Hi all, I've uploaded a new Altivec-enabled version of vlc (built from the 20011004 snapshot). It is available here:
http://www.cpu.lu/~mlan/ftp/debian/vlc-snapshot-20011004 Sorry, single files only. Once I figure out how to make a apt-get'able repository I'll clean up. This version of vlc is able to play at full framerate essentially without dropped frames on my TiBook/400. It has Altivec-accelerated IDCT and Motion Compensation. You can make this version use even less CPU, by using Michel Dänzer's DMA patch for the R128 driver (needs DRI; i.e. 16-bit-only on the Powerbook). However, you will see colour artefacts (blocks of pixels have wrong colour). I suspect that these problems are caused either by alignment problems with buffers provided to vlc by XVideo (not beeing 16-byte-aligned for vector ops) or with limited DMA bandwidth (not sure...). Michel? Anyway, enjoy ;-) Cheers Michel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michel Lanners | " Read Philosophy. Study Art. 23, Rue Paul Henkes | Ask Questions. Make Mistakes. L-1710 Luxembourg | email [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.cpu.lu/~mlan | Learn Always. "
