[vlc] Re: New Streaming Problem

[Jean-Paul Saman]

Les LaZar wrote:
> On Friday, March 26, Manu Abrham wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>>Hi,
>>
>>The EPIA MB requires the kernel to be patched , i believe for the onboard,
>>MPEG decoder. Using a generic VESA driver is like throwing away lot of
>>computing power.
>>
>>Manu
>>
> 
> 
> Yes, I realize the optimized CLE266 driver for the EPIA MB will improve
> performance in some cases.  One of the questions that I have is whether the
> CLE266 driver will impact the performance of any of the applications that I
> am trying to use, including VLC and GnomeMeeting (whic uses X for display).
> 
Do not think so. The MPEG decoder is used for the Video Out AFAIK. For 
plain X you need the full support of the Graphics chip, this means 
patching your XFree86 with the Via linux driver. This will give you Xv 
extensions (XVideo) support for all X applications.

-- 
Kind greetings,

Jean-Paul Saman


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