[linux-audio-user] flash 9 beta

[Lee Revell]

On Thu, 2006-10-19 at 10:13 -0700, Brad Fuller wrote:
> Lee Revell wrote:
> > On Thu, 2006-10-19 at 11:45 -0400, Paul Winkler wrote:
> >   
> >> finally!
> >> http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer9/
> >> seems to work here with firefox 1.5.0.7.
> >>
> >> *much* better sound synchronization - i can finally watch stuff on
> >> youtube without screaming in frustration.
> >>
> >>     
> >
> > ARRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!  On my 600Mhz machine (which plays big divx
> > DVD and HDTV rips perfectly in full screen mode)
> Really? you have a 600MHz and it plays HD ok?

Yep.  Sometimes I have to pass -framedrop to mplayer, but most stuff
just works, and the frame dropping is never noticeable or annoying.

> What are the files? Do you have a XvMC board that assists?
> 

No hardware acceleration.  The last HD file I played was a Sopranos
episode I think.  Actually, some HD files don't play (like the Spike Lee
Katrina documentary) but it's very rare.  It's just Flash video that
usually doesn't work.  The standard 'DVD compressed to fit on 2 CDs'
plays *perfectly*.

I tried Google video and it's slightly better than YouTube (I got 5-6
FPS with the Diet Coke & Mentos video).  So the Youtube player might be
the problem.

Better than previous versions for sure, but still nowhere near as good
as an embedded .wmv/.mpg/.avi.

Lee