Not only did the Dynamic Display Management Options sneak into the shipping 8.25.18 drivers last month, but so did the TexturedVideo support. While the option remains undocumented in the 8.25.18 fglrx display drivers, it was discovered that the TexturedVideo option is indeed there, even for non-X1000 Radeon parts.
Adding the below line to the fglrx device section of the xorg.conf. with fglrx drivers 8.25.18 or newer, should yield TexturedVideo success. If using version 8.24.8, or older, the option will NOT work. With the 8.25 drivers, there doesn't appear to be any aticonfig option for this video feature.
Phoronix had initially detailed TexturedVideo in our launch-day ATI Radeon X1800 Linux Preview, which came with the X1k Linux support in the 8.24 drivers. In that preview, we had actually shared that the feature would likely be embedded into the 8.25 drivers. TexturedVideo basically uses the 3D engine for video playback rather than 2D. ATI's TexturedVideo option is fairly similar to other TexturedVideo capabilities in XGL and other drivers. Any program using the XV (X-Video) extension, should be able to handle this 3D accelerated playback. TexturedVideo does require X.Org v6.9.0 or higher.
This option was tested on a Mobility Radeon X300.
Below is the $ xvinfo output prior to the TexturedVideo option being added.
Then the output after TexturedVideo was utilized.
Though barely noticeable, below is an uncompressed JPG image quickly comparing the gl driver in mplayer against the xv driver (which was able to used TexturedVideo). On the left hand side are screenshots from mplayer with gl, and on the right hand side is the xv with TexturedVideo. Once again, this was done using a Mobility Radeon X300. As this ATI feature isn't yet officially implemented, look for more decisive tests coming at Phoronix at a later date.
As this feature isn't yet officially implemented, do not expect ATI support if you experience issues. ATI also does not endorse nor support manually modifying your xorg.conf. However, feel free to post your thoughts or problems in our ATI Linux section of the Phoronix Forums.
Adding the below line to the fglrx device section of the xorg.conf. with fglrx drivers 8.25.18 or newer, should yield TexturedVideo success. If using version 8.24.8, or older, the option will NOT work. With the 8.25 drivers, there doesn't appear to be any aticonfig option for this video feature.
Code:
Option "TexturedVideo" "on"
This option was tested on a Mobility Radeon X300.
Code:
[B]$ fglrxinfo[/B] display: :0.0 screen: 0 OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc. OpenGL renderer string: MOBILITY RADEON X300 Generic OpenGL version string: 2.0.5814 (8.25.18)
Code:
X-Video Extension version 2.2 screen #0 no adaptors present
Code:
X-Video Extension version 2.2 screen #0 Adaptor #0: "ATI Radeon AVIVO Video" number of ports: 1 port base: 115 operations supported: PutImage supported visuals: depth 24, visualID 0x23 depth 24, visualID 0x24 depth 24, visualID 0x25 depth 24, visualID 0x26 depth 24, visualID 0x27 depth 24, visualID 0x28 depth 24, visualID 0x29 depth 24, visualID 0x2a depth 24, visualID 0x2b depth 24, visualID 0x2c depth 24, visualID 0x2d depth 24, visualID 0x2e depth 24, visualID 0x2f depth 24, visualID 0x30 depth 24, visualID 0x31 depth 24, visualID 0x32 depth 24, visualID 0x33 depth 24, visualID 0x34 depth 24, visualID 0x35 depth 24, visualID 0x36 depth 24, visualID 0x37 depth 24, visualID 0x38 depth 24, visualID 0x39 depth 24, visualID 0x3a depth 24, visualID 0x3b depth 24, visualID 0x3c depth 24, visualID 0x3d depth 24, visualID 0x3e depth 24, visualID 0x3f depth 24, visualID 0x40 depth 24, visualID 0x41 depth 24, visualID 0x42 depth 24, visualID 0x43 depth 24, visualID 0x44 depth 24, visualID 0x45 depth 24, visualID 0x46 depth 24, visualID 0x47 depth 24, visualID 0x48 depth 24, visualID 0x49 depth 24, visualID 0x4a depth 24, visualID 0x4b depth 24, visualID 0x4c depth 24, visualID 0x4d depth 24, visualID 0x4e depth 24, visualID 0x4f depth 24, visualID 0x50 depth 24, visualID 0x51 depth 24, visualID 0x52 depth 24, visualID 0x53 depth 24, visualID 0x54 depth 24, visualID 0x55 depth 24, visualID 0x56 depth 24, visualID 0x57 depth 24, visualID 0x58 depth 24, visualID 0x59 depth 24, visualID 0x5a depth 24, visualID 0x5b depth 24, visualID 0x5c depth 24, visualID 0x5d depth 24, visualID 0x5e depth 24, visualID 0x5f depth 24, visualID 0x60 depth 24, visualID 0x61 depth 24, visualID 0x62 number of attributes: 12 "XV_SET_DEFAULTS" (range 0 to 1) client settable attribute "XV_DOUBLE_BUFFER" (range 0 to 1) client settable attribute client gettable attribute (current value is 1) "XV_BRIGHTNESS" (range -1000 to 1000) client settable attribute client gettable attribute (current value is 0) "XV_CONTRAST" (range -1000 to 1000) client settable attribute client gettable attribute (current value is 0) "XV_SATURATION" (range -1000 to 1000) client settable attribute client gettable attribute (current value is 0) "XV_COLOR" (range -1000 to 1000) client settable attribute client gettable attribute (current value is 0) "XV_HUE" (range -1000 to 1000) client settable attribute client gettable attribute (current value is 0) "XV_RED_INTENSITY" (range -1000 to 1000) client settable attribute client gettable attribute (current value is 0) "XV_GREEN_INTENSITY" (range -1000 to 1000) client settable attribute client gettable attribute (current value is 0) "XV_BLUE_INTENSITY" (range -1000 to 1000) client settable attribute client gettable attribute (current value is 0) "" (range 0 to 0) "" (range 0 to 0) maximum XvImage size: 4096 x 4096 Number of image formats: 4 id: 0x32595559 (YUY2) guid: 59555932-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71 bits per pixel: 16 number of planes: 1 type: YUV (packed) id: 0x59565955 (UYVY) guid: 55595659-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71 bits per pixel: 16 number of planes: 1 type: YUV (packed) id: 0x32315659 (YV12) guid: 59563132-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71 bits per pixel: 12 number of planes: 3 type: YUV (planar) id: 0x30323449 (I420) guid: 49343230-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71 bits per pixel: 12 number of planes: 3 type: YUV (planar)
As this feature isn't yet officially implemented, do not expect ATI support if you experience issues. ATI also does not endorse nor support manually modifying your xorg.conf. However, feel free to post your thoughts or problems in our ATI Linux section of the Phoronix Forums.