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annotate DOCS/formats.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
parents	f3f87f6bf5cf
children	87deea511b1f

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6403 c0f189e49ee4 Background color now set by CSS, added doctype and default character set, diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	1 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	2 <HTML>
4982 6cb9d9a1716d HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign gabucino parents: 4663 diff changeset	3
6cb9d9a1716d HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign gabucino parents: 4663 diff changeset	4 <HEAD>
6882 f3f87f6bf5cf Added a uniform title: something - MPlayer - The Movie Player for Linux. diego parents: 6775 diff changeset	5 <TITLE>Formats - MPlayer - The Movie Player for Linux</TITLE>
6391 4e5c236ade69 small updates gabucino parents: 6357 diff changeset	6 <LINK REL="stylesheet" TYPE="text/css" HREF="default.css">
6403 c0f189e49ee4 Background color now set by CSS, added doctype and default character set, 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: 4663 diff changeset	8 </HEAD>
6cb9d9a1716d HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign gabucino parents: 4663 diff changeset	9
6403 c0f189e49ee4 Background color now set by CSS, added doctype and default character set, diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	10 <BODY>
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6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	13 <P><B><A NAME="formats">2.1 Supported formats</A></B></P>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	14
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	15 <P>It is important to clarify a common mistake. When people see a file with a
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	16 <B>.AVI</B> extension, they immediately conclude that it is not an MPEG file.
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	17 That is not true. At least not entirely. Contrary to popular belief such a file
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	18 <B>can</B> contain MPEG1 video.</P>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	19
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	20 <P>You see, a <B>codec</B> is not the same as a <B>file format</B>.<BR>
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	21 Examples of video <B>codecs</B> are: MPEG1, MPEG2, DivX, Indeo5, 3ivx.<BR>
c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	22 Examples of file <B>formats</B> are: MPG, AVI, ASF.<BR>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	23 </P>
62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	24
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	25 <P>In theory, you can put an OpenDivX video and MP3 audio
c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	26 into an <B>MPG</B> format file. However, most players will not play it, since
c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	27 they expect MPEG1 video and MP2 audio (unlike <B>AVI</B>, <B>MPG</B> does not have the
c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	28 necessary fields to describe its video and audio streams).
c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	29 Or you might put MPEG1 video into an AVI file. <A HREF="http://ffmpeg.sourceforge.net">FFmpeg</A>
4177 cab4ac1467e4 many small updates gabucino parents: 3818 diff changeset	30 and <A HREF="encoding.html">MEncoder</A> can create these files.</P>
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6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	34 <P><B><A NAME="video_formats">2.1.1 Video formats</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	37 <P><B><A NAME="mpeg">2.1.1.1 MPEG files</A></B></P>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	38
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	39 <P>MPEG files come in different guises:</P>
c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	40
c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	41 <UL>
c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	42 <LI>MPG: This is the most <B>basic</B> form of the MPEG file formats. It contains
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	43 MPEG1 video, and MP2 (MPEG-1 layer 2) or rarely MP1 audio.</LI>
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	44 <LI>DAT: This is the very same format as MPG with a different extension. It is used
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	45 on <B>Video CD</B>s. Due to the way VCDs are created and Linux is designed,
6775 7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	46 DAT files cannot be played nor copied from VCDs as regular files. You have
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	47 to use the <CODE>-vcd</CODE> option to play the Video CD.</LI>
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	48 <LI>VOB: This is the MPEG file format on <B>DVD</B>s. It is the same as MPG, plus the
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	49 capability to contain subtitles or non-MPEG (AC3) audio. It contains encoded MPEG2
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	50 video and usually AC3 audio, but DTS, MP2 and uncompressed LPCM are allowed, too.<BR>
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	51 <B>Read the <A HREF="cd-dvd.html#dvd">DVD section</A> !</B></LI>
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	52 </UL>
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5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	54 <P>Series of frames form independent groups in MPEG files. This means that you
6775 7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	55 can cut/join an MPEG file with standard file tools (like <CODE>dd</CODE>,
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	56 <CODE>cut</CODE>), and it remains completely functional.</P>
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5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	58 <P>One important feature of MPGs is that they have a field to describe
2761 24797a1d36d6 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2745 diff changeset	59 the aspect ratio of the video stream within. For example SVCDs have
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	60 480x480 resolution video, and in the header that field is set to 4:3, so that
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	61 it is played at 640x480. AVI files do not have this field, so they have to be
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	62 rescaled during encoding or played with the <CODE>-aspect</CODE> 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	65 <P><B><A NAME="avi">2.1.1.2 AVI files</A></B></P>
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6775 7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	67 <P>Designed by Microsoft, <B>AVI (Audio Video Interleaved)</B> is a
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	68 widespread multipurpose format currently used mostly for DivX and DivX4
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	69 video. It has many known drawbacks and shortcomings (for example in streaming).
6775 7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	70 It supports one video stream and 0 to 99 audio streams. File size is limited to
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	71 2GB, but there exists an extension allowing bigger files called <B>OpenDMS</B>.
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	72 Microsoft currently strongly discourages its use and encourages ASF/WMV. Not that
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	73 anybody cares.<BR>
5444 b4206f207ad1 remark about Ogg-in-AVI suxxhaxx gabucino parents: 5395 diff changeset	74
6175 9c2cca3804c0 better wording, patch by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de> arpi parents: 6168 diff changeset	75 <P>There is a hack that allows AVI files to contain an Ogg Vorbis audio
9c2cca3804c0 better wording, patch by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de> arpi parents: 6168 diff changeset	76 stream, but makes them incompatible with standard AVI. <B>MPlayer</B>
9c2cca3804c0 better wording, patch by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de> arpi parents: 6168 diff changeset	77 supports playing these files. Seeking is also implemented but severely
9c2cca3804c0 better wording, patch by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de> arpi parents: 6168 diff changeset	78 hampered by badly encoded files with confusing headers. Unfortunately the
6775 7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	79 only encoder currently capable of creating these files, NanDub, has this
6175 9c2cca3804c0 better wording, patch by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de> arpi parents: 6168 diff changeset	80 problem.</P>
9c2cca3804c0 better wording, patch by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de> arpi parents: 6168 diff changeset	81
6775 7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	82 <P><B>Note:</B> DV cameras create raw DV streams that DV grabbing utilities
6175 9c2cca3804c0 better wording, patch by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de> arpi parents: 6168 diff changeset	83 convert to two different types of AVI files. The AVI will then contain either
9c2cca3804c0 better wording, patch by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de> arpi parents: 6168 diff changeset	84 separate audio and video streams that <B>MPlayer</B> can play or the raw DV
9c2cca3804c0 better wording, patch by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de> arpi parents: 6168 diff changeset	85 stream for which support is under development.</P>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	86
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	87 <P>There are two kinds of AVI files:</P>
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	88 <UL>
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	89 <LI><B>Interleaved:</B> Audio and video content is interleaved. This is the
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	90 standard usage. Recommended and mostly used. Some tools create interleaved
72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	91 AVIs with bad sync. <B>MPlayer</B> detects these as interleaved, and this
72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	92 climaxes in loss of A/V sync, probably at seeking. These files should be
72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	93 played as non-interleaved (with the <CODE>-ni</CODE> option).</LI>
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	94 <LI><B>Non-interleaved:</B> First comes the whole video stream, then the whole
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	95 audio stream. It thus needs a lot of seeking, making playing from network or
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	96 CD-Rom difficult.</LI>
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	97 </UL>
72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	98
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	99 <P><B>MPlayer</B> supports two kinds of timings for AVI files:</P>
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	100 <UL>
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	101 <LI><B>bps-based</B>: It is based on the bitrate/samplerate of the video/audio stream. This
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	102 method is used by most players, including <A HREF="http://avifile.sourceforge.net">avifile</A>
6775 7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	103 and Windows Media Player.
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	104 Files with broken headers, and files created with VBR audio but not with a
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	105 VBR-compliant encoder will result in A/V desync with this method (mostly at
72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	106 seeking).</LI>
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	107 <LI><B>interleaving-based</B>: It does not use the bitrate value of the header, instead
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	108 it uses the relative position of interleaved audio and video chunks, making
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	109 badly encoded files with VBR audio playable.</LI>
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	110 </UL>
72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	111
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	112 <P>Any audio and video codec is allowed, but note that VBR audio is not well
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	113 supported by most players. The file format makes it possible to use VBR
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	114 audio, but most players expect CBR audio, thus they fail with VBR. VBR is
6775 7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	115 uncommon and the Microsoft AVI specs only describe CBR audio. Most AVI
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	116 encoders/multiplexers create bad files when using VBR audio. There are only
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	117 two known exceptions: NanDub and <A HREF="encoding.html">MEncoder</A>.</P>
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6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	120 <P><B><A NAME="asf">2.1.1.3 ASF/WMV files</A></B></P>
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2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	122 <P>ASF (active streaming format) comes from Microsoft. They developed two
6775 7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	123 variants of ASF, v1.0 and v2.0. v1.0 is used by their media tools (Windows
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	124 Media Player and Windows Media Encoder) and is very secret. v2.0 is published
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	125 and patented :). Of course they differ, there is no compatibility at all (it is
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	126 just another legal game). <B>MPlayer</B> supports only v1.0, as nobody has ever seen
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	127 v2.0 files :). Note that ASF files nowadays come with the extension .WMA or
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	128 .WMV.</P>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	129
62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	130
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	131 <P><B><A NAME="mov">2.1.1.4 QuickTime/MOV files</A></B></P>
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6775 7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	133 <P>These formats were designed by Apple and can contain any codec, CBR or VBR.
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	134 They usually have a .QT or .MOV extension. Ever since the MPEG4 group chose
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	135 QuickTime as the recommended file format for MPEG4, their MOV files come with a
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	136 .MPG or .MP4 extension (Interestingly the video and audio streams in these
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	137 files are real MPG and AAC files. You can even extract them with the
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	138 <CODE>-dumpvideo</CODE> and <CODE>-dumpaudio</CODE> options.).</P>
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6775 7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	140 <P><B>Note:</B> Most new QuickTime files use <B>Sorenson</B> video and QDesign
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	141 Music audio. See our <A HREF="codecs.html#sorenson">Sorenson</A> codec
6775 7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	142 section. QDesign Music audio currently cannot be played.</P>
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6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	145 <P><B><A NAME="vivo">2.1.1.5 VIVO files</A></B></P>
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5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	147 <P><B>MPlayer</B> happily demuxes VIVO file formats. The biggest disadvantage of
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	148 the format is that it has no index block, nor a fixed packet size or sync bytes
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	149 and most files lack even keyframes, so forget seeking!</P>
72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	150
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	151 <P>The video codec of VIVO/1.0 files is standard <B>h.263</B>. The video codec
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	152 of VIVO/2.0 files is a modified, nonstandard <B>h.263v2</B>. The audio is the same,
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	153 it may be <B>g.723</B> (standard), or <B>Vivo Siren</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	155 <P>See the <A HREF="codecs.html#vivo_video">VIVO video codec</A>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	156 and <A HREF="codecs.html#vivo_audio">VIVO audio codec</A> sections for installation
2855 8bb4e195d7d7 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2761 diff changeset	157 instructions.</P>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	158
62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	159
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	160 <P><B><A NAME="fli">2.1.1.6 FLI files</A></B></P>
3806 053ea3e7c5d8 new 'RealMedia' 'Realvideo' 'RealAudio' sections gabucino parents: 3239 diff changeset	161
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	162 <P><B>FLI</B> is a very old file format used by Autodesk Animator, but it is
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	163 a common file format for short animations on the net. <B>MPlayer</B> demuxes
3806 053ea3e7c5d8 new 'RealMedia' 'Realvideo' 'RealAudio' sections gabucino parents: 3239 diff changeset	164 and decodes FLI movies and is even able to seek within them (useful when
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	165 looping with the <CODE>-loop</CODE> option). FLI files do not have keyframes, so the picture
3806 053ea3e7c5d8 new 'RealMedia' 'Realvideo' 'RealAudio' sections gabucino parents: 3239 diff changeset	166 will be messy for a short time after seeking.</P>
053ea3e7c5d8 new 'RealMedia' 'Realvideo' 'RealAudio' sections gabucino parents: 3239 diff changeset	167
053ea3e7c5d8 new 'RealMedia' 'Realvideo' 'RealAudio' sections gabucino parents: 3239 diff changeset	168
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	169 <P><B><A NAME="real">2.1.1.7 RealMedia (RM) files</A></B></P>
3806 053ea3e7c5d8 new 'RealMedia' 'Realvideo' 'RealAudio' sections gabucino parents: 3239 diff changeset	170
6357 748bb00cb05b RealVideo libraries support gabucino parents: 6175 diff changeset	171 <P>Yes, <B>MPlayer</B> can read (demux) RealMedia (.rm) files. Seeking works,
748bb00cb05b RealVideo libraries support gabucino parents: 6175 diff changeset	172 but you have to explicitly specify the <CODE>-forceidx</CODE> option
748bb00cb05b RealVideo libraries support gabucino parents: 6175 diff changeset	173 (the format supports keyframes). Here are the lists of the supported
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	174 <A HREF="codecs.html#realvideo">RealVideo</A>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	175 and <A HREF="codecs.html#realaudio">RealAudio</A> codecs.</P>
6357 748bb00cb05b RealVideo libraries support gabucino parents: 6175 diff changeset	176
3806 053ea3e7c5d8 new 'RealMedia' 'Realvideo' 'RealAudio' sections gabucino parents: 3239 diff changeset	177
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	178 <P><B><A NAME="nuppelvideo">2.1.1.8 NuppelVideo files</A></B></P>
3816 57221064b0b7 nuppelvideo added to supported formats gabucino parents: 3806 diff changeset	179
57221064b0b7 nuppelvideo added to supported formats gabucino parents: 3806 diff changeset	180 <P><A HREF="http://mars.tuwien.ac.at/~roman/nuppelvideo">NuppelVideo</A>
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	181 is a TV grabber tool (AFAIK:). <B>MPlayer</B> can read its .NUV
3816 57221064b0b7 nuppelvideo added to supported formats gabucino parents: 3806 diff changeset	182 files (only NuppelVideo 5.0). Those files can contain uncompressed YV12,
57221064b0b7 nuppelvideo added to supported formats gabucino parents: 3806 diff changeset	183 YV12+RTJpeg compressed, YV12 RTJpeg+lzo compressed, and YV12+lzo compressed
6775 7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	184 frames. <B>MPlayer</B> decodes them all (and also <B>encodes</B> them with
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	185 <B>MEncoder</B> to DivX/etc!). Seeking works.</P>
3816 57221064b0b7 nuppelvideo added to supported formats gabucino parents: 3806 diff changeset	186
57221064b0b7 nuppelvideo added to supported formats gabucino parents: 3806 diff changeset	187
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	188 <P><B><A NAME="yuv4mpeg">2.1.1.9 yuv4mpeg files</A></B></P>
3818 6793c7088abb yuv4mpeg support gabucino parents: 3816 diff changeset	189
6793c7088abb yuv4mpeg support gabucino parents: 3816 diff changeset	190 <P><A HREF="http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net">yuv4mpeg / yuv4mpeg2</A> is
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	191 a file format used by the <A HREF="http://mjpeg.sf.net">mjpegtools programs</A>.
6775 7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	192 You can grab, produce, filter or encode video in this format using these tools.
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	193 The file format is really a sequence of uncompressed YUV 4:2:0 images.
5122 0d1642a26189 "sok ize, mutyur, bizbasz." --Gabucino, Feb 12 23:39:36 2002 arpi parents: 5094 diff changeset	194 </P>
3818 6793c7088abb yuv4mpeg support gabucino parents: 3816 diff changeset	195
6793c7088abb yuv4mpeg support gabucino parents: 3816 diff changeset	196
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	197 <P><B><A NAME="film">2.1.1.10 FILM files</A></B></P>
4339 4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	198
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	199 <P>This format is used on old Sega Saturn CD-Rom games.</P>
4339 4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	200
4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4177 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="roq">2.1.1.11 RoQ files</A></B></P>
4503 0ae360217690 RoQ fileformat added, anything it is ;) gabucino parents: 4339 diff changeset	203
4584 f6a0e7c2fd0f better RoQ explanation gabucino parents: 4503 diff changeset	204 <P>RoQ files are multimedia files used in some ID games such as Quake III and
f6a0e7c2fd0f better RoQ explanation gabucino parents: 4503 diff changeset	205 Return to Castle Wolfenstein.</P>
4503 0ae360217690 RoQ fileformat added, anything it is ;) gabucino parents: 4339 diff changeset	206
0ae360217690 RoQ fileformat added, anything it is ;) gabucino parents: 4339 diff changeset	207
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	208 <P><B><A NAME="ogg">2.1.1.12 OGG files</A></B></P>
5860 e96469da680c more libdvd* text removed gabucino parents: 5444 diff changeset	209
6775 7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	210 <P>This is a new file format from <A HREF="http://www.xiph.org">Xiphophorus</A>.
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	211 It can contain any video or audio codec, CBR or VBR. You will need to
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	212 have <CODE>libogg</CODE> and <CODE>libvorbis</CODE> installed
5959 63967701d295 html fix, noticed by aleksz gabucino parents: 5958 diff changeset	213 before compiling <B>MPlayer</B> to be able to play it.</P>
5860 e96469da680c more libdvd* text removed gabucino parents: 5444 diff changeset	214
e96469da680c more libdvd* text removed gabucino parents: 5444 diff changeset	215
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	216 <P><B><A NAME="audio_formats">2.1.2 Audio formats</A></B></P>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	217
5378 1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	218 <P><B>MPlayer</B> is a <B>Movie</B> and not a <B>Media</B> player, although
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	219 it can play some audio file formats (they are listed in the sections below).
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	220 This is not a recommended usage of <B>MPlayer</B>, you better use
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	221 <A HREF="http://www.xmms.org">xmms</A>.</P>
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	222
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	223
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	224 <P><B><A NAME="mp3">2.1.2.1 MP3 files</A></B></P>
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	225
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	226 <P>You may have problems playing certain MP3 files that <B>MPlayer</B> will
5378 1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	227 misdetect as MPEGs and play incorrectly or not at all. This cannot be fixed
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	228 without dropping support for certain broken MPEG files and thus will remain
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	229 like this for the foreseeable future. The <CODE>-demuxer</CODE> flag described
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	230 in the manpage may help you in these cases.</P>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	231
5378 1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	232
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	233 <P><B><A NAME="wav">2.1.2.2 WAV files</A></B></P>
5378 1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	234
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	235
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	236 <P><B><A NAME="ogg_vorbis">2.1.2.3 OGG files (Vorbis)</A></B></P>
5378 1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	237
5860 e96469da680c more libdvd* text removed gabucino parents: 5444 diff changeset	238 <P>Requires properly installed <CODE>libogg</CODE> and
e96469da680c more libdvd* text removed gabucino parents: 5444 diff changeset	239 <CODE>libvorbis</CODE>.</P>
5378 1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	240
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	241
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	242 <P><B><A NAME="wma">2.1.2.4 WMA/ASF files</A></B></P>
5378 1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	243
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	244
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	245 <P><B><A NAME="mp4">2.1.2.5 MP4 files</A></B></P>
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