[mythtv-users] Recent DVD problems with video and audio drops

[Richard]

On 17/01/13 18:50, Neil Salstrom wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 9:22 AM, Richard <peper03 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> You could try applying the patch in ticket 11288
>> (http://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/11288), which is only in master at the
>> moment (I think).  It should apply cleanly to 0.26-fixes as well, though.  I
>> wouldn't expect it fix stuttering playback unless you're maybe running into
>> copy-protection problems but it should help in general to clean up
>> initialisation of DVD playback.
>>
>> If that doesn't help, please post full traces from the frontend somewhere
>> (e.g. pastebin).  Ideally with -v playback and --loglevel=debug.  Maybe it's
>> possible to see what's happening.
>>
>> Richard.
>>
>>
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> Thanks Richard.
>
> I'll give the patch a try though I don't think it will solve this
> issue as it's not the start of the movie but rather all through it.  I
> have seen some stuttering in the start menus on many DVD's so I'll
> still give this patch a go.

The patch is more for making sure everything is initialised correctly. 
I saw you mentioned some time ago about problems getting into the menu 
on some DVDs.  That patch *should* help with those sorts of issues.  If 
a DVD has some sort of copy-protection that means playback only works if 
you follow all the navigation instructions properly, that patch may well 
help there too as that is basically what it fixes.

I do have a DVD here where video playback freezes for a second or two at 
or around chapter points.  That DVD definitely has this sort of 
copy-protection but I haven't had chance to investigate whether the 
freezing is due to copy-protection or something else.

Richard.