[linuxtv-softmpeg] Re: SDL backend?

[Andreas Kotes <count@flatline.de>]

Heya,

* Niklas Peinecke <n.peinecke@web.de> [20040219 16:24]:
> >* Niklas Peinecke <n.peinecke@web.de> [20040219 15:03]:
> >
> >>I have joined the softmpeg list since I think libsoftmpeg could be the 
> >>solution to overcome the use of "FF" DVB cards with linux. I myself use 
> >>a skystar2, thus a software decoder would be great to have!
> >>
> >>However I'm a bit worried about the use of DirectFB, practically the 
> >>Matrox G400/500 series seems to be the only graphics adapter supported 
> >>properly.
> >
> >
> >.. but you can use it with any graphiccard which has a framebuffer
> >device on linux, i.e. even the ones which have 'only' VESA fb.
> >
> >with the CPU power needed to use softmpeg you should have enough spare
> >cycles to do that, too ...
> 
> No, not with my actual setup (K6/2 400 and some cheap ATI Mach 64),

wow! a Mach64! .. DirectFB (CVS) supports (almost) complete hardware
acceleration on ATI Mach 64 since last week or something, support is
about as complete as on Matrox ..

> Well a horribly fast machine would be some 3Ghz thing and I'm not going 
> to put such a thing in my living room.

yes. I'm not entirely sure your CPU will suffice for softmpeg itself at
all, but you'll see :O)

> >what graphic hardware are you using?
> See above. But if DirectFB *has* a SDL backend, well, nevermind.

don't use DirectFB with SDL on that machine, it would be a PITA (but
work, slowly) ...

try DirectFB CVS with dfb_ts first (on a mach64 framebuffer, of course)
if that doesn't work well, you might want to consider buying different
hardware ;) .. there might be ways to tweak the results a little, but
not many ...

good luck!

   Count

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