[linux-dvb] Re: OSD (was: Re: Maximum number of PES filters - 8?)

[Paul Bristow <paul@paulbristow.net>]

Martin Hammerschmid wrote:
> 
> > > I think for some functions - e.g. browsing the EPG - it would be reasonable
> > > to PAUSE/RESUME the replay of recordings whilst the EPG is being displayed.
> > >
> > > In any case, the benefit of your VDR software is the GPL - there is nothing
> > > to stop someone implementing a beautiful full-screen menu system for VDR if
> > > they want to.  If people desire that (with the advantages and disadvantages
> > > it brings), and if it's technicaly possible, then why not?
> >
> > I don't mean to keep anybody from implementing their favourite kind
> > of OSD handling. All I'm saying is that *my personal* opinion ist
> > that I want the OSD to be transparently "above" the video picture
> > (no matter if it is a replayed recording or a live picture). I use the
> > OSD e.g. to sometimes check if there is new email, and it would IMO be
> > extremely annoying if I had to stop replaying every time I want to do that.
> >
> 
> I guess the OSD is a very important feature, especially for vdr.
> IMHO the most important feature still is the ability to replay
> somehting without any audio/video dropouts though.
> I think that nobody really cares when there is a lack of quality
> when the OSD is in use, so maybe it's possible to free some
> memory, while the OSD is not used, to increase the video buffer
> to avoid audio/video dropouts when replaying.

Can we have the option to scale to half-resolution video when OSD is
active? 
 
> I don't know if this is possible at all but it would be a
> compromise that might make all happy.
> 
> Martin

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