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9675 | 3 <chapter id="faq" xreflabel="FAQ"> |
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> | |
9675 | 71 |
21521 | 72 <!-- ********** --> |
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75 <title>Compilation and installation</title> |
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9675 | 77 <qandaentry> |
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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108 </para></question> |
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109 <answer><para> |
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112 ./configure --target=athlon_xp --cc="gcc -m32" --as="as --32" --with-extralibdir=/usr/lib |
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113 </screen> |
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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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141 missing X11 libraries. I don't understand, I <emphasis>do</emphasis> |
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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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151 can be a problem on Mandrake systems). |
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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164 _LLCStyleInfoGetUserRunFeatures 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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181 Uncompress the files somewhere that is not in your System folder. |
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182 (i.e. do not install these frameworks into your |
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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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192 <para> | |
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193 The resulting <application>MPlayer</application> binary will actually |
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194 use the framework that is installed on your system via dynamic links that |
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195 are resolved at run-time. |
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196 (You can verify this using <systemitem>otool -l</systemitem>). |
21689 | 197 </para> |
198 </answer> | |
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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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263 <systemitem>screenshot</systemitem> video filter |
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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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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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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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364 Create a file named <filename>movie.avi.conf</filename> with the file-specific |
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365 options in it and put it in <filename class="directory">~/.mplayer</filename> |
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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> |
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21689 | 395 </para></listitem> |
396 <listitem><para> | |
397 Set <systemitem>Use Applications position hints</systemitem> | |
398 to <systemitem>Yes</systemitem> | |
399 </para></listitem> | |
10042 | 400 </orderedlist> |
401 </para></answer> | |
402 </qandaentry> | |
403 | |
404 <qandaentry> | |
405 <question><para> | |
11540 | 406 How can I run <application>MPlayer</application> in the background? |
9675 | 407 </para></question> |
408 <answer><para> | |
409 Use: | |
21521 | 410 <screen> |
411 mplayer <replaceable>options</replaceable> <replaceable>filename</replaceable> < /dev/null & | |
412 </screen> | |
9675 | 413 </para></answer> |
414 </qandaentry> | |
415 </qandadiv> | |
416 | |
21521 | 417 <!-- ********** --> |
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9675 | 419 <qandadiv id="faq-playback"> |
420 <title>Playback problems</title> | |
10490 | 421 |
422 <qandaentry> | |
423 <question><para> | |
14995 | 424 I cannot pinpoint the cause of some strange playback problem. |
425 </para></question> | |
426 <answer><para> | |
427 Do you have a stray <filename>codecs.conf</filename> file in | |
428 <filename>~/.mplayer/</filename>, <filename>/etc/</filename>, | |
429 <filename>/usr/local/etc/</filename> or a similar location? Remove it, | |
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437 system, you should remove it now. |
14995 | 438 </para></answer> |
439 </qandaentry> | |
440 | |
441 <qandaentry> | |
442 <question><para> | |
16821 | 443 How can I get subtitles to appear on the black margins around a movie? |
444 </para></question> | |
445 <answer><para> | |
446 Use the <systemitem>expand</systemitem> video filter to increase the | |
447 area onto which the movie is rendered vertically and place the movie | |
448 at the top border, for example: | |
21689 | 449 <screen>mplayer -vf expand=0:-100:0:0 -slang de dvd://1</screen> |
16821 | 450 </para></answer> |
451 </qandaentry> | |
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16821 | 453 <qandaentry> |
454 <question><para> | |
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458 You have to use <option>-aid</option> (audio ID) or <option>-alang</option> |
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465 To see which ones are available: |
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467 mplayer -vo null -ao null -frames 0 -v <replaceable>filename</replaceable> | grep sid |
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470 </para></answer> |
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12437 | 475 I'm trying to play a random stream off the internet but it fails. |
476 </para></question> | |
477 <answer><para> | |
478 Try playing the stream with the <option>-playlist</option> option. | |
479 </para></answer> | |
480 </qandaentry> | |
481 | |
482 <qandaentry> | |
483 <question><para> | |
12323 | 484 I downloaded a movie off a P2P network and it doesn't work! |
485 </para></question> | |
486 <answer><para> | |
487 Your file is most probably broken or a fake file. If you got it from | |
488 a friend, and he says it works, try comparing | |
489 <application>md5sum</application> hashes. | |
490 </para></answer> | |
491 </qandaentry> | |
492 | |
493 <qandaentry> | |
494 <question><para> | |
495 I'm having trouble getting my subtitles to display, help!! | |
496 </para></question> | |
497 <answer><para> | |
498 Make sure you have installed fonts properly. Run through the steps in the | |
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12323 | 500 section again. If you are using TrueType fonts, verify that you have the |
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12323 | 502 Other things include checking your subtitles in a text editor or with other |
503 players. Also try converting them to another format. | |
504 </para></answer> | |
505 </qandaentry> | |
506 | |
507 <qandaentry> | |
508 <question><para> | |
12026 | 509 Why doesn't <application>MPlayer</application> work on Fedora Core? |
510 </para></question> | |
511 <answer><para> | |
512 There is a bad interaction on Fedora between exec-shield, | |
513 prelink, and any applications which use Windows DLLs | |
514 (such as <application>MPlayer</application>). | |
515 </para> | |
516 <para> | |
517 The problem is that exec-shield randomizes the load addresses of all the | |
518 system libraries. This randomization happens at prelink time (once every | |
519 two weeks). | |
520 </para> | |
521 <para> | |
522 When <application>MPlayer</application> tries to load a Windows DLL it | |
523 wants to put it at a specific address (0x400000). If an important system | |
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12026 | 526 (A typical symptom would be a segmentation fault when trying |
527 to play Windows Media 9 files.) | |
528 </para> | |
529 <para> | |
530 If you run into this problem you have two options: | |
531 <itemizedlist> | |
21521 | 532 <listitem><para> |
533 Wait two weeks. It might start working again. | |
534 </para></listitem> | |
535 <listitem><para> | |
536 Relink all the binaries on the system with different | |
537 prelink options. Here are step by step instructions: | |
538 </para> | |
539 <procedure> | |
540 <step><para> | |
21689 | 541 Edit <filename>/etc/syconfig/prelink</filename> and change |
542 <programlisting>PRELINK_OPTS=-mR</programlisting> to | |
543 <programlisting>PRELINK_OPTS="-mR --no-exec-shield"</programlisting> | |
21521 | 544 </para></step> |
545 <step><para> | |
546 <command>touch /var/lib/misc/prelink.force</command> | |
547 </para></step> | |
21689 | 548 <step><para> |
549 <command>/etc/cron.daily/prelink</command> | |
550 (This relinks all the applications, and it takes quite a while.) | |
21521 | 551 </para></step> |
552 <step><para> | |
553 <command>execstack -s <replaceable>/path/to/</replaceable>mplayer</command> | |
554 (This turns off exec-shield for the | |
21689 | 555 <application>MPlayer</application> binary.) |
21521 | 556 </para></step> |
557 </procedure> | |
12026 | 558 </listitem> |
559 </itemizedlist> | |
560 </para></answer> | |
561 </qandaentry> | |
562 | |
563 <qandaentry> | |
564 <question><para> | |
11532 | 565 <application>MPlayer</application> dies with |
566 <screen>MPlayer interrupted by signal 4 in module: decode_video</screen> | |
9675 | 567 </para></question> |
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11540 | 571 (<command>./configure --enable-runtime-cpudetection</command>). |
9675 | 572 </para></answer> |
573 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 574 |
9675 | 575 <qandaentry> |
576 <question><para> | |
21521 | 577 When I try to grab from my tuner, it works, but colors are strange. |
578 It's OK with other applications. | |
9675 | 579 </para></question> |
580 <answer><para> | |
12348 | 581 Your card probably reports some colorspaces as supported when in fact |
582 it does not support them. Try with YUY2 instead of the | |
10373 | 583 default YV12 (see the <link linkend="tv-input">TV</link> section). |
9675 | 584 </para></answer> |
585 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 586 |
9675 | 587 <qandaentry> |
588 <question><para> | |
21521 | 589 I get very strange percentage values (way too big) |
590 while playing files on my notebook. | |
9675 | 591 </para></question> |
592 <answer><para> | |
593 It's an effect of the power management / power saving system of your notebook | |
10042 | 594 (BIOS, not kernel). Plug the external power connector in |
21521 | 595 <emphasis role="bold">before</emphasis> you power on your notebook. You can |
596 also try whether | |
597 <ulink url="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/cpufreq/cpufreq.html">cpufreq</ulink> | |
10042 | 598 (a SpeedStep interface for Linux) helps you. |
9675 | 599 </para></answer> |
600 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 601 |
9675 | 602 <qandaentry> |
603 <question><para> | |
21521 | 604 The audio/video gets totally out of sync when I run |
605 <application>MPlayer</application> as | |
606 <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> on my notebook. | |
607 It works normal when i run it as a user. | |
9675 | 608 </para></question> |
609 <answer><para> | |
610 This is again a power management effect (see above). Plug the external power | |
611 connector in <emphasis role="bold">before</emphasis> you power on your notebook | |
612 or use the <option>-nortc</option> option. | |
613 </para></answer> | |
614 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 615 |
616 <qandaentry> | |
9722 | 617 <question><para> |
10042 | 618 While playing a movie it suddenly gets jerky and I get the following message: |
9722 | 619 <screen>Badly interleaved AVI file detected - switching to -ni mode...</screen> |
620 </para></question> | |
621 <answer><para> | |
10042 | 622 Badly interleaved files and <option>-cache</option> don't work well together. |
9722 | 623 Try <option>-nocache</option>. |
624 </para></answer> | |
625 </qandaentry> | |
15835 | 626 </qandadiv> |
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21521 | 660 <screen>mplayer -vo help</screen> |
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724 I have no sound when playing a video and get error messages similar to this one: | |
725 <screen> | |
21521 | 726 AO: [oss] 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian) |
727 audio_setup: Can't open audio device /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy | |
728 couldn't open/init audio device -> NOSOUND | |
729 Audio: no sound!!! | |
730 Start playing... | |
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732 </para></question> | |
733 <answer><para> | |
16341 | 734 Are you running KDE or GNOME with the aRts or ESD sound daemon? Try disabling |
21521 | 735 the sound daemon or use the <option>-ao arts</option> or |
736 <option>-ao esd</option> option to make <application>MPlayer</application> use | |
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751 video starts or disable the aRts daemon in control center. If you want to use | |
752 aRts sound, specify audio output via our native aRts audio driver | |
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21521 | 773 When I play this movie I get video-audio desync and/or |
774 <application>MPlayer</application> crashes with the following message: | |
775 <screen> | |
776 DEMUXER: Too many (945 in 8390980 bytes) video packets in the buffer! | |
777 </screen> | |
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21521 | 783 Your CPU <emphasis>and/or</emphasis> video card <emphasis>and/or</emphasis> |
784 bus is too slow. <application>MPlayer</application> displays a message if | |
785 this is the case (and the dropped frames counter goes up fast). | |
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21521 | 788 If it is an AVI, maybe it has bad interleaving, try the |
789 <option>-ni</option> to work around this. | |
790 Or it may have a bad header, in this case <option>-nobps</option> | |
791 and/or <option>-mc 0</option> can help. | |
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21521 | 794 Your sound driver is buggy. |
795 See the <link linkend="audio">audio section</link>. | |
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17036 | 800 |
801 <qandaentry> | |
802 <question><para> | |
21521 | 803 How can I get rid of A/V desynchronization |
804 while seeking through RealMedia streams? | |
17036 | 805 </para></question> |
806 <answer><para> | |
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17036 | 808 </para></answer> |
809 </qandaentry> | |
9675 | 810 </qandadiv> |
811 | |
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815 <title>DVD playback</title> | |
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818 <question><para> | |
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9675 | 820 </para></question> |
821 <answer><para> | |
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829 undertaking. |
9675 | 830 </para></answer> |
831 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 832 |
9675 | 833 <qandaentry> |
834 <question><para> | |
19787 | 835 I can't watch any recent DVDs from Sony Pictures/BMG. |
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20598 | 841 You can do so by compiling <application>MPlayer</application> with DVDnav |
842 support and then replacing dvd:// by dvdnav:// on the command line. | |
19746 | 843 DVDnav is so far mutually exclusive with mpdvdkit2, so make sure you pass |
844 <option>--disable-mpdvdkit</option> to the configure script. | |
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11540 | 850 What about subtitles? Can <application>MPlayer</application> display them? |
9675 | 851 </para></question> |
852 <answer><para> | |
10373 | 853 Yes. See the <link linkend="dvd">DVD chapter</link>. |
9675 | 854 </para></answer> |
855 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 856 |
9675 | 857 <qandaentry> |
858 <question><para> | |
859 How can I set the region code of my DVD-drive? I don't have Windows! | |
860 </para></question> | |
861 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 862 Use the |
863 <ulink url="http://linvdr.org/projects/regionset/">regionset tool</ulink>. | |
9675 | 864 </para></answer> |
865 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 866 |
9675 | 867 <qandaentry> |
868 <question><para> | |
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9675 | 880 </para></question> |
881 <answer><para> | |
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9675 | 883 on the DVD device entry (in <filename class="directory">/dev/</filename>). |
884 </para></answer> | |
885 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 886 |
9675 | 887 <qandaentry> |
888 <question><para> | |
889 Is it possible to play/encode only selected chapters? | |
890 </para></question> | |
891 <answer><para> | |
892 Yes, try the <option>-chapter</option> option. | |
893 </para></answer> | |
894 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 895 |
9675 | 896 <qandaentry> |
897 <question><para> | |
898 My DVD playback is sluggish! | |
899 </para></question> | |
900 <answer><para> | |
901 Use the <option>-cache</option> option (described in the man page) and try | |
21521 | 902 enabling DMA for the DVD drive with the <command>hdparm</command> tool |
903 (described in the <link linkend="drives">CD chapter</link>). | |
9675 | 904 </para></answer> |
905 </qandaentry> | |
13511 | 906 |
907 <qandaentry> | |
908 <question><para> | |
909 I copied a DVD using vobcopy. How do I play/encode it from my hard disk? | |
910 </para></question> | |
911 <answer><para> | |
912 Use the <option>-dvd-device</option> option to refer to the directory | |
913 that contains the files: | |
914 <screen> | |
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13511 | 916 </screen> |
917 </para></answer> | |
918 </qandaentry> | |
9675 | 919 </qandadiv> |
920 | |
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9675 | 922 <qandadiv id="faq-features"> |
923 <title>Feature requests</title> | |
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9675 | 925 <qandaentry> |
926 <question><para> | |
21521 | 927 If <application>MPlayer</application> is paused and I try to seek or press any |
928 key at all, <application>MPlayer</application> ceases to be paused. | |
929 I would like to be able to seek in the paused movie. | |
9675 | 930 </para></question> |
931 <answer><para> | |
932 This is very tricky to implement without losing A/V synchronization. | |
933 All attempts have failed so far, but patches are welcome. | |
934 </para></answer> | |
935 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 936 |
9675 | 937 <qandaentry> |
938 <question><para> | |
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9675 | 940 </para></question> |
941 <answer><para> | |
14312 | 942 You can step forward one frame by pressing <keycap>.</keycap>. |
14320 | 943 If the movie was not paused it will be paused afterwards |
944 (see the man page for details). | |
14309 | 945 Stepping backwards is unlikely to be implemented anytime soon. |
9675 | 946 </para></answer> |
947 </qandaentry> | |
948 </qandadiv> | |
949 | |
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9675 | 952 <qandadiv id="faq-encoding"> |
953 <title>Encoding</title> | |
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9675 | 955 <qandaentry> |
956 <question><para> | |
10042 | 957 How can I encode? |
958 </para></question> | |
959 <answer><para> | |
11540 | 960 Read the <link linkend="mencoder"><application>MEncoder</application></link> |
961 section. | |
10042 | 962 </para></answer> |
963 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 964 |
10042 | 965 <qandaentry> |
966 <question><para> | |
15493 | 967 How can I dump a full DVD title into a file? |
15430 | 968 </para></question> |
969 <answer><para> | |
15493 | 970 Once you have selected your title, and made sure it plays fine with |
971 <application>MPlayer</application>, use the option <option>-dumpstream</option>. | |
15430 | 972 For example: |
973 <screen> | |
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15430 | 975 </screen> |
976 will dump the 5th title of the DVD into the file | |
977 <replaceable>dvd_dump.vob</replaceable> | |
978 </para></answer> | |
979 </qandaentry> | |
980 | |
981 <qandaentry> | |
982 <question><para> | |
15830 | 983 How can I create (S)VCDs automatically? |
10042 | 984 </para></question> |
985 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 986 Try the <filename>mencvcd</filename> script from the |
987 <filename class="directory">TOOLS</filename> subdirectory. | |
988 With it you can encode DVDs or other movies to VCD or SVCD format | |
10042 | 989 and even burn them directly to CD. |
990 </para></answer> | |
991 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 992 |
10042 | 993 <qandaentry> |
994 <question><para> | |
15836 | 995 How can I create (S)VCDs? |
15830 | 996 </para></question> |
997 <answer><para> | |
998 Newer versions of <application>MEncoder</application> can directly | |
15836 | 999 generate MPEG-2 files that can be used as a base to create a VCD or SVCD and |
1000 are likely to be playable out of the box on all platforms (for example, | |
15830 | 1001 to share a video from a digital camcorder with your computer-illiterate |
1002 friends). | |
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15830 | 1006 </para></answer> |
1007 </qandaentry> | |
1008 | |
1009 <qandaentry> | |
1010 <question><para> | |
10042 | 1011 How can I join two video files? |
1012 </para></question> | |
1013 <answer><para> | |
14975 | 1014 MPEG files can be concatenated into a single file with luck. |
1015 For AVI files, you can use <application>MEncoder</application>'s | |
1016 multiple file support like this: | |
1017 <screen> | |
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14975 | 1022 You can also try |
10042 | 1023 <ulink url="http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/">avidemux</ulink> and |
1024 <application>avimerge</application> (part of the | |
14975 | 1025 <ulink url="http://www.transcoding.org/">transcode</ulink> |
1026 tool set). | |
10042 | 1027 </para></answer> |
1028 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 1029 |
10042 | 1030 <qandaentry> |
1031 <question><para> | |
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19498 | 1063 How can I backup and encode a VOB file with a broken beginning? |
1064 </para></question> | |
1065 <answer><para> | |
1066 The main problem when you want to encode a VOB file which is corrupted | |
1067 <footnote id='fn-corrupted-files-or-copy-protection'><para> | |
1068 To some extent, some forms of copy protection used in DVDs can be | |
1069 assumed to be content corruption. | |
1070 </para></footnote> | |
1071 is that it will be hard to get an encode with perfect A/V sync. | |
1072 One workaround is to just shave off the corrupted part and encode just the | |
1073 clean part. | |
1074 First you need to find where the clean part starts: | |
1075 <screen> | |
1076 mplayer <replaceable>input.vob</replaceable> -sb <replaceable>nb_of_bytes_to_skip</replaceable> | |
1077 </screen> | |
1078 Then you can create a new file which contains just the clean part: | |
1079 <screen> | |
1080 dd if=<replaceable>input.vob</replaceable> of=<replaceable>output_cut.vob</replaceable> skip=1 ibs=<replaceable>nb_of_bytes_to_skip</replaceable> | |
1081 </screen> | |
1082 </para></answer> | |
1083 </qandaentry> | |
1084 | |
1085 <qandaentry> | |
1086 <question><para> | |
9675 | 1087 I can't encode DVD subtitles into the AVI! |
1088 </para></question> | |
1089 <answer><para> | |
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9675 | 1091 </para></answer> |
1092 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 1093 |
9675 | 1094 <qandaentry> |
1095 <question><para> | |
1096 How can I encode only selected chapters from a DVD? | |
1097 </para></question> | |
1098 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 1099 Use the <option>-chapter</option> option correctly, |
1100 like: <option>-chapter 5-7</option>. | |
9675 | 1101 </para></answer> |
1102 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 1103 |
9675 | 1104 <qandaentry> |
1105 <question><para> | |
1106 I'm trying to work with 2GB+ files on a VFAT file system. Does it work? | |
1107 </para></question> | |
1108 <answer><para> | |
1109 No, VFAT doesn't support 2GB+ files. | |
1110 </para></answer> | |
1111 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 1112 |
9675 | 1113 <qandaentry> |
1114 <question><para> | |
21521 | 1115 What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line |
1116 during the encoding process? | |
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21521 | 1120 <screen> |
1121 Pos: 264.5s 6612f ( 2%) 7.12fps Trem: 576min 2856mb A-V:0.065 [2126:192] | |
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1125 <term><systemitem>Pos: 264.5s</systemitem></term> | |
1126 <listitem><para>time position in the encoded stream</para></listitem> | |
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1129 <term><systemitem>6612f</systemitem></term> | |
1130 <listitem><para>number of video frames encoded</para></listitem> | |
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1133 <term><systemitem>( 2%)</systemitem></term> | |
1134 <listitem><para>portion of the input stream encoded</para></listitem> | |
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1137 <term><systemitem>7.12fps</systemitem></term> | |
1138 <listitem><para>encoding speed</para></listitem> | |
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21521 | 1140 <varlistentry> |
1141 <term><systemitem>Trem: 576min</systemitem></term> | |
1142 <listitem><para>estimated remaining encoding time</para></listitem> | |
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1145 <term><systemitem>2856mb</systemitem></term> | |
1146 <listitem><para>estimated size of the final encode</para></listitem> | |
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1149 <term><systemitem>A-V:0.065</systemitem></term> | |
1150 <listitem><para>current delay between audio and video streams</para></listitem> | |
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21521 | 1152 <varlistentry> |
1153 <term><systemitem>[2126:192]</systemitem></term> | |
1154 <listitem><para> | |
1155 average video bitrate (in kb/s) and average audio bitrate (in kb/s) | |
1156 </para></listitem> | |
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21521 | 1164 Why is the recommended bitrate printed by <application>MEncoder</application> |
1165 negative? | |
9675 | 1166 </para></question> |
1167 <answer><para> | |
1168 Because the bitrate you encoded the audio with is too large to fit the | |
1169 movie on any CD. Check if you have libmp3lame installed properly. | |
1170 </para></answer> | |
1171 </qandaentry> | |
10448 | 1172 |
1173 <qandaentry> | |
1174 <question><para> | |
14024 | 1175 I can't encode an ASF file to AVI/MPEG-4 (DivX) because it uses 1000 fps. |
10448 | 1176 </para></question> |
1177 <answer><para> | |
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10448 | 1180 </para></answer> |
1181 </qandaentry> | |
1182 | |
10631 | 1183 <qandaentry> |
1184 <question><para> | |
1185 How can I put subtitles in the output file? | |
1186 </para></question> | |
1187 <answer><para> | |
1188 Just pass the <option>-sub <filename></option> (or <option>-sid</option>, | |
12815 | 1189 respectively) option to <application>MEncoder</application>. |
10631 | 1190 </para></answer> |
1191 </qandaentry> | |
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21521 | 1202 mkfifo <replaceable>encode</replaceable> |
1203 mplayer -ao pcm -aofile <replaceable>encode</replaceable> dvd://1 & | |
1204 lame <replaceable>your_opts</replaceable> <replaceable>encode</replaceable> <replaceable>music.mp3</replaceable> | |
1205 rm <replaceable>encode</replaceable> | |
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15925 | 1215 Why do third-party players fail to play MPEG-4 movies encoded by |
1216 <application>MEncoder</application> versions later than 1.0pre7? | |
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1219 <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem>, the native MPEG-4 |
15922 | 1220 encoding library usually shipped with <application>MEncoder</application>, |
1221 used to set the FourCC to 'DIVX' when encoding MPEG-4 videos | |
1222 (the FourCC is an AVI tag to identify the software used to encode and | |
1223 the intended software to use for decoding the video). | |
1224 This led many people to think that | |
1225 <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> | |
1226 was a DivX encoding library, when in fact it is a completely different | |
15925 | 1227 MPEG-4 encoding library which implements the MPEG-4 standard much |
15942 | 1228 better than DivX does. |
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1231 may override this behavior using <application>MEncoder</application>'s |
15922 | 1232 <option>-ffourcc</option> option. |
15925 | 1233 You may also change the FourCC of existing files in the same way: |
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21521 | 1235 mencoder <replaceable>input.avi</replaceable> -o <replaceable>output.avi</replaceable> -ffourcc XVID |
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15922 | 1238 This is recommended as DIVX FourCC means DivX4, which is a very basic |
1239 MPEG-4 codec, whereas DX50 and XVID both mean full MPEG-4 (ASP). | |
1240 Therefore, if you change the FourCC to DIVX, some bad software or | |
1241 hardware players may choke on some advanced features that | |
1242 <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> supports, but DivX | |
20860 | 1243 doesn't; on the other hand <systemitem class="library">Xvid</systemitem> |
15925 | 1244 is closer to <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> in |
1245 terms of functionality, and is supported by all decent players. | |
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1266 <filename class="directory">TOOLS</filename> subdirectory or read |
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1267 <ulink url="http://xlife.zuavra.net/curse/0012/">this document about extracting/demultiplexing subtitles embedded in OpenDML AVI files</ulink>. |
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1272 <question><para> |
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1273 MPlayer won't... |
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1274 </para></question> |
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1276 Have a look at the <filename class="directory">TOOLS</filename> |
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1277 subdirectory for a collection of random scripts and hacks. |
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1278 <filename>TOOLS/README</filename> contains documentation. |
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