[olug] DVD playback not optimal

[Terence Bradshaw]

Eric Pierce wrote:

>I've no idea if this will solve interlacing problems, but the following line
>(hardware acceleration) fixed my sync problems.  It can't hurt (type as root):
>hdparm -d1 /dev/dvd
>
>
>--- John DiMartino <john_dimartino at mac.com> wrote:
>  
>
>>Do you have the DVD player to have DMA mode enabled?  I don't remember 
>>how to do it... but I'm sure you could google it pretty quickly.
>>
>>Later,
>>John
>>    
>>
I appreciate the input... I did as suggested, but the issue remained.

I've done some searching, and it seems that it is due to some DVD's 
being in an interlaced format.  The following URL I found helpful:

http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=25387&highlight=dvd+interlacing

Basically, the thread explains how to invoke both Xine and MPlayer with 
a linear blend deinterlacing method.  As I'd mentioned, I had already 
been using deinterlacing under Xine, but this isn't the method I had 
chosen... I agree with the thread.  Linear blend is pretty nice.

My copy of The Matrix does not exhibit this, but "Cunning Stunts" does.  
The Matrix seems not to be interlaced.

Terry