2018-08-11, 15:11
I have a couple questions related to deinterlacing in Kodi 18 alpha 3, one of which is specific to VDPAU. I am using an arch based 64-bit linux on kernel 4.9. My GPU is a Geforce GT 710 running driver 390.67. Primarily this system has been used for mythtv. To the questions, which I am specifically thinking about MPEG-2 video playback as I write this, but if it differs with MPEG-4, then that would be interesting to know as well:
Is item 2 related to the power of the gpu or could it be an issue resulting from my build of alpha 3? I'm surprised at the difference in playback quality between mythtv and kodi with the better deinterlacers.
- When deinterlacing video, does kodi differentiate between progressive and interlaced? I am used to mythtv's frontend which auto-detects whether it is progressive or interlaced and does not deinterlace progressive video.
- If I am playing back video with VDPAU, are all of the deinterlacing options hardware? I ask because with mythtv, I would get smooth playback with full temporal/spatial deinterlacing, however, if I select even just temporal in kodi, the playback will have moments every 30-60 seconds where playback is not smooth. I am not sure what the technical term is. Audio continues and it is essentially like video frames are dropped or the framerate is slowing down and then catching back up. If I use temporal/spatial, it is essentially unwatchable due to this happening in real-time. "VDPAU Bob" is the best result I can achieve.
Is item 2 related to the power of the gpu or could it be an issue resulting from my build of alpha 3? I'm surprised at the difference in playback quality between mythtv and kodi with the better deinterlacers.