Avcodec error on HTC Evo 3D with S3D ON

[peagasus]

Hi to all. I'm getting a decoding error consistently. When I play stored mp4 videos from SD card, the VLC for Android runs good. However, I try to get the S3D mode on from HTC Evo 3D DisplaySetting class, I start getting the error line below:

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181: 10-02 00:42:04.794: E/VLC(3313): [0x1a6b138]: avcodec decoder more than 5 seconds of late video -> dropping frame (computer too slow ?)

I have noticed that I have this error line if I try to play a big resolution high frame per second mp4 video from SD card. So, I thought that the bigger resolution and frame rate are, the harder decoding process becomes. So, I tried to slow down the video fps and resolution. However the problem continues. What should I do? Is that related to the surface or any kind of buffer/stack which fills and doesn't empty?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

It means the CPU is peaking...

[peagasus]

It means the CPU is peaking...

How can I avoid that?

[peagasus]

I mean, that does not happen when I'm not using HTC's S3D DisplaySetting function, it runs just fine. When I start using that function and alter the surface by the command below, I get the avcodec error that I mentioned.

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DisplaySetting.setStereoscopic3DFormat(surface, mode);

After changing the surface, I attach it to VLC surface by:

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public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int width, int height) { DisplaySetting.setStereoscopic3DFormat(surface, mode); mLibVLC.attachSurface(holder.getSurface(), VideoPlayerActivity.this, width, height); }

If the surface "mode" is chosen by as 3D, then I get the error. I thought that this is caused by some buffer/stack structure which is filling over time from the decoder and does not fill. I thought so, because there is no problem with the decoder itself. It was running smooth and clean before that addition. I'm thinking it may be related to the surface; however, I don't know where to start looking.

[edwardw]

Well, if it works fine with a normal surface then it's not a VLC problem, but rather a problem with HTC's S3D (which is known for lots of bugs).