[AG-TECH] VIC menu slowness under linux
Jim Miller
millerjw at psc.edu
Thu Dec 22 11:24:11 CST 2005
Yes, I am talking on the capture machine itself. The machine is running
the servicemanager with 3 video feeds (hauppauge cards) and an audio
RAT. The RAT is very responsive, the VIC is not. I have attempted to
adjust framerates from 20-30fps with no change in response time. VIC is
just slow. I am running a 2.4 kernel, but I noticed this same thing in
older Linux and VIC versions as well dating back to AG 1 days. It has
become an issue lately due to meetings that we attend being encrypted.
It takes forever to manipulate through 3 VIC windows to set up
encryption for every stream.
Thanks,
Jim
Christoph Willing wrote:
>
> On 22/12/2005, at 4:39 AM, Jim Miller wrote:
>
>> I am having an issue with my capture node with VIC being painfully
>> slow to respond to pretty much anything. If I try and manipulate the
>> menu, I can't do anything except click, wait 2 min, click again.
>> Is there a known fix?
>
>
> Jim,
>
> Is this a new phenomenon?
>
> When you "manipulate the menu", do you mean the vic menu(s) on the
> capture machine itself, or the "Manage my Node" menu (back on the
> display machine) to configure vic via VideoProducer instance(s)?
>
> What frame rate are you attempting? For PAL, 24fps is usually the max
> for standard composite/s-video bt878 capture boards, rather than the
> expected 25fps. Perhaps there's a similar problem for NTSC (try using
> 29fps, rather than the expected 30fps)? Also, any USB camera running
> with 2.4.x kernels is _very_ inefficient, and will cause the symptoms
> you describe, at greater than 21fps.
>
> Any other apps running on the capture machine chewing up cpu cycles?
>
> Are other applications on the capture machine affected the same way
> (slow to respond)?
>
>
> chris
>
>
> Christoph Willing +61 7 3365 8350
> QPSF Access Grid Manager
> University of Queensland
>
>
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