I'm trying to get vlc working on my Myth box, but so far have run into
problems related to sound and xv support. It works fine on a similar
linux system (same hardware except for video out), so I'm sure I'll get
it working eventually. Then the question becomes: is it any better than
xine (which is working well with DVDs, although the sound needs tweaking.)
Once I get it working I'll report back with the settings I used and how
it compares to xine.
Daniel
Robert Karaffa wrote:
I've been experimenting with MythVideo, mostly on my OS X frontend.
For OS X, mplayer is the video player that works best, except I get
crackly audio on everything.
In Linux, xine seemed to be the best...except I could not get it to
show subtitles (I like indie and foreign films!).
So I was stuck, until I tried fooling with VLC.
VLC in Linux is the bomb. It shows subtitles, is highly configurable,
plays .iso files, DVDs, the works. The best part is that the command
line call in MythVideo is as simple as:
Code:
vlc
Installation in KnoppMyth R5A16 was a snap:
apt-get install vlc
No dependency probs (yay!).
Latest downloadable version is 0.8.1.
The interface is easily configured on-screen, then it can be put away
for good. Much better than xine. yay!
For OS X, VLC will work, but it will not come to the foreground when
called unless I alt-tab to it. Bummer. I'm working on that, but have
only succeeded in making it crash.
Volume levels of VLC in OS X are much better than mplayer. Louder,
crisper and clearer. If anybody has any ideas or is also fooling with
VLC, I'd like to share notes!
-Bob K.
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