[mythtv-users] Trying again: Bad studdering when video fades toblack, or in all white frames

[Nathan Goff]

Curtis Stanford wrote:
> My apologies, got confused with another system. It is indeed the via82xx 
> driver.
> 
> On December 4, 2003 09:24 am, Mike Wood wrote:
> 
>>Curtis,
>>
>>You're using the alsa intel8x0 driver with the via onboard sound of the
>>EPIA, not the via82xx driver?
>>
>>
>>>-------- Original Message --------
>>>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Trying again: Bad studdering when video
>>>fades	toblack, or in all white frames
>>>From: "Curtis Stanford" <curtis at stanfordcomputing.com>
>>>Date: Thu, December 04, 2003 9:06 am
>>>To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>>>
>>>My OSD stuttering problem got a lot better lately. I don't know if it
>>>was a
>>>CVS update or the change to alsa 1.0-rc1. I suspect the latter.
>>>
>>>I'm using an EPIA M10000 and the alsa intel8x0 driver.
>>>
>>>On December 4, 2003 08:52 am, Tim wrote:
>>>
>>>>I still don't have a real answer, just another observation from my
>>>
>>>setup.
>>>
>>>
>>>>It seems to be somewhat capture resolution dependent also.  I was
>>>
>>>playing
>>>
>>>
>>>>around last night with lowering the horinzontal res after reading
>>>
>>>the
>>>
>>>
>>>>"Resolution" thread yesterday and when I changed it to 352x480 I
>>>
>>>started
>>>
>>>
>>>>studdering bad.  Resetting to either 640x480 or 720x480 brought it
>>>
>>>back
>>>
>>>
>>>>inline to the little studder I have.
>>>>
>>>>Also, what input are you using?  I'm using svideo from a directv
>>>
>>>reciever,
>>>
>>>
>>>>composite is the same.  I don't know about the actual tuner since I
>>>
>>>don't
>>>
>>>
>>>>use that much.
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: <wishbone at h4b.org>
>>>>To: <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>>>>Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 9:40 PM
>>>>Subject: [mythtv-users] Trying again: Bad studdering when video
>>>
>>>fades
>>>
>>>
>>>>toblack, or in all white frames
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I see really bad studdering when the video fades to black or there
>>>
>>>is all
>>>
>>>
>>>>white
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>(or a lot of white) in the video.  For those that have seen this,
>>>
>>>is
>>>
>>>
>>>>>there
>>>>
>>>>a
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>recommendation to get around it yet?
>>>>>
>>>>>thanks,
>>>>>Joshua
>>>>>
>>>>>Myth .12
>>>>>IVTV (for my pvr-250) .12 version 1125A of jens code (although I
>>>
>>>noticed
>>>
>>>
>>>>this
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>even with older versions)
>>>>>--
>>>>>
>>>>>*<|:oþ
>>>>>"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
>>>>>The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
>>>>>Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
>>>>>The frumious Bandersnatch!"
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I had an onboard sound card using the via82xx alsa driver as well and 
had the exact same problem you are describing.  The solution for me was 
to get another sound card and disable the onboard one.  I just got a 
cheapo SB 16 PCI card and it works great now!

Nathan Goff