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avi9526

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Registered: 2015-05-15

Posts: 117

libpulse-16.0-1 update seem to cause stuttering in SMPlayer/mpv

When SMPlayer audio output is set to pulse there is annoying video stuttering with latest version of "libpulse-16.0-1" (I have "pipewire" and "pipewire-pulse" installed). Setting audio to "alsa" or downgrading single package "libpulse" to version from archive of "2022-05-31" seems to solve issue (or my brain playing games with me, stuttering is not that notable)

It's not video hardware problem - test video with 400Mbit/s playing just fine (but it's has no audio channel), VLC also fine (but it has "pulse" output)

Anyone have this problem or can check?

dmi_dmi_dmi

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Registered: 2021-08-03

Posts: 4

Re: libpulse-16.0-1 update seem to cause stuttering in SMPlayer/mpv

Setting audio to "alsa" or downgrading single package "libpulse" to version from archive of "2022-05-31" seems to solve issue (or my brain playing games with me, stuttering is not that notable)

Oh, I think I was going crazy with this slight audio desync.

I experience stuttering in mpv too. --ao=alsa switch resolves the problem.

P.S. My wife did package upgrade on our shared laptop so I was unaware and thought that there is some bug in mpv. I even created an mpv issue here - https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/issues/10295

Last edited by dmi_dmi_dmi (2022-06-17 16:20:45)

Mr.Smith1974

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From: St. Petersburg, Russia

Registered: 2013-04-13

Posts: 38

Re: libpulse-16.0-1 update seem to cause stuttering in SMPlayer/mpv

Same problem

jouven

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Registered: 2022-11-04

Posts: 2

Re: libpulse-16.0-1 update seem to cause stuttering in SMPlayer/mpv

I have a similar issue, I get noticeable video stutter after seeking.
I tried:

ao=alsa

and it fixes the issue. I'll add that:

pulse-latency-hacks=yes

also fixes the issue.