vlc performance troubles

[Michael Shapiro]

Try using the SDL video module and the esd sound module.

* Tom (tom at lemuria.org) wrote:
> I've got serious performance troubles with vlc (0.2.73) on a machine
> that really should have enough power.
> 
> data:
> 
> vlc 0.2.73
> athlon 1.2 ghz, geforce 2
> linux 2.4.0
> xfree 4.0.3
> 
> using xvideo output at 800x600 (fullscreen)
> 
> after some time of playing, video gets choppy, sound lags behind and
> has a pretty bad quality. vmstat reveals that vlc is using 90-95% of
> the cpu.
> my guess is that xvideo doesn't use hardware acceleration. is that
> correct? if so, I guess given that even on a high-end machine it can't
> play a dvd in viewable quality, it should display a big, red warning.
> 
> 
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> 
--mike
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