annotate DOCS/documentation.html @ 7992:39d486e8836d

fixes
author gabucino
date Thu, 31 Oct 2002 05:07:43 +0000
parents 26ddd166422e
children b523a14e12ae
Ignore whitespace changes - Everywhere: Within whitespace: At end of lines:
rev   line source
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
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: 4928
diff changeset
3
6cb9d9a1716d HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents: 4928
diff changeset
4 <HEAD>
6882
f3f87f6bf5cf Added a uniform title: something - MPlayer - The Movie Player for Linux.
diego
parents: 6878
diff changeset
5 <TITLE>Documentation - MPlayer - The Movie Player for Linux</TITLE>
6391
4e5c236ade69 small updates
gabucino
parents: 6381
diff changeset
6 <LINK REL="stylesheet" TYPE="text/css" HREF="default.css">
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
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: 4928
diff changeset
8 </HEAD>
6cb9d9a1716d HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents: 4928
diff changeset
9
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
10 <BODY>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
11
7047
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
12 <H1 ALIGN="center">MPlayer - The Movie Player for LINUX</H1>
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
13
7076
3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly
diego
parents: 7061
diff changeset
14 <H2 ALIGN="center">&copy; 2000-2002 Arpad Gereoffy (A'rpi/ESP-team)<BR>
7047
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
15 <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu">http://www.mplayerhq.hu</A></H2>
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
16
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
17 <P ALIGN="center">[ English ]
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
18 <A HREF="Hungarian/documentation.html">[ Hungarian ]</A>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
19 <A HREF="German/documentation.html">[ German ]</A>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
20 <A HREF="French/documentation.html">[ French ]</A>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
21 <A HREF="Polish/documentation.html">[ Polish ]</A>
7047
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
22 <A HREF="Italian/documentation.html">[ Italian ]</A></P>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
23
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
24 <HR>
1682
dba45a1aafad *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1668
diff changeset
25
7047
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
26 <H2>Table of Contents</H2>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
27
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
28 <HR>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
29
2277
22452cfc3a55 YEAH!!!! Finally broke free from LGB's Table of Contents !!! :)
gabucino
parents: 2257
diff changeset
30 <UL>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
31 <LI><A HREF="#reading">0. How to read this documentation</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
32 <LI><A HREF="#introduction">1. Introduction</A>
2277
22452cfc3a55 YEAH!!!! Finally broke free from LGB's Table of Contents !!! :)
gabucino
parents: 2257
diff changeset
33 <UL>
7054
93d385771dc9 applied Andras Mohari's patch
gabucino
parents: 7047
diff changeset
34 <LI><A HREF="#history">1.1 History</A></LI>
93d385771dc9 applied Andras Mohari's patch
gabucino
parents: 7047
diff changeset
35 <LI><A HREF="#installation">1.2 Installation</A></LI>
93d385771dc9 applied Andras Mohari's patch
gabucino
parents: 7047
diff changeset
36 <LI><A HREF="#gui">1.3 What about the GUI?</A></LI>
7138
8ab4d11353ae Fixed some small HTML errors.
diego
parents: 7129
diff changeset
37 <LI><A HREF="#subtitles_osd">1.4 Subtitles and OSD</A>
7099
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
38 <UL>
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
39 <LI><A HREF="#mpsub">1.4.1 MPlayer's own subtitle format (MPsub)</A></LI>
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
40 <LI><A HREF="#install_osd">1.4.2 Installing OSD and subtitles</A></LI>
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
41 </UL>
7138
8ab4d11353ae Fixed some small HTML errors.
diego
parents: 7129
diff changeset
42 </LI>
7054
93d385771dc9 applied Andras Mohari's patch
gabucino
parents: 7047
diff changeset
43 <LI><A HREF="#rtc">1.5 RTC</A></LI>
2745
62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done...
gabucino
parents: 2690
diff changeset
44 </UL>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
45 </LI>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
46 <LI><A HREF="#features">2. Features</A>
2277
22452cfc3a55 YEAH!!!! Finally broke free from LGB's Table of Contents !!! :)
gabucino
parents: 2257
diff changeset
47 <UL>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
48 <LI><A HREF="formats.html">2.1 Supported formats</A>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
49 <UL>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
50 <LI><A HREF="formats.html#video_formats">2.1.1 Video formats</A>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
51 <UL>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
52 <LI><A HREF="formats.html#mpeg">2.1.1.1 MPEG files</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
53 <LI><A HREF="formats.html#avi">2.1.1.2 AVI files</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
54 <LI><A HREF="formats.html#asf">2.1.1.3 ASF/WMV files</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
55 <LI><A HREF="formats.html#mov">2.1.1.4 QuickTime/MOV files</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
56 <LI><A HREF="formats.html#vivo">2.1.1.5 VIVO files</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
57 <LI><A HREF="formats.html#fli">2.1.1.6 FLI files</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
58 <LI><A HREF="formats.html#real">2.1.1.7 RealMedia (RM) files</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
59 <LI><A HREF="formats.html#nuppelvideo">2.1.1.8 NuppelVideo files</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
60 <LI><A HREF="formats.html#yuv4mpeg">2.1.1.9 yuv4mpeg files</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
61 <LI><A HREF="formats.html#film">2.1.1.10 FILM files</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
62 <LI><A HREF="formats.html#roq">2.1.1.11 RoQ files</A></LI>
7787
05e518badc1b doc fixes part 1 (more will come when i find the time to read the rest)
attila
parents: 7700
diff changeset
63 <LI><A HREF="formats.html#ogg">2.1.1.12 OGG/OGM files</A></LI>
7992
gabucino
parents: 7955
diff changeset
64 <LI><A HREF="formats.html#sdp">2.1.1.13 SDP files</A></LI>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
65 </UL>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
66 </LI>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
67 <LI><A HREF="formats.html#audio_formats">2.1.2 Audio formats</A>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
68 <UL>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
69 <LI><A HREF="formats.html#mp3">2.1.2.1 MP3 files</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
70 <LI><A HREF="formats.html#wav">2.1.2.2 WAV files</A></LI>
7942
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
71 <LI><A HREF="formats.html#ogg_vorbis">2.1.2.3 OGG/OGM files (Vorbis)</A></LI>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
72 <LI><A HREF="formats.html#wma">2.1.2.4 WMA/ASF files</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
73 <LI><A HREF="formats.html#mp4">2.1.2.5 MP4 files</A></LI>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
74 </UL>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
75 </LI>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
76 </UL>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
77 </LI>
6981
3bc485948088 HTML fixes, no content change.
diego
parents: 6974
diff changeset
78 <LI><A HREF="codecs.html">2.2 Supported codecs</A>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
79 <UL>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
80 <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#video_codecs">2.2.1 Video codecs</A>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
81 <UL>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
82 <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#divx">2.2.1.1 DivX4/DivX5</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
83 <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#libavcodec">2.2.1.2 FFmpeg DivX/libavcodec</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
84 <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#xanim">2.2.1.3 XAnim codecs</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
85 <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#vivo_video">2.2.1.4 VIVO video</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
86 <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#mpeg">2.2.1.5 MPEG 1/2 video</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
87 <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#ms_video1">2.2.1.6 MS Video1</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
88 <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#cinepak">2.2.1.7 Cinepak CVID</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
89 <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#realvideo">2.2.1.8 RealVideo</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
90 <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#xvid">2.2.1.9 XViD</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
91 <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#sorenson">2.2.1.10 Sorenson</A></LI>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
92 </UL>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
93 </LI>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
94 <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#audio_codecs">2.2.2 Audio codecs</A>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
95 <UL>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
96 <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#software_ac3">2.2.2.1 Software AC3 decoding</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
97 <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#hardware_ac3">2.2.2.2 Hardware AC3 decoding</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
98 <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#libmad">2.2.2.3 libmad support</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
99 <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#vivo_audio">2.2.2.4 VIVO audio</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
100 <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#realaudio">2.2.2.5 RealAudio</A></LI>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
101 </UL>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
102 </LI>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
103 <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#importing">2.2.3 Win32 codec importing HOWTO</A>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
104 <UL>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
105 <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#importing_vfw">2.2.3.1 VFW codecs</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
106 <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#importing_directshow">2.2.3.2 DirectShow codecs</A></LI>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
107 </UL>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
108 </LI>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
109 </UL>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
110 </LI>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
111 <LI><A HREF="#output">2.3 Output devices</A>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
112 <UL>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
113 <LI><A HREF="video.html">2.3.1 Video output devices</A>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
114 <UL>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
115 <LI><A HREF="video.html#mtrr">2.3.1.1 Setting up MTRR</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
116 <LI><A HREF="video.html#xv">2.3.1.2 Xv</A>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
117 <UL>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
118 <LI><A HREF="video.html#xv_3dfx">2.3.1.2.1 3dfx cards</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
119 <LI><A HREF="video.html#xv_s3">2.3.1.2.2 S3 cards</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
120 <LI><A HREF="video.html#xv_nvidia">2.3.1.2.3 nVidia cards</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
121 <LI><A HREF="video.html#xv_ati">2.3.1.2.4 ATI cards</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
122 <LI><A HREF="video.html#xv_neomagic">2.3.1.2.5 NeoMagic cards</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
123 <LI><A HREF="video.html#xv_trident">2.3.1.2.6 Trident cards</A></LI>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
124 </UL>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
125 </LI>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
126 <LI><A HREF="video.html#dga">2.3.1.3 DGA</A>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
127 <UL>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
128 <LI><A HREF="video.html#dga_summary">2.3.1.3.1 Summary</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
129 <LI><A HREF="video.html#dga_whatis">2.3.1.3.2 What is DGA</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
130 <LI><A HREF="video.html#dga_installation">2.3.1.3.3 Installing DGA support for MPlayer</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
131 <LI><A HREF="video.html#dga_resolution">2.3.1.3.4 Resolution switching</A></LI>
6981
3bc485948088 HTML fixes, no content change.
diego
parents: 6974
diff changeset
132 <LI><A HREF="video.html#dga_mplayer">2.3.1.3.5 DGA &amp; MPlayer</A></LI>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
133 <LI><A HREF="video.html#dga_features">2.3.1.3.6 Features of the DGA driver</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
134 <LI><A HREF="video.html#dga_speed">2.3.1.3.7 Speed issues</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
135 <LI><A HREF="video.html#dga_bugs">2.3.1.3.8 Known bugs</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
136 <LI><A HREF="video.html#dga_future">2.3.1.3.9 Future work</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
137 <LI><A HREF="video.html#dga_modelines">2.3.1.3.A Some modelines</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
138 <LI><A HREF="video.html#dga_bug_reports">2.3.1.3.B Bug Reports</A></LI>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
139 </UL>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
140 </LI>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
141 <LI><A HREF="video.html#sdl">2.3.1.4 SDL</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
142 <LI><A HREF="video.html#svgalib">2.3.1.5 SVGAlib</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
143 <LI><A HREF="video.html#fbdev">2.3.1.6 Framebuffer output (FBdev)</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
144 <LI><A HREF="video.html#mga_vid">2.3.1.7 Matrox framebuffer (mga_vid)</A></LI>
7281
cc40fdbb0154 sis_vid removed
jaf
parents: 7280
diff changeset
145 <LI><A HREF="video.html#tdfxfb">2.3.1.8 3dfx YUV support (tdfxfb)</A></LI>
cc40fdbb0154 sis_vid removed
jaf
parents: 7280
diff changeset
146 <LI><A HREF="video.html#opengl">2.3.1.9 OpenGL output</A></LI>
cc40fdbb0154 sis_vid removed
jaf
parents: 7280
diff changeset
147 <LI><A HREF="video.html#aalib">2.3.1.10 AAlib - text mode displaying</A></LI>
cc40fdbb0154 sis_vid removed
jaf
parents: 7280
diff changeset
148 <LI><A HREF="video.html#vesa">2.3.1.11 VESA - output to VESA BIOS</A></LI>
cc40fdbb0154 sis_vid removed
jaf
parents: 7280
diff changeset
149 <LI><A HREF="video.html#x11">2.3.1.12 X11</A></LI>
cc40fdbb0154 sis_vid removed
jaf
parents: 7280
diff changeset
150 <LI><A HREF="video.html#vidix">2.3.1.13 VIDIX</A></LI>
cc40fdbb0154 sis_vid removed
jaf
parents: 7280
diff changeset
151 <LI><A HREF="video.html#zr">2.3.1.14 Zr</A></LI>
cc40fdbb0154 sis_vid removed
jaf
parents: 7280
diff changeset
152 <LI><A HREF="video.html#dvb">2.3.1.15 DVB</A></LI>
cc40fdbb0154 sis_vid removed
jaf
parents: 7280
diff changeset
153 <LI><A HREF="video.html#dxr3">2.3.1.16 DXR3/Hollywood+</A></LI>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
154 <LI><A HREF="video.html#tv-out">2.3.1.A TV-out support</A>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
155 <UL>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
156 <LI><A HREF="video.html#tv-out_matrox">2.3.1.A.1 Matrox G400 cards</A></LI>
7377
2c13297f0b80 G450/G550 TV-out
gabucino
parents: 7373
diff changeset
157 <LI><A HREF="video.html#tv-out_matrox_g450">2.3.1.A.2 Matrox G450/G550 cards</A></LI>
2c13297f0b80 G450/G550 TV-out
gabucino
parents: 7373
diff changeset
158 <LI><A HREF="video.html#tv-out_ati">2.3.1.A.3 ATI cards</A></LI>
2c13297f0b80 G450/G550 TV-out
gabucino
parents: 7373
diff changeset
159 <LI><A HREF="video.html#tv-out_voodoo">2.3.1.A.4 Voodoo 3</A></LI>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
160 </UL>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
161 </LI>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
162 </UL>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
163 <LI><A HREF="sound.html">2.3.2 Audio output devices</A>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
164 <UL>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
165 <LI><A HREF="sound.html#experiences">2.3.2.1 Sound card experiences, recommendations</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
166 <LI><A HREF="sound.html#plugins">2.3.2.2 Audio plugins</A>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
167 <UL>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
168 <LI><A HREF="sound.html#resample">2.3.2.2.1 Up/Downsampling</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
169 <LI><A HREF="sound.html#surround_decoding">2.3.2.2.2 Surround Sound decoding</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
170 <LI><A HREF="sound.html#format">2.3.2.2.3 Sample format converter</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
171 <LI><A HREF="sound.html#delay">2.3.2.2.4 Delay</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
172 <LI><A HREF="sound.html#volume">2.3.2.2.5 Software volume control</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
173 <LI><A HREF="sound.html#extrastereo">2.3.2.2.6 Extrastereo</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
174 <LI><A HREF="sound.html#normalizer">2.3.2.2.7 Volume Normalizer</A></LI>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
175 </UL>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
176 </LI>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
177 </UL>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
178 </LI>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
179 </UL>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
180 </LI>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
181 <LI><A HREF="encoding.html">2.4 Encoding with MEncoder</A>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
182 <UL>
7054
93d385771dc9 applied Andras Mohari's patch
gabucino
parents: 7047
diff changeset
183 <LI><A HREF="encoding.html#compilation">2.4.1 Compilation</A></LI>
93d385771dc9 applied Andras Mohari's patch
gabucino
parents: 7047
diff changeset
184 <LI><A HREF="encoding.html#features">2.4.2 MEncoder Features</A>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
185 <UL>
7054
93d385771dc9 applied Andras Mohari's patch
gabucino
parents: 7047
diff changeset
186 <LI><A HREF="encoding.html#2pass">2.4.2.1 Encoding 2 or 3-pass DivX4</A></LI>
93d385771dc9 applied Andras Mohari's patch
gabucino
parents: 7047
diff changeset
187 <LI><A HREF="encoding.html#rescaling">2.4.2.2 Rescaling movies</A></LI>
93d385771dc9 applied Andras Mohari's patch
gabucino
parents: 7047
diff changeset
188 <LI><A HREF="encoding.html#copying">2.4.2.3 Stream copying</A></LI>
93d385771dc9 applied Andras Mohari's patch
gabucino
parents: 7047
diff changeset
189 <LI><A HREF="encoding.html#fixing">2.4.2.4 Fixing AVIs with broken index</A></LI>
93d385771dc9 applied Andras Mohari's patch
gabucino
parents: 7047
diff changeset
190 <LI><A HREF="encoding.html#libavcodec">2.4.2.5 Encoding with the libavcodec codec family</A></LI>
93d385771dc9 applied Andras Mohari's patch
gabucino
parents: 7047
diff changeset
191 <LI><A HREF="encoding.html#image_files">2.4.2.6 Encoding from multiple input image files (JPEGs or PNGs)</A></LI>
93d385771dc9 applied Andras Mohari's patch
gabucino
parents: 7047
diff changeset
192 <LI><A HREF="encoding.html#vobsub">2.4.2.7 Extracting DVD subtitles to Vobsub file</A></LI>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
193 </UL>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
194 </LI>
7054
93d385771dc9 applied Andras Mohari's patch
gabucino
parents: 7047
diff changeset
195 <LI><A HREF="encoding.html#options">2.4.3 Available options</A></LI>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
196 </UL>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
197 </LI>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
198 <LI><A HREF="#tv">2.5 TV input</A>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
199 <UL>
7054
93d385771dc9 applied Andras Mohari's patch
gabucino
parents: 7047
diff changeset
200 <LI><A HREF="#tv_compilation">2.5.1 Compilation</A></LI>
7955
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
201 <LI><A HREF="#tv_tips">2.5.2 Usage tips</A></LI>
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
202 <LI><A HREF="#tv_examples">2.5.3 Examples</A></LI>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
203 </UL>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
204 </LI>
2277
22452cfc3a55 YEAH!!!! Finally broke free from LGB's Table of Contents !!! :)
gabucino
parents: 2257
diff changeset
205 </UL>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
206 </LI>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
207 <LI><A HREF="#usage">3. Usage</A>
2277
22452cfc3a55 YEAH!!!! Finally broke free from LGB's Table of Contents !!! :)
gabucino
parents: 2257
diff changeset
208 <UL>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
209 <LI><A HREF="#command_line">3.1 Command line</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
210 <LI><A HREF="#control">3.2 Control</A>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
211 <UL>
7792
a1465b7f3221 Keyboard controls and options are described in the man page, removed the
diego
parents: 7787
diff changeset
212 <LI><A HREF="#controls_configuration">3.2.1 Controls configuration</A>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
213 <UL>
7792
a1465b7f3221 Keyboard controls and options are described in the man page, removed the
diego
parents: 7787
diff changeset
214 <LI><A HREF="#key_names">3.2.1.1 Key names</A></LI>
a1465b7f3221 Keyboard controls and options are described in the man page, removed the
diego
parents: 7787
diff changeset
215 <LI><A HREF="#commands">3.2.1.2 Commands</A></LI>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
216 </UL>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
217 </LI>
7792
a1465b7f3221 Keyboard controls and options are described in the man page, removed the
diego
parents: 7787
diff changeset
218 <LI><A HREF="#lirc">3.2.2 Control from LIRC</A></LI>
a1465b7f3221 Keyboard controls and options are described in the man page, removed the
diego
parents: 7787
diff changeset
219 <LI><A HREF="#slave">3.2.3 Slave mode</A></LI>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
220 </UL>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
221 </LI>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
222 <LI><A HREF="#streaming">3.3 Streaming from network or pipes</A></LI>
2277
22452cfc3a55 YEAH!!!! Finally broke free from LGB's Table of Contents !!! :)
gabucino
parents: 2257
diff changeset
223 </UL>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
224 </LI>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
225 <LI><A HREF="cd-dvd.html">4. CD/DVD section</A>
2277
22452cfc3a55 YEAH!!!! Finally broke free from LGB's Table of Contents !!! :)
gabucino
parents: 2257
diff changeset
226 <UL>
6907
027d2140942b Applied some suggestions by Nilmoni Deb.
diego
parents: 6906
diff changeset
227 <LI><A HREF="cd-dvd.html#drives">4.1 CD/DVD drives</A></LI>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
228 <LI><A HREF="cd-dvd.html#dvd">4.2 DVD playback</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
229 <LI><A HREF="cd-dvd.html#vcd">4.3 VCD playback</A></LI>
2277
22452cfc3a55 YEAH!!!! Finally broke free from LGB's Table of Contents !!! :)
gabucino
parents: 2257
diff changeset
230 </UL>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
231 </LI>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
232 <LI><A HREF="faq.html">5. FAQ section</A>
2277
22452cfc3a55 YEAH!!!! Finally broke free from LGB's Table of Contents !!! :)
gabucino
parents: 2257
diff changeset
233 <UL>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
234 <LI><A HREF="faq.html#compilation">5.1 Compilation</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
235 <LI><A HREF="faq.html#general">5.2 General questions</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
236 <LI><A HREF="faq.html#playback">5.3 playback problems</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
237 <LI><A HREF="faq.html#driver">5.4 Video/audio driver problems (vo/ao)</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
238 <LI><A HREF="faq.html#dvd">5.5 DVD playback</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
239 <LI><A HREF="faq.html#features">5.6 Feature requests</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
240 <LI><A HREF="faq.html#encoding">5.7 Encoding</A></LI>
2277
22452cfc3a55 YEAH!!!! Finally broke free from LGB's Table of Contents !!! :)
gabucino
parents: 2257
diff changeset
241 </UL>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
242 </LI>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
243 <LI><A HREF="#ports">6. Ports</A>
2277
22452cfc3a55 YEAH!!!! Finally broke free from LGB's Table of Contents !!! :)
gabucino
parents: 2257
diff changeset
244 <UL>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
245 <LI><A HREF="#debian">6.1 Debian packaging</A></LI>
7942
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
246 <LI><A HREF="#bsd">6.2 *BSD</A></LI>
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
247 <UL>
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
248 <LI><A HREF="#freebsd">6.2.1 FreeBSD</A></LI>
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
249 <LI><A HREF="#openbsd">6.2.2 OpenBSD</A></LI>
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
250 </UL>
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
251 <LI><A HREF="#solaris">6.3 Solaris</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
252 <LI><A HREF="#strongarm">6.4 StrongARM</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
253 <LI><A HREF="#sgi">6.5 Silicon Graphics / Irix</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
254 <LI><A HREF="#qnx">6.6 QNX</A></LI>
7942
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
255 <LI><A HREF="#cygwin">6.7 Cygwin</A></LI>
2277
22452cfc3a55 YEAH!!!! Finally broke free from LGB's Table of Contents !!! :)
gabucino
parents: 2257
diff changeset
256 </UL>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
257 </LI>
7365
822923446b66 Removed authors and maintainers section, now in txt format.
diego
parents: 7363
diff changeset
258 <LI><A HREF="#mailing_lists">Appendix A - Mailing lists</A></LI>
822923446b66 Removed authors and maintainers section, now in txt format.
diego
parents: 7363
diff changeset
259 <LI><A HREF="bugreports.html">Appendix B - How to report bugs</A>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
260 <UL>
7365
822923446b66 Removed authors and maintainers section, now in txt format.
diego
parents: 7363
diff changeset
261 <LI><A HREF="tech/patches.txt">Appendix B2 - How to send patches</A></LI>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
262 </UL>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
263 </LI>
7365
822923446b66 Removed authors and maintainers section, now in txt format.
diego
parents: 7363
diff changeset
264 <LI><A HREF="#known_bugs">Appendix C - Known bugs</A></LI>
822923446b66 Removed authors and maintainers section, now in txt format.
diego
parents: 7363
diff changeset
265 <LI><A HREF="skin-en.html">Appendix D - MPlayer skin format</A></LI>
822923446b66 Removed authors and maintainers section, now in txt format.
diego
parents: 7363
diff changeset
266 <LI><A HREF="users_against_developers.html">Appendix E - Developer Cries</A>
7099
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
267 <UL>
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
268 <LI><A HREF="users_against_developers.html#gcc">GCC 2.96</A></LI>
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
269 <LI><A HREF="users_against_developers.html#binary">Binary distribution</A></LI>
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
270 <LI><A HREF="users_against_developers.html#nvidia">nVidia</A></LI>
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
271 <LI><A HREF="users_against_developers.html#barr">Joe Barr</A></LI>
7363
8acd8cb8fd52 Small HTML fix by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>.
diego
parents: 7323
diff changeset
272 </UL>
8acd8cb8fd52 Small HTML fix by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>.
diego
parents: 7323
diff changeset
273 </LI>
3937
e40390b2166e new 'Developer Cries' TOC :)
gabucino
parents: 3931
diff changeset
274 </UL>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
275
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
276 <HR>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
277
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
278
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
279
7047
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
280 <H1><A NAME="reading">0. How to read this documentation</A></H1>
3984
435835bd8dfd New section: How To Read TFM
gabucino
parents: 3966
diff changeset
281
435835bd8dfd New section: How To Read TFM
gabucino
parents: 3966
diff changeset
282 <P>If you are a first-time installer: be sure to read everything from here to
435835bd8dfd New section: How To Read TFM
gabucino
parents: 3966
diff changeset
283 the end of the Installation section, and follow the links you will find. If
7015
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a
diego
parents: 6998
diff changeset
284 you have any other questions, return to the Table of Contents and
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a
diego
parents: 6998
diff changeset
285 search for the topic, read the <A HREF="faq.html">FAQ</A>, or try grepping
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a
diego
parents: 6998
diff changeset
286 through the files.</P>
3984
435835bd8dfd New section: How To Read TFM
gabucino
parents: 3966
diff changeset
287
435835bd8dfd New section: How To Read TFM
gabucino
parents: 3966
diff changeset
288 <P>The main rule of this documentation: if it's not documented, it
435835bd8dfd New section: How To Read TFM
gabucino
parents: 3966
diff changeset
289 <U>does not exist</U>. If I don't say you encode audio from TV tuner, you
435835bd8dfd New section: How To Read TFM
gabucino
parents: 3966
diff changeset
290 can't. A healthy quantity of combining ability is welcomed, though.
6358
36f4de4e8be5 some nice words from Chris Philips
gabucino
parents: 6357
diff changeset
291 Good luck. You'll need it :) And for another good advice, let me quote
7015
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a
diego
parents: 6998
diff changeset
292 Chris Phillips from the
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a
diego
parents: 6998
diff changeset
293 <A HREF="http://mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/">mplayer-users</A>
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a
diego
parents: 6998
diff changeset
294 mailing list:</P>
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a
diego
parents: 6998
diff changeset
295
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a
diego
parents: 6998
diff changeset
296 <BLOCKQUOTE>
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a
diego
parents: 6998
diff changeset
297 I said a while ago that there is such a difference between a newbie and
6583
4b7d097a9c69 big update
gabucino
parents: 6574
diff changeset
298 a dumbass. No matter what you actually know about a system (linux, cars,
6358
36f4de4e8be5 some nice words from Chris Philips
gabucino
parents: 6357
diff changeset
299 girls :D) you should ALWAYS be able to take a step back and be objective,
36f4de4e8be5 some nice words from Chris Philips
gabucino
parents: 6357
diff changeset
300 otherwise, you're just dumb IMHO. A girl i live with assumed the vacuum
36f4de4e8be5 some nice words from Chris Philips
gabucino
parents: 6357
diff changeset
301 cleaner was broken because it didn't suck things up. never thought to change
36f4de4e8be5 some nice words from Chris Philips
gabucino
parents: 6357
diff changeset
302 the bag, becasue she'd never done it before... now that's just stupid, not a
36f4de4e8be5 some nice words from Chris Philips
gabucino
parents: 6357
diff changeset
303 case of simply not knowing what to do... Simply not being that familiar with
36f4de4e8be5 some nice words from Chris Philips
gabucino
parents: 6357
diff changeset
304 your surroundings is no excuse for a) laziness and b) ignorance. So many
36f4de4e8be5 some nice words from Chris Philips
gabucino
parents: 6357
diff changeset
305 people seem to see the word "error" and then stop... few seem to actually
7015
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a
diego
parents: 6998
diff changeset
306 read the words on the OTHER side of the colon.
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a
diego
parents: 6998
diff changeset
307 </BLOCKQUOTE>
3984
435835bd8dfd New section: How To Read TFM
gabucino
parents: 3966
diff changeset
308
435835bd8dfd New section: How To Read TFM
gabucino
parents: 3966
diff changeset
309
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
310
7047
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
311 <H1><A NAME="introduction">1. Introduction</A></H1>
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
312
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
313
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
314 <P>MPlayer is a movie player for LINUX (runs on many other Unices, and
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
315 <B>non-x86</B> CPUs, see the <A HREF="#ports">ports section</A>). It plays most
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
316 MPEG, VOB, AVI, OGG, VIVO, ASF/WMV, QT/MOV, FLI, RM, NuppelVideo, yuv4mpeg,
7373
be83aac30445 some fixes I did while updating design5
gabucino
parents: 7365
diff changeset
317 FILM, RoQ, PVA files, supported by many native, XAnim, RealPlayer, and
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
318 Win32 DLL codecs. You can watch <B>VideoCD</B>, <B>SVCD</B>, <B>DVD</B>,
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
319 <B>3ivx</B>, <B>RealMedia</B>, and <B>DivX</B> movies too (and you don't need
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
320 the avifile
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
321 library at all!). Another big feature of MPlayer is the wide range of
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
322 supported output drivers. It works with X11, Xv, DGA, OpenGL, SVGAlib, fbdev,
7787
05e518badc1b doc fixes part 1 (more will come when i find the time to read the rest)
attila
parents: 7700
diff changeset
323 AAlib, DirectFB, but you can also use GGI and SDL (and this way all their
05e518badc1b doc fixes part 1 (more will come when i find the time to read the rest)
attila
parents: 7700
diff changeset
324 drivers) and some lowlevel card-specific drivers (for Matrox, 3Dfx and Radeon,
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
325 Mach64, Permedia3) too! Most
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
326 of them supports software or hardware scaling, so you can enjoy movies in
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
327 fullscreen. MPlayer supports displaying through some hardware MPEG
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
328 decoder boards, such as the <B><A HREF="video.html#dvb">DVB</A></B> and
6998
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
329 <B><A HREF="video.html#dxr3">DXR3/Hollywood+</A></B>. And what about the nice big antialiased
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
330 shaded subtitles (<B>10 supported types</B>) with European/ISO 8859-1,2
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
331 (Hungarian, English, Czech, etc), Cyrillic, Korean fonts, and the onscreen
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
332 display (OSD)?</P>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
333
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
334 <P>MPlayer is under GPL v2 license.</P>
1859
35036f9a1672 GPL fittyfene
gabucino
parents: 1846
diff changeset
335
6583
4b7d097a9c69 big update
gabucino
parents: 6574
diff changeset
336 <P>The player is rock solid playing damaged MPEG files (useful for some VCDs),
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
337 and it plays bad AVI files which are unplayable with the famous
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
338 windows media player. Even AVI files without index chunk are playable, and
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
339 you can temporarily rebuild their indexes with the <CODE>-idx</CODE> option, or
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
340 permanently with MEncoder, thus enabling seeking!
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
341 As you see, stability and quality are the most important things,
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
342 but the speed is also amazing.</P>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
343
4680
b5d956f0b6ea sok ize, mutyur, bizbasz.
gabucino
parents: 4632
diff changeset
344
7054
93d385771dc9 applied Andras Mohari's patch
gabucino
parents: 7047
diff changeset
345 <H2><A NAME="history">1.1 History</A></H2>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
346
1682
dba45a1aafad *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1668
diff changeset
347 <P>This began a year ago...
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
348 I (A'rpi) have tried lots of players under linux (mtv,xmps,dvdview,livid/oms,videolan,
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
349 xine,xanim,avifile,xmmp) but they all have some problem. Mostly with special
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
350 files or with audio/video sync. Most of them is unable to play both MPEG1,
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
351 MPEG2 and AVI (DivX) files. Many players have image quality or speed problems
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
352 too. So I've decided to write/modify one...</P>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
353
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
354 <UL>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
355 <LI><B>mpg12play v0.1-v0.3:</B> Sep 22-25, 2000<BR>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
356 The first try, hacked together in a half hour!
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
357 I've used libmpeg3 from www.heroinewarrior.com up to the version 0.3,
4090
853322325bb9 blah. fixes.
gabucino
parents: 4086
diff changeset
358 but there were image quality and speed problems with it.</LI>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
359 <LI><B>mpg12play v0.5-v0.87:</B> Sep 28-Oct 20, 2000<BR>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
360 Mpeg codec replaced with DVDview by Dirk Farin, it was a great stuff,
4090
853322325bb9 blah. fixes.
gabucino
parents: 4086
diff changeset
361 but it was slow and was written in C++ (I hate C++!!!)</LI>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
362 <LI><B>mpg12play v0.9-v0.95pre5:</B> Oct 21-Nov 2, 2000<BR>
6981
3bc485948088 HTML fixes, no content change.
diego
parents: 6974
diff changeset
363 Mpeg codec was libmpeg2 (mpeg2dec) by Aaron Holtzman &amp; Michel Lespinasse.
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
364 It's great, optimized very fast C code with perfect image quality and
4090
853322325bb9 blah. fixes.
gabucino
parents: 4086
diff changeset
365 100% MPEG standard conformance.</LI>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
366 <LI><B>MPlayer v0.3-v0.9:</B> Nov 18-Dec 4, 2000<BR>
5105
3411814cc3e5 a "few" "small" "fixes" ...
arpi
parents: 5096
diff changeset
367 It was a pack of two programs: mpg12play v0.95pre6 and my new simple AVI
4090
853322325bb9 blah. fixes.
gabucino
parents: 4086
diff changeset
368 player 'avip' based on avifile's Win32 DLL loader.</LI>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
369 <LI><B>MPlayer v0.10:</B> Jan 1, 2001<BR>
4090
853322325bb9 blah. fixes.
gabucino
parents: 4086
diff changeset
370 The MPEG and AVI player in a single binary!</LI>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
371 <LI><B>MPlayer v0.11pre series:</B><BR>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
372 Some new developers joined and from 0.11 the mplayer project is a team-work!
4090
853322325bb9 blah. fixes.
gabucino
parents: 4086
diff changeset
373 Added .ASF file support, and OpenDivX (see www.projectmayo.com) en/decoding.</LI>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
374 <LI><B>MPlayer v0.17a "The IdegCounter"</B> Apr 27, 2001<BR>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
375 The release version of the 0.11pre after 4 months of heavy development!
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
376 Try it, and be amazed! Thousands of new features added... and of course
4090
853322325bb9 blah. fixes.
gabucino
parents: 4086
diff changeset
377 old code was improved too, bugs removed etc.</LI>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
378 <LI><B>MPlayer 0.18 "The BugCounter"</B> Jul 9, 2001<BR>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
379 2 months since 0.17 and here's a new release.. Completed ASF support,
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
380 more subtitle formats, introduced libao (similar to libvo but to audio),
6868
f6e17d2b448e The rectangle of the rectangle plugin is not necessarily white.
diego
parents: 6849
diff changeset
381 even more stable than ever, and so on. It's a MUST!</LI>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
382 <LI><B>MPlayer 0.50 "The Faszom(C)ounter"</B> Oct 8, 2001<BR>
2002
gabucino
parents: 2001
diff changeset
383 Hmm. Release again. Tons of new features, beta GUI version, bugs fixed,
gabucino
parents: 2001
diff changeset
384 new vo and ao drivers, ported to many systems, including opensource DivX
4090
853322325bb9 blah. fixes.
gabucino
parents: 4086
diff changeset
385 codecs and much more. Try it!</LI>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
386 <LI><B>MPlayer 0.60 "The RTFMCounter"</B> Jan 3, 2002<BR>
4090
853322325bb9 blah. fixes.
gabucino
parents: 4086
diff changeset
387 MOV/VIVO/RM/FLI/NUV fileformats support, native CRAM, Cinepak, ADPCM codecs,
853322325bb9 blah. fixes.
gabucino
parents: 4086
diff changeset
388 and support for XAnim's binary codecs; DVD subtitles support, first
853322325bb9 blah. fixes.
gabucino
parents: 4086
diff changeset
389 release of MEncoder, TV grabbing, cache, liba52, countless fixes.</LI>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
390 <LI><B>MPlayer 0.90 "?"</B> Aug? ??, 2002</LI>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
391 </UL>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
392
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
393
7054
93d385771dc9 applied Andras Mohari's patch
gabucino
parents: 7047
diff changeset
394 <H2><A NAME="installation">1.2 Installation</A></H2>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
395
3288
c21cea0a12aa enhanced Installation section
gabucino
parents: 3277
diff changeset
396 <P>In this chapter I'll try to guide you through the compiling and
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
397 configuring process of MPlayer. It's not easy, but it won't necessarily
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
398 be hard. If you experience a different behavior than what I explain, please
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
399 search through this documentation and you'll find your answers. If you
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
400 see links, please follow them and read carefully what they contain. It
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
401 will take some time, but it DOES worth it.</P>
3288
c21cea0a12aa enhanced Installation section
gabucino
parents: 3277
diff changeset
402
4177
cab4ac1467e4 many small updates
gabucino
parents: 4153
diff changeset
403 <P>You need a fairly recent system. On Linux, 2.4.x kernels are recommended.</P>
3288
c21cea0a12aa enhanced Installation section
gabucino
parents: 3277
diff changeset
404
7099
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
405 <H4>Software requirements:</H4>
3238
9242d751e312 restructured Installation section
gabucino
parents: 3222
diff changeset
406
1748
63b6876090da *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1731
diff changeset
407 <UL>
63b6876090da *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1731
diff changeset
408 <LI><B>binutils</B> - suggested version is <B>2.11.x</B> . This program is
3288
c21cea0a12aa enhanced Installation section
gabucino
parents: 3277
diff changeset
409 responsible for generating MMX/3DNow!/etc instructions, thus very important.</LI>
6574
22def385928d GCC 3.0.4-RH update
diego
parents: 6573
diff changeset
410 <LI><B>gcc</B> - suggested versions are: <B>2.95.3</B>, <B>2.95.4</B> and <B>3.1</B>.
6998
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
411 <B>NEVER</B> use 2.96 or 3.0.x! They generate faulty code for MPlayer.
6574
22def385928d GCC 3.0.4-RH update
diego
parents: 6573
diff changeset
412 If you decide to change gcc from 2.96, then don't decide in favor of 3.0.x
22def385928d GCC 3.0.4-RH update
diego
parents: 6573
diff changeset
413 just because it's newer! Early releases of 3.0.x were even more buggy than
22def385928d GCC 3.0.4-RH update
diego
parents: 6573
diff changeset
414 2.96. So downgrade to 2.95.x (downgrade libstdc++ too, other programs may
22def385928d GCC 3.0.4-RH update
diego
parents: 6573
diff changeset
415 need it) or don't up/downgrade at all (but in this case, be prepared for
22def385928d GCC 3.0.4-RH update
diego
parents: 6573
diff changeset
416 runtime problems). If you vote for 3.x.x, try to use the latest version,
22def385928d GCC 3.0.4-RH update
diego
parents: 6573
diff changeset
417 early releases had various bugs, so be sure you use at least 3.1, it's
7076
3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly
diego
parents: 7061
diff changeset
418 tested and working. For detailed information about gcc 2.96's bugs (that are
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
419 still NOT fixed, they have been WORKED AROUND in MPlayer!), see the
7076
3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly
diego
parents: 7061
diff changeset
420 <A HREF="users_against_developers.html#gcc">gcc 2.96</A> section and the
6669
917fa27c7d32 Update about gcc 3.0.4. The problem is not Red Hat specific.
diego
parents: 6617
diff changeset
421 <A HREF="faq.html">FAQ</A>.</LI>
7787
05e518badc1b doc fixes part 1 (more will come when i find the time to read the rest)
attila
parents: 7700
diff changeset
422 <LI><B>XFree86</B> - suggested version is <B>always the newest (4.2.1)</B>.
6574
22def385928d GCC 3.0.4-RH update
diego
parents: 6573
diff changeset
423 Normally, everyone wants this, as starting with XFree86 4.0.2, it contains
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
424 the <A HREF="video.html#xv">XVideo</A> extension (somewhere referred to
3288
c21cea0a12aa enhanced Installation section
gabucino
parents: 3277
diff changeset
425 as <B>Xv</B>) which is needed to enable the hardware YUV acceleration (fast
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
426 image display) on cards that support it.<BR>
6574
22def385928d GCC 3.0.4-RH update
diego
parents: 6573
diff changeset
427 Make sure its <B>development package</B> is installed, too, otherwise
3288
c21cea0a12aa enhanced Installation section
gabucino
parents: 3277
diff changeset
428 it won't work.<BR>
6593
a2937bae0651 Expanded RTC section. It now explains how to allow RTC via /proc on newer
diego
parents: 6583
diff changeset
429 For some video cards you don't need XFree86. See list below.</LI>
1748
63b6876090da *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1731
diff changeset
430 <LI><B>make</B> - suggested version is <B>always the newest</B> (at least 3.79.x). This
3288
c21cea0a12aa enhanced Installation section
gabucino
parents: 3277
diff changeset
431 usually isn't important.</LI>
3774
68dae60dd470 numerous small fixes/updates
gabucino
parents: 3769
diff changeset
432 <LI><B>SDL</B> - it's not mandatory, but can help in some cases (bad audio,
6593
a2937bae0651 Expanded RTC section. It now explains how to allow RTC via /proc on newer
diego
parents: 6583
diff changeset
433 video cards that lag strangely with the xv driver). Always use the newest
6121
a239d68bd0d8 small fixes, updates
gabucino
parents: 6113
diff changeset
434 (beginning from 1.2.x).</LI>
6593
a2937bae0651 Expanded RTC section. It now explains how to allow RTC via /proc on newer
diego
parents: 6583
diff changeset
435 <LI><B>libjpeg</B> - optional JPEG decoder, used by -mf and some QT MOV files.
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
436 Useful for both MPlayer and MEncoder if you plan to work with jpeg files.</LI>
5105
3411814cc3e5 a "few" "small" "fixes" ...
arpi
parents: 5096
diff changeset
437 <LI><B>libpng</B> - recommended and default (M)PNG decoder. Required for GUI.
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
438 Useful for both MPlayer and MEncoder.</LI>
6574
22def385928d GCC 3.0.4-RH update
diego
parents: 6573
diff changeset
439 <LI><B>lame</B> - recommended, needed for encoding MP3 audio with MEncoder,
22def385928d GCC 3.0.4-RH update
diego
parents: 6573
diff changeset
440 suggested version is <B>always the newest</B> (at least 3.90).</LI>
5860
e96469da680c more libdvd* text removed
gabucino
parents: 5856
diff changeset
441 <LI><B>libogg</B> - optional, needed for playing OGG file format.</LI>
e96469da680c more libdvd* text removed
gabucino
parents: 5856
diff changeset
442 <LI><B>libvorbis</B> - optional, needed for playing OGG Vorbis audio.</LI>
7813
76940a39405a RTSP/RTP documentation, patch by Ross Finlayson <finlayson@live.com>.
diego
parents: 7792
diff changeset
443 <LI><B><A HREF="http://www.live.com/mplayer/">LIVE.COM Streaming Media</A></B>
76940a39405a RTSP/RTP documentation, patch by Ross Finlayson <finlayson@live.com>.
diego
parents: 7792
diff changeset
444 - optional, needed for playing RTSP/RTP streams.</LI>
3238
9242d751e312 restructured Installation section
gabucino
parents: 3222
diff changeset
445 </UL>
9242d751e312 restructured Installation section
gabucino
parents: 3222
diff changeset
446
7099
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
447 <H4>Codecs:</H4>
3238
9242d751e312 restructured Installation section
gabucino
parents: 3222
diff changeset
448
9242d751e312 restructured Installation section
gabucino
parents: 3222
diff changeset
449 <UL>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
450 <LI><B>libavcodec</B>: This codec package is capable of decoding
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
451 H263/MJPEG/RV10/DivX3/DivX4/DivX5/MP41/MP42/WMV1 encoded video streams, on
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
452 multiple platforms. It is also known to be the fastest for this task.
7076
3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly
diego
parents: 7061
diff changeset
453 See the <A HREF="codecs.html#libavcodec">libavcodec</A> section for details.
3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly
diego
parents: 7061
diff changeset
454 Features:<BR>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
455 <UL>
6981
3bc485948088 HTML fixes, no content change.
diego
parents: 6974
diff changeset
456 <LI>gain decoding of videos mentioned above, on non-x86 machines</LI>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
457 <LI>encoding with most of the mentioned codecs</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
458 <LI>this codec is the <B>fastest codec available</B> for DivX/3/4/5 and
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
459 other MPEG4 types. Recommended!</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
460 </UL>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
461 </LI>
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
462 <LI><B>Win32 codecs</B>: If you plan to use MPlayer on x86
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
463 architecture, you will possibly need them. Download and unzip w32codecs.zip
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
464 to /usr/lib/win32 <B>BEFORE</B> compiling MPlayer, otherwise no Win32
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
465 support will be compiled!<BR>
6998
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
466 <B>Note:</B> the avifile project has a similar codecs package, but it differs
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
467 from ours. If you want to use all supported codecs, then install our package
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
468 (do not worry, avifile works with it without problems). Features:<BR>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
469 <UL>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
470 <LI>you need this if you want to play or encode for example movies recorded
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
471 with various hardware compressors, like tuner cards, digital cameras
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
472 (example: DV, ATI VCR, MJPEG)</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
473 <LI>needed if you want to play <B>WMV8 movies</B>. Not needed for old
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
474 ASF's with MP41 or MP42 video (though VoxWare audio is frequent for these
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
475 files - it's done by the Win32 codec), or WMV7.</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
476 </UL>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
477 </LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
478 <LI><B>DivX4/DivX5</B>: information about this codec is available in the
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
479 <A HREF="codecs.html#divx">DivX4/DivX5</A> section. You possibly don't want
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
480 this codec as <B>libavcodec</B> (see above) is much faster and has better
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
481 quality than this, for both decoding and encoding.<BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
482 Features:
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
483 <UL>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
484 <LI>1 pass or 2 pass encoding with
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
485 <A HREF="encoding.html">MEncoder</A></LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
486 <LI>can play old <B>DivX3</B> movies much faster than the Win32 DLL but
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
487 slower than <B>libavcodec</B>!</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
488 <LI>it's closed-source, and only an x86 version is available.</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
489 </UL>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
490 </LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
491 <LI><B>XviD</B>: Open source encoding alternative to Divx4Linux<BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
492 Features:
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
493 <UL>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
494 <LI>1 pass or 2 pass encoding with
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
495 <A HREF="encoding.html">MEncoder</A></LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
496 <LI>it's open-source, so it's multiplatform.</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
497 <LI>it's about 2 times faster than DivX4 when encoding - about the same
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
498 quality</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
499 </UL>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
500 </LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
501 <LI>The <A HREF="codecs.html#xanim">XAnim codecs</A> are the best (full
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
502 screen, hardware YUV zoom) for decoding <B>3ivx</B> and Indeo 3/4/5 movies,
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
503 and some old formats. And they are multiplatform, so this is the only way to
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
504 play Indeo on non-x86 platforms (well, apart from using XAnim:). But for
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
505 example Cinepak movies are best played with MPlayer's own Cinepak
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
506 decoder!</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
507 <LI>For <B>Ogg Vorbis</B> audio decoding you need to install
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
508 <CODE>libvorbis</CODE> properly. Use deb/rpm packages if available, or
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
509 compile from
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
510 <A HREF="http://ogg.org/ogg/vorbis/download/vorbis_nightly_cvs.tgz">source</A>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
511 (this is a nightly updated tarball of Vorbis CVS).</LI>
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
512 <LI>MPlayer can use the libraries of RealPlayer 8 or RealONE to play
7640
427935644581 updates, fixes
gabucino
parents: 7628
diff changeset
513 files with <B>RealVideo 2.0 - 4.0</B> video, and Sipro/Cook audio. See
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
514 <A HREF="formats.html#real">RealMedia file format</A> section for
6998
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
515 installation instructions and more information.</LI>
3238
9242d751e312 restructured Installation section
gabucino
parents: 3222
diff changeset
516 </UL>
9242d751e312 restructured Installation section
gabucino
parents: 3222
diff changeset
517
7099
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
518 <H4>Video Cards</H4>
6593
a2937bae0651 Expanded RTC section. It now explains how to allow RTC via /proc on newer
diego
parents: 6583
diff changeset
519
a2937bae0651 Expanded RTC section. It now explains how to allow RTC via /proc on newer
diego
parents: 6583
diff changeset
520 <P>There are generally two kind of video cards. One kind (the newer cards) has
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
521 <B>hardware scaling and YUV acceleration</B> support, the other cards don't.</P>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
522
7047
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
523 <H4>YUV cards</H4>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
524
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
525 <P>They can display and scale (zoom) the picture to any size that fits in
6998
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
526 their memory, with <B>small CPU usage</B> (even when zooming), thus
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
527 fullscreen playing is nice and very fast.</P>
3288
c21cea0a12aa enhanced Installation section
gabucino
parents: 3277
diff changeset
528
3238
9242d751e312 restructured Installation section
gabucino
parents: 3222
diff changeset
529 <UL>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
530 <LI><B>Matrox G200/G400/G450/G550 cards</B>: although a
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
531 <A HREF="video.html#vidix">Vidix driver</A> is provided, it is recommended
7787
05e518badc1b doc fixes part 1 (more will come when i find the time to read the rest)
attila
parents: 7700
diff changeset
532 to use the mga_vid kernel module instead, for it works much better.
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
533 Please see the <A HREF="video.html#mga_vid">mga_vid</A> section about its
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
534 installation and usage. It is important to do these steps <I>before</I>
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
535 compiling MPlayer, otherwise no mga_vid support will be built. Also
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
536 check out the <A HREF="video.html#tv-out_matrox">Matrox TV-out</A> section.
6998
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
537 <U><B>If you don't use Linux</B></U>, your only possibility is the VIDIX
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
538 driver: read the <A HREF="video.html#vidix">VIDIX</A> section.</LI>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
539 <LI><B>3Dfx Voodoo3/Banshee cards</B>: please see the
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
540 <A HREF="video.html#tdfxfb">tdfxfb</A> section in order to gain big
7015
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a
diego
parents: 6998
diff changeset
541 speedup. It is important to do these steps <B>before</B> compiling
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
542 MPlayer, otherwise no 3Dfx support will be built. Also see the <A
7015
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a
diego
parents: 6998
diff changeset
543 HREF="video.html#tv-out_voodoo">3dfx TV-out section</A>. If you use X, use
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a
diego
parents: 6998
diff changeset
544 <B>at least 4.2.0</B>, as the 3dfx Xv driver was broken in 4.1.0 and earlier
6998
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
545 releases.</LI>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
546 <LI><B>ATI cards</B>: <A HREF="video.html#vidix">Vidix driver</A> is
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
547 provided for the following cards:
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
548 <B>Radeon</B>, <B>Rage128</B>, <B>Mach64</B> (Rage XL/Mobility, Xpert98).
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
549 Also see the <A HREF="video.html#tv-out_ati">ATI cards
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
550 section</A> of the TV-out documentation, to know if you card's TV-out is
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
551 supported under Linux/MPlayer.</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
552 <LI><B>S3 cards</B>: the Savage and Virge/DX chips have hardware acceleration.
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
553 Use as new XFree86 version as possible, older drivers are buggy. Savage chips
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
554 have problems with YV12 display, see <A HREF="video.html#xv_s3">S3 Xv
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
555 section</A> for details. Older, Trio cards have no, or slow hardware
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
556 support.</LI>
6998
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
557 <LI><B>nVidia cards</B>: very bad choice for video playing (nVidia
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
558 <A HREF="users_against_developers.html#nvidia">does not think so</A>).
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
559 nVidia's cards have very cheap and bad quality chips. Moreover, <B>the
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
560 built-in nVidia driver in XFree86 does not support hardware YUV
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
561 acceleration on all nVidia cards.</B> You have to download nVidia's
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
562 closed-source drivers from nVidia.com. See the <A
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
563 HREF="video.html#xv_nvidia">nVidia Xv driver</A> section for details.</LI>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
564 <LI><B>3DLabs GLINT R3 and Permedia3</B>: a VIDIX driver is provided
6998
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
565 (pm3_vid). Please see the <A HREF="video.html#vidix">VIDIX</A> section for
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
566 details.</LI>
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
567 <LI><B>Other cards</B>: None of the above?
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
568 <UL>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
569 <LI>Try if the XFree86 driver (and your card) supports hardware
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
570 acceleration. See the <A HREF="video.html#xv">Xv section</A> for
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
571 details.</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
572 <LI>If it doesn't, then your card's video features aren't supported under
6998
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
573 your operating system :(<BR>
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
574 If hardware scaling works under Windows, it doesn't mean it will work
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
575 under Linux or other operating systems: it depends on the drivers. Most
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
576 manufacturers neither make Linux drivers nor release specifications
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
577 for their chips, so you are unlucky using their cards.
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
578 See 'Non-YUV cards'.</LI>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
579 </UL>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
580 </LI>
3238
9242d751e312 restructured Installation section
gabucino
parents: 3222
diff changeset
581 </UL>
3288
c21cea0a12aa enhanced Installation section
gabucino
parents: 3277
diff changeset
582
7047
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
583 <H4>Non-YUV cards</H4>
3288
c21cea0a12aa enhanced Installation section
gabucino
parents: 3277
diff changeset
584
6998
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
585 <P>Fullscreen playing can be achieved by either enabling <B>software scaling</B>
7129
8f410b92f1a7 Plugin descriptions were moved to the man page.
diego
parents: 7120
diff changeset
586 (use the <CODE>-zoom</CODE> or <CODE>-vop scale</CODE>
6998
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
587 option, but I warn you: this is slow), or switching to a small resolution
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
588 video mode, for example 352x288. If you don't have YUV acceleration, the
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
589 latter method is recommended. Video mode switching can be enabled by
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
590 using the <CODE>-vm</CODE> option and it works with the following drivers:</P>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
591
3288
c21cea0a12aa enhanced Installation section
gabucino
parents: 3277
diff changeset
592 <UL>
6998
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
593 <LI><B>using</B> XFree86: see the
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
594 <A HREF="video.html#dga">DGA driver</A> and
6998
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
595 <A HREF="video.html#x11">X11 driver</A> sections for details. DGA is
5105
3411814cc3e5 a "few" "small" "fixes" ...
arpi
parents: 5096
diff changeset
596 recommended! Also try DGA via SDL, sometimes it's better.</LI>
6868
f6e17d2b448e The rectangle of the rectangle plugin is not necessarily white.
diego
parents: 6849
diff changeset
597 <LI><B>not using</B> XFree86: try the drivers in the following order:
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
598 <A HREF="video.html#vesa">vesa</A>,
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
599 <A HREF="video.html#fbdev">fbdev</A>,
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
600 <A HREF="video.html#svgalib">svgalib</A>,
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
601 <A HREF="video.html#aalib">aalib</A>.</LI>
3288
c21cea0a12aa enhanced Installation section
gabucino
parents: 3277
diff changeset
602 </UL>
2471
6bf47f224789 *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 2452
diff changeset
603
7047
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
604 <H4>Some cards:</H4>
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
605
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
606 <UL>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
607 <LI><B>Cirrus Logic cards</B>:
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
608 <UL>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
609 <LI>GD 7548: present on-board and tested in Compaq Armada 41xx notebook
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
610 series.
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
611 <UL>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
612 <LI>XFree86 3: works in 8/16bpp modes. However, the driver is
7640
427935644581 updates, fixes
gabucino
parents: 7628
diff changeset
613 dramatically slow and buggy in 800x600@16bpp.
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
614 <B>Recommended: 640x480@16bpp</B></LI>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
615 <LI>XFree86 4: the Xserver freezes soon after start unless
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
616 acceleration is disabled, but then the whole thing gets
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
617 slower than XFree86 3. No XVideo.</LI>
7640
427935644581 updates, fixes
gabucino
parents: 7628
diff changeset
618 <LI>FBdev: framebuffer can be turned on with the <CODE>clgenfb</CODE>
427935644581 updates, fixes
gabucino
parents: 7628
diff changeset
619 driver in the kernel, though for me it worked only in 8bpp, thus
427935644581 updates, fixes
gabucino
parents: 7628
diff changeset
620 unusable. The clgenfb source had to be extended with the 7548 ID
427935644581 updates, fixes
gabucino
parents: 7628
diff changeset
621 before compilation.</LI>
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
622 <LI>VESA: the card is only VBE 1.2 capable, so VESA output can't be
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
623 used. Can't be workarounded with UniVBE.</LI>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
624 <LI>SVGAlib: detects an older Cirrus chip. Usable but slow with
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
625 <CODE>-bpp 8</CODE>.</LI>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
626 </UL>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
627 </LI>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
628 </UL>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
629 </LI>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
630 </UL>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
631
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
632
7099
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
633 <H4>Sound cards:</H4>
3239
ef38487113b1 "Software AC3 decoding" section. Patch by Stephen Davies <steve@daviesfam.org>
gabucino
parents: 3238
diff changeset
634
ef38487113b1 "Software AC3 decoding" section. Patch by Stephen Davies <steve@daviesfam.org>
gabucino
parents: 3238
diff changeset
635 <UL>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
636 <LI><B>Soundblaster Live!</B>: with this card you can use 4 or 6 (<B>5.1</B>)
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
637 channels AC3 decoding instead of 2. Read the
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
638 <A HREF="codecs.html#software_ac3">Software AC3 decoding</A> section.
6998
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
639 For hardware AC3 passthrough you <B>must</B> use ALSA 0.9 with OSS emulation!</LI>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
640 <LI><B>C-Media with SP/DIF out</B>: hardware AC3 passthrough is possible
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
641 with these cards, see
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
642 <A HREF="codecs.html#hardware_ac3">Hardware AC3 decoding</A> section.</LI>
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
643 <LI>Features of <B>other cards</B> aren't supported by MPlayer.
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
644 <U>It's very recommended to read the <A HREF="sound.html">sound card
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
645 section</A>!</U></LI>
3239
ef38487113b1 "Software AC3 decoding" section. Patch by Stephen Davies <steve@daviesfam.org>
gabucino
parents: 3238
diff changeset
646 </UL>
ef38487113b1 "Software AC3 decoding" section. Patch by Stephen Davies <steve@daviesfam.org>
gabucino
parents: 3238
diff changeset
647
7099
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
648 <H4>Features:</H4>
1731
07e2dfca67a3 can't stop commiting :)
gabucino
parents: 1716
diff changeset
649
3238
9242d751e312 restructured Installation section
gabucino
parents: 3222
diff changeset
650 <UL>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
651 <LI>Decide if you need GUI. If you do, see the <A HREF="#gui">GUI section</A>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
652 before compiling.</LI>
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
653 <LI>If you want to install MEncoder (our great all-purpose encoder),
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
654 see the <A HREF="encoding.html">MEncoder section</A>.</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
655 <LI>If you have a V4L compatible <B>TV tuner</B> card, and wish to watch/grab
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
656 and encode movies with MPlayer, read the <A HREF="#tv">TV input</A>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
657 section.</LI>
6593
a2937bae0651 Expanded RTC section. It now explains how to allow RTC via /proc on newer
diego
parents: 6583
diff changeset
658 </UL>
a2937bae0651 Expanded RTC section. It now explains how to allow RTC via /proc on newer
diego
parents: 6583
diff changeset
659
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
660 <P>Then build MPlayer:</P>
1682
dba45a1aafad *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1668
diff changeset
661
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
662 <PRE>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
663 ./configure
1682
dba45a1aafad *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1668
diff changeset
664 make
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
665 make install
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
666 </PRE>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
667
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
668 <P>At this point, MPlayer is ready to use. The directory
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
669 <CODE>$PREFIX/share/mplayer</CODE> contains the <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
670 file, which is used to tell the program all the codecs and their
6998
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
671 capabilities. This file should always be kept up to date together with the
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
672 main binary.<BR>
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
673 Check if you have <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE> in your home directory
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
674 (<CODE>~/.mplayer/codecs.conf</CODE>) left from old MPlayer versions, and remove it.</P>
6998
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
675
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
676 <P><B>Debian users</B> can build a <CODE>.deb</CODE> package for themselves,
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
677 it's very simple. Just exec <CODE>fakeroot debian/rules binary</CODE> in
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
678 MPlayer's root directory. See
7076
3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly
diego
parents: 7061
diff changeset
679 <A HREF="documentation.html#debian">Debian packaging</A> for detailed
3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly
diego
parents: 7061
diff changeset
680 instructions.</P>
3774
68dae60dd470 numerous small fixes/updates
gabucino
parents: 3769
diff changeset
681
6998
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
682 <P><B>Always browse the output of <CODE>./configure</CODE></B>, and the
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
683 <CODE>configure.log</CODE> file, they contain information about what will be
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
684 built, and what will not. You may also want to view <CODE>config.h</CODE> and
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
685 <CODE>config.mak</CODE> files.<BR>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
686 If you have some libraries installed, but not detected by
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
687 <CODE>./configure</CODE>, then check if you also have the proper header files
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
688 (usually the -dev packages) and their version matches. The
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
689 <CODE>configure.log</CODE> file usually tells you what is missing.</P>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
690
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
691 <P>Though not mandatory, the fonts should be installed in order to gain OSD,
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
692 and subtitle functionality. Download <CODE>mp-arial-iso-8859-*.zip</CODE>
7054
93d385771dc9 applied Andras Mohari's patch
gabucino
parents: 7047
diff changeset
693 and/or optional (if exists) language updates. See the
93d385771dc9 applied Andras Mohari's patch
gabucino
parents: 7047
diff changeset
694 <A HREF="#subtitles_osd">Subtitles and OSD</A> section for details.</P>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
695
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
696 <PRE>
7640
427935644581 updates, fixes
gabucino
parents: 7628
diff changeset
697 mkdir ~/.mplayer
427935644581 updates, fixes
gabucino
parents: 7628
diff changeset
698 cd ~/.mplayer
6121
a239d68bd0d8 small fixes, updates
gabucino
parents: 6113
diff changeset
699 unzip mp-arial-iso-8859-1.zip
7792
a1465b7f3221 Keyboard controls and options are described in the man page, removed the
diego
parents: 7787
diff changeset
700 ln -s ~/.mplayer/iso-8859-1/arial-24 font
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
701 </PRE>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
702
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
703
7054
93d385771dc9 applied Andras Mohari's patch
gabucino
parents: 7047
diff changeset
704 <H2><A NAME="gui">1.3 What about the GUI?</A></H2>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
705
2903
6419efe7232b *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 2868
diff changeset
706 <P>The GUI needs GTK (it isn't GTK, but the panels are). The skins are stored
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
707 in PNG format, so gtk, libpng (and their devel stuff) has to be installed.
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
708 You can build it by specifying <CODE>--enable-gui</CODE> during
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
709 <CODE>./configure</CODE>. Then, to turn on GUI mode, you either</P>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
710 <UL>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
711 <LI>specify <CODE>gui=yes</CODE> in your config file</LI>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
712 <LI><CODE>ln -s $PREFIX/bin/mplayer $PREFIX/bin/gmplayer</CODE> ,
7323
9ed0b73e4da8 -gui removal
gabucino
parents: 7320
diff changeset
713 and call <CODE>gmplayer</CODE> instead.</LI>
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
714 </UL>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
715
7323
9ed0b73e4da8 -gui removal
gabucino
parents: 7320
diff changeset
716 <P>Currently you can't use the <CODE>-gui</CODE> option on the command line,
9ed0b73e4da8 -gui removal
gabucino
parents: 7320
diff changeset
717 due to technical reasons.</P>
9ed0b73e4da8 -gui removal
gabucino
parents: 7320
diff changeset
718
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
719 <P>As MPlayer doesn't have a skin included, you have to download them if
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
720 you want to use the GUI. See the
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
721 <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/dload.html">download page</A>.
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
722 They should be extracted to the usual system-wide directory
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
723 (<CODE>$PREFIX/share/mplayer/Skin</CODE>), or to
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
724 <CODE>$HOME/.mplayer/Skin</CODE>. MPlayer by default looks in these
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
725 directories for a directory named <I>default</I>, but you can use the
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
726 <CODE>-skin newskin</CODE> option, or the <CODE>skin=newskin</CODE> config
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
727 file directive to use the skin in <CODE>*/Skin/newskin</CODE> directory.</P>
2062
7afcab40810d more! gimme more docs!
gabucino
parents: 2060
diff changeset
728
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
729
7054
93d385771dc9 applied Andras Mohari's patch
gabucino
parents: 7047
diff changeset
730 <H2><A NAME="subtitles_osd">1.4 Subtitles and OSD</A></H2>
1714
b42b78566029 *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1704
diff changeset
731
5811
7c6cf46a44ce applied 2 patches
gabucino
parents: 5733
diff changeset
732 <P>
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
733 MPlayer can display subtitles along with movie files. Currently the following
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
734 formats are supported:</P>
5811
7c6cf46a44ce applied 2 patches
gabucino
parents: 5733
diff changeset
735 <UL>
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
736 <LI>VobSub</LI>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
737 <LI>Microdvd</LI>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
738 <LI>SubRip</LI>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
739 <LI>SubViewer</LI>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
740 <LI>Sami</LI>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
741 <LI>VPlayer</LI>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
742 <LI>RT</LI>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
743 <LI>SSA</LI>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
744 <LI>MPsub</LI>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
745 <LI>AQTitle</LI>
5811
7c6cf46a44ce applied 2 patches
gabucino
parents: 5733
diff changeset
746 </UL>
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
747
5811
7c6cf46a44ce applied 2 patches
gabucino
parents: 5733
diff changeset
748 The command line options differ slightly for the different formats:
2210
ad2a10b0e8ce *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 2206
diff changeset
749
7099
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
750 <H4>VobSub subtitles</H4>
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
751
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
752 <P>VobSub subtitles consist of a big (some megabytes) .SUB file, and optional
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
753 .IDX and/or .IFO files.<BR>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
754 Usage: if you have files like <CODE>sample.sub</CODE>,
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
755 <CODE>sample.ifo</CODE>, <CODE>sample.idx</CODE> - you have to pass the
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
756 <CODE>-vobsub sample -vobsubid
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
757 &lt;id&gt;</CODE> options (optionally with pathname, of course). The
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
758 <CODE>-vobsubid</CODE> option is like <CODE>-sid</CODE> for DVDs, you can
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
759 choose between subtitle tracks (languages) with it.</P>
4086
8c17a3991238 vobsub documented
gabucino
parents: 4067
diff changeset
760
7099
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
761 <H4>Other subtitles</H4>
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
762
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
763 <P>The other formats consist of a single text file containing timing,
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
764 placement and text information.<BR>
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
765 Usage: if you have a file like <CODE>sample.txt</CODE>, you have to pass the
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
766 option <CODE>-sub sample.txt</CODE> (optionally with pathname, of course).</P>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
767
7099
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
768 <H4>Adjusting subtitle timing and placement:</H4>
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
769
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
770 <DL>
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
771 <DT><CODE>-subdelay &lt;sec&gt;</CODE></DT>
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
772 <DD>Delays subtitles by &lt;sec&gt; seconds. Can be negative.</DD>
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
773
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
774 <DT><CODE>-subfps &lt;rate&gt;</CODE></DT>
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
775 <DD>Specify frame/sec rate of subtitle file (float number)</DD>
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
776
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
777 <DT><CODE>-subpos &lt;0 - 100&gt;</CODE></DT>
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
778 <DD>Specify the position of subtitles.</DD>
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
779 </DL>
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
780
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
781 <P>If you experience a growing delay between the movie and the subtitles when
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
782 using a MicroDVD subtitle file, most likely the frame rate of the movie and
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
783 the subtitle file are different.<BR> Please note that the MicroDVD subtitle
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
784 format uses absolute frame numbers for its timing, and therefore the
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
785 <CODE>-subfps</CODE> option cannot be used with this format. As
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
786 MPlayer has no way to guess the frame rate of the subtitle file, you
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
787 have to manually convert the frame rate. There is a little perl script in the
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
788 <CODE>contrib</CODE> directory of the MPlayer FTP site to do this conversion
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
789 for you.</P>
5811
7c6cf46a44ce applied 2 patches
gabucino
parents: 5733
diff changeset
790
6906
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label.
diego
parents: 6882
diff changeset
791 <P>About DVD subtitles, read the <A HREF="cd-dvd.html#dvd">DVD section</A>.</P>
3490
d33dac3fcfa1 applied Panagiotis' patch
gabucino
parents: 3464
diff changeset
792
7099
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
793
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
794 <H3><A NAME="mpsub">1.4.1 MPlayer's own subtitle format (MPsub)</A></H3>
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
795
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
796 <P>MPlayer introduces a new subtitle format called <B>MPsub</B>. It was
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
797 designed by me (Gabucino). Basically its main feature is being
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
798 <I>dynamically</I> time-based (although it has frame-based mode too). Example
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
799 (from
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
800 <A HREF="tech/mpsub.sub">DOCS/tech/mpsub.sub</A>):</P>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
801
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
802 <P><CODE><I># first number : wait this much after previous subtitle disappeared<BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
803 # second number : display the current subtitle for this many seconds<BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
804 <BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
805 15 3<BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
806 A long long, time ago...<BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
807 <BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
808 0 3<BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
809 in a galaxy far away...<BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
810 <BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
811 0 3<BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
812 Naboo was under an attack.<BR></I></CODE></P>
2210
ad2a10b0e8ce *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 2206
diff changeset
813
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
814 <P>So you see, the main goal was to <B>make subtitle
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
815 editing/timing/joining/cutting easy</B>. And, if you - say - get an SSA
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
816 subtitle but it's badly timed/delayed to your version of the movie, you
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
817 simply do a <CODE>mplayer dummy.avi -sub source.ssa -dumpmpsub</CODE>.
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
818 A <CODE>dump.mpsub</CODE> file will be created in the current directory,
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
819 which will contain the source subtitle's text, but in <B>MPsub</B> format.
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
820 Then you can freely add/subtract seconds to/from the subtitle.</P>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
821
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
822 <P>Subtitles are displayed with a technique called <B>'OSD', On Screen
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
823 Display</B>. OSD is used to display current time, volume bar, seek bar
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
824 etc.</P>
1714
b42b78566029 *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1704
diff changeset
825
7099
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
826 <H3><A NAME="install_osd">1.4.2 Installing OSD and subtitles</A></H3>
1714
b42b78566029 *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1704
diff changeset
827
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
828 <P>You need an MPlayer font package to be able to use OSD/SUB feature.
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
829 There are many ways to get it:</P>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
830
1714
b42b78566029 *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1704
diff changeset
831 <UL>
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
832 <LI>download ready-to-use font packages from MPlayer site.
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
833 Note: currently available fonts are limited for iso 8859-1/2 support,
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
834 but there are some other (including Korean, Russian, 8859-8 etc) fonts
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
835 at contrib/font section of FTP, made by users.<BR>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
836 <BR>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
837 Font should have appropriate font.desc file which maps unicode font
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
838 positions to the actual code page of the subtitles text. Other solution is
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
839 to have subtitles encoded in utf8 encoding and use <CODE>-utf8</CODE>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
840 option or just name the subtitles file &lt;video_name&gt;.utf and have it
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
841 in the same dir as the video file. Recoding from different codepages to
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
842 utf8 could be done by using konwert (Debian) or iconv (Red Hat)
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
843 programs.<BR>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
844 Some URLs:
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
845 <UL>
6970
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
846 <LI><A HREF="ftp://ftp.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/">ftp://ftp.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/</A> - ISO fonts</LI>
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
847 <LI><A HREF="ftp://ftp.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/contrib/fonts/">ftp://ftp.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/contrib/fonts/</A> - various fonts by users</LI>
7942
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
848 <LI><A HREF="http://realtime.ssu.ac.kr/~lethean/mplayer/">http://realtime.ssu.ac.kr/~lethean/mplayer/</A> - Korean fonts &amp; RAW plugin</LI>
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
849 </UL>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
850 </LI>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
851 <LI>use the font generator tool at TOOLS/subfont-c
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
852 It's a complete tool to convert from TTF/Type1/etc font to mplayer font pkg.
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
853 (read TOOLS/subfont-c/README for details)</LI>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
854 <LI>use the font generator GIMP plugin at TOOLS/subfont-GIMP
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
855 (note: you must have HSI RAW plugin too, see URL below)</LI>
1987
c4dbfa55d873 reviewed for release
gabucino
parents: 1955
diff changeset
856 </UL>
c4dbfa55d873 reviewed for release
gabucino
parents: 1955
diff changeset
857
4177
cab4ac1467e4 many small updates
gabucino
parents: 4153
diff changeset
858 <P>After that, UNZIP the file you downloaded to <CODE>~/.mplayer</CODE> or
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
859 <CODE>$PREFIX/share/mplayer</CODE>. Then rename or symlink one of them to
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
860 <CODE>font</CODE> (like: <CODE>ln -s ~/.mplayer/arial-24
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
861 ~/.mplayer/font</CODE>). Now you have to see a timer at the upper left corner
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
862 of the movie (switch it off with the "o" key).</P>
1714
b42b78566029 *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1704
diff changeset
863
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
864 <P>OSD has 3 states: (switch with 'o')</P>
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
865
1714
b42b78566029 *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1704
diff changeset
866 <UL>
7043
ba9c212ed577 begun removing "Available options" and "Examples" sections, which
gabucino
parents: 7015
diff changeset
867 <LI>timer + volume bar + seek bar + subtitles</LI>
ba9c212ed577 begun removing "Available options" and "Examples" sections, which
gabucino
parents: 7015
diff changeset
868 <LI>volume bar + seek bar + subtitles (default)</LI>
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
869 <LI>subtitles only</LI>
1714
b42b78566029 *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1704
diff changeset
870 </UL>
b42b78566029 *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1704
diff changeset
871
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
872 <P>You can change default behaviour by setting <CODE>osdlevel=</CODE> variable
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
873 in config file.</P>
1714
b42b78566029 *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1704
diff changeset
874
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
875
7054
93d385771dc9 applied Andras Mohari's patch
gabucino
parents: 7047
diff changeset
876 <H2><A NAME="rtc">1.5 RTC</A></H2>
6970
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
877
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
878 There are three timing methods in MPlayer.
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
879
6970
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
880 <UL>
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
881 <LI><B>To use the old method</B>, you don't have to do anything. It uses
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
882 <CODE>usleep()</CODE> to tune A/V sync, with +/- 10ms accuracy. However
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
883 sometimes the sync has to be tuned even finer.</LI>
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
884 <LI><B>The new timer</B> code uses PC's RTC (Real Time Clock) for this task,
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
885 because it has precise 1ms timers. It is automagically enabled when
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
886 available, but requires root privileges, a <I>setuid root</I>
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
887 MPlayer binary or a properly set up kernel.
6970
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
888 <BR>
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
889 If you are running kernel 2.4.19pre8 or later you can adjust the maximum
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
890 RTC frequency for normal users through the <CODE>/proc</CODE> filesystem.
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
891 Use this command to enable RTC for normal users:
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
892 <P>
7076
3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly
diego
parents: 7061
diff changeset
893 <CODE>echo 1024 &gt; /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq</CODE>
6970
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
894 </P>
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
895 If you do not have such a new kernel, you can also change one line in
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
896 <CODE>drivers/char/rtc.c</CODE> and recompile your kernel. Find the
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
897 section that reads
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
898 <PRE>
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
899 * We don't really want Joe User enabling more
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
900 * than 64Hz of interrupts on a multi-user machine.
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
901 */
7076
3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly
diego
parents: 7061
diff changeset
902 if ((rtc_freq &gt; 64) &amp;&amp; (!capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE)))
6970
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
903 </PRE>
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
904 and change the 64 to 1024. You should really know what you are doing, though.
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
905 <BR>
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
906 You can see the new timer's efficiency in the status line.
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
907 <BR>
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
908 The power management functions of some notebook BIOSes with speedstep CPUs
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
909 interact badly with RTC. Audio and video may get out of sync. Plugging the
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
910 external power connector in before you power up your notebook seems to help.
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
911 You can always turn off RTC support with the <CODE>-nortc</CODE> switch.
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
912 In some hardware combinations (confirmed during usage of non-DMA DVD
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
913 drive on an ALi1541 board) usage of the RTC timer causes skippy playback.
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
914 It's recommended to use the third method in these cases.</LI>
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
915 <LI><B>The third timer code</B> is turned on with the <CODE>-softsleep</CODE>
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
916 option. It has the efficiency of the RTC, but it doesn't use RTC. On the other
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
917 hand, it requires more CPU.</LI>
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
918 </UL>
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
919
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
920 <B>Note:</B> <B>NEVER install a setuid root MPlayer binary on a multiuser system!</B>
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
921 It's a clear way for everyone to become root.
3263d686e99a Created RTC section and moved RTC explanation there.
diego
parents: 6960
diff changeset
922
2745
62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done...
gabucino
parents: 2690
diff changeset
923
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
924
7047
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
925 <H1><A NAME="features">2. Features</A></H1>
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
926
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
927
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
928 <H2><A NAME="formats">2.1</A> <A HREF="formats.html">Supported formats</A></H2>
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
929
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
930
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
931 <H2><A NAME="codecs">2.2</A> <A HREF="codecs.html">Supported codecs</A></H2>
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
932
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
933
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
934 <H2><A NAME="output">2.3</A> <A HREF="video.html">Video</A> &amp; <A HREF="sound.html">Audio</A> output devices</H2>
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
935
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
936
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
937 <H2><A NAME="encoding">2.4</A> <A HREF="encoding.html">MEncoder - An All-Purpose Encoder</A></H2>
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
938
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
939
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
940 <H2><A NAME="tv"><B>2.5 TV input</B></A></H2>
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
941
2864
1a710f130a7f TV input documentation begin (examples, options)
gabucino
parents: 2855
diff changeset
942 <P>This section is about how to enable <B>watching/grabbing from V4L compatible
7792
a1465b7f3221 Keyboard controls and options are described in the man page, removed the
diego
parents: 7787
diff changeset
943 TV tuner</B>. See the man page for a description of TV options and keyboard
a1465b7f3221 Keyboard controls and options are described in the man page, removed the
diego
parents: 7787
diff changeset
944 controls.</P>
2864
1a710f130a7f TV input documentation begin (examples, options)
gabucino
parents: 2855
diff changeset
945
7699
5d4b0446a557 Cosmetics: Converted 2 spaces to one in section titles, changed some ugly
diego
parents: 7640
diff changeset
946 <H3><A NAME="tv_compilation">2.5.1 Compilation</A></H3>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
947
7099
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
948 <OL>
6766
f7cd3a7aaa13 Applied patch by Fabian Franz <FabianFranz@gmx.de>, adding a note to the TV
diego
parents: 6732
diff changeset
949 <LI>First, you have to recompile. <CODE>./configure</CODE> will autodetect
f7cd3a7aaa13 Applied patch by Fabian Franz <FabianFranz@gmx.de>, adding a note to the TV
diego
parents: 6732
diff changeset
950 kernel headers of v4l stuff and the existence of <CODE>/dev/video*</CODE>
f7cd3a7aaa13 Applied patch by Fabian Franz <FabianFranz@gmx.de>, adding a note to the TV
diego
parents: 6732
diff changeset
951 entries. If they exist, TV support will be built (see the output of
f7cd3a7aaa13 Applied patch by Fabian Franz <FabianFranz@gmx.de>, adding a note to the TV
diego
parents: 6732
diff changeset
952 <CODE>./configure</CODE>).</LI>
f7cd3a7aaa13 Applied patch by Fabian Franz <FabianFranz@gmx.de>, adding a note to the TV
diego
parents: 6732
diff changeset
953 <LI>Make sure your tuner works with another TV software in Linux, for example
2864
1a710f130a7f TV input documentation begin (examples, options)
gabucino
parents: 2855
diff changeset
954 xawtv.</LI>
7099
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
955 </OL>
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
956
7955
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
957 <H3><A NAME="tv_tips">2.5.2 Usage tips</A></H3>
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
958
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
959 The full listing of the options is available on the manual page. Here
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
960 are just a few tips:
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
961
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
962 <UL>
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
963
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
964 <LI>
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
965 Choose some sane image dimensions. The dimensions of the resulting
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
966 image should be divisible by 16.
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
967 </LI>
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
968
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
969 <LI>If you capture the video with the vertical resolution higher than
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
970 half of the full resolution (i.e. 288 for PAL or 240 for NTSC), make
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
971 sure you turned deinterlacing on. Otherwise you'll get a movie which
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
972 is distorted during fast-motion scenes and the bitrate controller will
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
973 be probably even unable to retain the specified bitrate as the
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
974 interlacing artifacts produce high amount of detail and thus consume
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
975 lot of bandwidth. You can enable deinterlacing with <CODE>-vop
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
976 pp=DEINT_TYPE</CODE>. Usually <CODE>pp=lb</CODE> does a good
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
977 job, but it can be matter of personal preference. See other
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
978 deinterlacing algorithms in the manual and give it a try.</LI>
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
979
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
980 <LI>
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
981 Crop out the dead space. When you capture the video, the areas at the
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
982 edges are usually black or contain some noise. These again consume
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
983 lots of unnecessary bandwidth. More precisely it's not the black
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
984 areas themselves but the sharp transitions between the black and the
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
985 brighter video image which do but that's not important for now. Before
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
986 you start capturing, adjust the arguments of the <CODE>crop</CODE>
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
987 option so that all the crap at the margins is cropped out. Again,
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
988 don't forget to keep the resulting dimensions sane.
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
989 </LI>
3490
d33dac3fcfa1 applied Panagiotis' patch
gabucino
parents: 3464
diff changeset
990
7955
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
991 <LI>
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
992 Watch out for CPU load. It shouldn't cross the 90% boundary for most
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
993 of the time. If you have a large capture buffer, MEncoder can survive
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
994 an overload for few seconds but nothing more. It's better to turn off
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
995 the 3D OpenGL screensavers and similar stuff.
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
996 </LI>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
997
7955
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
998 <LI>
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
999 Don't mess with the system clock. MEncoder uses the system clock for
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1000 doing A/V sync. If you adjust the system clock (especially backwards
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1001 in time), MEncoder gets confused and you will lose frames. This is an
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1002 important issue if you are hooked to a network and run some time
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1003 synchronization software like NTP. You have to turn NTP off during the
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1004 capture process if you want to capture reliably.
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1005 </LI>
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1006
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1007 <LI>
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1008 Don't change the <CODE>outfmt</CODE> unless you know what you are
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1009 doing or your card/driver really doesn't support the default (YV12
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1010 colorspace) . In the older versions of MPlayer/MEncoder it was necessary
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1011 to specify the output format. This issue should be fixed in the
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1012 current releases and <CODE>outfmt</CODE> isn't required anymore, and
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1013 the default suits the most purposes. For example, if you are capturing
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1014 into DivX using libavcodec and specify <CODE>outfmt=RGB24</CODE> in
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1015 order to increase the quality of the captured images, the captured
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1016 image will be actually later converted back into YV12 so the only
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1017 thing you achieve is a massive waste of CPU power.
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1018 </LI>
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1019
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1020 <LI>
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1021 To specify the I420 colorspace (<CODE>outfmt=i420</CODE>), you have to
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1022 add an option <CODE>-vc rawi420</CODE> due to a fourcc conflict with
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1023 an Intel Indeo video codec.
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1024 </LI>
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1025
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1026 <LI>
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1027 If MEncoder cannot open the audio device, make sure that it is really
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1028 available. There can be some trouble with the sound servers like arts
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1029 (KDE) or esd (GNOME). If you have a full duplex soundcard (almost any
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1030 decent card supports it today), and you are using KDE, try to check
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1031 the "full duplex" option in the sound server preference menu.
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1032 </LI>
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1033
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1034 </UL>
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1035
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1036 <H3><A NAME="tv_examples">2.5.3 Examples</A></H3>
2864
1a710f130a7f TV input documentation begin (examples, options)
gabucino
parents: 2855
diff changeset
1037
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1038 <P>Dummy output, to AAlib :)<BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1039 <CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mplayer -tv on:driver=dummy:width=640:height=480 -vo aa</CODE><BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1040 <BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1041 Input from standard V4L<BR>
7955
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1042 <CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mplayer -tv
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1043 on:driver=v4l:width=640:height=480 -vo xv</CODE><BR>
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1044 <BR>
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1045
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1046 A more sophisticated example. This makes MEncoder capture the full
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1047 PAL image, crop the margins, and deinterlace the picture using
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1048 a linear blend algorithm. Audio is compressed with a constant
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1049 bitrate of 64kbps, using LAME codec. This setup is suitable for
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1050 capturing movies.<BR> <CODE> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -tv
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1051 on:driver=v4l:width=768:height=576 \<BR>
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1052 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-ovc lavc -lavcopts
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1053 vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=900 \<BR> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-oac
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1054 mp3lame -lameopts cbr:br=64 \<BR> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-vop
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1055 pp=lb,crop=720:540:24:18 -o output.avi </CODE><BR>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1056
7955
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1057 <BR>
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1058 This will additionally rescale the image to 384x288 and compresses
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1059 the video with the bitrate of 350kbps in high quality mode. The
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1060 vqmax option looses the quantizer and allows the video compressor to
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1061 actualy reach so low bitrate even at the expense of the
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1062 quality. This can be used for capturing long TV series, where the
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1063 video quality isn't so important.<BR>
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1064 <CODE>
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1065 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;mencoder -tv on:driver=v4l:width=768:height=576 \<BR>
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1066 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=350:vhq:vqmax=31:keyint=300 \<BR>
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1067 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-oac mp3lame -lameopts cbr:br=48 \<BR>
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1068 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-vop scale=384:288,pp=tn/lb,crop=720:540:24:18 -sws 1 -o output.avi
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1069 </CODE><BR>
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1070
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1071 It's also possible to specify smaller image dimensions in the
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1072 <CODE>-tv</CODE> option and omit the software scaling but this
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1073 approach uses the maximum available information and is a little more
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1074 resistant to noise. The bt8x8 chips can do the pixel averaging only
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1075 in the horizontal direction due to a hardware limitation.
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1076
26ddd166422e updated v4l section
henry
parents: 7942
diff changeset
1077 </P>
6766
f7cd3a7aaa13 Applied patch by Fabian Franz <FabianFranz@gmx.de>, adding a note to the TV
diego
parents: 6732
diff changeset
1078
2864
1a710f130a7f TV input documentation begin (examples, options)
gabucino
parents: 2855
diff changeset
1079
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1080
7047
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
1081 <H1><A NAME="usage">3. Usage</A></H1>
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
1082
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
1083
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
1084 <H2><A NAME="command_line">3.1 Command line</A></H2>
4177
cab4ac1467e4 many small updates
gabucino
parents: 4153
diff changeset
1085
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
1086 <P>MPlayer utilizes a complex playtree. It consists of global options
4177
cab4ac1467e4 many small updates
gabucino
parents: 4153
diff changeset
1087 written as first (for example <CODE>mplayer -vfm 5</CODE>), and options
cab4ac1467e4 many small updates
gabucino
parents: 4153
diff changeset
1088 written after filenames, that apply only to the given filename/URL/whatever
5105
3411814cc3e5 a "few" "small" "fixes" ...
arpi
parents: 5096
diff changeset
1089 (for example <CODE>mplayer -vfm 5 movie1.avi movie2.avi -vfm 4</CODE>).<BR>
5715
71843ef1a085 video filter layer documentation begun (maybe audio layer should be
gabucino
parents: 5704
diff changeset
1090 You can group filenames/URLs together using { and }. It's useful with
5105
3411814cc3e5 a "few" "small" "fixes" ...
arpi
parents: 5096
diff changeset
1091 option -loop: <CODE>mplayer { 1.avi -loop 2 2.avi } -loop 3</CODE>
3411814cc3e5 a "few" "small" "fixes" ...
arpi
parents: 5096
diff changeset
1092 will play files in this order: 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2<BR>
3411814cc3e5 a "few" "small" "fixes" ...
arpi
parents: 5096
diff changeset
1093 </P>
4177
cab4ac1467e4 many small updates
gabucino
parents: 4153
diff changeset
1094
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1095 <TABLE BORDER=0>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1096 <TR><TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD><TD>file</TD><TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD><TD><CODE>mplayer [options] [path/]filename</CODE></TD></TR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1097 <TR><TD></TD><TD>files</TD><TD></TD><TD><CODE>mplayer [default options] [path/]filename1 [options for filename1] filename2 [options for filename2] ...</CODE></TD></TR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1098 <TR><TD></TD><TD>VCD</TD><TD></TD><TD><CODE>mplayer [options] -vcd trackno [-cdrom-device /dev/cdrom]</CODE></TD></TR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1099 <TR><TD></TD><TD>DVD</TD><TD></TD><TD><CODE>mplayer [options] -dvd titleno [-dvd-device /dev/dvd]</CODE></TD></TR>
7813
76940a39405a RTSP/RTP documentation, patch by Ross Finlayson <finlayson@live.com>.
diego
parents: 7792
diff changeset
1100 <TR><TD></TD><TD>WWW</TD><TD></TD><TD><CODE>mplayer [options] http://site.com/file.asf (playlists can be used, too)</CODE></TD></TR>
76940a39405a RTSP/RTP documentation, patch by Ross Finlayson <finlayson@live.com>.
diego
parents: 7792
diff changeset
1101 <TR><TD></TD><TD>RTSP</TD><TD></TD><TD><CODE>mplayer [options] rtsp://server.example.com/streamName</CODE></TD></TR>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1102 </TABLE>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1103
5105
3411814cc3e5 a "few" "small" "fixes" ...
arpi
parents: 5096
diff changeset
1104 <P>
7813
76940a39405a RTSP/RTP documentation, patch by Ross Finlayson <finlayson@live.com>.
diego
parents: 7792
diff changeset
1105 Latest versions of MPlayer also accept VCD and DVD tracks in URL style, just like
76940a39405a RTSP/RTP documentation, patch by Ross Finlayson <finlayson@live.com>.
diego
parents: 7792
diff changeset
1106 xine does: <CODE>mplayer dvd://1</CODE> or <CODE>mplayer vcd://1</CODE></P>
5105
3411814cc3e5 a "few" "small" "fixes" ...
arpi
parents: 5096
diff changeset
1107
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1108 <PRE>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1109 mplayer -vo x11 /mnt/Films/Contact/contact2.mpg
5105
3411814cc3e5 a "few" "small" "fixes" ...
arpi
parents: 5096
diff changeset
1110 mplayer -vcd 2
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1111 mplayer -afm 3 /mnt/DVDtrailers/alien4.vob
5105
3411814cc3e5 a "few" "small" "fixes" ...
arpi
parents: 5096
diff changeset
1112 mplayer -dvd 1 -dvd-device /dev/hdc
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1113 mplayer -abs 65536 -delay -0.4 -nobps ~/movies/test.avi
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1114 </PRE>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1115
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1116
7047
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
1117 <H2><A NAME="control">3.2 Control</A></H2>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1118
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
1119 <P>MPlayer has a fully configurable, command driven, control layer which
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
1120 lets you control MPlayer with keyboard, mouse, joystick or remote
7792
a1465b7f3221 Keyboard controls and options are described in the man page, removed the
diego
parents: 7787
diff changeset
1121 control (using LIRC). See the man page for the complete list of keyboard
a1465b7f3221 Keyboard controls and options are described in the man page, removed the
diego
parents: 7787
diff changeset
1122 controls.</P>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1123
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1124
7792
a1465b7f3221 Keyboard controls and options are described in the man page, removed the
diego
parents: 7787
diff changeset
1125 <H3><A NAME="controls_configuration">3.2.1 Controls configuration</A></H3>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1126
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
1127 <P>MPlayer allows you bind any key/button to any MPlayer command
6493
c4109cc97fe0 input dox fixed, cosmetixed
gabucino
parents: 6468
diff changeset
1128 using a simple config file. The syntax consist of a key name followed by a
c4109cc97fe0 input dox fixed, cosmetixed
gabucino
parents: 6468
diff changeset
1129 command. The default config file location is
6593
a2937bae0651 Expanded RTC section. It now explains how to allow RTC via /proc on newer
diego
parents: 6583
diff changeset
1130 <CODE>$HOME/.mplayer/input.conf</CODE> but it can be overridden using the
6493
c4109cc97fe0 input dox fixed, cosmetixed
gabucino
parents: 6468
diff changeset
1131 <CODE>-input</CODE> conf switch (relative path are relative to
c4109cc97fe0 input dox fixed, cosmetixed
gabucino
parents: 6468
diff changeset
1132 <CODE>$HOME/.mplayer</CODE>).
c4109cc97fe0 input dox fixed, cosmetixed
gabucino
parents: 6468
diff changeset
1133
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1134 <P>Example:</P>
6493
c4109cc97fe0 input dox fixed, cosmetixed
gabucino
parents: 6468
diff changeset
1135
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1136 <PRE>
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1137 ##
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1138 ## MPlayer input control file
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1139 ##
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1140
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1141 RIGHT seek +10
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1142 LEFT seek -10
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1143 - audio_delay 0.100
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1144 + audio_delay -0.100
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1145 q quit
7076
3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly
diego
parents: 7061
diff changeset
1146 &gt; pt_step 1
3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly
diego
parents: 7061
diff changeset
1147 &lt; pt_step -1
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1148 ENTER pt_step 1 1
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1149 </PRE>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1150
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1151
7792
a1465b7f3221 Keyboard controls and options are described in the man page, removed the
diego
parents: 7787
diff changeset
1152 <H4><A NAME="key_names">3.2.1.1 Key names</A></H4>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1153
6493
c4109cc97fe0 input dox fixed, cosmetixed
gabucino
parents: 6468
diff changeset
1154 <P>You can have a full list by running <CODE>mplayer -input keylist</CODE></P>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1155
7099
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
1156 <H4>Keyboard:</H4>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1157
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1158 <UL>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1159 <LI>Any printable character</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1160 <LI>SPACE</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1161 <LI>ENTER</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1162 <LI>TAB</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1163 <LI>CTRL</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1164 <LI>BS</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1165 <LI>DEL</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1166 <LI>INS</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1167 <LI>HOME</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1168 <LI>END</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1169 <LI>PGUP</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1170 <LI>PGDWN</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1171 <LI>ESC</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1172 <LI>RIGHT</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1173 <LI>LEFT</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1174 <LI>UP</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1175 <LI>DOWN</LI>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1176 </UL>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1177
7099
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
1178 <H4>Mouse (only supported under X):</H4>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1179
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1180 <UL>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1181 <LI>MOUSE_BTN0 (Left button)</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1182 <LI>MOUSE_BTN1 (Right button)</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1183 <LI>MOUSE_BTN2 (Middle button)</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1184 <LI>MOUSE_BTN3 (Wheel)</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1185 <LI>MOUSE_BTN4 (Wheel)</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1186 <LI>...</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1187 <LI>MOUSE_BTN9</LI>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1188 </UL>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1189
7099
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
1190 <H4>Joystick (support must be enabled at compile time):</H4>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1191
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1192 <UL>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1193 <LI>JOY_RIGHT or JOY_AXIS0_PLUS</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1194 <LI>JOY_LEFT or JOY_AXIS0_MINUS</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1195 <LI>JOY_UP or JOY_AXIS1_MINUS</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1196 <LI>JOY_DOWN or JOY_AXIS1_PLUS</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1197 <LI>JOY_AXIS2_PLUS</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1198 <LI>JOY_AXIS2_MINUS</LI>
7099
0b70f3dc34eb Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, with some
diego
parents: 7093
diff changeset
1199 <LI>...</LI>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1200 <LI>JOY_AXIS9_PLUS</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1201 <LI>JOY_AXIS9_MINUS</LI>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1202 </UL>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1203
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1204
7792
a1465b7f3221 Keyboard controls and options are described in the man page, removed the
diego
parents: 7787
diff changeset
1205 <H4><A NAME="commands">3.2.1.2 Commands</A></H4>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1206
6493
c4109cc97fe0 input dox fixed, cosmetixed
gabucino
parents: 6468
diff changeset
1207 <P>You can have a full list of known commands by running "mplayer -input cmdlist"</P>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1208
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1209 <UL>
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1210 <LI><B>seek</B> (int) val [(int) type=0]
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1211 <P>Seek to some place in the movie.<BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1212 Type 0 is a relative seek of +/- val seconds.<BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1213 Type 1 seek to val % in the movie.</P></LI>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1214 <LI><B>audio_delay</B> (float) val
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1215 <P>Adjust the audio delay of val seconds</P></LI>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1216 <LI><B>quit</B>
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
1217 <P>Quit MPlayer</P></LI>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1218 <LI><B>pause</B>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1219 <P>Pause/unpause the playback</P></LI>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1220 <LI><B>grap_frames</B>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1221 <P>Somebody know ?</P></LI>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1222 <LI><B>pt_step</B> (int) val [(int) force=0]
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1223 <P>Go to next/previous entry in playtree. Val sign tell the direction.<BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1224 If no other entry is available in the given direction it won't do anything
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1225 unless force is non 0.</P></LI>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1226 <LI><B>pt_up_step</B> (int) val [(int) force=0]
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1227 <P>Like pt_step but it jump to next/previous in the parent list. It's useful
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1228 to break inner loop in the playtree.</P></LI>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1229 <LI><B>alt_src_step</B> (int) val
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1230 <P>When more than one source is available it select the next/previous one
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1231 (only supported by asx playlist).</P></LI>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1232 <LI><B>sub_delay</B> (float) val [(int) abs=0]
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1233 <P>Adjust the subtitles delay of +/- val seconds or set it to val seconds
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1234 when abs is non zero.</P></LI>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1235 <LI><B>osd</B> [(int) level=-1]
7076
3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly
diego
parents: 7061
diff changeset
1236 <P>Toggle osd mode or set it to level when level &gt; 0.</P></LI>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1237 <LI><B>volume</B> (int) dir
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1238 <P>Increase/decrease volume</P></LI>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1239 <LI><B>contrast</B> (int) val [(int) abs=0]</LI>
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1240 <LI><B>brightness</B> (int) val [(int) abs=0]</LI>
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1241 <LI><B>hue</B> (int) val [(int) abs=0]</LI>
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1242 <LI><B>saturation</B> (int) val [(int) abs=0]
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1243 <P>Set/Adjust video parameters. Val range from -100 to 100.</P></LI>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1244 <LI><B>frame_drop</B> [(int) type=-1]
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1245 <P>Toggle/Set frame dropping mode.</P></LI>
7628
d6608342591d This patch adds the functionality to disable/enable subtitles while playing
arpi
parents: 7455
diff changeset
1246 <LI><B>sub_visibility</B>
d6608342591d This patch adds the functionality to disable/enable subtitles while playing
arpi
parents: 7455
diff changeset
1247 <P>Toggle subtitle visibility.</P></LI>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1248 <LI><B>sub_pos</B> (int) val
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1249 <P>Adjust subtitles position.</P></LI>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1250 <LI><B>vo_fullscreen</B>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1251 <P>Switch fullscreen mode.</P></LI>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1252 <LI><B>tv_step_channel</B> (int) dir
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1253 <P>Select next/previous tv channel.</P></LI>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1254 <LI><B>tv_step_norm</B>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1255 <P>Change TV norm.</P></LI>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1256 <LI><B>tv_step_chanlist</B>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1257 <P>Change channel list.</P></LI>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1258 <LI><B>gui_loadfile</B></LI>
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1259 <LI><B>gui_loadsubtitle</B></LI>
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1260 <LI><B>gui_about</B></LI>
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1261 <LI><B>gui_play</B></LI>
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1262 <LI><B>gui_stop</B></LI>
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1263 <LI><B>gui_playlist</B></LI>
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1264 <LI><B>gui_preferences</B></LI>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1265 <LI><B>gui_skinbrowser</B>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1266 <P>GUI actions</P></LI>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1267 </UL>
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1268
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1269
7792
a1465b7f3221 Keyboard controls and options are described in the man page, removed the
diego
parents: 7787
diff changeset
1270 <H3><A NAME="lirc">3.2.2 Control from LIRC</A></H3>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1271
2848
33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents: 2761
diff changeset
1272 <P>Linux Infrared Remote Control - use an easy to build home-brewn IR-receiver,
6998
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
1273 an (almost) arbitrary remote control and control your Linux box with it!
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1274 More about it at <A HREF="http://www.lirc.org">www.lirc.org</A>.</P>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1275
5969
f9860f0594ae Arpi Is Right(TM)
gabucino
parents: 5968
diff changeset
1276 <P>If you have installed the lirc-package, configure will autodetect it. If
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
1277 everything went fine, MPlayer will print a message like "Setting up
5969
f9860f0594ae Arpi Is Right(TM)
gabucino
parents: 5968
diff changeset
1278 lirc support..." on startup. If an error occurs it will tell you. If it
f9860f0594ae Arpi Is Right(TM)
gabucino
parents: 5968
diff changeset
1279 doesn't tell you anything about LIRC there's no support compiled in. That's
f9860f0594ae Arpi Is Right(TM)
gabucino
parents: 5968
diff changeset
1280 it :-)</P>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1281
7942
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1282 <P>The application name for MPlayer is - oh wonder - <CODE>mplayer</CODE>.
5969
f9860f0594ae Arpi Is Right(TM)
gabucino
parents: 5968
diff changeset
1283 You can use any mplayer commands and even pass more than one command by
f9860f0594ae Arpi Is Right(TM)
gabucino
parents: 5968
diff changeset
1284 separating them with \n. Don't forget to enable the repeat flag in .lircrc
f9860f0594ae Arpi Is Right(TM)
gabucino
parents: 5968
diff changeset
1285 when it make sense (seek, volume, etc). Here's an excerpt from my
f9860f0594ae Arpi Is Right(TM)
gabucino
parents: 5968
diff changeset
1286 .lircrc:</P>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1287
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1288 <PRE>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1289 begin
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1290 button = VOLUME_PLUS
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1291 prog = mplayer
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1292 config = volume 1
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1293 repeat = 1
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1294 end
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1295
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1296 begin
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1297 button = VOLUME_MINUS
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1298 prog = mplayer
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1299 config = volume -1
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1300 repeat = 1
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1301 end
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1302
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1303 begin
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1304 button = CD_PLAY
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1305 prog = mplayer
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1306 config = pause
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1307 end
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1308
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1309 begin
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1310 button = CD_STOP
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1311 prog = mplayer
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1312 config = seek 0 1\npause
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1313 end
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1314 </PRE>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1315
2848
33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents: 2761
diff changeset
1316 <P>If you don't like the standard location for the lirc-config file (~/.lircrc)
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1317 use the -lircconf &lt;filename&gt; switch to specify another file.</P>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1318
6493
c4109cc97fe0 input dox fixed, cosmetixed
gabucino
parents: 6468
diff changeset
1319
7792
a1465b7f3221 Keyboard controls and options are described in the man page, removed the
diego
parents: 7787
diff changeset
1320 <H3><A NAME="slave">3.2.3 Slave mode</A></H3>
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1321
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
1322 <P>The slave mode allow you to build simple frontend to MPlayer. When
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
1323 enabled (with the <CODE>-slave</CODE> switch) MPlayer will read
6593
a2937bae0651 Expanded RTC section. It now explains how to allow RTC via /proc on newer
diego
parents: 6583
diff changeset
1324 commands separated by new line (\n) from stdin.</P>
6493
c4109cc97fe0 input dox fixed, cosmetixed
gabucino
parents: 6468
diff changeset
1325
5850
1b1943b3d987 input/lirc/slavemode doc by Albeu
arpi
parents: 5826
diff changeset
1326
7047
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
1327 <H2><A NAME="streaming">3.3 Streaming from network or pipes</A></H2>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1328
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
1329 <P>MPlayer can play files from network, using the HTTP, MMS or RTSP/RTP
7813
76940a39405a RTSP/RTP documentation, patch by Ross Finlayson <finlayson@live.com>.
diego
parents: 7792
diff changeset
1330 protocol.</P>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1331
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1332 <P>Playing goes by simply using adding the URL to the command line.
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
1333 MPlayer also honors the http_proxy environment variable, and uses
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1334 proxy if available. Proxy usage can also be forced:</P>
4153
2bb77282b2a6 streaming with proxy
gabucino
parents: 4135
diff changeset
1335
5105
3411814cc3e5 a "few" "small" "fixes" ...
arpi
parents: 5096
diff changeset
1336 <P><CODE>mplayer http_proxy://proxy.micorsops.com:3128/http://micorsops.com:80/stream.asf</CODE></P>
2001
05189dbfb847 more fixes
gabucino
parents: 1994
diff changeset
1337
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
1338 <P>MPlayer can read from stdin (NOT named pipes). This can be for example
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1339 used to play from FTP:</P>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1340
6583
4b7d097a9c69 big update
gabucino
parents: 6574
diff changeset
1341 <P><CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;wget ftp://micorsops.com/something.avi -O - | mplayer -</CODE></P>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1342
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1343 <P>Note: it's also recommended to enable CACHE when playback from network:</P>
6868
f6e17d2b448e The rectangle of the rectangle plugin is not necessarily white.
diego
parents: 6849
diff changeset
1344
6583
4b7d097a9c69 big update
gabucino
parents: 6574
diff changeset
1345 <P><CODE>&nbsp;&nbsp;wget ftp://micorsops.com/something.avi -O - | mplayer -cache 8192 -</CODE></P>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1346
6496
9c4fb5264e43 more fix
gabucino
parents: 6493
diff changeset
1347
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1348
7076
3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly
diego
parents: 7061
diff changeset
1349 <H1><A NAME="faq">4.</A> <A HREF="faq.html">FAQ section</A></H1>
3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly
diego
parents: 7061
diff changeset
1350
3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly
diego
parents: 7061
diff changeset
1351
3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly
diego
parents: 7061
diff changeset
1352
3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly
diego
parents: 7061
diff changeset
1353 <H1><A NAME="cd/dvd">5.</A> <A HREF="cd-dvd.html">CD/DVD section</A></H1>
7047
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
1354
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
1355
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
1356
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
1357 <H1><A NAME="ports">6. Ports</A></H1>
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
1358
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
1359
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
1360 <H2><A NAME="debian">6.1 Debian packaging</A></H2>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1361
1682
dba45a1aafad *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1668
diff changeset
1362 <P>To build the package, get the cvs version, or .tgz and uncompress it,
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1363 and cd into programs directory:</P>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1364
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1365 <PRE>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1366 cd main
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1367 fakeroot debian/rules binary
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1368 </PRE>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1369
1682
dba45a1aafad *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1668
diff changeset
1370 <P>(... mplayer detects hardware/software, builds itself and.. )
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1371 dpkg-deb: building package `mplayer' in `../mplayer_0.90-1_i386.deb'.</P>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1372
1682
dba45a1aafad *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1668
diff changeset
1373 <P>And now just become root, and:</P>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1374
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1375 <PRE>
6583
4b7d097a9c69 big update
gabucino
parents: 6574
diff changeset
1376 dpkg -i ../mplayer_0.90-1_i386.deb as root.
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1377 </PRE>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1378
1682
dba45a1aafad *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1668
diff changeset
1379 <P>Here's how it looks like:</P>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1380
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1381 <PRE>
6583
4b7d097a9c69 big update
gabucino
parents: 6574
diff changeset
1382 eyck@incubus:/src/main$ sudo dpkg -i ../mplayer_0.90-1_i386.deb
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1383 Password:
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1384 (Reading database ... 26946 files and directories currently installed.)
6583
4b7d097a9c69 big update
gabucino
parents: 6574
diff changeset
1385 Preparing to replace mplayer 0.50-1 (using ../mplayer_0.90-1_i386.deb)
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1386 Unpacking replacement mplayer ...
6583
4b7d097a9c69 big update
gabucino
parents: 6574
diff changeset
1387 Setting up mplayer (0.90-1) ...
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1388 </PRE>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1389
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1390
7942
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1391 <H2><A NAME="bsd">6.2 *BSD</A></H2>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1392
7942
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1393 <P>Mplayer runs on FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, BSD/OS and Darwin. To build MPlayer
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1394 you will need GNU make (gmake - native BSD make will not work) and a recent
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1395 version of binutils.</P>
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1396
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1397 <P>If MPlayer complains about not finding <CODE>/dev/cdrom</CODE> or
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1398 <CODE>/dev/dvd</CODE>, create an appropiate symbolic link:<BR>
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1399 <CODE>ln -s /dev/(your_cdrom_device) /dev/cdrom</CODE>.</P>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1400
7942
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1401 <P>To use Win32 DLLs with MPlayer you will need to re-compile the kernel with
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1402 "<CODE>option USER_LDT</CODE>" (unless you run FreeBSD -CURRENT, where this
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1403 is the default).</P>
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1404
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1405 <H3><A NAME="freebsd">6.2.1 FreeBSD</A></H3>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1406
7942
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1407 <P>If your CPU has SSE, recompile your kernel with "options CPU_ENABLE_SSE" to
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1408 use it (FreeBSD-STABLE or kernel patches required).</P>
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1409
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1410 <H3><A NAME="openbsd">6.2.2 OpenBSD</A></H3>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1411
7942
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1412 <P>Due to limitations in different versions of gas (relocation vs MMX), you will
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1413 need to compile in two steps: First make sure that the non-native as is first
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1414 in your <CODE>$PATH</CODE> and do a <CODE>gmake -k</CODE>, then make sure that
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1415 the native version is used and do <CODE>gmake</CODE>.</P>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1416
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1417
7047
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
1418 <H2><A NAME="solaris">6.3 Solaris</A></H2>
1688
5fd4e5a76468 *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1686
diff changeset
1419
5fd4e5a76468 *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1686
diff changeset
1420 <P>MPlayer should work on Solaris 2.6 or newer.</P>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1421
1682
dba45a1aafad *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1668
diff changeset
1422 <P>AVI file playback works best on Solaris x86, because you have the
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1423 option to use the win32 codecs on the x86 platform, or can use
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1424 MMX/MMX2/3DNow/etc instructions for MP3/DivX/DVD/whatever. On Colaris SPARC,
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1425 you'll find quite a few AVI files with non working video and/or audio
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1426 playback, because the video/audio codecs using the Win32 DLLs are not
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1427 available. However, <B>DivX/OpenDivX</B> movies should work, when using
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1428 libavcodec.</P>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1429
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
1430 <P>On <B>UltraSPARC</B>s, MPlayer takes advantage of their <B>VIS</B>
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1431 extensions (equivalent to MMX), currently only in <I>libmpeg2</I>,
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1432 <I>libvo</I> and <I>libavcodec</I>, but not in mp3lib. You can watch a VOB
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1433 file on a 400MHz CPU. You'll need
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1434 <A HREF="http://www.sun.com/sparc/vis/mediaLib.html">mLib</A> installed.</P>
1731
07e2dfca67a3 can't stop commiting :)
gabucino
parents: 1716
diff changeset
1435
1682
dba45a1aafad *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1668
diff changeset
1436 <P>To build the package you will need GNU make (gmake, /opt/sfw/gmake), native
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1437 Solaris make will not work. Typical error you get when building with Solaris'
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1438 make instead of GNU make:</P>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1439
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1440 <PRE>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1441 % /usr/ccs/bin/make
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1442 make: Fatal error in reader: Makefile, line 25: Unexpected end of line seen
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1443 </PRE>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1444
1682
dba45a1aafad *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1668
diff changeset
1445 <P>On Solaris SPARC, you need the GNU C/C++ Compiler; it does not matter
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1446 if GNU C/C++ compiler is configured with or without the GNU assembler.</P>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1447
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1448 <P>On Solaris x86, you need the GNU assembler and the GNU C/C++ compiler,
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1449 configured to use the GNU assembler! The mplayer code on the x86 platform
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1450 makes heavy use of MMX, SSE and 3DNOW! instructions that cannot be compiled
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1451 using Sun's assembler <CODE>/usr/ccs/bin/as</CODE>.</P>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1452
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1453 <P>The configure script tries to find out, which assembler program is used by
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1454 your "gcc" command (in case the autodetection fails, use the
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1455 <CODE>--as=/whereever/you/have/installed/gnu-as</CODE> option to tell the
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1456 configure script where it can find GNU "as" on your system).</P>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1457
1682
dba45a1aafad *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1668
diff changeset
1458 <P>Error message from configure on a Solaris x86 system using GCC
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1459 without GNU assembler:</P>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1460
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1461 <PRE>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1462 % configure
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1463 ...
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1464 Checking assembler (/usr/ccs/bin/as) ... , failed
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1465 Please upgrade(downgrade) binutils to 2.10.1...
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1466 </PRE>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1467
1682
dba45a1aafad *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1668
diff changeset
1468 <P>(Solution: Install and use a gcc configured with "--with-as=gas")</P>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1469
1682
dba45a1aafad *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1668
diff changeset
1470 <P>Typical error you get when building with a GNU C compiler that does
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1471 not use GNU as:</P>
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1472
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1473 <PRE>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1474 % gmake
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1475 ...
2848
33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents: 2761
diff changeset
1476 gcc -c -Iloader -Ilibvo -O4 -march=i686 -mcpu=i686 -pipe -ffast-math
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1477 -fomit-frame-pointer -I/usr/local/include -o mplayer.o mplayer.c
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1478 Assembler: mplayer.c
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1479 "(stdin)", line 3567 : Illegal mnemonic
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1480 "(stdin)", line 3567 : Syntax error
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1481 ... more "Illegal mnemonic" and "Syntax error" errors ...
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1482 </PRE>
1682
dba45a1aafad *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1668
diff changeset
1483
dba45a1aafad *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1668
diff changeset
1484 <P>For DVD support you must have the patched libcss installed. Patch:
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1485 <A HREF="http://www.tools.de/solaris/mplayer/">http://www.tools.de/solaris/mplayer/</A>.</P>
1682
dba45a1aafad *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1668
diff changeset
1486
6998
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
1487 <P>Due to two bugs in Solaris 8 x86, you cannot reliably play DVD discs larger
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
1488 than 4 GB:</P>
1682
dba45a1aafad *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1668
diff changeset
1489
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1490 <UL>
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1491 <LI>The sd(7D) driver on Solaris 8 x86 driver has bug when accessing a disk
7076
3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly
diego
parents: 7061
diff changeset
1492 block &gt;4GB on a device using a logical blocksize != DEV_BSIZE (i.e. CD-ROM
6998
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
1493 and DVD media). Due to a 32Bit int overflow, a disk address modulo 4GB is
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1494 accessed.
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1495 (<A HREF="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/solarisonintel/message/22516">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/solarisonintel/message/22516</A>)
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1496 </LI>
6998
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
1497 <LI>A similar bug is present in the hsfs(7FS) filesystem code (aka
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
1498 ISO9660), hsfs currently does not support partitions/disks larger than 4GB, all data
83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu>
diego
parents: 6981
diff changeset
1499 is accessed modulo 4GB.
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1500 (<A HREF="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/solarisonintel/message/22592">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/solarisonintel/message/22592</A>)
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1501 </LI>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1502 </UL>
1682
dba45a1aafad *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1668
diff changeset
1503
1688
5fd4e5a76468 *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1686
diff changeset
1504 <P>On Solaris with an UltraSPARC CPU, you can get some extra speed by
5fd4e5a76468 *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1686
diff changeset
1505 using the CPU's VIS instructions for certain time consuming operations.
2848
33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents: 2761
diff changeset
1506 VIS acceleration can be used in MPlayer by calling functions in Sun's
1688
5fd4e5a76468 *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1686
diff changeset
1507 <A HREF="http://www.sun.com/sparc/vis/mediaLib.html">mediaLib</A>.</P>
5fd4e5a76468 *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1686
diff changeset
1508
5fd4e5a76468 *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1686
diff changeset
1509 <P>VIS accelerated operations from mediaLib are used for mpeg2 video
5fd4e5a76468 *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1686
diff changeset
1510 decoding and for color space conversion in the video output drivers.</P>
5fd4e5a76468 *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1686
diff changeset
1511
2452
7da4afe26f6b *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 2448
diff changeset
1512
7047
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
1513 <H2><A NAME="strongarm">6.4 StrongARM</A></H2>
1682
dba45a1aafad *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1668
diff changeset
1514
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
1515 <P>MPlayer is reported to compile on StrongARM. Use the following command line:</P>
1682
dba45a1aafad *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1668
diff changeset
1516
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1517 <PRE>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1518 ./configure --target=arm-linux --disable-css --with-x11libdir=/usr/arm/lib
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1519 --with-x11incdir=/usr/arm/lib --disable-gcc-checking
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1520 </PRE>
2452
7da4afe26f6b *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 2448
diff changeset
1521
7da4afe26f6b *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 2448
diff changeset
1522
7047
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
1523 <H2><A NAME="sgi">6.5 Silicon Graphics / IRIX</A></H2>
2452
7da4afe26f6b *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 2448
diff changeset
1524
6593
a2937bae0651 Expanded RTC section. It now explains how to allow RTC via /proc on newer
diego
parents: 6583
diff changeset
1525 <P>Reported working. You'll probably have to use the <I>SGI</I> ao driver.
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1526 Anyone has closer info?</P>
2452
7da4afe26f6b *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 2448
diff changeset
1527
7da4afe26f6b *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 2448
diff changeset
1528
7047
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
1529 <H2><A NAME="qnx">6.6 QNX</A></H2>
3027
7b85ba8c9be5 mostly fixes, some updates
gabucino
parents: 2967
diff changeset
1530
4500
c2be8678fdfb QNX updates
gabucino
parents: 4498
diff changeset
1531 <P>Works. You'll need to download SDL for QNX, and install it. Then run
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
1532 MPlayer with <CODE>-vo sdl:photon</CODE> and <CODE>-ao sdl:nto</CODE>
4500
c2be8678fdfb QNX updates
gabucino
parents: 4498
diff changeset
1533 options, and it should be fast.</P>
c2be8678fdfb QNX updates
gabucino
parents: 4498
diff changeset
1534
c2be8678fdfb QNX updates
gabucino
parents: 4498
diff changeset
1535 <P>The <CODE>-vo x11</CODE> output will be even slower than on Linux, since
4680
b5d956f0b6ea sok ize, mutyur, bizbasz.
gabucino
parents: 4632
diff changeset
1536 QNX has only X <I>emulation</I> which is VERY slow. Use SDL.</P>
3027
7b85ba8c9be5 mostly fixes, some updates
gabucino
parents: 2967
diff changeset
1537
7b85ba8c9be5 mostly fixes, some updates
gabucino
parents: 2967
diff changeset
1538
7942
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1539 <H2><A NAME="cygwin">6.7 Cygwin</A></H2>
5880
a04a7dc31ebb openbsd updates by Bj«Órn Sandell <biorn@dce.chalmers.se>
arpi
parents: 5863
diff changeset
1540
7942
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1541 <P>The Cygwin port is still in its infancy and could use some love,
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1542 <A HREF="tech/patches.txt">patches</A> are always welcome. You should also
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1543 check out the
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1544 <A HREF="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-cygwin/">mplayer-cygwin</A>
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1545 mailing list for help and latest information.</P>
5880
a04a7dc31ebb openbsd updates by Bj«Órn Sandell <biorn@dce.chalmers.se>
arpi
parents: 5863
diff changeset
1546
7942
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1547 <P>To get native DirectX video (<CODE>-vo directx</CODE>), install
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1548 <A HREF="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/dx7headers.tgz">DirectX 7 header files</A>
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1549 and recompile. This, together with <CODE>-ao win32</CODE> should give you best
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1550 results.</P>
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1551
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
1552 <P>You will have to go to the MPlayer directory, and copy or symlink
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1553 <CODE>etc/cygwin_inttypes.h</CODE> to <CODE>/usr/include/inttypes.h</CODE> to
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
1554 make MPlayer compile. Otherwise it will complain about missing
6960
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting
gabucino
parents: 6950
diff changeset
1555 <CODE>intypes.h</CODE>.</P>
6464
60211818e5b9 Applied Cygwin patch by Sylvain Petreolle <spetreolle@yahoo.fr>, adjusted
diego
parents: 6436
diff changeset
1556
7942
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1557 <P>Since there is no support for Win32 DLLs under Cygwin and OpenGL and mpdvdkit
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1558 do not work/compile, you should disable them in configure with
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1559 <CODE>./configure --disable-win32 --disable-gl --disable-mpdvdkit</CODE>.</P>
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1560
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1561 <P>SDL has also been reported to work after some tweaking:<BR>
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1562 There are several changes that need to be made to the <CODE>config.mak</CODE>
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1563 file after running <CODE>configure</CODE>. These changes, like any change to
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1564 <CODE>config.mak</CODE> after the <CODE>configure</CODE> run are <B>not</B>
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1565 supported, so please do <B>not</B> report bugs!</P>
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1566
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1567 <P>Find the line that reads</P>
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1568
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1569 <PRE>
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1570 SDL_LIB = -L/usr/local/lib -lmingw32 -lSDLmain -lSDL -mwindows -mno-cygwin
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1571 </PRE>
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1572
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1573 <P>and change it to:</P>
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1574
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1575 <PRE>
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1576 SDL_LIB = -L/usr/local/lib -lSDL -mcygwin
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1577 </PRE>
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1578
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1579 <P>and replace</P>
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1580
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1581 <PRE>
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1582 SDL_INC = -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/local/include/SDL -Dmain=SDL_main -I/usr/include/mingw -DWIN32 -Uunix -mno-cygwin
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1583 </PRE>
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1584
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1585 <P>with</P>
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1586
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1587 <PRE>
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1588 SDL_INC = -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/local/include/SDL -Uunix -mcygwin
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1589 </PRE>
b582c6fb0053 Unified BSD sections, expanded Cygwin section, small fixes.
diego
parents: 7814
diff changeset
1590
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1591
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1592
7365
822923446b66 Removed authors and maintainers section, now in txt format.
diego
parents: 7363
diff changeset
1593 <H1><A NAME="mailing_lists">Appendix A - Mailing lists</A></H1>
1682
dba45a1aafad *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1668
diff changeset
1594
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
1595 <P>There are some public mailing lists on MPlayer. Unless explicitly
7700
4a39a8bac5de Mailing list section reworded and updated. This should at some point be
diego
parents: 7699
diff changeset
1596 stated otherwise the language of these lists is <B>English</B>. Please do
4a39a8bac5de Mailing list section reworded and updated. This should at some point be
diego
parents: 7699
diff changeset
1597 not send messages in other languages or HTML mail! Message size limit is 80k.
4a39a8bac5de Mailing list section reworded and updated. This should at some point be
diego
parents: 7699
diff changeset
1598 If you have something bigger put it up for download somewhere. Click the
7787
05e518badc1b doc fixes part 1 (more will come when i find the time to read the rest)
attila
parents: 7700
diff changeset
1599 links to subscribe. On the mailing lists, the same rules about writing
7792
a1465b7f3221 Keyboard controls and options are described in the man page, removed the
diego
parents: 7787
diff changeset
1600 and quoting apply as on usenet. Please follow them, it makes the life of
a1465b7f3221 Keyboard controls and options are described in the man page, removed the
diego
parents: 7787
diff changeset
1601 those who read your mails a lot easier. If you do not know them please
7787
05e518badc1b doc fixes part 1 (more will come when i find the time to read the rest)
attila
parents: 7700
diff changeset
1602 read <A HREF="http://learn.to/edit_messages">HOWTO edit messages</A> or
05e518badc1b doc fixes part 1 (more will come when i find the time to read the rest)
attila
parents: 7700
diff changeset
1603 (if you are in a hurry)
05e518badc1b doc fixes part 1 (more will come when i find the time to read the rest)
attila
parents: 7700
diff changeset
1604 <A HREF="http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanb/documents/quotingguide.html">
05e518badc1b doc fixes part 1 (more will come when i find the time to read the rest)
attila
parents: 7700
diff changeset
1605 Quoting HOWTO</A>.</P>
1682
dba45a1aafad *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1668
diff changeset
1606
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1607 <UL>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1608 <LI>MPlayer developers list:
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1609 <A HREF="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-dev-eng">http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-dev-eng</A><BR>
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
1610 This list is about MPlayer development! Talking about interface/API
7700
4a39a8bac5de Mailing list section reworded and updated. This should at some point be
diego
parents: 7699
diff changeset
1611 changes, new libraries, code optimization, configure changes is ontopic
4a39a8bac5de Mailing list section reworded and updated. This should at some point be
diego
parents: 7699
diff changeset
1612 here. Send patches but <B>not</B> bug reports, user questions, feature
4a39a8bac5de Mailing list section reworded and updated. This should at some point be
diego
parents: 7699
diff changeset
1613 requests or flames here to keep the list traffic low.</LI>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1614 <LI>MPlayer users list:
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1615 <A HREF="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-users">http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-users</A>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1616 <UL>
7700
4a39a8bac5de Mailing list section reworded and updated. This should at some point be
diego
parents: 7699
diff changeset
1617 <LI>Send bug reports here after reading the <A HREF="#known_bugs">Known Bugs</A>
4a39a8bac5de Mailing list section reworded and updated. This should at some point be
diego
parents: 7699
diff changeset
1618 and <A HREF="bugreports.html">bug reporting section</A>).</LI>
4a39a8bac5de Mailing list section reworded and updated. This should at some point be
diego
parents: 7699
diff changeset
1619 <LI>Send feature requests here (after reading the <B>whole</B>
4a39a8bac5de Mailing list section reworded and updated. This should at some point be
diego
parents: 7699
diff changeset
1620 documentation).</LI>
4a39a8bac5de Mailing list section reworded and updated. This should at some point be
diego
parents: 7699
diff changeset
1621 <LI>Send user questions here (after reading the <B>whole</B>
4a39a8bac5de Mailing list section reworded and updated. This should at some point be
diego
parents: 7699
diff changeset
1622 documentation).</LI>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1623 </UL>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1624 </LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1625 <LI>MPlayer Hungarian users list:
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1626 <A HREF="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-felhasznalok">http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-felhasznalok</A>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1627 <UL>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1628 <LI>Hungarian language list</LI>
7700
4a39a8bac5de Mailing list section reworded and updated. This should at some point be
diego
parents: 7699
diff changeset
1629 <LI>Topic? We'll see about it... mostly flame and RTFM questions up to now :(</LI>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1630 </UL>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1631 </LI>
7700
4a39a8bac5de Mailing list section reworded and updated. This should at some point be
diego
parents: 7699
diff changeset
1632 <LI>MPlayer &amp; Matrox G200/G400/G450/G550 users:
4a39a8bac5de Mailing list section reworded and updated. This should at some point be
diego
parents: 7699
diff changeset
1633 <A HREF="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-matrox">http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-matrox</A><BR>
4a39a8bac5de Mailing list section reworded and updated. This should at some point be
diego
parents: 7699
diff changeset
1634 Matrox related questions like
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1635 <UL>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1636 <LI>things about mga_vid</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1637 <LI>Matrox's official beta drivers (for X 4.x.x)</LI>
7700
4a39a8bac5de Mailing list section reworded and updated. This should at some point be
diego
parents: 7699
diff changeset
1638 <LI>matroxfb-TVout stuff</LI>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1639 </UL>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1640 </LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1641 <LI>MPlayer &amp; DVB card users:
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1642 <A HREF="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-dvb">http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-dvb</A><BR>
7700
4a39a8bac5de Mailing list section reworded and updated. This should at some point be
diego
parents: 7699
diff changeset
1643 Things related to the hardware decoder card called DVB (<B>not</B> DXR3!).
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1644 </LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1645 <LI>MPlayer CVS-log:
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1646 <A HREF="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-cvslog">http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-cvslog</A><BR>
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
1647 All changes in MPlayer code are automatically sent to this list. Only
7700
4a39a8bac5de Mailing list section reworded and updated. This should at some point be
diego
parents: 7699
diff changeset
1648 questions about these changes belong here (if you do not understand why a
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1649 change is required or you have a better fix or you have noticed a possible
7700
4a39a8bac5de Mailing list section reworded and updated. This should at some point be
diego
parents: 7699
diff changeset
1650 bug/problem in the commit).</LI>
7043
ba9c212ed577 begun removing "Available options" and "Examples" sections, which
gabucino
parents: 7015
diff changeset
1651 <LI>MPlayer Cygwin-porting list:
ba9c212ed577 begun removing "Available options" and "Examples" sections, which
gabucino
parents: 7015
diff changeset
1652 <A HREF="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-cygwin">http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-cygwin</A><BR>
7814
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer
diego
parents: 7813
diff changeset
1653 List for discussion about MPlayer's Cygwin port.</LI>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1654 </UL>
1682
dba45a1aafad *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1668
diff changeset
1655
7076
3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly
diego
parents: 7061
diff changeset
1656 <P><B>Note:</B> You can reach the searchable mailing list archives at
3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly
diego
parents: 7061
diff changeset
1657 <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/cgi-bin/htsearch">http://www.mplayerhq.hu/cgi-bin/htsearch</A>.
3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly
diego
parents: 7061
diff changeset
1658
3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly
diego
parents: 7061
diff changeset
1659
3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly
diego
parents: 7061
diff changeset
1660
7365
822923446b66 Removed authors and maintainers section, now in txt format.
diego
parents: 7363
diff changeset
1661 <H1><A NAME="bug_reports">Appendix B</A> - <A HREF="bugreports.html">How to report bugs</A></H1>
7047
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
1662
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
1663
4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags.
diego
parents: 7043
diff changeset
1664
7365
822923446b66 Removed authors and maintainers section, now in txt format.
diego
parents: 7363
diff changeset
1665 <H1><A NAME="known_bugs">Appendix C - Known bugs</A></H1>
1748
63b6876090da *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1731
diff changeset
1666
6593
a2937bae0651 Expanded RTC section. It now explains how to allow RTC via /proc on newer
diego
parents: 6583
diff changeset
1667 <P>Special system/CPU-specific bugs/problems:</P>
1748
63b6876090da *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1731
diff changeset
1668 <UL>
63b6876090da *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1731
diff changeset
1669
63b6876090da *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1731
diff changeset
1670 <LI>SIGILL (signal 4) on P3 using 2.2.x kernels:<BR>
63b6876090da *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1731
diff changeset
1671 Problem: kernel 2.2.x doesn't have proper (working) SSE support<BR>
63b6876090da *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1731
diff changeset
1672 Solution: upgrade kernel to 2.4.x<BR>
6732
8460a77203de DXR3 moved to video.html. TOC updated, added <CODE> where appropiate.
diego
parents: 6731
diff changeset
1673 Workaround: <CODE>./configure --disable-sse</CODE></LI>
1748
63b6876090da *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1731
diff changeset
1674
63b6876090da *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1731
diff changeset
1675 <LI>General SIGILL (signal 4):<BR>
63b6876090da *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1731
diff changeset
1676 Problem: you compiled and run mplayer in different machines
6593
a2937bae0651 Expanded RTC section. It now explains how to allow RTC via /proc on newer
diego
parents: 6583
diff changeset
1677 (for example compiled on P3 and running on Celeron)<BR>
1748
63b6876090da *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1731
diff changeset
1678 Solution: compile MPlayer on the same machine where you will use it!<BR>
6732
8460a77203de DXR3 moved to video.html. TOC updated, added <CODE> where appropiate.
diego
parents: 6731
diff changeset
1679 Workaround: <CODE>./configure --disable-sse</CODE> etc. options</LI>
3669
5ef5df143cbf added "Internal buffer inconsistency" lame bug as Known problem
gabucino
parents: 3668
diff changeset
1680
5ef5df143cbf added "Internal buffer inconsistency" lame bug as Known problem
gabucino
parents: 3668
diff changeset
1681 <LI>"Internal buffer inconsistency" during MEncoder run:<BR>
6574
22def385928d GCC 3.0.4-RH update
diego
parents: 6573
diff changeset
1682 Problem: known problem when lame &lt; 3.90 was compiled with gcc 2.96 or 3.x.<BR>
22def385928d GCC 3.0.4-RH update
diego
parents: 6573
diff changeset
1683 Solution: use lame &gt;=3.90.<BR>
22def385928d GCC 3.0.4-RH update
diego
parents: 6573
diff changeset
1684 Workaround: compile lame with gcc 2.95.x and remove any already installed
22def385928d GCC 3.0.4-RH update
diego
parents: 6573
diff changeset
1685 lame packages, they may have been compiled with gcc 2.96.</LI>
4908
9b2b09d3ff8b strike period over, commiting stuff. next commit will be rewrite. (?)
gabucino
parents: 4819
diff changeset
1686
9b2b09d3ff8b strike period over, commiting stuff. next commit will be rewrite. (?)
gabucino
parents: 4819
diff changeset
1687 <LI>Messed up MP2/MP3 sound on PPC:<BR>
9b2b09d3ff8b strike period over, commiting stuff. next commit will be rewrite. (?)
gabucino
parents: 4819
diff changeset
1688 Problem: known GCC miscompilation bug on PPC platforms, no fix yet.<BR>
9b2b09d3ff8b strike period over, commiting stuff. next commit will be rewrite. (?)
gabucino
parents: 4819
diff changeset
1689 Workaround: use FFmpeg's (slow) MP1/MP2/MP3 decoder (<CODE>-ac ffmpeg</CODE>)</LI>
9b2b09d3ff8b strike period over, commiting stuff. next commit will be rewrite. (?)
gabucino
parents: 4819
diff changeset
1690
9b2b09d3ff8b strike period over, commiting stuff. next commit will be rewrite. (?)
gabucino
parents: 4819
diff changeset
1691 <LI>sig11 in libmpeg2, when scaling+encoding:<BR>
9b2b09d3ff8b strike period over, commiting stuff. next commit will be rewrite. (?)
gabucino
parents: 4819
diff changeset
1692 Problem: known GCC 2.95.2 MMX bug, upgrade to 2.95.3.</LI>
1748
63b6876090da *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1731
diff changeset
1693 </UL>
63b6876090da *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1731
diff changeset
1694
63b6876090da *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1731
diff changeset
1695 <P>Various A-V sync and other audio problems:</P>
63b6876090da *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1731
diff changeset
1696
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1697 General audio delay or jerky sound (exists with all or many files):
1748
63b6876090da *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1731
diff changeset
1698 <UL>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1699 <LI>most common: buggy audio driver! - try to use different drivers, try
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1700 ALSA 0.9 OSS emulation with -ao oss, also try -ao sdl, sometimes it helps.
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1701 If your file plays fine with -nosound, then you can be sure it's sound card
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1702 (driver) problem.</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1703 <LI>audio buffer problems (buffer size badly detected)<BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1704 Workaround: mplayer -abs option</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1705 <LI>samplerate problems - maybe your card doesn't support the samplerate
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1706 used in your files - try the resampling plugin (-aop)</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1707 <LI>slow machine (CPU or VGA)<BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1708 try with -vo null, if it plays well, then you have slow VGA card/driver<BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1709 Workaround: buy a faster card or read this documentation about how to speed up<BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1710 Also try -framedrop</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1711 </UL>
1748
63b6876090da *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1731
diff changeset
1712
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1713 Audio delay/de-sync specific to one or a few files:
1748
63b6876090da *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1731
diff changeset
1714 <UL>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1715 <LI>bad file<BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1716 Workaround:
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1717 <UL>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1718 <LI>-ni or -nobps option (for non-interleaved or bad files)<BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1719 and/or</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1720 <LI>-mc 0 (required for files with badly interleaved VBR audio)<BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1721 and/or</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1722 <LI>-delay option or +/- keys at runtime to adjust delay</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1723 </UL>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1724 If none of these help, please upload the file, we'll check (and fix).
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1725 </LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1726 <LI>your sound card doesn't support 48kHz playback<BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1727 Workaround: buy a better sound card... or try to decrease fps by 10% (use
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1728 -fps 27 for a 30fps movie) or use the resampler plugin</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1729 <LI>slow machine<BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1730 (if A-V is not around 0, and the last number in the status line increasing)<BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1731 Workaround: -framedrop</LI>
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1732 </UL>
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1733
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1734 No sound at all:
1748
63b6876090da *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1731
diff changeset
1735 <UL>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1736 <LI>your file uses an unsupported audio codec<BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1737 Workaround: read the documentation and help us adding support for it</LI>
1748
63b6876090da *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1731
diff changeset
1738 </UL>
63b6876090da *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1731
diff changeset
1739
6436
a2eb6f519855 Background now set by CSS, added doctype and charset.
diego
parents: 6393
diff changeset
1740 No picture at all (just plain grey/green window):
5105
3411814cc3e5 a "few" "small" "fixes" ...
arpi
parents: 5096
diff changeset
1741 <UL>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1742 <LI>your file uses an unsupported video codec<BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1743 Workaround: read the documentation and help us adding support for it</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1744 <LI>auto-selected codec can't decode the file, try to select another using -vc
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1745 or -vfm options</LI>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1746 <LI>you try to play DivX 3.x file with OpenDivX decoder or XviD (-vc odivx)
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1747 - install Divx4Linux and recompile player</LI>
5105
3411814cc3e5 a "few" "small" "fixes" ...
arpi
parents: 5096
diff changeset
1748 </UL>
3411814cc3e5 a "few" "small" "fixes" ...
arpi
parents: 5096
diff changeset
1749
1748
63b6876090da *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1731
diff changeset
1750 <P>Video-out problems:</P>
63b6876090da *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1731
diff changeset
1751
63b6876090da *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1731
diff changeset
1752 <P>First note: options -fs -vm and -zoom are just recommendations, not (yet)
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1753 supported by all drivers. So it isn't a bug if it doesn't work.
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1754 Only a few driver supports scaling/zooming, don't expect this from x11 or dga.</P>
1748
63b6876090da *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1731
diff changeset
1755
63b6876090da *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1731
diff changeset
1756 <P>OSD/sub flickering:<BR>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1757 - x11 driver: sorry, it can't be fixed now<BR>
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1758 - xv driver: use -double option</P>
1748
63b6876090da *** empty log message ***
gabucino
parents: 1731
diff changeset
1759
5105
3411814cc3e5 a "few" "small" "fixes" ...
arpi
parents: 5096
diff changeset
1760 <P>Green image using mga_vid (-vo mga / -vo xmga):<BR>
6974
916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics *only*.
diego
parents: 6970
diff changeset
1761 - mga_vid misdetected your card's RAM amount, reload it using mga_ram_size option</P>
5105
3411814cc3e5 a "few" "small" "fixes" ...
arpi
parents: 5096
diff changeset
1762
7365
822923446b66 Removed authors and maintainers section, now in txt format.
diego
parents: 7363
diff changeset
1763
822923446b66 Removed authors and maintainers section, now in txt format.
diego
parents: 7363
diff changeset
1764
822923446b66 Removed authors and maintainers section, now in txt format.
diego
parents: 7363
diff changeset
1765 <H1><A NAME="skin">Appendix D</A> - <A HREF="skin-en.html">MPlayer skin format</A></H1>
822923446b66 Removed authors and maintainers section, now in txt format.
diego
parents: 7363
diff changeset
1766
822923446b66 Removed authors and maintainers section, now in txt format.
diego
parents: 7363
diff changeset
1767
822923446b66 Removed authors and maintainers section, now in txt format.
diego
parents: 7363
diff changeset
1768
822923446b66 Removed authors and maintainers section, now in txt format.
diego
parents: 7363
diff changeset
1769 <H1><A NAME="flame_wars">Appendix E</A> - <A HREF="users_against_developers.html">Developer Cries</A></H1>
822923446b66 Removed authors and maintainers section, now in txt format.
diego
parents: 7363
diff changeset
1770
822923446b66 Removed authors and maintainers section, now in txt format.
diego
parents: 7363
diff changeset
1771
1612
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1772 </BODY>
1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox
gabucino
parents:
diff changeset
1773 </HTML>