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What people should do to avoid tearing with fglrx, is to set vsync to always within the amd/ati control panel.
When vsync is enabled, one should use mplayer with opengl as output.
No other mediaplayer (which I know of), is forcing fglrx to go in "real" fullscreen -> Vsync doesn't work properly. So it is important that you see the movie through mplayer!
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Well i also like xbmc, now xbmc gained vaapi support too which is a good move. xbmc only uses opengl to render, but fglrx fails to use the auto mode which is usally the same as glsl renderer. nvidia cards have got no problems using glsl renderer.
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Originally posted by tball View PostWhat people should do to avoid tearing with fglrx, is to set vsync to always within the amd/ati control panel.
When vsync is enabled, one should use mplayer with opengl as output.
No other mediaplayer (which I know of), is forcing fglrx to go in "real" fullscreen -> Vsync doesn't work properly. So it is important that you see the movie through mplayer!
With the OSS drivers, you can get Xv and GL video with VSync without the need to disable compositing. But the 3D speed of the drivers cripple the cards. Half-assed #1.
With fglrx you can use the available 3D power of your card, but the workarounds and compromises needed for fglrx (watch only with compositing disabled, don't use Xv, enable VSync in CCC, bla bla) are crippling the 2D and video experience. Half-assed #2.
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Originally posted by RealNC View PostAnd the result is a half-assed desktop:
With the OSS drivers, you can get Xv and GL video with VSync without the need to disable compositing. But the 3D speed of the drivers cripple the cards. Half-assed #1.
With fglrx you can use the available 3D power of your card, but the workarounds and compromises needed for fglrx (watch only with compositing disabled, don't use Xv, enable VSync in CCC, bla bla) are crippling the 2D and video experience. Half-assed #2.
You don't have to disable compositing to fix the tearing.
The "only" thing you have to do, is to enable vsync and use mplayer with opengl as output.
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Originally posted by marek View PostI bet ColorTiling isn't enabled on Lucid. This one should improve performance A LOT with r300c and even more with r300g since only the latter has full tiling support.
-Marek
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Originally posted by tball View PostI didn't say the solution was optimal. Just that it works.
You don't have to disable compositing to fix the tearing.
The "only" thing you have to do, is to enable vsync and use mplayer with opengl as output.
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Originally posted by RealNC View PostNo, that won't do. It's still tearing. It only works with composite disabled (KDE will disable it when you watch in full screen, but you're assuming that we want to watch in fullscreen.)
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