radeon ddr 64mb and dvd playback

[nick lidakis]

Alain Seite wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 14, 2001 at 08:09:32PM -0500, nick lidakis wrote:
> > Anyone using vlc or xine in conjunction with a radeon ddr agp videocard.
> > I seem to be having some issues with dvd playback. Whenever I play a dvd
> > or mpeg the  the last frame played shows up when I switch desktops.
> > Also, no other windows can be seen on top of the video window. This only
> > happens when using Xvideo output or SDL. Switching to X11 solves the
>
> I'd say it's a window manager issue : I have seen the same problem with
> gnome, fvwm2 works fine.
>
> > problem, but video playback is too choppy even on a dual p3 1Ghz
> > motherboard with no there apps running. Is this an issue with xfree or
> > just my videocard? Using windows with the supplied ATI dvd player,
> > everything works fine. Anybody else using a Radeon with vlc? And if so
> > what are you experiences?
> >
> > nick lidakis
> >
> >
> >
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> Alain SEITE (allan at free.fr)
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This happens regarldless of window manager. Someone had mentiooned it might
be a problem with overlay.
Still withing to hear from other radeon users who use this card for mpeg2
playback.