@ MARGRO: Latest Build 02-06-2011 Broken.

I think i found the problem with the low fps on radio/tv playback when using the new horizontal Confluence skin.

Could somebody try this modified DialogSeekBar.xml file. Replace the old one found in addons\skin.confluence\720p with this file and check whether the framerate and TV playback are now ok?

margro Wrote:I think i found the problem with the low fps on radio/tv playback when using the new horizontal Confluence skin.

Could somebody try this modified DialogSeekBar.xml file. Replace the old one found in addons\skin.confluence\720p with this file and check whether the framerate and TV playback are now ok?

I'll install the 02-06-2011 version and update the skin to do some tests this afternoon.

BTW, you may want to zip the XML file. Most browsers want to load it instead of downloading .

Margro, Does your new Dharma build also have the deinterlace patch, or is this only in the Eden branch?

Ok, the results. I'm using ForTheRecord 1.6.0.0 as backend PVR server, TsReader.

After installing the 20110602 version, switching on 'debug' on the system settings menu and starting viewing Live TV the framerate varies from ~24, dropping to ~14 then catching up a few frames ~30 back to ~24 again. This cycle repeats with small variations.

After updating '.....\XBMC\addons\skin.confluence\720p\DialogSeekBar.xml' with your patched version, starting viewing Live TV has some transient fps fluctuations and then settles at a solid 25 fps (PAL).

So I would say this fixes the problem (for me ).

Cheers,
Fred

@freakish: no, the Dharma build has no deinterlace patch because the latest (v5) patch does not apply.

@Red_F: thanks for testing. I will include it in the next build and inform Jezz_X/Dushmaniac about the problem.

So what is the issue because that window should have nothing pvr specific in it

Jezz_X Wrote:So what is the issue because that window should have nothing pvr specific in it

I don't know exactly why the framerate drops from 60 fps to <10 fps (in my case) when we start a radio or TV stream with the current Confluence skin. The only thing I saw after checking all recent changes is that the addition of the
in DialogSeekBar.xml seems to trigger the framerate drop when a radio or TV stream is active.
Furthermore, I'm seeing these lines repeating in my log file:

Seems that there is something wrong with the implementation of these pvr.IsPlayingYYY checks in XBMC itself...

As a workaround (not meant as a fix) I've removed these pvr.IsPlayingYYY checks. Without these checks in DialogSeekBar.xml, the framerate stays >24 fps and the TV image is watchable.

well a bit of a lol I just removed it because I thought it was old code that I removed ages ago and turns out dushmaniac only just added it back in not long ago

I'll have to see why that blocks the threads that long.

hi guys,

Margro, just tested your latest master and things are working much better

Another thing i noticed that's probably also a confluence related issue is that when using the live tv function, if i push "c" to bring up channel list whilst in full screen... i get massive frame drops and lag... but bringing up most of the other OSD's however do not effect video playback.

I also get the same frame drops occurring if i bring up the codec details while in full screen video mode.

I'm sure you guys will have the same issue.

Jezz_x might need to fix this too


*EDIT*

Also noticed that if i enable DXVA and select a deinterlace option, then select Set as default for all movies, then close XBMC.... when i launch xbmc again, dxva is 'broken'
if i go to the video playback options DXVA is enabled, but when i play back a video file it's disabled, and there is no way to get it back on again.

Also, the EPG is broken upon relaunch of XBMC... if i close xbmc and relaunch it i get "no information available" and have to whipe the EPG to get the info back.