Hi Clements, On Die 16.09.2008 14:27, Glynn Clements wrote: > >Aleksandar Lazic wrote: > >> > Xvideo (Xv) extension covers 2, 3 and 4. This allows the use of a >> > video overlay if the hardware supports it, or the use of the GPU >> > for scaling and/or colour-space conversion as a fallback. >> >> should I use xv direct or the OpenGL Framebuffer Object or both and >> decide at runtime? > >Xv is the preferred method for displaying video. Other mechanisms may >be useful as fallbacks if the server doesn't support Xv (for cards >which lack a video overlay, the driver will often still provide Xv >support via the textured video), or if the Xv support is broken.
[snipp] >> Due the fact that I'am not uptodate, what is the 'best' solution for >> the Mainstream cards at that time? > >First, support Xv. Support for other rendering mechanisms depends upon >how important you consider fallbacks to be. Many many thanks to you and the others who have answerd my questions. Now I have a clear way how should I go ;-)) BR Aleksandar Lazic _______________________________________________ xorg mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg
