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Hopefully the end of the RealPlayer codecs saga.. Explained where to put things and which configure options to use in case something goes wrong.

author	diego
date	Sat, 29 Jun 2002 16:27:48 +0000
parents	38b10ce1d871
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6403 c0f189e49ee4 Background color now set by CSS, added doctype and default character set, diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	1 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
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6cb9d9a1716d HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign gabucino parents: 4663 diff changeset	4 <HEAD>
6391 4e5c236ade69 small updates gabucino parents: 6357 diff changeset	5 <LINK REL="stylesheet" TYPE="text/css" HREF="default.css">
6403 c0f189e49ee4 Background color now set by CSS, added doctype and default character set, diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	6 <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
4982 6cb9d9a1716d HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign gabucino parents: 4663 diff changeset	7 </HEAD>
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6403 c0f189e49ee4 Background color now set by CSS, added doctype and default character set, diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	9 <BODY>
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62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	11
62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	12 <P><B><A NAME=2.1>2.1. Supported formats</A></B></P>
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5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	14 <P>It is important to clarify a common mistake. When people see a file with a
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	15 <B>.AVI</B> extension, they immediately conclude that it is not an MPEG file.
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	16 That is not true. At least not entirely. Contrary to popular belief such a file
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	17 <B>can</B> contain MPEG1 video.</P>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	18
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	19 <P>You see, a <B>codec</B> is not the same as a <B>file format</B>.<BR>
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	20 Examples of video <B>codecs</B> are: MPEG1, MPEG2, DivX, Indeo5, 3ivx.<BR>
c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	21 Examples of file <B>formats</B> are: MPG, AVI, ASF.<BR>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	22 </P>
62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	23
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	24 <P>In theory, you can put an OpenDivX video and MP3 audio
c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	25 into an <B>MPG</B> format file. However, most players will not play it, since
c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	26 they expect MPEG1 video and MP2 audio (unlike <B>AVI</B>, <B>MPG</B> does not have the
c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	27 necessary fields to describe its video and audio streams).
c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	28 Or you might put MPEG1 video into an AVI file. <A HREF="http://ffmpeg.sourceforge.net">FFmpeg</A>
4177 cab4ac1467e4 many small updates gabucino parents: 3818 diff changeset	29 and <A HREF="encoding.html">MEncoder</A> can create these files.</P>
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62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	32
62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	33 <P><B><A NAME=2.1.1>2.1.1. Video formats</A></B></P>
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2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	36 <P><B><A NAME=2.1.1.1>2.1.1.1. MPEG files</A></B></P>
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5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	38 <P>MPEG files come in different guises:</P>
c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	39
c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	40 <UL>
c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	41 <LI>MPG: This is the most <B>basic</B> form of the MPEG file formats. It contains
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	42 MPEG1 video, and MP2 (MPEG-1 layer 2) or rarely MP1 audio.</LI>
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	43 <LI>DAT: This is the very same format as MPG with a different extension. It is used
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	44 on <B>Video CD</B>s. Due to the way VCDs are created and Linux is designed,
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	45 the DAT files cannot be played nor copied from VCDs as regular files. You have
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	46 to use the <CODE>-vcd</CODE> option to play the Video CD.</LI>
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	47 <LI>VOB: This is the MPEG file format on <B>DVD</B>s. It is the same as MPG, plus the
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	48 capability to contain subtitles or non-MPEG (AC3) audio. It contains encoded MPEG2
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	49 video and usually AC3 audio, but DTS, MP2 and uncompressed LPCM are allowed, too.<BR>
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	50 <B>Read the <A HREF="cd-dvd.html#4.2">DVD section</A> !</B></LI>
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	51 </UL>
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5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	53 <P>Series of frames form independent groups in MPEG files. This means that you
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	54 can cut/join an MPEG file with standard file tools (like dd, cut), and it
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	55 remains completely functional.</P>
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	56
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	57 <P>One important feature of MPGs is that they have a field to describe
2761 24797a1d36d6 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2745 diff changeset	58 the aspect ratio of the video stream within. For example SVCDs have
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	59 480x480 resolution video, and in the header that field is set to 4:3, so that
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	60 it is played at 640x480. AVI files do not have this field, so they have to be
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	61 rescaled during encoding or played with the <CODE>-aspect</CODE> option.</P>
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2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	63
62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	64 <P><B><A NAME=2.1.1.2>2.1.1.2. AVI files</A></B></P>
62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	65
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	66 <P>Designed by Micro$oft, <B>AVI (Audio Video Interleaved)</B> is a
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	67 widespread multipurpose format currently used mostly for DivX and DivX4
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	68 video. It has many known drawbacks and shortcomings (for example in streaming).
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	69 It supports one video stream and 0 to 99 audio streams and can be as big as
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	70 2GB. There exists an extension allowing bigger files called <B>OpenDMS</B>.
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	71 M$ currently strongly discourages its use and encourages ASF/WMV. Not that
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	72 anybody cares.<BR>
5444 b4206f207ad1 remark about Ogg-in-AVI suxxhaxx gabucino parents: 5395 diff changeset	73
6175 9c2cca3804c0 better wording, patch by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de> arpi parents: 6168 diff changeset	74 <P>There is a hack that allows AVI files to contain an Ogg Vorbis audio
9c2cca3804c0 better wording, patch by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de> arpi parents: 6168 diff changeset	75 stream, but makes them incompatible with standard AVI. <B>MPlayer</B>
9c2cca3804c0 better wording, patch by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de> arpi parents: 6168 diff changeset	76 supports playing these files. Seeking is also implemented but severely
9c2cca3804c0 better wording, patch by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de> arpi parents: 6168 diff changeset	77 hampered by badly encoded files with confusing headers. Unfortunately the
9c2cca3804c0 better wording, patch by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de> arpi parents: 6168 diff changeset	78 only encoder currently capable of creating these files, nandub, has this
9c2cca3804c0 better wording, patch by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de> arpi parents: 6168 diff changeset	79 problem.</P>
9c2cca3804c0 better wording, patch by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de> arpi parents: 6168 diff changeset	80
9c2cca3804c0 better wording, patch by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de> arpi parents: 6168 diff changeset	81 <P><B>NOTE:</B> DV cameras create raw DV streams that DV grabbing utilities
9c2cca3804c0 better wording, patch by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de> arpi parents: 6168 diff changeset	82 convert to two different types of AVI files. The AVI will then contain either
9c2cca3804c0 better wording, patch by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de> arpi parents: 6168 diff changeset	83 separate audio and video streams that <B>MPlayer</B> can play or the raw DV
9c2cca3804c0 better wording, patch by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de> arpi parents: 6168 diff changeset	84 stream for which support is under development.</P>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	85
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	86 <P>There are two kinds of AVI files:</P>
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	87 <UL>
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	88 <LI><B>Interleaved:</B> Audio and video content is interleaved. This is the
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	89 standard usage. Recommended and mostly used. Some tools create interleaved
72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	90 AVIs with bad sync. <B>MPlayer</B> detects these as interleaved, and this
72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	91 climaxes in loss of A/V sync, probably at seeking. These files should be
72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	92 played as non-interleaved (with the <CODE>-ni</CODE> option).</LI>
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	93 <LI><B>Non-interleaved:</B> First comes the whole video stream, then the whole
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	94 audio stream. It thus needs a lot of seeking, making playing from network or
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	95 CD-Rom difficult.</LI>
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	96 </UL>
72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	97
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	98 <P><B>MPlayer</B> supports two kinds of timings for AVI files:</P>
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	99 <UL>
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	100 <LI><B>bps-based</B>: It is based on the bitrate/samplerate of the video/audio stream. This
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	101 method is used by most players, including <A HREF="http://avifile.sourceforge.net">avifile</A>
c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	102 and windows media player.
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	103 Files with broken headers, and files created with VBR audio but not
72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	104 VBR-compliant encoder will result in A/V desync with this method (mostly at
72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	105 seeking).</LI>
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	106 <LI><B>interleaving-based</B>: It does not use the bitrate value of the header, instead
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	107 it uses the relative position of interleaved audio and video chunks, making
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	108 badly encoded files with VBR audio playable.</LI>
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	109 </UL>
72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	110
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	111 <P>Any audio and video codec is allowed, but note that VBR audio is not well
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	112 supported by most players. The file format makes it possible to use VBR
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	113 audio, but most players expect CBR audio, thus they fail with VBR. VBR is
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	114 uncommon and Microsoft's AVI specs only describe CBR audio. I also noticed that
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	115 most AVI encoders/multiplexers create bad files when using VBR audio. There are only
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	116 two exceptions (known to me): NaNDub and <A HREF="encoding.html">MEncoder</A>.</P>
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2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	118
62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	119 <P><B><A NAME=2.1.1.3>2.1.1.3. ASF/WMV files</A></B></P>
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2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	121 <P>ASF (active streaming format) comes from Microsoft. They developed two
72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	122 variants of ASF, v1.0 and v2.0. v1.0 is used by their media tools (windows
72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	123 media player and windows media encoder) and is very secret. v2.0 is published
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	124 and patented :). Of course they differ, there is no compatibility at all (it is
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	125 just another legal game). <B>MPlayer</B> supports only v1.0, as nobody has ever seen
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	126 v2.0 files :). Note that ASF files nowadays come with the extension .WMA or
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	127 .WMV.</P>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	128
62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	129
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	130 <P><B><A NAME=2.1.1.4>2.1.1.4. QuickTime/MOV files</A></B></P>
72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	131
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	132 <P>These formats were designed by Apple. They usually have a .QT or .MOV extension. Note
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	133 that since the MPEG4 group chose QuickTime as the recommended file format
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	134 for MPEG4, their MOV files come with a .MPG or .MP4 extension (Interestingly
c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	135 the video and audio streams in these files are real MPG and AAC files. With the
c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	136 <CODE>-dumpvideo</CODE> and <CODE>-dumpaudio</CODE> options you can even extract them!).</P>
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5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	138 <P><B>Codecs</B>: Any codec is allowed, both CBR and VBR. Note: most new QuickTime files use
6583 4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6443 diff changeset	139 <B>Sorenson</B> video and QDesign Music audio. See our
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6443 diff changeset	140 <A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.1.10">Sorenson</A> codec section. QDesign Music
4b7d097a9c69 big update gabucino parents: 6443 diff changeset	141 audio currently can't be played.</P>
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2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	143
6168 741712dcfa0d applied Diego Biurrun's patch gabucino parents: 5959 diff changeset	144 <P><B><A NAME=2.1.1.5>2.1.1.5. VIVO files</A></B></P>
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5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	146 <P><B>MPlayer</B> happily demuxes VIVO file formats. The biggest disadvantage of
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	147 the format is that it has no index block, nor a fixed packet size or sync bytes
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	148 and most files lack even keyframes, so forget seeking!</P>
72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	149
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	150 <P>The video codec of VIVO/1.0 files is standard <B>h.263</B>. The video codec
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	151 of VIVO/2.0 files is a modified, nonstandard <B>h.263v2</B>. The audio is the same,
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	152 it may be <B>g.723</B> (standard), or <B>Vivo Siren</B>.</P>
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5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	154 <P>See the <A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.1.4">VIVO video codec</A>
c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	155 and <A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.2.4">VIVO audio codec</A> sections for installation
2855 8bb4e195d7d7 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2761 diff changeset	156 instructions.</P>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	157
62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	158
3806 053ea3e7c5d8 new 'RealMedia' 'Realvideo' 'RealAudio' sections gabucino parents: 3239 diff changeset	159 <P><B><A NAME=2.1.1.6>2.1.1.6. FLI files</A></B></P>
053ea3e7c5d8 new 'RealMedia' 'Realvideo' 'RealAudio' sections gabucino parents: 3239 diff changeset	160
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	161 <P><B>FLI</B> is a very old file format used by Autodesk Animator, but it is
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	162 a common file format for short animations on the net. <B>MPlayer</B> demuxes
3806 053ea3e7c5d8 new 'RealMedia' 'Realvideo' 'RealAudio' sections gabucino parents: 3239 diff changeset	163 and decodes FLI movies and is even able to seek within them (useful when
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	164 looping with the <CODE>-loop</CODE> option). FLI files do not have keyframes, so the picture
3806 053ea3e7c5d8 new 'RealMedia' 'Realvideo' 'RealAudio' sections gabucino parents: 3239 diff changeset	165 will be messy for a short time after seeking.</P>
053ea3e7c5d8 new 'RealMedia' 'Realvideo' 'RealAudio' sections gabucino parents: 3239 diff changeset	166
053ea3e7c5d8 new 'RealMedia' 'Realvideo' 'RealAudio' sections gabucino parents: 3239 diff changeset	167
053ea3e7c5d8 new 'RealMedia' 'Realvideo' 'RealAudio' sections gabucino parents: 3239 diff changeset	168 <P><B><A NAME=2.1.1.7>2.1.1.7. RealMedia (RM) files</A></B></P>
053ea3e7c5d8 new 'RealMedia' 'Realvideo' 'RealAudio' sections gabucino parents: 3239 diff changeset	169
6357 748bb00cb05b RealVideo libraries support gabucino parents: 6175 diff changeset	170 <P>Yes, <B>MPlayer</B> can read (demux) RealMedia (.rm) files. Seeking works,
748bb00cb05b RealVideo libraries support gabucino parents: 6175 diff changeset	171 but you have to explicitly specify the <CODE>-forceidx</CODE> option
748bb00cb05b RealVideo libraries support gabucino parents: 6175 diff changeset	172 (the format supports keyframes). Here are the lists of the supported
748bb00cb05b RealVideo libraries support gabucino parents: 6175 diff changeset	173 <A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.1.8">RealVideo</A>
748bb00cb05b RealVideo libraries support gabucino parents: 6175 diff changeset	174 and <A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.2.5">RealAudio</A> codecs.</P>
748bb00cb05b RealVideo libraries support gabucino parents: 6175 diff changeset	175
748bb00cb05b RealVideo libraries support gabucino parents: 6175 diff changeset	176 <P>It's recommended to download and install RealPlayer8 or RealONE, because
748bb00cb05b RealVideo libraries support gabucino parents: 6175 diff changeset	177 <B>MPlayer</B> can use their libraries to decode files with RealVideo 2.0 or
6604 62ce54563e56 Hopefully the end of the RealPlayer codecs saga.. diego parents: 6595 diff changeset	178 RealVideo 3.0 video!</P>
6595 38b10ce1d871 realplayer libs installation re-added (was removed by diego) gabucino parents: 6583 diff changeset	179
6604 62ce54563e56 Hopefully the end of the RealPlayer codecs saga.. diego parents: 6595 diff changeset	180 <P>The <B>MPlayer</B> configure script should detect the RealPlayer libraries
62ce54563e56 Hopefully the end of the RealPlayer codecs saga.. diego parents: 6595 diff changeset	181 in all standard locations. If it does not, tell configure where to look with
62ce54563e56 Hopefully the end of the RealPlayer codecs saga.. diego parents: 6595 diff changeset	182 the <CODE>--with-reallibdir</CODE> switch.</P>
6595 38b10ce1d871 realplayer libs installation re-added (was removed by diego) gabucino parents: 6583 diff changeset	183
6604 62ce54563e56 Hopefully the end of the RealPlayer codecs saga.. diego parents: 6595 diff changeset	184 <P>It is also possible to just take the RealPlayer libraries from somewhere and
62ce54563e56 Hopefully the end of the RealPlayer codecs saga.. diego parents: 6595 diff changeset	185 put them in a suitable directory like <CODE>/usr/lib/real</CODE> or
62ce54563e56 Hopefully the end of the RealPlayer codecs saga.. diego parents: 6595 diff changeset	186 <CODE>$LIBDIR/real</CODE>.</P>
6357 748bb00cb05b RealVideo libraries support gabucino parents: 6175 diff changeset	187
6604 62ce54563e56 Hopefully the end of the RealPlayer codecs saga.. diego parents: 6595 diff changeset	188 <P>NOTE: RealPlayer libraries currently <B>only work with Linux, FreeBSD,
62ce54563e56 Hopefully the end of the RealPlayer codecs saga.. diego parents: 6595 diff changeset	189 NetBSD and Cygwin on the x86 platform</B>!</P>
3806 053ea3e7c5d8 new 'RealMedia' 'Realvideo' 'RealAudio' sections gabucino parents: 3239 diff changeset	190
053ea3e7c5d8 new 'RealMedia' 'Realvideo' 'RealAudio' sections gabucino parents: 3239 diff changeset	191
3816 57221064b0b7 nuppelvideo added to supported formats gabucino parents: 3806 diff changeset	192 <P><B><A NAME=2.1.1.8>2.1.1.8. NuppelVideo files</A></B></P>
57221064b0b7 nuppelvideo added to supported formats gabucino parents: 3806 diff changeset	193
57221064b0b7 nuppelvideo added to supported formats gabucino parents: 3806 diff changeset	194 <P><A HREF="http://mars.tuwien.ac.at/~roman/nuppelvideo">NuppelVideo</A>
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	195 is a TV grabber tool (AFAIK:). <B>MPlayer</B> can read its .NUV
3816 57221064b0b7 nuppelvideo added to supported formats gabucino parents: 3806 diff changeset	196 files (only NuppelVideo 5.0). Those files can contain uncompressed YV12,
57221064b0b7 nuppelvideo added to supported formats gabucino parents: 3806 diff changeset	197 YV12+RTJpeg compressed, YV12 RTJpeg+lzo compressed, and YV12+lzo compressed
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	198 frames. <B>MPlayer</B> decodes (and also <B>encodes</B> them with MEncoder to
5958 fab9784e8365 NUV seeking works gabucino parents: 5860 diff changeset	199 DivX/etc!) them all. Seeking works.</P>
3816 57221064b0b7 nuppelvideo added to supported formats gabucino parents: 3806 diff changeset	200
57221064b0b7 nuppelvideo added to supported formats gabucino parents: 3806 diff changeset	201
3818 6793c7088abb yuv4mpeg support gabucino parents: 3816 diff changeset	202 <P><B><A NAME=2.1.1.9>2.1.1.9. yuv4mpeg files</A></B></P>
6793c7088abb yuv4mpeg support gabucino parents: 3816 diff changeset	203
6793c7088abb yuv4mpeg support gabucino parents: 3816 diff changeset	204 <P><A HREF="http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net">yuv4mpeg / yuv4mpeg2</A> is
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	205 a file format used by the <A HREF="http://mjpeg.sf.net">mjpegtools programs</A>.
5122 0d1642a26189 "sok ize, mutyur, bizbasz." --Gabucino, Feb 12 23:39:36 2002 arpi parents: 5094 diff changeset	206 You can grab, produce, filter or encode video in this format using these.
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	207 The file format is really a sequence of uncompressed YUV 4:2:0 images.
5122 0d1642a26189 "sok ize, mutyur, bizbasz." --Gabucino, Feb 12 23:39:36 2002 arpi parents: 5094 diff changeset	208 </P>
3818 6793c7088abb yuv4mpeg support gabucino parents: 3816 diff changeset	209
6793c7088abb yuv4mpeg support gabucino parents: 3816 diff changeset	210
4339 4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	211 <P><B><A NAME=2.1.1.10>2.1.1.10. FILM files</A></B></P>
4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	212
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	213 <P>This format is used on old Sega Saturn CD-Rom games.</P>
4339 4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	214
4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	215
4503 0ae360217690 RoQ fileformat added, anything it is ;) gabucino parents: 4339 diff changeset	216 <P><B><A NAME=2.1.1.11>2.1.1.11. RoQ files</A></B></P>
0ae360217690 RoQ fileformat added, anything it is ;) gabucino parents: 4339 diff changeset	217
4584 f6a0e7c2fd0f better RoQ explanation gabucino parents: 4503 diff changeset	218 <P>RoQ files are multimedia files used in some ID games such as Quake III and
f6a0e7c2fd0f better RoQ explanation gabucino parents: 4503 diff changeset	219 Return to Castle Wolfenstein.</P>
4503 0ae360217690 RoQ fileformat added, anything it is ;) gabucino parents: 4339 diff changeset	220
0ae360217690 RoQ fileformat added, anything it is ;) gabucino parents: 4339 diff changeset	221
5860 e96469da680c more libdvd* text removed gabucino parents: 5444 diff changeset	222 <P><B><A NAME=2.1.1.12>2.1.1.12. OGG files</A></B></P>
e96469da680c more libdvd* text removed gabucino parents: 5444 diff changeset	223
e96469da680c more libdvd* text removed gabucino parents: 5444 diff changeset	224 <P>This is a new fileformat from Xiphophorus, developed to contain Vorbis
e96469da680c more libdvd* text removed gabucino parents: 5444 diff changeset	225 audio. You'll need <CODE>libogg</CODE> and <CODE>libvorbis</CODE> installed
5959 63967701d295 html fix, noticed by aleksz gabucino parents: 5958 diff changeset	226 before compiling <B>MPlayer</B> to be able to play it.</P>
5860 e96469da680c more libdvd* text removed gabucino parents: 5444 diff changeset	227
e96469da680c more libdvd* text removed gabucino parents: 5444 diff changeset	228
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	229 <P><B><A NAME=2.1.2>2.1.2. Audio formats</A></B></P>
62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	230
5378 1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	231 <P><B>MPlayer</B> is a <B>Movie</B> and not a <B>Media</B> player, although
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	232 it can play some audio file formats (they are listed in the sections below).
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	233 This is not a recommended usage of <B>MPlayer</B>, you better use
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	234 <A HREF="http://www.xmms.org">xmms</A>.</P>
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	235
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	236
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	237 <P><B><A NAME=2.1.2.1>2.1.2.1. MP3 files</A></B></P>
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	238
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	239 <P>You may have problems playing certain MP3 files that <B>MPlayer</B> will
5378 1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	240 misdetect as MPEGs and play incorrectly or not at all. This cannot be fixed
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	241 without dropping support for certain broken MPEG files and thus will remain
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	242 like this for the foreseeable future. The <CODE>-demuxer</CODE> flag described
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	243 in the manpage may help you in these cases.</P>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	244
5378 1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	245
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	246 <P><B><A NAME=2.1.2.2>2.1.2.2. WAV files</A></B></P>
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	247
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	248
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	249 <P><B><A NAME=2.1.2.3>2.1.2.3. OGG files (Vorbis)</A></B></P>
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	250
5860 e96469da680c more libdvd* text removed gabucino parents: 5444 diff changeset	251 <P>Requires properly installed <CODE>libogg</CODE> and
e96469da680c more libdvd* text removed gabucino parents: 5444 diff changeset	252 <CODE>libvorbis</CODE>.</P>
5378 1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	253
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	254
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	255 <P><B><A NAME=2.1.2.4>2.1.2.4. WMA/ASF files</A></B></P>
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	256
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	257
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	258 <P><B><A NAME=2.1.2.5>2.1.2.5. MP4 files</A></B></P>
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