[5ubstance]

Also having problems after upgrading from rc4 to final. After starting xbmc, I now see xbmc.bin in top running at 100% cpu... Never happened before. Haven't tried upgrading libvdpau yet though so will do that and will let you know.

[wonko]

Hi,

I also have a problem with stuttering/dropped frames on a number of movies.

MediaInfo:

General
ID : 1 (0x1)
Complete name : H:\movies\hd\SciFi\Batman Begins.m2ts
Format : BDAV
Format/Info : Blu-ray Video
File size : 17.0 GiB
Duration : 2h 20mn
Overall bit rate : 17.4 Mbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 35.5 Mbps

Video
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : [email protected]
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 3 frames
Codec ID : 27
Duration : 2h 20mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 16.1 Mbps
Maximum bit rate : 25.0 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.324
Stream size : 15.7 GiB (92%)

Audio
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : 129
Duration : 2h 20mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 641 MiB (4%)

xorg.conf:

Section "Device"
Identifier "nvidia"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "NoLogo" "true"
Option "DynamicTwinView" "false"
Option "FlatPanelProperties" "Scaling = Native"
Option "ModeValidation" "NoVesaModes, NoXServerModes, NoVertRefreshCheck, NoHorizSyncCheck"
Option "UseDisplayDevice" "DFP-1"
Option "ModeDebug" "true"
Option "HWCursor" "false"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
Identifier "screen"
Device "nvidia"
SubSection "Display"
Modes "1920x1080_60_0" "1920x1080_24"
EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "false"
EndSection


# - Modes in ModePool for ONK TX-NR708 (DFP-1) ---
# vidia-auto-select" : 1920 x 1080 @ 50.0 Hz
# 920x1080" : 1920 x 1080 @ 50.0 Hz
# 920x1080_50" : 1920 x 1080 @ 50.0 Hz
# 920x1080_60" : 1920 x 1080 @ 60.0 Hz
# 920x1080_60_0" : 1920 x 1080 @ 59.94/60 Hz (CEA-861B Format 16)
# 920x1080_24" : 1920 x 1080 @ 23.97/24 Hz (CEA-861B Format 32)
# 920x1080_60i" : 1920 x 1080 @ 59.94/60 Hz (CEA-861B Format 5)
# 920x1080_50i" : 1920 x 1080 @ 50 Hz Interlace (CEA-861B Format 20)
# 440x576" : 1440 x 576 @ 50 Hz (CEA-861B Format 30)
# 440x576_50" : 1440 x 576 @ 50 Hz (CEA-861B Format 30)
# 440x480" : 1440 x 480 @ 59.94/60 Hz (CEA-861B Format 15)
# 440x480_60" : 1440 x 480 @ 59.94/60 Hz (CEA-861B Format 15)
# 280x720" : 1280 x 720 @ 59.94/60 Hz (CEA-861B Format 4)
# 280x720_60" : 1280 x 720 @ 59.94/60 Hz (CEA-861B Format 4)
# 280x720_50" : 1280 x 720 @ 50 Hz (CEA-861B Format 19)
# 20x576" : 720 x 576 @ 50 Hz (CEA-861B Format 18)
# 20x576_50" : 720 x 576 @ 50 Hz (CEA-861B Format 18)
# 20x576_50i" : (2880)x 576 @ 50 Hz Interlace (CEA-861B Format 26)
# 20x576_50i_0" : (1440)x 576 @ 50 Hz Interlace (CEA-861B Format 22)
# 20x480" : 720 x 480 @ 59.94/60 Hz (CEA-861B Format 3)
# 20x480_60" : 720 x 480 @ 59.94/60 Hz (CEA-861B Format 3)
# 20x480_60i" : (2880)x 480 @ 59.94/60 Hz Interlace (CEA-861B Format 11)
# 20x480_60i_0" : (1440)x 480 @ 59.94/60 Hz Interlace (CEA-861B Format 7)
# 40x480" : 640 x 480 @ 59.94/60 Hz Interlace (CEA-861B Format 1)
# 40x480_60" : 640 x 480 @ 59.94/60 Hz Interlace (CEA-861B Format 1)
# 76x576" : (2880)x 576 @ 50 Hz Interlace (CEA-861B Format 26)
# 76x576_50i" : (2880)x 576 @ 50 Hz Interlace (CEA-861B Format 26)
# 76x480" : (2880)x 480 @ 59.94/60 Hz Interlace (CEA-861B Format 11)
# 76x480_60i" : (2880)x 480 @ 59.94/60 Hz Interlace (CEA-861B Format 11)
# 11x576" : (2880)x 576 @ 50 Hz Interlace (CEA-861B Format 26)
# 11x576_50i" : (2880)x 576 @ 50 Hz Interlace (CEA-861B Format 26)
# 11x480" : (2880)x 480 @ 59.94/60 Hz Interlace (CEA-861B Format 11)
# 11x480_60i" : (2880)x 480 @ 59.94/60 Hz Interlace (CEA-861B Format 11)
# 60x576" : (2880)x 576 @ 50 Hz Interlace (CEA-861B Format 26)
# 60x576_50i" : (2880)x 576 @ 50 Hz Interlace (CEA-861B Format 26)
# 60x480" : (2880)x 480 @ 59.94/60 Hz Interlace (CEA-861B Format 11)
# 60x480_60i" : (2880)x 480 @ 59.94/60 Hz Interlace (CEA-861B Format 11)
# 88x576" : (2880)x 576 @ 50 Hz Interlace (CEA-861B Format 26)
# 88x576_50i" : (2880)x 576 @ 50 Hz Interlace (CEA-861B Format 26)
# 88x480" : (2880)x 480 @ 59.94/60 Hz Interlace (CEA-861B Format 11)
# 88x480_60i" : (2880)x 480 @ 59.94/60 Hz Interlace (CEA-861B Format 11)
# - End of ModePool for ONK TX-NR708 (DFP-1): ---

Log

guisettings

Tried the original live cd and the current one from XBMC freak to no avail.

Hope there is a way to fix this.


Regards

Matthias

[5ubstance]

So I added the nvidia ppa to my system and upgraded libvdpau1 but everything else seems to be latest. I rebuilt xbmc dharma from source and made sure to --enable-vdpau during ./configure but still, Xbmc is hogging 100% of cpu while idling on the menu. I'm wondering what changed from rc4 to final that could have had this effect..

[wonko]

Here the media info of a file which plays flawlessly. Still hoping for a solution to this problem.

General
ID : 1 (0x1)
Complete name : H:\movies\hd\Cartoons\Ice Age 3.m2ts
Format : BDAV
Format/Info : Blu-ray Video
File size : 18.5 GiB
Duration : 1h 34mn
Overall bit rate : 28.2 Mbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 35.5 Mbps

Video
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : [email protected]
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=2, N=25
Codec ID : 27
Duration : 1h 34mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 25.8 Mbps
Maximum bit rate : 32.8 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.519
Stream size : 17.0 GiB (91%)
Color primaries : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4, SMPTE RP177
Transfer characteristics : BT.709-5, BT.1361
Matrix coefficients : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4 709, SMPTE RP177

Audio #1
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : 129
Duration : 1h 34mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 431 MiB (2%)

Audio #2
ID : 4353 (0x1101)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : 129
Duration : 1h 34mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 431 MiB (2%)

Text #1
ID : 4608 (0x1200)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : PGS
Codec ID : 144
Duration : 1h 34mn
Delay relative to video : 1s 1ms

Text #2
ID : 4609 (0x1201)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : PGS
Codec ID : 144

[kees667]

Hope someone can check the logs posted and derive some clues.

[kees667]

Sorry to bump but lot's of logs here now as requested, mine is from december 30th and will dissappear in 30 days.

[wonko]

I'd really like to see some feedback on this as well. I'm running XBMC on a Zotac ZBOX. I really doubt that others aren't experiencing these problems as well.

[kees667]

bump

[kozzie]

I'd really like to see some feedback on this as well. I'm running XBMC on a Zotac ZBOX. I really doubt that others aren't experiencing these problems as well.

Using XBMC live 10.00 with the latest Nvidia drivers.
I've got the same stutter/framedrops on my Asus S1-AT5NM10 (Atom D525) and updated my Vpdau as posted here, but no succes.

Following the Xorg.conf for 24p guides here made it only worse.
Downgrading to XBMC 9.11 seems to solve the problem, but I really like to use the latest version.

[kees667]

Just tried with 9.11 live and there it works without any drops! Can't come to any other conlcusion now than that we have a problem here. I tried Dharma, XBMCfreak Dharma, file on USB harddisk, NAS and nothing helps. 9.11 proves these problems don't have to be here.

Haven't messed with vdpau yet. As we don't know what's wrong here I don't feel like randomly messing up this setup. All details are in logs posted earlier.

[wonko]

I can confirm that updating vdpau does NOT resolve these issues.

[The-Boxhead]

Hi,

I also have a problem with stuttering/dropped frames on a number of movies.

MediaInfo:



xorg.conf:



Log

guisettings

Tried the original live cd and the current one from XBMC freak to no avail.

Hope there is a way to fix this.


Regards

Matthias

From this log it seems that vdpau fails to enable.
So without vdpau you will get horrible performance on hd movies if youre on ION/ATOM plattform.

First of all i would just download the live cd and test with that booted, if that works something is wrong with your config settings.

Since youre on linux do you run XBMC standalone or under a desktop like gnome/kde ?


Before you update driver backup your xorg.conf !

You could try to update to the latest nvidia drivers:

Code:

wget http://uk.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/260.19.29/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-260.19.29.run

Then kill xbmc:

Code:

sudo service xbmc-live stop

Then run downloaded nvidia driver:

Code:

sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-260.19.29.run

Any luck ?

[wonko]

From this log it seems that vdpau fails to enable.
So without vdpau you will get horrible performance on hd movies if youre on ION/ATOM plattform.

...

Hmm, I honestly don't believe this to be true. Bringing up the stats bar during
playback shows "dc:ff-h264_vdpau-vdpau" / "dc:ff-vc1_vdpau-vdpau".

You could try to update to the latest nvidia drivers:

Already got that version installed.

Anyway, thanks for your reply.

[tentacle]

Hi!

I have the same issue with XBMC 10.0, the 1080p video plays only about 17-18fps in fullscreen (1920x1080), but in window mode (approx. size is 1200x800) runs total 24fps constantly.
When the video is paused, the refresh rate increases to ~27-28fps (fullscreen) and ~57fps in (window mode)

I have the newest nvidia and vdpau packages (Ubuntu 10.10, x-swat).
libvdpau1 0.4-5ubuntu1
nvidia-current 260.19.29-0ubuntu1~xup~ma

The PC is:
AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5400+
ASUS M3N78-VM mb w/ integrated GeForce 8200
2GB RAM

The cpu_min_freq is set to 1800MHz, Compiz is not enabled.

The mplayer plays the same video perfect, and xbmc 9.11 was able too.

[mr.sparkle]

I'm experiencing a lot of the same issues being posted here on one of my nettops (zotac mag), running XBMC 10.0 on Ubuntu 9.10. I'm gonna try the suggested fixes but just wondering how does one properly downgrade to Camelot if need be?