Converted AVI playback problems

[ben_gb]

Hi,

I've noticed a couple of problems with the 6.016 version of SageTV.

I tried converting a show to AVI (MPEG4 high quality). Playing back the new AVI file is VERY jerky...pauses in the picture every second.

Also, when I begin playback of an AVI, the SageTV screen minimises, but the file keeps playing (maximising Sage again and the file continues OK in full-screen, except for the jerking).

I've got the latest DIVX codec/player installed, in case that's relevant.

AVIs from other sources don't appear to have the same problem of jerkiness.

Anyone else having similar problems?

Regards,
Ben

[ben_gb]

A quick update...uninstalling DIVX seems to have got rid of the minimising problem, but the jerkiness is still there.

Also, I think the playback looks better using the DIVX codec, than with whatever Sage has by default.

Ben

[White94Cobra]

I experienced the same thing with DivX and minimizing in 6.0.15. I uninstalled DivX and installed Xvid and things worked fine.

[heffe2001]

Originally Posted by White94Cobra

I experienced the same thing with DivX and minimizing in 6.0.15. I uninstalled DivX and installed Xvid and things worked fine.

I had the same thing in a previous release, and it turned out to be the same, removed divx adn installed xvid, worked perfectly.

[ben_gb]

HI,

Yes...I removed DIVX and installed Xvid, and the minimise problem went away. Sadly, I dont find Xvid as good as Divx though.

The jerkiness was still there, however. Sage support told me to change a line in the client sage.properties and significantly improved the jerking. It's still a bit rough and things like camera pans or movement across the screen aren't very smooth, but it's watchable.

For anyone interested, the line was:
mplayer/use_for_all_mpeg4_playback=true

Strangely, the server system doesn't have this change, and plays the AVI without jerkiness.

Regards,
Ben

[joe123]

Originally Posted by ben_gb

HI,

Yes...I removed DIVX and installed Xvid, and the minimise problem went away. Sadly, I dont find Xvid as good as Divx though.

The jerkiness was still there, however. Sage support told me to change a line in the client sage.properties and significantly improved the jerking. It's still a bit rough and things like camera pans or movement across the screen aren't very smooth, but it's watchable.

For anyone interested, the line was:
mplayer/use_for_all_mpeg4_playback=true

Strangely, the server system doesn't have this change, and plays the AVI without jerkiness.

Regards,
Ben

I am having bad quality playback with pixilation. Will Xvid help and if so, where do I download it from and do I have to tell SageTV server to use it?