On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:01:07 -0500 Mark Fanara <mark.fanara at gmail.com> wrote: > when trying to playback at 3x using mplayer, it plays back at less > than 3x. 1. Check the load on your system. -framedrop helps, but it may not be aggressive enough with many formats. -lavdopts... 2. Check that the VO method you are using isn't waiting for vsync... There may be options to disable that. 3. Check the audio sample rate. It increases with speed. If it's getting to the maximum your soundcard can handle, you may need software resampling to make it work. -- Ha. I'm the idiot.