loooow framerate

[GuruMeditation]

I can't play video correctly with resolume avenue, the framerat is around 20 fps for 1 layer without sound, in 640x480 encoded with mjpeg codec.
With two layer or more, I'm always under 15 fps
Hardware : core2duo 2ghz, vista 32, 4gb RAM, 7200 rpm hard drive, ATI X1600.
Tried with a lot of codec (photo jpeg, dv, animation... etc) : same shit
Great software, but if it doens't paly video correctly, uh, I can't use it only for sound function

[bart]

What MJPEG codec do you use? PICvideo? Also, AVI is faster than MOV on Vista.
We have seen that Vista is a LOT slower than XP, so we would recommend installing XP on your computer.

[GuruMeditation]

Yes I am using the Picvideo MJPEG 3 codec.
Unfortunately I can't install XP on my computer because Asus didn't make drivers for the model I use.
Vista is generally slower than XP, but with 4GB memory, a 7200 RPM hard drive, a readyboost drive and all visual effects off, Vista is more stable than XP, and even faster than XP with a good configuration.
In all case XP is an old system now, I think it is better to try to solve problem with Vista, who is now installed with all new PC, and XP drivers are no longer supported.

[gpvillamil]

Have you made sure to disable 'advanced deblocking' in the PicVideo options?

I'm using Resolume 3 with Vista, and getting 24 fps for 3 layers with effects.

Granted, it's a Core 2 Duo at 2.8Ghz, with an ATI FireGL card - I'd expect quicker. I wonder where the Vista bottleneck lies?

(Update) So I ran Resolume 3 on my older XP-based system (Athlon dual-core at 2.2Ghz) and got about the same framerate, 24fps. Resolume 3 seems to be extremely sensitive to changing the clip size, more so than Resolume 2.41.

So yeah, Vista does seem to impose a substantial performance penalty.

Incidentally, Resolume 2.41 runs at 26fps on the XP based system, and 40 fps on the Vista system, with the same footage. So I suspect Resolume 3 is still missing some major optimizations... Other DirectX based VJ software managed much, much higher framerates.