[mythtv-users] Internal Player slow on videos

[Michael T. Dean]

On 12/30/2007 11:59 AM, Ken Mandelberg wrote:
> I have some high def mpeg2's from an HD D*Tivo, with specs
>
>   Mpeg 2 Program Stream File [Video/Audio]
>    Muxrate : 8.00 Mbps
>    Estimated Duration: 01:00:01.02s
>    Aspect ratio 16/9 (large TV)
>    Interlaced, chroma format: 4:2:0
>    Size [1280 x 1088]     29.97 fps    65.00 Mbps
>    Audio : Mpeg 1 layer 1
>    free bitrate 44100 Hz
>    Stereo,  No emphasis
>
> they play terribly using the mythv internal player (the video barely 
> goes forward), but fine with mplayer,xine,vlc. I've tried changing the 
> mpeg2 decoder setting with no obvious change.
>
> This if off a recent svn which has playback profiles. I just constructed 
> a new profile with just one decoder, which I changed for each test.
>
> The internal decoder works fine with HD captured from an HDHomerun, or 
> firewire cable box. Why can mplayer,xine,vlc handle these other ones but 
> not the internal player?

Did you build a seektable?

Mike