[linuxtv-softmpeg] softmpeg VDR plugin status : 1.2.6 vs. 1.3.10

[Nicolas Huillard <nhuillard@ghs.fr>]

The only difference between what works with all of you and what did not 
work for me was finally the VDR version.
So I tried 1.3.10 and softmpeg is much more fluent : no skipping frames 
on many channels, but...


1) most important : I still can't view the video alone ; it is always 
shown "through" the OSD

2) I still have lots of WARNINGS (here on 
"Sat.1:12480:v:S19.2E:27500:1791:1792:34:0:46:0:0:0") :

{!} [23105: 364.477] SoftMPEG - WARNING in audio_playout at audio.c:251: 
 falling below low mark (3280/3333)
{!} [23105: 364.771] SoftMPEG - WARNING in audio_playout at audio.c:251: 
 falling below low mark (3200/3333)

3) Some channels don't show the video, and have stranges "couac" in the 
audio ("RTL2:12188:h:S19.2E:27500:166:128:68:0:12020:0:0:0") :

{!} [23111: 617.828] SoftMPEG - WARNING in audio_playout at audio.c:251: 
 falling below low mark (1260/3333)
{-} [23111: 617.835] SoftMPEG/check_and_write_audio_pes/pts skew. 
pts_begin and pts_end differ too much: +20:20:18.336<=> +20:20:30.058
{-} [23111: 617.839] 
SoftMPEG/softmpeg_decoder_set_pids/softmpeg_decoder_set_pids(): 
vpid:0x1fff, apid:0x1fff, pcrpid:0x1fff
 (!!!)  *** WARNING [device buffer underrun?] *** 
[../../../src/core/core_sound.c:421 in sound_thread()]
[softmpeg] Flush: wnd:0, le:54, top:45, w:624, h:486
{!} [23111: 618.498] SoftMPEG - ERROR in audio_handle_pes_data at 
audio.c:595:  mpeg audio frame decoding failed
{!} [23111: 618.501] SoftMPEG - ERROR in audio_handle_pes_data at 
audio.c:564:  some error while mpeg audio frame decoding
{!} [23111: 619.103] SoftMPEG - WARNING in audio_playout at audio.c:251: 
 falling below low mark (2860/3333)

4) After some time (2 minutes), the OSD doesn't want to show up, or on 
the contrary to show off. Even a VDR stop / start can't refresh the OSD 
: a frame-buffer problem ?

5) Recordings make with 1.2.6 are all choppy : are they because they 
where badly recorded, or because playback is choppy ? New recordings 
seems to be good.


I'll clean-up all the codes, and check for patches I may have missed 
(new patch for fusion-sound in the libsoftmpeg directory)

Conclusion : softmpeg actually compiles without warning on 1.2.6 (ie. 
before you adapted it to 1.3.10+), but does not work cleanly.

--
NH