Bug 157422

Summary:	kde 3.5.5 introduces pauses during DVD playback
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Paulo J. Matos <paulo>
Component:	[OLD] KDE	Assignee:	Gentoo KDE team <kde>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal	CC:	hkbst, ssuominen
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Paulo J. Matos 2006-12-07 05:46:22 UTC

Hi all,

I'm consistently experiencing pauses in DVD playback with KDE 3.5.5. If I change to gnome or E16, I experience no pauses at all. I don't think this is a known issue and I don't even know how to start to track the problem down. Still, I think it is important to understand that I don't think KDE 3.5.5 is ready for 'gentoo-stableness'. If anyone experiences this please report. I'm using xine for playback (pauses show up using xine-ui or kaffeine, doesn't matter).

Regards, Paulo Matos

Comment 1 Paulo J. Matos 2006-12-08 09:07:12 UTC

Another interesting info is that the pauses happen no matter the fact I'm watching DVDs. They happen every 15s sharp. Now, the question is, what in KDE does this?

Comment 2 Marijn Schouten (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-12-08 09:08:51 UTC

how can I test for these pauses?

Comment 3 Paulo J. Matos 2006-12-08 09:15:10 UTC

OK, found it! The source of the pauses was the mtaskbar package, which with screenshot option on, introduces a pause every 15 secs (probably when taking snapshots). I'd be interested in experiences with mtaskbar 0.7, with screenshots on. Do you have the same issue?

Should this bug be closed and a new one for mtaskbar opened or this isn't considered a bug?

Comment 4 Paulo J. Matos 2006-12-08 09:19:50 UTC

To test:
- emerge -a mtaskbar
- Add to panel
- Configure taskbarv2
- Add the screenshot option
- Start a movie or dvd or something that let's you check for a pause (note, sound is not paused). Now, just, wait 15 secs. Do you see a pause in the flow of the image?

Note: you cannot notice it in your daily activities, except when watching a movie. However it seems to be it is always present.

Comment 5 Marijn Schouten (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-12-08 09:21:14 UTC

I'm not using mtaskbar.

What bug do you want to claim for mtaskbar? Uses too much CPU when it makes a screenshot?

Comment 6 Paulo J. Matos 2006-12-08 09:24:48 UTC

Well, although I would love this to be a bug and the mtaskbar team to fix it, maybe you're right and there's nothing it can be done. Still, I have a pentium4 2.2 Ghz, DRI enabled 1Gb RAM. I was expecting such a thing to run smoothly.

Comment 7 Samuli Suominen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-12-08 09:39:13 UTC

No bugs here it seems.