I'm using kubuntu 11.10 on a sony vaio laptop with a NVIDIA Geforce 410M, 295.20 (and 295.33) graphic drivers and vdpau on sm player 0.7.1. i get tearing in .avi files but not in HD mkv's. Sync to VBlack is activated in nvidia settings and from system preferences-desktop effects. any solution?

here's smplayer's config file:

# Write your default config options here!

[vo.vdpau]
vc=ffmpeg12vdpau,ffwmv3vdpau,ffvc1vdpau,ffh264vdpau,


thnx

if you use xv instead of vdpau for video does it still tear?

is your refresh rate correct?

xv and gl also produce tearing

i believe my refresh rate is correct, it's set to auto

do other video players produce tearing (VLC, Kaffeine - these use diffent backends whereas UmPlayer would also use mPlayer)

if you turn off desktop effects (alt+shift+F12)?

if you turn deinterlacing on (found post suggesting Linear Blend as a fix for tearing)

is this all avi files or just some?

unfortunately the only solution was to disable desktop effects to remove tearing, even on kubuntu 12.04 with 295.49 drivers

there's an new driver series available from Nvidia but the description doesn't seem to address you problem http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-disp ... river.html

did you try composting type of xrender?