Re: MPlayer which version is suitable
 

Garrrrhhh... you're right! :) When I ran the tests in post #438 I had not sudo'd to root on the device running the stock xserver - when I sudo to root on the device with the stock xserver, the blanking is reproducible.

I really don't think this is an issue that warrants further investigation unless you can fix it without spending much time on it - under normal circumstances users shouldn't be running apps as root, and other than when I'm testing I would typically use the GUI anyway. :)

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Serge, I just installed the latest version of Mplayer and the replacement xserver and I'm truly amazed. For the first time I can enjoy smooth video playback on my N800 at a resolution that really does its great display justice (400x240 at 25 fps). I've been watching a couple of minutes of "28 Days Later", which was extremely choppy and teary before and is now absolutely smooth an thoroughly enjoyable (in a slasher-psychopathic sense, obviously).

Also, I found this latest version of Mplayer so stable that you should really consider dropping the "RC" and go v1 full-on.

There is still one thing missing on the N800 that I use extensively on my Archos: a resume play-function. My Archos remembers where I stopped watching the last movie and can resume it from there.

I've always said that this is an indispensable function for a portable media player and I'm wondering whether this sort of functionality can be incorporated in Mplayer.

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hi,
sorry for the delay; I will get you a sample clip tomorrow !

-dave

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One thing I noticed was that somehow, if I used KMplayer as the frontend, and switched to full screen, the video is not as smooth as just using Mplayer alone (ie. without kmplayer).

I don't understand why the front end would cause Mplayer to play things differently though...anyone else noticed this?


Luke

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Thanks a lot, just upload it somewhere and provide me with a link, or contact me in PM, so we can discuss how I can get this sample. We just recently had this audio/video sync bug story which took too much time to resolve because nobody cared to report it properly. So I was worried that we might be getting something similar repeated :)

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I also installed the latest version of Mplayer and the replacement xserver (http://fanoush.wz.cz/maemo/xserver-x...o31_armel.deb), they work fine. However i am too lazy to do benchmarking.

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I don't grok benchmarking. When I can watch a movie without being annoyed by hickups or artefacts, and when that movie plays clearly enough to make me think I'm watching it on a bigger screen than I'm really doing, then I'm good.

Mplayer and the xserver upgrade give me that feeling. I'm good. :cool:

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As Serge says, if no one bothers to respond with proper bug reports or benchmarks, then the person/s programming the software will not be able to fix any issues more effectively and efficiently. We're helping ourselves when we help the programmers.

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Ok i will post some tests tomorrow or someday next week when i have time.

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Thanks, but I think we have enough benchmarks for .16 version already ;) Bugreports if something does not work properly are always welcome though.