Re: [Swftools-common] 100% CPU load with slides with synced sound

[Pablo Rodríguez]

On 02/08/2011 08:29 PM, Chris wrote:
> On Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:48:06 +0100
> Pablo Rodríguez<address@hidden>  wrote:
>
> > > What is happen is that flashplayer is looping between frame 5 and 6.
> > > So make it loop slower.
> >
> > Is there any way to avoid the loop?
>
> Don't have .frame 1 to .frame 6?  I can't really see why they're there
> anyway.  However, that not only digresses, but will probably open a
> whole new can of worms!-  so, shut up Chris ;o)  )

Thanks for your reply, Chris.

I'm open to improvements on the script, but I should release this 
presentation as soon as possible.

> > The problem now is that CPU load is much higher if I forward or rewind
> > the slides (Right and Left keys). And this slows down the video playing.
>
> I compiled your set of slides with the mp3, as is Pablo.  Guess what?
> It runs fine. No heavy load on either CPU or memory.  In fact, I have
> barely a 0.1 listed in the processes.  Interesting result, since I have
> quite an old laptop with minimal memory.

Might I have your file? It would be perfect if it works.

The weird thing is that I compiled the script on both Linux and Windows 
machines and I got the same results played on Windows and Linux.

Again I cannot understand why this might happen. Have you compiled the 
script exactly as it is on the website? No corrections or fine tunings? 
I mean, are fps set to 1 or 12?

> Perhaps you can put two and two together?  Stop blaming swftools for
> this, and<evil grin>  go swap Fedora core, or whatever combination you
> have, for something else..<evil grin>

If your presentation works, I'd like to know what are you running (not 
to switch, only to know ;-)).

> Other than that..
>
>   your keyboard controls don't appear to do what you expect them to. That
>   is when they work, which they didn't for me.

This is the first notice I have. In the current presentation, keyboard 
controls aren't as responsive as they should because of the huge CPU 
load. But they do work for me.

Do the buttons at http://www.ousia.tk/freeculture.php work for you?

>   why are are you embedding that mp3?  Would it not be way easier to
>   stream it?

I would like to have it all in one file. Sorry, but it's easier to move 
and I don't think that streaming is better for this.

>   Suite Bergamasque huh? How about a music snippet from it to lighten
>   the mood of the presentation - add a bit of punch to the dialogue?**

Thanks for this. As an excuse, I'm not used to record my voice with a 
real microphone, so I must learn how to do it.

>   If the vocal happens to be your good self, maybe down a few tequila's
>   beforehand? ( I am joking there ). ;o)

As far as I can say, this is not my real voice. I have heard it before 
(my recorded voice, I mean) and it didn't sound so childish. But this 
might be related to the recording scenario (it was not so easy, I must say).

> ** This is someone who tried to listed to Lessig.  I don't feel a tad
>     guilty in saying I was sound asleep after 2 minutes.  Many people
>     have interesting things to say and good points to make, but by golly
>     that doesn't mean to say their presentation skills match 'em. ;o)

Interesting, I wouldn't say that Lessig is not a good speaker or presenter.

Not being a native speaker, I have to concentrate more on the 
presentation and this might be the cause of not falling asleep ;-).

Just out of curiosity, would you consider the same in 
http://lessig.blip.tv/file/4712938/?

Many thanks again for your help,


Pablo
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