Hi, C.Y.M wrote: >>>>> When I switch channels in vdr-1.3.44, I noticed that xine-0.7.7 is >>>>> switching OSD >>>>> display modes during channel changes. I am currently using "blend >>>>> clipped" for >>>>> the OSD display mode, but when I switch channels, xine temporarily >>>>> goes into X11 >>>>> overlay mode in the middle of channel change, then goes back to the >>>>> mode I have >>>>> selected to use. Any way of preventing xine from temporarily >>>>> switching to "X11 >>>>> overlay" during channel changes? >>>> I haven't noticed such a behavior recently, but I'll have a look at it >>>> tomorrow evening. >>> Are you sure that it is "X11 overlay mode" (this mode doesn't support >>> semi transparent colors)? >>> >>> When switching channels, vdr-xine shows the NO SIGNAL screen which has a >>> resolution of 720x576. If your channels broadcast at a different >>> resolution then that, you get the visual effect of using "X11 overlay >>> mode" while NO SIGNAL is shown, but the difference is, that the OSD is >>> still semi transparent (assuming that support for semi transparent >>> colors is enabled in vdr-xine's setup menu). >>> >>> As it is now easier to create noSignal.mpg, you may create such a single >>> image mpg at a resolution which suits better for your channels. >>> >> Reinhard, you were absolutely correct. Since most of the broadcast here is done >> in 544x480, all I had to do was change the no-signal mpeg file to the correct >> resolution and aspect ratio (4/3) and now it looks perfect when switching >> channels. Thanks for explaining that to me and sorry for the trouble. > > This is how I fixed it.. > > mencoder noSignal-completelyBlack.mpg -ovc lavc -lavcopts > vcodec=mpeg1video:aspect=4/3 -vf scale=544:480 -o > noSignal-completelyBlack-544x480.mpg As I got a similar request, here is how I created noSignal.mpg: cat noSignal.png \ | pngtopnm \ | ppmtoy4m -F 25:1 -A 4:3 -I p -r -S 420mpeg2 -v 2 -n 1 \ | mpeg2enc -f 8 -a 2 -q 1 -n p -I 0 -T 120 -R 2 -g 10 -G 12 -o noSignal.mpg noSignal.png should have a resolution of 720x576, but you may want to use a resolution which fits better to the resolution of your channels. Some tools require at least a certain version to accept the mentioned arguments. Here are my versions: pngtopnm: netpbm-10.26.12-5.4 ppmtoy4m: mjpegtools-1.8.0 mpeg2enc: mjpegtools-1.8.0 Bye. -- Dipl.-Inform. (FH) Reinhard Nissl mailto:rnissl@xxxxxx
