On Saturday 21 February 2009 09:53:14 Eli Wapniarski wrote:

> On Saturday 21 February 2009 11:42:21 Anne Wilson wrote:

> > On Friday 20 February 2009 16:52:48 Eli Wapniarski wrote:

> > > On Friday 20 February 2009 14:39:32 Anne Wilson wrote:

> > > > On Friday 20 February 2009 11:54:40 Eli Wapniarski wrote:

> > > > > On Friday 20 February 2009 13:42:48 Anne Wilson wrote:

> > > > > > On Friday 20 February 2009 10:42:05 Eli Wapniarski wrote:

> > > > > > > On Friday 20 February 2009 12:12:31 Anne Wilson wrote:

> > > > > > > > On Friday 20 February 2009 05:49:55 Eli Wapniarski wrote:

> > > > > > > > > When it comes to Video Viewing I use kmplayer. It has the

> > > > > > > > > capability to work with either phonon or mplayer backends

> > > > > > > > > on demand. It works very well. Also, it does playlists

> > > > > > > > > though I've never really worked with them.

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > On the AA1 it gives a nice picture, but pauses about every 3

> > > > > > > > seconds.

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > Anne

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > On both backends?

> > > > > >

> > > > > > It seems to be using the xine backend - at least there is a whole

> > > > > > config page headed Xine. I can't see where I can try gstreamer.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Anne

> > > > >

> > > > > Settings -> Configure KMPlayer -> Source -> Use movie player:

> > > > >

> > > > > You should MPlayer, Ice Ape (no idea), Phonon.

> > > >

> > > > That was set to MPlayer. I tried setting it to both gstreamer and

> > > > xine. The clip I fed it includes quite a lot of night photography -

> > > > very dark backgrounds. Neither handled it well. Xine stuttered.

> > > > Gstreamer gave what looked like a series of stills. I fed the same

> > > > clip to

> > > > DragonPlayer. It sailed smoothly through the whole of that night

> > > > stuff. There's just no competition.

> > >

> > > If you're playing through MPlayer you're playing through whatever

> > > mplayer is using. Try setting the source to Phonon. See if that helps.

> >

> > I only have

> >

> > GStreamer

> > MPlayer

> > Ice Ape

> > Xine

> >

> > In systemsettings the multimedia entry only allows me to set audio. The

> > Backend tab is currently set to

> >

> > Xine

> > GStreamer

> >

> > Deinterlacing is on only for DVD (maybe I should turn it on for file,

> > too?)

>

> What version do you have installed?

>

kmplayer-0.10.0c-4.fc9.i386 - is that normal on an F10 install?

Anne