Output devices - Revision history

Karhu: /* Full-featured DVB cards for HD video */

2013-04-18T00:52:51Z

Full-featured DVB cards for HD video

← Older revision		Revision as of 00:52, 18 April 2013
Line 17:		Line 17:

	====Full-featured DVB cards for HD video====		====Full-featured DVB cards for HD video====
-	~~There is~~ a card with Linux ~~driver~~.	+	TechnoTrend has a card called TT Premium S2-6400 Twin HD with excellent Linux drivers. It is a dual tuner satellite card with hdmi out. It is currently (2013-04) difficult to find in shops as it is mostly sold out.

	====[[Dxr3\|Dxr3 or Hollywood-Plus]] MPEG decoder for SD video====		====[[Dxr3\|Dxr3 or Hollywood-Plus]] MPEG decoder for SD video====

Karhu: /* Dxr3 or Hollywood-Plus MPEG decoder for SD video */

2013-04-06T13:26:15Z

Dxr3 or Hollywood-Plus MPEG decoder for SD video

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:26, 6 April 2013
Line 20:		Line 20:

	====[[Dxr3\|Dxr3 or Hollywood-Plus]] MPEG decoder for SD video====		====[[Dxr3\|Dxr3 or Hollywood-Plus]] MPEG decoder for SD video====
-	Dxr3 is a MPEG decoder card, originally used for viewing DVDs on computers that did not have enough processing power for DVD decoding. It can be used for viewing SD video. The current status (April 2013) is ~~that it cannot be used on stable VDR-2.0.0 because VDR requires DVB driver api 5.3. The~~ API available in recent kernel versions is not supported by the dxr3 driver anymore because the driver code has not updated for V4L2 (Video for Linux 2). The dxr3 driver only supports V4L1 (Video for Linux 1). The dxr3 driver has the em8300 decoder chip.	+	Dxr3 is a MPEG decoder card, originally used for viewing DVDs on computers that did not have enough processing power for DVD decoding. It can be used for viewing SD video. The current status (April 2013) is the API available in recent kernel versions is not supported by the dxr3 driver anymore because the driver code has not updated for V4L2 (Video for Linux 2). The dxr3 driver only supports V4L1 (Video for Linux 1). The dxr3 driver has the em8300 decoder chip.

	The previous stable VDR-1.6.0 can still work with dxr3 card and Linux kernels up to 2.6.37. The dxr3 card has limited OSD (On Screen Display) capabilities and can only show four colors at the time. The limitations can be cirumvented by using dxr3 compatible VDR skins.		The previous stable VDR-1.6.0 can still work with dxr3 card and Linux kernels up to 2.6.37. The dxr3 card has limited OSD (On Screen Display) capabilities and can only show four colors at the time. The limitations can be cirumvented by using dxr3 compatible VDR skins.

Karhu: /* VDPAU capable video card for HD video */

2013-04-02T18:06:19Z

VDPAU capable video card for HD video

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:06, 2 April 2013
Line 28:		Line 28:

	====VDPAU capable video card for HD video====		====VDPAU capable video card for HD video====
-	When using VDPAU capable video card the video is decoded "in software" by xineliboutput or similar plugin. It is then up to the plugin to use capabilities of the underlying hardware to decode the video as efficiently as possible in hardware. VDPAU api is meant for offloading video decoding to video hardware. Many video card manufacturers are currently (2013) supporting it such as ATI/AMD, Intel and NVidia.	+	When using VDPAU capable video card the video is decoded "in software" by xineliboutput or similar plugin. It is then up to the plugin to use the capabilities of the underlying hardware to decode the video as efficiently as possible in hardware. VDPAU api is meant for offloading video decoding to video hardware. Many video card manufacturers are currently (2013) supporting it such as ATI/AMD, Intel and NVidia.

	The main advantage of using the VDPAU api is that VDR can be run under Xorg and other software for Xorg can be used directly without modifications on the same setup. The video out will then be a normal Xorg session with hardware for VDR.		The main advantage of using the VDPAU api is that VDR can be run under Xorg and other software for Xorg can be used directly without modifications on the same setup. The video out will then be a normal Xorg session with hardware for VDR.

Karhu: /* Full-featured DVB cards for SD video */

2013-04-02T18:05:27Z

Full-featured DVB cards for SD video

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:05, 2 April 2013
Line 14:		Line 14:
	There is a list of DVB devices in V4L-DVB wiki at http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hardware_Device_Information		There is a list of DVB devices in V4L-DVB wiki at http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hardware_Device_Information

-	Some of them have hardware video decoders and ~~output~~.	+	Some of them have hardware video decoders and video out.

	====Full-featured DVB cards for HD video====		====Full-featured DVB cards for HD video====

Karhu: /* Full-featured DVB cards for SD video */

2013-04-02T18:04:53Z

Full-featured DVB cards for SD video

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:04, 2 April 2013
Line 10:		Line 10:

	====Full-featured DVB cards for SD video====		====Full-featured DVB cards for SD video====
-	Full featured DVB card has the DVB tuner and the hardware video decoder with TV-Out. Originally FF DVB card meant DVB-C (Cable), DVB-S (Satellite) or DVB-T (Terrestrial) tuner input with builtin MPEG2 decoder and video out for SD video for PCI bus.	+	Full featured DVB card has the DVB tuner and the hardware video decoder with TV-Out. Originally FF DVB card meant DVB-C (Cable), DVB-S (Satellite) or DVB-T (Terrestrial) tuner input with builtin MPEG2 decoder and video out for SD video. These cards were for PCI bus.

	There is a list of DVB devices in V4L-DVB wiki at http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hardware_Device_Information		There is a list of DVB devices in V4L-DVB wiki at http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hardware_Device_Information

Karhu: /* Hardware video decoder */

2013-04-02T17:35:57Z

Hardware video decoder

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:35, 2 April 2013
Line 1:		Line 1:
	== Hardware video decoder==		== Hardware video decoder==
	The principle of the VDR software is avoiding to deal with MPEG data on software side as much as possible. Decoding SD (Standard-definition) or HD (High definition) video consumes a lot of processing time and power. HD streams are supported as of VDR 2.0.0. Decoding the video in hardware is energy-efficient solution with lot of advantages. After the decoding filters are used the smooth out the picture and remove interlacing from SD video on monitors. This consumes additional processing power. There are many possibilities for decoding the video on hardware.		The principle of the VDR software is avoiding to deal with MPEG data on software side as much as possible. Decoding SD (Standard-definition) or HD (High definition) video consumes a lot of processing time and power. HD streams are supported as of VDR 2.0.0. Decoding the video in hardware is energy-efficient solution with lot of advantages. After the decoding filters are used the smooth out the picture and remove interlacing from SD video on monitors. This consumes additional processing power. There are many possibilities for decoding the video on hardware.
		+
		+

	====Crystal HD video decoders====		====Crystal HD video decoders====
Line 9:		Line 11:
	====Full-featured DVB cards for SD video====		====Full-featured DVB cards for SD video====
	Full featured DVB card has the DVB tuner and the hardware video decoder with TV-Out. Originally FF DVB card meant DVB-C (Cable), DVB-S (Satellite) or DVB-T (Terrestrial) tuner input with builtin MPEG2 decoder and video out for SD video for PCI bus.		Full featured DVB card has the DVB tuner and the hardware video decoder with TV-Out. Originally FF DVB card meant DVB-C (Cable), DVB-S (Satellite) or DVB-T (Terrestrial) tuner input with builtin MPEG2 decoder and video out for SD video for PCI bus.
		+
		+	There is a list of DVB devices in V4L-DVB wiki at http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hardware_Device_Information
		+
		+	Some of them have hardware video decoders and output.

	====Full-featured DVB cards for HD video====		====Full-featured DVB cards for HD video====

Karhu: /* Softdevice-plugin */

2013-04-01T22:48:38Z

Softdevice-plugin

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:48, 1 April 2013
Line 30:		Line 30:

	====[[Softdevice-plugin]]====		====[[Softdevice-plugin]]====
-	Softdevice-plugin provides excellent output on VGA hardware using X11 or DirectFB. ~~Can~~ also do hardware MPEG2 acceleration on motherboards provided with CLE266 chipset. Can also do field perfect interlaced output using Matrox G450/550 cards under DirectFB.	+	Softdevice-plugin provides excellent output on VGA hardware using X11 or DirectFB. It can also do hardware MPEG2 acceleration on motherboards provided with CLE266 chipset. Can also do field perfect interlaced output using Matrox G450/550 cards under DirectFB.

	====[[Xine-plugin]]====		====[[Xine-plugin]]====

Karhu: /* Softdevice-plugin */

2013-04-01T22:48:19Z

Softdevice-plugin

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:48, 1 April 2013
Line 30:		Line 30:

	====[[Softdevice-plugin]]====		====[[Softdevice-plugin]]====
-	~~Provides~~ excellent output on VGA hardware using X11 or DirectFB. Can also do hardware MPEG2 acceleration on motherboards provided with CLE266 chipset. Can also do field perfect interlaced output using Matrox G450/550 cards under DirectFB.	+	Softdevice-plugin provides excellent output on VGA hardware using X11 or DirectFB. Can also do hardware MPEG2 acceleration on motherboards provided with CLE266 chipset. Can also do field perfect interlaced output using Matrox G450/550 cards under DirectFB.
		+
	====[[Xine-plugin]]====		====[[Xine-plugin]]====
	Xine-plugin requires xine, gxine or some other xine-lib front-end. Xine can also use the hardware MPEG2 acceleration feature of the EPIA M motherboards with CLE266 chipset. [[software-playback-epia\|Software playback on EPIA]].		Xine-plugin requires xine, gxine or some other xine-lib front-end. Xine can also use the hardware MPEG2 acceleration feature of the EPIA M motherboards with CLE266 chipset. [[software-playback-epia\|Software playback on EPIA]].

Karhu: /* Hardware video decoder */

2013-04-01T22:44:37Z

Hardware video decoder

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:44, 1 April 2013
Line 1:		Line 1:
	== Hardware video decoder==		== Hardware video decoder==
-	The principle of the VDR software is avoiding to deal with MPEG data on software side as much as possible~~. Hardware video decoder can be used for viewing the video stream provided by the DVB card~~. Decoding SD (Standard-definition) or HD (High definition) video consumes a lot of processing time and power. Decoding the video in hardware is energy-efficient solution with lot of advantages. After the decoding filters are used the smooth out the picture and remove interlacing from SD video on monitors. This consumes additional processing power. There are many possibilities for decoding the video on hardware.	+	The principle of the VDR software is avoiding to deal with MPEG data on software side as much as possible. Decoding SD (Standard-definition) or HD (High definition) video consumes a lot of processing time and power. HD streams are supported as of VDR 2.0.0. Decoding the video in hardware is energy-efficient solution with lot of advantages. After the decoding filters are used the smooth out the picture and remove interlacing from SD video on monitors. This consumes additional processing power. There are many possibilities for decoding the video on hardware.

	====Crystal HD video decoders====		====Crystal HD video decoders====

Karhu: /* Hardware video decoder */

2013-04-01T21:52:47Z

Hardware video decoder

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:52, 1 April 2013
Line 1:		Line 1:
	== Hardware video decoder==		== Hardware video decoder==
-	The principle of the VDR software is avoiding to deal with MPEG data on software side as much as possible. ~~For~~ viewing of the video stream provided by the DVB card, a ~~hardware~~ video ~~decoder can be~~ used. There are ~~few~~ possibilities for decoding video on hardware:	+	The principle of the VDR software is avoiding to deal with MPEG data on software side as much as possible. Hardware video decoder can be used for viewing the video stream provided by the DVB card. Decoding SD (Standard-definition) or HD (High definition) video consumes a lot of processing time and power. Decoding the video in hardware is energy-efficient solution with lot of advantages. After the decoding filters are used the smooth out the picture and remove interlacing from SD video on monitors. This consumes additional processing power. There are many possibilities for decoding the video on hardware.

	====Crystal HD video decoders====		====Crystal HD video decoders====
-	Crystal HD video decoder is a decoder card which does not have video input or outputs. Instead it is plugged in a mini PCI-e slot and handles only decoding of the video data. After decoding the video is forwarded to an output device.	+	Crystal HD video decoder is a decoder card which does not have video input or outputs. Instead it is plugged in a mini PCI-e slot and handles only decoding of the MPEG4 video data. After decoding the video is forwarded to an output device.

	Xine-plugin seems to have support for this hardware.		Xine-plugin seems to have support for this hardware.
Line 14:		Line 14:

	====[[Dxr3\|Dxr3 or Hollywood-Plus]] MPEG decoder for SD video====		====[[Dxr3\|Dxr3 or Hollywood-Plus]] MPEG decoder for SD video====
-	Dxr3 is a MPEG decoder card, originally used for viewing DVDs on computers that did not have enough processing power for DVD decoding. It can be used for viewing SD ~~(Standard-definition)~~ video. The current status (April 2013) is that it cannot be used on stable VDR-2.0.0 because VDR requires DVB driver api 5.3. The API available in recent kernel versions is not supported by the dxr3 driver anymore because the driver code has not updated for V4L2 (Video for Linux 2). The dxr3 driver only supports V4L1 (Video for Linux 1). The dxr3 driver has the em8300 decoder chip.	+	Dxr3 is a MPEG decoder card, originally used for viewing DVDs on computers that did not have enough processing power for DVD decoding. It can be used for viewing SD video. The current status (April 2013) is that it cannot be used on stable VDR-2.0.0 because VDR requires DVB driver api 5.3. The API available in recent kernel versions is not supported by the dxr3 driver anymore because the driver code has not updated for V4L2 (Video for Linux 2). The dxr3 driver only supports V4L1 (Video for Linux 1). The dxr3 driver has the em8300 decoder chip.

	The previous stable VDR-1.6.0 can still work with dxr3 card and Linux kernels up to 2.6.37. The dxr3 card has limited OSD (On Screen Display) capabilities and can only show four colors at the time. The limitations can be cirumvented by using dxr3 compatible VDR skins.		The previous stable VDR-1.6.0 can still work with dxr3 card and Linux kernels up to 2.6.37. The dxr3 card has limited OSD (On Screen Display) capabilities and can only show four colors at the time. The limitations can be cirumvented by using dxr3 compatible VDR skins.