chipset support mpeg2? From the website: Color key, Chroma key, DirectDraw & Mpeg-1 playback. > of ram for $45.00 and a 120 gig drive for $98.00 , a CD burning drive is > dirt at $30.00 or a DVD rom drive for $20.00(I still don't understand > wanting to play DVD's on freevo) I sold my dvd player to finance my Freevo habit. :) > If you stick with mpeg 1 or 2 files everything goes much easier. and you get > the advantages of hardware playback built in the video cards. I am not so sure the use of the decoder is so automatic... well, at least I hope it is. -Rob ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. SourceForge.net hosts over 70,000 Open Source Projects. See the people who have HELPED US provide better services: Click here: http://sourceforge.net/supporters.php _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. SourceForge.net hosts over 70,000 Open Source Projects. See the people who have HELPED US provide better services: Click here: http://sourceforge.net/supporters.php _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
