Mercurial > mplayer.hg
annotate DOCS/video.html @ 6158:74cfd91b82cd
some visual changes and applied Ulrich Hecht's 64bit fixes
| author | alex |
|---|---|
| date | Thu, 23 May 2002 14:38:40 +0000 |
| parents | 634fbb5dd181 |
| children | d6eea5314980 |
| rev | line source |
|---|---|
| 1612 | 1 <HTML> |
|
4982
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
2 |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
3 <HEAD> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
4 <STYLE> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
5 .text |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
6 {font-family : Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
7 font-size : 14px;} |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
8 </STYLE> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
9 </HEAD> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
10 |
| 1704 | 11 <BODY BGCOLOR=white> |
| 12 | |
|
4982
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
13 <FONT CLASS="text"> |
| 1612 | 14 |
| 2745 | 15 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1>2.3.1. Video output devices</A></B></P> |
| 1612 | 16 |
| 17 | |
| 2745 | 18 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.1>2.3.1.1. Setting up MTRR</A></B></P> |
| 1612 | 19 |
| 1946 | 20 <P>It is VERY recommended to check if the MTRR registers are set up properly, |
| 21 because they can give a big performance boost.</P> | |
| 22 | |
| 23 <P>Do a '<CODE>cat /proc/mtrr</CODE>' :</P> | |
| 24 | |
| 25 <P><CODE> | |
| 26 --($:~)-- cat /proc/mtrr<BR> | |
| 27 reg00: base=0xe4000000 (3648MB), size= 16MB: write-combining, count=9<BR> | |
| 28 reg01: base=0xd8000000 (3456MB), size= 128MB: write-combining, count=1<BR> | |
| 29 </CODE></P> | |
| 30 | |
| 31 <P>It's right, shows my Matrox G400 with 16Mb memory. I did this from | |
| 32 XFree 4.x.x , which sets up MTRR registers automatically.</P> | |
| 33 | |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
34 <P>If nothing worked, you have to do it manually. First, you have to find the base |
| 1946 | 35 address. |
| 1682 | 36 You have 3 ways to find it:</P> |
| 1612 | 37 |
| 1682 | 38 <P><UL> |
| 39 <LI>from X11 startup messages, for example: | |
| 40 <P><CODE>(--) SVGA: PCI: Matrox MGA G400 AGP rev 4, Memory @ 0xd8000000, 0xd4000000<BR> | |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
41 (--) SVGA: Linear framebuffer at 0xD8000000</CODE></P></LI> |
| 1682 | 42 <LI>from /proc/pci (use lspci -v command): |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
43 <P> |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
44 <CODE>01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc.: Unknown device 0525</CODE> |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
45 <CODE>Memory at d8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable)</CODE> |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
46 </P> |
| 1682 | 47 <LI>from mga_vid kernel driver messages (use dmesg): |
| 48 <P><CODE>mga_mem_base = d8000000</CODE></P> | |
| 49 </UL></P> | |
| 1612 | 50 |
| 1682 | 51 <P>Then let's find the memory size. This is very easy, just convert video ram |
| 52 size to hexadecimal, or use this table:</P> | |
| 1612 | 53 |
| 1682 | 54 <TABLE BORDER=0> |
| 55 <TD> </TD><TD>1 MB</TD><TD WIDTH=10%></TD><TD>0x100000</TD><TR> | |
| 56 <TD></TD><TD>2 MB</TD><TD></TD><TD>0x200000</TD><TR> | |
| 57 <TD></TD><TD>4 MB</TD><TD></TD><TD>0x400000</TD><TR> | |
| 58 <TD></TD><TD>8 MB</TD><TD></TD><TD>0x800000</TD><TR> | |
| 59 <TD></TD><TD>16 MB</TD><TD></TD><TD>0x1000000</TD><TR> | |
| 60 <TD></TD><TD>32 MB</TD><TD></TD><TD>0x2000000</TD><TR> | |
| 61 </TABLE> | |
| 1612 | 62 |
| 63 | |
| 1682 | 64 <P>You know base address and memory size, let's setup mtrr registers! |
| 65 For example, for the Matrox card above (base=0xd8000000) with 32MB | |
| 66 ram (size=0x2000000) just execute:</P> | |
| 1612 | 67 |
| 68 | |
| 1682 | 69 <P><CODE> echo "base=0xd8000000 size=0x2000000 type=write-combining" >| /proc/mtrr</CODE></P> |
| 1612 | 70 |
| 71 | |
| 1682 | 72 <P>Not all CPUs support MTRRs. For example older K6-2's [around 266Mhz, |
| 73 stepping 0] doesn't support MTRR, but stepping 12's do ('<CODE>cat /proc/cpuinfo</CODE>' | |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
74 to check it').</P> |
| 1612 | 75 |
| 2745 | 76 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.2>2.3.1.2. Xv</A></B></P> |
| 1612 | 77 |
| 1682 | 78 <P>Under XFree86 4.0.2 or newer, you can use your card's hardware YUV routines |
| 4498 | 79 using the XVideo extension. This is what the option '-vo xv' uses. Also, |
| 80 this is driver supports adjusting brightness/contrast/hue/etc (unless you use | |
| 81 the old, slow DirectShow DivX codec, which supports it everywhere), see the | |
| 82 manpage.</P> | |
| 83 | |
| 84 <P>In order to make this work, be sure to check the following:</P> | |
| 1682 | 85 <P><UL> |
| 86 <LI>You have to use XFree86 4.0.2 or newer (former versions don't have XVideo) | |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
87 <LI>Your card actually supports hardware acceleration (modern cards do) |
| 1682 | 88 <LI>X loads the XVideo extension, it's something like this: |
| 1612 | 89 |
| 1682 | 90 <P><CODE> (II) Loading extension XVideo</CODE></P> |
| 91 <P>in /var/log/XFree86.0.log</P> | |
| 1612 | 92 |
| 1682 | 93 <P>NOTE: this loads only the XFree86's extension. In a good install, this is |
| 94 always loaded, and doesn't mean that the _card's_ XVideo support is loaded!</P> | |
| 1612 | 95 |
| 1682 | 96 <LI>Your card has Xv support under Linux. To check, try 'xvinfo', it is the |
| 97 part of the XFree86 distribution. It should display a long text, similar | |
| 98 to this: | |
| 99 <PRE> | |
| 1612 | 100 X-Video Extension version 2.2 |
| 101 screen #0 | |
| 102 Adaptor #0: "Savage Streams Engine" | |
| 103 number of ports: 1 | |
| 104 port base: 43 | |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
105 operations supported: PutImage |
| 1612 | 106 supported visuals: |
| 107 depth 16, visualID 0x22 | |
| 108 depth 16, visualID 0x23 | |
| 109 number of attributes: 5 | |
| 110 (...) | |
| 111 Number of image formats: 7 | |
| 112 id: 0x32595559 (YUY2) | |
| 113 guid: 59555932-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71 | |
| 114 bits per pixel: 16 | |
| 115 number of planes: 1 | |
| 116 type: YUV (packed) | |
| 117 id: 0x32315659 (YV12) | |
| 118 guid: 59563132-0000-0010-8000-00aa00389b71 | |
| 119 bits per pixel: 12 | |
| 120 number of planes: 3 | |
| 121 type: YUV (planar) | |
| 122 (...etc...) | |
| 1682 | 123 </PRE> |
| 1612 | 124 |
| 1682 | 125 <P>It must support YUY2 packed, and YV12 planar pixel formats to be |
| 126 usable with <B>MPlayer</B>.</P> | |
| 1612 | 127 |
| 1682 | 128 <LI>And finally, check if <B>MPlayer</B> was compiled with 'xv' support. |
| 129 ./configure prints this. | |
| 1612 | 130 |
| 1682 | 131 </UL></P> |
| 132 | |
| 2745 | 133 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.2.1>2.3.1.2.1. 3dfx cards</A></B></P> |
| 1612 | 134 |
| 1682 | 135 <P>Older 3dfx drivers were known to have problems with XVideo acceleration, |
| 136 it didn't support either YUY2 or YV12, and so. Verify that you have | |
| 5116 | 137 XFree86 version 4.2.0 or greater, it works ok with YV12 and YUY2. Previous |
| 138 versions, including 4.1.0 <B>crashes with YV12</B>! | |
| 1682 | 139 If you experience strange effects using -vo xv, try SDL (it has XVideo too) |
| 2745 | 140 and see if it helps. Check the <A HREF="#2.3.1.4">SDL section</A> for details.</P> |
| 1612 | 141 |
| 2745 | 142 <P><B>OR</B>, try the NEW -vo tdfxfb driver! See the <A HREF=#2.3.1.9>2.3.1.9</A> |
| 1992 | 143 section!</P> |
| 1612 | 144 |
| 2865 | 145 |
| 2745 | 146 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.2.2>2.3.1.2.2. S3 cards</A></B></P> |
| 1682 | 147 |
| 148 <P>S3 Savage3D's should work fine, but for Savage4, use XFree86 version 4.0.3 | |
| 3942 | 149 or greater (in case of image problems, try 16bpp). As for S3 Virge.. there is |
| 150 xv support, but the card itself is very slow, so you better sell it.</P> | |
| 1682 | 151 |
| 3027 | 152 <P><B>NOTE</B>: Savage cards have a slow YV12 image displaying capability (it needs |
| 2883 | 153 to do YV12->YUY2 conversion, because the Savage hardware can't display YV12). |
| 154 So when this documentation says at some point "this has YV12 output use this, | |
|
4920
089485d69edd
added notes about enhanced Neomagic and Savage4 drivers
gabucino
parents:
4908
diff
changeset
|
155 it's faster", it's not sure. Try <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/contrib/Savage-driver/savage_drv.o.mmx2.bz2">this |
|
089485d69edd
added notes about enhanced Neomagic and Savage4 drivers
gabucino
parents:
4908
diff
changeset
|
156 driver</A>, it uses MMX2 for this task and is faster than the native X driver.</P> |
| 2865 | 157 |
| 158 | |
| 2745 | 159 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.2.3>2.3.1.2.3. nVidia cards</A></B></P> |
| 1612 | 160 |
| 3938 | 161 <P>nVidia isn't a very good choice under Linux (according to NVidia, this |
| 162 is <A HREF="users_against_developers.html#nvidia">not true</A>).. You'll have to use the | |
| 3290 | 163 binary closed-source nVidia driver, available at nVidia's website. The standard XFree86 |
| 1682 | 164 driver doesn't support XVideo for these cards, due to nVidia's closed |
| 165 sources/specifications.</P> | |
| 1612 | 166 |
| 3290 | 167 <P>As far as I know the latest XFree86 driver contains XVideo support for |
| 168 Geforce 2 and 3.</P> | |
| 169 | |
| 1682 | 170 <P><UL><LI>Riva128 cards don't have XVideo support even with the nvidia driver :( |
| 171 Complain to NVidia.</UL></P> | |
| 1612 | 172 |
| 173 | |
| 2745 | 174 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.2.4>2.3.1.2.4. ATI cards</A></B></P> |
| 1612 | 175 |
| 1920 | 176 <P> |
| 4177 | 177 <LI>The <A HREF="http://www.linuxvideo.org/gatos">GATOS driver</A> (which you |
| 178 should use, unless you have Rage128 or Radeon) has VSYNC enabled by default. It | |
| 179 means that decoding speed (!) is synced to the monitor's refresh rate. If | |
| 180 playing seems to be slow, try disabling VSYNC somehow, or set refresh rate to | |
| 181 n*(fps of the movie) Hz.</LI> | |
| 1920 | 182 |
| 183 <LI>Radeon VE - currently only XFree86 CVS has driver for this card, version | |
| 3027 | 184 4.1.0 doesn't. And no TV out support. Of course with <B>MPlayer</B> you can |
| 185 happily get <B>accelerated</B> display, with or without <B>TV output</B>, and | |
| 5119 | 186 no libraries or X are needed. Read <A HREF=#2.3.1.15>Vidix</A> section.</LI> |
| 187 | |
| 188 </P> | |
| 1612 | 189 |
| 190 | |
| 2745 | 191 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.2.5>2.3.1.2.5. NeoMagic cards</A></B></P> |
|
1922
5f0e4310dd4d
NeoMagic stuff added (legyen egyszer gyereknap...)
gabucino
parents:
1920
diff
changeset
|
192 |
|
4920
089485d69edd
added notes about enhanced Neomagic and Savage4 drivers
gabucino
parents:
4908
diff
changeset
|
193 <P>These cards can be found in many laptops. Unfortunately, the driver in |
|
089485d69edd
added notes about enhanced Neomagic and Savage4 drivers
gabucino
parents:
4908
diff
changeset
|
194 X 4.2.0 can't do Xv, but we have a modified, Xv-capable driver for you. |
|
089485d69edd
added notes about enhanced Neomagic and Savage4 drivers
gabucino
parents:
4908
diff
changeset
|
195 <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/contrib/NeoMagic-driver/neomagic_drv.o.4.2.0.bz2">Download from here</A>. |
| 5359 | 196 Driver provided by Stefan Seyfried.</P> |
| 5378 | 197 |
| 198 <P>To allow playback of DVD sized content change your XF86Config like this :</P> | |
| 199 | |
| 200 <P> | |
| 5359 | 201 Section "Device"<BR> |
| 202 <I>[...]</I><BR> | |
| 203 Driver "neomagic"<BR> | |
| 204 <B>Option "OverlayMem" "829440"</B><BR> | |
| 205 <I>[...]</I><BR> | |
| 5378 | 206 EndSection |
| 5359 | 207 </P> |
|
1922
5f0e4310dd4d
NeoMagic stuff added (legyen egyszer gyereknap...)
gabucino
parents:
1920
diff
changeset
|
208 |
| 5378 | 209 |
| 3794 | 210 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.2.6>2.3.1.2.6. Trident cards</A></B></P> |
| 211 | |
| 212 <P>If you want to use xv with a trident card, provided that it doesn't | |
| 213 work with 4.1.0, try the latest cvs of Xfree or wait for Xfree 4.2.0. | |
| 214 The latest cvs adds support for fullscreen xv support with the | |
| 215 Cyberblade XP card.</P> | |
|
1922
5f0e4310dd4d
NeoMagic stuff added (legyen egyszer gyereknap...)
gabucino
parents:
1920
diff
changeset
|
216 |
| 2745 | 217 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.3>2.3.1.3. DGA</A></B></P> |
| 1612 | 218 |
| 2745 | 219 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.3.1>2.3.1.3.1. Summary</A></B></P> |
| 1612 | 220 |
| 1682 | 221 <P>This document tries to explain in some words what DGA is in general and |
| 222 what the DGA video output driver for mplayer can do (and what it can't).</P> | |
| 1612 | 223 |
| 224 | |
| 2745 | 225 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.3.2>2.3.1.3.2. What is DGA</A></B></P> |
| 1612 | 226 |
| 1682 | 227 <P>DGA is short for Direct Graphics Access and is a means for a program to |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
228 bypass the X-Server and directly modifying the framebuffer memory. |
| 1682 | 229 Technically spoken this happens by mapping the framebuffer memory into |
| 230 the memory range of your process. This is allowed by the kernel only | |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
231 if you have superuser privileges. You can get these either by logging in |
| 1682 | 232 as root or by setting the suid bit on the mplayer excecutable (NOT |
| 233 recommended!).</P> | |
| 1612 | 234 |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
235 <P>There are two versions of DGA: DGA1 is used by XFree 3.x.x and DGA2 was |
| 1682 | 236 introduced with XFree 4.0.1.</P> |
| 1612 | 237 |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
238 <P>DGA1 provides only direct framebuffer access as described above. For |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
239 switching the resolution of the video signal you have to rely on the |
| 1682 | 240 XVidMode extension.</P> |
| 1612 | 241 |
| 1682 | 242 <P>DGA2 incorporates the features of XVidMode extension and also allows |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
243 switching the depth of the display. So you may, although basically |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
244 running a 32 bit depth XServer, switch to a depth of 15 bits and vice |
| 1682 | 245 versa. </P> |
| 1612 | 246 |
| 1682 | 247 <P>However DGA has some drawbacks. It seems it is somewhat dependent on the |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
248 graphics chip you use and on the implementation of the XServer's video |
| 1682 | 249 driver that controls this chip. So it does not work on every system ...</P> |
| 1612 | 250 |
| 251 | |
| 2745 | 252 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.3.3>2.3.1.3.3. Installing DGA support for MPlayer</A></B></P> |
| 1682 | 253 |
| 254 <P>First make sure X loads the DGA extension, see in /var/log/XFree86.0.log:</P> | |
| 255 | |
| 256 <P> <CODE>(II) Loading extension XFree86-DGA</CODE></P> | |
| 257 | |
| 258 <P>See, XFree86 4.0.x or greater is VERY RECOMMENDED! | |
| 259 <B>MPlayer</B>'s DGA driver is autodetected on ./configure, or you can force it | |
| 260 with --enable-dga.</P> | |
| 1612 | 261 |
| 1682 | 262 <P>If the driver couldn't switch to a smaller resolution, experiment with |
| 263 switches -vm (only with X 3.3.x), -fs, -bpp, -zoom to find a video mode that | |
| 264 the movie fits in. There is no converter right now.. :(</P> | |
| 1612 | 265 |
| 1682 | 266 <P>Become ROOT. DGA needs root access to be able to write directly video memory. |
| 267 If you want to run it as user, then install <B>MPlayer</B> SUID root:</P> | |
| 1612 | 268 |
| 1682 | 269 <P><CODE> |
|
2448
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
270 chown root /usr/local/bin/mplayer<BR> |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
271 chmod 750 /usr/local/bin/mplayer<BR> |
| 1686 | 272 chmod +s /usr/local/bin/mplayer</CODE></P> |
| 1612 | 273 |
| 274 | |
| 1682 | 275 <P>Now it works as a simple user, too.</P> |
| 1612 | 276 |
| 277 | |
| 1682 | 278 <P><B>!!!! BUT STAY TUNED !!!!</B><BR> |
| 279 This is a <B>BIG</B> security risk! Never do this on a server or on a computer | |
| 280 can be accessed by more people than only you because they can gain root | |
| 281 privilegies through suid root mplayer.<BR> | |
| 282 <B>!!!! SO YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED ... !!!!</B></P> | |
| 283 | |
| 284 <P>Now use '-vo dga' option, and there you go! (hope so:) | |
| 285 You should also try if the '-vo sdl:dga' option works for you! It's much | |
| 286 faster!!!</P> | |
| 287 | |
| 2745 | 288 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.3.4>2.3.1.3.4. Resolution switching</A></B></P> |
| 1682 | 289 |
| 290 <P>The DGA driver allows for switching the resolution of the output signal. | |
| 291 This avoids the need for doing (slow) software scaling and at the same | |
| 292 time provides a fullscreen image. Ideally it would switch to the exact | |
| 293 resolution (except for honouring aspect ratio) of the video data, but the | |
| 1686 | 294 XServer only allows switching to resolutions predefined in |
| 1682 | 295 <CODE>/etc/X11/XF86Config</CODE> (<CODE>/etc/X11/XF86Config-4</CODE> for XFree 4.0.X respectively). |
| 296 Those are defined by so-called modelines and depend on the capabilites | |
| 297 of your video hardware. The XServer scans this config file on startup and | |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
298 disables the modelines not suitable for your hardware. You can find |
| 1682 | 299 out which modes survive with the X11 log file. It can be found at: |
| 300 <CODE>/var/log/XFree86.0.log</CODE>.</P> | |
| 301 <P>See appendix A for some sample modeline definitions.</P> | |
| 302 | |
| 2745 | 303 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.3.5>2.3.1.3.5. DGA & MPlayer</A></B></P> |
| 1612 | 304 |
| 1682 | 305 <P>DGA is used in two places with <B>MPlayer</B>: The SDL driver can be made to make |
| 306 use of it (-vo sdl:dga) and within the DGA driver (-vo dga). | |
| 307 The above said is true for both; in the following sections I'll explain | |
| 308 how the DGA driver for <B>MPlayer</B> works.</P> | |
| 1612 | 309 |
| 2745 | 310 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.3.6>2.3.1.3.6. Features of the DGA driver</A></B></P> |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
311 |
| 1682 | 312 <P>The DGA driver is invoked by specifying -vo dga at the command line. |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
313 The default behaviour is to switch to a resolution matching the original |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
314 resolution of the video as close as possible. It deliberately ignores the |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
315 -vm and -fs switches (enabling of video mode switching and fullscreen) - |
| 1682 | 316 it always tries to cover as much area of your screen as possible by switching |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
317 the video mode, thus refraining to use a single additional cycle of your CPU |
| 1682 | 318 to scale the image. |
| 319 If you don't like the mode it chooses you may force it to choose the mode | |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
320 matching closest the resolution you specify by -x and -y. |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
321 By providing the -v option, the DGA driver will print, among a lot of other |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
322 things, a list of all resolutions supported by your current XF86-Config |
| 1682 | 323 file. |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
324 Having DGA2 you may also force it to use a certain depth by using the -bpp |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
325 option. Valid depths are 15, 16, 24 and 32. It depends on your hardware |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
326 whether these depths are natively supported or if a (possibly slow) |
| 1682 | 327 conversion has to be done.</P> |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
328 |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
329 <P>If you should be lucky enough to have enough offscreen memory left to |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
330 put a whole image there, the DGA driver will use doublebuffering, which |
| 1682 | 331 results in much smoother movie replaying. It will tell you whether double- |
| 332 buffering is enabled or not.</P> | |
| 1612 | 333 |
| 1682 | 334 <P>Doublebuffering means that the next frame of your video is being drawn in |
| 335 some offscreen memory while the current frame is being displayed. When the | |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
336 next frame is ready, the graphics chip is just told the location in memory |
| 1682 | 337 of the new frame and simply fetches the data to be displayed from there. |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
338 In the meantime the other buffer in memory will be filled again with new |
| 1682 | 339 video data.</P> |
| 340 | |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
341 Doublebuffering may be switched on by using the option -double and may be |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
342 disabled with -nodouble. Current default option is to disable |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
343 doublebuffering. When using the DGA driver, onscreen display (OSD) only |
| 1682 | 344 works with doublebuffering enabled. However, enabling doublebuffering may |
| 345 result in a big speed penalty (on my K6-II+ 525 it used an additional 20% of | |
| 346 CPU time!) depending on the implementation of DGA for your hardware.</P> | |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
347 |
| 1682 | 348 |
| 2745 | 349 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.3.7>2.3.1.3.7. Speed issues</A></B></P> |
| 1682 | 350 |
| 351 <P>Generally spoken, DGA framebuffer access should be at least as fast as using | |
| 352 the X11 driver with the additional benefit of getting a fullscreen image. | |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
353 The percentage speed values printed by mplayer have to be interpreted with |
| 1682 | 354 some care, as for example, with the X11 driver they do not include the time |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
355 used by the X-Server needed for the actual drawing. Hook a terminal to a |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
356 serial line of your box and start top to see what is really going on in your |
| 1682 | 357 box ...</P> |
| 358 | |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
359 <P>Generally spoken, the speedup done by using DGA against 'normal' use of X11 |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
360 highly depends on your graphics card and how well the X-Server module for it |
| 1682 | 361 is optimized.</P> |
| 362 | |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
363 <P>If you have a slow system, better use 15 or 16bit depth since they require |
| 1682 | 364 only half the memory bandwidth of a 32 bit display.</P> |
| 1612 | 365 |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
366 <P>Using a depth of 24bit is even a good idea if your card natively just supports |
| 1682 | 367 32 bit depth since it transfers 25% less data compared to the 32/32 mode.</P> |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
368 |
| 1682 | 369 <P>I've seen some avi files already be replayed on a Pentium MMX 266. AMD K6-2 |
| 370 CPUs might work at 400 MHZ and above.</P> | |
| 1612 | 371 |
| 2745 | 372 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.3.8>2.3.1.3.8. Known bugs</A></B></P> |
| 1682 | 373 |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
374 <P>Well, according to some developpers of XFree, DGA is quite a beast. They |
| 1682 | 375 tell you better not to use it. Its implementation is not always flawless |
| 376 with every chipset driver for XFree out there.</P> | |
| 1612 | 377 |
| 1682 | 378 <P><UL> |
| 379 <LI>with XFree 4.0.3 and nv.o there is a bug resulting in strange colors | |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
380 <LI>ATI driver requires to switch mode back more than once after finishing |
| 1682 | 381 using of DGA |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
382 <LI>some drivers simply fail to switch back to normal resolution (use |
| 1682 | 383 Ctrl-Alt-Keypad +, - to switch back manually) |
| 384 <LI>some drivers simply display strange colors | |
| 385 <LI>some drivers lie about the amount of memory they map into the process's | |
| 386 address space, thus vo_dga won't use doublebuffering (SIS?) | |
| 387 <LI>some drivers seem to fail to report even a single valid mode. In this | |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
388 case the DGA driver will crash telling you about a nonsense mode of |
| 1682 | 389 100000x100000 or the like ... |
| 390 <LI>OSD only works with doublebuffering enabled | |
| 391 </UL></P> | |
| 392 | |
| 2745 | 393 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.3.9>2.3.1.3.9. Future work</A></B></P> |
| 1682 | 394 |
| 395 <P><UL><LI>use of the new X11 render interface for OSD | |
| 396 <LI>where is my TODO list ???? :-(((</UL></P> | |
| 1612 | 397 |
| 398 | |
| 2745 | 399 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.3.A>2.3.1.3.A. Some modelines</A></B></P> |
| 1612 | 400 |
| 1682 | 401 <PRE> |
| 1612 | 402 Section "Modes" |
| 403 Identifier "Modes[0]" | |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
404 Modeline "800x600" 40 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628 |
| 1612 | 405 Modeline "712x600" 35.0 712 740 850 900 400 410 412 425 |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
406 Modeline "640x480" 25.175 640 664 760 800 480 491 493 525 |
| 1612 | 407 Modeline "400x300" 20 400 416 480 528 300 301 303 314 Doublescan |
| 408 Modeline "352x288" 25.10 352 368 416 432 288 296 290 310 | |
| 409 Modeline "352x240" 15.750 352 368 416 432 240 244 246 262 Doublescan | |
| 410 Modeline "320x240" 12.588 320 336 384 400 240 245 246 262 Doublescan | |
| 411 EndSection | |
| 1682 | 412 </PRE> |
| 1612 | 413 |
| 1682 | 414 <P>These entries work fine with my Riva128 chip, using nv.o XServer driver |
| 415 module.</P> | |
| 1612 | 416 |
| 417 | |
| 2745 | 418 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.3.B>2.3.1.3.B. Bug Reports</A></B></P> |
| 1612 | 419 |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
420 <P>If you experience troubles with the DGA driver please feel free to file |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
421 a bug report to me (e-mail address below). Please start mplayer with the |
| 1682 | 422 -v option and include all lines in the bug report that start with vo_dga:</P> |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
423 |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
424 <P>Please do also include the version of X11 you are using, the graphics card |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
425 and your CPU type. The X11 driver module (defined in XF86-Config) might |
| 1682 | 426 also help. Thanks!</P> |
| 1612 | 427 |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
428 |
| 1682 | 429 <P><I>Acki (acki@acki-netz.de, www.acki-netz.de)</I></P> |
| 1612 | 430 |
| 431 | |
| 2745 | 432 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.4>2.3.1.4. SDL</A></B></P> |
| 1612 | 433 |
| 3988 | 434 <P>SDL (Simple Directmedia Layer) is basically an unified video/audio |
| 435 interface. Programs that use it know only about SDL, and not about what video | |
| 436 or audio driver does SDL actually use. For example a Doom port using SDL can | |
| 437 run on svgalib, aalib, X, fbdev, and others, you only have to specify the | |
| 438 (for example) video driver to use with the SDL_VIDEODRIVER environment | |
| 439 variable. Well, in theory.</P> | |
| 440 | |
| 441 <P>With <B>MPlayer</B>, we used its X11 driver's software scaler ability for | |
| 442 cards/drivers that doesn't support XVideo, until we made our own (faster, | |
| 443 nicer) software scaler. Also we used its aalib output, but now we have ours | |
| 444 which is more comfortable. Its DGA mode was better than ours, until | |
| 445 recently. Get it now? :)</P> | |
| 446 | |
| 447 <P>It also helps with some buggy drivers/cards if the video is jerky | |
| 448 (not slow system problem), or audio is lagging.</P> | |
| 449 | |
| 5119 | 450 <P>SDL video output supports displaying subtitles under the movie, on the (if |
| 451 present) black bar.</P> | |
| 452 | |
| 1682 | 453 <P>Here are some notes about SDL out in <B>MPlayer</B>.</P> |
| 1612 | 454 |
| 455 | |
| 456 | |
| 1682 | 457 <P><TABLE BORDER=0> |
|
4982
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
458 <TD COLSPAN=4><P><B><FONT CLASS="text">There are several commandline switches for SDL:</B></P></TD><TR> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
459 <TD> </TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">-vo sdl:name</TD><TD> </TD><TD> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
460 <FONT CLASS="text">specifies sdl video driver to use (ie. aalib, dga, x11)</TD><TR> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
461 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">-ao sdl:name</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">specifies sdl audio driver to use (ie. dsp, |
| 1682 | 462 esd, arts)</TD><TR> |
|
4982
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
463 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">-noxv</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">disables Xvideo hardware acceleration</TD><TR> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
464 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">-forcexv</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">tries to force Xvideo acceleration</TD><TR> |
| 1612 | 465 |
|
4982
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
466 <TD COLSPAN=4><P><B><FONT CLASS="text">SDL Keys:</B></P></TD><TR> |
| 1612 | 467 |
|
4982
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
468 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">F</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">toggles fullscreen/windowed mode</TD><TR> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
469 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">C</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">cycles available fullscreen modes</TD><TR> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
470 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">W/S</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">mappings for * and / (mixer control)</TD><TR> |
| 1612 | 471 |
| 1682 | 472 </TABLE></P> |
| 1612 | 473 |
| 1682 | 474 <P><B>KNOWN BUGS:</B></P> |
| 475 <P><UL><LI>Keys pressed under sdl:aalib console driver repeat forever. (use -vo aa !) | |
| 476 It's bug in SDL, I can't change it (tested with SDL 1.2.1). | |
| 477 </UL></P> | |
| 1612 | 478 |
| 2745 | 479 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.5>2.3.1.5. SVGAlib</A></B></P> |
| 1682 | 480 |
| 481 <P>If you don't have X, you can use the SVGAlib target! Be sure not to use the | |
| 482 -fs switch, since it toggles the usage of the software scaler, and it's | |
| 483 SLOOOW now, unless you have a real fast CPU (and/or MTRR?). :(</P> | |
| 1612 | 484 |
| 1682 | 485 <P>Of course you'll have to install svgalib and its development package in |
| 486 order for <B>MPlayer</B> build its SVGAlib driver (autodetected, but can be | |
| 487 forced), and don't forget to edit /etc/vga/libvga.config to suit your | |
| 488 card & monitor.</P> | |
| 1612 | 489 |
| 2745 | 490 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.6>2.3.1.6. Framebuffer output (FBdev)</A></B></P> |
| 1682 | 491 |
| 492 <P>Whether to build the FBdev target is autodetected during ./configure . | |
| 493 Read the framebuffer documentation in the kernel sources | |
| 494 (Documentation/fb/*) for info on how to enable it, etc.. !</P> | |
| 1612 | 495 |
| 1682 | 496 <P>If your card doesn't support VBE 2.0 standard (older ISA/PCI |
| 497 cards, such as S3 Trio64), only VBE 1.2 (or older?) : | |
| 498 Well, VESAfb is still available, but you'll have to load SciTech Display | |
| 499 Doctor (formerly UniVBE) before booting Linux. Use a DOS boot disk or | |
| 500 whatever. And don't forget to register your UniVBE ;))</P> | |
| 1612 | 501 |
| 1682 | 502 <P>The FBdev output takes some additional parameters above the others:</P> |
| 1612 | 503 |
| 1682 | 504 <P><TABLE BORDER=0> |
|
4982
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
505 <TD> </TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">-fb</TD><TD> </TD><TD> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
506 <FONT CLASS="text">specify the framebuffer device to use (/dev/fb0)</TD><TR> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
507 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">-fbmode</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">mode name to use (according to /etc/fb.modes)</TD><TR> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
508 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">-fbmodeconfig</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text"> config file of modes (default /etc/fb.modes)</TD><TR> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
509 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">-monitor_hfreq</TD><TD></TD><TD ROWSPAN=3><FONT CLASS="text">IMPORTANT values, see example.conf</TD><TR> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
510 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">-monitor_vfreq</TD><TD></TD><TR> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
511 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">-monitor_dotclock</TD><TD></TD><TR> |
| 1682 | 512 </TABLE></P> |
| 1612 | 513 |
| 1682 | 514 <P>If you want to change to a specific mode, then use</P> |
| 1612 | 515 |
| 1682 | 516 <P><CODE> mplayer -vm -fbmode (NameOfMode) filename</CODE></P> |
| 1612 | 517 |
| 1682 | 518 <P><UL><LI><B>-vm</B> alone will choose the most suitable mode from /etc/fb.modes . Can be |
| 519 used together with -x and -y options too. The -flip option is supported only | |
| 520 if the movie's pixel format matches the video mode's pixel format. | |
| 521 Pay attention to the bpp value, fbdev driver tries to use the current, | |
| 2507 | 522 or if you specify the -bpp option, then that.</LI> |
| 1682 | 523 <LI><B>-zoom</B> option isn't supported (software scaling is slow). -fs option |
| 2507 | 524 isn't supported. You can't use 8bpp (or less) modes.</LI> |
| 4701 | 525 <LI>you possibly want to turn the cursor off : <CODE>echo -e '\033[?25l'</CODE> |
| 526 or <CODE>setterm -cursor off</CODE><BR> | |
| 2507 | 527 and the screen saver: <CODE>setterm -blank 0</CODE><BR> |
| 528 To turn the cursor back on : <CODE>echo -e '\033[?25h'</CODE> | |
| 4701 | 529 or <CODE>setterm -cursor on</CODE> |
| 2507 | 530 </UL></P> |
| 1612 | 531 |
| 1682 | 532 <P>NOTE: FBdev video mode changing _does not work_ with the VESA framebuffer, |
| 533 and don't ask for it, since it's not an <B>MPlayer</B> limitation.</P> | |
| 1612 | 534 |
| 2745 | 535 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.7>2.3.1.7. Matrox framebuffer (mga_vid)</A></B></P> |
| 1612 | 536 |
| 1992 | 537 <P>This section is about the Matrox G200/G400/G450/G550 BES (Back-End Scaler) |
| 1682 | 538 support, the mga_vid kernel driver. It's active developed by me (A'rpi), and |
| 539 it has hardware VSYNC support with triple buffering. It works on both | |
| 540 framebuffer console and under X.</P> | |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
541 |
|
4505
fdeee8424d90
on non-Linux use Vidix instead of mga_vid kernelmodule
gabucino
parents:
4504
diff
changeset
|
542 <P><B>WARNING</B>: on non-Linux systems, use <A HREF=#2.3.1.15>Vidix</A> for |
|
fdeee8424d90
on non-Linux use Vidix instead of mga_vid kernelmodule
gabucino
parents:
4504
diff
changeset
|
543 mga_vid !!!</P> |
|
fdeee8424d90
on non-Linux use Vidix instead of mga_vid kernelmodule
gabucino
parents:
4504
diff
changeset
|
544 |
| 1682 | 545 <P>To use it, you first have to compile mga_vid.o:</P> |
| 1612 | 546 |
| 1682 | 547 <P><CODE> cd drivers<BR> |
| 548 make</CODE></P> | |
| 1612 | 549 |
| 1682 | 550 <P>Then create /dev/mga_vid device:</P> |
| 1612 | 551 |
| 1682 | 552 <P><CODE> mknod /dev/mga_vid c 178 0</CODE></P> |
| 1612 | 553 |
| 1682 | 554 <P>and load the driver with</P> |
| 555 | |
| 556 <P><CODE> insmod mga_vid.o</CODE></P> | |
| 1612 | 557 |
| 1682 | 558 <P>You should verify the memory size detection using the 'dmesg' command. If |
| 559 it's bad, use the mga_ram_size option (rmmod mga_vid first), specify card's | |
| 560 memory size in MB:</P> | |
| 1612 | 561 |
| 1682 | 562 <P><CODE> insmod mga_vid.o mga_ram_size=16</CODE></P> |
| 1612 | 563 |
|
3664
f3a20477f042
added "copy mga_vid to /lib/modules" to install instructions
gabucino
parents:
3583
diff
changeset
|
564 <P>To make it load/unload automatically when needed, first insert the following line |
| 1682 | 565 at the end of /etc/modules.conf:</P> |
| 1612 | 566 |
| 1682 | 567 <P><CODE> alias char-major-178 mga_vid</CODE></P> |
| 1612 | 568 |
|
3664
f3a20477f042
added "copy mga_vid to /lib/modules" to install instructions
gabucino
parents:
3583
diff
changeset
|
569 <P>Then copy the <CODE>mga_vid.o</CODE> module to the appropriate place under |
|
f3a20477f042
added "copy mga_vid to /lib/modules" to install instructions
gabucino
parents:
3583
diff
changeset
|
570 <CODE>/lib/modules/<kernel version>/somewhere</CODE>.</P> |
|
f3a20477f042
added "copy mga_vid to /lib/modules" to install instructions
gabucino
parents:
3583
diff
changeset
|
571 |
| 1682 | 572 <P>Then run</P> |
| 1612 | 573 |
| 1682 | 574 <P><CODE> depmod -a</CODE></P> |
| 1612 | 575 |
| 1682 | 576 <P>Now you have to (re)compile <B>MPlayer</B>, ./configure will detect /dev/mga_vid |
| 577 and build the 'mga' driver. Using it from <B>MPlayer</B> goes by '-vo mga' if | |
| 578 you have matroxfb console, or '-vo xmga' under XFree86 3.x.x or 4.x.x.</P> | |
| 579 | |
| 2108 | 580 <P>The mga_vid driver cooperates with Xv.</P> |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
581 |
| 4504 | 582 <P>The <CODE>/dev/mga_vid</CODE> device file can be read (for example by |
| 583 <CODE>cat /dev/mga_vid</CODE>) for some info, and written for brightness | |
| 584 change : <CODE>echo "brightness=120" > /dev/mga_vid</CODE></P> | |
| 585 | |
| 1612 | 586 |
| 2745 | 587 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.8>2.3.1.8. SiS 6326 framebuffer (sis_vid)</A></B></P> |
| 1682 | 588 |
| 589 <P>SiS 6326 YUV Framebuffer driver -> sis_vid kernel driver</P> | |
| 1612 | 590 |
| 1682 | 591 <P>Its interface should be compatible with the mga_vid, but the driver was not |
| 592 updated after the mga_vid changes, so it's outdated now. Volunteers | |
| 593 needed to test it and bring the code up-to-date.</P> | |
| 1612 | 594 |
| 2745 | 595 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.9>2.3.1.9. 3dfx YUV support (tdfxfb)</A></B></P> |
| 1612 | 596 |
| 1992 | 597 <P>This driver uses the kernel's tdfx framebuffer driver to play movies with |
| 598 YUV acceleration. You'll need a kernel with tdfxfb support, and recompile with | |
| 599 <CODE>./configure --enable-tdfxfb</CODE></P> | |
| 1612 | 600 |
| 2745 | 601 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.10>2.3.1.10. OpenGL output</A></B></P> |
| 1612 | 602 |
| 1682 | 603 <P><B>MPlayer</B> support displaying movies using OpenGL. Unfortunately, not all |
| 604 drivers support this ability. For example the Utah-GLX drivers | |
| 605 (for XFree86 3.3.6) have it, with all cards. | |
| 606 See <A HREF="http://utah-glx.sourceforge.net">http://utah-glx.sourceforge.net</A> | |
| 607 for details about how to install it.</P> | |
| 1612 | 608 |
| 1682 | 609 <P>XFree86(DRI) >= 4.0.3 supports it only with Matrox, and Radeon cards. |
| 610 See <A HREF="http://dri.sourceforge.net">http://dri.sourceforge.net</A> for download, | |
| 611 and installation instructions.</P> | |
| 1612 | 612 |
| 2745 | 613 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.11>2.3.1.11. AAlib - text mode displaying</B></P> |
| 1612 | 614 |
| 1682 | 615 <P><B>AAlib</B> is a library for displaying graphics in text mode, using powerful |
| 616 ASCII renderer. There are LOTS of programs already supporting it, like Doom, | |
| 617 Quake, etc. MPlayer contains a very usable driver for it. | |
| 618 If ./configure detects aalib installed, the aalib libvo driver will be built.</P> | |
| 1612 | 619 |
| 1682 | 620 <P><TABLE BORDER=0> |
|
4982
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
621 <TD COLSPAN=4><P><B><FONT CLASS="text">You can use some keys in the AA Window to change rendering options:</B></P></TD><TR> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
622 <TD> </TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">1</TD><TD> </TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">decrease contrast</TD><TR> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
623 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">2</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">increase contrast</TD><TR> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
624 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">3</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">decrease brightness</TD><TR> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
625 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">4</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">increase brightness</TD><TR> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
626 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">5</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">switch fast rendering on/off</TD><TR> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
627 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">6</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">set dithering mode (none, error distribution, floyd steinberg)</TD><TR> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
628 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">7</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">invert image</TD><TR> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
629 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">a</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">toggles between aa and mplayer control)</TD><TR> |
| 1682 | 630 |
|
4982
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
631 <TD COLSPAN=4><P><B><FONT CLASS="text">The following command line options can be used:</B></P></TD><TR> |
| 1612 | 632 |
|
4982
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
633 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">-aaosdcolor=V</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">change osd color</TD><TR> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
634 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">-aasubcolor=V</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">change subtitle color</TD><TR> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
635 <TD COLSPAN=3></TD><TD><P><I><FONT CLASS="text">where V can be: (0/normal, 1/dark, 2/bold, 3/boldfont, 4/reverse, 5/special)</P></TD><TR> |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
636 |
|
4982
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
637 <TD COLSPAN=4><P><B><FONT CLASS="text">AAlib itselves provides a large sum of options. |
| 1682 | 638 Here are some important:</P></B></TD><TR> |
| 639 | |
|
4982
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
640 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">-aadriver</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">set recommended aa driver (X11, curses, linux)</TD><TR> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
641 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">-aaextended</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">use all 256 characters</TD><TR> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
642 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">-aaeight</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">use eight bit ascii</TD><TR> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
643 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">-aahelp</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">prints out all aalib options</TD><TR> |
| 1682 | 644 </TABLE></P> |
| 645 | |
| 646 <P>NOTE: the rendering is very CPU intensive, especially when using AA-on-X | |
| 647 (using aalib on X), and it's least CPU intensive on standard, | |
| 648 non-framebuffer console. Use SVGATextMode to set up a big textmode, | |
| 649 then enjoy! (secondary head Hercules cards rock :)) (anyone can enhance | |
| 650 bdev to do conversion/dithering to hgafb? Would be neat :)</P> | |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
651 |
| 1682 | 652 <P>Use the -framedrop option if your comp isn't fast enough to render all frames!</P> |
| 1612 | 653 |
| 1682 | 654 <P>Playing on terminal you'll get better speed and quality using the linux driver, not |
| 655 curses (-aadriver linux). But therefore you need write access on /dev/vcsa<terminal>! | |
| 656 That isn't autodetected by aalib, bu vo_aa tries to find the best mode. | |
| 1731 | 657 See <A HREF="http://aa-project.sourceforge.net/tune/">http://aa-project.sourceforge.net/tune/</A> for further tuning issues.</P> |
| 1612 | 658 |
| 2471 | 659 |
| 2745 | 660 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.12>2.3.1.12. VESA - output to VESA BIOS</B></P> |
|
2448
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
661 <P> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
662 This driver was designed and introduced as <b>generic driver</b> for any video |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
663 card which has VESA VBE 2.0 compatible BIOS. But exists still one reason of |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
664 developing of this driver - it's multiple troubles with displaying movie on TV.<BR> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
665 <b>VESA BIOS EXTENSION (VBE) Version 3.0 Date: September 16, 1998</b> (Page 70) |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
666 says: |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
667 </P> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
668 |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
669 <P> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
670 <code><i> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
671 <b>Dual-Controller Designs</b><br> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
672 VBE 3.0 supports the dual-controller design by assuming that since both |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
673 controllers are typically provided by the same OEM, under control of a |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
674 single BIOS ROM on the same graphics card, it is possible to hide the fact |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
675 that two controllers are indeed present from the application. This has the |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
676 limitation of preventing simultaneous use of the independent controllers, |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
677 but allows applications released before VBE 3.0 to operate normally. The |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
678 VBE Function 00h (Return Controller Information) returns the combined |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
679 information of both controllers, including the combined list of available modes. |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
680 When the application selects a mode, the appropriate controller is activated. |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
681 Each of the remaining VBE functions then operates on the active controller. |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
682 </i></code> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
683 </P> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
684 |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
685 <P> |
| 2471 | 686 So you have chances to get working TV-out by using this driver.<br> |
| 687 (I guess that TV-out frequently is standalone head or standalone output | |
|
2448
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
688 at least.) |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
689 </P> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
690 |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
691 <P> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
692 <b>What are pluses:</b><BR> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
693 - You have chances to watch movies <b>if Linux even doesn't know</b> your video hardware.<BR> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
694 - You don't need to have installed any graphics' related things on your Linux |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
695 (like X11 (aka XFree86), fbdev and so on). This driver can be run from |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
696 <b>text-mode</b>.<BR> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
697 - You have chances to get <b>working TV-out</b>. (It's known at least for ATI's cards).<BR> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
698 - This driver calls <b>int 10h</b> handler thus it's not an emulator - it |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
699 calls <b>real</b> things of <b>real</b> BIOS in <b>real</b>-mode. (Finely - |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
700 in vm86 mode).<BR> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
701 - Most important :) You can watch <b>DVD at 320x200</b> if you don't have a powerful CPU.<BR> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
702 </P> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
703 |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
704 <P> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
705 <b>What are minuses:</b><BR> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
706 - It works only on <b>x86 systems</b>.<BR> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
707 - <b>It's the slowest driver</b> from all the available ones for MPlayer.<BR> |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
708 (But only if your card doesn't support <b>DGA mode</b> - otherwise this |
| 2747 | 709 driver is comparable by speed with <b>-vo dga</b> and <b>-vo fbdev</b> ones.<BR> |
| 710 | |
|
2448
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
711 - It can be used only by <b>ROOT</b>.<BR> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
712 - Currently it's available only for <b>Linux</b>.<BR> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
713 - It <b>doesn't use</b> any <b>hardware accelerations</b> (like YUV overlay or hw scaling).<BR> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
714 </P> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
715 |
| 3141 | 716 <P>Don't use this driver with <B>GCC 2.96</B> ! It won't work !</P> |
| 717 | |
|
2448
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
718 <P> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
719 <TABLE BORDER=0> |
|
4982
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
720 <TD COLSPAN=4><P><B><FONT CLASS="text">These switches of command line currently are available for VESA:</B></P></TD><TR> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
721 <TD> </TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">-vo vesa:opts</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">currently recognized: <b>dga</b> to force dga mode and <b>nodga</b> to disable dga mode. Note: you may omit these parameters to enable <b>autodetect</b> of dga mode. (In the future also will specify mode parameters such as refresh rate, interlacing, doublescan and so on. Samples: i43, 85, d100)</TD><TR> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
722 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">-screenw, -screenh, -bpp</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">force userdefined mode</TD><TR> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
723 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">-x, -y</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">set userdefined prescaling</TD><TR> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
724 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">-zoom</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">enables userdefined prescaling</TD><TR> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
725 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">-fs</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">scales image to fullscreen</TD><TR> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
726 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">-fs -zoom</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">scales userdefined prescaling to fullscreen</TD><TR> |
|
6cb9d9a1716d
HTML: different font handling - idea from new hp dezign
gabucino
parents:
4920
diff
changeset
|
727 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">-double</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">enables double buffering mode. (Available only in DGA mode). Should be slower of single buffering, but has no flickering effects.</TD><TR> |
|
2448
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
728 </TABLE> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
729 </P> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
730 |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
731 <P> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
732 <b>Known problems and workaround:</b><br> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
733 - If you have installed <b>NLS</b> font on your Linux box and run VESA driver |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
734 from text-mode then after terminating mplayer you will have <b>ROM font</b> loaded instead |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
735 of national. You can load national font again by using <b><i>setsysfont</i></b> utility |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
736 from for example Mandrake distribution.<br> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
737 (<b>Hint</b>: The same utility is used for localizating fbdev).<br> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
738 - Some <b>Linux graphics drivers</b> don't update active <b>BIOS mode</b> in DOS memory. So if you have such |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
739 problem - always use VESA driver only from <b>text-mode</b>. Otherwise text-mode (#03) will be |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
740 activated anyway and you will need restart your computer.<br> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
741 - Often after terminating VESA driver you get <b>black screen</b>. To return your screen |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
742 to original state - simply switch to other console (by pressing <b>Alt-Fx</b>) then switch |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
743 to your previous console by the same way.<br> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
744 - To get <b>working TV-out</b> you need have plugged tv-connector in before booting |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
745 your PC since video BIOS initializes itself only once during POST procedure. |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
746 </P> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
747 |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
748 |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
749 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.13>2.3.1.13. X11</B></P> |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
750 |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
751 <P>Avoid if possible. Outputs to X11 (uses shared memory extension), with no |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
752 hardware acceleration at all. Supports (MMX/3DNow/SSE accelerated, but still |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
753 slow) software scaling, use the options <CODE>-fs -zoom</CODE>. Most cards have |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
754 hardware scaling support, use the <CODE>-vo xv</CODE> output for them, or |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
755 <CODE>-vo xmga</CODE> for Matroxes.</P> |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
756 |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
757 <P>The problem is that most cards' driver doesn't support |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
758 hardware acceleration on the second head/TV. In those cases, you see green/blue |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
759 coloured window instead of the movie. This is where this driver comes in |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
760 handy, but you need powerful CPU to use software scaling. Don't use the |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
761 SDL driver's software output+scaler, it has worse image quality !</P> |
|
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
762 |
| 3290 | 763 <P>Software scaling is very slow, you better try changing video modes instead. |
| 764 It's very simple. See the <A HREF=#2.3.1.3.A>DGA section's modelines</A>, and | |
| 765 insert them into your XF86Config. | |
| 766 <UL> | |
| 767 <LI>If you have XFree86 4.x.x - use the <CODE>-vm</CODE> option. It will | |
| 768 change to a resolution your movie fits in. If it doesn't :</LI> | |
| 769 <LI>With XFree86 3.x.x - you have to cycle through available resolutions | |
| 770 with the <B>CTRL-ALT-plus</B> and <B>minus</B> keys.</LI> | |
| 771 </UL> | |
| 772 | |
| 773 If you can't find the modes you inserted, browse XFree86's output. Some | |
| 774 drivers can't use low pixelclocks that are needed for low resolution | |
| 775 video modes.</P> | |
| 776 | |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
777 |
| 3224 | 778 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.14>2.3.1.14. Rage128 (Pro) / Radeon video overlay (radeon_vid)</A></B></P> |
|
2956
f6b51da0a50d
DOXized and applied Nick's radeon_vid patch. Nick, should I update
gabucino
parents:
2883
diff
changeset
|
779 |
| 5119 | 780 <P>This section is OBSOLETED ! Use Vidix !</P> |
|
2956
f6b51da0a50d
DOXized and applied Nick's radeon_vid patch. Nick, should I update
gabucino
parents:
2883
diff
changeset
|
781 |
| 4339 | 782 |
| 4199 | 783 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.15>2.3.1.15. VIDIX</A></B></P> |
| 784 | |
| 785 <P><B><I>WHAT IS VIDIX</I></B></P> | |
| 786 | |
| 787 <P>VIDIX is the abbreviation for <b>VID</b>eo <b>I</b>nterface for | |
| 788 *ni<b>X</b>.<BR> | |
| 789 VIDIX was designed and introduced as an interface for fast user-space drivers | |
| 790 providing <b>DGA</b> everywhere where it's possible (<b>unlike X11</b>). I | |
| 791 hope that these drivers will be as portable as X11 (<b>not only on | |
| 792 *nix</b>).<BR> | |
| 793 What is it: | |
| 794 <LI>It's a portable successor of mga_vid technology, but it's located in | |
| 795 user-space.</LI> | |
| 796 <LI>Unlike X11 it provides DGA everywhere it's possible</LI> | |
| 797 <LI>Unlike v4l it provides interface for video playback</LI> | |
| 798 <LI>Unlike linux's drivers it uses mathematics library</LI> | |
| 799 </P> | |
| 800 | |
| 801 <P>I can tell you in bold capital letters :<BR> | |
| 802 <b>VIDIX PROVIDES DIRECT GRAPHICS ACCESS TO BES YUV MEMORY.</b> | |
| 803 </P> | |
| 804 | |
| 805 <P><i>Well (it's in my todo) - implement DGA to MPEG2 decoder.</i></P> | |
| 806 | |
| 807 <P>This interface was designed as an attempt to fit existing video acceleration | |
| 808 interfaces (known as mga_vid, mga_yuv, radeon_vid) into a fixed scheme. It | |
| 809 provides highlevel interface to chips which are known as BES (BackEnd | |
| 810 scalers) or OV (Video Overlays). It doesn't provide lowlevel interface to | |
| 811 things which are known as graphics servers. (I don't want to compete with X11 | |
| 812 team in graphics mode switching). I.e. main goal of this interface is to | |
| 813 provide maximal speed of video playback but not putting video signal on | |
| 814 screen of your TV or on tape of your VCR. Although these things are also very | |
| 815 significant - it's perfectly other task. (However I guess that it would be | |
| 816 possible to implement something like mini-X (don't mix it with Minix ;) in | |
| 817 the future, if some number of volunteers will be found. | |
| 818 </P> | |
| 819 | |
| 820 <P><B><I>USAGE</I></B></P> | |
| 821 | |
| 822 <P> | |
| 823 <LI>You can use standalone video output driver: <CODE>-vo xvidix</CODE><BR> | |
| 824 This driver was developed as X11's front end to VIDIX technology. It | |
| 825 requires XServer and can work only under XServer.</LI> | |
| 826 <LI>You can use VIDIX subdevice which was applied to several video output | |
| 827 drivers, such as:<BR> | |
| 828 <CODE>-vo vesa:vidix</CODE> and <CODE>-vo fbdev:vidix</CODE></LI> | |
| 829 Indeed it doesn't matter which video output driver is used with <b>VIDIX</b>. | |
| 830 </P> | |
| 831 | |
| 832 <P><B><I>REQUIREMENTS</I></B></P> | |
| 833 | |
| 834 <P> | |
| 835 <LI>video card should be in graphics mode (I write <b>should</b> simply | |
| 836 because I tested it in text mode - it works but has awful output ;) Use | |
| 837 AAlib for that).<BR> | |
| 838 <I>Note: Everyone can try this trick by commenting out mode switching in | |
| 839 vo_vesa driver.</I></LI> | |
| 840 <LI><B>MPlayer</B>'s video output driver should know active video mode and be | |
| 841 able to tell to VIDIX subdevice some video characteristics of server.</LI> | |
| 842 I hope that probably every video output driver of <B>MPlayer</B> will | |
| 843 recognize <CODE>:vidix</CODE> subdevice. | |
| 844 </P> | |
| 845 | |
| 846 <P><B><I>USAGE METHODS</I></B></P> | |
| 847 | |
| 4223 | 848 <P>When VIDIX is used as <b>subdevice</b> (<CODE>-vo vesa:vidix</CODE>) then |
| 4199 | 849 video mode configuration is performed by video output device |
| 850 (<b>vo_server</b> in short). Therefore you can pass into command line of | |
| 851 <B>MPlayer</B> the same keys as for vo_server. In addition it understands | |
| 852 <CODE>-double</CODE> key as globally visible parameter. (I recommend using | |
| 853 this key with VIDIX at least for ATI's card).<BR> | |
| 854 As for <CODE>-vo xvidix</CODE> : currently it recognizes the following | |
| 4356 | 855 options: <CODE>-fs -zoom -x -y -double</CODE>.<BR> |
| 4199 | 856 </P> |
| 857 | |
| 858 <P>Also you can specify VIDIX's driver directly as third subargument in command | |
| 859 line :<BR> | |
| 860 <BR> | |
| 861 <code>mplayer -vo xvidix:mga_vid.so -fs -zoom -double | |
| 862 file.avi</code><BR> | |
| 863 or<BR> | |
| 864 <code>mplayer -vo vesa:vidix:radeon_vid.so -fs -zoom -double -bpp | |
| 865 32 file.avi</code><BR> | |
| 866 <BR> | |
| 867 But it's dangerous, and you shouldn't do that. In this case given driver will | |
| 868 be forced and result is unpredictable (it may <b>freeze</b> your | |
| 4339 | 869 computer). You should do that ONLY if you are absolutely sure it will work, |
| 870 and <B>MPlayer</B> doesn't do it automatically. Please tell about it to the | |
| 871 developers. The Right Way is to use VIDIX without arguments to enable driver | |
| 4199 | 872 autodetection. |
| 873 </P> | |
| 874 | |
| 875 <P> | |
| 876 VIDIX is very new technology and it's extremely possible that on your system | |
| 877 (OS=abc CPU=xyz) it won't work. In this case only solution for you it's port | |
| 878 it (mainly libdha). But there is hope that it will work on those systems | |
| 879 where X11 does. | |
| 880 </P> | |
| 881 | |
| 882 <P>And the last <b>WARNING</b>: (un)fortunately you <b>MUST</b> have | |
| 883 <b>ROOT</b> privileges to use VIDIX due to direct hardware access. At least | |
| 884 set the <b>suid</b> bit on the <B>MPlayer</B> excecutable. | |
| 885 </P> | |
| 886 | |
| 4496 | 887 <P><B><I>VIDEO EQUALIZER</I></B></P> |
| 888 | |
| 889 <P> | |
| 4506 | 890 This is a video equalizer implemented especially for Vidix. You can use |
| 891 it either with <B>1-8</B> keys as described in the manpage, or | |
| 892 by command line arguments. <B>MPlayer</B> recognizes the | |
| 4496 | 893 following options : |
| 894 </P> | |
| 895 | |
| 896 <P> | |
| 897 <CODE>-brightness</CODE> - adjust <B>BRIGHTNESS</B> of video | |
| 898 output. It's not equal to brightness adjusting on monitor panel or on TV. It | |
| 899 changes intensity of RGB components of video signal from black to white | |
| 900 screen.<BR> | |
| 901 <CODE>-contrast</CODE> - adjust <B>CONTRAST</B> of video output. | |
| 902 Works in similar manner as brightness.<BR> | |
| 903 <CODE>-saturation</CODE> - adjust <B>SATURATION</B> of video | |
| 904 output. You can get grayscale output with this option.<BR> | |
| 905 <CODE>-hue</CODE> - adjust <B>HUE</B> of video signal. You can | |
| 906 get colored negative of image with this option.<BR> | |
| 907 <CODE>-red_intensity</CODE> - adjust intensity of <B>RED</B> | |
| 908 component of video signal.<BR> | |
| 909 <CODE>-green_intensity</CODE> - adjust intensity of <B>GREEN</B> | |
| 910 component of video signal.<BR> | |
| 911 <CODE>-blue_intensity</CODE> - adjust intensity of <B>BLUE</B> | |
| 912 component of video signal. | |
| 913 </P> | |
| 914 <P> | |
| 915 Each parameter can accept values from <B>-1000</B> to <B>+1000</B>.<BR> | |
| 916 Default value for each parameter is <B>0</B>. | |
| 917 </P> | |
| 918 <P> | |
| 919 <B>Note:</B> Not every driver provides support for each of those parameters. | |
| 920 Currently only <B>radeon_vid.so</B> provides full support for video eqalizing. | |
| 921 Other drivers only partly support these options. | |
| 922 </P> | |
| 923 <P><B>Examples:</B><BR> | |
| 924 <CODE>mplayer -vo vesa:vidix -brightness -300 -contrast 200 | |
| 925 filename.avi</CODE><BR> | |
| 926 or<BR> | |
| 927 <CODE>mplayer -vo xvidix -red_intensity -50 -saturation 400 -hue 300 | |
| 928 filename.vob</CODE> | |
| 929 </P> | |
| 930 | |
|
2956
f6b51da0a50d
DOXized and applied Nick's radeon_vid patch. Nick, should I update
gabucino
parents:
2883
diff
changeset
|
931 |
| 4339 | 932 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.16>2.3.1.16. Zr</A></B></P> |
| 933 | |
| 934 <P>This is a display-driver (<CODE>-vo zr</CODE>) for a number of MJPEG | |
| 4360 | 935 capture/playback cards (tested for DC10+ and Buz, and it should work for the |
| 4339 | 936 LML33, the DC10). The driver works by encoding the frame to jpeg and then |
| 937 sending it to the card. For the jpeg encoding <B>libavcodec</B> is | |
| 938 used, and required.</P> | |
| 939 | |
| 940 <P>This driver talks to the kernel driver available at | |
| 941 <A HREF="http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net">http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net</A>, so | |
| 942 you must get it working first. Then recompile <B>MPlayer</B> with | |
| 943 <CODE>--enable-zr</CODE>.</P> | |
| 944 | |
| 945 <P>Some remarks: | |
| 946 <UL> | |
| 4360 | 947 <LI>don't start or stop XawTV on the playback device during playback, |
| 948 it will crash your computer. It is, however, fine to <B>FIRST</B> start | |
| 949 XawTV, <B>THEN</B> start <B>MPlayer</B>, wait for <B>MPlayer</B> to finish | |
| 950 and <B>THEN</B> stop XawTV.</LI> | |
| 4339 | 951 <LI>this driver adds <CODE>-zr*</CODE> commandline options. The explanation |
| 952 of these options can be viewed with <CODE>-zrhelp</CODE>. It is possible to | |
| 953 crop the input frame (cut borders to make it fit or to enhance performace) | |
| 954 and to do other things.</LI> | |
| 4360 | 955 <LI>the driver takes data in YV12 and YUY2 format, this means that some |
| 956 codecs won't work. Some old VfW (Video for Windows) codecs, for example, | |
| 957 are incompatible with this driver. The errormessage that you will see is: | |
| 958 <CODE>Sorry, selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec. | |
| 959 </CODE></LI> | |
| 960 <LI>OSD is currently not supported, so you won't see | |
| 961 subtitles.</LI> | |
| 4339 | 962 </UL> |
| 963 </P> | |
| 964 | |
| 965 | |
| 4496 | 966 |
| 2745 | 967 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.A>2.3.1.A. TV-out support</A></B></P> |
| 1612 | 968 |
| 5116 | 969 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.A.1>2.3.1.A.1. Matrox G400 cards</A></B></P> |
| 1612 | 970 |
| 5116 | 971 <P>Under Linux you have 2 methods to get G400 TV out working :</P> |
| 972 | |
| 973 <P><B>IMPORTANT:</B> Only Matrox G400DH/G400MAX has TV-out support under Linux, others (G450, G550) has <B>NOT!</B></P> | |
| 2309 | 974 |
| 975 <P> | |
| 2486 | 976 <UL> |
| 977 <LI><B>XFree86</B>: using the driver and the HAL module, available from | |
| 978 <A HREF="http://www.matrox.com">Matrox's site</A>. This will give you X on | |
| 979 the TV.<BR> <B>This method doesn't give you accelerated playback</B> as | |
| 980 under Windoze! The second head has only YUV framebuffer, the <I>BES</I> | |
| 981 (Back End Scaler, the YUV scaler on G200/G400/G450/G550 cards) doesn't work | |
| 982 on it! The windows driver somehow workarounds this, probably by using the | |
| 983 3D engine to zoom, and the YUV framebuffer to display the zoomed | |
|
2848
33c32f3d9f1f
many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon)
gabucino
parents:
2747
diff
changeset
|
984 image. If you really want to use X, use the <CODE>-vo x11 -fs -zoom</CODE> |
| 2486 | 985 options, but it will be <B>SLOW</B>, and has <B>Macrovision</B> copyprotection |
| 4177 | 986 enabled (you can "workaround" Macrovision using |
| 987 <A HREF="http://avifile.sourceforge.net/mgamacro.pl">this</A> perl | |
| 988 script.</LI> | |
| 2486 | 989 <LI><B>Framebuffer</B>: using the <B>matroxfb modules</B> in the 2.4 kernels. |
| 990 2.2 kernels don't have the TVout feature in them, thus unusable for this. | |
| 3030 | 991 You have to enable ALL matroxfb-specific feature during compilation (except |
| 5713 | 992 MultiHead), and compile them into <B>modules</B>! You'll also need I2C |
| 993 enabled. | |
| 2486 | 994 <UL> |
| 995 <LI> | |
| 996 Enter <CODE>TVout/matroxset</CODE> and type <CODE>make</CODE>. Install | |
| 997 <CODE>matroxset</CODE> into somewhere in your PATH.</LI> | |
| 998 <LI> | |
| 999 If you don't have <CODE>fbset</CODE> installed, enter | |
| 1000 <CODE>TVout/fbset</CODE> and type <CODE>make</CODE>. Install | |
| 1001 <CODE>fbset</CODE> into somewhere in your PATH.</LI> | |
| 1002 <LI> | |
| 1003 Then enter into the <CODE>TVout/</CODE> directory in the <B>MPlayer</B> | |
| 1004 source, and execute <CODE>./modules</CODE> as root. Your text-mode console | |
| 1005 will enter into framebuffer mode (no way back!).</LI> | |
| 1006 <LI>Next, run the <CODE>./matroxtv</CODE> script. This will present you | |
| 1007 to a very simple menu. Press <B>2</B> and <B>ENTER</B>. Now you should | |
| 1008 have the same picture on your monitor, and TV. The <B>3.</B> option | |
| 1009 will turn on independent display, but then you <B>can't use X</B>! If | |
| 3030 | 1010 the TV (PAL !) picture has some weird stripes on it, the script wasn't able to |
| 2486 | 1011 set the resolution correctly (to 640x512 by default). Use other menu |
| 1012 items randomly and it'll be OK :)</LI> | |
| 1013 </UL> | |
| 1014 | |
| 1015 <P> | |
| 1016 Yoh. Next task is to make the cursor on tty1 (or whatever) to disappear, | |
| 1017 and turn off screen blanking. Execute the following commands:</P> | |
| 1018 | |
| 1019 <P> | |
| 4701 | 1020 <CODE>echo -e '\033[?25l'</CODE> or <CODE>setterm -cursor off<BR> |
| 2486 | 1021 setterm -blank 0</CODE> |
| 1022 </P> | |
| 1023 | |
| 1024 <P> | |
| 1025 You possibly want to put the above into a script, and also clear | |
| 1026 the screen.. To turn the cursor back :<BR><CODE>echo -e '\033[?25h'</CODE> | |
| 4701 | 1027 or <CODE>setterm -cursor on</CODE> |
| 2486 | 1028 </P> |
| 1029 | |
| 1030 <P>Yeah kewl. Start movie playing with <CODE>mplayer -vo mga -fs -screenw 640 | |
| 1031 -screenh 512 <filename></CODE><BR> | |
| 1032 (if you use X, now change to matroxfb with for example CTRL-ALT-F1 !)<BR> | |
| 1033 Change 640x512 if you set the resolution to other..<BR> | |
| 1034 <B>Enjoy the ultra-fast ultra-featured Matrox TV output (better than Xv) !</B> | |
| 1035 </P> | |
| 1036 </LI> | |
| 1037 </LI> | |
| 1038 </UL> | |
| 2309 | 1039 </P> |
| 1040 | |
| 1041 | |
| 2745 | 1042 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.A.2>2.3.1.A.2. ATI cards</A></B></P> |
| 2206 | 1043 |
| 1044 <P> | |
| 1045 <b>A few word about ATI's TV-out:</b><BR> | |
| 1046 Currently ATI doesn't want to support any of its TV-out chips under Linux. | |
| 1047 Below is official answer from ATI Inc.: | |
| 1048 | |
| 1049 <P> | |
| 1050 <code> | |
| 1051 <i> | |
| 1052 <br>> Hello! | |
| 1053 <br>> | |
| 1054 <br>> On your pages you wrote that you support linux developers. | |
| 1055 <br>> Currently I participate with mplayer project (www.mplayerhq.hu) | |
| 1056 <br>> I'm interesting with enabling TV-out on Radeon VE chips during | |
| 1057 <br>> movie playback. I would be glad to add this feature to radeonfb driver | |
| 1058 <br>> (which can be found in CVS tree of mplayer project at main/drivers/radeon). | |
| 1059 <br>> Do I have a chance to get any official technical documenation? | |
| 1060 </i> | |
| 1061 <br>We will not provide TV out related documents due to macrovision concerns. | |
| 1062 <br>Also mpeg2 decoding is something that we MAY consider in the future but not | |
| 1063 <br>at this current time. This is again due to proprietary and 3rd party | |
| 1064 <br>information. | |
| 1065 </code> | |
| 1066 </P> | |
| 1067 | |
| 1068 <P>Pity isn't?</P> | |
| 1069 | |
| 1070 <P> | |
| 1071 <code> | |
| 1072 <B>Q:What is Macrovision?</B><BR> | |
| 1073 A:It's copy protection mechanism.</code> | |
| 1074 </P> | |
| 1075 | |
| 1076 <P>It means that if they open any TV-out related information then | |
| 1077 hackers will be able to disable copy protection on their chips. Therefore | |
| 1078 we have no chance to get working TV-out on ATI.</P> | |
| 1079 | |
| 1080 <P>What's status of ATI's tv-out chips under Linux: | |
| 4199 | 1081 <LI><b>ATI Mach64</b> has <i>ImpacTV</i> which is supported by <A HREF="http://gatos.sf.net">gatos</A>. |
| 1082 <LI><b>ASIC Radeon VIVO</b> has <i>Rage Theatre</i> which is supported by <A HREF="http://gatos.sf.net">gatos</A>. | |
| 3027 | 1083 <LI><b>Radeon VE</b> and <b>Rage PRO LT</b> have <i>ImpacTV2+</i> which is not supported under Linux. |
| 1084 But with <B>MPlayer</B> you get <B>full hardware acceleration</B> and <B>TV out</B> | |
| 1085 for Radeons ! | |
| 1086 Check <a href=#2.3.1.12>VESA driver</a> and <A HREF=#2.3.1.14>Radeon | |
| 1087 acceleration</A> sections.</P> | |
| 2206 | 1088 |
| 1089 <P> | |
|
2448
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
1090 Fortunately, owners of fast enough CPUs (Duron, Celeron2 and better) <b>can watch |
| 2745 | 1091 movies on their TV</b> through <a href=#2.3.1.12>VESA drivers</a>. |
|
2448
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
1092 </P> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
1093 |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
1094 <P> |
| 2486 | 1095 I should say good words to ATI Inc. too:<br> |
| 1096 <b>they produce top quality BIOSes.</b> | |
| 2206 | 1097 </P> |
| 1098 | |
|
2448
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
1099 <P> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
1100 <b>VESA drivers</b> don't use any hardware acceleration but it simulates |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
1101 <b>DGA</b> through 64K window, which is configured through 32-bit mode |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
1102 functions of BIOS. ATI cards have enough <b>fast video memory</b> (DIMM or DDR |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
1103 chips with 64 - 128-bit access) so it's not bottleneck for them. There are no |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
1104 limitations on which video mode can be displayed on your TV (like on other |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
1105 cards) so you can use <b>any video mode</b> on your <b>TV</b> (from |
| 2471 | 1106 <b>320x200</b> up to <b>1024x768</b>).<br> |
| 2747 | 1107 From other side (it's known at least for <b>Radeons</b>) there is <b>DGA</b> |
| 1108 mode which is detected automatically and in this case you'll get comparable | |
| 1109 with <b>-vo dga</b> and <b>-vo fbdev</b> drivers speed.<br> | |
| 2486 | 1110 Only thing you need to do - <b>have TV connector plugged in before booting your |
| 2471 | 1111 PC</b> since video BIOS initializes itself only once during POST procedure. |
|
2448
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
1112 </P> |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
1113 |
|
1e56c3381d55
'vesa' vo driver added. By Nick Kurshev. (spellchecked, fixed, mplayerdoxized)
gabucino
parents:
2408
diff
changeset
|
1114 <P> |
| 2745 | 1115 For detail see <a href="video.html#2.3.1.12">VESA</a> sections of this |
| 2471 | 1116 documentation. |
| 2206 | 1117 </P> |
| 1118 | |
|
2472
487f5bbb38ae
link to tomi ollila's voodoo3 tvout text. if he has interest to integrate
gabucino
parents:
2471
diff
changeset
|
1119 |
| 3027 | 1120 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.A.3>2.3.1.A.3. Voodoo 3</A></B></P> |
|
2472
487f5bbb38ae
link to tomi ollila's voodoo3 tvout text. if he has interest to integrate
gabucino
parents:
2471
diff
changeset
|
1121 |
|
487f5bbb38ae
link to tomi ollila's voodoo3 tvout text. if he has interest to integrate
gabucino
parents:
2471
diff
changeset
|
1122 <P> |
|
487f5bbb38ae
link to tomi ollila's voodoo3 tvout text. if he has interest to integrate
gabucino
parents:
2471
diff
changeset
|
1123 Check <A HREF="http://www.iki.fi/too/tvout-voodoo3-3000-xfree">this URL</A>. |
|
487f5bbb38ae
link to tomi ollila's voodoo3 tvout text. if he has interest to integrate
gabucino
parents:
2471
diff
changeset
|
1124 </P> |
|
487f5bbb38ae
link to tomi ollila's voodoo3 tvout text. if he has interest to integrate
gabucino
parents:
2471
diff
changeset
|
1125 |
| 1612 | 1126 </BODY> |
| 1127 </HTML> |