[MPlayer-users] question on mplayer overlays using XV

[Vinay Reddy]

On a similar note, there is no XV_COLORKEY when I do an xvinfo. How
does mplayer manage to show text over video (and other OSD, like seek
bars, volume bars, etc.) without the presence of colorkeys?

Thanks,
Vinay

PS: If this is the wrong forum for such a question, could you guide me
to the right place?

> Hi,
> I'm trying to figure out how mplayer handles clipping (some other
> application's window covering a part of the mplayer video window) in
> the absence of colorkeys? I'm using the xv extension on linux for the
> overlay, but the expose events in vo_xv.c don't seem to be triggering
> anything... Am I looking at the wrong place?
>
> I'd appreciate any help.
>
> Thanks,
> Vinay
>