>On Sun, Apr 16, 2000 at 01:26:27PM -0700, root wrote:
> > Using xanim the documentation would suggest
> > a few command line switches to "smooth" out the playback.
> > It is no different that changing buffer settings and other settings
> > in MS-MediaFlayer and RealFlayer.
>
>Unfortunately due to the overhead of the X Window System, it may
>never be as fast as Windows' ability to go direct to the hardware
>through as few layers as possible.
>
>Maybe with X running on top of the framebuffer interface, there
>would be a way to get direct access to the framebuffer API for the
>window area being used, so that the frames could be blitted to
>it at a faster rate.

Is XFree 4.0 going to be able to help in this some with the DRI?
or is that only for 3d?  I am just now starting to dive into 4.0
at home with my brand spanking new voodoo3 3500.  Of course installing
X 4.0 and a new kernal now X don't work, but I am still working on it.
Even if the DRI is for 3d only would it be faster possibly to paint a
2d image into a dri 3d window?  kind of like what glxmame does?  Might
also make for better play back as you would be able to do that thing that 3d 
cards do to make everything a little fuzzy/smooth things out.

Just some discussion questions
Bill Warner
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