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Whilst XBMC is playing media on screen you can activate the codecinfo pop-up/overlay. This normally appears as white text on a black background bar located near the top of the screen (dependent on the skin being used).
The codecinfo popup displays a number of real time variables describing detailed information on the codecs currently in use.
The following example shows some realistic sample data in the approximate form it is displayed:
audio:(mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3) br:128000 sr:48.00 khz chns:2 video:FFmpeg MPEG-4 fps:23.98 512x384 early/late:3/2 fps:23.93 cpu:0.00 dropped:1 Q:0 cache:80% ct:0.05 ac:-0.01
| Sample | Full Variable Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| audio:(mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3) | Audio Codec | |
| br:128000 | Bit Rate | Bit Rate of Audio Codec |
| sr:48.00 khz | ? | |
| chns:2 | Number of audio channels present | |
| video:FFmpeg MPEG-4 | Video Codec | Video Codec in use |
| fps:23.98 512x384 | Frames Per Second and resolution of video | |
| early/late:3/2 | Early Frames / late Frames | Number of frames that have arrived earlier than expected and later than required. |
| fps:23.93 | Frames Per Second | Llisted twice for some reason? |
| cpu:0.00 | CPU Usage | Assume Zero due to some mod quirk? |
| dropped:1 | Dropped Frames | Number of dropped frames |
| Q:0 | ? | ? |
| cache:80% | Cache | XBMC caches the media locally to ensure continuous uninterupted playback. If this figure drops it is due to either XBMC or the network is struggling to keep up with the data throughput. |
| ct:0.05 | ? | ? |
| ac:-0.01 | ? | ? |