I can recall using mpv. I will check it out. Thanks for the alternative...
On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 5:14 PM RVP <r...@sdf.org> wrote: > > On Wed, 21 Jul 2021, Todd Gruhn wrote: > > > Actually, all James Bond movies do this. > > > > Ironically, none of the animated features (Shrek, Cars, Croods, Ice > > Age, etc) do this. > > > > For some reason, that, is hilarious... :D > > > I noticed that I have some shared-objects with names such as > > .../dri/*_dri_nouveau.so > > missing where do these come from? How do I get them? > > > > You mean .../dri/nouveau_dri.so? Both base X11 and MesaLib should > bring that in. > > > Does anyone else have problems with *certain* viddeos freezing -- > > especially non-animated videos ? > > > > Animated movies have lower frame/bit rates than action ones. Other than > that I don't know. Try playing a recent Michael Bay movie--even more > action (bayhem, I believe, it is called) than a Bond flick. See if the > player struggles. If it does, then your player is a video critic. Or, > it might just be scratches on the DVD. > > I recommend you use `mpv' instead of vlc. > > -RVP
