VLC + ATI +WIN2k

[Rob Cavicchio]

OK, thanks for the info. 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gildas Bazin [mailto:gbazin at netcourrier.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 12:04 PM
> To: vlc at videolan.org
> Subject: Re: VLC + ATI +WIN2k
> 
> 
> On Tuesday 14 August 2001 7:47 pm, Rob Cavicchio wrote:
> > I'm pretty sure I have the latest driver installed already. 
>  That was part
> > of rebuilding the machine.  Unfortunately, the 
> AccelGraphics Web site seems
> > to have disappeared, but I've got the current driver from 
> the Gateway site,
> > which is where I got the PC.
> > 
> 
> This what I just found on the internet. It looks like 
> Permedia2 is an old 
> chipset and it doesn't support YUV overlay (so no hopes for 
> you unless you 
> buy a new video card :_(
> 
> Q: Does the CVPPC have internal MPEG or VideoOverlay support?
> A: The permedia2 neither has internal mpg decoding support, 
> nor video overlay.
>    It does have internal 3D support. See: TVP4020 ADVANCED 
> VIDEO PROCESSING - 
> TI's page
>    "The TVP4020 is also capable of high-resolution (1024 x 
> 768) MPEG1 and
>     2 playback at a full 30 frames/second using a CPU-based 
> software decoder.
>     An integrated YUV to RGB color space converter reduces CPU and bus
>     loading."
> A: Overlay is not supported in the way like it is on the 
> ViRGE or Cirrus5446. 
> It can only be emulated using the texture engine. This is 
> still currently 
> unanswered as to the benefit.
> 
> --
> Gildas
> 
>