Tearing in every video player when composite enabled

lgolebio · 09-02-10, 07:52 AM

Hi
As anyone knows there is a problem with tearing when composite is enabled. When I disable it in xorg.conf, video tearing is gone in 100%. The problem is that I want to have it enabled.

I tried almost every solution found on this forum, but still, the problem appears. Please can anybody help me with that ? Or maybe it is impossible to get rid of tearing when composite is enabled. And also, I'm not using compiz, just metacity with effects.

Here is my xorg.conf

Code:

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 256.53  (buildmeister@builder101)  Fri Aug 27 21:34:01 PDT 2010

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0"
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Unknown"
    HorizSync       28.0 - 33.0
    VertRefresh     43.0 - 72.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

Code:

[lukasz@xpsm1530 ~]$ lspci |grep VGA
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G84 [GeForce 8600M GT] (rev a1)

I'm using archlinux with kernel 2.6.35 and nvidia nvidia 256.53-1

hl_ · 09-02-10, 09:24 AM

The metacity compositor uses XRender and it's currently not possible to avoid tearing with it. You might have somewhat better results with Compiz, if it is correctly configured.

lgolebio · 09-02-10, 09:34 AM

What a pity

. I really like simple metacity with effects. Well, maybe in future releases of nvidia drivers it will be possible. Thanks anyway.

hl_ · 09-02-10, 10:55 AM

This is not a problem with NVidia's drivers, but with the way XRender works. You will see tearing with all drivers.

09-02-10, 09:24 AM	#2
hl_ Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 138	Re: Tearing in every video player when composite enabled The metacity compositor uses XRender and it's currently not possible to avoid tearing with it. You might have somewhat better results with Compiz, if it is correctly configured.

09-02-10, 09:34 AM	#3
lgolebio Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 15	Re: Tearing in every video player when composite enabled What a pity . I really like simple metacity with effects. Well, maybe in future releases of nvidia drivers it will be possible. Thanks anyway.

09-02-10, 10:55 AM	#4
hl_ Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 138	Re: Tearing in every video player when composite enabled This is not a problem with NVidia's drivers, but with the way XRender works. You will see tearing with all drivers.