[mythtv-users] how can I do XvMC?

[Joseph A. Caputo]

On Thursday 30 October 2003 07:32, manu wrote:
> > XvMC support is only for Nvidia GeForce4 MX.  You can't use it with
> > a Radeon; don't even bother trying to enable it.
>
> Why? This card driver offers different functions than others?
> If Xfree provides you the needed functions why restrict to only on
> card?
> Bye
> Manu

The XvMC support is dependent on hardware that is specific to the Nvidia 
GeForce4 MX card.  In addition, the functions are not provided by 
XFree86 per se, but by Nvidia's proprietary binary-only, closed-source 
driver.  It only works with their card.  Period.

-JAC