[mythtvnz] I now have a skiploopfilter option - updates toPaul's ppa?

[Kenneth Dixon]

Ah that's good to know, I was thinking of getting one of the
low power 5600's, but will wait till 8.10 is out and do a
full system reinstall with the new CPU.
Thanks for the info.

Ken


----- Original Message Follows -----
> OK I am sending this reply to list as well, hope that
> clears things up.
> 
> I am using an A64 5200X2 and it uses around 50-55% CPU on
> TV3. Remember the H.264 decoding is single threaded hence
> it is pretty much maxing out one core, with other misc
> stuff making up the difference. I can't imagine a 4200X2
> working under myth for a while, although the one in my
> partners machine can do TV3 using
> MediaPortal/Vista/PowerDVD8 codec so there is hope!
> 
> On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 12:44 PM, Kenneth Dixon
> <ken.dixon at clear.net.nz>wrote:
> 
> > Oops sorry, I think we have gone off list, my fault
> > replied to the wrong post at some stage.
> >
> > Ken
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message Follows -----
> > > Yes I am not sure how that works either. But I am sure
> > > when I first did the updates (old the previous
> > > install) and got the suprise of skiploop filter, I did
> > > a reasonably thorough test; trying out the different
> > > channels and making sure there was sound.
> > >
> > > But now I am second guessing it all, I wish I could
> > > have tested it again today! I have wiped the hard
> > > drive so I could use that space again, so this will
> > > have to wait a couple of weeks for me until I finish
> > > lectures and can try with a full blown install on the
> > SATA drive. >
> > > On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 11:46 AM, Kenneth Dixon
> > > <ken.dixon at clear.net.nz>wrote:
> > >
> > > > I overwrote the install of Paul's patched set with
> > > > the weekly fixes set, I'm not sure you can have both
> > > at once. >
> > > > Ken
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message Follows -----
> > > >  > Yes TV3 uses AC3 for sound, the rest are AAC. And
> > > > > now that you mention that, I don't think I
> > > > > actually tested an AAC channel with my final
> > > > up-to-date system. >
> > > > > So did you add both Paul's PPA repository and the
> > > > > mythtv-fixes repo and update? And get no sound on
> > > > > the AAC channels (anything but TV3)?
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 11:25 AM, Kenneth Dixon
> > > > > <ken.dixon at clear.net.nz>wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Gave it a go, but could only get sound on TV3,
> > > > > > are they using a different system?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Ken
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message Follows -----
> > > > > >  > On Saturday 04 October 2008 22:23:18 Andrew
> > > > > > > > Richards wrote: So to update: I have done a
> > > > > > > > re-install and went through the steps one at
> > > > > > > a time: >
> > > > > > > > - Installed off the Mythbuntu 8.04.1 disk
> > > > > > > > and ran setup. Could scan in channels using
> > > > > > > > Great Britain settings (although not all,
> > > > > > > > later realised I have forgotten to enable
> > > > > > > amplifier) and watch them but no sound. No
> > > > > > > > skiploopfilter option either, so all as
> > > > > > > > expected > - Let Synaptic run all the
> > > > > > > > updates it wanted and looked again. Now I
> > > > > > > have a NZ tuning option, and a skiploopfilter
> > > > > > > > > option! So it has been put into a recent
> > > > > > > > update to myth after all. Sound doesn't work
> > > > > > > > of course... - Added Paul's PPA and updated.
> > > > > > > Sound works, however TV3 now is jerky again. I
> > > > > > > > have a look at Playback Profiles and the
> > > > > > > > skiploopfilter option is gone. Weird. > -
> > > > > > > Add mythtv-fixes to sources and updated.
> > > > > > > > > Skiploopfilter comes back and TV3 is
> > > > > > > > smooth again. So there you go. Looks like
> one of the main MythTV devs has added exactly the feature
> > > > > > > many of us here need :) >
> > > > > > > Do you get sound with these fixes?
> > > > > > > I'll take a look and see If I can include
> > > > > > > their (mythbuntu?) patch in my set  as well.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > > > Paul
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
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