VLC Lags/Spikes when running Transmission.

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VLC Lags/Spikes when running Transmission.

Postby neenja » 12 Jun 2009 07:19

When I have Transmission running and downloading torrents, VLC will have a lot of lags and spikes during a movie. As soon as I turn off Transmission (torrent dling program) the lags and mini movie spikes stop.

Does anyone else have this problem?

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Re: VLC Lags/Spikes when running Transmission.

Postby Jean-Baptiste Kempf » 12 Jun 2009 10:24

Movies are local?
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Re: VLC Lags/Spikes when running Transmission.

Postby ajmas » 12 Jun 2009 11:18

What is the CPU load? Is it high and does it spike at the same time?
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Re: VLC Lags/Spikes when running Transmission.

Postby The DJ » 12 Jun 2009 20:53

A lot of disc and CPU activity, will inevitably interfere with VLC playback, and the more intense your movie is that you are watching, the more noticeable it will be. Try using a non-JAVA bittorrent application. Those will be a tad more light on resources.
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