Skindesigner and openGL OSD

lnj · 20. September 2020

If you are using a skindesigner and a output plugin with openGL OSD (softhddevice or softhdcuvid), you will get a distorted menu for any of the actions:

detach/attach;

suspend/resume;

external plugin;

mpv plugin;

mplayer plugin.

At first I thought it was due to an incorrect skin, but now I assume that it is due to corruption of the image cache.

The skindesigner creates a cache once upon skin initialization. But when the output plugin is paused, the openGL OSD discards the image cache.

During the operation of external plugins, the openGL OSD does not work, and starts again when returning to the vdr.

But the skindesigner does not know about it, and uses the damaged cache of images. It is easy to recover by giving the command "svdrpsend PLUG skindesigner DLIC".

I tested VDPAU and CUVID, but I think the same with VA-API (softhdvaapi).

Does anyone have such a problem?

Who thinks what, the output plugin should manage by the skindesigner, or the skindesigner should update the cache itself, for example, when the cOsdProvider is destroyed.

MatthiasK · 20. September 2020

Dear lnj,

I'm using softhdcuvid and use detach/attach a lot. Have the same problems.

carel · 20. September 2020

Hi lnj,

I observe exactly the same issues and the workaround to clear the image cache also works here.

I would choose the 2nd option, make skindesigner which ‘owns’ the cache responsible for the update.

But this plugin is not maintained anymore

So either way ...

Carel

seahawk1986 · 20. September 2020

Zitat von lnj

Does anyone have such a problem?

In yaVDR there is a mechanism in the script that controls the vdr-frontend which send the neccesary SVDRP-Commands. IIRC there are siminar approaches in EasyVDR and Gen2VDR (I am not sure if MLD does handle this, too).

kamel5 · 21. September 2020

Hi,

I am not so familar with the skindesigner code right now and I am not shure if it is primary a skindesigner problem.

But I adding a little quick and dirty patch to hopefully solve this problem.

I know that is not the best solution and then also not the best cache anymore, but if it helps.

Maybe I can do some research in the future to find a better solution (Any help is welcome).

At the moment the patch refreshes the cache every time a Skindesigner menu is opened.

The patch can be activated in the setup menu if nessesary.

Because I don't have sutch hardware here, can somebody check if that works as expected.

With my hardware, I don't see any differences between the old and the new behavior.

kamel5

carel · 22. September 2020

Hi Kamel5

Thanks a lot for your patch

I tried with the mpv plugins and it works perfect!

Mit frgr, Carel

kamel5 · 23. September 2020

carel ,

thanks for testing.

The patch is now in the skindesigner git.

kamel5

lnj · 11. Dezember 2020

I think, I found it.

Try my patch, need testing it.

And fixForopenGL not need anymore, but I not clean it in code.

lnj · 12. Dezember 2020

It looks like there are some problems after the external player plugin, but this is not cache related. Need tests.

kamel5 · 14. Dezember 2020

If someone can confirm that the last Patch (Post #8) works as aspected I will make a commit in the skindesigner git.

I can't check it by myself, I haven't such a installation with openGL OSD.

Grüße

kamel5

carel · 15. Dezember 2020

Just tested on two clients, with mpv plugin and external mplayer

I can't find a problem, works as expected.

Mit fr Gr

Carel

kamel5 · 16. Dezember 2020

Thanks carel .

Patch is now in the skindesigner git.

Grüße

kamel5

davie2000 · 20. Dezember 2020

Sorry for the stupid question, but where can I find "the skindesigner git"?

If I search for "vdr-plugin-skindesigner" on github, i can find no repository which was changed in the last month.

9000H · 20. Dezember 2020

Hi,

git://projects.vdr-developer.org/vdr-plugin-skindesigner.git

CU

9000h

davie2000 · 21. Dezember 2020

Shame on me for equating git with github

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