peter.dittmann@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > 'm also using older PC types (PIII) and the cpu load of the cutting thread > is seriously hampering the resposiveness of vdr. > > Is there a way to lower the priority of the thread for cutting ? > > I know there are some patches around (cutter-queue; bandwith), > but both seems not to address it on the thread priority. > > Wouldn't it being a real solution to make the cutter a background task on nice > level ? > I've tried to understand how vdr sets the thread priority but I got lost. > Can somebody shed some light on the was the thrad priorities are assigned and > wether it woul be possible to place a single thread at nice level while vdr > still uses normal sheduling. If you're using the current developer version, simply put a call to SetPriority(19); at the beginning of cCuttingThread::Action(). Let me know if this helps, the I'll add it to the official code. Klaus
