mplayer.hg: DOCS/formats.html annotate

annotate DOCS/formats.html @ 9129:6ecc0b5c08cb

libgif/libungif based demuxer support for libmpdemux. patch by Joey Parrish <joey@nicewarrior.org>

author	arpi
date	Tue, 28 Jan 2003 00:12:23 +0000
parents	e35d561f002e
children	6cec60a8f506

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6403 c0f189e49ee4 Background color now set by CSS, added doctype and default character set, diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	1 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	2 <HTML>
4982 6cb9d9a1716d HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign gabucino parents: 4663 diff changeset	3
6cb9d9a1716d HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign gabucino parents: 4663 diff changeset	4 <HEAD>
6882 f3f87f6bf5cf Added a uniform title: something - MPlayer - The Movie Player for Linux. diego parents: 6775 diff changeset	5 <TITLE>Formats - MPlayer - The Movie Player for Linux</TITLE>
6391 4e5c236ade69 small updates gabucino parents: 6357 diff changeset	6 <LINK REL="stylesheet" TYPE="text/css" HREF="default.css">
6403 c0f189e49ee4 Background color now set by CSS, added doctype and default character set, diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	7 <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
4982 6cb9d9a1716d HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign gabucino parents: 4663 diff changeset	8 </HEAD>
6cb9d9a1716d HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign gabucino parents: 4663 diff changeset	9
6403 c0f189e49ee4 Background color now set by CSS, added doctype and default character set, diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	10 <BODY>
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7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 6974 diff changeset	13 <H2><A NAME="formats">2.1 Supported formats</A></H2>
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5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	15 <P>It is important to clarify a common mistake. When people see a file with a
6960 87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	16 <B>.AVI</B> extension, they immediately conclude that it is not an MPEG file.
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	17 That is not true. At least not entirely. Contrary to popular belief such a
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	18 file <B>can</B> contain MPEG1 video.</P>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	19
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	20 <P>You see, a <B>codec</B> is not the same as a <B>file format</B>.<BR>
6960 87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	21 Examples of video <B>codecs</B> are: MPEG1, MPEG2, DivX, Indeo5, 3ivx.<BR>
6974 916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics only. diego parents: 6960 diff changeset	22 Examples of file <B>formats</B> are: MPG, AVI, ASF.</P>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	23
6960 87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	24 <P>In theory, you can put an OpenDivX video and MP3 audio into an <B>MPG</B>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	25 format file. However, most players will not play it, since they expect MPEG1
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	26 video and MP2 audio (unlike <B>AVI</B>, <B>MPG</B> does not have the
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	27 necessary fields to describe its video and audio streams). Or you might put
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	28 MPEG1 video into an AVI file.
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	29 <A HREF="http://ffmpeg.sourceforge.net">FFmpeg</A> and
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	30 <A HREF="encoding.html">MEncoder</A> can create these files.</P>
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7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 6974 diff changeset	34 <H3><A NAME="video_formats">2.1.1 Video formats</A></H3>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	35
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7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 6974 diff changeset	37 <H4><A NAME="mpeg">2.1.1.1 MPEG files</A></H4>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	38
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	39 <P>MPEG files come in different guises:</P>
c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	40
c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	41 <UL>
6960 87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	42 <LI>MPG: This is the most <B>basic</B> form of the MPEG file formats. It
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	43 contains MPEG1 video, and MP2 (MPEG-1 layer 2) or rarely MP1 audio.</LI>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	44 <LI>DAT: This is the very same format as MPG with a different extension. It
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	45 is used on <B>Video CD</B>s. Due to the way VCDs are created and Linux is
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	46 designed, DAT files cannot be played nor copied from VCDs as regular files.
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	47 You have to use the <CODE>-vcd</CODE> option to play the Video CD.</LI>
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	48 <LI>VOB: This is the MPEG file format on <B>DVD</B>s. It is the same as MPG,
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	49 plus the capability to contain subtitles or non-MPEG (AC3) audio. It
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	50 contains encoded MPEG2 video and usually AC3 audio, but DTS, MP2 and
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	51 uncompressed LPCM are allowed, too.<BR> <B>Read the <A
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	52 HREF="cd-dvd.html#dvd">DVD section</A>!</B></LI>
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	53 </UL>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	54
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	55 <P>Series of frames form independent groups in MPEG files. This means that you
6960 87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	56 can cut/join an MPEG file with standard file tools (like <CODE>dd</CODE>,
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	57 <CODE>cut</CODE>), and it remains completely functional.</P>
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6960 87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	59 <P>One important feature of MPGs is that they have a field to describe the
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	60 aspect ratio of the video stream within. For example SVCDs have 480x480
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	61 resolution video, and in the header that field is set to 4:3, so that it is
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	62 played at 640x480. AVI files do not have this field, so they have to be
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	63 rescaled during encoding or played with the <CODE>-aspect</CODE> option.</P>
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7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 6974 diff changeset	66 <H4><A NAME="avi">2.1.1.2 AVI files</A></H4>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	67
6960 87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	68 <P>Designed by Microsoft, <B>AVI (Audio Video Interleaved)</B> is a widespread
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	69 multipurpose format currently used mostly for DivX and DivX4 video. It has
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	70 many known drawbacks and shortcomings (for example in streaming). It
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	71 supports one video stream and 0 to 99 audio streams. File size is limited to
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	72 2GB, but there exists an extension allowing bigger files called
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	73 <B>OpenDMS</B>. Microsoft currently strongly discourages its use and
6974 916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics only. diego parents: 6960 diff changeset	74 encourages ASF/WMV. Not that anybody cares.</P>
5444 b4206f207ad1 remark about Ogg-in-AVI suxxhaxx gabucino parents: 5395 diff changeset	75
6175 9c2cca3804c0 better wording, patch by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de> arpi parents: 6168 diff changeset	76 <P>There is a hack that allows AVI files to contain an Ogg Vorbis audio
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7813 diff changeset	77 stream, but makes them incompatible with standard AVI. MPlayer
6175 9c2cca3804c0 better wording, patch by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de> arpi parents: 6168 diff changeset	78 supports playing these files. Seeking is also implemented but severely
9c2cca3804c0 better wording, patch by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de> arpi parents: 6168 diff changeset	79 hampered by badly encoded files with confusing headers. Unfortunately the
6775 7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	80 only encoder currently capable of creating these files, NanDub, has this
6175 9c2cca3804c0 better wording, patch by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de> arpi parents: 6168 diff changeset	81 problem.</P>
9c2cca3804c0 better wording, patch by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de> arpi parents: 6168 diff changeset	82
6775 7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	83 <P><B>Note:</B> DV cameras create raw DV streams that DV grabbing utilities
6960 87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	84 convert to two different types of AVI files. The AVI will then contain either
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7813 diff changeset	85 separate audio and video streams that MPlayer can play or the raw DV
6960 87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	86 stream for which support is under development.</P>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	87
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	88 <P>There are two kinds of AVI files:</P>
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	89 <UL>
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	90 <LI><B>Interleaved:</B> Audio and video content is interleaved. This is the
7787 05e518badc1b doc fixes part 1 (more will come when i find the time to read the rest) attila parents: 7048 diff changeset	91 standard usage. Recommended and mostly used. Some tools create
7969 9ec3f2b9a87f <B>MPlayer</B> --> MPlayer diego parents: 7850 diff changeset	92 interleaved AVIs with bad sync. MPlayer detects these as
7787 05e518badc1b doc fixes part 1 (more will come when i find the time to read the rest) attila parents: 7048 diff changeset	93 interleaved, and this climaxes in loss of A/V sync, probably at seeking.
05e518badc1b doc fixes part 1 (more will come when i find the time to read the rest) attila parents: 7048 diff changeset	94 These files should be played as non-interleaved (with the <CODE>-ni</CODE>
05e518badc1b doc fixes part 1 (more will come when i find the time to read the rest) attila parents: 7048 diff changeset	95 option).</LI>
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	96 <LI><B>Non-interleaved:</B> First comes the whole video stream, then the whole
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	97 audio stream. It thus needs a lot of seeking, making playing from network or
7850 a340de6b3e3a fixes (yeah, I dunno what:) gabucino parents: 7814 diff changeset	98 CD-Rom difficult.</LI>
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	99 </UL>
72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	100
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7813 diff changeset	101 <P>MPlayer supports two kinds of timings for AVI files:</P>
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	102 <UL>
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	103 <LI><B>bps-based</B>: It is based on the bitrate/samplerate of the video/audio stream. This
5395 c8e3d5241531 applied Diego's patch gabucino parents: 5378 diff changeset	104 method is used by most players, including <A HREF="http://avifile.sourceforge.net">avifile</A>
6775 7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	105 and Windows Media Player.
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	106 Files with broken headers, and files created with VBR audio but not with a
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	107 VBR-compliant encoder will result in A/V desync with this method (mostly at
72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	108 seeking).</LI>
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	109 <LI><B>interleaving-based</B>: It does not use the bitrate value of the header, instead
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	110 it uses the relative position of interleaved audio and video chunks, making
5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	111 badly encoded files with VBR audio playable.</LI>
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	112 </UL>
72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	113
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	114 <P>Any audio and video codec is allowed, but note that VBR audio is not well
6960 87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	115 supported by most players. The file format makes it possible to use VBR
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	116 audio, but most players expect CBR audio, thus they fail with VBR. VBR is
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	117 uncommon and the Microsoft AVI specs only describe CBR audio. Most AVI
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	118 encoders/multiplexers create bad files when using VBR audio. There are only
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	119 two known exceptions: NanDub and <A HREF="encoding.html">MEncoder</A>.</P>
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7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 6974 diff changeset	122 <H4><A NAME="asf">2.1.1.3 ASF/WMV files</A></H4>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	123
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	124 <P>ASF (active streaming format) comes from Microsoft. They developed two
6960 87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	125 variants of ASF, v1.0 and v2.0. v1.0 is used by their media tools (Windows
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	126 Media Player and Windows Media Encoder) and is very secret. v2.0 is published
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	127 and patented :). Of course they differ, there is no compatibility at all (it
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7813 diff changeset	128 is just another legal game). MPlayer supports only v1.0, as nobody has
6960 87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	129 ever seen v2.0 files :). Note that ASF files nowadays come with the extension
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	130 .WMA or .WMV.</P>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	131
62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	132
7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 6974 diff changeset	133 <H4><A NAME="mov">2.1.1.4 QuickTime/MOV files</A></H4>
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	134
6960 87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	135 <P>These formats were designed by Apple and can contain any codec, CBR or VBR.
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	136 They usually have a .QT or .MOV extension. Ever since the MPEG4 group chose
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	137 QuickTime as the recommended file format for MPEG4, their MOV files come with
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	138 an
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	139 .MPG or .MP4 extension (Interestingly the video and audio streams in these
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	140 files are real MPG and AAC files. You can even extract them with the
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	141 <CODE>-dumpvideo</CODE> and <CODE>-dumpaudio</CODE> options.).</P>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	142
6775 7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	143 <P><B>Note:</B> Most new QuickTime files use <B>Sorenson</B> video and QDesign
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	144 Music audio. See our <A HREF="codecs.html#sorenson">Sorenson</A> codec
8331 9ffea46becdc Sorenson/Real updates, QuickTime HOWTO. diego parents: 8177 diff changeset	145 section.</P>
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7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 6974 diff changeset	148 <H4><A NAME="vivo">2.1.1.5 VIVO files</A></H4>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	149
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7813 diff changeset	150 <P>MPlayer happily demuxes VIVO file formats. The biggest disadvantage
6960 87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	151 of the format is that it has no index block, nor a fixed packet size or sync
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	152 bytes and most files lack even keyframes, so forget seeking!</P>
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	153
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	154 <P>The video codec of VIVO/1.0 files is standard <B>h.263</B>. The video codec
6960 87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	155 of VIVO/2.0 files is a modified, nonstandard <B>h.263v2</B>. The audio is the
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	156 same, it may be <B>g.723</B> (standard), or <B>Vivo Siren</B>.</P>
2865 72c750bbc249 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2855 diff changeset	157
6960 87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	158 <P>See the <A HREF="codecs.html#vivo_video">VIVO video codec</A> and
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	159 <A HREF="codecs.html#vivo_audio">VIVO audio codec</A> sections for installation
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	160 instructions.</P>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	161
62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	162
7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 6974 diff changeset	163 <H4><A NAME="fli">2.1.1.6 FLI files</A></H4>
3806 053ea3e7c5d8 new 'RealMedia' 'Realvideo' 'RealAudio' sections gabucino parents: 3239 diff changeset	164
6960 87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	165 <P><B>FLI</B> is a very old file format used by Autodesk Animator, but it is a
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7813 diff changeset	166 common file format for short animations on the net. MPlayer demuxes
6960 87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	167 and decodes FLI movies and is even able to seek within them (useful when
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	168 looping with the <CODE>-loop</CODE> option). FLI files do not have keyframes,
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	169 so the picture will be messy for a short time after seeking.</P>
3806 053ea3e7c5d8 new 'RealMedia' 'Realvideo' 'RealAudio' sections gabucino parents: 3239 diff changeset	170
053ea3e7c5d8 new 'RealMedia' 'Realvideo' 'RealAudio' sections gabucino parents: 3239 diff changeset	171
7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 6974 diff changeset	172 <H4><A NAME="real">2.1.1.7 RealMedia (RM) files</A></H4>
3806 053ea3e7c5d8 new 'RealMedia' 'Realvideo' 'RealAudio' sections gabucino parents: 3239 diff changeset	173
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7813 diff changeset	174 <P>Yes, MPlayer can read (demux) RealMedia (.rm) files. Seeking works,
6357 748bb00cb05b RealVideo libraries support gabucino parents: 6175 diff changeset	175 but you have to explicitly specify the <CODE>-forceidx</CODE> option
748bb00cb05b RealVideo libraries support gabucino parents: 6175 diff changeset	176 (the format supports keyframes). Here are the lists of the supported
6906 3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	177 <A HREF="codecs.html#realvideo">RealVideo</A>
3274d0725fde Changed all link names from the section number to a sensible label. diego parents: 6882 diff changeset	178 and <A HREF="codecs.html#realaudio">RealAudio</A> codecs.</P>
6357 748bb00cb05b RealVideo libraries support gabucino parents: 6175 diff changeset	179
3806 053ea3e7c5d8 new 'RealMedia' 'Realvideo' 'RealAudio' sections gabucino parents: 3239 diff changeset	180
7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 6974 diff changeset	181 <H4><A NAME="nuppelvideo">2.1.1.8 NuppelVideo files</A></H4>
3816 57221064b0b7 nuppelvideo added to supported formats gabucino parents: 3806 diff changeset	182
57221064b0b7 nuppelvideo added to supported formats gabucino parents: 3806 diff changeset	183 <P><A HREF="http://mars.tuwien.ac.at/~roman/nuppelvideo">NuppelVideo</A>
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7813 diff changeset	184 is a TV grabber tool (AFAIK:). MPlayer can read its .NUV files (only
6960 87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	185 NuppelVideo 5.0). Those files can contain uncompressed YV12, YV12+RTJpeg
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	186 compressed, YV12 RTJpeg+lzo compressed, and YV12+lzo compressed frames.
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7813 diff changeset	187 MPlayer decodes them all (and also <B>encodes</B> them with
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7813 diff changeset	188 MEncoder to DivX/etc!). Seeking works.</P>
3816 57221064b0b7 nuppelvideo added to supported formats gabucino parents: 3806 diff changeset	189
57221064b0b7 nuppelvideo added to supported formats gabucino parents: 3806 diff changeset	190
7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 6974 diff changeset	191 <H4><A NAME="yuv4mpeg">2.1.1.9 yuv4mpeg files</A></H4>
3818 6793c7088abb yuv4mpeg support gabucino parents: 3816 diff changeset	192
6960 87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	193 <P><A HREF="http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net">yuv4mpeg / yuv4mpeg2</A> is a file
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	194 format used by the <A HREF="http://mjpeg.sf.net">mjpegtools programs</A>.
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	195 You can grab, produce, filter or encode video in this format using these
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	196 tools. The file format is really a sequence of uncompressed YUV 4:2:0
6974 916f62dd0910 Another big batch of cosmetics only. diego parents: 6960 diff changeset	197 images.</P>
3818 6793c7088abb yuv4mpeg support gabucino parents: 3816 diff changeset	198
6793c7088abb yuv4mpeg support gabucino parents: 3816 diff changeset	199
7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 6974 diff changeset	200 <H4><A NAME="film">2.1.1.10 FILM files</A></H4>
4339 4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	201
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	202 <P>This format is used on old Sega Saturn CD-Rom games.</P>
4339 4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	203
4b231f3778a6 entudjam? gabucino parents: 4177 diff changeset	204
7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 6974 diff changeset	205 <H4><A NAME="roq">2.1.1.11 RoQ files</A></H4>
4503 0ae360217690 RoQ fileformat added, anything it is ;) gabucino parents: 4339 diff changeset	206
4584 f6a0e7c2fd0f better RoQ explanation gabucino parents: 4503 diff changeset	207 <P>RoQ files are multimedia files used in some ID games such as Quake III and
f6a0e7c2fd0f better RoQ explanation gabucino parents: 4503 diff changeset	208 Return to Castle Wolfenstein.</P>
4503 0ae360217690 RoQ fileformat added, anything it is ;) gabucino parents: 4339 diff changeset	209
0ae360217690 RoQ fileformat added, anything it is ;) gabucino parents: 4339 diff changeset	210
7787 05e518badc1b doc fixes part 1 (more will come when i find the time to read the rest) attila parents: 7048 diff changeset	211 <H4><A NAME="ogg">2.1.1.12 OGG/OGM files</A></H4>
5860 e96469da680c more libdvd* text removed gabucino parents: 5444 diff changeset	212
6775 7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	213 <P>This is a new file format from <A HREF="http://www.xiph.org">Xiphophorus</A>.
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	214 It can contain any video or audio codec, CBR or VBR. You will need to
7a41ce77089f Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other diego parents: 6604 diff changeset	215 have <CODE>libogg</CODE> and <CODE>libvorbis</CODE> installed
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7813 diff changeset	216 before compiling MPlayer to be able to play it.</P>
5860 e96469da680c more libdvd* text removed gabucino parents: 5444 diff changeset	217
e96469da680c more libdvd* text removed gabucino parents: 5444 diff changeset	218
7813 76940a39405a RTSP/RTP documentation, patch by Ross Finlayson <finlayson@live.com>. diego parents: 7787 diff changeset	219 <H4><A NAME="sdp">2.1.1.13 SDP files</A></H4>
76940a39405a RTSP/RTP documentation, patch by Ross Finlayson <finlayson@live.com>. diego parents: 7787 diff changeset	220
76940a39405a RTSP/RTP documentation, patch by Ross Finlayson <finlayson@live.com>. diego parents: 7787 diff changeset	221 <P><A HREF="ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc2327.txt">SDP</A>
76940a39405a RTSP/RTP documentation, patch by Ross Finlayson <finlayson@live.com>. diego parents: 7787 diff changeset	222 is an IETF standard format for describing video and/or audio RTP streams.
76940a39405a RTSP/RTP documentation, patch by Ross Finlayson <finlayson@live.com>. diego parents: 7787 diff changeset	223 (The "<A HREF="http://www.live.com/mplayer/">LIVE.COM Streaming Media</A>"
76940a39405a RTSP/RTP documentation, patch by Ross Finlayson <finlayson@live.com>. diego parents: 7787 diff changeset	224 libraries are required.)</P>
76940a39405a RTSP/RTP documentation, patch by Ross Finlayson <finlayson@live.com>. diego parents: 7787 diff changeset	225
76940a39405a RTSP/RTP documentation, patch by Ross Finlayson <finlayson@live.com>. diego parents: 7787 diff changeset	226
8177 1f00a3d29b20 some TOC reorder gabucino parents: 7969 diff changeset	227 <H4><A NAME="pva">2.1.1.14 PVA files</A></H4>
1f00a3d29b20 some TOC reorder gabucino parents: 7969 diff changeset	228
1f00a3d29b20 some TOC reorder gabucino parents: 7969 diff changeset	229 <P>PVA is an MPEG-like format used by DVB TV boards' software (e.g.: MultiDec,
1f00a3d29b20 some TOC reorder gabucino parents: 7969 diff changeset	230 WinTV) under Windows.</P>
1f00a3d29b20 some TOC reorder gabucino parents: 7969 diff changeset	231
1f00a3d29b20 some TOC reorder gabucino parents: 7969 diff changeset	232 <P>The PVA specifications can be downloaded from the following address:
1f00a3d29b20 some TOC reorder gabucino parents: 7969 diff changeset	233 <A HREF="http://www.technotrend.de/download/av_format_v1.pdf">http://www.technotrend.de/download/av_format_v1.pdf</A></P>
1f00a3d29b20 some TOC reorder gabucino parents: 7969 diff changeset	234
1f00a3d29b20 some TOC reorder gabucino parents: 7969 diff changeset	235
9129 6ecc0b5c08cb libgif/libungif based demuxer support for libmpdemux. arpi parents: 8831 diff changeset	236 <H4><A NAME="gif">2.1.1.15 GIF files</A></H4>
6ecc0b5c08cb libgif/libungif based demuxer support for libmpdemux. arpi parents: 8831 diff changeset	237
6ecc0b5c08cb libgif/libungif based demuxer support for libmpdemux. arpi parents: 8831 diff changeset	238 <P>The <B>GIF</B> format is a common format for web graphics. There are two
6ecc0b5c08cb libgif/libungif based demuxer support for libmpdemux. arpi parents: 8831 diff changeset	239 versions of the GIF spec, GIF87a and GIF89a. The main difference is that
6ecc0b5c08cb libgif/libungif based demuxer support for libmpdemux. arpi parents: 8831 diff changeset	240 GIF89a allows for animation. MPlayer supports both formats through use
6ecc0b5c08cb libgif/libungif based demuxer support for libmpdemux. arpi parents: 8831 diff changeset	241 of libungif or another libgif-compatible library. Non-animated GIFs will
6ecc0b5c08cb libgif/libungif based demuxer support for libmpdemux. arpi parents: 8831 diff changeset	242 be displayed as single frame videos. (Use the <CODE>-loop</CODE> and
6ecc0b5c08cb libgif/libungif based demuxer support for libmpdemux. arpi parents: 8831 diff changeset	243 <CODE>-fixed-vo</CODE> options to display these longer.)</P>
6ecc0b5c08cb libgif/libungif based demuxer support for libmpdemux. arpi parents: 8831 diff changeset	244
6ecc0b5c08cb libgif/libungif based demuxer support for libmpdemux. arpi parents: 8831 diff changeset	245 <P>MPlayer currently does not support seeking in GIF files. GIF files do
6ecc0b5c08cb libgif/libungif based demuxer support for libmpdemux. arpi parents: 8831 diff changeset	246 not necessarily have a fixed frame size, nor a fixed framerate. Rather,
6ecc0b5c08cb libgif/libungif based demuxer support for libmpdemux. arpi parents: 8831 diff changeset	247 each frame is of independant size and is supposed to be positioned in a
6ecc0b5c08cb libgif/libungif based demuxer support for libmpdemux. arpi parents: 8831 diff changeset	248 certain place on a field of fixed-size. The framerate is controlled by
6ecc0b5c08cb libgif/libungif based demuxer support for libmpdemux. arpi parents: 8831 diff changeset	249 an optional block before each frame that specifies a next frame's delay
6ecc0b5c08cb libgif/libungif based demuxer support for libmpdemux. arpi parents: 8831 diff changeset	250 in centiseconds.</P>
6ecc0b5c08cb libgif/libungif based demuxer support for libmpdemux. arpi parents: 8831 diff changeset	251
6ecc0b5c08cb libgif/libungif based demuxer support for libmpdemux. arpi parents: 8831 diff changeset	252 <P>Standard GIF files contain 24-bit RGB frames with at most an 8-bit
6ecc0b5c08cb libgif/libungif based demuxer support for libmpdemux. arpi parents: 8831 diff changeset	253 indexed pallete. These frames are usually LZW-compressed, although
6ecc0b5c08cb libgif/libungif based demuxer support for libmpdemux. arpi parents: 8831 diff changeset	254 some GIF encoders produce uncompressed frames to avoid patent issues
6ecc0b5c08cb libgif/libungif based demuxer support for libmpdemux. arpi parents: 8831 diff changeset	255 with LZW compression.</P>
6ecc0b5c08cb libgif/libungif based demuxer support for libmpdemux. arpi parents: 8831 diff changeset	256
6ecc0b5c08cb libgif/libungif based demuxer support for libmpdemux. arpi parents: 8831 diff changeset	257 <P>Though many common Linux distributions come with libungif, you can
6ecc0b5c08cb libgif/libungif based demuxer support for libmpdemux. arpi parents: 8831 diff changeset	258 download a copy from the following address:
6ecc0b5c08cb libgif/libungif based demuxer support for libmpdemux. arpi parents: 8831 diff changeset	259 <A HREF="http://prtr-13.ucsc.edu/~badger/software/libungif/index.shtml">http://prtr-13.ucsc.edu/~badger/software/libungif/index.shtml</A></P>
6ecc0b5c08cb libgif/libungif based demuxer support for libmpdemux. arpi parents: 8831 diff changeset	260
6ecc0b5c08cb libgif/libungif based demuxer support for libmpdemux. arpi parents: 8831 diff changeset	261 <P>The GIF specification can be downloaded from the following address:
6ecc0b5c08cb libgif/libungif based demuxer support for libmpdemux. arpi parents: 8831 diff changeset	262 <A HREF="http://www.w3.org/Graphics/GIF/spec-gif89a.txt">http://www.w3.org/Graphics/GIF/spec-gif89a.txt</A></P>
6ecc0b5c08cb libgif/libungif based demuxer support for libmpdemux. arpi parents: 8831 diff changeset	263
7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 6974 diff changeset	264 <H3><A NAME="audio_formats">2.1.2 Audio formats</A></H3>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	265
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7813 diff changeset	266 <P>MPlayer is a <B>Movie</B> and not a <B>Media</B> player, although
5378 1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	267 it can play some audio file formats (they are listed in the sections below).
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7813 diff changeset	268 This is not a recommended usage of MPlayer, you better use
5378 1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	269 <A HREF="http://www.xmms.org">xmms</A>.</P>
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	270
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	271
7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 6974 diff changeset	272 <H4><A NAME="mp3">2.1.2.1 MP3 files</A></H4>
5362 5882b38e1c2d applied Diego's cosmetics patch :) with some small fixes arpi parents: 5122 diff changeset	273
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7813 diff changeset	274 <P>You may have problems playing certain MP3 files that MPlayer will
6960 87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	275 misdetect as MPEGs and play incorrectly or not at all. This cannot be fixed
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	276 without dropping support for certain broken MPEG files and thus will remain
87deea511b1f continuing paragraph reformatting gabucino parents: 6906 diff changeset	277 like this for the foreseeable future. The <CODE>-demuxer</CODE> flag
7048 c214aa9110d0 Fixed typo manpage --> man page. diego parents: 7047 diff changeset	278 described in the man page may help you in these cases.</P>
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	279
5378 1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	280
7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 6974 diff changeset	281 <H4><A NAME="wav">2.1.2.2 WAV files</A></H4>
5378 1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	282
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	283
7850 a340de6b3e3a fixes (yeah, I dunno what:) gabucino parents: 7814 diff changeset	284 <H4><A NAME="ogg_vorbis">2.1.2.3 OGG/OGM files (Vorbis)</A></H4>
5378 1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	285
5860 e96469da680c more libdvd* text removed gabucino parents: 5444 diff changeset	286 <P>Requires properly installed <CODE>libogg</CODE> and
e96469da680c more libdvd* text removed gabucino parents: 5444 diff changeset	287 <CODE>libvorbis</CODE>.</P>
5378 1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	288
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	289
7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 6974 diff changeset	290 <H4><A NAME="wma">2.1.2.4 WMA/ASF files</A></H4>
5378 1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	291
1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	292
7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 6974 diff changeset	293 <H4><A NAME="mp4">2.1.2.5 MP4 files</A></H4>
5378 1a7fd8f13ac0 small update gabucino parents: 5362 diff changeset	294
8177 1f00a3d29b20 some TOC reorder gabucino parents: 7969 diff changeset	295
1f00a3d29b20 some TOC reorder gabucino parents: 7969 diff changeset	296 <H4><A NAME="cdda">2.1.2.6 CD audio</A></H4>
1f00a3d29b20 some TOC reorder gabucino parents: 7969 diff changeset	297
1f00a3d29b20 some TOC reorder gabucino parents: 7969 diff changeset	298 <P>MPlayer can use <B>cdparanoia</B> (lib) to play CDDA (Audio CD).
1f00a3d29b20 some TOC reorder gabucino parents: 7969 diff changeset	299 The scope of this section does not contain enumerating cdparanoia's
1f00a3d29b20 some TOC reorder gabucino parents: 7969 diff changeset	300 features.</P>
1f00a3d29b20 some TOC reorder gabucino parents: 7969 diff changeset	301
1f00a3d29b20 some TOC reorder gabucino parents: 7969 diff changeset	302 <P>See the man page's <CODE>-cdda</CODE> option which can be used to
1f00a3d29b20 some TOC reorder gabucino parents: 7969 diff changeset	303 pass options to cdparanoia.</P>
1f00a3d29b20 some TOC reorder gabucino parents: 7969 diff changeset	304
8831 e35d561f002e XMMS plugin support, ARM section updated, some whitespace for the IRIX diego parents: 8331 diff changeset	305
e35d561f002e XMMS plugin support, ARM section updated, some whitespace for the IRIX diego parents: 8331 diff changeset	306 <H4><A NAME="xmms">2.1.2.7 XMMS</A></H4>
e35d561f002e XMMS plugin support, ARM section updated, some whitespace for the IRIX diego parents: 8331 diff changeset	307
e35d561f002e XMMS plugin support, ARM section updated, some whitespace for the IRIX diego parents: 8331 diff changeset	308 <P>MPlayer can use XMMS input plugins to play many file formats. There are
e35d561f002e XMMS plugin support, ARM section updated, some whitespace for the IRIX diego parents: 8331 diff changeset	309 plugins for SNES game tunes, SID tunes (from Commodore 64), many Amiga
e35d561f002e XMMS plugin support, ARM section updated, some whitespace for the IRIX diego parents: 8331 diff changeset	310 formats, .xm, .it, VQF, musepack, Bonk, shorten and many others. You can find
e35d561f002e XMMS plugin support, ARM section updated, some whitespace for the IRIX diego parents: 8331 diff changeset	311 them at the
e35d561f002e XMMS plugin support, ARM section updated, some whitespace for the IRIX diego parents: 8331 diff changeset	312 <A HREF="http://www.xmms.org/plugins_input.html">XMMS input plugin page</A>.</P>
e35d561f002e XMMS plugin support, ARM section updated, some whitespace for the IRIX diego parents: 8331 diff changeset	313
e35d561f002e XMMS plugin support, ARM section updated, some whitespace for the IRIX diego parents: 8331 diff changeset	314 <P>For this feature you need to have XMMS and compile MPlayer with
e35d561f002e XMMS plugin support, ARM section updated, some whitespace for the IRIX diego parents: 8331 diff changeset	315 <CODE>./configure --enable-xmms</CODE>. If that does not work, you might need
e35d561f002e XMMS plugin support, ARM section updated, some whitespace for the IRIX diego parents: 8331 diff changeset	316 to set the XMMS plugin and library path explicitly by way of the
e35d561f002e XMMS plugin support, ARM section updated, some whitespace for the IRIX diego parents: 8331 diff changeset	317 <CODE>--with-xmmsplugindir</CODE> and <CODE>--withxmmslibdir</CODE>
e35d561f002e XMMS plugin support, ARM section updated, some whitespace for the IRIX diego parents: 8331 diff changeset	318 switches.</P>
e35d561f002e XMMS plugin support, ARM section updated, some whitespace for the IRIX diego parents: 8331 diff changeset	319
2745 62bcea66003e oh my god what have i done... gabucino parents: diff changeset	320 </BODY>
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