[mythtv-users] mythfrontend with vmplayer

[Glen Sagers]

On Thursday 27 September 2007 16:25:59 martyn at wol.es wrote:
> > >    Strange because "mplayer" plays perfectly smooth video and audio
> > > full screen: the same recorded show (recorded with the remote backend)
> > > is ok with "mplayer" but choppy with the frontend.
> >
> > ~/.mplayer/config (check both).  If it's set to x11, like it often is,
> > it's a generic, fairly low-performance, but safe with any hardware
> > driver.  That would allow it to work well  under vmware.
>
>    Yes, data on stdout says it is set to x11.
>
> > With mythtv, go into your setup options (playback options) and make sure
> > you're not using opengl output.  VMware's video drivers don't, to the
> > best
>
>    Ok, I'm definitetly lost. There is no OpenGL output option in "TV /
> playback options". There is one called "drawing engine" in "theme options"
> (sorry, I don't know if this is correct as my mythtv is in spanish), but it
> is set to "Qt", not "OpenGL".

Whoops, I'm sorry.  Did not have my myth box in front of me, and still don't.  
Look through your submenus under the setup options, and find the OpenGL 
option, then make sure it's off.

I'm not sure it's the solution, especially given the issues you mentioned 
about non-reproducible errors with GANT and MythCenter, but it may help.