How to Install XBMC PVR Xvba for AMD/Nvidia/Intel GPUs

as it turns out h264 @L5.1 actually works as long as the bitrate is not very high.
I've tested a few samples(720p) and as long as the bitrate is not higher then ~6Mb/s it works smoothly.

I need more samples with L5.1, specially with bitrates between 6-10Mb/s preferably in 720p and 1080p.
Please let me know if you have any, or - even better - test yourself and post the results and mediainfo of the file(video section is enough)

here are a few samples I tested:
http://www.auby.no/files/video_tests/

@wsnipex,
Actually I have a problematic sample I can send you.

fritsch Wrote:We use the mailed ppa as a testing ppa. There are put new patches and stuff. Afterwards we try our standard movies and samples if it works correctly. After testing in one or two days in every day use we build packages from it and push them into the standard repo.

The interlacing part i have tested with running interlaced content over night and it was still running when i came back - so i am pretty confident that your interlace problem could be better or even solved.

Unfortunaltey you cannot integrate gdb into this script. Please try the testing packages. If they do not make it better for you. I think about a possibility to get you easily into the debugger.

OK, thanks.

I created a livecd with XBMC Xvba installed. In case anyone is interested have a look here: http://www.xbmcfreak.nl/en/exclusive-xbm...w-version/

With many thanks to FernetMenta and all other!!

Waoh! This is great news. Thank you very much.

wsnipex Wrote:as it turns out h264 @L5.1 actually works as long as the bitrate is not very high.
I've tested a few samples(720p) and as long as the bitrate is not higher then ~6Mb/s it works smoothly.

I need more samples with L5.1, specially with bitrates between 6-10Mb/s preferably in 720p and 1080p.
Please let me know if you have any, or - even better - test yourself and post the results and mediainfo of the file(video section is enough)

here are a few samples I tested:
http://www.auby.no/files/video_tests/

This one for example, is no go for me
http://db.tt/ZAl4oFAs

Known issue:
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L5.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 5 frames

So, nothing we can do about it.

Were you already able to test the other version? Did it improve concerning hangs and segfaults?

Ran and tested it using SS (Shared Surfaces) for few minutes w/o problems.
Later this evening it would under extensive use, so I could have a better idea about how good is it.

erhnam Wrote:I created a livecd with XBMC Xvba installed. In case anyone is interested have a look here: http://www.xbmcfreak.nl/en/exclusive-xbm...w-version/

With many thanks to FernetMenta and all other!!

great! thanks a lot

Have been running for two days, watched some movies without any issues. First time I have gotten hardware acceleration to work on AMD APU's. Ironing out the kinks could mean that Radeon is finally a viable option for Linux users. That having said, are you guys in talk about merging this into the stable branch of XBMC?

Well, this is experimental and there's still a long way to go until this can be submitted to XBMC mainline and ffmpeg. But finally that's the plan.