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4 <title>Frequently Asked Questions</title> | |
5 | |
10373 | 6 <qandaset defaultlabel="qanda"> |
7 | |
8 <qandadiv id="faq-development"> | |
9 <title>Development</title> | |
10 | |
11 <qandaentry> | |
12 <question><para> | |
13 How do I create a proper patch for <application>MPlayer</application>? | |
14 </para></question> | |
15 <answer><para> | |
16 We made a <ulink url="../../tech/patches.txt">short document</ulink> | |
17 describing all the necessary details. Please follow the instructions. | |
18 </para></answer> | |
19 </qandaentry> | |
20 | |
21 <qandaentry> | |
22 <question><para> | |
11813 | 23 How do I translate <application>MPlayer</application> to a new language? |
24 </para></question> | |
25 <answer><para> | |
26 Read the <ulink url="../../tech/translations.txt">translation HOWTO</ulink>, | |
27 it should explain everything. You can get further help on the | |
19709 | 28 <ulink url="http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-translations">MPlayer-translations</ulink> |
11813 | 29 mailing list. |
30 </para></answer> | |
31 </qandaentry> | |
32 | |
33 <qandaentry> | |
34 <question><para> | |
10373 | 35 How can I support <application>MPlayer</application> development? |
36 </para></question> | |
37 <answer><para> | |
38 We are more than happy to accept your hardware and software | |
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39 <ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/donations.html">donations</ulink>. |
11540 | 40 They help us in continuously improving <application>MPlayer</application>. |
10373 | 41 </para></answer> |
42 </qandaentry> | |
43 | |
44 <qandaentry> | |
45 <question><para> | |
46 How can I become an <application>MPlayer</application> developer? | |
47 </para></question> | |
48 <answer><para> | |
49 We always welcome coders and documenters. Read the | |
50 <ulink url="../../tech/">technical documentation</ulink> | |
51 to get a first grasp. Then you should subscribe to the | |
19709 | 52 <ulink url="http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-dev-eng">MPlayer-dev-eng</ulink> |
11813 | 53 mailing list and start coding. If you want to help out with the documentation, |
54 join the | |
19709 | 55 <ulink url="http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-docs">MPlayer-docs</ulink> |
11813 | 56 mailing list. |
10373 | 57 </para></answer> |
58 </qandaentry> | |
59 | |
60 <qandaentry> | |
61 <question><para> | |
62 Why don't you use autoconf/automake? | |
63 </para></question> | |
64 <answer><para> | |
65 We have a modular, handwritten build system. It does a reasonably good | |
66 job, so why change? Besides, we dislike the auto* tools, just like | |
67 <ulink url="http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/889/">other people</ulink>. | |
68 </para></answer> | |
69 </qandaentry> | |
70 </qandadiv> | |
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21521 | 72 <!-- ********** --> |
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75 <title>Compilation and installation</title> |
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78 <question><para> | |
14824 | 79 Compilation fails with an error and <application>gcc</application> bails out |
80 with some cryptic message containing the phrase | |
81 <systemitem>internal compiler error</systemitem> or | |
82 <systemitem>unable to find a register to spill</systemitem>. | |
83 </para></question> | |
84 <answer><para> | |
85 You have stumbled over a bug in <application>gcc</application>. Please | |
86 <ulink url="http://gcc.gnu.org/bugs.html">report it to the gcc team</ulink> | |
87 but not to us. For some reason <application>MPlayer</application> seems to | |
88 trigger compiler bugs frequently. Nevertheless we cannot fix them and do not | |
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91 stable, or upgrade frequently. |
14824 | 92 </para></answer> |
93 </qandaentry> | |
94 | |
95 <qandaentry> | |
96 <question><para> | |
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97 Are there binary (RPM/Debian) packages of <application>MPlayer</application>? |
10373 | 98 </para></question> |
99 <answer><para> | |
100 See the <link linkend="debian">Debian</link> and <link linkend="rpm">RPM</link> | |
101 section for details. | |
102 </para></answer> | |
103 </qandaentry> | |
104 | |
105 <qandaentry> | |
106 <question><para> | |
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118 <question><para> |
11540 | 119 Configure ends with this text, and <application>MPlayer</application> won't compile! |
9675 | 120 <screen>Your gcc does not support even i386 for '-march' and '-mcpu'</screen> |
121 </para></question> | |
122 <answer><para> | |
13697 | 123 Your gcc isn't installed correctly, check the <filename>configure.log</filename> |
9675 | 124 file for details. |
125 </para></answer> | |
126 </qandaentry> | |
127 | |
128 <qandaentry> | |
129 <question><para> | |
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131 <systemitem>mga_vid</systemitem> driver? |
9675 | 132 </para></question> |
133 <answer><para> | |
10373 | 134 Read the <link linkend="mga_vid">mga_vid</link> section. |
9675 | 135 </para></answer> |
136 </qandaentry> | |
137 | |
138 <qandaentry> | |
139 <question><para> | |
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142 have X11 installed!? |
9675 | 143 </para></question> |
144 <answer><para> | |
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145 ... but you don't have the X11 development package installed. Or not correctly. |
20641 | 146 It's called <filename>XFree86-devel*</filename> under Red Hat, |
147 <filename>xlibs-dev</filename> under Debian Woody and | |
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148 <filename>libx11-dev</filename> under Debian Sarge. Also check if the |
9675 | 149 <filename class="directory">/usr/X11</filename> and |
150 <filename class="directory">/usr/include/X11</filename> symlinks exist (this | |
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9675 | 152 </para></answer> |
153 </qandaentry> | |
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157 Building on Mac OS 10.3 leads to several link errors</para></question> |
21689 | 158 <answer> |
159 <para> | |
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160 The link error you're experiencing most likely looks like this: |
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161 <screen> |
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162 ld: Undefined symbols: |
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163 _LLCStyleInfoCheckForOpenTypeTables referenced from QuartzCore expected to be defined in ApplicationServices |
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165 </screen> |
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166 This problem is the result of Apple developers using 10.4 to compile |
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167 their software and distributing the binaries to 10.3 users via |
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168 Software Update. |
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169 The undefined symbols are present in Mac OS 10.4, |
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170 but not 10.3. |
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171 One solution can be to downgrade to QuickTime 7.0.1. |
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172 Here is a better solution. |
21689 | 173 </para> |
174 <para> | |
175 Get an | |
176 <ulink url="http://rapidshare.de/files/20281171/CompatFrameworks.tgz.html">older copy of the frameworks</ulink>. | |
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177 This will give you a compressed file that contains the QuickTime |
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178 7.0.1 Framework and a 10.3.9 QuartzCore Framework. |
21689 | 179 </para> |
180 <para> | |
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183 <filename class="directory">/System/Library/Frameworks</filename>! |
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184 Using this older copy is only meant to get around link errors!) |
21689 | 185 <screen>gunzip < CompatFrameworks.tgz | tar xvf -</screen> |
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186 In config.mak, you should append |
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187 <systemitem>-F/path/to/where/you/extracted</systemitem> |
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188 to the <systemitem>OPTFLAGS</systemitem> variable. |
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189 If you use <application>X-Code</application>, you can just select these |
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190 frameworks instead of the system ones. |
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193 The resulting <application>MPlayer</application> binary will actually |
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196 (You can verify this using <systemitem>otool -l</systemitem>). |
21689 | 197 </para> |
198 </answer> | |
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21521 | 202 <!-- ********** --> |
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204 <qandadiv id="faq-general"> | |
205 <title>General questions</title> | |
10373 | 206 |
9675 | 207 <qandaentry> |
208 <question><para> | |
10373 | 209 Are there any mailing lists on <application>MPlayer</application>? |
9675 | 210 </para></question> |
211 <answer><para> | |
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19795 | 213 <ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/mailing_lists.html">mailing lists section</ulink> |
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214 of our homepage. |
9675 | 215 </para></answer> |
216 </qandaentry> | |
217 | |
218 <qandaentry> | |
219 <question><para> | |
21521 | 220 I've found a nasty bug when I tried to play my favorite video! |
221 Who should I inform? | |
9675 | 222 </para></question> |
223 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 224 Please read the <link linkend="bugreports">bug reporting guidelines</link> |
10373 | 225 and follow the instructions. |
9675 | 226 </para></answer> |
227 </qandaentry> | |
228 | |
229 <qandaentry> | |
230 <question><para> | |
10373 | 231 I have problems playing files with the ... codec. Can I use them? |
9675 | 232 </para></question> |
233 <answer><para> | |
15316 | 234 Check the <ulink url="../../codecs-status.html">codec status</ulink>, |
21521 | 235 if it doesn't contain your codec, read the |
236 <link linkend="codecs">codec documentation</link>, especially the | |
237 <link linkend="codec-importing">codec importing HOWTO</link> and contact us. | |
9675 | 238 </para></answer> |
239 </qandaentry> | |
240 | |
241 <qandaentry> | |
242 <question><para> | |
10373 | 243 When I start playing, I get this message but everything seems fine: |
244 <screen>Linux RTC init: ioctl (rtc_pie_on): Permission denied</screen> | |
9675 | 245 </para></question> |
246 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 247 You need a specially set up kernel to use the RTC timing code. |
248 For details see the <link linkend="rtc">RTC</link> section of the documentation. | |
9675 | 249 </para></answer> |
250 </qandaentry> | |
251 | |
252 <qandaentry> | |
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255 </para></question> |
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266 </para></answer> |
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270 <question><para> |
9675 | 271 What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line? |
272 </para></question> | |
273 <answer><para> | |
274 Example: | |
21521 | 275 <screen> |
276 A: 2.1 V: 2.2 A-V: -0.167 ct: 0.042 57/57 41% 0% 2.6% 0 4 49% 1.00x | |
277 </screen> | |
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280 <term><systemitem>A: 2.1</systemitem></term> | |
281 <listitem><para>audio position in seconds</para></listitem> | |
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284 <term><systemitem>V: 2.2</systemitem></term> | |
285 <listitem><para>video position in seconds</para></listitem> | |
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288 <term><systemitem>A-V: -0.167</systemitem></term> | |
289 <listitem><para>audio-video difference in seconds (delay)</para></listitem> | |
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292 <term><systemitem>ct: 0.042</systemitem></term> | |
293 <listitem><para>total A-V sync correction done</para></listitem> | |
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21521 | 295 <varlistentry> |
296 <term><systemitem>57/57</systemitem></term> | |
297 <listitem><para> | |
298 frames played/decoded (counting from last seek) | |
299 </para></listitem> | |
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21521 | 301 <varlistentry> |
302 <term><systemitem>41%</systemitem></term> | |
303 <listitem><para> | |
304 video codec CPU usage in percent | |
305 (for slice rendering and direct rendering this includes video_out) | |
306 </para></listitem> | |
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309 <term><systemitem>0%</systemitem></term> | |
310 <listitem><para>video_out CPU usage</para></listitem> | |
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313 <term><systemitem>2.6%</systemitem></term> | |
314 <listitem><para>audio codec CPU usage in percent</para></listitem> | |
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317 <term><systemitem>0</systemitem></term> | |
318 <listitem><para>frames dropped to maintain A-V sync</para></listitem> | |
319 </varlistentry> | |
320 <varlistentry> | |
321 <term><systemitem>4</systemitem></term> | |
322 <listitem><para> | |
323 current level of image postprocessing (when using <option>-autoq</option>) | |
324 </para></listitem> | |
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325 </varlistentry> |
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327 <term><systemitem>49%</systemitem></term> | |
328 <listitem><para> | |
329 current cache size used (around 50% is normal) | |
330 </para></listitem> | |
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333 <term><systemitem>1.00x</systemitem></term> | |
334 <listitem><para>playback speed as a factor of original speed</para></listitem> | |
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335 </varlistentry> |
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338 option to make them disappear. |
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339 You might notice that video_out CPU usage is zero (0%) for some files. |
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341 be measured separately. If you wish to know the video_out speed, compare |
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343 your usual video output driver. |
9675 | 344 </para></answer> |
345 </qandaentry> | |
346 | |
347 <qandaentry> | |
348 <question><para> | |
21521 | 349 There are error messages about file not found |
350 <filename>/usr/local/lib/codecs/</filename> ... | |
9675 | 351 </para></question> |
352 <answer><para> | |
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355 </para></answer> |
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356 </qandaentry> |
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359 <question><para> |
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360 How can I make <application>MPlayer</application> remember the options I |
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362 </para></question> |
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366 or in the same directory as the file. |
9675 | 367 </para></answer> |
368 </qandaentry> | |
369 | |
370 <qandaentry> | |
371 <question><para> | |
372 Subtitles are very nice, the most beautiful I've ever seen, but they | |
373 slow down playing! I know it's unlikely ... | |
374 </para></question> | |
375 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 376 After running <filename>./configure</filename>, |
377 edit <filename>config.h</filename> and replace | |
378 <systemitem>#undef FAST_OSD</systemitem> with | |
9675 | 379 <systemitem>#define FAST_OSD</systemitem>. Then recompile. |
380 </para></answer> | |
381 </qandaentry> | |
382 | |
383 <qandaentry> | |
384 <question><para> | |
10042 | 385 I can't access the GUI menu. I press right click, but I can't |
386 access any menu items! | |
387 </para></question> | |
388 <answer><para> | |
389 Are you using FVWM? Try the following: | |
390 <orderedlist> | |
21689 | 391 <listitem><para> |
392 Start -> Settings -> Configuration -> Base Configuration | |
393 </para></listitem> | |
394 <listitem><para> | |
395 Set <systemitem>Use Applications position hints</systemitem> | |
396 to <systemitem>Yes</systemitem> | |
397 </para></listitem> | |
10042 | 398 </orderedlist> |
399 </para></answer> | |
400 </qandaentry> | |
401 | |
402 <qandaentry> | |
403 <question><para> | |
11540 | 404 How can I run <application>MPlayer</application> in the background? |
9675 | 405 </para></question> |
406 <answer><para> | |
407 Use: | |
21521 | 408 <screen> |
409 mplayer <replaceable>options</replaceable> <replaceable>filename</replaceable> < /dev/null & | |
410 </screen> | |
9675 | 411 </para></answer> |
412 </qandaentry> | |
413 </qandadiv> | |
414 | |
21521 | 415 <!-- ********** --> |
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9675 | 417 <qandadiv id="faq-playback"> |
418 <title>Playback problems</title> | |
10490 | 419 |
420 <qandaentry> | |
421 <question><para> | |
14995 | 422 I cannot pinpoint the cause of some strange playback problem. |
423 </para></question> | |
424 <answer><para> | |
425 Do you have a stray <filename>codecs.conf</filename> file in | |
426 <filename>~/.mplayer/</filename>, <filename>/etc/</filename>, | |
427 <filename>/usr/local/etc/</filename> or a similar location? Remove it, | |
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435 system, you should remove it now. |
14995 | 436 </para></answer> |
437 </qandaentry> | |
438 | |
439 <qandaentry> | |
440 <question><para> | |
16821 | 441 How can I get subtitles to appear on the black margins around a movie? |
442 </para></question> | |
443 <answer><para> | |
444 Use the <systemitem>expand</systemitem> video filter to increase the | |
445 area onto which the movie is rendered vertically and place the movie | |
446 at the top border, for example: | |
21689 | 447 <screen>mplayer -vf expand=0:-100:0:0 -slang de dvd://1</screen> |
16821 | 448 </para></answer> |
449 </qandaentry> | |
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16821 | 451 <qandaentry> |
452 <question><para> | |
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454 </para></question> |
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456 You have to use <option>-aid</option> (audio ID) or <option>-alang</option> |
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464 <screen> |
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465 mplayer -vo null -ao null -frames 0 -v <replaceable>filename</replaceable> | grep sid |
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472 <question><para> |
12437 | 473 I'm trying to play a random stream off the internet but it fails. |
474 </para></question> | |
475 <answer><para> | |
476 Try playing the stream with the <option>-playlist</option> option. | |
477 </para></answer> | |
478 </qandaentry> | |
479 | |
480 <qandaentry> | |
481 <question><para> | |
12323 | 482 I downloaded a movie off a P2P network and it doesn't work! |
483 </para></question> | |
484 <answer><para> | |
485 Your file is most probably broken or a fake file. If you got it from | |
486 a friend, and he says it works, try comparing | |
487 <application>md5sum</application> hashes. | |
488 </para></answer> | |
489 </qandaentry> | |
490 | |
491 <qandaentry> | |
492 <question><para> | |
493 I'm having trouble getting my subtitles to display, help!! | |
494 </para></question> | |
495 <answer><para> | |
496 Make sure you have installed fonts properly. Run through the steps in the | |
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12323 | 498 section again. If you are using TrueType fonts, verify that you have the |
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12323 | 500 Other things include checking your subtitles in a text editor or with other |
501 players. Also try converting them to another format. | |
502 </para></answer> | |
503 </qandaentry> | |
504 | |
505 <qandaentry> | |
506 <question><para> | |
12026 | 507 Why doesn't <application>MPlayer</application> work on Fedora Core? |
508 </para></question> | |
509 <answer><para> | |
510 There is a bad interaction on Fedora between exec-shield, | |
511 prelink, and any applications which use Windows DLLs | |
512 (such as <application>MPlayer</application>). | |
513 </para> | |
514 <para> | |
515 The problem is that exec-shield randomizes the load addresses of all the | |
516 system libraries. This randomization happens at prelink time (once every | |
517 two weeks). | |
518 </para> | |
519 <para> | |
520 When <application>MPlayer</application> tries to load a Windows DLL it | |
521 wants to put it at a specific address (0x400000). If an important system | |
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12026 | 524 (A typical symptom would be a segmentation fault when trying |
525 to play Windows Media 9 files.) | |
526 </para> | |
527 <para> | |
528 If you run into this problem you have two options: | |
529 <itemizedlist> | |
21521 | 530 <listitem><para> |
531 Wait two weeks. It might start working again. | |
532 </para></listitem> | |
533 <listitem><para> | |
534 Relink all the binaries on the system with different | |
535 prelink options. Here are step by step instructions: | |
536 </para> | |
537 <procedure> | |
538 <step><para> | |
21689 | 539 Edit <filename>/etc/syconfig/prelink</filename> and change |
540 <programlisting>PRELINK_OPTS=-mR</programlisting> to | |
541 <programlisting>PRELINK_OPTS="-mR --no-exec-shield"</programlisting> | |
21521 | 542 </para></step> |
543 <step><para> | |
544 <command>touch /var/lib/misc/prelink.force</command> | |
545 </para></step> | |
21689 | 546 <step><para> |
547 <command>/etc/cron.daily/prelink</command> | |
548 (This relinks all the applications, and it takes quite a while.) | |
21521 | 549 </para></step> |
550 <step><para> | |
551 <command>execstack -s <replaceable>/path/to/</replaceable>mplayer</command> | |
552 (This turns off exec-shield for the | |
21689 | 553 <application>MPlayer</application> binary.) |
21521 | 554 </para></step> |
555 </procedure> | |
12026 | 556 </listitem> |
557 </itemizedlist> | |
558 </para></answer> | |
559 </qandaentry> | |
560 | |
561 <qandaentry> | |
562 <question><para> | |
11532 | 563 <application>MPlayer</application> dies with |
564 <screen>MPlayer interrupted by signal 4 in module: decode_video</screen> | |
9675 | 565 </para></question> |
566 <answer><para> | |
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11540 | 569 (<command>./configure --enable-runtime-cpudetection</command>). |
9675 | 570 </para></answer> |
571 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 572 |
9675 | 573 <qandaentry> |
574 <question><para> | |
21521 | 575 When I try to grab from my tuner, it works, but colors are strange. |
576 It's OK with other applications. | |
9675 | 577 </para></question> |
578 <answer><para> | |
12348 | 579 Your card probably reports some colorspaces as supported when in fact |
580 it does not support them. Try with YUY2 instead of the | |
10373 | 581 default YV12 (see the <link linkend="tv-input">TV</link> section). |
9675 | 582 </para></answer> |
583 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 584 |
9675 | 585 <qandaentry> |
586 <question><para> | |
21521 | 587 I get very strange percentage values (way too big) |
588 while playing files on my notebook. | |
9675 | 589 </para></question> |
590 <answer><para> | |
591 It's an effect of the power management / power saving system of your notebook | |
10042 | 592 (BIOS, not kernel). Plug the external power connector in |
21521 | 593 <emphasis role="bold">before</emphasis> you power on your notebook. You can |
594 also try whether | |
595 <ulink url="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/cpufreq/cpufreq.html">cpufreq</ulink> | |
10042 | 596 (a SpeedStep interface for Linux) helps you. |
9675 | 597 </para></answer> |
598 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 599 |
9675 | 600 <qandaentry> |
601 <question><para> | |
21521 | 602 The audio/video gets totally out of sync when I run |
603 <application>MPlayer</application> as | |
604 <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> on my notebook. | |
605 It works normal when i run it as a user. | |
9675 | 606 </para></question> |
607 <answer><para> | |
608 This is again a power management effect (see above). Plug the external power | |
609 connector in <emphasis role="bold">before</emphasis> you power on your notebook | |
610 or use the <option>-nortc</option> option. | |
611 </para></answer> | |
612 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 613 |
614 <qandaentry> | |
9722 | 615 <question><para> |
10042 | 616 While playing a movie it suddenly gets jerky and I get the following message: |
9722 | 617 <screen>Badly interleaved AVI file detected - switching to -ni mode...</screen> |
618 </para></question> | |
619 <answer><para> | |
10042 | 620 Badly interleaved files and <option>-cache</option> don't work well together. |
9722 | 621 Try <option>-nocache</option>. |
622 </para></answer> | |
623 </qandaentry> | |
15835 | 624 </qandadiv> |
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21521 | 658 <screen>mplayer -vo help</screen> |
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21521 | 699 too slow. |
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721 <question><para> | |
722 I have no sound when playing a video and get error messages similar to this one: | |
723 <screen> | |
21521 | 724 AO: [oss] 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian) |
725 audio_setup: Can't open audio device /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy | |
726 couldn't open/init audio device -> NOSOUND | |
727 Audio: no sound!!! | |
728 Start playing... | |
9675 | 729 </screen> |
730 </para></question> | |
731 <answer><para> | |
16341 | 732 Are you running KDE or GNOME with the aRts or ESD sound daemon? Try disabling |
21521 | 733 the sound daemon or use the <option>-ao arts</option> or |
734 <option>-ao esd</option> option to make <application>MPlayer</application> use | |
735 aRts or ESD. | |
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738 directly use the ALSA audio output driver. |
9675 | 739 </para></answer> |
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16341 | 748 The KDE aRts sound daemon is blocking the sound device. Either wait until the |
749 video starts or disable the aRts daemon in control center. If you want to use | |
750 aRts sound, specify audio output via our native aRts audio driver | |
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760 Some of my AVIs play fine, but some play with double speed! | |
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21521 | 771 When I play this movie I get video-audio desync and/or |
772 <application>MPlayer</application> crashes with the following message: | |
773 <screen> | |
774 DEMUXER: Too many (945 in 8390980 bytes) video packets in the buffer! | |
775 </screen> | |
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780 <listitem><para> |
21521 | 781 Your CPU <emphasis>and/or</emphasis> video card <emphasis>and/or</emphasis> |
782 bus is too slow. <application>MPlayer</application> displays a message if | |
783 this is the case (and the dropped frames counter goes up fast). | |
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21521 | 786 If it is an AVI, maybe it has bad interleaving, try the |
787 <option>-ni</option> to work around this. | |
788 Or it may have a bad header, in this case <option>-nobps</option> | |
789 and/or <option>-mc 0</option> can help. | |
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21521 | 792 Your sound driver is buggy. |
793 See the <link linkend="audio">audio section</link>. | |
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17036 | 798 |
799 <qandaentry> | |
800 <question><para> | |
21521 | 801 How can I get rid of A/V desynchronization |
802 while seeking through RealMedia streams? | |
17036 | 803 </para></question> |
804 <answer><para> | |
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17036 | 806 </para></answer> |
807 </qandaentry> | |
9675 | 808 </qandadiv> |
809 | |
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9675 | 812 <qandadiv id="faq-dvd"> |
813 <title>DVD playback</title> | |
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816 <question><para> | |
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9675 | 818 </para></question> |
819 <answer><para> | |
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827 undertaking. |
9675 | 828 </para></answer> |
829 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 830 |
9675 | 831 <qandaentry> |
832 <question><para> | |
19787 | 833 I can't watch any recent DVDs from Sony Pictures/BMG. |
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19746 | 837 The only way to play these DVDs is to circumvent the bad blocks of the disk |
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838 by using DVDnav instead of mpdvdkit2. |
20598 | 839 You can do so by compiling <application>MPlayer</application> with DVDnav |
840 support and then replacing dvd:// by dvdnav:// on the command line. | |
19746 | 841 DVDnav is so far mutually exclusive with mpdvdkit2, so make sure you pass |
842 <option>--disable-mpdvdkit</option> to the configure script. | |
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11540 | 848 What about subtitles? Can <application>MPlayer</application> display them? |
9675 | 849 </para></question> |
850 <answer><para> | |
10373 | 851 Yes. See the <link linkend="dvd">DVD chapter</link>. |
9675 | 852 </para></answer> |
853 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 854 |
9675 | 855 <qandaentry> |
856 <question><para> | |
857 How can I set the region code of my DVD-drive? I don't have Windows! | |
858 </para></question> | |
859 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 860 Use the |
861 <ulink url="http://linvdr.org/projects/regionset/">regionset tool</ulink>. | |
9675 | 862 </para></answer> |
863 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 864 |
9675 | 865 <qandaentry> |
866 <question><para> | |
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9675 | 878 </para></question> |
879 <answer><para> | |
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9675 | 881 on the DVD device entry (in <filename class="directory">/dev/</filename>). |
882 </para></answer> | |
883 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 884 |
9675 | 885 <qandaentry> |
886 <question><para> | |
887 Is it possible to play/encode only selected chapters? | |
888 </para></question> | |
889 <answer><para> | |
890 Yes, try the <option>-chapter</option> option. | |
891 </para></answer> | |
892 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 893 |
9675 | 894 <qandaentry> |
895 <question><para> | |
896 My DVD playback is sluggish! | |
897 </para></question> | |
898 <answer><para> | |
899 Use the <option>-cache</option> option (described in the man page) and try | |
21521 | 900 enabling DMA for the DVD drive with the <command>hdparm</command> tool |
901 (described in the <link linkend="drives">CD chapter</link>). | |
9675 | 902 </para></answer> |
903 </qandaentry> | |
13511 | 904 |
905 <qandaentry> | |
906 <question><para> | |
907 I copied a DVD using vobcopy. How do I play/encode it from my hard disk? | |
908 </para></question> | |
909 <answer><para> | |
910 Use the <option>-dvd-device</option> option to refer to the directory | |
911 that contains the files: | |
912 <screen> | |
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13511 | 914 </screen> |
915 </para></answer> | |
916 </qandaentry> | |
9675 | 917 </qandadiv> |
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9675 | 920 <qandadiv id="faq-features"> |
921 <title>Feature requests</title> | |
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9675 | 923 <qandaentry> |
924 <question><para> | |
21521 | 925 If <application>MPlayer</application> is paused and I try to seek or press any |
926 key at all, <application>MPlayer</application> ceases to be paused. | |
927 I would like to be able to seek in the paused movie. | |
9675 | 928 </para></question> |
929 <answer><para> | |
930 This is very tricky to implement without losing A/V synchronization. | |
931 All attempts have failed so far, but patches are welcome. | |
932 </para></answer> | |
933 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 934 |
9675 | 935 <qandaentry> |
936 <question><para> | |
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9675 | 938 </para></question> |
939 <answer><para> | |
14312 | 940 You can step forward one frame by pressing <keycap>.</keycap>. |
14320 | 941 If the movie was not paused it will be paused afterwards |
942 (see the man page for details). | |
14309 | 943 Stepping backwards is unlikely to be implemented anytime soon. |
9675 | 944 </para></answer> |
945 </qandaentry> | |
946 </qandadiv> | |
947 | |
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9675 | 950 <qandadiv id="faq-encoding"> |
951 <title>Encoding</title> | |
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9675 | 953 <qandaentry> |
954 <question><para> | |
10042 | 955 How can I encode? |
956 </para></question> | |
957 <answer><para> | |
11540 | 958 Read the <link linkend="mencoder"><application>MEncoder</application></link> |
959 section. | |
10042 | 960 </para></answer> |
961 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 962 |
10042 | 963 <qandaentry> |
964 <question><para> | |
15493 | 965 How can I dump a full DVD title into a file? |
15430 | 966 </para></question> |
967 <answer><para> | |
15493 | 968 Once you have selected your title, and made sure it plays fine with |
969 <application>MPlayer</application>, use the option <option>-dumpstream</option>. | |
15430 | 970 For example: |
971 <screen> | |
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15430 | 973 </screen> |
974 will dump the 5th title of the DVD into the file | |
975 <replaceable>dvd_dump.vob</replaceable> | |
976 </para></answer> | |
977 </qandaentry> | |
978 | |
979 <qandaentry> | |
980 <question><para> | |
15830 | 981 How can I create (S)VCDs automatically? |
10042 | 982 </para></question> |
983 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 984 Try the <filename>mencvcd</filename> script from the |
985 <filename class="directory">TOOLS</filename> subdirectory. | |
986 With it you can encode DVDs or other movies to VCD or SVCD format | |
10042 | 987 and even burn them directly to CD. |
988 </para></answer> | |
989 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 990 |
10042 | 991 <qandaentry> |
992 <question><para> | |
15836 | 993 How can I create (S)VCDs? |
15830 | 994 </para></question> |
995 <answer><para> | |
996 Newer versions of <application>MEncoder</application> can directly | |
15836 | 997 generate MPEG-2 files that can be used as a base to create a VCD or SVCD and |
998 are likely to be playable out of the box on all platforms (for example, | |
15830 | 999 to share a video from a digital camcorder with your computer-illiterate |
1000 friends). | |
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15830 | 1004 </para></answer> |
1005 </qandaentry> | |
1006 | |
1007 <qandaentry> | |
1008 <question><para> | |
10042 | 1009 How can I join two video files? |
1010 </para></question> | |
1011 <answer><para> | |
14975 | 1012 MPEG files can be concatenated into a single file with luck. |
1013 For AVI files, you can use <application>MEncoder</application>'s | |
1014 multiple file support like this: | |
1015 <screen> | |
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14975 | 1017 </screen> |
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14975 | 1020 You can also try |
10042 | 1021 <ulink url="http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/">avidemux</ulink> and |
1022 <application>avimerge</application> (part of the | |
14975 | 1023 <ulink url="http://www.transcoding.org/">transcode</ulink> |
1024 tool set). | |
10042 | 1025 </para></answer> |
1026 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 1027 |
10042 | 1028 <qandaentry> |
1029 <question><para> | |
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1041 Of course this cannot fix possible bugs in the video and/or audio streams. |
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1051 <option>-force-avi-aspect</option> option, which overrides the aspect |
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1054 mencoder <replaceable>input.avi</replaceable> -ovc copy -oac copy -o <replaceable>output.avi</replaceable> -force-avi-aspect 4/3 |
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1060 <question><para> |
19498 | 1061 How can I backup and encode a VOB file with a broken beginning? |
1062 </para></question> | |
1063 <answer><para> | |
1064 The main problem when you want to encode a VOB file which is corrupted | |
1065 <footnote id='fn-corrupted-files-or-copy-protection'><para> | |
1066 To some extent, some forms of copy protection used in DVDs can be | |
1067 assumed to be content corruption. | |
1068 </para></footnote> | |
1069 is that it will be hard to get an encode with perfect A/V sync. | |
1070 One workaround is to just shave off the corrupted part and encode just the | |
1071 clean part. | |
1072 First you need to find where the clean part starts: | |
1073 <screen> | |
1074 mplayer <replaceable>input.vob</replaceable> -sb <replaceable>nb_of_bytes_to_skip</replaceable> | |
1075 </screen> | |
1076 Then you can create a new file which contains just the clean part: | |
1077 <screen> | |
1078 dd if=<replaceable>input.vob</replaceable> of=<replaceable>output_cut.vob</replaceable> skip=1 ibs=<replaceable>nb_of_bytes_to_skip</replaceable> | |
1079 </screen> | |
1080 </para></answer> | |
1081 </qandaentry> | |
1082 | |
1083 <qandaentry> | |
1084 <question><para> | |
9675 | 1085 I can't encode DVD subtitles into the AVI! |
1086 </para></question> | |
1087 <answer><para> | |
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9675 | 1089 </para></answer> |
1090 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 1091 |
9675 | 1092 <qandaentry> |
1093 <question><para> | |
1094 How can I encode only selected chapters from a DVD? | |
1095 </para></question> | |
1096 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 1097 Use the <option>-chapter</option> option correctly, |
1098 like: <option>-chapter 5-7</option>. | |
9675 | 1099 </para></answer> |
1100 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 1101 |
9675 | 1102 <qandaentry> |
1103 <question><para> | |
1104 I'm trying to work with 2GB+ files on a VFAT file system. Does it work? | |
1105 </para></question> | |
1106 <answer><para> | |
1107 No, VFAT doesn't support 2GB+ files. | |
1108 </para></answer> | |
1109 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 1110 |
9675 | 1111 <qandaentry> |
1112 <question><para> | |
21521 | 1113 What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line |
1114 during the encoding process? | |
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1117 Example: |
21521 | 1118 <screen> |
1119 Pos: 264.5s 6612f ( 2%) 7.12fps Trem: 576min 2856mb A-V:0.065 [2126:192] | |
1120 </screen> | |
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21521 | 1122 <varlistentry> |
1123 <term><systemitem>Pos: 264.5s</systemitem></term> | |
1124 <listitem><para>time position in the encoded stream</para></listitem> | |
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21521 | 1126 <varlistentry> |
1127 <term><systemitem>6612f</systemitem></term> | |
1128 <listitem><para>number of video frames encoded</para></listitem> | |
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21521 | 1130 <varlistentry> |
1131 <term><systemitem>( 2%)</systemitem></term> | |
1132 <listitem><para>portion of the input stream encoded</para></listitem> | |
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21521 | 1134 <varlistentry> |
1135 <term><systemitem>7.12fps</systemitem></term> | |
1136 <listitem><para>encoding speed</para></listitem> | |
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21521 | 1138 <varlistentry> |
1139 <term><systemitem>Trem: 576min</systemitem></term> | |
1140 <listitem><para>estimated remaining encoding time</para></listitem> | |
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21521 | 1142 <varlistentry> |
1143 <term><systemitem>2856mb</systemitem></term> | |
1144 <listitem><para>estimated size of the final encode</para></listitem> | |
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21521 | 1146 <varlistentry> |
1147 <term><systemitem>A-V:0.065</systemitem></term> | |
1148 <listitem><para>current delay between audio and video streams</para></listitem> | |
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21521 | 1150 <varlistentry> |
1151 <term><systemitem>[2126:192]</systemitem></term> | |
1152 <listitem><para> | |
1153 average video bitrate (in kb/s) and average audio bitrate (in kb/s) | |
1154 </para></listitem> | |
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1161 <question><para> |
21521 | 1162 Why is the recommended bitrate printed by <application>MEncoder</application> |
1163 negative? | |
9675 | 1164 </para></question> |
1165 <answer><para> | |
1166 Because the bitrate you encoded the audio with is too large to fit the | |
1167 movie on any CD. Check if you have libmp3lame installed properly. | |
1168 </para></answer> | |
1169 </qandaentry> | |
10448 | 1170 |
1171 <qandaentry> | |
1172 <question><para> | |
14024 | 1173 I can't encode an ASF file to AVI/MPEG-4 (DivX) because it uses 1000 fps. |
10448 | 1174 </para></question> |
1175 <answer><para> | |
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1177 have to set it by hand with the <option>-ofps</option> option. |
10448 | 1178 </para></answer> |
1179 </qandaentry> | |
1180 | |
10631 | 1181 <qandaentry> |
1182 <question><para> | |
1183 How can I put subtitles in the output file? | |
1184 </para></question> | |
1185 <answer><para> | |
1186 Just pass the <option>-sub <filename></option> (or <option>-sid</option>, | |
12815 | 1187 respectively) option to <application>MEncoder</application>. |
10631 | 1188 </para></answer> |
1189 </qandaentry> | |
1190 | |
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1199 <screen> |
21521 | 1200 mkfifo <replaceable>encode</replaceable> |
1201 mplayer -ao pcm -aofile <replaceable>encode</replaceable> dvd://1 & | |
1202 lame <replaceable>your_opts</replaceable> <replaceable>encode</replaceable> <replaceable>music.mp3</replaceable> | |
1203 rm <replaceable>encode</replaceable> | |
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1207 above command. |
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1212 <question><para> |
15925 | 1213 Why do third-party players fail to play MPEG-4 movies encoded by |
1214 <application>MEncoder</application> versions later than 1.0pre7? | |
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1217 <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem>, the native MPEG-4 |
15922 | 1218 encoding library usually shipped with <application>MEncoder</application>, |
1219 used to set the FourCC to 'DIVX' when encoding MPEG-4 videos | |
1220 (the FourCC is an AVI tag to identify the software used to encode and | |
1221 the intended software to use for decoding the video). | |
1222 This led many people to think that | |
1223 <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> | |
1224 was a DivX encoding library, when in fact it is a completely different | |
15925 | 1225 MPEG-4 encoding library which implements the MPEG-4 standard much |
15942 | 1226 better than DivX does. |
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1229 may override this behavior using <application>MEncoder</application>'s |
15922 | 1230 <option>-ffourcc</option> option. |
15925 | 1231 You may also change the FourCC of existing files in the same way: |
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21521 | 1233 mencoder <replaceable>input.avi</replaceable> -o <replaceable>output.avi</replaceable> -ffourcc XVID |
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1235 Note that this will set the FourCC to XVID rather than DIVX. |
15922 | 1236 This is recommended as DIVX FourCC means DivX4, which is a very basic |
1237 MPEG-4 codec, whereas DX50 and XVID both mean full MPEG-4 (ASP). | |
1238 Therefore, if you change the FourCC to DIVX, some bad software or | |
1239 hardware players may choke on some advanced features that | |
1240 <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> supports, but DivX | |
20860 | 1241 doesn't; on the other hand <systemitem class="library">Xvid</systemitem> |
15925 | 1242 is closer to <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> in |
1243 terms of functionality, and is supported by all decent players. | |
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1253 <filename class="directory">TOOLS</filename> |
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1254 subdirectory in the MPlayer source tree. |
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1264 <filename class="directory">TOOLS</filename> subdirectory or read |
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1265 <ulink url="http://xlife.zuavra.net/curse/0012/">this document about extracting/demultiplexing subtitles embedded in OpenDML AVI files</ulink>. |
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1271 MPlayer won't... |
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1272 </para></question> |
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1276 <filename>TOOLS/README</filename> contains documentation. |
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1277 </para></answer> |
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