Re: MPlayer -priority high -noslices -double -droptions
"Bill Crockett" <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.video.mplayer.user |
|---|---|
| Message-ID | <176D44FF955E4F43B71C061037CA3A5E@Tower> |
----- Original Message ----- From: "Reimar Döffinger" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2019 8:09 PM > On 28.09.2019, at 02:33, "Bill Crockett" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I am using MPlayer to display 1920 x 1080p, 40 Mb/s videos. AVC x.264. >> >> mplayer -priority high -noslices -double -dr a_video.avi >> >> I did see these options locked in on a few GUIs of MPlayer some years >> ago. >> >> I always use the "gl" OpenGL video output driver. The man says: For >> optimal speed try adding the options ?dr ?noslices. >> >> -double >> >> Is this option called double buffering, and fixes flicker by storing two >> frames in memory, and displaying one while decoding another? Is it more >> efficient? Do I need it? > > I think it is the default. If you see flicker or tearing or other > artefacts it's a good idea to have it. > >> -dr >> >> Turns on direct rendering. This can result in significantly faster >> blitting on some systems. >> >> ?noslices >> >> Disable drawing video by 16-pixel height slices/bands, instead draws the >> whole frame in a single run. >> >> Are these options not really needed for the videos I am using? > > Generally all these options are from a time 10+ years back when CPUs were > much slower and drivers much worse. > They could give the extra 5% speed needed to play a video smoothly. > It's unlikely there is much point in bothering with any of them nowadays, > especially if you do not actually have any issues. > _______________________________________________ Thanks for your reply and info on this, Reimar. This will save me typing out long commands and wearing out my fingers. :-) _______________________________________________ MPlayer-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-users