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6408 d0b1f3d75900 Background now uses CSS, added doctype and charset, removed leftover diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	1 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
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4982 6cb9d9a1716d HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign gabucino parents: 4704 diff changeset	3
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6882 f3f87f6bf5cf Added a uniform title: something - MPlayer - The Movie Player for Linux. diego parents: 6775 diff changeset	5 <TITLE>Codecs - MPlayer - The Movie Player for Linux</TITLE>
6391 4e5c236ade69 small updates gabucino parents: 6364 diff changeset	6 <LINK REL="stylesheet" TYPE="text/css" HREF="default.css">
6408 d0b1f3d75900 Background now uses CSS, added doctype and charset, removed leftover diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	7 <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
4982 6cb9d9a1716d HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign gabucino parents: 4704 diff changeset	8 </HEAD>
6cb9d9a1716d HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign gabucino parents: 4704 diff changeset	9
6408 d0b1f3d75900 Background now uses CSS, added doctype and charset, removed leftover diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	10 <BODY>
1704 a2e1432f7ac3 Arial font gabucino parents: 1688 diff changeset	11
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	12
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	13 <P><B><A NAME="codecs">2.2 Supported codecs</A></B></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	14
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	15
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	16 <P><B><A NAME="video_codecs">2.2.1 Video codecs</A></B></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	17
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	18 <P>See the <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/codecs-status.html">codec status table</A> for the complete,
1869 01aa08dae521 small fixes arpi parents: 1855 diff changeset	19 daily generated list!!!</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	20
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	21 <P>The most important ones above all:</P>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	22 <UL>
2290 b858758fd4db * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2240 diff changeset	23 <LI>MPEG1 (VCD) and MPEG2 (DVD) video</LI>
6583 4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6408 diff changeset	24 <LI>native decoders for DivX ;-), OpenDivX (DivX4), DivX 5.01, 3ivX, M$ MPEG4 v1, v2 and other MPEG4 variants</LI>
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6408 diff changeset	25 <LI>native decoder for Windows Media Video 7 (WMV1), and Win32 DLL decoder for
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6408 diff changeset	26 Windows Media Video 8 (WMV2), both used in .wmv files</LI>
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6408 diff changeset	27 <LI><B>native Sorenson (SVQ1) decoder</B></LI>
5114 1f668483b7ff faszom. arpi parents: 5111 diff changeset	28 <LI>Cinepak and Intel Indeo codecs (3.1,3.2,4.1,5.0)</LI>
1f668483b7ff faszom. arpi parents: 5111 diff changeset	29 <LI>MJPEG, AVID, VCR2, ASV2 and other hardware formats</LI>
1f668483b7ff faszom. arpi parents: 5111 diff changeset	30 <LI>VIVO 1.0, 2.0, I263 and other h263(+) variants</LI>
1f668483b7ff faszom. arpi parents: 5111 diff changeset	31 <LI>FLI/FLC</LI>
6357 748bb00cb05b RealVideo libraries support gabucino parents: 6172 diff changeset	32 <LI>RealVideo 1.0 from ffmpeg, and RealVideo 2.0, 3.0 using RealPlayer
748bb00cb05b RealVideo libraries support gabucino parents: 6172 diff changeset	33 libraries</LI>
6583 4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6408 diff changeset	34 <LI>native decoder for HuffYUV</LI>
5114 1f668483b7ff faszom. arpi parents: 5111 diff changeset	35 <LI>Various old simple RLE-like formats</LI>
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	36 </UL>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	37
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	38 <P>If you have a Win32 codec not listed here which is not supported yet, please read the
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	39 <A HREF="#importing">codec importing HOWTO</A> and help us add support
1731 07e2dfca67a3 can't stop commiting :) gabucino parents: 1712 diff changeset	40 for it!</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	41
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	42 <P><B><A NAME="divx">2.2.1.1 DivX4/DivX5</A></B></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	43
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	44 <P>This section contains information about the DivX4 codec of
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	45 <A HREF="http://www.projectmayo.com">Project Mayo</A>. Their first available alpha version was OpenDivX 4.0
6583 4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6408 diff changeset	46 alpha 47 and 48. Support for this was included in <B>MPlayer</B> in the past,
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6408 diff changeset	47 and built by default. We also used its postprocessing code to optionally
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6408 diff changeset	48 enhance visual quality of MPEG1/2 movies. Now we use our own, for all file
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6408 diff changeset	49 types.</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	50
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	51 <P>The new generation of this codec is called DivX4Linux and can even decode
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	52 movies made with the infamous DivX codec! In addition it is much faster than the
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	53 native Win32 DivX DLLs but slower than libavcodec.
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	54 Hence its usage as a decoder is <B>DISCOURAGED</B>. However, it is useful for
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	55 encoding. One disadvantage of this codec is that it is currently closed source.</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	56
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	57 <P>The codec can be downloaded from one of the following URLs:</P>
3583 66e418645b67 hm. stuff. gabucino parents: 3566 diff changeset	58
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	59 <P>    <A HREF="http://avifile.sourceforge.net">http://avifile.sourceforge.net</A><BR>
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	60     <A HREF="http://divx.com">http://divx.com</A></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	61
2684 aadd16c5d6eb divx4 installation updated gabucino parents: 2664 diff changeset	62 <P>Unpack it, and run <CODE>./install.sh</CODE> as root.</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	63
6775 7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6596 diff changeset	64 <P><B>Note:</B> Do <B>not</B> forget adding <CODE>/usr/local/lib</CODE> to your
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	65 <CODE>/etc/ld.so.conf</CODE> and running <CODE>ldconfig</CODE>!</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	66
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	67 <P><B>MPlayer</B> autodetects DivX4/DivX5 if it is properly installed, just
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	68 compile as usual. If it does not detect it, you did not install or configure
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	69 it correctly.</P>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	70
6583 4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6408 diff changeset	71 <P>DivX4Linux works in two modes:</P>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	72
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	73 <TABLE BORDER=0>
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	74 <TR><TD>  </TD><TD VALIGN=top><CODE>-vc odivx</CODE></TD><TD>  </TD>
6393 f9b3d010b35e FONT tags obsoleted by CSS gabucino parents: 6391 diff changeset	75 <TD>Uses the codec in OpenDivX fashion. In this case it
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	76 produces YV12 images in its own buffer, and <B>MPlayer</B> does colorspace
6583 4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6408 diff changeset	77 conversion via libvo. (<B>FAST, RECOMMENDED!</B>)</TD></TR>
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	78 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><CODE>-vc divx4</CODE></TD><TD></TD>
6393 f9b3d010b35e FONT tags obsoleted by CSS gabucino parents: 6391 diff changeset	79 <TD>Uses the colorspace conversion of the codec.
6583 4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6408 diff changeset	80 In this mode you can use YUY2/UYVY, too. (<B>SLOW</B>)</TD></TR>
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	81 </TABLE>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	82
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	83 <P>The <CODE>-vc odivx</CODE> method is usually faster, due to the fact that it transfers
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	84 image data in YV12 (planar YUV 4:2:0) format, thus requiring much less
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	85 bandwidth on the bus. For packed YUV modes (YUY2, UYVY) use the <CODE>-vc divx4</CODE>
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	86 method. For RGB modes the speed is the same, differing at best
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	87 according to your current color depth.</P>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	88
6775 7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6596 diff changeset	89 <P><B>Note:</B> If your <CODE>-vo</CODE> driver supports direct rendering, then
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6596 diff changeset	90 <CODE>-vc divx4</CODE> may be faster or even the fastest solution.</P>
5114 1f668483b7ff faszom. arpi parents: 5111 diff changeset	91
5968 5bb339c33131 small update gabucino parents: 5534 diff changeset	92
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	93 <P><B><A NAME="libavcodec">2.2.1.2 FFmpeg DivX/libavcodec</A></B></P>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	94
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	95 <P>Beginning with version 0.4.2,
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	96 <A HREF="http://ffmpeg.sourceforge.net">FFmpeg</A> contains an
6775 7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6596 diff changeset	97 <B>open source</B> DivX codec, which is compatible with traditional DivX.
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	98 <B>MPlayer</B> supports this codec, making it possible to <B>watch
6775 7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6596 diff changeset	99 DivX/DivX4/DivX5/MP41/MP42 movies on non-x86 platforms</B>. Furthermore it
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6596 diff changeset	100 offers higher decoding speed than the Win32 codecs or the original
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	101 DivX4 library!</P>
4022 a1e321bd80bd lavc info+install instructions update gabucino parents: 3931 diff changeset	102
6583 4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6408 diff changeset	103 <P>It also contains a lot of nice codecs, such as RealVideo 1.0, WMV7,
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6408 diff changeset	104 MJPEG, h263, h263+, etc.</P>
4022 a1e321bd80bd lavc info+install instructions update gabucino parents: 3931 diff changeset	105
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	106 <P>If you use an <B>MPlayer</B> release you have libavcodec right in the package,
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	107 just build as usual. If you use <B>MPlayer</B> from CVS you have to extract
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	108 libavcodec from the FFmpeg CVS tree as FFmpeg 0.4.5 does <B>not</B> work with
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	109 <B>MPlayer</B>. In order to achieve this do:</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	110
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	111 <OL>
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	112 <LI><CODE>cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ffmpeg.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ffmpeg login</CODE></LI>
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	113 <LI><CODE>cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ffmpeg.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ffmpeg co ffmpeg</CODE></LI>
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	114 <LI>Move the <CODE>libavcodec</CODE> directory from the FFmpeg sources to the
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	115 root of the <B>MPlayer</B> CVS tree. It should look like this:
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	116 <P>    <CODE>main/libavcodec</CODE></P>
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	117 Symlinking is <B>not</B> enough, you have to copy/move it!!!</LI>
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	118 <LI>Compile. Configure should detect problems before compilation.</LI>
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	119 </OL>
1668 a5cb1b1d47a8 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1624 diff changeset	120
6775 7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6596 diff changeset	121 <P><B>Note:</B> MPlayer from CVS does contain a libavcodec
6171 d1acda5745d4 suggested by John L. Clark <jlc6@po.cwru.edu> arpi parents: 5968 diff changeset	122 subdirectory, but it does NOT contain the source for libavcodec!
d1acda5745d4 suggested by John L. Clark <jlc6@po.cwru.edu> arpi parents: 5968 diff changeset	123 You must follow the steps above to obtain the source for this library.</P>
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	124
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	125 <P>With FFmpeg and my Matrox G400, I can view even the highest resolution DivX
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	126 movies without dropped frames on my K6/2 500.</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	127
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	128
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	129 <P><B><A NAME="xanim">2.2.1.3 XAnim codecs</A></B></P>
2411 70daede73cd9 xanim stuff added gabucino parents: 2290 diff changeset	130
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	131 <P>Foreword:<BR>
5187 acb6adcc13d9 applied Melanson's patch gabucino parents: 5160 diff changeset	132 Be advised that the XAnim binary codecs are packaged with a piece of text
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	133 claiming to be a legally binding software license which, besides other
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	134 restrictions, forbids the user to use the codecs in conjunction with any
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	135 program other than XAnim. However, the XAnim author has yet to bring legal
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	136 action against anyone for codec-related issues.
5187 acb6adcc13d9 applied Melanson's patch gabucino parents: 5160 diff changeset	137 </P>
2411 70daede73cd9 xanim stuff added gabucino parents: 2290 diff changeset	138
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	139 <P><B>MPlayer</B> is capable of employing the XAnim codecs for decoding. Follow
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	140 the instructions to enable them:</P>
2411 70daede73cd9 xanim stuff added gabucino parents: 2290 diff changeset	141
70daede73cd9 xanim stuff added gabucino parents: 2290 diff changeset	142 <UL>
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	143 <LI>Download the codecs you wish to use from the
2411 70daede73cd9 xanim stuff added gabucino parents: 2290 diff changeset	144 <A HREF="http://xanim.va.pubnix.com">XAnim site</A>. The <B>3ivx</B> codec
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	145 is not there, but at the <A HREF="http://www.3ivx.com">3ivx site</A>.</LI>
2411 70daede73cd9 xanim stuff added gabucino parents: 2290 diff changeset	146
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	147 <LI>Use the <CODE>--with-xanimlibdir</CODE> option to tell configure where
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	148 to find the XAnim codecs. By default, it looks for them at
5114 1f668483b7ff faszom. arpi parents: 5111 diff changeset	149 <CODE>/usr/local/lib/xanim/mods, /usr/lib/xanim/mods and /usr/lib/xanim</CODE>.
4704 1e936c3cc3fa XANIM_MOD_DIR can be used for XAnim codecs' path specifying gabucino parents: 4339 diff changeset	150 Alternatively you can set the environment variable <I>XANIM_MOD_DIR</I> to
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	151 the directory of the XAnim codecs.</LI>
3163 27986f4dcd30 CVID section gabucino parents: 3140 diff changeset	152
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	153 <LI>Rename/symlink the files, cutting out the architecture stuff, so they will
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	154 have filenames like these: <CODE>vid_cvid.xa, vid_h263.xa, vid_iv50.xa</CODE>
3163 27986f4dcd30 CVID section gabucino parents: 3140 diff changeset	155
2411 70daede73cd9 xanim stuff added gabucino parents: 2290 diff changeset	156 </UL>
70daede73cd9 xanim stuff added gabucino parents: 2290 diff changeset	157
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	158 <P>XAnim is video codec family number 10, so you may want to use the <CODE>-vfm 10</CODE>
2411 70daede73cd9 xanim stuff added gabucino parents: 2290 diff changeset	159 option to tell <B>MPlayer</B> to use them if possible.</P>
70daede73cd9 xanim stuff added gabucino parents: 2290 diff changeset	160
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	161 <P>Tested codecs include: <B>Indeo 3.2</B>, <B>4.1</B>, <B>5.0</B>, <B>CVID</B>, <B>3ivX</B>, <B>h263</B>.</P>
2411 70daede73cd9 xanim stuff added gabucino parents: 2290 diff changeset	162
2452 7da4afe26f6b * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2411 diff changeset	163
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	164 <P><B><A NAME="vivo_video">2.2.1.4 VIVO video</A></B></P>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2690 diff changeset	165
2855 8bb4e195d7d7 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2848 diff changeset	166 <P><B>MPlayer</B> can play Vivo (1.0 and 2.0) videos. The most suitable codec
3027 7b85ba8c9be5 mostly fixes, some updates gabucino parents: 2865 diff changeset	167 for 1.0 files is FFmpeg's H263 decoder, you can use it with the <CODE>-vc
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	168 ffh263</CODE> option (default) (requires up-to-date libavcodec). For 2.0 files, use
3174 4164be267d0f misinfo fixed (notified by Al3x. At least 65535 times:) gabucino parents: 3163 diff changeset	169 the <CODE>ivvideo.dll</CODE> Win32 DLL file (from <A
3027 7b85ba8c9be5 mostly fixes, some updates gabucino parents: 2865 diff changeset	170 HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/samples/drivers32/ivvideo.dll">here</A>),
2855 8bb4e195d7d7 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2848 diff changeset	171 and install it under <CODE>/usr/lib/win32</CODE> or wherever you store the
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	172 Win32 codecs. This latter codec does not support YV12 nor YUY2 only BGR modes,
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	173 restricting it to the X11 and OpenGL outputs. Hopefully ffh263 will support
3174 4164be267d0f misinfo fixed (notified by Al3x. At least 65535 times:) gabucino parents: 3163 diff changeset	174 VIVO 2.0 files in the future.</P>
2855 8bb4e195d7d7 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2848 diff changeset	175
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6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	177 <P><B><A NAME="mpeg">2.2.1.5 MPEG 1/2 video</A></B></P>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2690 diff changeset	178
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	179 <P>MPEG1 and MPEG2 are decoded by the multiplatform native <B>libmpeg2</B> library,
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	180 whose source code is included in <B>MPlayer</B>.
5114 1f668483b7ff faszom. arpi parents: 5111 diff changeset	181 We handle buggy MPEG 1/2 video files by catching sig11 (segmentation fault),
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	182 and quickly reinitializing the codec, continuing exactly from where the failure
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	183 occurred.
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	184 This recovery technique has no measurable speed penalty.</P>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2690 diff changeset	185
62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2690 diff changeset	186
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	187 <P><B><A NAME="ms_video1">2.2.1.6 MS Video1</A></B></P>
2855 8bb4e195d7d7 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2848 diff changeset	188
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	189 <P>This is a very old and very bad codec from Microsoft. In the past it was
2855 8bb4e195d7d7 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2848 diff changeset	190 decoded with the <CODE>msvidc32.dll</CODE> Win32 codec, now we have our own
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	191 open source implementation (by <A HREF="mailto:melanson@pcisys.net">Mike
2855 8bb4e195d7d7 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2848 diff changeset	192 Melanson</A>).</P>
8bb4e195d7d7 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2848 diff changeset	193
8bb4e195d7d7 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2848 diff changeset	194
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	195 <P><B><A NAME="cinepak">2.2.1.7 Cinepak CVID</A></B></P>
3163 27986f4dcd30 CVID section gabucino parents: 3140 diff changeset	196
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	197 <P><B>MPlayer</B> uses its own open source, multiplatform Cinepak decoder by
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	198 default. It supports YUV outputs, so that hardware scaling is possible if the
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	199 video output driver permits it.</P>
3163 27986f4dcd30 CVID section gabucino parents: 3140 diff changeset	200
27986f4dcd30 CVID section gabucino parents: 3140 diff changeset	201
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	202 <P><B><A NAME="realvideo">2.2.1.8 RealVideo</A></B></P>
3806 053ea3e7c5d8 new 'RealMedia' 'Realvideo' 'RealAudio' sections gabucino parents: 3694 diff changeset	203
6408 d0b1f3d75900 Background now uses CSS, added doctype and charset, removed leftover diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	204 <B>MPlayer</B> supports decoding all versions of RealVideo:
d0b1f3d75900 Background now uses CSS, added doctype and charset, removed leftover diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	205 <UL>
d0b1f3d75900 Background now uses CSS, added doctype and charset, removed leftover diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	206 <LI>RealVideo 1.0 (fourcc RV10) - en/decoding supported by <B>libavcodec</B></LI>
d0b1f3d75900 Background now uses CSS, added doctype and charset, removed leftover diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	207 <LI>RealVideo 2.0 (fourcc RV20) - decoding supported by <B>RealPlayer libraries</B></LI>
d0b1f3d75900 Background now uses CSS, added doctype and charset, removed leftover diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	208 <LI>RealVideo 3.0 (fourcc RV30) - decoding supported by <B>RealPlayer libraries</B></LI>
d0b1f3d75900 Background now uses CSS, added doctype and charset, removed leftover diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	209 </UL>
6357 748bb00cb05b RealVideo libraries support gabucino parents: 6172 diff changeset	210
6775 7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6596 diff changeset	211 <P>It is recommended to download and install RealPlayer8 or RealONE, because
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6596 diff changeset	212 <B>MPlayer</B> can use their libraries to decode files with RealVideo 2.0 or
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6596 diff changeset	213 RealVideo 3.0 video. You may also just take the RealPlayer libraries from a
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6596 diff changeset	214 full installation and put them in a suitable directory like
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6596 diff changeset	215 <CODE>/usr/lib/real</CODE> or <CODE>$LIBDIR/real</CODE>. The <B>MPlayer</B>
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6596 diff changeset	216 configure script should detect the RealPlayer libraries there or in the
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6596 diff changeset	217 standard locations of a full installation. If it does not, tell configure
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6596 diff changeset	218 where to look with the <CODE>--with-reallibdir</CODE> switch.</P>
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6596 diff changeset	219
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6596 diff changeset	220 <P><B>Note:</B> RealPlayer libraries currently <B>only work with Linux, FreeBSD,
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6596 diff changeset	221 NetBSD and Cygwin on the x86 platform</B>!</P>
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6596 diff changeset	222
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6596 diff changeset	223 <P><B>Note2:</B> We cannot distribute the RealPlayer libraries, the license does
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6596 diff changeset	224 not allow this. You have to get them yourself.</P>
3806 053ea3e7c5d8 new 'RealMedia' 'Realvideo' 'RealAudio' sections gabucino parents: 3694 diff changeset	225
053ea3e7c5d8 new 'RealMedia' 'Realvideo' 'RealAudio' sections gabucino parents: 3694 diff changeset	226
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	227 <P><B><A NAME="xvid">2.2.1.9 XViD</A></B></P>
5022 61cb4f38f9f6 10lityi gabucino parents: 5021 diff changeset	228
6596 85b2fffb8bd9 XViD info fixing gabucino parents: 6594 diff changeset	229 <P><B>XViD</B> is a forked development of the OpenDivX codec. It happened when
85b2fffb8bd9 XViD info fixing gabucino parents: 6594 diff changeset	230 ProjectMayo changed OpenDivX to closed-source DivX4, and the non-ProjectMayo
85b2fffb8bd9 XViD info fixing gabucino parents: 6594 diff changeset	231 people working on OpenDivX got angry, then started XViD. So both projects
85b2fffb8bd9 XViD info fixing gabucino parents: 6594 diff changeset	232 have the same origin.</P>
5022 61cb4f38f9f6 10lityi gabucino parents: 5021 diff changeset	233
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	234 <P><B>Advantages:</B></P>
5022 61cb4f38f9f6 10lityi gabucino parents: 5021 diff changeset	235 <UL>
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	236 <LI>open source</LI>
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	237 <LI>its API is compatible with DivX4 so adding support for
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	238 it is easy</LI>
5022 61cb4f38f9f6 10lityi gabucino parents: 5021 diff changeset	239 <LI>2-pass encoding support</LI>
61cb4f38f9f6 10lityi gabucino parents: 5021 diff changeset	240 <LI>nice encoding quality, higher speed than DivX4 (you can optimize it for
61cb4f38f9f6 10lityi gabucino parents: 5021 diff changeset	241 your box while compiling)</LI>
61cb4f38f9f6 10lityi gabucino parents: 5021 diff changeset	242 </UL>
61cb4f38f9f6 10lityi gabucino parents: 5021 diff changeset	243
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	244 <P><B>Disadvantages:</B></P>
5022 61cb4f38f9f6 10lityi gabucino parents: 5021 diff changeset	245 <UL>
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	246 <LI>currently it does not properly <B>decode</B> all DivX/DivX4 files (no problem as libavcodec can play them)</LI>
5022 61cb4f38f9f6 10lityi gabucino parents: 5021 diff changeset	247 <LI>you have to choose between DivX4 <B>OR</B> XViD support at
61cb4f38f9f6 10lityi gabucino parents: 5021 diff changeset	248 compiletime</LI>
61cb4f38f9f6 10lityi gabucino parents: 5021 diff changeset	249 <LI>under development</LI>
61cb4f38f9f6 10lityi gabucino parents: 5021 diff changeset	250 </UL>
61cb4f38f9f6 10lityi gabucino parents: 5021 diff changeset	251
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	252 <P><B>Installation:</B> It is currently available only from CVS. Here are the
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	253 download and installation instructions:</P>
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	254 <OL>
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	255 <LI><CODE>cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.xvid.org:/xvid login</CODE></LI>
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	256 <LI><CODE>cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.xvid.org:/xvid co xvidcore</CODE></LI>
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	257 <LI><CODE>cd xvidcore/build/generic</CODE></LI>
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	258 <LI>Edit <CODE>Makefile.linux</CODE> to fit your needs.</LI>
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	259 <LI><CODE>make -f Makefile.linux</CODE></LI>
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	260 <LI>Get <CODE>encore2.h</CODE> and <CODE>decore.h</CODE> from the DivX4Linux
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	261 package, and copy them to <CODE>/usr/local/include/</CODE>.</LI>
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	262 <LI>Recompile <B>MPlayer</B> with <CODE>--with-xvidcore=/path/to/libcore.a</CODE>.</LI>
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	263 </OL>
5022 61cb4f38f9f6 10lityi gabucino parents: 5021 diff changeset	264
61cb4f38f9f6 10lityi gabucino parents: 5021 diff changeset	265
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	266 <P><B><A NAME="sorenson">2.2.1.10 Sorenson</A></B></P>
6583 4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6408 diff changeset	267
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6408 diff changeset	268 <P><B>Sorenson</B> is a video codec developed by Apple. We are currently
6775 7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6596 diff changeset	269 able to decode the first version (SVQ1) with a native decoder.</P>
6583 4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6408 diff changeset	270
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6408 diff changeset	271 <P><B>Advantages:</B></P>
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6408 diff changeset	272 <UL>
6775 7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6596 diff changeset	273 <LI>Fast, even old Macintosh machines were able to decode it.</LI>
6583 4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6408 diff changeset	274 </UL>
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6408 diff changeset	275
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6408 diff changeset	276 <P><B>Disadvantages:</B></P>
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6408 diff changeset	277 <UL>
6775 7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6596 diff changeset	278 <LI>SVQ3 is still not reverse engineered.</LI>
6583 4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6408 diff changeset	279 </UL>
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6408 diff changeset	280
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6408 diff changeset	281 <P><B>Installation:</B> it's compiled and usable per default.</P>
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6408 diff changeset	282
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6408 diff changeset	283
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	284 <P><B><A NAME="audio_codecs">2.2.2 Audio codecs</A></B></P>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2690 diff changeset	285
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	286 <P>The most important audio codecs above all:<BR></P>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2690 diff changeset	287 <UL>
62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2690 diff changeset	288 <LI>MPEG layer 2, and layer 3 (MP3) audio (<B>native</B> code, with MMX/SSE/3DNow! optimization)</LI>
62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2690 diff changeset	289 <LI>MPEG layer 1 audio (<B>native</B> code, with libavcodec)</LI>
5114 1f668483b7ff faszom. arpi parents: 5111 diff changeset	290 <LI>AC3 Dolby audio (<B>native</B> code, with MMX/SSE/3DNow! optimization)</LI>
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	291 <LI>Ogg Vorbis audio codec (<B>native</B> library)</LI>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2690 diff changeset	292 <LI>Voxware audio (using DirectShow DLL)</LI>
62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2690 diff changeset	293 <LI>alaw, msgsm, pcm and other simple old audio formats</LI>
3566 92b3028b10f3 err... minor fixes/additions gabucino parents: 3239 diff changeset	294 <LI>VIVO audio (g723, Vivo Siren)</LI>
6583 4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6408 diff changeset	295 <LI>RealAudio: DNET (low bitrate AC3), Cook, Sipro</LI>
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	296 </UL>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2690 diff changeset	297
62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2690 diff changeset	298
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	299 <P><B><A NAME="software_ac3">2.2.2.1 Software AC3 decoding</A></B></P>
3239 ef38487113b1 "Software AC3 decoding" section. Patch by Stephen Davies <steve@daviesfam.org> gabucino parents: 3174 diff changeset	300
ef38487113b1 "Software AC3 decoding" section. Patch by Stephen Davies <steve@daviesfam.org> gabucino parents: 3174 diff changeset	301 <P>This is the default decoder used for files with AC3 audio.</P>
ef38487113b1 "Software AC3 decoding" section. Patch by Stephen Davies <steve@daviesfam.org> gabucino parents: 3174 diff changeset	302
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	303 <P>The AC3 decoder can create audio output mixes for 2, 4, or 6
3239 ef38487113b1 "Software AC3 decoding" section. Patch by Stephen Davies <steve@daviesfam.org> gabucino parents: 3174 diff changeset	304 speakers. When configured for 6 speakers, this decoder provides
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	305 separate output of all the AC3 channels to the sound driver,
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	306 allowing for full "surround sound" experience without the external AC3
3239 ef38487113b1 "Software AC3 decoding" section. Patch by Stephen Davies <steve@daviesfam.org> gabucino parents: 3174 diff changeset	307 decoder required to use the hwac3 codec.</P>
ef38487113b1 "Software AC3 decoding" section. Patch by Stephen Davies <steve@daviesfam.org> gabucino parents: 3174 diff changeset	308
ef38487113b1 "Software AC3 decoding" section. Patch by Stephen Davies <steve@daviesfam.org> gabucino parents: 3174 diff changeset	309 <P>Use the <CODE>-channels</CODE> option to select the number of output channels.
ef38487113b1 "Software AC3 decoding" section. Patch by Stephen Davies <steve@daviesfam.org> gabucino parents: 3174 diff changeset	310 Use <CODE>-channels 2</CODE> for a stereo downmix. For a 4 channel downmix (Left
ef38487113b1 "Software AC3 decoding" section. Patch by Stephen Davies <steve@daviesfam.org> gabucino parents: 3174 diff changeset	311 Front, Right Front, Left Surround and Right Surround outputs), use
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	312 <CODE>-channels 4</CODE>. In this case, any center channel will be mixed
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	313 equally to the front channels. <CODE>-channels 6</CODE> will output all the AC3
3239 ef38487113b1 "Software AC3 decoding" section. Patch by Stephen Davies <steve@daviesfam.org> gabucino parents: 3174 diff changeset	314 channels as they are encoded - in the order Left, Right, Left Surround, Right
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	315 Surround, Center and LFE.</P>
3239 ef38487113b1 "Software AC3 decoding" section. Patch by Stephen Davies <steve@daviesfam.org> gabucino parents: 3174 diff changeset	316
ef38487113b1 "Software AC3 decoding" section. Patch by Stephen Davies <steve@daviesfam.org> gabucino parents: 3174 diff changeset	317 <P>The default number of output channels is 2.</P>
ef38487113b1 "Software AC3 decoding" section. Patch by Stephen Davies <steve@daviesfam.org> gabucino parents: 3174 diff changeset	318
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	319 <P>To use more than 2 output channels, you will need to use OSS, and have a sound
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	320 card that supports the appropriate number of output channels via the
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	321 SNDCTL_DSP_CHANNELS ioctl. An example of a suitable driver is emu10k1 (used by
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	322 Soundblaster Live! cards) from August 2001 or newer (ALSA CVS is also supposed to
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	323 work).</P>
3239 ef38487113b1 "Software AC3 decoding" section. Patch by Stephen Davies <steve@daviesfam.org> gabucino parents: 3174 diff changeset	324
ef38487113b1 "Software AC3 decoding" section. Patch by Stephen Davies <steve@daviesfam.org> gabucino parents: 3174 diff changeset	325
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	326 <P><B><A NAME="hardware_ac3">2.2.2.2 Hardware AC3 decoding</A></B></P>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2690 diff changeset	327
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	328 <P>You need an AC3 capable sound card, with digital out (SP/DIF). The
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	329 card's driver must properly support the AFMT_AC3 format (C-Media does).
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	330 Connect your AC3 decoder to the SP/DIF output, and use the <CODE>-ac hwac3</CODE>
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	331 option. It is experimental but known to work with C-Media cards and Soundblaster
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	332 Live! + ALSA (but not OSS) drivers.</P>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2690 diff changeset	333
62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2690 diff changeset	334
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	335 <P><B><A NAME="libmad">2.2.2.3 libmad support</A></B></P>
2452 7da4afe26f6b * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2411 diff changeset	336
7da4afe26f6b * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2411 diff changeset	337 <P><A HREF="http://mad.sourceforge.net">libmad</A> is a multiplatform MPEG audio
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	338 decoding library. It does not handle broken files well, and it sometimes has
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	339 problems with seeking.</P>
5114 1f668483b7ff faszom. arpi parents: 5111 diff changeset	340
2452 7da4afe26f6b * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2411 diff changeset	341 <P>To enable support, compile with the <CODE>--enable-mad</CODE> configure
7da4afe26f6b * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2411 diff changeset	342 option.</P>
7da4afe26f6b * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2411 diff changeset	343
7da4afe26f6b * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2411 diff changeset	344
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	345 <P><B><A NAME="vivo_audio">2.2.2.4 VIVO audio</A></B></P>
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5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	347 <P>The audio codec used in VIVO files depends on whether it is a VIVO/1.0 or
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	348 VIVO/2.0 file. VIVO/1.0 files have <B>g.723</B> audio, and VIVO/2.0 files
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	349 have <B>Vivo Siren</B> audio. Both are supported. You can grab the g.723/Siren
3566 92b3028b10f3 err... minor fixes/additions gabucino parents: 3239 diff changeset	350 Win32 DLL from
2855 8bb4e195d7d7 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2848 diff changeset	351 <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/samples/drivers32/vivog723.acm">here</A>,
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	352 then copy it into the <CODE>/usr/lib/win32</CODE> directory.</P>
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8bb4e195d7d7 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2848 diff changeset	354
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	355 <P><B><A NAME="realaudio">2.2.2.5 RealAudio</A></B></P>
3806 053ea3e7c5d8 new 'RealMedia' 'Realvideo' 'RealAudio' sections gabucino parents: 3694 diff changeset	356
6408 d0b1f3d75900 Background now uses CSS, added doctype and charset, removed leftover diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	357 <B>MPlayer</B> supports decoding all versions of RealAudio:
d0b1f3d75900 Background now uses CSS, added doctype and charset, removed leftover diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	358 <UL>
6594 ec042ecf50f5 handled by liba52 gabucino parents: 6583 diff changeset	359 <LI>RealAudio DNET - decoding supported by <B>liba52</B></LI>
6408 d0b1f3d75900 Background now uses CSS, added doctype and charset, removed leftover diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	360 <LI>RealAudio Cook - decoding supported by <B>RealPlayer libraries</B></LI>
d0b1f3d75900 Background now uses CSS, added doctype and charset, removed leftover diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	361 <LI>RealAudio Sipro - decoding supported by <B>RealPlayer libraries</B></LI>
d0b1f3d75900 Background now uses CSS, added doctype and charset, removed leftover diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	362 </UL>
d0b1f3d75900 Background now uses CSS, added doctype and charset, removed leftover diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	363
3806 053ea3e7c5d8 new 'RealMedia' 'Realvideo' 'RealAudio' sections gabucino parents: 3694 diff changeset	364
6391 4e5c236ade69 small updates gabucino parents: 6364 diff changeset	365 <P>On how to install RealPlayer libraries, see the
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	366 <A HREF="formats.html#real">RealMedia file format</A> section.</P>
6357 748bb00cb05b RealVideo libraries support gabucino parents: 6172 diff changeset	367
3806 053ea3e7c5d8 new 'RealMedia' 'Realvideo' 'RealAudio' sections gabucino parents: 3694 diff changeset	368
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	369 <P><B><A NAME="importing">2.2.3 Win32 codec importing HOWTO</A></B></P>
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6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	371 <P><B><A NAME="importing_vfw">2.2.3.1 VFW codecs</A></B></P>
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5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	373 <P>VFW (Video for Windows) is the old Video API for Windows. Its codecs have
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	374 the .DLL or (rarely) .DRV extension.
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	375 If <B>MPlayer</B> fails at playing your AVI with this kind of message:</P>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	376
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	377 <P>    <CODE>UNKNOWN video codec: HFYU (0x55594648)</CODE></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	378
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	379 <P>It means your AVI is encoded with a codec which has the HFYU fourcc (HFYU =
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	380 HuffYUV codec, DIV3 = DivX Low Motion, etc...). Now that you know this, you
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	381 have to find out which DLL Windows loads in order to play this file. In our
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	382 case, the <CODE>system.ini</CODE> contains this information in a line that reads:</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	383
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	384 <P>    <CODE>VIDC.HFYU=huffyuv.dll</CODE></P>
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	385
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	386 <P>So you need the <CODE>huffyuv.dll</CODE> file. Note that the audio codecs are
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	387 specified by the MSACM prefix:</P>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	388
dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	389 <P>    <CODE>msacm.l3acm=L3codeca.acm</CODE></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	390
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	391
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	392 <P>This is the MP3 codec.
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	393 Now that you have all the necessary information (fourcc, codec file, sample AVI),
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	394 submit your codec support request by mail, and upload these files to the FTP site:</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	395
1869 01aa08dae521 small fixes arpi parents: 1855 diff changeset	396 <P>    <CODE>ftp://ftp.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/incoming/[codecname]/</CODE></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	397
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	398
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	399 <P><B><A NAME="importing_directshow">2.2.3.2 DirectShow codecs</A></B></P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	400
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	401 <P>DirectShow is the newer Video API, which is even worse than its predecessor.
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	402 Things are harder with DirectShow, since</P>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	403 <UL>
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	404 <LI><CODE>system.ini</CODE> does not contain the needed information, instead it
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	405 is stored in the registry and
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	406 <LI>we need the GUID of the codec.
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	407 </UL>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	408
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	409 <P>Take a deep breath and start searching the registry...</P>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	410 <UL>
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	411 <LI>Start <CODE>regedit</CODE>.
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	412 <LI>Press <CODE>Ctrl-f</CODE>, disable the first two checkboxes, and enable the
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	413 third. Type in the fourcc of the codec (e.g. TM20).
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	414 <LI>You should see a field which contains the path and the filename
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	415 (e.g. <CODE>C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\TM20DEC.AX</CODE>).
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	416 <LI>Now that you have the file, we need the GUID. Try searching again, but
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	417 now search for the codec's name, not the fourcc. Its name can be acquired
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	418 when Media Player is playing the file, by checking File->Properties->Advanced.
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	419 If not, you are out of luck. Try guessing (e.g. search for TrueMotion).
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	420 <LI>If the GUID is found you should see a FriendlyName and a CLSID
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	421 field. Write down the 16 byte CLSID, this is the GUID we need.
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	422 </UL>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	423
6775 7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6596 diff changeset	424 <P><B>Note:</B> If searching fails, try enabling all the checkboxes. You may have
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	425 false hits, but you may get lucky...</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	426
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	427 <P>Now that you have all the necessary information (fourcc, GUID, codec file,
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	428 sample AVI), submit your codec support request by mail, and upload these files
f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	429 to the FTP site:</P>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	430
5534 f17a48c860d7 commited hogyishijjak's patch gabucino parents: 5396 diff changeset	431 <P>    <CODE>ftp://ftp.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/incoming/[codecname]/</CODE></P>
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1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	433 </BODY>
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	434 </HTML>

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