mplayer.hg: DOCS/en/faq.html annotate

annotate DOCS/en/faq.html @ 9506:6c6ea2b4cfdb

default.css path fixed (it needs to be moved on CVS server!!) DXR2 patch partially applied (by Mark Guptill) other fixes, updates

author	gabucino
date	Thu, 27 Feb 2003 14:01:19 +0000
parents	72c0458c854a
children	0fe056bdb135

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6386 039065ac8625 Added FAQ compilation entry, moved DGA entry to video section, fixed the diego parents: 6385 diff changeset	1 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	2 <HTML>
4982 6cb9d9a1716d HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign gabucino parents: 4921 diff changeset	3
6cb9d9a1716d HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign gabucino parents: 4921 diff changeset	4 <HEAD>
6882 f3f87f6bf5cf Added a uniform title: something - MPlayer - The Movie Player for Linux. diego parents: 6782 diff changeset	5 <TITLE>FAQ - MPlayer - The Movie Player for Linux</TITLE>
9506 6c6ea2b4cfdb default.css path fixed (it needs to be moved on CVS server!!) gabucino parents: 9387 diff changeset	6 <LINK REL="stylesheet" TYPE="text/css" HREF="../default.css">
6407 2b61d16017da Background now uses CSS, added charset, quoted all attributes that need diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	7 <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	8 <STYLE TYPE="text/css">
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	9 dt {
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	10 font-weight : bold;
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7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	12 </STYLE>
4982 6cb9d9a1716d HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign gabucino parents: 4921 diff changeset	13 </HEAD>
6cb9d9a1716d HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign gabucino parents: 4921 diff changeset	14
6407 2b61d16017da Background now uses CSS, added charset, quoted all attributes that need diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	15 <BODY>
1704 a2e1432f7ac3 Arial font gabucino parents: 1685 diff changeset	16
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7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 7015 diff changeset	18 <H1><A NAME="faq">5. FAQ</A></H1>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	19
6252 54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	20 <UL>
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	21 <LI><A HREF="#compilation">5.1 Compilation</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	22 <LI><A HREF="#general">5.2 General questions</A></LI>
6999 ed5b297aaa9e Link and title synched to documentation.html. diego parents: 6998 diff changeset	23 <LI><A HREF="#playback">5.3 Playback problems</A></LI>
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	24 <LI><A HREF="#driver">5.4 Video/audio driver problems (vo/ao)</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	25 <LI><A HREF="#dvd">5.5 DVD playback</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	26 <LI><A HREF="#features">5.6 Feature requests</A></LI>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	27 <LI><A HREF="#encoding">5.7 Encoding</A></LI>
6252 54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	28 </UL>
54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	29
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	30
7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 7015 diff changeset	31 <H2><A NAME="compilation">5.1 Compilation</A></H2>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	32
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	33 <DL>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	34
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	35 <DT>Q: Compilation stops with an error message similar to this one:
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	36 <PRE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	37 In file included from mplayer.c:34:
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	38 mw.h: In function `mplMainDraw':
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	39 mw.h:209: Internal compiler error in print_rtl_and_abort, at flow.c:6458
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	40 Please submit a full bug report,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	41 with preprocessed source if appropriate.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	42 </PRE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	43 </DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	44 <DD>A: This is a known problem of gcc 3.0.4, upgrade to 3.1 to solve the
7076 3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly diego parents: 7063 diff changeset	45 problem. How to install gcc is described in the
3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly diego parents: 7063 diff changeset	46 <A HREF="users_against_developers.html#gcc">gcc 2.96</A> section.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	47 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	48
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	49 <DT>Q: Configure ends with this text, and MPlayer won't compile!<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	50 <CODE>"Your gcc does not support even i386 for '-march' and '-mcpu'."</CODE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	51 </DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	52 <DD>A: Your gcc isn't installed correctly, check the <CODE>config.log</CODE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	53 file for details.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	54 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	55
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	56 <DT>Q: What does "No such file or directory" mean?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	57 <DD>A: Probably there is no such file or directory.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	58 <DD> </DD>
6386 039065ac8625 Added FAQ compilation entry, moved DGA entry to video section, fixed the diego parents: 6385 diff changeset	59
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	60 <DT>Q: What's the problem with gcc 2.96?</DT>
6998 83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu> diego parents: 6980 diff changeset	61 <DD>A: <B>We strongly discourage the use of gcc 2.96!</B><BR>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	62 Read <A HREF="users_against_developers.html#gcc">this</A> document for
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	63 details about why Red Hat released gcc 2.96 and what the problems are all
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	64 about. If you still really really want to use it, be sure to get the latest
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	65 release and give the <CODE>--disable-gcc-checking</CODE> option to
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	66 configure. Remember that you are on your own from this point. Do <B>not</B>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	67 report bugs, do <B>not</B> ask for help on the mailing lists. We will
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	68 <B>not</B> provide any support in case you run into problems.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	69 <DD> </DD>
3290 3928aef86033 stuff I don't remember gabucino parents: 3223 diff changeset	70
6998 83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu> diego parents: 6980 diff changeset	71 <DT>Q: Great, I have gcc 3.0.1 from Red Hat/Mandrake, then I'm fine!</DT>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	72 <DD>A: No, since there have been/are issues with these compilers as well.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	73 To check the status of current compilers' MPlayer support, see the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	74 <A HREF="documentation.html#installation">Installation</A> section.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	75 <DD> </DD>
2117 e3086808ee19 new Q/A gabucino parents: 2097 diff changeset	76
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	77 <DT>Q: I tried to compile MPlayer, but I got this output:
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	78 <PRE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	79 In file included from /usr/include/g++-v3/bits/std_cwchar.h:42,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	80 from /usr/include/g++-v3/bits/fpos.h:40,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	81 from /usr/include/g++-v3/bits/char_traits.h:40,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	82 from /usr/include/g++-v3/bits/std_string.h:41,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	83 from /usr/include/g++-v3/string:31,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	84 from libwin32.h:36,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	85 from DS_AudioDecoder.h:4,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	86 from DS_AudioDec.cpp:5:
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	87 /usr/include/wchar.h: In function Long long int wcstoq(const wchar_t*,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	88 wchar_t**, int)':
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	89 /usr/include/wchar.h:514: cannot convert `const wchar_t* __restrict' to
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	90 `const
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	91 </PRE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	92 </DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	93 <DD>A: Upgrade your glibc to the latest release. On Mandrake, use 2.2.4-8mdk.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	94 <DD> </DD>
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6998 83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu> diego parents: 6980 diff changeset	96 <DT>Q: ... gcc 2.96 ... (Yes, some people are STILL flaming about gcc 2.96!)</DT>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	97 <DD>A: Quoted from a
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	98 <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/2001-October/005351.html">mail</A>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	99 A'rpi sent to the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	100 <A HREF="http://mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/">mplayer-users</A>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	101 list (the word 'ideg' is described below):
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	102 <BLOCKQUOTE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	103 <P>And we have idegs. And our idegcounter overflowed again and again.</P>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	104
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	105 <P>Unfortunately MPlayer is out of our control. It's used by lamers, Linux
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	106 users who can't even use Windows, and never tried to compile a kernel. They
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	107 installed (with default options) Mandrake or Red Hat or SuSE, and without
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	108 RTFM'ing they send messages saying 'it doesn't work! help me! please! i'm
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	109 new to Linux! help! oh! help me!'. We can't stop them, but at least we try
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	110 to force them to RTFM and to read the messages of ./configure and MPlayer.</P>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	111
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	112 <P>And you clever guys come and flame us with gcc 2.96 and binary packages.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	113 Instead of helping users or making patches to help solve problems.</P>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	114
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	115 <P>Half of our spare/free time is spent by answering silly mails here and
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	116 making newer tricks and checks to configure to avoid such mails.</P>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	117
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	118 <P>And there is a balance. On the one side are you, clever guys, saying we
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	119 are very bad because we don't like buggy gcc 2.96, and on the other side
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	120 there are the 'new to Linux' guys who are showing us gcc 2.96 is buggy.</P>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	121
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	122 <P>Conclusion: We can't be good. Half the people will always say we are bad.</P>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	123
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	124 <P>Maybe we should close the project, make it closed source, commercial, and
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	125 provide install support for it. then we could leave current work, so
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	126 development could go faster, and we could earn lots of money with it and buy
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	127 a big house, etc etc. Do you really want it? It seems.</P>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	128 </BLOCKQUOTE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	129 </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	130 <DD> </DD>
2092 7ef08e76e77a gcc warnings fixed/added (sigh, a new one always comes out:) gabucino parents: 2091 diff changeset	131
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	132 <DT>Q: SDL output doesn't work or compile. The problem is ...</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	133 <DD>A: It was tested to work with SDL 1.2.x and may run on SDL 1.1.7+.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	134 It does <B>not</B> work with any previous version. So if you choose to use
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	135 such a version, you are on your own.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	136 <DD> </DD>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	138 <DT>Q: I am still having trouble compiling with SDL support. gcc says
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	139 something about "undefined reference to `SDL_EnableKeyRepeat'". What
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	140 now?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	141 <DD>A: Where did you install the SDL library? If you installed in /usr/local
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	142 (the default) then edit the top level config.mak and add
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	143 "-L/usr/local/lib" after "X_LIBS=". Now type make. You're done!</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	144 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	145
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	146 <DT>Q: It doesn't compile, and it misses uint64_t inttypes.h and similar
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	147 things ...</DT>
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	148 <DD>A: Copy etc/inttypes.h to the MPlayer directory
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	149 (<CODE>cp etc/inttypes.h .</CODE>) and try again ...</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	150 <DD> </DD>
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7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	152 <DT>Q: I have Linux running on a Pentium III but <CODE>./configure</CODE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	153 doesn't detect SSE ...</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	154 <DD>A: Only kernel versions 2.4.x support SSE (or try 2.2.19 or newer, but
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	155 be prepared for problems).</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	156 <DD> </DD>
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7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	158 <DT>Q: I have a G200/G400, how do I compile/use the mga_vid driver?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	159 <DD>A: Read the <A HREF="video.html#mga_vid">mga_vid documentation</A>.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	160 <DD> </DD>
2137 d756279ea665 I liked this mail very much gabucino parents: 2117 diff changeset	161
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	162 <DT>Q: Are there rpm/deb/... packages of MPlayer?</DT>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	163 <DD>A: You can make a .deb package for yourself, check the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	164 <A HREF="documentation.html#debian">Debian packaging</A> section.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	165 There are links to official Red Hat RPM packages available on our
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	166 <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/dload.html">download page</A>.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	167 <DD> </DD>
2137 d756279ea665 I liked this mail very much gabucino parents: 2117 diff changeset	168
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	169 <DT>Q: During 'make', MPlayer complains about X11 libraries. I don't
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	170 understand, I DO have X installed!?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	171 <DD>A: ... but you don't have the X development package installed. Or not
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	172 correctly. It's called XFree86-devel* under Red Hat, and xlibs-dev under
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	173 Debian. Also check if the <CODE>/usr/X11</CODE> and <CODE>/usr/include/X11</CODE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	174 symlinks exist (this can be a problem on Mandrake systems). They can be
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	175 created with these commands:<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	176     <CODE>$ ln -sf /usr/X11R6 /usr/X11</CODE><BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	177     <CODE>$ ln -sf /usr/X11R6/include/X11 /usr/include/X11</CODE><BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	178 Your distribution may differ from the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	179 <A HREF="http://www.pathname.com/fhs/">Filesystem Hierarchy Standard</A>.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	180 <DD> </DD>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	182 <DT>Q: I can't compile SVGAlib. I'm using kernel 2.3/2.4 ...</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	183 <DD>A: You have to edit SVGAlib's Makefile.cfg and comment
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	184 <CODE>BACKGROUND = y</CODE> out.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	185 <DD> </DD>
2137 d756279ea665 I liked this mail very much gabucino parents: 2117 diff changeset	186
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	187 <DT>Q: I compiled MPlayer with libdvdcss/libdivxdecore support, but when
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	188 I try to start it, it says:<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	189 <CODE>> error while loading shared libraries: lib*.so.0: cannot load
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	190 shared object file: No such file or directory</CODE><BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	191 I checked up on the file and it IS there in <CODE>/usr/local/lib</CODE> ...</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	192 <DD>A: Add <CODE>/usr/local/lib</CODE> to <CODE>/etc/ld.so.conf</CODE> and run
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	193 <CODE>ldconfig</CODE>.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	194 <DD> </DD>
2137 d756279ea665 I liked this mail very much gabucino parents: 2117 diff changeset	195
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	196 <DT>Q: Hmm, strange. When loading the mga_vid.o kernel module, I found this in
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	197 the logs:<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	198 <CODE>Warning: loading mga_vid.o will taint the kernel: no license</CODE></DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	199 <DD>A: The latest kernel modutils require a flag indicating the license
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	200 (mainly to avoid kernel hackers debugging closed source drivers).
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	201 Upgrade your kernel, modutils and MPlayer.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	202 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	203
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	204 <DT>Q: When compiling MEncoder, it segfaults at linking!</DT>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	205 <DD>A: This is a linker problem. Upgrading binutils should help (2.11.92.*
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	206 or newer should be good). Since it is not our fault, please do <B>not</B>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	207 report!</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	208 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	209
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	210 <DT>Q: MPlayer dies with segmentation fault upon pthread check!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	211 <DD>A: chmod 644 /usr/lib/libc.so</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	212 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	213
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	214 <DT>Q: I'd like to compile MPlayer on Minix!</DT>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	215 <DD>A: Me too. :)</DD>
2137 d756279ea665 I liked this mail very much gabucino parents: 2117 diff changeset	216
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	217 </DL>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	218
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	219
7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 7015 diff changeset	220 <H2><A NAME="general">5.2 General questions</A></H2>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	221
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	222 <DL>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	223
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	224 <DT>Q: How do I create a proper patch for MPlayer?</DT>
9387 72c0458c854a update of links regarding tech/ dir nicolas parents: 9382 diff changeset	225 <DD>A: We made a <A HREF="../tech/patches.txt">short document</A> describing
7767 c4a30ecfe1ec Extended the FAQ a bit, maybe we start receiving some more donations and diego parents: 7712 diff changeset	226 all the necessary details. Please follow the instructions.</DD>
c4a30ecfe1ec Extended the FAQ a bit, maybe we start receiving some more donations and diego parents: 7712 diff changeset	227 <DD> </DD>
c4a30ecfe1ec Extended the FAQ a bit, maybe we start receiving some more donations and diego parents: 7712 diff changeset	228
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	229 <DT>Q: How can I support MPlayer development?</DT>
7767 c4a30ecfe1ec Extended the FAQ a bit, maybe we start receiving some more donations and diego parents: 7712 diff changeset	230 <DD>A: We are more than happy to accept your hardware and software
c4a30ecfe1ec Extended the FAQ a bit, maybe we start receiving some more donations and diego parents: 7712 diff changeset	231 <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/donations.html">donations</A>.
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	232 They help us in continuously improving MPlayer.</DD>
7767 c4a30ecfe1ec Extended the FAQ a bit, maybe we start receiving some more donations and diego parents: 7712 diff changeset	233 <DD> </DD>
c4a30ecfe1ec Extended the FAQ a bit, maybe we start receiving some more donations and diego parents: 7712 diff changeset	234
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	235 <DT>Q: How can I become an MPlayer developer?</DT>
7767 c4a30ecfe1ec Extended the FAQ a bit, maybe we start receiving some more donations and diego parents: 7712 diff changeset	236 <DD>A: We always welcome coders and documenters. Read the
9387 72c0458c854a update of links regarding tech/ dir nicolas parents: 9382 diff changeset	237 <A HREF="../tech/">technical documentation</A> to get a first grasp. Then you
7767 c4a30ecfe1ec Extended the FAQ a bit, maybe we start receiving some more donations and diego parents: 7712 diff changeset	238 should subscribe to the
c4a30ecfe1ec Extended the FAQ a bit, maybe we start receiving some more donations and diego parents: 7712 diff changeset	239 <A HREF="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-dev-eng">mplayer-dev-eng</A>
c4a30ecfe1ec Extended the FAQ a bit, maybe we start receiving some more donations and diego parents: 7712 diff changeset	240 mailing list and start coding.</DD>
c4a30ecfe1ec Extended the FAQ a bit, maybe we start receiving some more donations and diego parents: 7712 diff changeset	241 <DD> </DD>
c4a30ecfe1ec Extended the FAQ a bit, maybe we start receiving some more donations and diego parents: 7712 diff changeset	242
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	243 <DT>Q: Can I run multiple instances of MPlayer?</DT>
7808 502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	244 <DD>A: Yes. Some video out drivers like xv, dga or (x)mga are exclusive, some
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	245 are exclusive in combination with certain graphics boards and drivers. You
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	246 will not be able to run more than one instance of MPlayer with one of those
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	247 video out drivers. To a lesser degree this also applies to audio drivers.
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	248 Not all allow playback of multiple streams on the same device.</DD>
7063 dc130296ce8b How to run multiple instances of MPlayer. diego parents: 7047 diff changeset	249 <DD> </DD>
dc130296ce8b How to run multiple instances of MPlayer. diego parents: 7047 diff changeset	250
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	251 <DT>Q: There is a timer in the upper left corner. How can I get rid of it?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	252 <DD>A: Press <CODE>o</CODE> and try the <CODE>-osdlevel</CODE> option.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	253 <DD> </DD>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	255 <DT>Q: The <CODE>-xy</CODE> or <CODE>-fs</CODE> option doesn't work with the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	256 x11 driver (<CODE>-vo x11</CODE>) ...</DT>
7015 72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	257 <DD>A: It does, but you have to explicitly specify software scaling (very
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	258 slow) with the <CODE>-zoom</CODE> option. You better use XF86VidMode
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	259 support: You must specify the <CODE>-vm</CODE> and the <CODE>-fs</CODE>
9138 42667fd91d4a changing "switch" -> "option" (unwritten DOCS rule) gabucino parents: 8930 diff changeset	260 option, and you're done. Make sure you have the right modelines in your
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	261 XF86Config file, and try to make the <A HREF="video.html#dga">DGA driver</A>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	262 and <A HREF="video.html#sdl">SDL's DGA driver</A> work for you.
7015 72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	263 It's much faster. If SDL's DGA works, use that, it'll be even faster.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	264 <DD> </DD>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	266 <DT>Q: What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	267 <DD>A: Example:
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	268 <CODE>A: 2.1 V: 2.2 A-V: -0.167 ct: 0.042 57/57 41% 0% 2.6% 0 4 49%</CODE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	269 <UL>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	270 <LI>A: audio position in seconds</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	271 <LI>V: video position in seconds</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	272 <LI>A-V: audio-video difference in seconds (delay)</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	273 <LI>ct: total A-V sync correction done</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	274 <LI>frames played (counting from last seek)</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	275 <LI>frames decoded (counting from last seek)</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	276 <LI>video codec cpu usage in percent (for slices and DR this includes
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	277 video_out)</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	278 <LI>video_out cpu usage</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	279 <LI>audio codec cpu usage in percent</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	280 <LI>frames needed to drop to maintain A-V sync</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	281 <LI>current level of image postprocessing (when using <CODE>-autoq</CODE>)</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	282 <LI>current cache size used (around 50% is normal)</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	283 </UL>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	284 Most of them are for debug purposes and will be removed at some point.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	285 <DD> </DD>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	287 <DT>Q: What if I don't want them to appear?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	288 <DD>A: Use the <CODE>-quiet</CODE> option and read the man page.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	289 <DD> </DD>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	290
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	291 <DT>Q: Why is video_out cpu usage zero (0%) for some files?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	292 <DD>A1: It's not zero, but it's called from the codec and thus cannot be
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	293 measured separately. You should try to play the file using
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	294 <CODE>-vo null</CODE> and then <CODE>-vo ...</CODE> and check the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	295 difference to see the video_out speed.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	296 <DD>A2: You are using Direct Rendering,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	297 where the codec renders to the video memory itself. In this case, the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	298 decoding percentage contains the display percentage, too.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	299 <DD> </DD>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	301 <DT>Q: There are error messages about file not found
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	302 <CODE>/usr/lib/win32/</CODE> ...</DT>
9272 8efd3c0578b2 remove references to old w32codec package alex parents: 9138 diff changeset	303 <DD>A: Download the Win32 codecs from our
8efd3c0578b2 remove references to old w32codec package alex parents: 9138 diff changeset	304 <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/">codecs page</A>
8efd3c0578b2 remove references to old w32codec package alex parents: 9138 diff changeset	305 (avifile's codec package has a different DLL set) and install it.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	306 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	307
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	308 <DT>Q: Are there any mailing lists on MPlayer?</DT>
6998 83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu> diego parents: 6980 diff changeset	309 <DD>A: Yes. See the bottom of the info page on
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	310 <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/info.html">our homepage</A> to
6998 83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu> diego parents: 6980 diff changeset	311 subscribe.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	312 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	313
6998 83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu> diego parents: 6980 diff changeset	314 <DT>Q: I've found a nasty bug when I tried to play my favorite video!
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	315 Who should I inform?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	316 <DD>A: Please read the <A HREF="bugreports.html">bug reporting guidelines</A>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	317 and follow the instructions.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	318 <DD> </DD>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	320 <DT>Q: I have problems playing files with the ... codec. Can I use them?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	321 <DD>A: Check the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	322 <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/codecs-status.html">codec status</A>,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	323 if it doesn't contain your codec, read the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	324 <A HREF="codecs.html">codec documentation</A>, especially the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	325 <A HREF="codecs.html#importing">codec importing HOWTO</A> and contact us.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	326 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	327
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	328 <DT>Q: Umm, what is "IdegCounter"?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	329 <DD>A: A combination of a Hungarian and an English word. "Ideg" in Hungarian
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	330 means the same as "nerve" in English, and is pronounced as something like
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	331 "ydaegh". It was first used to measure the nervousness of A'rpi, after some
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	332 (umm) "mysterious" disappearance of CVS code ;)</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	333 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	334
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	335 <DT>Q: And what is "Faszom(C)ounter"?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	336 <DD>A: "Fasz" is a Hungarian word you don't want to know, the others are
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	337 connected to the perverted minds of the MPlayer developers.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	338 <DD> </DD>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	339
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	340 <DT>Q: LIRC doesn't work, because ...</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	341 <DD>A: Are you sure you are using <CODE>mplayer</CODE> instead of
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	342 <CODE>mplayer_lirc</CODE>? Note that it was <CODE>mplayer_lirc</CODE> for a
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	343 long time, including the 0.60 release, but it was recently changed back to
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	344 <CODE>mplayer</CODE>.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	345 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	346
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	347 <DT>Q: Subtitles are very nice, the most beautiful I've ever seen, but they
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	348 slow down playing! I know it's unlikely ...</DT>
6998 83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu> diego parents: 6980 diff changeset	349 <DD>A: After running <CODE>./configure</CODE>, edit <CODE>config.h</CODE> and
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	350 replace <CODE>#undef FAST_OSD</CODE> with <CODE>#define FAST_OSD</CODE>.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	351 Then recompile.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	352 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	353
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	354 <DT>Q: The onscreen display (OSD) is flickering!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	355 <DD>A: You use a vo driver with single buffering (x11,xv). With xv,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	356 use the <CODE>-double</CODE> option. Also try <CODE>-vop expand</CODE></DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	357 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	358
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	359 <DT>Q: What exactly is this libavcodec thing?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	360 <DD>A: See the <A HREF="codecs.html#libavcodec">libavcodec section</A>.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	361 <DD> </DD>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	362
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	363 <DT>Q: But configure tells me "Checking for libavcodec ... no"!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	364 <DD>A: You need to get libavcodec from FFmpeg's CVS. Read the instructions in
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	365 the <A HREF="codecs.html#libavcodec">libavcodec section</A>.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	366 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	367
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	368 <DT>Q: Icewm's taskbar keeps covering the movie in fullscreen mode!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	369 <DD>A: This shouldn't happen anymore, if it still does use the
9338 3d5fe5fe4aa9 Document -fstype in manpage. filon parents: 9272 diff changeset	370 <CODE>-fstype layer</CODE> option and report it to the
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	371 <A HREF="http://mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/">mplayer-users</A>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	372 mailing list.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	373 <DD> </DD>
2771 b2b3926a5e46 "boycott cvs" MPlayer T-shirts available from your local MPlayer distributor gabucino parents: 2606 diff changeset	374
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	375 <DT>Q: I can't access the GUI menu. I press right click, but I can't access
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	376 any menu items!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	377 <DD>A: Are you using FVWM? Try the following:<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	378 Start -> Settings -> Configuration -> Base Configuration<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	379 Set "Use Applications position hints" to "Yes".</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	380 <DD> </DD>
2772 499d08e86341 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2771 diff changeset	381
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	382 <DT>Q: How can I run MPlayer in the background?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	383 <DD>A: Use: <CODE>mplayer <options> <filename> < /dev/null &</CODE></DD>
6639 f94a40d3b19a hmm, just found a nice thing with my new LFS.. gabucino parents: 6617 diff changeset	384
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	385 </DL>
3053 153fc4f5464f ehh too much gabucino parents: 3030 diff changeset	386
2771 b2b3926a5e46 "boycott cvs" MPlayer T-shirts available from your local MPlayer distributor gabucino parents: 2606 diff changeset	387
7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 7015 diff changeset	388 <H2><A NAME="playback">5.3 Playback problems</A></H2>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	389
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	390 <DL>
6782 be9ab9dcd653 Advertise mencvcd, the woes of seeking in a paused movie and to OSD or not diego parents: 6777 diff changeset	391
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	392 <DT>Q: I can play certain AVIs but I get no sound and this kind of error:
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	393 <PRE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	394 Detected audio codec: [divx] afm:4 (DivX audio (WMA))
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	395 Requested audio codec family [divx] (afm=4) not available (enable it at
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	396 compile time!)
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	397 </PRE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	398 </DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	399 <DD>A: Probably the audio uses a codec not natively supported by
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	400 MPlayer. Install the Win32 codec package as described in the README
7076 3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly diego parents: 7063 diff changeset	401 or in the <A HREF="documentation.html#installation">Installation</A> section.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	402 <DD> </DD>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	403
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	404 <DT>Q: ... works with avifile/aviplay but doesn't with MPlayer.</DT>
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	405 <DD>A: MPlayer is not avifile.
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	406 The only common thing between these players is the Win32 DLL loader.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	407 The codecs (DLL) set, synchronization, demultiplexing etc is totally
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	408 different and shouldn't be compared.
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	409 If something works with aviplay it doesn't mean that MPlayer will
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	410 work and vice versa.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	411 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	412
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	413 <DT>Q: Audio goes out of sync playing an AVI file.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	414 <DD>A: Try the <CODE>-bps</CODE> or <CODE>-nobps</CODE> option. If it does not
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	415 improve, read <A HREF="bugreports.html">this</A> and upload the file to FTP.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	416 <DD> </DD>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	417
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	418 <DT>Q: MPlayer exits with some error when using l3codeca.acm.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	419 <DD>A: Check <CODE>ldd /usr/local/bin/mplayer</CODE> output. If it contains<BR>
7076 3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly diego parents: 7063 diff changeset	420     <CODE>libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x4???????)</CODE><BR>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	421 where "?" is any number then it's OK, the error is not here. If it is:<BR>
7076 3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly diego parents: 7063 diff changeset	422     <CODE>libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00??????)</CODE><BR>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	423 then there is a problem with your kernel/libc. Maybe you are using some
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	424 security patches (for example Solar Designer's OpenWall patch) which
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	425 forces loading libraries to very low addresses.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	426 Because l3codeca.acm is a non-relocatable DLL, it must be loaded to
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	427 0x00400000, we can't change this. You should use a non-patched kernel,
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	428 or use MPlayer's <CODE>-afm 1</CODE> option to disable using
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	429 l3codeca.acm.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	430 <DD> </DD>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	431
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	432 <DT>Q: My computer plays M$ DivX AVIs with resolutions ~ 640x300 and stereo
9138 42667fd91d4a changing "switch" -> "option" (unwritten DOCS rule) gabucino parents: 8930 diff changeset	433 mp3 sound too slow. When I use -nosound option, everything is OK (but
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	434 quiet).</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	435 <DD>A: Your machine is too slow or your soundcard driver is broken. Consult
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	436 the documentation to see if you can improve performance.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	437 <DD> </DD>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	438
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	439 <DT>Q: MPlayer dies with "MPlayer interrupted by signal 4 in module:
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	440 decode_video".</DT>
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	441 <DD>A: Try running MPlayer on the machine you compiled on. Or recompile
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	442 with runtime CPU detection
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	443 (<CODE>./configure --enable-runtime-cpudetection</CODE>). Don't
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	444 use MPlayer on a CPU different from the one it was compiled on,
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	445 without using the feature mentioned just now.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	446 <DD> </DD>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	447
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	448 <DT>Q: I have problems with [your window manager] and fullscreen
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	449 xv/xmga/sdl/x11 modes ...</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	450 <DD>A: Read the <A HREF="bugreports.html">bug reporting guidelines</A> and
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	451 send us a proper bug report.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	452 <DD> </DD>
2240 5d476d03e2b3 ide vmi nagy hulyeseget akartam irni de elfelejtettem gabucino parents: 2153 diff changeset	453
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	454 <DT>Q: I got this playing MPEG files: Can't find codec for video format
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	455 0x10000001!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	456 <DD>A: You have an old version of codecs.conf at <CODE>~/.mplayer/</CODE>.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	457 Upgrade it from <CODE>/etc/</CODE>.<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	458 <B>OR</B> you have the <CODE>vc=</CODE> option or something similar in your
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	459 config file(s).</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	460 <DD> </DD>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	461
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	462 <DT>Q: When starting MPlayer under KDE I just get a black screen and nothing
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	463 happens. After about one minute the video starts playing.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	464 <DD>A: The KDE arts sound daemon is blocking the sound device. Either wait
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	465 until the video starts or disable the arts-daemon in kontrol center. If you
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	466 want to use arts sound, specify audio output via our native arts audio
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	467 driver (<CODE>-ao arts</CODE>). If it fails or isn't compiled in, try SDL
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	468 (<CODE>-ao sdl</CODE>) and make sure your SDL can handle arts sound. Yet
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	469 another option is to start MPlayer with artsdsp.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	470 <DD> </DD>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	471
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	472 <DT>Q: I have an AVI that produces a gray screen when played with
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	473 <CODE>-vc odivx</CODE> and a green one with <CODE>-vc divx4</CODE>.</DT>
7937 33e4345d6dd6 URLs corrected. diego parents: 7851 diff changeset	474 <DD>A: It's not a DivX file, but an M$ MPEG4v3. Update your codecs.conf.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	475 <DD> </DD>
2047 337daaf16922 added 'icewm suxx' Q/A.. don't kill me. kill arpi instead. gabucino parents: 2001 diff changeset	476
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	477 <DT>Q: When I play this movie I get video-audio desync and/or MPlayer crashes
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	478 with the following message:<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	479 <CODE>DEMUXER: Too many (945 in 8390980 bytes) video packets in the buffer!</CODE></DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	480 <DD>A: This can have multiple reasons.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	481 <UL>
7015 72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	482 <LI>Your CPU <B>and/or</B> video card <B>and/or</B> bus is too slow.
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	483 MPlayer displays a message if this is the case (and the dropped
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	484 frames counter goes up fast).</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	485 <LI>If it is an AVI, maybe it has bad interleaving. Try the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	486 <CODE>-ni</CODE> option.</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	487 <LI>Your sound driver is buggy, or you use ALSA 0.5 with <CODE>-ao oss</CODE>.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	488 See the <A HREF="sound.html">sound card section</A>.</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	489 <LI>The AVI has a bad header, try the <CODE>-nobps</CODE> option, and/or
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	490 <CODE>-mc 0</CODE>.</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	491 </UL></DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	492 <DD> </DD>
6777 a0414ad68a4e Added 2 entries: no sound without win32 and no sound with sound daemon. diego parents: 6672 diff changeset	493
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	494 <DT>Q: I have an MJPEG file which works with other players but displays only a
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	495 black image in MPlayer.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	496 <DD>A: Disable the Windows DLL in <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE>, or use the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	497 <CODE>-vc ffmjpeg</CODE> option (compile MPlayer with libavcodec for this
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	498 to work).</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	499 <DD> </DD>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	500
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	501 <DT>Q: When I try to grab from my tuner, it works, but colors are strange.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	502 It's OK with other applications.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	503 <DD>A: Your card probably misreports its colorspace capacity. Try with YUY2
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	504 instead of default YV12 (see the <A HREF="documentation.html#tv">TV input
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	505 documentation</A>).</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	506 <DD> </DD>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	507
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	508 <DT>Q: When I start playing, I get this message but everything seems fine:<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	509 <CODE>Linux RTC init: ioctl (rtc_pie_on): Permission denied</CODE></DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	510 <DD>A: You need root privileges or a
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	511 specially set up kernel to use the new timing code. For details see the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	512 <A HREF="documentation.html#rtc">RTC section</A> of the documentation.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	513 <DD> </DD>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	514
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	515 <DT>Q: I have A/V sync problems. Some of my AVIs play fine, but some play with
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	516 double speed!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	517 <DD>A: You have a buggy sound card/driver. Most likely it's fixed at 44100Hz,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	518 and you try to play a file which has 22050Hz audio. Try the resample audio
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	519 plugin.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	520 <DD> </DD>
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2772 diff changeset	521
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	522 <DT>Q: All the WMV (or other..) files I play create a green/gray window and
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	523 there is only sound! MPlayer prints:<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	524 <CODE>Detected video codec: [null] drv:0 (NULL codec (no decoding))</CODE></DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	525 <DD>A: Update your <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE>.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	526 <DD> </DD>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	527
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	528 <DT>Q: I get very strange percentage values (way too big) while playing files
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	529 on my notebook.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	530 <DD>A: It's an effect of the power management / power saving system of your
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	531 notebook (BIOS, not kernel). Plug the external power connector in
7712 358ac15da69a added reference to the cpufreq project (for the speedstep problems). attila parents: 7119 diff changeset	532 <B>before</B> you power on your notebook. You can also try whether
7937 33e4345d6dd6 URLs corrected. diego parents: 7851 diff changeset	533 <A HREF="http://www.brodo.de/cpufreq/">cpufreq</A> (a SpeedStep interface
7851 626c13032310 fixes (what?:) gabucino parents: 7814 diff changeset	534 for Linux) helps you.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	535 <DD> </DD>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	536
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	537 <DT>Q: The audio/video gets totally out of sync when I run MPlayer as root on
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	538 my notebook. It works normal when i run it as a user.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	539 <DD>A: This is again a power management effect (see above). Plug the external
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	540 power connector in <B>before</B> you power on your notebook or use the
9138 42667fd91d4a changing "switch" -> "option" (unwritten DOCS rule) gabucino parents: 8930 diff changeset	541 <CODE>-nortc</CODE> option.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	542
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	543 </DL>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	544
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	545
7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 7015 diff changeset	546 <H2><A NAME="driver">5.4 Video/audio driver problems (vo/ao)</A></H2>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	547
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	548 <DL>
1892 70dbd25c128c jo sok ilyen ize. gabucino parents: 1864 diff changeset	549
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	550 <DT>Q: I have no sound when playing a video and get error messages similar to
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	551 this one:
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	552 <PRE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	553 AO: [oss] 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian)
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	554 audio_setup: Can't open audio device /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy
7076 3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly diego parents: 7063 diff changeset	555 couldn't open/init audio device -> NOSOUND
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	556 Audio: no sound!!!
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	557 Start playing...
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	558 </PRE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	559 </DT>
8751 f117a4150786 We now have -ao esd. diego parents: 7937 diff changeset	560 <DD>A: Are you running KDE or GNOME with the ARTS or ESD sound daemon? Try
f117a4150786 We now have -ao esd. diego parents: 7937 diff changeset	561 disabling the sound daemon or use the <CODE>-ao arts</CODE> or
9138 42667fd91d4a changing "switch" -> "option" (unwritten DOCS rule) gabucino parents: 8930 diff changeset	562 <CODE>-ao esd</CODE> option to make MPlayer use ARTS or ESD.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	563 <DD> </DD>
2606 a4b73dfad509 (ff)mjpeg q/a gabucino parents: 2593 diff changeset	564
6998 83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu> diego parents: 6980 diff changeset	565 <DT>Q: What about the DGA driver? I can't find it!</DT>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	566 <DD>A: <CODE>./configure</CODE> autodetects your DGA driver. If
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	567 <CODE>-vo help</CODE> doesn't show DGA, then there's a problem with your X
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	568 installation. Try <CODE>./configure --enable-dga</CODE> and read the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	569 <A HREF="video.html#dga">documentation</A>. Alternatively, try SDL's DGA
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	570 driver with the <CODE>-vo sdl:dga</CODE> option.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	571 <DD> </DD>
3053 153fc4f5464f ehh too much gabucino parents: 3030 diff changeset	572
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	573 <DT>Q: OK, <CODE>-vo help</CODE> shows DGA driver, but it complains about
6998 83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu> diego parents: 6980 diff changeset	574 permissions. Help me!</DT>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	575 <DD>A: It works only if running as root! It's a DGA limitation.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	576 You should become root (<CODE>su -</CODE>), and try again.
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	577 Another solution is making MPlayer SUID root, but it's
7015 72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	578 <B>not recommended!</B><BR>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	579     <CODE>chown root /usr/local/bin/mplayer</CODE><BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	580     <CODE>chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/mplayer</CODE><BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	581     <CODE>chmod +s /usr/local/bin/mplayer</CODE><BR>
7015 72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	582 <BLOCKQUOTE>
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	583 <B>Warning: security risk</B><BR>
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	584 This is a <B>big</B> security risk! <B>Never</B> do this on a server or
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	585 on a computer that you do not control completely because other users can
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	586 gain root privileges through SUID root MPlayer. <B>You have been
7015 72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	587 warned.</B>
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	588 </BLOCKQUOTE>
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	589 </DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	590 <DD> </DD>
3053 153fc4f5464f ehh too much gabucino parents: 3030 diff changeset	591
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	592 <DT>Q: When using Xvideo, my Voodoo 3/Banshee says:<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	593 <CODE>X Error of failed request: BadAccess (attempt to access private
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	594 resource denied)<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	595   Major opcode of failed request: 147 (MIT-SHM)<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	596   Minor opcode of failed request: 1 (X_ShmAttach)<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	597   Serial number of failed request: 26<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	598   Current serial number in output stream:27</CODE></DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	599 <DD>A: The "tdfx" driver in XFree86 4.0.2/4.0.3 had this bug. This was solved
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	600 by <A HREF="http://www.xfree86.org/cvs/changes_4_1.html">bugfix #621 of the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	601 XFree86 4.1.0 CVS log</A>. So upgrade to XFree86 4.1.0 or later.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	602 Alternatively, either download (at least) DRI version 0.6 from the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	603 <A HREF="http://dri.sourceforge.net">DRI homepage</A>, or use CVS DRI.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	604 <DD> </DD>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	605
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	606 <DT>Q: OpenGL (<CODE>-vo gl</CODE>) output doesn't work (hang/black window/X11
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	607 errors/...).</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	608 <DD>A: Your OpenGL driver doesn't support dynamic texture changes
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	609 (glTexSubImage). It's known not to work with nVidia's binary mess.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	610 It's known to work with Utah-GLX/DRI and Matrox G400 cards. Also with
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	611 DRI and Radeon cards. It won't work with DRI and other cards.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	612 it will not work with 3DFX cards because of the 256x256 texture size limit.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	613 <DD> </DD>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	614
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	615 <DT>Q: I have an nVidia TNT/TNT2 card, and I have a band with strange colors,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	616 right under the movie! Whose fault is this?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	617 <DD>A: This is a bug of nVidia's binary X driver. These bugs appear ONLY with
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	618 the TNT/TNT2 cards, and we can't do anything about it. To fix the problem,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	619 upgrade to the latest nVidia binary driver version. If still bad, complain
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	620 to nVidia!</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	621 <DD> </DD>
6386 039065ac8625 Added FAQ compilation entry, moved DGA entry to video section, fixed the diego parents: 6385 diff changeset	622
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	623 <DT>Q: I have an nVidia XYZ card, and when I click on the GUI's display window
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	624 to toggle displaying the GUI panel, a black square appears where I clicked.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	625 I have the newest driver.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	626 <DD>A: Yes, nVidia corrected a previous bug (above), and introduced a new one.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	627 Let's congratulate them. UPDATE: According to
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	628 <A HREF="users_against_developers.html#nvidia">nVidia</A>, this has already
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	629 been fixed.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	630 <DD> </DD>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	631
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	632 <DT>Q: When I use the GUI with SDL video output, a second video window is
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	633 created.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	634 <DD>A: Known, don't use SDL for the GUI yet.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	635 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	636
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	637 <DT>Q: Oh the world is cruel ...! SDL has only <CODE>x11</CODE> target, but
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	638 not <CODE>xv</CODE>!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	639 <DD>A: Try that <CODE>x11</CODE> target again. Now try
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	640 <CODE>-vo x11 -fs -zoom</CODE>. See the difference? No?! OK, here comes the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	641 enlightenment: SDL's <CODE>x11</CODE> target uses xv when available, you
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	642 don't have to worry about it ... Note: you can force/disable Xv via SDL
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	643 using <CODE>-forcexv</CODE> and <CODE>-noxv</CODE></DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	644
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	645 </DL>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	646
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	647
7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 7015 diff changeset	648 <H2><A NAME="dvd">5.5 DVD playback</A></H2>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	649
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	650 <DL>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	651
7808 502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	652 <DT>Q: What about DVD navigation?</DT>
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	653 <DD>A: Support for dvdnav in MPlayer is currently broken, normal playback
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	654 does work, though. If you want to have fancy menus, you will have to use
7937 33e4345d6dd6 URLs corrected. diego parents: 7851 diff changeset	655 another player like <A HREF="http://xine.sourceforge.net">xine</A> or
33e4345d6dd6 URLs corrected. diego parents: 7851 diff changeset	656 <A HREF="http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/groups/dvd/">Ogle</A>. If you care
9387 72c0458c854a update of links regarding tech/ dir nicolas parents: 9382 diff changeset	657 about DVD navigation, send a <A HREF="../tech/patches.txt">patch</A>.</DD>
7808 502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	658 <DD> </DD>
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	659
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	660 <DT>Q: While playing a DVD, I encountered this error:<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	661 <CODE>mplayer: ifo_read.c:1143: ifoRead_C_ADT_internal: Assertion
7076 3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly diego parents: 7063 diff changeset	662 nfo_length / sizeof(cell_adr_t) >= c_adt->nr_of_vobs' failed.</CODE></DT>
7808 502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	663 <DD>A: This is a known libdvdread 0.9.1/0.9.2 bug. Use <B>libmpdvdkit2</B>,
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	664 which is present in MPlayer source, and used by default.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	665 <DD> </DD>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	666
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	667 <DT>Q: Can I compile libdvdread and libdvdcss on my sweet SPARC under
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	668 Solaris?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	669 <DD>A: Who knows ... It's said to work, so please test it and send feedback.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	670 Refer to the documentation of libdvdread and its homepage as well. We're not
7808 502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	671 the authors of libdvdread. Use <B>libmpdvdkit2</B>, which is present in
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	672 MPlayer source, and used by default.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	673 <DD> </DD>
2065 147e114e906b new nvidia bug gabucino parents: 2064 diff changeset	674
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	675 <DT>Q: What about subtitles? Can MPlayer display them?</DT>
6998 83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu> diego parents: 6980 diff changeset	676 <DD>A: Yes. See the <A HREF="cd-dvd.html#dvd">DVD chapter</A> of the
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	677 documentation.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	678 <DD> </DD>
6252 54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	679
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	680 <DT>Q: How can I set the region code of my DVD-drive? I don't have
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	681 Windows!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	682 <DD>A: Use the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	683 <A HREF="http://www.linuxtv.org/download/dvd/dvd_disc_20000215.tar.gz">regionset tool</A>.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	684 <DD> </DD>
6252 54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	685
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	686 <DT>Q: Do I need to be (setuid) root/setuid fibmap_mplayer to be able to play
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	687 a DVD?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	688 <DD>A: No, only for old-style DVD support. However you must have
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	689 the proper rights on the DVD device entry (in <CODE>/dev/</CODE>).</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	690 <DD> </DD>
6252 54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	691
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	692 <DT>Q: Where can I get libdvdread and libdvdcss packages?</DT>
7808 502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	693 <DD>A: You don't need to. Use <B>libmpdvdkit2</B>, which is present in the
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	694 MPlayer source, and used by default. You can get the mentioned packages
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	695 from the
7937 33e4345d6dd6 URLs corrected. diego parents: 7851 diff changeset	696 <A HREF="http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/groups/dvd/">Ogle site</A>.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	697 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	698
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	699 <DT>Q: Is it possible to play/encode only selected chapters?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	700 <DD>A: Yes, try the <CODE>-chapter</CODE> option.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	701 <DD> </DD>
6252 54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	702
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	703 <DT>Q: My DVD playback is sluggish!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	704 <DD>A: Use the <CODE>-cache</CODE> option (described in the man page)
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	705 and try enabling DMA for the DVD drive with the hdparm tool (described in
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	706 the <A HREF="cd-dvd.html#cd">CD chapter</A> of the documentation).</DD>
6252 54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	707
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	708 </DL>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	709
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	710
7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 7015 diff changeset	711 <H2><A NAME="features">5.6 Feature requests</A></H2>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	712
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	713 <DL>
6252 54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	714
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	715 <DT>Q: If MPlayer is paused and I try to seek or press any key at all,
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	716 MPlayer ceases to be paused. I would like to be able to seek in the
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	717 paused movie.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	718 <DD>A: This is very tricky to implement without losing A/V synchronization.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	719 All attempts have failed so far, but patches are welcome.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	720 <DD> </DD>
6252 54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	721
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	722 <DT>Q: I'd like to seek +/- 1 frames instead of 10 seconds.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	723 <DD>A: This won't be done. It was, but then it messed up A/V sync. Feel free
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	724 to implement it, and send a patch. Don't ask for it.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	725 <DD> </DD>
6252 54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	726
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	727 <DT>Q: Where is the Windows version?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	728 <DD>A: It's not released, and won't be. Look around the Windows scene (open
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	729 source ASF parsers, open source ASF encoders, etc) and you'll know why. We
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	730 don't want to go to jail. BTW you can compile it yourself, under
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	731 <A HREF="documentation.html#cygwin">Cygwin</A>.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	732 <DD> </DD>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	733
8930 2c572a9c153f fixes gabucino parents: 8751 diff changeset	734 <DT>Q: How can I make MPlayer remember the options I use for this
2c572a9c153f fixes gabucino parents: 8751 diff changeset	735 particular file?</DT>
2c572a9c153f fixes gabucino parents: 8751 diff changeset	736 <DD>A: Create a file named <CODE>movie.avi.conf</CODE> with the
2c572a9c153f fixes gabucino parents: 8751 diff changeset	737 file-specific options in it and put it in <CODE>~/.mplayer</CODE> or in
2c572a9c153f fixes gabucino parents: 8751 diff changeset	738 the same directory as the file.</DD>
2c572a9c153f fixes gabucino parents: 8751 diff changeset	739 <DD> </DD>
2c572a9c153f fixes gabucino parents: 8751 diff changeset	740
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	741 </DL>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	742
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	743
7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 7015 diff changeset	744 <H2><A NAME="encoding">5.7 Encoding</A></H2>
6782 be9ab9dcd653 Advertise mencvcd, the woes of seeking in a paused movie and to OSD or not diego parents: 6777 diff changeset	745
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	746 <DL>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	747
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	748 <DT>Q: How can I encode?</DT>
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	749 <DD>A: Read the MEncoder <A HREF="encoding.html">documentation</A>.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	750 <DD> </DD>
2859 9508f2a11335 Q/A about fucky +- 1frame seeking feature req gabucino parents: 2848 diff changeset	751
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	752 <DT>Q: How can I create VCDs?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	753 <DD>A: Try the <CODE>mencvcd</CODE> script from the <CODE>TOOLS</CODE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	754 subdirectory. With it you can encode DVDs or other movies to VCD or SVCD
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	755 format and even burn them directly to CD.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	756 <DD> </DD>
3192 d84317675d4e few new Q/As gabucino parents: 3162 diff changeset	757
7808 502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	758 <DT>Q: How can I join two video files?</DT>
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	759 <DD>A: This has been discussed to no end on mplayer-users. Go search the
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	760 <A HREF="http://mplayerhq.hu/cgi-bin/htsearch?restrict=/mplayer-users/">archives</A>
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	761 for a complete answer. This is a complicated topic and your mileage may
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	762 vary a lot depending on the kind of files you want to merge. MPEGs can be
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	763 concatenated into a single file with luck. For AVIs there are two tools,
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	764 <A HREF="http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/">avidemux</A>
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	765 and avimerge (part of the
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	766 <A HREF="http://www.theorie.physik.uni-goettingen.de/~ostreich/transcode/">transcode</A>
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	767 tool set), available that might do the job. You can also try MEncoder if
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	768 you have two files sharing the same dimensions and codec. Try<BR>
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	769     <CODE>cat file1 file2 > file3</CODE><BR>
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	770     <CODE>mencoder -ovc copy -oac copy -o out.avi -forceidx file3.avi</CODE></DD>
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	771 <DD> </DD>
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	772
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	773 <DT>Q: My tuner works, I can hear the sound and watch the video with MPlayer,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	774 but MEncoder doesn't encode audio!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	775 <DD>A: TV audio encoding for Linux is currently unimplemented, we're working
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	776 on it. At the moment it works only on BSD.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	777 <DD> </DD>
6782 be9ab9dcd653 Advertise mencvcd, the woes of seeking in a paused movie and to OSD or not diego parents: 6777 diff changeset	778
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	779 <DT>Q: I can't encode DVD subtitles into the AVI!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	780 <DD>A: You have to specify the <CODE>-sid</CODE> option correctly!</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	781 <DD> </DD>
3966 6185a66a63cf * empty log message * gabucino parents: 3938 diff changeset	782
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	783 <DT>Q: MEncoder segfaults on startup!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	784 <DD>A: Upgrade DivX4Linux.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	785 <DD> </DD>
3966 6185a66a63cf * empty log message * gabucino parents: 3938 diff changeset	786
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	787 <DT>Q: How can I encode only selected chapters from a DVD?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	788 <DD>A: Use the <CODE>-chapter</CODE> option correctly, like:
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	789 <CODE>-chapter 5-7</CODE></DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	790 <DD> </DD>
4398 4039f5580f76 -chapter option updates (and some else?) gabucino parents: 4116 diff changeset	791
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	792 <DT>Q: I'm trying to work with 2GB+ files on a VFAT file system. Does it work?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	793 <DD>A: No, VFAT doesn't support 2GB+ files.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	794 <DD> </DD>
4116 d6234c93d60f divx4linuxbuzi gabucino parents: 3966 diff changeset	795
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	796 <DT>Q: Why is the recommended bitrate printed by MEncoder negative?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	797 <DD>A: Because the bitrate you encoded the audio with is too large to fit the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	798 movie on any CD. Check if you have libmp3lame installed properly.</DD>
6385 65ceb2d07a71 Q/A about mencoder printing negative recommended bitrate gabucino parents: 6352 diff changeset	799
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	800 </DL>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	801
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