For h.264, might want to check this out: http://code.google.com/p/coreavc-for-linux/ http://dvbn.happysat.org/viewtopic.php?t=44896&highlight=coreavc+vdr ----- Original Message ----- From: "Reinhard Nissl" <rnissl@xxxxxx> To: "VDR Mailing List" <vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 12:03 AM Subject: Re: VDR-xine + ffmpeg? (h.264 problems) > Hi, > > Jelle De Loecker schrieb: > > > I followed a german tutorial on how to install VDR with xine. It had > > some patches for better h.264 playback, but when I tune to BBC HD, it's > > still painfully slow, and the image is quite bad, too! > > Try to cheat decoding in ~/.xine/config: > > video.processing.ffmpeg_choose_speed_over_accuracy:1 > video.processing.ffmpeg_pp_quality:0 > video.processing.ffmpeg_skip_loop_filter:all > video.processing.ffmpeg_thread_count:2 > > Regarding image quality: you'll have to use a deinterlacer > > xine ... > -Dtvtime:method=Greedy2Frame,cheap_mode=0,pulldown=0,use_progressive_frame _flag=0 > > Using use_progressive_frame_flag=1 will disable the deinterlacer > for progressive images automatically and save some CPU cycles but > broadcasters often do not set this flag correctly in the images > especially when there is only a little area with heavy movement > (e. g. a football). Hence, those images do not get deinterlaced > and look awfully. > > > I compiled xine with the ffmpeg option (external ffmpeg or something) > > but I never installed ffmpeg nor are there any instructions on how to do so. > > configure ; make ; make install > > > I mean, I could compile ffmpeg eventually, I just need to know if I need > > to apply any more patches or so ... > > I installed ffmpeg from the repository, but it doesn't seem to have any > > effect. > > Optimize your FFmpeg for your hardware, e. g. > > ../ffmpeg/configure --prefix=/soft/ffmpeg-video --arch=i686 > --cpu=pentium4 --enable-pthreads --enable-shared --enable-gpl > --enable-postproc --disable-stripping > > Similar optimization for xine-lib / xine-ui: > > CFLAGS='-g3 -O3 -pipe -march=pentium4' ../xine-lib-1.2/configure > --prefix=/soft/xine-lib-1.2-video --with-external-ffmpeg > --disable-dxr3 > CFLAGS='-g3 -O3 -pipe -march=pentium4' ../xine-ui/configure > --prefix=/soft/xine-ui-1.2-video --enable-vdr-keys > > Last but not least: make sure that you use a graphics board which > supports hardware color space conversion and image scaling. Use > an appropriate output driver, e. g. > > xine ... -V xv > > Bye. > -- > Dipl.-Inform. (FH) Reinhard Nissl > mailto:rnissl@xxxxxx > > _______________________________________________ > vdr mailing list > vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr _______________________________________________ vdr mailing list vdr@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
