Package: mplayer Severity: wishlist # followup comes from #412080 On Mon, Feb 26, 2007 at 12:44:18PM +0100, Reimar Döffinger wrote: > Hello, > On Mon, Feb 26, 2007 at 12:24:09PM +0100, Robert Millan [ackstorm] wrote: > [...] > > Could we keep accelerated mode as default, but try to arrange it in a way > > that > > the novice user can easily choose x11 with software scaling if she wants > > that? > > Making things easier is never a fault, though 2 comments on your special > situation: > 1) Xgl at least solves both the positioning and screenshot problem by > emulating > XVideo via OpenGL, which is the only sane way to support xv-only applications > properly on a 3D desktop. It is not a real option on old hardware > though. > 2) If available, -vo gl or even better -vo gl:yuv=2 or even -vo > gl:yuv=2:lscale=1 is a much better choice than x11. > It can support vsync, hardware scaling and even hardware colorspace > conversion and in the last example even much higher-quality scaling, > given your hardware and drivers are good enough (which basically is the > main problem with it).
Xgl is not in debian, and installing it in etch is a major headache (check the ITP). I don't think we should care about this now, since any user who spends several hours to install Xgl in etch can spare a few seconds to adjust mplayer. How about adding a "quick and easy" question that offers software mode for etch, and then figuring out an Xgl-aware layout for lenny ? Assuming you're ok with that, I'm using this mail to file a separate bug. -- Robert Millan ACK STORM, S.L. - http://www.ackstorm.es/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
