[MPlayer-users] Process X using too much CPU

[Jason Bishop]

i'm on suse 7.3 and xvinfo reports:

X-Video Extension version 2.2
screen #0
  Adaptor #0: "NV05 Video Blitter"
    number of ports: 32
    port base: 63
    operations supported: PutImage
    supported visuals:
      depth 16, visualID 0x21
      depth 16, visualID 0x23
      depth 16, visualID 0x22
      depth 16, visualID 0x24
    no port attributes defined
    maximum XvImage size: 2046 x 2046
    Number of image formats: 5
      id: 0x32595559 (YUY2)
        guid: 59555932-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71
        bits per pixel: 16
        number of planes: 1
        type: YUV (packed)
      id: 0x32315659 (YV12)
        guid: 59563132-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71
        bits per pixel: 12
        number of planes: 3
        type: YUV (planar)
      id: 0x59565955 (UYVY)
        guid: 55595659-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71
        bits per pixel: 16
        number of planes: 1
        type: YUV (packed)
      id: 0x30323449 (I420)
        guid: 49343230-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71
        bits per pixel: 12
        number of planes: 3
        type: YUV (planar)
      id: 0x3
        guid: 03000000-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71
        bits per pixel: 32
        number of planes: 1
        type: RGB (packed)
        depth: 0
        red, green, blue masks: 0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff

whats xvinfo say on your box?

Jason

On Mon, 28 Apr 2003, Dirk wrote:

> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> Hello,
> 
> when playing videos using "mplayer -vo xv" the process X uses about
> 50% CPU (on an athlon XP 1800+) and the video quality is poor.
> 
> This did not happen before I upgraded my SuSE 8.0 to 8.2. Before, the
> total CPU usage was less than 5%. I was using -vo xv because this was
> the only -vo driver to use so litte CPU and giving such a good video - 
> no drops
> no hangs - even when recoring withh mencoder at the same time and
> the total CPU usage was at 95%.
> 
> I first assumed it was a driver problem (SiS 650 chipset), but the
> developer tells me that it is working fine for him. I am using
> mplayer-0.90rc5 before and after the update.
> 
> I also tried some other -vo drivers. DGA is working a bit better, but
> still CPU usage of more that 30% and very poor video quality: Image is
> ok, but it is hanging quite often.
> 
> I think that some other configuation (not mplayer, not X) on my system that
> has changed is now causing the problems - but which one?
> 
> I have been spending a lot of time changing the XF86config-settings,
> none helped, so far. Maybe changing some mplayer option could
> help. And can anyone tell me what could make the process X use so much
> CPU - what is it doing at all?
> 
> I would appreciate any help, because I am a bit desperate - I already
> have spent so much time in this...
> 
> 
> Thank you very much,
> 
> 
> 
> Dirk
> 
> 
> P.S. Also many thanks to everyone working for mplayer, it has been
> working great - and I hope it will again!
> 
> 
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