>> I can play Blu-Ray rips no problem via VDPAU, but without VDPAU the >> a/v eventually gets out of sync or if I use -framedrop there's dropped >> frames all over the place. ?My CPU is a dual-core AMD 3.1Ghz. ?Has >> anyone been able to play Blu-Rays well without VDPAU/VAAPI? > > If you want it to decode "properly" maybe not, but there are tricks > like -lavdopts skiploopfilter=nonref Are you able to play back Blu-Rays via software without A/V problems or excessive frame dropping? If so, do you use any tricks besides "-lavdopts skiploopfilter=nonref"? - Grant