mplayer.hg: DOCS/codecs.html annotate

annotate DOCS/codecs.html @ 6906:3274d0725fde

Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. Section numbers were 2.3.2.1. in the section names and 2.3.2.1 in the TOC. I settled for the former everywhere. "Misc OS" is now called "Ports". Checked all internal links, some of them were falsely pointing to renumbered sections. This should no longer happen. And in case some of you think "This must have been a lot of work!", that does not even begin to describe it...

author	diego
date	Sun, 04 Aug 2002 22:13:09 +0000
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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">
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	2 <HTML>
4982 6cb9d9a1716d HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign gabucino parents: 4704 diff changeset	3
6cb9d9a1716d HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign gabucino parents: 4704 diff changeset	4 <HEAD>
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
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: 2690 diff changeset	176
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>
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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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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>
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dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	389 <P>    <CODE>msacm.l3acm=L3codeca.acm</CODE></P>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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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