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Offline fodder

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Re: [SOLVED] Mplayer & Hardware(GPU) Acceleration
« Reply #15 on: February 20, 2013, 07:19:43 PM »
I don't think the codecs pack is needed if you don't use the old Windows codecs, could simplify that a bit.

Good tip - the next time I build it I will definitely try without the codecs.


I gather our package vlc did not cut the mustard?

When I first started on this project, playing 1080p video was not a constraint and for many reasons VLC looked like a great option. (Like the http interface - hence compiling vlc-full.)

However, my boss decided he wanted high-def video and when I researched getting hardware acceleration working in VLC on Linux it looked a little painful, judging from many forum posts across the interwebs.

So before I started down that road I looked into just using the player that VLC uses - MPlayer, and haven't looked back.  :)

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Re: [SOLVED] Mplayer & Hardware(GPU) Acceleration
« Reply #16 on: February 21, 2013, 04:03:18 AM »
the player that VLC uses - MPlayer
Since when?
Could you provide any references for that?
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Re: [SOLVED] Mplayer & Hardware(GPU) Acceleration
« Reply #17 on: February 21, 2013, 10:25:51 AM »
the player that VLC uses - MPlayer
Since when?
Could you provide any references for that?

My bad, it is XBMC that uses MPlayer...well, at least according to this random forum post: http://forum.thecus.com/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=4044&start=140

I guess I have had my head buried in this stuff too long and tried too many different packages trying to meet all of this project's requirements.  :o

Sorry for the accidental misinformation!

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Re: [SOLVED] Mplayer & Hardware(GPU) Acceleration
« Reply #18 on: February 21, 2013, 10:43:35 AM »
My bad, it is XBMC that uses MPlayer...well, at least according to this random forum post: http://forum.thecus.com/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=4044&start=140
The Xbox version yes, but not the Linux version.
http://www.xbmc4xbox.org.uk/wiki/MPlayer
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