AV-sync lags with default cube #41021

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Michael Glen Montague · 2014-07-10T17:56:18+02:00

2014-07-10 17:56:18 +02:00

System Information
Operating System: Windows 8.1, 64-bit
Graphics Card: ASUS GeForce GTX 780 DirectCU II OC 3GB GDDR5
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40 GHz
Memory: 12.0 GB DDR3

Blender Version
Broken: 2.71
Worked: 2.70a

Short description of error
Using AV-sync with default cube in 2.71 indicates a consistent 24 fps, but actually plays at ~4 fps.

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error
Open 2.71 startup file, turn on AV-sync and playback animation.
playback_sync_problems.blend

**System Information** *Operating System:* Windows 8.1, 64-bit *Graphics Card:* ASUS GeForce GTX 780 DirectCU II OC 3GB GDDR5 *Processor:* Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40 GHz *Memory:* 12.0 GB DDR3 **Blender Version** *Broken:* 2.71 *Worked:* 2.70a **Short description of error** Using AV-sync with default cube in 2.71 indicates a consistent 24 fps, but actually plays at ~4 fps. **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** Open 2.71 startup file, turn on AV-sync and playback animation. [playback_sync_problems.blend](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F97333/playback_sync_problems.blend)

Michael Glen Montague commented

2014-07-10 17:56:18 +02:00

Changed status to: 'Open'

Michael Glen Montague commented

2014-07-10 17:56:18 +02:00

Added subscriber: @MontagueMGM

Joerg Mueller was assigned by Sergey Sharybin

2014-07-10 18:55:22 +02:00

Sergey Sharybin commented

2014-07-10 18:55:22 +02:00

Added subscriber: @Sergey

Sergey Sharybin commented

2014-07-10 18:55:22 +02:00

Joerg, mind looking into the issue?

Joerg Mueller commented

2014-07-14 22:52:59 +02:00

Added subscriber: @ThomasDinges

Joerg Mueller commented

2014-07-14 22:52:59 +02:00

Neither @ThomasDinges nor I could reproduce the bug. Does it depend on the audio system you are using? Try changing from OpenAL to SDL in User Preferences -> System and see if that changes anything.

Also how can you see those ~4 fps? Is the timeline moving that slow? Because the file you attached or the default startup file has no animation.

Neither @ThomasDinges nor I could reproduce the bug. Does it depend on the audio system you are using? Try changing from OpenAL to SDL in User Preferences -> System and see if that changes anything. Also how can you see those ~4 fps? Is the timeline moving that slow? Because the file you attached or the default startup file has no animation.

Michael Glen Montague commented

2014-07-16 01:06:15 +02:00

Switching from SDL audio to OpenAL fixed the problem with both the timeline and the 3D viewport. But what could cause this problem with SDL's audio sync?

And yeah, in the file I attached the frame number indicator on the timeline was the one that moved at around 4 fps. However in a different file with animation, the 3D viewport was also moving slower than the fps indicator.

Switching from SDL audio to OpenAL fixed the problem with both the timeline and the 3D viewport. But what could cause this problem with SDL's audio sync? And yeah, in the file I attached the frame number indicator on the timeline was the one that moved at around 4 fps. However in a different file with animation, the 3D viewport was also moving slower than the fps indicator.

Joerg Mueller commented

2014-07-20 15:38:28 +02:00

Interesting, why did you configure SDL as audio system? Normally OpenAL should be default. I tried again now with SDL, but still cannot reproduce the bug. I wonder if it's just a windows 8 thing? Do you have a chance to test it on a windows 7 computer?

Michael Glen Montague commented

2014-07-21 05:09:15 +02:00

Unfortunately, I don't have access to a computer running Windows 7. I ran Blender on compatibility mode's Windows 7 but the SDL audio device still caused AV-sync to lag. I don't remember exactly why or when my default was set to SDL because I've been using a custom startup file for nearly a year, but I'm guessing it's because I was trying to see how it differs from OpenAL and forgot, or didn't get the chance to switch it back before saving a new startup file.

Some additional information- manually scrolling through the timeline with the mouse, on SDL's audio device and with AV-sync enabled and even with audio scrubbing turned on, doesn't lag the animation. It only lags when I try to playback the animation in an editor window.

Unfortunately, I don't have access to a computer running Windows 7. I ran Blender on compatibility mode's Windows 7 but the SDL audio device still caused AV-sync to lag. I don't remember exactly why or when my default was set to SDL because I've been using a custom startup file for nearly a year, but I'm *guessing* it's because I was trying to see how it differs from OpenAL and forgot, or didn't get the chance to switch it back before saving a new startup file. Some additional information- manually scrolling through the timeline with the mouse, on SDL's audio device and with AV-sync enabled and even with audio scrubbing turned on, doesn't lag the animation. It only lags when I try to playback the animation in an editor window.

Joerg Mueller commented

2014-07-21 10:48:35 +02:00

When using SDL, which buffer size did you setup in the settings? Maybe that's too high?

Michael Glen Montague commented

2014-07-21 22:31:31 +02:00

The buffer size for SDL is set to 2048. Setting it to 256 added a slight ~1.0 frame per second and switching it to 32768 basically cut the entire frame rate in half. Various combinations of all the other audio settings didn't seem to make any difference, and none of the audio settings changed on OpenAL made it run slower.

Joerg Mueller commented

2014-07-29 10:55:35 +02:00

Added subscriber: @MartijnBerger

Joerg Mueller commented

2014-07-29 10:55:35 +02:00

I just tried this bug on the PC of a friend with the official 2.71 zip file and I can reproduce the problems with windows 8. The problem however is in the SDL library and cannot be fixed from here. The only thing we can try is if updating the SDL libraries helps. @Sergey @MartijnBerger maybe one of you can look into this?

Sergey Sharybin commented

2014-12-26 10:12:30 +01:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Archived'

Sergey Sharybin closed this issue

2014-12-26 10:12:30 +01:00

Sergey Sharybin commented

2014-12-26 10:12:30 +01:00

We've upgraded now to latest SDL-2.0 now. If the issue is with SDL, you'd better report issue to their tracker i believe. We can not solve bugs in code we don't maintain.

So thanks for the report, but we did everything we could here..

We've upgraded now to latest SDL-2.0 now. If the issue is with SDL, you'd better report issue to their tracker i believe. We can not solve bugs in code we don't maintain. So thanks for the report, but we did everything we could here..

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AV-sync lags with default cube #41021