[MPlayer-users] mplayer says I am dropping frames but I am not

[Brian J. Murrell]

On Wed, Feb 13, 2002 at 02:10:11AM +0100, Arpi wrote:
> Hi,

Hi A'rpi

> unless you use -framedrop option,

Which I don't (maybe I should).

> it won't drop frames just count how many
> frames _SHOULD_BE_ dropped to keep a-v sync...

Ahhhhh.  Hmmmmm.  I see.  I should probably use the -framedrop option.
The picture may be choppy at times, but I wouln't have to screw around
with a/v sync as much.

> anyway as no one frame is dropped it will count much more than really
> needed... it's there just to inform you: you should use -framedrop

Indeed. 

> anyway, your a-v is very desynced...

Isn't it?

> you really need -framedrop or faster
> vga/cpu

Well, that is just it.  I am using a Radeon with vesa:vidix ffmpeg12
codec and -double on a PIII-600!

# cat /proc/cpuinfo 
processor       : 0
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 6
model           : 8
model name      : Pentium III (Coppermine)
stepping        : 1
cpu MHz         : 601.374
cache size      : 256 KB
fdiv_bug        : no
hlt_bug         : no
f00f_bug        : no
coma_bug        : no
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 2
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca
cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse
bogomips        : 1199.30

That's certainly got to be fast enough for 640x480 mpeg1 at 29.97 fps,
no?

I must say though, I am suprised at the amount of CPU needed:

A:  13.0 V:  13.0 A-V:  0.027 ct:  0.000  386/386  45% 33%  1.7% 0 0 0%
                                                       ^^^
33% seems like an awful lot of CPU to display the (640x480) video when
using a Radeon with vidix and vesa on a 640x480 screen (no scaling
needed even).

Thots?

b.

-- 
Brian J. Murrell