Dropped frames in 9.11
#1
Hi
After making a fresh install of Live 9.11 on a USB stick, I seem to get more dropped frames than I did in 8.11.
I'm not using VDPAU, since my Nvidia 7100 doesn't support it.
I tried overclocking the cpu (Core 2 E8500) from 3.16 to 3.8 GHz, and it helped somewhat, but I'd like to know if there might be some software workaround for it.
I've tried all shaders but VDPAU, but doesn't make any noticeable difference.
The problem seems more pronounced with high bitrate movies, the one here is around 17 Mbit/s bitrate.
See log below.

Code:
12:55:16 T:3078498192 M:1659236352  NOTICE: DVDPlayer: Opening: smb://server/share/Movie.mkv
12:55:16 T:3078498192 M:1659236352 WARNING: CDVDMessageQueue(player)::Put MSGQ_NOT_INITIALIZED
12:55:16 T:57760624 M:1659236352  NOTICE: Creating InputStream
12:55:16 T:57760624 M:1659236352  NOTICE: Creating Demuxer
12:55:17 T:57760624 M:1649696768  NOTICE: Opening video stream: 0 source: 256
12:55:17 T:57760624 M:1649696768  NOTICE: Creating video codec with codec id: 28
12:55:17 T:57760624 M:1649573888  NOTICE: CDVDVideoCodecFFmpeg::Open() Using codec: H.264 / AVC / MPEG-4 AVC / MPEG-4 part 10
12:55:17 T:57760624 M:1649573888  NOTICE: Creating video thread
12:55:17 T:57760624 M:1649573888  NOTICE: Opening audio stream: 1 source: 256
12:55:17 T:2940447600 M:1649573888  NOTICE: running thread: video_thread
12:55:17 T:57760624 M:1649573888  NOTICE: Finding audio codec for: 86021
12:55:17 T:57760624 M:1649680384  NOTICE: Creating audio thread
12:55:17 T:57760624 M:1649680384  NOTICE: Opening Subtitle stream: 3 source: 256
12:55:17 T:2917874544 M:1649680384  NOTICE: running thread: CDVDPlayerAudio::Process()
12:55:17 T:2917874544 M:1635414016  NOTICE: Creating audio device with codec id: 86021, channels: 2, sample rate: 48000, pass-through
12:55:17 T:2917874544 M:1635414016 WARNING: PulseAudio: Does not support passthrough
12:55:17 T:2917874544 M:1635414016   ERROR: Initialize - failed to open custom device plug:dmixer:AES0=0x6,AES1=0x82,AES2=0x0,AES3=0x2, retry with default plug:dmixer
12:55:17 T:2940447600 M:1630334976  NOTICE:  fps: 23.976025, pwidth: 1920, pheight: 1040, dwidth: 1920, dheight: 1040
12:55:17 T:2940447600 M:1630334976  NOTICE: Display resolution ADJUST : default: 1920x1080 @ 24.00Hz (15)
12:55:18 T:57760624 M:1615728640 WARNING: CDVDPlayer::CheckPlayerInit(3) - Ignoring too large delay of 2916000.000000
12:55:18 T:3078498192 M:1616269312   ERROR: GLX: Same window as before, refreshing context
12:55:18 T:3078498192 M:1614389248  NOTICE: Using GL_TEXTURE_2D
12:55:18 T:3078498192 M:1614389248  NOTICE: GL: Selecting Single Pass YUV 2 RGB shader
12:55:18 T:3078498192 M:1614262272  NOTICE: GL: NPOT texture support detected
12:59:29 T:57760624 M:1629728768   ERROR: Read - Error( -1, 22, Invalid argument ) - Retrying
13:03:42 T:2940447600 M:1622732800 WARNING: Decode - avcodec_decode_video didn't consume the full packet. size: 99757, consumed: 0
13:04:29 T:57760624 M:1619898368   ERROR: Read - Error( -1, 22, Invalid argument ) - Retrying
13:06:20 T:2940447600 M:1617039360 WARNING: Decode - avcodec_decode_video didn't consume the full packet. size: 93004, consumed: 0
13:08:55 T:2940447600 M:1615093760 WARNING: Decode - avcodec_decode_video didn't consume the full packet. size: 126834, consumed: 0
13:08:55 T:2940447600 M:1615093760 WARNING: Decode - avcodec_decode_video didn't consume the full packet. size: 79834, consumed: 0
13:08:55 T:2940447600 M:1615093760 WARNING: Decode - avcodec_decode_video didn't consume the full packet. size: 79798, consumed: 0
13:08:55 T:2940447600 M:1615093760 WARNING: Decode - avcodec_decode_video didn't consume the full packet. size: 117049, consumed: 0
13:09:29 T:57760624 M:1614389248   ERROR: Read - Error( -1, 22, Invalid argument ) - Retrying
13:13:54 T:2940447600 M:1606979584 WARNING: Decode - avcodec_decode_video didn't consume the full packet. size: 101730, consumed: 0
13:13:54 T:2940447600 M:1606979584 WARNING: Decode - avcodec_decode_video didn't consume the full packet. size: 100891, consumed: 0
13:13:54 T:2940447600 M:1606979584 WARNING: Decode - avcodec_decode_video didn't consume the full packet. size: 116766, consumed: 0
13:14:29 T:57760624 M:1607049216   ERROR: Read - Error( -1, 22, Invalid argument ) - Retrying
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#2
I see you're using the linux version, i cant :mad: Optical audio issues.

Anyway, I think I have similar issues, I also see those events in the log:
Code:
WARNING: CDVDVideoCodecFFmpeg::Decode - avcodec_decode_video didn't consume the full packet. size: 90802, consumed: 0

And you know, the thing that upsets me the most is that, the performance of XBMC in Linux is really really better than Windows (on this same PC), and I can't see why there's such a difference.

In the case of my windows version, I ran a tracing tool (procmon.exe from Sysinternals) and I saw lots of reg queries while video playback was running... and I wonder why....

I hope there's a common cause for our problems..
Good Luck!
Bye. Rodrigo
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#3
I had the same problem with my old 7600 gt non-vdpau card

Propably your problem will be solved by setting the Brithness and Contrast to 50 (in the middle) in the video settings (when playing a file).

Then save the settings for all movies.


colossus
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#4
colossusr Wrote:I had the same problem with my old 7600 gt non-vdpau card

Propably your problem will be solved by setting the Brithness and Contrast to 50 (in the middle) in the video settings (when playing a file).

Then save the settings for all movies.


colossus

Thanks fot the suggestion. I tried, but sadly it didn't work. All the settings there were already at 50/50, and the rest also at their default.
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#5
Well, I gave up and bought a Nvidia 9500 GT card for like 40$, and it solved the problem.
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