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4 <title>Frequently Asked Questions</title> | |
5 | |
10373 | 6 <qandaset defaultlabel="qanda"> |
7 | |
8 <qandadiv id="faq-development"> | |
9 <title>Development</title> | |
10 | |
11 <qandaentry> | |
12 <question><para> | |
13 How do I create a proper patch for <application>MPlayer</application>? | |
14 </para></question> | |
15 <answer><para> | |
16 We made a <ulink url="../../tech/patches.txt">short document</ulink> | |
17 describing all the necessary details. Please follow the instructions. | |
18 </para></answer> | |
19 </qandaentry> | |
20 | |
21 <qandaentry> | |
22 <question><para> | |
11813 | 23 How do I translate <application>MPlayer</application> to a new language? |
24 </para></question> | |
25 <answer><para> | |
26 Read the <ulink url="../../tech/translations.txt">translation HOWTO</ulink>, | |
27 it should explain everything. You can get further help on the | |
19709 | 28 <ulink url="http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-translations">MPlayer-translations</ulink> |
11813 | 29 mailing list. |
30 </para></answer> | |
31 </qandaentry> | |
32 | |
33 <qandaentry> | |
34 <question><para> | |
10373 | 35 How can I support <application>MPlayer</application> development? |
36 </para></question> | |
37 <answer><para> | |
38 We are more than happy to accept your hardware and software | |
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39 <ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/donations.html">donations</ulink>. |
11540 | 40 They help us in continuously improving <application>MPlayer</application>. |
10373 | 41 </para></answer> |
42 </qandaentry> | |
43 | |
44 <qandaentry> | |
45 <question><para> | |
46 How can I become an <application>MPlayer</application> developer? | |
47 </para></question> | |
48 <answer><para> | |
49 We always welcome coders and documenters. Read the | |
50 <ulink url="../../tech/">technical documentation</ulink> | |
51 to get a first grasp. Then you should subscribe to the | |
19709 | 52 <ulink url="http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-dev-eng">MPlayer-dev-eng</ulink> |
11813 | 53 mailing list and start coding. If you want to help out with the documentation, |
54 join the | |
19709 | 55 <ulink url="http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-docs">MPlayer-docs</ulink> |
11813 | 56 mailing list. |
10373 | 57 </para></answer> |
58 </qandaentry> | |
59 | |
60 <qandaentry> | |
61 <question><para> | |
62 Why don't you use autoconf/automake? | |
63 </para></question> | |
64 <answer><para> | |
65 We have a modular, handwritten build system. It does a reasonably good | |
66 job, so why change? Besides, we dislike the auto* tools, just like | |
67 <ulink url="http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/889/">other people</ulink>. | |
68 </para></answer> | |
69 </qandaentry> | |
70 </qandadiv> | |
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21521 | 72 <!-- ********** --> |
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75 <title>Compilation and installation</title> |
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78 <question><para> | |
14824 | 79 Compilation fails with an error and <application>gcc</application> bails out |
80 with some cryptic message containing the phrase | |
81 <systemitem>internal compiler error</systemitem> or | |
21912 | 82 <systemitem>unable to find a register to spill</systemitem> or |
83 <systemitem>can't find a register in class `GENERAL_REGS' | |
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85 </para></question> |
14824 | 86 <answer><para> |
87 You have stumbled over a bug in <application>gcc</application>. Please | |
88 <ulink url="http://gcc.gnu.org/bugs.html">report it to the gcc team</ulink> | |
89 but not to us. For some reason <application>MPlayer</application> seems to | |
90 trigger compiler bugs frequently. Nevertheless we cannot fix them and do not | |
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93 stable, or upgrade frequently. |
14824 | 94 </para></answer> |
95 </qandaentry> | |
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97 <qandaentry> | |
98 <question><para> | |
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99 Are there binary (RPM/Debian) packages of <application>MPlayer</application>? |
10373 | 100 </para></question> |
101 <answer><para> | |
102 See the <link linkend="debian">Debian</link> and <link linkend="rpm">RPM</link> | |
103 section for details. | |
104 </para></answer> | |
105 </qandaentry> | |
106 | |
107 <qandaentry> | |
108 <question><para> | |
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115 </screen> |
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120 <question><para> |
11540 | 121 Configure ends with this text, and <application>MPlayer</application> won't compile! |
9675 | 122 <screen>Your gcc does not support even i386 for '-march' and '-mcpu'</screen> |
123 </para></question> | |
124 <answer><para> | |
13697 | 125 Your gcc isn't installed correctly, check the <filename>configure.log</filename> |
9675 | 126 file for details. |
127 </para></answer> | |
128 </qandaentry> | |
129 | |
130 <qandaentry> | |
131 <question><para> | |
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133 <systemitem>mga_vid</systemitem> driver? |
9675 | 134 </para></question> |
135 <answer><para> | |
10373 | 136 Read the <link linkend="mga_vid">mga_vid</link> section. |
9675 | 137 </para></answer> |
138 </qandaentry> | |
139 | |
140 <qandaentry> | |
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143 missing X11 libraries. I don't understand, I <emphasis>do</emphasis> |
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144 have X11 installed!? |
9675 | 145 </para></question> |
146 <answer><para> | |
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147 ... but you don't have the X11 development package installed. Or not correctly. |
20641 | 148 It's called <filename>XFree86-devel*</filename> under Red Hat, |
149 <filename>xlibs-dev</filename> under Debian Woody and | |
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152 <filename class="directory">/usr/include/X11</filename> symlinks exist. |
9675 | 153 </para></answer> |
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21689 | 160 <answer> |
161 <para> | |
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163 <screen> |
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164 ld: Undefined symbols: |
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165 _LLCStyleInfoCheckForOpenTypeTables referenced from QuartzCore expected to be defined in ApplicationServices |
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166 _LLCStyleInfoGetUserRunFeatures referenced from QuartzCore expected to be defined in ApplicationServices |
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167 </screen> |
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168 This problem is the result of Apple developers using 10.4 to compile |
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169 their software and distributing the binaries to 10.3 users via |
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170 Software Update. |
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171 The undefined symbols are present in Mac OS 10.4, |
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172 but not 10.3. |
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173 One solution can be to downgrade to QuickTime 7.0.1. |
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174 Here is a better solution. |
21689 | 175 </para> |
176 <para> | |
177 Get an | |
178 <ulink url="http://rapidshare.de/files/20281171/CompatFrameworks.tgz.html">older copy of the frameworks</ulink>. | |
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179 This will give you a compressed file that contains the QuickTime |
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180 7.0.1 Framework and a 10.3.9 QuartzCore Framework. |
21689 | 181 </para> |
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184 (i.e. do not install these frameworks into your |
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185 <filename class="directory">/System/Library/Frameworks</filename>! |
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186 Using this older copy is only meant to get around link errors!) |
21689 | 187 <screen>gunzip < CompatFrameworks.tgz | tar xvf -</screen> |
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188 In config.mak, you should append |
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191 If you use <application>X-Code</application>, you can just select these |
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198 (You can verify this using <systemitem>otool -l</systemitem>). |
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21521 | 204 <!-- ********** --> |
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206 <qandadiv id="faq-general"> | |
207 <title>General questions</title> | |
10373 | 208 |
9675 | 209 <qandaentry> |
210 <question><para> | |
10373 | 211 Are there any mailing lists on <application>MPlayer</application>? |
9675 | 212 </para></question> |
213 <answer><para> | |
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19795 | 215 <ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/mailing_lists.html">mailing lists section</ulink> |
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216 of our homepage. |
9675 | 217 </para></answer> |
218 </qandaentry> | |
219 | |
220 <qandaentry> | |
221 <question><para> | |
21521 | 222 I've found a nasty bug when I tried to play my favorite video! |
223 Who should I inform? | |
9675 | 224 </para></question> |
225 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 226 Please read the <link linkend="bugreports">bug reporting guidelines</link> |
10373 | 227 and follow the instructions. |
9675 | 228 </para></answer> |
229 </qandaentry> | |
230 | |
231 <qandaentry> | |
232 <question><para> | |
10373 | 233 I have problems playing files with the ... codec. Can I use them? |
9675 | 234 </para></question> |
235 <answer><para> | |
15316 | 236 Check the <ulink url="../../codecs-status.html">codec status</ulink>, |
21521 | 237 if it doesn't contain your codec, read the |
238 <link linkend="codecs">codec documentation</link>, especially the | |
239 <link linkend="codec-importing">codec importing HOWTO</link> and contact us. | |
9675 | 240 </para></answer> |
241 </qandaentry> | |
242 | |
243 <qandaentry> | |
244 <question><para> | |
10373 | 245 When I start playing, I get this message but everything seems fine: |
246 <screen>Linux RTC init: ioctl (rtc_pie_on): Permission denied</screen> | |
9675 | 247 </para></question> |
248 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 249 You need a specially set up kernel to use the RTC timing code. |
250 For details see the <link linkend="rtc">RTC</link> section of the documentation. | |
9675 | 251 </para></answer> |
252 </qandaentry> | |
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274 </para></question> | |
275 <answer><para> | |
276 Example: | |
21521 | 277 <screen> |
278 A: 2.1 V: 2.2 A-V: -0.167 ct: 0.042 57/57 41% 0% 2.6% 0 4 49% 1.00x | |
279 </screen> | |
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282 <term><systemitem>A: 2.1</systemitem></term> | |
283 <listitem><para>audio position in seconds</para></listitem> | |
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286 <term><systemitem>V: 2.2</systemitem></term> | |
287 <listitem><para>video position in seconds</para></listitem> | |
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290 <term><systemitem>A-V: -0.167</systemitem></term> | |
291 <listitem><para>audio-video difference in seconds (delay)</para></listitem> | |
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294 <term><systemitem>ct: 0.042</systemitem></term> | |
295 <listitem><para>total A-V sync correction done</para></listitem> | |
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298 <term><systemitem>57/57</systemitem></term> | |
299 <listitem><para> | |
300 frames played/decoded (counting from last seek) | |
301 </para></listitem> | |
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304 <term><systemitem>41%</systemitem></term> | |
305 <listitem><para> | |
306 video codec CPU usage in percent | |
307 (for slice rendering and direct rendering this includes video_out) | |
308 </para></listitem> | |
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311 <term><systemitem>0%</systemitem></term> | |
312 <listitem><para>video_out CPU usage</para></listitem> | |
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315 <term><systemitem>2.6%</systemitem></term> | |
316 <listitem><para>audio codec CPU usage in percent</para></listitem> | |
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319 <term><systemitem>0</systemitem></term> | |
320 <listitem><para>frames dropped to maintain A-V sync</para></listitem> | |
321 </varlistentry> | |
322 <varlistentry> | |
323 <term><systemitem>4</systemitem></term> | |
324 <listitem><para> | |
325 current level of image postprocessing (when using <option>-autoq</option>) | |
326 </para></listitem> | |
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329 <term><systemitem>49%</systemitem></term> | |
330 <listitem><para> | |
331 current cache size used (around 50% is normal) | |
332 </para></listitem> | |
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335 <term><systemitem>1.00x</systemitem></term> | |
336 <listitem><para>playback speed as a factor of original speed</para></listitem> | |
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340 option to make them disappear. |
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341 You might notice that video_out CPU usage is zero (0%) for some files. |
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343 be measured separately. If you wish to know the video_out speed, compare |
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345 your usual video output driver. |
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347 </qandaentry> | |
348 | |
349 <qandaentry> | |
350 <question><para> | |
21521 | 351 There are error messages about file not found |
352 <filename>/usr/local/lib/codecs/</filename> ... | |
9675 | 353 </para></question> |
354 <answer><para> | |
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357 </para></answer> |
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358 </qandaentry> |
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362 How can I make <application>MPlayer</application> remember the options I |
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364 </para></question> |
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368 or in the same directory as the file. |
9675 | 369 </para></answer> |
370 </qandaentry> | |
371 | |
372 <qandaentry> | |
373 <question><para> | |
374 Subtitles are very nice, the most beautiful I've ever seen, but they | |
375 slow down playing! I know it's unlikely ... | |
376 </para></question> | |
377 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 378 After running <filename>./configure</filename>, |
379 edit <filename>config.h</filename> and replace | |
380 <systemitem>#undef FAST_OSD</systemitem> with | |
9675 | 381 <systemitem>#define FAST_OSD</systemitem>. Then recompile. |
382 </para></answer> | |
383 </qandaentry> | |
384 | |
385 <qandaentry> | |
386 <question><para> | |
10042 | 387 I can't access the GUI menu. I press right click, but I can't |
388 access any menu items! | |
389 </para></question> | |
390 <answer><para> | |
391 Are you using FVWM? Try the following: | |
392 <orderedlist> | |
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21689 | 397 </para></listitem> |
398 <listitem><para> | |
399 Set <systemitem>Use Applications position hints</systemitem> | |
400 to <systemitem>Yes</systemitem> | |
401 </para></listitem> | |
10042 | 402 </orderedlist> |
403 </para></answer> | |
404 </qandaentry> | |
405 | |
406 <qandaentry> | |
407 <question><para> | |
11540 | 408 How can I run <application>MPlayer</application> in the background? |
9675 | 409 </para></question> |
410 <answer><para> | |
411 Use: | |
21521 | 412 <screen> |
413 mplayer <replaceable>options</replaceable> <replaceable>filename</replaceable> < /dev/null & | |
414 </screen> | |
9675 | 415 </para></answer> |
416 </qandaentry> | |
417 </qandadiv> | |
418 | |
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422 <title>Playback problems</title> | |
10490 | 423 |
424 <qandaentry> | |
425 <question><para> | |
14995 | 426 I cannot pinpoint the cause of some strange playback problem. |
427 </para></question> | |
428 <answer><para> | |
429 Do you have a stray <filename>codecs.conf</filename> file in | |
430 <filename>~/.mplayer/</filename>, <filename>/etc/</filename>, | |
431 <filename>/usr/local/etc/</filename> or a similar location? Remove it, | |
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439 system, you should remove it now. |
14995 | 440 </para></answer> |
441 </qandaentry> | |
442 | |
443 <qandaentry> | |
444 <question><para> | |
16821 | 445 How can I get subtitles to appear on the black margins around a movie? |
446 </para></question> | |
447 <answer><para> | |
448 Use the <systemitem>expand</systemitem> video filter to increase the | |
449 area onto which the movie is rendered vertically and place the movie | |
450 at the top border, for example: | |
21689 | 451 <screen>mplayer -vf expand=0:-100:0:0 -slang de dvd://1</screen> |
16821 | 452 </para></answer> |
453 </qandaentry> | |
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456 <question><para> | |
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458 </para></question> |
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469 mplayer -vo null -ao null -frames 0 -v <replaceable>filename</replaceable> | grep sid |
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12437 | 477 I'm trying to play a random stream off the internet but it fails. |
478 </para></question> | |
479 <answer><para> | |
480 Try playing the stream with the <option>-playlist</option> option. | |
481 </para></answer> | |
482 </qandaentry> | |
483 | |
484 <qandaentry> | |
485 <question><para> | |
12323 | 486 I downloaded a movie off a P2P network and it doesn't work! |
487 </para></question> | |
488 <answer><para> | |
489 Your file is most probably broken or a fake file. If you got it from | |
490 a friend, and he says it works, try comparing | |
491 <application>md5sum</application> hashes. | |
492 </para></answer> | |
493 </qandaentry> | |
494 | |
495 <qandaentry> | |
496 <question><para> | |
497 I'm having trouble getting my subtitles to display, help!! | |
498 </para></question> | |
499 <answer><para> | |
500 Make sure you have installed fonts properly. Run through the steps in the | |
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12323 | 502 section again. If you are using TrueType fonts, verify that you have the |
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12323 | 504 Other things include checking your subtitles in a text editor or with other |
505 players. Also try converting them to another format. | |
506 </para></answer> | |
507 </qandaentry> | |
508 | |
509 <qandaentry> | |
510 <question><para> | |
12026 | 511 Why doesn't <application>MPlayer</application> work on Fedora Core? |
512 </para></question> | |
513 <answer><para> | |
514 There is a bad interaction on Fedora between exec-shield, | |
515 prelink, and any applications which use Windows DLLs | |
516 (such as <application>MPlayer</application>). | |
517 </para> | |
518 <para> | |
519 The problem is that exec-shield randomizes the load addresses of all the | |
520 system libraries. This randomization happens at prelink time (once every | |
521 two weeks). | |
522 </para> | |
523 <para> | |
524 When <application>MPlayer</application> tries to load a Windows DLL it | |
525 wants to put it at a specific address (0x400000). If an important system | |
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12026 | 528 (A typical symptom would be a segmentation fault when trying |
529 to play Windows Media 9 files.) | |
530 </para> | |
531 <para> | |
532 If you run into this problem you have two options: | |
533 <itemizedlist> | |
21521 | 534 <listitem><para> |
535 Wait two weeks. It might start working again. | |
536 </para></listitem> | |
537 <listitem><para> | |
538 Relink all the binaries on the system with different | |
539 prelink options. Here are step by step instructions: | |
540 </para> | |
541 <procedure> | |
542 <step><para> | |
21689 | 543 Edit <filename>/etc/syconfig/prelink</filename> and change |
544 <programlisting>PRELINK_OPTS=-mR</programlisting> to | |
545 <programlisting>PRELINK_OPTS="-mR --no-exec-shield"</programlisting> | |
21521 | 546 </para></step> |
547 <step><para> | |
548 <command>touch /var/lib/misc/prelink.force</command> | |
549 </para></step> | |
21689 | 550 <step><para> |
551 <command>/etc/cron.daily/prelink</command> | |
552 (This relinks all the applications, and it takes quite a while.) | |
21521 | 553 </para></step> |
554 <step><para> | |
555 <command>execstack -s <replaceable>/path/to/</replaceable>mplayer</command> | |
556 (This turns off exec-shield for the | |
21689 | 557 <application>MPlayer</application> binary.) |
21521 | 558 </para></step> |
559 </procedure> | |
12026 | 560 </listitem> |
561 </itemizedlist> | |
562 </para></answer> | |
563 </qandaentry> | |
564 | |
565 <qandaentry> | |
566 <question><para> | |
11532 | 567 <application>MPlayer</application> dies with |
568 <screen>MPlayer interrupted by signal 4 in module: decode_video</screen> | |
9675 | 569 </para></question> |
570 <answer><para> | |
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11540 | 573 (<command>./configure --enable-runtime-cpudetection</command>). |
9675 | 574 </para></answer> |
575 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 576 |
9675 | 577 <qandaentry> |
578 <question><para> | |
21521 | 579 When I try to grab from my tuner, it works, but colors are strange. |
580 It's OK with other applications. | |
9675 | 581 </para></question> |
582 <answer><para> | |
12348 | 583 Your card probably reports some colorspaces as supported when in fact |
584 it does not support them. Try with YUY2 instead of the | |
10373 | 585 default YV12 (see the <link linkend="tv-input">TV</link> section). |
9675 | 586 </para></answer> |
587 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 588 |
9675 | 589 <qandaentry> |
590 <question><para> | |
21521 | 591 I get very strange percentage values (way too big) |
592 while playing files on my notebook. | |
9675 | 593 </para></question> |
594 <answer><para> | |
595 It's an effect of the power management / power saving system of your notebook | |
10042 | 596 (BIOS, not kernel). Plug the external power connector in |
21521 | 597 <emphasis role="bold">before</emphasis> you power on your notebook. You can |
598 also try whether | |
599 <ulink url="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/cpufreq/cpufreq.html">cpufreq</ulink> | |
10042 | 600 (a SpeedStep interface for Linux) helps you. |
9675 | 601 </para></answer> |
602 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 603 |
9675 | 604 <qandaentry> |
605 <question><para> | |
21521 | 606 The audio/video gets totally out of sync when I run |
607 <application>MPlayer</application> as | |
608 <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> on my notebook. | |
609 It works normal when i run it as a user. | |
9675 | 610 </para></question> |
611 <answer><para> | |
612 This is again a power management effect (see above). Plug the external power | |
613 connector in <emphasis role="bold">before</emphasis> you power on your notebook | |
614 or use the <option>-nortc</option> option. | |
615 </para></answer> | |
616 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 617 |
618 <qandaentry> | |
9722 | 619 <question><para> |
10042 | 620 While playing a movie it suddenly gets jerky and I get the following message: |
9722 | 621 <screen>Badly interleaved AVI file detected - switching to -ni mode...</screen> |
622 </para></question> | |
623 <answer><para> | |
10042 | 624 Badly interleaved files and <option>-cache</option> don't work well together. |
9722 | 625 Try <option>-nocache</option>. |
626 </para></answer> | |
627 </qandaentry> | |
15835 | 628 </qandadiv> |
11124 | 629 |
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21521 | 662 <screen>mplayer -vo help</screen> |
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21521 | 666 vo = <replaceable>selected_vo</replaceable> |
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725 <question><para> | |
726 I have no sound when playing a video and get error messages similar to this one: | |
727 <screen> | |
21521 | 728 AO: [oss] 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian) |
729 audio_setup: Can't open audio device /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy | |
730 couldn't open/init audio device -> NOSOUND | |
731 Audio: no sound!!! | |
732 Start playing... | |
9675 | 733 </screen> |
734 </para></question> | |
735 <answer><para> | |
16341 | 736 Are you running KDE or GNOME with the aRts or ESD sound daemon? Try disabling |
21521 | 737 the sound daemon or use the <option>-ao arts</option> or |
738 <option>-ao esd</option> option to make <application>MPlayer</application> use | |
739 aRts or ESD. | |
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753 video starts or disable the aRts daemon in control center. If you want to use | |
754 aRts sound, specify audio output via our native aRts audio driver | |
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16341 | 756 (<option>-ao sdl</option>) and make sure your SDL can handle aRts sound. Yet |
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21521 | 763 I have A/V sync problems. |
764 Some of my AVIs play fine, but some play with double speed! | |
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21521 | 775 When I play this movie I get video-audio desync and/or |
776 <application>MPlayer</application> crashes with the following message: | |
777 <screen> | |
778 DEMUXER: Too many (945 in 8390980 bytes) video packets in the buffer! | |
779 </screen> | |
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782 This can have multiple reasons. |
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21521 | 785 Your CPU <emphasis>and/or</emphasis> video card <emphasis>and/or</emphasis> |
786 bus is too slow. <application>MPlayer</application> displays a message if | |
787 this is the case (and the dropped frames counter goes up fast). | |
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21521 | 792 Or it may have a bad header, in this case <option>-nobps</option> |
793 and/or <option>-mc 0</option> can help. | |
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795 <listitem><para> |
24010 | 796 Many FLV files will only play correctly with <option>-correct-pts</option>. |
24015 | 797 Unfortunately <application>MEncoder</application> does not have this option, |
798 but you can try setting <option>-fps</option> to the correct value manually | |
799 if you know it. | |
24010 | 800 </para></listitem> |
801 <listitem><para> | |
21521 | 802 Your sound driver is buggy. |
803 See the <link linkend="audio">audio section</link>. | |
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17036 | 808 |
809 <qandaentry> | |
810 <question><para> | |
21521 | 811 How can I get rid of A/V desynchronization |
812 while seeking through RealMedia streams? | |
17036 | 813 </para></question> |
814 <answer><para> | |
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17036 | 816 </para></answer> |
817 </qandaentry> | |
9675 | 818 </qandadiv> |
819 | |
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823 <title>DVD playback</title> | |
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826 <question><para> | |
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9675 | 828 </para></question> |
829 <answer><para> | |
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26958 | 834 <application>VLC</application> or <application>Ogle</application>. |
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9675 | 838 </para></answer> |
839 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 840 |
9675 | 841 <qandaentry> |
842 <question><para> | |
19787 | 843 I can't watch any recent DVDs from Sony Pictures/BMG. |
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19746 | 847 The only way to play these DVDs is to circumvent the bad blocks of the disk |
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20598 | 849 You can do so by compiling <application>MPlayer</application> with DVDnav |
850 support and then replacing dvd:// by dvdnav:// on the command line. | |
19746 | 851 DVDnav is so far mutually exclusive with mpdvdkit2, so make sure you pass |
852 <option>--disable-mpdvdkit</option> to the configure script. | |
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11540 | 858 What about subtitles? Can <application>MPlayer</application> display them? |
9675 | 859 </para></question> |
860 <answer><para> | |
10373 | 861 Yes. See the <link linkend="dvd">DVD chapter</link>. |
9675 | 862 </para></answer> |
863 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 864 |
9675 | 865 <qandaentry> |
866 <question><para> | |
867 How can I set the region code of my DVD-drive? I don't have Windows! | |
868 </para></question> | |
869 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 870 Use the |
871 <ulink url="http://linvdr.org/projects/regionset/">regionset tool</ulink>. | |
9675 | 872 </para></answer> |
873 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 874 |
9675 | 875 <qandaentry> |
876 <question><para> | |
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9675 | 888 </para></question> |
889 <answer><para> | |
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9675 | 891 on the DVD device entry (in <filename class="directory">/dev/</filename>). |
892 </para></answer> | |
893 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 894 |
9675 | 895 <qandaentry> |
896 <question><para> | |
897 Is it possible to play/encode only selected chapters? | |
898 </para></question> | |
899 <answer><para> | |
900 Yes, try the <option>-chapter</option> option. | |
901 </para></answer> | |
902 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 903 |
9675 | 904 <qandaentry> |
905 <question><para> | |
906 My DVD playback is sluggish! | |
907 </para></question> | |
908 <answer><para> | |
909 Use the <option>-cache</option> option (described in the man page) and try | |
21521 | 910 enabling DMA for the DVD drive with the <command>hdparm</command> tool |
911 (described in the <link linkend="drives">CD chapter</link>). | |
9675 | 912 </para></answer> |
913 </qandaentry> | |
13511 | 914 |
915 <qandaentry> | |
916 <question><para> | |
917 I copied a DVD using vobcopy. How do I play/encode it from my hard disk? | |
918 </para></question> | |
919 <answer><para> | |
920 Use the <option>-dvd-device</option> option to refer to the directory | |
921 that contains the files: | |
922 <screen> | |
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13511 | 924 </screen> |
925 </para></answer> | |
926 </qandaentry> | |
9675 | 927 </qandadiv> |
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9675 | 930 <qandadiv id="faq-features"> |
931 <title>Feature requests</title> | |
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9675 | 933 <qandaentry> |
934 <question><para> | |
21521 | 935 If <application>MPlayer</application> is paused and I try to seek or press any |
936 key at all, <application>MPlayer</application> ceases to be paused. | |
937 I would like to be able to seek in the paused movie. | |
9675 | 938 </para></question> |
939 <answer><para> | |
940 This is very tricky to implement without losing A/V synchronization. | |
941 All attempts have failed so far, but patches are welcome. | |
942 </para></answer> | |
943 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 944 |
9675 | 945 <qandaentry> |
946 <question><para> | |
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947 I'd like to seek +/- 1 frame instead of 10 seconds. |
9675 | 948 </para></question> |
949 <answer><para> | |
14312 | 950 You can step forward one frame by pressing <keycap>.</keycap>. |
14320 | 951 If the movie was not paused it will be paused afterwards |
952 (see the man page for details). | |
14309 | 953 Stepping backwards is unlikely to be implemented anytime soon. |
9675 | 954 </para></answer> |
955 </qandaentry> | |
956 </qandadiv> | |
957 | |
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9675 | 960 <qandadiv id="faq-encoding"> |
961 <title>Encoding</title> | |
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9675 | 963 <qandaentry> |
964 <question><para> | |
10042 | 965 How can I encode? |
966 </para></question> | |
967 <answer><para> | |
11540 | 968 Read the <link linkend="mencoder"><application>MEncoder</application></link> |
969 section. | |
10042 | 970 </para></answer> |
971 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 972 |
10042 | 973 <qandaentry> |
974 <question><para> | |
15493 | 975 How can I dump a full DVD title into a file? |
15430 | 976 </para></question> |
977 <answer><para> | |
15493 | 978 Once you have selected your title, and made sure it plays fine with |
979 <application>MPlayer</application>, use the option <option>-dumpstream</option>. | |
15430 | 980 For example: |
981 <screen> | |
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15430 | 983 </screen> |
984 will dump the 5th title of the DVD into the file | |
985 <replaceable>dvd_dump.vob</replaceable> | |
986 </para></answer> | |
987 </qandaentry> | |
988 | |
989 <qandaentry> | |
990 <question><para> | |
15830 | 991 How can I create (S)VCDs automatically? |
10042 | 992 </para></question> |
993 <answer><para> | |
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21521 | 995 <filename class="directory">TOOLS</filename> subdirectory. |
996 With it you can encode DVDs or other movies to VCD or SVCD format | |
10042 | 997 and even burn them directly to CD. |
998 </para></answer> | |
999 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 1000 |
10042 | 1001 <qandaentry> |
1002 <question><para> | |
15836 | 1003 How can I create (S)VCDs? |
15830 | 1004 </para></question> |
1005 <answer><para> | |
1006 Newer versions of <application>MEncoder</application> can directly | |
15836 | 1007 generate MPEG-2 files that can be used as a base to create a VCD or SVCD and |
1008 are likely to be playable out of the box on all platforms (for example, | |
15830 | 1009 to share a video from a digital camcorder with your computer-illiterate |
1010 friends). | |
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15830 | 1014 </para></answer> |
1015 </qandaentry> | |
1016 | |
1017 <qandaentry> | |
1018 <question><para> | |
10042 | 1019 How can I join two video files? |
1020 </para></question> | |
1021 <answer><para> | |
14975 | 1022 MPEG files can be concatenated into a single file with luck. |
1023 For AVI files, you can use <application>MEncoder</application>'s | |
1024 multiple file support like this: | |
1025 <screen> | |
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14975 | 1027 </screen> |
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1029 and use the same codec. |
14975 | 1030 You can also try |
10042 | 1031 <ulink url="http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/">avidemux</ulink> and |
1032 <application>avimerge</application> (part of the | |
14975 | 1033 <ulink url="http://www.transcoding.org/">transcode</ulink> |
1034 tool set). | |
10042 | 1035 </para></answer> |
1036 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 1037 |
10042 | 1038 <qandaentry> |
1039 <question><para> | |
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1060 You can do such a thing thanks to <application>MEncoder</application>'s |
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1064 mencoder <replaceable>input.avi</replaceable> -ovc copy -oac copy -o <replaceable>output.avi</replaceable> -force-avi-aspect 4/3 |
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19498 | 1071 How can I backup and encode a VOB file with a broken beginning? |
1072 </para></question> | |
1073 <answer><para> | |
1074 The main problem when you want to encode a VOB file which is corrupted | |
1075 <footnote id='fn-corrupted-files-or-copy-protection'><para> | |
1076 To some extent, some forms of copy protection used in DVDs can be | |
1077 assumed to be content corruption. | |
1078 </para></footnote> | |
1079 is that it will be hard to get an encode with perfect A/V sync. | |
1080 One workaround is to just shave off the corrupted part and encode just the | |
1081 clean part. | |
1082 First you need to find where the clean part starts: | |
1083 <screen> | |
1084 mplayer <replaceable>input.vob</replaceable> -sb <replaceable>nb_of_bytes_to_skip</replaceable> | |
1085 </screen> | |
1086 Then you can create a new file which contains just the clean part: | |
1087 <screen> | |
1088 dd if=<replaceable>input.vob</replaceable> of=<replaceable>output_cut.vob</replaceable> skip=1 ibs=<replaceable>nb_of_bytes_to_skip</replaceable> | |
1089 </screen> | |
1090 </para></answer> | |
1091 </qandaentry> | |
1092 | |
1093 <qandaentry> | |
1094 <question><para> | |
9675 | 1095 I can't encode DVD subtitles into the AVI! |
1096 </para></question> | |
1097 <answer><para> | |
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9675 | 1099 </para></answer> |
1100 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 1101 |
9675 | 1102 <qandaentry> |
1103 <question><para> | |
1104 How can I encode only selected chapters from a DVD? | |
1105 </para></question> | |
1106 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 1107 Use the <option>-chapter</option> option correctly, |
1108 like: <option>-chapter 5-7</option>. | |
9675 | 1109 </para></answer> |
1110 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 1111 |
9675 | 1112 <qandaentry> |
1113 <question><para> | |
1114 I'm trying to work with 2GB+ files on a VFAT file system. Does it work? | |
1115 </para></question> | |
1116 <answer><para> | |
1117 No, VFAT doesn't support 2GB+ files. | |
1118 </para></answer> | |
1119 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 1120 |
9675 | 1121 <qandaentry> |
1122 <question><para> | |
21521 | 1123 What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line |
1124 during the encoding process? | |
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21521 | 1128 <screen> |
1129 Pos: 264.5s 6612f ( 2%) 7.12fps Trem: 576min 2856mb A-V:0.065 [2126:192] | |
1130 </screen> | |
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1133 <term><systemitem>Pos: 264.5s</systemitem></term> | |
1134 <listitem><para>time position in the encoded stream</para></listitem> | |
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1137 <term><systemitem>6612f</systemitem></term> | |
1138 <listitem><para>number of video frames encoded</para></listitem> | |
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21521 | 1140 <varlistentry> |
1141 <term><systemitem>( 2%)</systemitem></term> | |
1142 <listitem><para>portion of the input stream encoded</para></listitem> | |
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1145 <term><systemitem>7.12fps</systemitem></term> | |
1146 <listitem><para>encoding speed</para></listitem> | |
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21521 | 1148 <varlistentry> |
1149 <term><systemitem>Trem: 576min</systemitem></term> | |
1150 <listitem><para>estimated remaining encoding time</para></listitem> | |
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1153 <term><systemitem>2856mb</systemitem></term> | |
1154 <listitem><para>estimated size of the final encode</para></listitem> | |
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1157 <term><systemitem>A-V:0.065</systemitem></term> | |
1158 <listitem><para>current delay between audio and video streams</para></listitem> | |
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1161 <term><systemitem>[2126:192]</systemitem></term> | |
1162 <listitem><para> | |
1163 average video bitrate (in kb/s) and average audio bitrate (in kb/s) | |
1164 </para></listitem> | |
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1171 <question><para> |
21521 | 1172 Why is the recommended bitrate printed by <application>MEncoder</application> |
1173 negative? | |
9675 | 1174 </para></question> |
1175 <answer><para> | |
1176 Because the bitrate you encoded the audio with is too large to fit the | |
1177 movie on any CD. Check if you have libmp3lame installed properly. | |
1178 </para></answer> | |
1179 </qandaentry> | |
10448 | 1180 |
1181 <qandaentry> | |
1182 <question><para> | |
14024 | 1183 I can't encode an ASF file to AVI/MPEG-4 (DivX) because it uses 1000 fps. |
10448 | 1184 </para></question> |
1185 <answer><para> | |
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1187 have to set it by hand with the <option>-ofps</option> option. |
10448 | 1188 </para></answer> |
1189 </qandaentry> | |
1190 | |
10631 | 1191 <qandaentry> |
1192 <question><para> | |
1193 How can I put subtitles in the output file? | |
1194 </para></question> | |
1195 <answer><para> | |
1196 Just pass the <option>-sub <filename></option> (or <option>-sid</option>, | |
12815 | 1197 respectively) option to <application>MEncoder</application>. |
10631 | 1198 </para></answer> |
1199 </qandaentry> | |
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21521 | 1210 mkfifo <replaceable>encode</replaceable> |
1211 mplayer -ao pcm -aofile <replaceable>encode</replaceable> dvd://1 & | |
1212 lame <replaceable>your_opts</replaceable> <replaceable>encode</replaceable> <replaceable>music.mp3</replaceable> | |
1213 rm <replaceable>encode</replaceable> | |
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1217 above command. |
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1222 <question><para> |
15925 | 1223 Why do third-party players fail to play MPEG-4 movies encoded by |
1224 <application>MEncoder</application> versions later than 1.0pre7? | |
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1227 <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem>, the native MPEG-4 |
15922 | 1228 encoding library usually shipped with <application>MEncoder</application>, |
1229 used to set the FourCC to 'DIVX' when encoding MPEG-4 videos | |
1230 (the FourCC is an AVI tag to identify the software used to encode and | |
1231 the intended software to use for decoding the video). | |
1232 This led many people to think that | |
1233 <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> | |
1234 was a DivX encoding library, when in fact it is a completely different | |
15925 | 1235 MPEG-4 encoding library which implements the MPEG-4 standard much |
15942 | 1236 better than DivX does. |
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1239 may override this behavior using <application>MEncoder</application>'s |
15922 | 1240 <option>-ffourcc</option> option. |
15925 | 1241 You may also change the FourCC of existing files in the same way: |
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21521 | 1243 mencoder <replaceable>input.avi</replaceable> -o <replaceable>output.avi</replaceable> -ffourcc XVID |
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1245 Note that this will set the FourCC to XVID rather than DIVX. |
15922 | 1246 This is recommended as DIVX FourCC means DivX4, which is a very basic |
1247 MPEG-4 codec, whereas DX50 and XVID both mean full MPEG-4 (ASP). | |
1248 Therefore, if you change the FourCC to DIVX, some bad software or | |
1249 hardware players may choke on some advanced features that | |
1250 <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> supports, but DivX | |
20860 | 1251 doesn't; on the other hand <systemitem class="library">Xvid</systemitem> |
15925 | 1252 is closer to <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> in |
1253 terms of functionality, and is supported by all decent players. | |
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1274 <filename class="directory">TOOLS</filename> subdirectory or read |
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1275 <ulink url="http://xlife.zuavra.net/curse/0012/">this document about extracting/demultiplexing subtitles embedded in OpenDML AVI files</ulink>. |
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1279 <qandaentry> |
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1280 <question><para> |
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1281 MPlayer won't... |
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1282 </para></question> |
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1284 Have a look at the <filename class="directory">TOOLS</filename> |
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1285 subdirectory for a collection of random scripts and hacks. |
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1286 <filename>TOOLS/README</filename> contains documentation. |
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1287 </para></answer> |
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