Hello All,

A new version of maemo mplayer package (mplayer_1.0rc1-maemo.4) now contains video output method which uses hardware YUV colorspace. For normal users it means that mplayer got some noticeable performance improvement and it can handle some more complicated and previously unwatchable videos better now

It is important to reboot your device after installing this new mplayer package for the new video output method to become active. Unless you reboot, you will just get the good old x11 and sdl video output methods just like in the older versions. Installer just adds 'user' to 'video' group, so that mplayer can access /dev/fb0 device, but unfortunately these changes take effect only after reboot.

Just like any release with some big improvements, this version is still considered experimental and may contain bugs. If you notice any issue, please report it here.

Also it is worth to mention that unlikely some other software for 770, mplayer is a standalone and nonintrusive package, so the risk of getting your system screwed up after installing it is extremely low