Index: libs/libmythtv/NuppelVideoPlayer.cpp
===================================================================
--- libs/libmythtv/NuppelVideoPlayer.cpp	(revision 8742)
+++ libs/libmythtv/NuppelVideoPlayer.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@
 
 bool NuppelVideoPlayer::InitVideo(void)
 {
+    VERBOSE(VB_RECORD, "InitVideo()");
     InitFilters();
     if (using_null_videoout)
     {
@@ -447,6 +448,7 @@
 
 void NuppelVideoPlayer::ReinitVideo(void)
 {
+    VERBOSE(VB_RECORD, "ReinitVideo()");
     InitFilters();
 
     vidExitLock.lock();
Index: libs/libmythtv/videoout_xv.cpp
===================================================================
--- libs/libmythtv/videoout_xv.cpp	(revision 8755)
+++ libs/libmythtv/videoout_xv.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -851,6 +851,7 @@
  */
 bool VideoOutputXv::InitXvMC(MythCodecID mcodecid)
 {
+    VERBOSE(VB_IMPORTANT, "InitXvMC() -- begin");
     (void)mcodecid;
 #ifdef USING_XVMC
     xv_port = GrabSuitableXvPort(XJ_disp, XJ_root, mcodecid,
@@ -900,6 +901,7 @@
         xv_port = -1;
     }
 
+    VERBOSE(VB_IMPORTANT, "InitXvMC() -- end ok("<<ok<<")");
     return ok;
 #else // USING_XVMC
     return false;
@@ -916,6 +918,7 @@
  */
 bool VideoOutputXv::InitXVideo()
 {
+    VERBOSE(VB_IMPORTANT, "InitXVideo() -- begin");
     xv_port = GrabSuitableXvPort(XJ_disp, XJ_root, kCodec_MPEG2,
                                  XJ_width, XJ_height);
     if (xv_port == -1)
@@ -1001,6 +1004,7 @@
     else
         video_output_subtype = XVideo;
     
+    VERBOSE(VB_IMPORTANT, "InitXVideo() -- end ok("<<ok<<")");
     return ok;
 }
 
@@ -1081,6 +1085,7 @@
     (void)stream_type, (void)xvmc_chroma, (void)test_surface;
 
 #ifdef USING_XVMC
+    VERBOSE(VB_IMPORTANT, "GetBestSupportedCodec() -- begin");
     Display *disp;
     X11S(disp = XOpenDisplay(NULL));
 
@@ -1161,6 +1166,7 @@
         ret = (MythCodecID)(kCodec_MPEG1 + (stream_type-1));
     }
 
+    VERBOSE(VB_IMPORTANT, "GetBestSupportedCodec() -- end");
     return ret;
 #else // if !USING_XVMC
     return (MythCodecID)(kCodec_MPEG1 + (stream_type-1));
