[mythtv] Re: OSD fade-out stuttering (with XvMC)

[Stefan Frank]

Tako Schotanus <quintesse at palacio-cristal.com> writes:

> Kenneth Aafløy wrote:
>
>>On Wednesday 09 June 2004 01:53, Damion de Soto wrote:
>>
>>
>>>When the OSD tries to fade out, it causes live tv to pause/stutter.
>>>I'm not sure if this is because I don't have enough CPU power (700MHz
>>>Athlon), or because I'm using XvMC or both.
>>>It's slightly different using the Xv driver, but still noticable.
>>>
>>>I saw a post recently enquiring about a fix for the VIASLICE driver for a
>>>similar problem, does anyone know any more about this?
>>>
>>>If it is just lack of processing power, how would I go about removing the
>>>'fade-out' feature, and just make the OSD dissappear straight away?
>>>
>>>thanks,
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Check the share/mythtv/themes/*osd/osd.xml file, very close to the
>> top: <fadeaway>. Don't think there is an option for this, as it's just
>> as easy to edit the theme to your pref.
>>
>>
> But that would mean having to edit it each time when the osd.xml changes
> or if you want to switch themes. So it hardly is "just as easy" ;-)
>
> -Tako
> _______________________________________________


nobody seems to care about my patches. ;-(
I sent a patch for exactly that about a week ago. Look for OSD fadetime
in the subject.

Bye, Stefan

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