perf(player): optimize frame display loop for smooth playback

Performance improvements to eliminate choppy playback:

1. Cap display FPS at 30fps:
   - Even 60fps videos display at max 30fps
   - Reduces UI update overhead significantly
   - Human eye can't distinguish >30fps in preview player
   - Video plays at full 60fps internally, display throttled

2. Skip duplicate frames:
   - Track lastFrameTime from GStreamer
   - Only update UI when currentTime changes
   - Prevents refreshing same frame multiple times
   - Eliminates the "Frame 389 updated 17 times" issue

3. Remove verbose frame logging:
   - Removed per-frame debug log (was slowing down UI)
   - Keep INFO logs for start/stop events
   - Still log errors when they occur

4. Cleaner logging:
   - Show both video fps and display fps at startup
   - Makes performance characteristics visible

Results:
- Before: Choppy playback, same frame updated repeatedly
- After: Smooth 30fps display, no duplicate updates
- 4K video (3840x2160) now plays smoothly

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
This commit is contained in:
Stu Leak 2026-01-09 21:54:55 -05:00
parent 4c866e2aef
commit 48eaf0be8d

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main.go
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@ -11356,12 +11356,18 @@ func (p *playSession) frameDisplayLoop() {
if p.fps <= 0 {
p.fps = 24
}
frameDuration := time.Second / time.Duration(p.fps)
// Use 30fps max for UI updates to reduce overhead (even for 60fps video)
displayFPS := p.fps
if displayFPS > 30 {
displayFPS = 30
}
frameDuration := time.Second / time.Duration(displayFPS)
ticker := time.NewTicker(frameDuration)
defer ticker.Stop()
frameCount := 0
logging.Info(logging.CatPlayer, "playSession: frameDisplayLoop started (fps=%.2f, interval=%v)", p.fps, frameDuration)
lastFrameTime := time.Duration(0)
logging.Info(logging.CatPlayer, "playSession: frameDisplayLoop started (video fps=%.2f, display fps=%.2f, interval=%v)", p.fps, displayFPS, frameDuration)
for {
select {
@ -11386,11 +11392,19 @@ func (p *playSession) frameDisplayLoop() {
continue
}
// Get current time from GStreamer
currentTime := p.gstPlayer.GetCurrentTime()
// Skip if this is the same frame as last time (optimization)
if currentTime == lastFrameTime && frameCount > 0 {
continue
}
lastFrameTime = currentTime
// Update frame counter
frameCount++
p.mu.Lock()
p.frameN = frameCount
currentTime := p.gstPlayer.GetCurrentTime()
p.current = currentTime.Seconds()
isPaused := p.paused
p.mu.Unlock()
@ -11402,8 +11416,6 @@ func (p *playSession) frameDisplayLoop() {
p.img.File = ""
p.img.Image = frame
p.img.Refresh()
logging.Debug(logging.CatPlayer, "Frame %d updated (%.2fs, paused=%v, size=%dx%d)",
frameCount, p.current, isPaused, frame.Bounds().Dx(), frame.Bounds().Dy())
}
if p.prog != nil && !isPaused {
p.prog(p.current)