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6882 f3f87f6bf5cf Added a uniform title: something - MPlayer - The Movie Player for Linux. diego parents: 6782 diff changeset	5 <TITLE>FAQ - MPlayer - The Movie Player for Linux</TITLE>
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6407 2b61d16017da Background now uses CSS, added charset, quoted all attributes that need diego parents: 6393 diff changeset	15 <BODY>
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7047 4f87cd0f642f Converted the docs to use proper headings tags. diego parents: 7015 diff changeset	18 <H1><A NAME="faq">5. FAQ</A></H1>
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6252 54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	20 <UL>
10345 48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	21 <LI><A HREF="#development">5.1 Development</A></LI>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	22 <LI><A HREF="#compilation">5.2 Compilation</A></LI>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	23 <LI><A HREF="#general">5.3 General questions</A></LI>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	24 <LI><A HREF="#playback">5.4 Playback problems</A></LI>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	25 <LI><A HREF="#driver">5.5 Video/audio driver problems (vo/ao)</A></LI>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	26 <LI><A HREF="#dvd">5.6 DVD playback</A></LI>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	27 <LI><A HREF="#features">5.7 Feature requests</A></LI>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	28 <LI><A HREF="#encoding">5.8 Encoding</A></LI>
6252 54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	29 </UL>
54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	30
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10345 48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	32 <H2><A NAME="development">5.1 Development</A></H2>
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7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	34 <DL>
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10345 48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	36 <DT>Q: How do I create a proper patch for MPlayer?</DT>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	37 <DD>A: Send a <B>unified</B> diff (<CODE>diff -u</CODE>) of your changes
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	38 against the CVS version of MPlayer to the
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	39 <A HREF="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-dev-eng">mplayer-dev-eng</A>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	40 mailing list. We wrote a <A HREF="../tech/patches.txt">short document</A>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	41 that has more details. Please follow those instructions.</DD>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	42 <DD> </DD>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	43
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	44 <DT>Q: How can I support MPlayer development?</DT>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	45 <DD>A: We are more than happy to accept your hardware and software
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	46 <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/donations.html">donations</A>.
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	47 They help us in continuously improving MPlayer.</DD>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	48 <DD> </DD>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	49
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	50 <DT>Q: How can I become an MPlayer developer?</DT>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	51 <DD>A: We always welcome coders and documenters. Read the
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	52 <A HREF="../tech/">technical documentation</A> to get a first grasp. Then you
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	53 should subscribe to the
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	54 <A HREF="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-dev-eng">mplayer-dev-eng</A>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	55 mailing list and start coding.</DD>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	56 <DD> </DD>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	57
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	58 <DT>Q: Why don't you use autoconf/automake?</DT>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	59 <DD>A: We have a modular, handwritten build system. It does a reasonably good
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	60 job, so why change? Besides, we dislike the auto* tools, just like
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	61 <A HREF="http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/889/">other people</A>.</DD>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	62 <DD> </DD>
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48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	64 </DL>
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48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	67 <H2><A NAME="compilation">5.2 Compilation</A></H2>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	68
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	69 <DL>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	70
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	71 <DT>Q: Are there binary (RPM/deb) packages of MPlayer?</DT>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	72 <DD>A: See the
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	73 <A HREF="documentation.html#debian">Debian</A> and
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	74 <A HREF="documentation.html#rpm">RPM</A> section for details.</DD>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	75 <DD> </DD>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	77 <DT>Q: Compilation stops with an error message similar to this one:
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	78 <PRE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	79 In file included from mplayer.c:34:
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	80 mw.h: In function `mplMainDraw':
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	81 mw.h:209: Internal compiler error in print_rtl_and_abort, at flow.c:6458
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	82 Please submit a full bug report,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	83 with preprocessed source if appropriate.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	84 </PRE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	85 </DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	86 <DD>A: This is a known problem of gcc 3.0.4, upgrade to 3.1 to solve the
7076 3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly diego parents: 7063 diff changeset	87 problem. How to install gcc is described in the
3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly diego parents: 7063 diff changeset	88 <A HREF="users_against_developers.html#gcc">gcc 2.96</A> section.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	89 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	90
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	91 <DT>Q: Configure ends with this text, and MPlayer won't compile!<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	92 <CODE>"Your gcc does not support even i386 for '-march' and '-mcpu'."</CODE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	93 </DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	94 <DD>A: Your gcc isn't installed correctly, check the <CODE>config.log</CODE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	95 file for details.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	96 <DD> </DD>
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7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	98 <DT>Q: What's the problem with gcc 2.96?</DT>
6998 83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu> diego parents: 6980 diff changeset	99 <DD>A: <B>We strongly discourage the use of gcc 2.96!</B><BR>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	100 Read <A HREF="users_against_developers.html#gcc">this</A> document for
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	101 details about why Red Hat released gcc 2.96 and what the problems are all
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	102 about. If you still really really want to use it, be sure to get the latest
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	103 release and give the <CODE>--disable-gcc-checking</CODE> option to
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	104 configure. Remember that you are on your own from this point. Do <B>not</B>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	105 report bugs, do <B>not</B> ask for help on the mailing lists. We will
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	106 <B>not</B> provide any support in case you run into problems.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	107 <DD> </DD>
3290 3928aef86033 stuff I don't remember gabucino parents: 3223 diff changeset	108
6998 83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu> diego parents: 6980 diff changeset	109 <DT>Q: Great, I have gcc 3.0.1 from Red Hat/Mandrake, then I'm fine!</DT>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	110 <DD>A: No, since there have been/are issues with these compilers as well.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	111 To check the status of current compilers' MPlayer support, see the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	112 <A HREF="documentation.html#installation">Installation</A> section.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	113 <DD> </DD>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	115 <DT>Q: I tried to compile MPlayer, but I got this output:
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	116 <PRE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	117 In file included from /usr/include/g++-v3/bits/std_cwchar.h:42,
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7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	119 from /usr/include/g++-v3/bits/char_traits.h:40,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	120 from /usr/include/g++-v3/bits/std_string.h:41,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	121 from /usr/include/g++-v3/string:31,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	122 from libwin32.h:36,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	123 from DS_AudioDecoder.h:4,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	124 from DS_AudioDec.cpp:5:
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	125 /usr/include/wchar.h: In function Long long int wcstoq(const wchar_t*,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	126 wchar_t**, int)':
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	127 /usr/include/wchar.h:514: cannot convert `const wchar_t* __restrict' to
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	128 `const
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	129 </PRE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	130 </DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	131 <DD>A: Upgrade your glibc to the latest release. On Mandrake, use 2.2.4-8mdk.</DD>
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6998 83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu> diego parents: 6980 diff changeset	134 <DT>Q: ... gcc 2.96 ... (Yes, some people are STILL flaming about gcc 2.96!)</DT>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	135 <DD>A: Quoted from a
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	136 <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/2001-October/005351.html">mail</A>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	137 A'rpi sent to the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	138 <A HREF="http://mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/">mplayer-users</A>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	139 list (the word 'ideg' is described below):
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	140 <BLOCKQUOTE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	141 <P>And we have idegs. And our idegcounter overflowed again and again.</P>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	143 <P>Unfortunately MPlayer is out of our control. It's used by lamers, Linux
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	144 users who can't even use Windows, and never tried to compile a kernel. They
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	145 installed (with default options) Mandrake or Red Hat or SuSE, and without
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	146 RTFM'ing they send messages saying 'it doesn't work! help me! please! i'm
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	147 new to Linux! help! oh! help me!'. We can't stop them, but at least we try
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	148 to force them to RTFM and to read the messages of ./configure and MPlayer.</P>
10344 f1ee356c8200 trailing whitespace cosmetics diego parents: 10187 diff changeset	149
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	150 <P>And you clever guys come and flame us with gcc 2.96 and binary packages.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	151 Instead of helping users or making patches to help solve problems.</P>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	153 <P>Half of our spare/free time is spent by answering silly mails here and
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	154 making newer tricks and checks to configure to avoid such mails.</P>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	156 <P>And there is a balance. On the one side are you, clever guys, saying we
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	157 are very bad because we don't like buggy gcc 2.96, and on the other side
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	158 there are the 'new to Linux' guys who are showing us gcc 2.96 is buggy.</P>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	160 <P>Conclusion: We can't be good. Half the people will always say we are bad.</P>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	162 <P>Maybe we should close the project, make it closed source, commercial, and
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	163 provide install support for it. then we could leave current work, so
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	164 development could go faster, and we could earn lots of money with it and buy
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	165 a big house, etc etc. Do you really want it? It seems.</P>
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7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	168 <DD> </DD>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	170 <DT>Q: SDL output doesn't work or compile. The problem is ...</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	171 <DD>A: It was tested to work with SDL 1.2.x and may run on SDL 1.1.7+.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	172 It does <B>not</B> work with any previous version. So if you choose to use
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	173 such a version, you are on your own.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	174 <DD> </DD>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	176 <DT>Q: I am still having trouble compiling with SDL support. gcc says
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	177 something about "undefined reference to `SDL_EnableKeyRepeat'". What
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	178 now?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	179 <DD>A: Where did you install the SDL library? If you installed in /usr/local
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	180 (the default) then edit the top level config.mak and add
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	181 "-L/usr/local/lib" after "X_LIBS=". Now type make. You're done!</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	182 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	183
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	184 <DT>Q: It doesn't compile, and it misses uint64_t inttypes.h and similar
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	185 things ...</DT>
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	186 <DD>A: Copy etc/inttypes.h to the MPlayer directory
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	187 (<CODE>cp etc/inttypes.h .</CODE>) and try again ...</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	188 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	189
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	190 <DT>Q: I have Linux running on a Pentium III but <CODE>./configure</CODE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	191 doesn't detect SSE ...</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	192 <DD>A: Only kernel versions 2.4.x support SSE (or try 2.2.19 or newer, but
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	193 be prepared for problems).</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	194 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	195
10345 48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	196 <DT>Q: I have a Matrox G200/G400/G450/G550, how do I compile and use the
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	197 mga_vid kernel driver?</DT>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	198 <DD>A: Read the <A HREF="video.html#mga_vid">mga_vid</A> section.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	199 <DD> </DD>
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10345 48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	201 <DT>Q: Hmm, strange. When loading the mga_vid.o kernel module, I found this in
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	202 the logs:<BR>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	203 <CODE>Warning: loading mga_vid.o will taint the kernel: no license</CODE></DT>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	204 <DD>A: The latest kernel modutils require a flag indicating the license
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	205 (mainly to avoid kernel hackers debugging closed source drivers).
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	206 Upgrade your kernel, modutils and MPlayer.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	207 <DD> </DD>
2137 d756279ea665 I liked this mail very much gabucino parents: 2117 diff changeset	208
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	209 <DT>Q: During 'make', MPlayer complains about X11 libraries. I don't
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	210 understand, I DO have X installed!?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	211 <DD>A: ... but you don't have the X development package installed. Or not
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	212 correctly. It's called XFree86-devel* under Red Hat, and xlibs-dev under
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	213 Debian. Also check if the <CODE>/usr/X11</CODE> and <CODE>/usr/include/X11</CODE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	214 symlinks exist (this can be a problem on Mandrake systems). They can be
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	215 created with these commands:<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	216     <CODE>$ ln -sf /usr/X11R6 /usr/X11</CODE><BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	217     <CODE>$ ln -sf /usr/X11R6/include/X11 /usr/include/X11</CODE><BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	218 Your distribution may differ from the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	219 <A HREF="http://www.pathname.com/fhs/">Filesystem Hierarchy Standard</A>.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	220 <DD> </DD>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	222 <DT>Q: I can't compile SVGAlib. I'm using kernel 2.3/2.4 ...</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	223 <DD>A: You have to edit SVGAlib's Makefile.cfg and comment
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	224 <CODE>BACKGROUND = y</CODE> out.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	225 <DD> </DD>
2137 d756279ea665 I liked this mail very much gabucino parents: 2117 diff changeset	226
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	227 <DT>Q: I compiled MPlayer with libdvdcss/libdivxdecore support, but when
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	228 I try to start it, it says:<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	229 <CODE>> error while loading shared libraries: lib*.so.0: cannot load
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	230 shared object file: No such file or directory</CODE><BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	231 I checked up on the file and it IS there in <CODE>/usr/local/lib</CODE> ...</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	232 <DD>A: Add <CODE>/usr/local/lib</CODE> to <CODE>/etc/ld.so.conf</CODE> and run
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	233 <CODE>ldconfig</CODE>.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	234 <DD> </DD>
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7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	236 <DT>Q: When compiling MEncoder, it segfaults at linking!</DT>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	237 <DD>A: This is a linker problem. Upgrading binutils should help (2.11.92.*
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	238 or newer should be good). Since it is not our fault, please do <B>not</B>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	239 report!</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	240 <DD> </DD>
10344 f1ee356c8200 trailing whitespace cosmetics diego parents: 10187 diff changeset	241
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	242 <DT>Q: MPlayer dies with segmentation fault upon pthread check!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	243 <DD>A: chmod 644 /usr/lib/libc.so</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	244 <DD> </DD>
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7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	246 <DT>Q: I'd like to compile MPlayer on Minix!</DT>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	247 <DD>A: Me too. :)</DD>
9722 ae5dd934b9c8 -ni (detection) and -cache jonas parents: 9644 diff changeset	248 <DD> </DD>
2137 d756279ea665 I liked this mail very much gabucino parents: 2117 diff changeset	249
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	250 </DL>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	251
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10345 48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	253 <H2><A NAME="general">5.3 General questions</A></H2>
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7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	255 <DL>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	256
10345 48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	257 <DT>Q: Are there any mailing lists on MPlayer?</DT>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	258 <DD>A: Yes. See the
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	259 <A HREF="documentation.html#mailing_lists">mailing lists</A> section.</DD>
7767 c4a30ecfe1ec Extended the FAQ a bit, maybe we start receiving some more donations and diego parents: 7712 diff changeset	260 <DD> </DD>
c4a30ecfe1ec Extended the FAQ a bit, maybe we start receiving some more donations and diego parents: 7712 diff changeset	261
10345 48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	262 <DT>Q: I've found a nasty bug when I tried to play my favorite video!
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	263 Who should I inform?</DT>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	264 <DD>A: Please read the <A HREF="bugreports.html">bug reporting guidelines</A>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	265 and follow the instructions.</DD>
7767 c4a30ecfe1ec Extended the FAQ a bit, maybe we start receiving some more donations and diego parents: 7712 diff changeset	266 <DD> </DD>
c4a30ecfe1ec Extended the FAQ a bit, maybe we start receiving some more donations and diego parents: 7712 diff changeset	267
10345 48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	268 <DT>Q: I have problems playing files with the ... codec. Can I use them?</DT>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	269 <DD>A: Check the
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	270 <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/codecs-status.html">codec status</A>,
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	271 if it doesn't contain your codec, read the
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	272 <A HREF="codecs.html">codec documentation</A>, especially the
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	273 <A HREF="codecs.html#importing">codec importing HOWTO</A> and contact us.</DD>
7767 c4a30ecfe1ec Extended the FAQ a bit, maybe we start receiving some more donations and diego parents: 7712 diff changeset	274 <DD> </DD>
c4a30ecfe1ec Extended the FAQ a bit, maybe we start receiving some more donations and diego parents: 7712 diff changeset	275
10345 48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	276 <DT>Q: When I start playing, I get this message but everything seems fine:<BR>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	277 <CODE>Linux RTC init: ioctl (rtc_pie_on): Permission denied</CODE></DT>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	278 <DD>A: You need root privileges or a
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	279 specially set up kernel to use the new timing code. For details see the
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	280 <A HREF="documentation.html#rtc">RTC section</A> of the documentation.</DD>
7063 dc130296ce8b How to run multiple instances of MPlayer. diego parents: 7047 diff changeset	281 <DD> </DD>
dc130296ce8b How to run multiple instances of MPlayer. diego parents: 7047 diff changeset	282
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	283 <DT>Q: There is a timer in the upper left corner. How can I get rid of it?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	284 <DD>A: Press <CODE>o</CODE> and try the <CODE>-osdlevel</CODE> option.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	285 <DD> </DD>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	287 <DT>Q: The <CODE>-xy</CODE> or <CODE>-fs</CODE> option doesn't work with the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	288 x11 driver (<CODE>-vo x11</CODE>) ...</DT>
7015 72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	289 <DD>A: It does, but you have to explicitly specify software scaling (very
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	290 slow) with the <CODE>-zoom</CODE> option. You better use XF86VidMode
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	291 support: You must specify the <CODE>-vm</CODE> and the <CODE>-fs</CODE>
9138 42667fd91d4a changing "switch" -> "option" (unwritten DOCS rule) gabucino parents: 8930 diff changeset	292 option, and you're done. Make sure you have the right modelines in your
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	293 XF86Config file, and try to make the <A HREF="video.html#dga">DGA driver</A>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	294 and <A HREF="video.html#sdl">SDL's DGA driver</A> work for you.
7015 72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	295 It's much faster. If SDL's DGA works, use that, it'll be even faster.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	296 <DD> </DD>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	298 <DT>Q: What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	299 <DD>A: Example:
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	300 <CODE>A: 2.1 V: 2.2 A-V: -0.167 ct: 0.042 57/57 41% 0% 2.6% 0 4 49%</CODE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	301 <UL>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	302 <LI>A: audio position in seconds</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	303 <LI>V: video position in seconds</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	304 <LI>A-V: audio-video difference in seconds (delay)</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	305 <LI>ct: total A-V sync correction done</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	306 <LI>frames played (counting from last seek)</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	307 <LI>frames decoded (counting from last seek)</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	308 <LI>video codec cpu usage in percent (for slices and DR this includes
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	309 video_out)</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	310 <LI>video_out cpu usage</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	311 <LI>audio codec cpu usage in percent</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	312 <LI>frames needed to drop to maintain A-V sync</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	313 <LI>current level of image postprocessing (when using <CODE>-autoq</CODE>)</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	314 <LI>current cache size used (around 50% is normal)</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	315 </UL>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	316 Most of them are for debug purposes and will be removed at some point.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	317 <DD> </DD>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	319 <DT>Q: What if I don't want them to appear?</DT>
10345 48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	320 <DD>A: Use the <CODE>-quiet</CODE> or <CODE>-really-quiet</CODE> option as
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	321 described in the man page.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	322 <DD> </DD>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	324 <DT>Q: Why is video_out cpu usage zero (0%) for some files?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	325 <DD>A1: It's not zero, but it's called from the codec and thus cannot be
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	326 measured separately. You should try to play the file using
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	327 <CODE>-vo null</CODE> and then <CODE>-vo ...</CODE> and check the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	328 difference to see the video_out speed.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	329 <DD>A2: You are using Direct Rendering,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	330 where the codec renders to the video memory itself. In this case, the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	331 decoding percentage contains the display percentage, too.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	332 <DD> </DD>
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6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	334 <DT>Q: There are error messages about file not found
10345 48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	335 <CODE>/usr/local/lib/codecs/...</CODE></DT>
9272 8efd3c0578b2 remove references to old w32codec package alex parents: 9138 diff changeset	336 <DD>A: Download the Win32 codecs from our
8efd3c0578b2 remove references to old w32codec package alex parents: 9138 diff changeset	337 <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/">codecs page</A>
8efd3c0578b2 remove references to old w32codec package alex parents: 9138 diff changeset	338 (avifile's codec package has a different DLL set) and install it.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	339 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	340
10345 48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	341 <DT>Q: Can I run multiple instances of MPlayer?</DT>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	342 <DD>A: Yes. Some video out drivers like xv, dga or (x)mga are exclusive, some
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	343 are exclusive in combination with certain graphics boards and drivers. You
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	344 will not be able to run more than one instance of MPlayer with one of those
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	345 video out drivers. To a lesser degree this also applies to audio drivers.
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	346 Not all allow playback of multiple streams on the same device.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	347 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	348
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	349 <DT>Q: Umm, what is "IdegCounter"?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	350 <DD>A: A combination of a Hungarian and an English word. "Ideg" in Hungarian
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	351 means the same as "nerve" in English, and is pronounced as something like
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	352 "ydaegh". It was first used to measure the nervousness of A'rpi, after some
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	353 (umm) "mysterious" disappearance of CVS code ;)</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	354 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	355
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	356 <DT>Q: And what is "Faszom(C)ounter"?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	357 <DD>A: "Fasz" is a Hungarian word you don't want to know, the others are
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	358 connected to the perverted minds of the MPlayer developers.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	359 <DD> </DD>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	360
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	361 <DT>Q: LIRC doesn't work, because ...</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	362 <DD>A: Are you sure you are using <CODE>mplayer</CODE> instead of
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	363 <CODE>mplayer_lirc</CODE>? Note that it was <CODE>mplayer_lirc</CODE> for a
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	364 long time, including the 0.60 release, but it was recently changed back to
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	365 <CODE>mplayer</CODE>.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	366 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	367
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	368 <DT>Q: Subtitles are very nice, the most beautiful I've ever seen, but they
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	369 slow down playing! I know it's unlikely ...</DT>
6998 83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu> diego parents: 6980 diff changeset	370 <DD>A: After running <CODE>./configure</CODE>, edit <CODE>config.h</CODE> and
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	371 replace <CODE>#undef FAST_OSD</CODE> with <CODE>#define FAST_OSD</CODE>.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	372 Then recompile.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	373 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	374
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	375 <DT>Q: The onscreen display (OSD) is flickering!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	376 <DD>A: You use a vo driver with single buffering (x11,xv). With xv,
10345 48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	377 use the <CODE>-double</CODE> option. Also try <CODE>-vf expand</CODE>.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	378 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	379
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	380 <DT>Q: What exactly is this libavcodec thing?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	381 <DD>A: See the <A HREF="codecs.html#libavcodec">libavcodec section</A>.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	382 <DD> </DD>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	383
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	384 <DT>Q: But configure tells me "Checking for libavcodec ... no"!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	385 <DD>A: You need to get libavcodec from FFmpeg's CVS. Read the instructions in
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	386 the <A HREF="codecs.html#libavcodec">libavcodec section</A>.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	387 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	388
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	389 <DT>Q: Icewm's taskbar keeps covering the movie in fullscreen mode!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	390 <DD>A: This shouldn't happen anymore, if it still does use the
9338 3d5fe5fe4aa9 Document -fstype in manpage. filon parents: 9272 diff changeset	391 <CODE>-fstype layer</CODE> option and report it to the
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	392 <A HREF="http://mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/">mplayer-users</A>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	393 mailing list.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	394 <DD> </DD>
2771 b2b3926a5e46 "boycott cvs" MPlayer T-shirts available from your local MPlayer distributor gabucino parents: 2606 diff changeset	395
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	396 <DT>Q: I can't access the GUI menu. I press right click, but I can't access
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	397 any menu items!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	398 <DD>A: Are you using FVWM? Try the following:<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	399 Start -> Settings -> Configuration -> Base Configuration<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	400 Set "Use Applications position hints" to "Yes".</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	401 <DD> </DD>
2772 499d08e86341 * empty log message * gabucino parents: 2771 diff changeset	402
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	403 <DT>Q: How can I run MPlayer in the background?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	404 <DD>A: Use: <CODE>mplayer <options> <filename> < /dev/null &</CODE></DD>
9722 ae5dd934b9c8 -ni (detection) and -cache jonas parents: 9644 diff changeset	405 <DD> </DD>
6639 f94a40d3b19a hmm, just found a nice thing with my new LFS.. gabucino parents: 6617 diff changeset	406
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	407 </DL>
3053 153fc4f5464f ehh too much gabucino parents: 3030 diff changeset	408
2771 b2b3926a5e46 "boycott cvs" MPlayer T-shirts available from your local MPlayer distributor gabucino parents: 2606 diff changeset	409
10345 48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	410 <H2><A NAME="playback">5.4 Playback problems</A></H2>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	411
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	412 <DL>
6782 be9ab9dcd653 Advertise mencvcd, the woes of seeking in a paused movie and to OSD or not diego parents: 6777 diff changeset	413
10490 37915f569f6d just in case diego parents: 10458 diff changeset	414 <DT>Q: I cannot pinpoint the cause of some strange playback problem.</DT>
37915f569f6d just in case diego parents: 10458 diff changeset	415 <DD>A: Do you have a stray <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE> file in
37915f569f6d just in case diego parents: 10458 diff changeset	416 <CODE>~/.mplayer/</CODE>, <CODE>/etc/</CODE>, <CODE>/usr/local/etc/</CODE>
10505 cb83f897404c Better explanation, as suggested by Ivan Kalvachev. diego parents: 10490 diff changeset	417 or a similar location? Remove it, outdated <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE> files
cb83f897404c Better explanation, as suggested by Ivan Kalvachev. diego parents: 10490 diff changeset	418 can cause obscure problems. MPlayer will use its builtin one instead.</DD>
10490 37915f569f6d just in case diego parents: 10458 diff changeset	419 <DD> </DD>
37915f569f6d just in case diego parents: 10458 diff changeset	420
10345 48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	421 <DT>Q: ... works with xine/avifile/... but doesn't with MPlayer.</DT>
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	422 <DD>A: MPlayer is not xine/avifile/... Although these players have some code
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	423 in common, the codecs (DLL) set, synchronization, demultiplexing etc is
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	424 different and should not be compared. If you have a file MPlayer fails to
10376 00ec6b7f5b1a typo nicolas parents: 10346 diff changeset	425 play correctly but works in another player, please read the
10345 48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	426 <A HREF="bugreports.html">bug reporting guidelines</A> and upload the file
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	427 to our FTP server.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	428 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	429
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	430 <DT>Q: Audio goes out of sync playing an AVI file.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	431 <DD>A: Try the <CODE>-bps</CODE> or <CODE>-nobps</CODE> option. If it does not
10345 48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	432 improve, read the <A HREF="bugreports.html">bug reporting guidelines</A> and
48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	433 upload the file to our FTP server.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	434 <DD> </DD>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	435
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	436 <DT>Q: MPlayer exits with some error when using l3codeca.acm.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	437 <DD>A: Check <CODE>ldd /usr/local/bin/mplayer</CODE> output. If it contains<BR>
7076 3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly diego parents: 7063 diff changeset	438     <CODE>libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x4???????)</CODE><BR>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	439 where "?" is any number then it's OK, the error is not here. If it is:<BR>
7076 3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly diego parents: 7063 diff changeset	440     <CODE>libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00??????)</CODE><BR>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	441 then there is a problem with your kernel/libc. Maybe you are using some
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	442 security patches (for example Solar Designer's OpenWall patch) which
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	443 forces loading libraries to very low addresses.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	444 Because l3codeca.acm is a non-relocatable DLL, it must be loaded to
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	445 0x00400000, we can't change this. You should use a non-patched kernel,
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	446 or use MPlayer's <CODE>-afm 1</CODE> option to disable using
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	447 l3codeca.acm.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	448 <DD> </DD>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	449
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	450 <DT>Q: My computer plays M$ DivX AVIs with resolutions ~ 640x300 and stereo
9138 42667fd91d4a changing "switch" -> "option" (unwritten DOCS rule) gabucino parents: 8930 diff changeset	451 mp3 sound too slow. When I use -nosound option, everything is OK (but
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	452 quiet).</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	453 <DD>A: Your machine is too slow or your soundcard driver is broken. Consult
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	454 the documentation to see if you can improve performance.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	455 <DD> </DD>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	456
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	457 <DT>Q: MPlayer dies with "MPlayer interrupted by signal 4 in module:
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	458 decode_video".</DT>
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	459 <DD>A: Try running MPlayer on the machine you compiled on. Or recompile
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	460 with runtime CPU detection
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	461 (<CODE>./configure --enable-runtime-cpudetection</CODE>). Don't
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	462 use MPlayer on a CPU different from the one it was compiled on,
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	463 without using the feature mentioned just now.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	464 <DD> </DD>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	465
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	466 <DT>Q: I have problems with [your window manager] and fullscreen
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	467 xv/xmga/sdl/x11 modes ...</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	468 <DD>A: Read the <A HREF="bugreports.html">bug reporting guidelines</A> and
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	469 send us a proper bug report.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	470 <DD> </DD>
2240 5d476d03e2b3 ide vmi nagy hulyeseget akartam irni de elfelejtettem gabucino parents: 2153 diff changeset	471
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	472 <DT>Q: When starting MPlayer under KDE I just get a black screen and nothing
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	473 happens. After about one minute the video starts playing.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	474 <DD>A: The KDE arts sound daemon is blocking the sound device. Either wait
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	475 until the video starts or disable the arts-daemon in kontrol center. If you
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	476 want to use arts sound, specify audio output via our native arts audio
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	477 driver (<CODE>-ao arts</CODE>). If it fails or isn't compiled in, try SDL
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	478 (<CODE>-ao sdl</CODE>) and make sure your SDL can handle arts sound. Yet
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	479 another option is to start MPlayer with artsdsp.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	480 <DD> </DD>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	481
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	482 <DT>Q: When I play this movie I get video-audio desync and/or MPlayer crashes
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	483 with the following message:<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	484 <CODE>DEMUXER: Too many (945 in 8390980 bytes) video packets in the buffer!</CODE></DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	485 <DD>A: This can have multiple reasons.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	486 <UL>
7015 72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	487 <LI>Your CPU <B>and/or</B> video card <B>and/or</B> bus is too slow.
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	488 MPlayer displays a message if this is the case (and the dropped
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	489 frames counter goes up fast).</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	490 <LI>If it is an AVI, maybe it has bad interleaving. Try the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	491 <CODE>-ni</CODE> option.</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	492 <LI>Your sound driver is buggy, or you use ALSA 0.5 with <CODE>-ao oss</CODE>.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	493 See the <A HREF="sound.html">sound card section</A>.</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	494 <LI>The AVI has a bad header, try the <CODE>-nobps</CODE> option, and/or
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	495 <CODE>-mc 0</CODE>.</LI>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	496 </UL></DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	497 <DD> </DD>
6777 a0414ad68a4e Added 2 entries: no sound without win32 and no sound with sound daemon. diego parents: 6672 diff changeset	498
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	499 <DT>Q: I have an MJPEG file which works with other players but displays only a
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	500 black image in MPlayer.</DT>
10407 18e423f22d0b codecs.conf files are a thing of the past. diego parents: 10402 diff changeset	501 <DD>A: Use another codec to play the file, try <CODE>-vc ffmjpeg</CODE>.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	502 <DD> </DD>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	503
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	504 <DT>Q: When I try to grab from my tuner, it works, but colors are strange.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	505 It's OK with other applications.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	506 <DD>A: Your card probably misreports its colorspace capacity. Try with YUY2
10346 71555169dbdf Constantly talking about documentation in the documentation is awkward. diego parents: 10345 diff changeset	507 instead of default YV12 (see the <A HREF="documentation.html#tv">TV</A>
71555169dbdf Constantly talking about documentation in the documentation is awkward. diego parents: 10345 diff changeset	508 section).</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	509 <DD> </DD>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	510
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	511 <DT>Q: I have A/V sync problems. Some of my AVIs play fine, but some play with
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	512 double speed!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	513 <DD>A: You have a buggy sound card/driver. Most likely it's fixed at 44100Hz,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	514 and you try to play a file which has 22050Hz audio. Try the resample audio
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	515 plugin.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	516 <DD> </DD>
2848 33c32f3d9f1f many small updates, fixes (some/more to be completed soon) gabucino parents: 2772 diff changeset	517
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	518 <DT>Q: I get very strange percentage values (way too big) while playing files
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	519 on my notebook.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	520 <DD>A: It's an effect of the power management / power saving system of your
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	521 notebook (BIOS, not kernel). Plug the external power connector in
7712 358ac15da69a added reference to the cpufreq project (for the speedstep problems). attila parents: 7119 diff changeset	522 <B>before</B> you power on your notebook. You can also try whether
7937 33e4345d6dd6 URLs corrected. diego parents: 7851 diff changeset	523 <A HREF="http://www.brodo.de/cpufreq/">cpufreq</A> (a SpeedStep interface
7851 626c13032310 fixes (what?:) gabucino parents: 7814 diff changeset	524 for Linux) helps you.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	525 <DD> </DD>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	526
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	527 <DT>Q: The audio/video gets totally out of sync when I run MPlayer as root on
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	528 my notebook. It works normal when i run it as a user.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	529 <DD>A: This is again a power management effect (see above). Plug the external
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	530 power connector in <B>before</B> you power on your notebook or use the
9138 42667fd91d4a changing "switch" -> "option" (unwritten DOCS rule) gabucino parents: 8930 diff changeset	531 <CODE>-nortc</CODE> option.</DD>
9722 ae5dd934b9c8 -ni (detection) and -cache jonas parents: 9644 diff changeset	532 <DD> </DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	533
10344 f1ee356c8200 trailing whitespace cosmetics diego parents: 10187 diff changeset	534 <DT>Q: While playing a movie it suddenly gets jerky and I get
f1ee356c8200 trailing whitespace cosmetics diego parents: 10187 diff changeset	535 the following message:<BR>
f1ee356c8200 trailing whitespace cosmetics diego parents: 10187 diff changeset	536 <CODE>Badly interleaved AVI file detected - switching to -ni
f1ee356c8200 trailing whitespace cosmetics diego parents: 10187 diff changeset	537 mode...</CODE>
f1ee356c8200 trailing whitespace cosmetics diego parents: 10187 diff changeset	538 <DD>A: Badly interleaved files and <CODE>-cache</CODE> don't work well
f1ee356c8200 trailing whitespace cosmetics diego parents: 10187 diff changeset	539 together. Try <CODE>-nocache</CODE>.</DD>
f1ee356c8200 trailing whitespace cosmetics diego parents: 10187 diff changeset	540 <DD> </DD>
f1ee356c8200 trailing whitespace cosmetics diego parents: 10187 diff changeset	541
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	542 </DL>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	543
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	544
10345 48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	545 <H2><A NAME="driver">5.5 Video/audio driver problems (vo/ao)</A></H2>
1682 dba45a1aafad * empty log message * gabucino parents: 1668 diff changeset	546
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	547 <DL>
1892 70dbd25c128c jo sok ilyen ize. gabucino parents: 1864 diff changeset	548
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	549 <DT>Q: I have no sound when playing a video and get error messages similar to
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	550 this one:
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	551 <PRE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	552 AO: [oss] 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian)
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	553 audio_setup: Can't open audio device /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy
7076 3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly diego parents: 7063 diff changeset	554 couldn't open/init audio device -> NOSOUND
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	555 Audio: no sound!!!
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	556 Start playing...
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	557 </PRE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	558 </DT>
8751 f117a4150786 We now have -ao esd. diego parents: 7937 diff changeset	559 <DD>A: Are you running KDE or GNOME with the ARTS or ESD sound daemon? Try
f117a4150786 We now have -ao esd. diego parents: 7937 diff changeset	560 disabling the sound daemon or use the <CODE>-ao arts</CODE> or
9138 42667fd91d4a changing "switch" -> "option" (unwritten DOCS rule) gabucino parents: 8930 diff changeset	561 <CODE>-ao esd</CODE> option to make MPlayer use ARTS or ESD.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	562 <DD> </DD>
2606 a4b73dfad509 (ff)mjpeg q/a gabucino parents: 2593 diff changeset	563
6998 83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu> diego parents: 6980 diff changeset	564 <DT>Q: What about the DGA driver? I can't find it!</DT>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	565 <DD>A: <CODE>./configure</CODE> autodetects your DGA driver. If
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	566 <CODE>-vo help</CODE> doesn't show DGA, then there's a problem with your X
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	567 installation. Try <CODE>./configure --enable-dga</CODE> and read the
10346 71555169dbdf Constantly talking about documentation in the documentation is awkward. diego parents: 10345 diff changeset	568 <A HREF="video.html#dga">DGA</A> section. Alternatively, try SDL's DGA
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	569 driver with the <CODE>-vo sdl:dga</CODE> option.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	570 <DD> </DD>
3053 153fc4f5464f ehh too much gabucino parents: 3030 diff changeset	571
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	572 <DT>Q: OK, <CODE>-vo help</CODE> shows DGA driver, but it complains about
6998 83a386e88f9e Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza . nagyatad . hu> diego parents: 6980 diff changeset	573 permissions. Help me!</DT>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	574 <DD>A: It works only if running as root! It's a DGA limitation.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	575 You should become root (<CODE>su -</CODE>), and try again.
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	576 Another solution is making MPlayer SUID root, but it's
7015 72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	577 <B>not recommended!</B><BR>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	578     <CODE>chown root /usr/local/bin/mplayer</CODE><BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	579     <CODE>chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/mplayer</CODE><BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	580     <CODE>chmod +s /usr/local/bin/mplayer</CODE><BR>
7015 72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	581 <BLOCKQUOTE>
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	582 <B>Warning: security risk</B><BR>
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	583 This is a <B>big</B> security risk! <B>Never</B> do this on a server or
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	584 on a computer that you do not control completely because other users can
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	585 gain root privileges through SUID root MPlayer. <B>You have been
7015 72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	586 warned.</B>
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	587 </BLOCKQUOTE>
72059027f953 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday at varoshaza nagyatad hu> in a diego parents: 6999 diff changeset	588 </DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	589 <DD> </DD>
3053 153fc4f5464f ehh too much gabucino parents: 3030 diff changeset	590
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	591 <DT>Q: When using Xvideo, my Voodoo 3/Banshee says:<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	592 <CODE>X Error of failed request: BadAccess (attempt to access private
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	593 resource denied)<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	594   Major opcode of failed request: 147 (MIT-SHM)<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	595   Minor opcode of failed request: 1 (X_ShmAttach)<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	596   Serial number of failed request: 26<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	597   Current serial number in output stream:27</CODE></DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	598 <DD>A: The "tdfx" driver in XFree86 4.0.2/4.0.3 had this bug. This was solved
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	599 by <A HREF="http://www.xfree86.org/cvs/changes_4_1.html">bugfix #621 of the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	600 XFree86 4.1.0 CVS log</A>. So upgrade to XFree86 4.1.0 or later.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	601 Alternatively, either download (at least) DRI version 0.6 from the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	602 <A HREF="http://dri.sourceforge.net">DRI homepage</A>, or use CVS DRI.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	603 <DD> </DD>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	604
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	605 <DT>Q: OpenGL (<CODE>-vo gl</CODE>) output doesn't work (hang/black window/X11
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	606 errors/...).</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	607 <DD>A: Your OpenGL driver doesn't support dynamic texture changes
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	608 (glTexSubImage). It's known not to work with nVidia's binary mess.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	609 It's known to work with Utah-GLX/DRI and Matrox G400 cards. Also with
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	610 DRI and Radeon cards. It won't work with DRI and other cards.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	611 it will not work with 3DFX cards because of the 256x256 texture size limit.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	612 <DD> </DD>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	613
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	614 <DT>Q: I have an nVidia TNT/TNT2 card, and I have a band with strange colors,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	615 right under the movie! Whose fault is this?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	616 <DD>A: This is a bug of nVidia's binary X driver. These bugs appear ONLY with
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	617 the TNT/TNT2 cards, and we can't do anything about it. To fix the problem,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	618 upgrade to the latest nVidia binary driver version. If still bad, complain
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	619 to nVidia!</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	620 <DD> </DD>
6386 039065ac8625 Added FAQ compilation entry, moved DGA entry to video section, fixed the diego parents: 6385 diff changeset	621
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	622 <DT>Q: I have an nVidia XYZ card, and when I click on the GUI's display window
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	623 to toggle displaying the GUI panel, a black square appears where I clicked.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	624 I have the newest driver.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	625 <DD>A: Yes, nVidia corrected a previous bug (above), and introduced a new one.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	626 Let's congratulate them. UPDATE: According to
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	627 <A HREF="users_against_developers.html#nvidia">nVidia</A>, this has already
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	628 been fixed.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	629 <DD> </DD>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	630
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	631 <DT>Q: Oh the world is cruel ...! SDL has only <CODE>x11</CODE> target, but
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	632 not <CODE>xv</CODE>!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	633 <DD>A: Try that <CODE>x11</CODE> target again. Now try
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	634 <CODE>-vo x11 -fs -zoom</CODE>. See the difference? No?! OK, here comes the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	635 enlightenment: SDL's <CODE>x11</CODE> target uses xv when available, you
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	636 don't have to worry about it ... Note: you can force/disable Xv via SDL
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	637 using <CODE>-forcexv</CODE> and <CODE>-noxv</CODE></DD>
9722 ae5dd934b9c8 -ni (detection) and -cache jonas parents: 9644 diff changeset	638 <DD> </DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	639
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	640 </DL>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	641
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	642
10345 48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	643 <H2><A NAME="dvd">5.6 DVD playback</A></H2>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	644
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	645 <DL>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	646
7808 502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	647 <DT>Q: What about DVD navigation?</DT>
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	648 <DD>A: Support for dvdnav in MPlayer is currently broken, normal playback
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	649 does work, though. If you want to have fancy menus, you will have to use
7937 33e4345d6dd6 URLs corrected. diego parents: 7851 diff changeset	650 another player like <A HREF="http://xine.sourceforge.net">xine</A> or
33e4345d6dd6 URLs corrected. diego parents: 7851 diff changeset	651 <A HREF="http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/groups/dvd/">Ogle</A>. If you care
9387 72c0458c854a update of links regarding tech/ dir nicolas parents: 9382 diff changeset	652 about DVD navigation, send a <A HREF="../tech/patches.txt">patch</A>.</DD>
7808 502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	653 <DD> </DD>
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	654
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	655 <DT>Q: While playing a DVD, I encountered this error:<BR>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	656 <CODE>mplayer: ifo_read.c:1143: ifoRead_C_ADT_internal: Assertion
7076 3275af5787e0 Applied patch by Andras Mohari <mayday@varoshaza.nagyatad.hu>, slightly diego parents: 7063 diff changeset	657 nfo_length / sizeof(cell_adr_t) >= c_adt->nr_of_vobs' failed.</CODE></DT>
7808 502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	658 <DD>A: This is a known libdvdread 0.9.1/0.9.2 bug. Use <B>libmpdvdkit2</B>,
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	659 which is present in MPlayer source, and used by default.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	660 <DD> </DD>
1612 1b011d6150c7 new, splitted, etc dox gabucino parents: diff changeset	661
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	662 <DT>Q: Can I compile libdvdread and libdvdcss on my sweet SPARC under
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	663 Solaris?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	664 <DD>A: Who knows ... It's said to work, so please test it and send feedback.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	665 Refer to the documentation of libdvdread and its homepage as well. We're not
7808 502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	666 the authors of libdvdread. Use <B>libmpdvdkit2</B>, which is present in
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	667 MPlayer source, and used by default.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	668 <DD> </DD>
2065 147e114e906b new nvidia bug gabucino parents: 2064 diff changeset	669
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	670 <DT>Q: What about subtitles? Can MPlayer display them?</DT>
10346 71555169dbdf Constantly talking about documentation in the documentation is awkward. diego parents: 10345 diff changeset	671 <DD>A: Yes. See the <A HREF="cd-dvd.html#dvd">DVD chapter</A>.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	672 <DD> </DD>
6252 54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	673
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	674 <DT>Q: How can I set the region code of my DVD-drive? I don't have
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	675 Windows!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	676 <DD>A: Use the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	677 <A HREF="http://www.linuxtv.org/download/dvd/dvd_disc_20000215.tar.gz">regionset tool</A>.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	678 <DD> </DD>
6252 54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	679
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	680 <DT>Q: Do I need to be (setuid) root/setuid fibmap_mplayer to be able to play
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	681 a DVD?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	682 <DD>A: No, only for old-style DVD support. However you must have
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	683 the proper rights on the DVD device entry (in <CODE>/dev/</CODE>).</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	684 <DD> </DD>
6252 54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	685
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	686 <DT>Q: Where can I get libdvdread and libdvdcss packages?</DT>
7808 502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	687 <DD>A: You don't need to. Use <B>libmpdvdkit2</B>, which is present in the
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	688 MPlayer source, and used by default. You can get the mentioned packages
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	689 from the
7937 33e4345d6dd6 URLs corrected. diego parents: 7851 diff changeset	690 <A HREF="http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/groups/dvd/">Ogle site</A>.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	691 <DD> </DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	692
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	693 <DT>Q: Is it possible to play/encode only selected chapters?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	694 <DD>A: Yes, try the <CODE>-chapter</CODE> option.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	695 <DD> </DD>
6252 54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	696
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	697 <DT>Q: My DVD playback is sluggish!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	698 <DD>A: Use the <CODE>-cache</CODE> option (described in the man page)
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	699 and try enabling DMA for the DVD drive with the hdparm tool (described in
10346 71555169dbdf Constantly talking about documentation in the documentation is awkward. diego parents: 10345 diff changeset	700 the <A HREF="cd-dvd.html#cd">CD chapter</A>).</DD>
9722 ae5dd934b9c8 -ni (detection) and -cache jonas parents: 9644 diff changeset	701 <DD> </DD>
ae5dd934b9c8 -ni (detection) and -cache jonas parents: 9644 diff changeset	702
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	703 </DL>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	704
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	705
10345 48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	706 <H2><A NAME="features">5.7 Feature requests</A></H2>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	707
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	708 <DL>
6252 54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	709
7814 988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	710 <DT>Q: If MPlayer is paused and I try to seek or press any key at all,
988498df1996 <B>MPlayer</B> ---> MPlayer diego parents: 7808 diff changeset	711 MPlayer ceases to be paused. I would like to be able to seek in the
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	712 paused movie.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	713 <DD>A: This is very tricky to implement without losing A/V synchronization.
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	714 All attempts have failed so far, but patches are welcome.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	715 <DD> </DD>
6252 54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	716
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	717 <DT>Q: I'd like to seek +/- 1 frames instead of 10 seconds.</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	718 <DD>A: This won't be done. It was, but then it messed up A/V sync. Feel free
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	719 to implement it, and send a patch. Don't ask for it.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	720 <DD> </DD>
6252 54283d7bc90a DVD FAQ moved to faq.html, small TOC added. all this by Diego Biurrun arpi parents: 6170 diff changeset	721
8930 2c572a9c153f fixes gabucino parents: 8751 diff changeset	722 <DT>Q: How can I make MPlayer remember the options I use for this
2c572a9c153f fixes gabucino parents: 8751 diff changeset	723 particular file?</DT>
2c572a9c153f fixes gabucino parents: 8751 diff changeset	724 <DD>A: Create a file named <CODE>movie.avi.conf</CODE> with the
2c572a9c153f fixes gabucino parents: 8751 diff changeset	725 file-specific options in it and put it in <CODE>~/.mplayer</CODE> or in
2c572a9c153f fixes gabucino parents: 8751 diff changeset	726 the same directory as the file.</DD>
2c572a9c153f fixes gabucino parents: 8751 diff changeset	727 <DD> </DD>
2c572a9c153f fixes gabucino parents: 8751 diff changeset	728
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	729 </DL>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	730
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	731
10345 48a3e4daabeb New subsection development, removed some obsolete entries, moved others diego parents: 10344 diff changeset	732 <H2><A NAME="encoding">5.8 Encoding</A></H2>
6782 be9ab9dcd653 Advertise mencvcd, the woes of seeking in a paused movie and to OSD or not diego parents: 6777 diff changeset	733
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	734 <DL>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	735
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	736 <DT>Q: How can I encode?</DT>
10346 71555169dbdf Constantly talking about documentation in the documentation is awkward. diego parents: 10345 diff changeset	737 <DD>A: Read the <A HREF="encoding.html">MEncoder</A> section.</DD>
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	738 <DD> </DD>
2859 9508f2a11335 Q/A about fucky +- 1frame seeking feature req gabucino parents: 2848 diff changeset	739
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	740 <DT>Q: How can I create VCDs?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	741 <DD>A: Try the <CODE>mencvcd</CODE> script from the <CODE>TOOLS</CODE>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	742 subdirectory. With it you can encode DVDs or other movies to VCD or SVCD
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	743 format and even burn them directly to CD.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	744 <DD> </DD>
3192 d84317675d4e few new Q/As gabucino parents: 3162 diff changeset	745
7808 502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	746 <DT>Q: How can I join two video files?</DT>
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	747 <DD>A: This has been discussed to no end on mplayer-users. Go search the
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	748 <A HREF="http://mplayerhq.hu/cgi-bin/htsearch?restrict=/mplayer-users/">archives</A>
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	749 for a complete answer. This is a complicated topic and your mileage may
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	750 vary a lot depending on the kind of files you want to merge. MPEGs can be
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	751 concatenated into a single file with luck. For AVIs there are two tools,
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	752 <A HREF="http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/">avidemux</A>
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	753 and avimerge (part of the
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	754 <A HREF="http://www.theorie.physik.uni-goettingen.de/~ostreich/transcode/">transcode</A>
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	755 tool set), available that might do the job. You can also try MEncoder if
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	756 you have two files sharing the same dimensions and codec. Try<BR>
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	757     <CODE>cat file1 file2 > file3</CODE><BR>
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	758     <CODE>mencoder -ovc copy -oac copy -o out.avi -forceidx file3.avi</CODE></DD>
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	759 <DD> </DD>
502f6eff2c1a libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections diego parents: 7767 diff changeset	760
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	761 <DT>Q: My tuner works, I can hear the sound and watch the video with MPlayer,
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	762 but MEncoder doesn't encode audio!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	763 <DD>A: TV audio encoding for Linux is currently unimplemented, we're working
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	764 on it. At the moment it works only on BSD.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	765 <DD> </DD>
6782 be9ab9dcd653 Advertise mencvcd, the woes of seeking in a paused movie and to OSD or not diego parents: 6777 diff changeset	766
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	767 <DT>Q: I can't encode DVD subtitles into the AVI!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	768 <DD>A: You have to specify the <CODE>-sid</CODE> option correctly!</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	769 <DD> </DD>
3966 6185a66a63cf * empty log message * gabucino parents: 3938 diff changeset	770
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	771 <DT>Q: MEncoder segfaults on startup!</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	772 <DD>A: Upgrade DivX4Linux.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	773 <DD> </DD>
3966 6185a66a63cf * empty log message * gabucino parents: 3938 diff changeset	774
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	775 <DT>Q: How can I encode only selected chapters from a DVD?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	776 <DD>A: Use the <CODE>-chapter</CODE> option correctly, like:
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	777 <CODE>-chapter 5-7</CODE></DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	778 <DD> </DD>
4398 4039f5580f76 -chapter option updates (and some else?) gabucino parents: 4116 diff changeset	779
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	780 <DT>Q: I'm trying to work with 2GB+ files on a VFAT file system. Does it work?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	781 <DD>A: No, VFAT doesn't support 2GB+ files.</DD>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	782 <DD> </DD>
4116 d6234c93d60f divx4linuxbuzi gabucino parents: 3966 diff changeset	783
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	784 <DT>Q: Why is the recommended bitrate printed by MEncoder negative?</DT>
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	785 <DD>A: Because the bitrate you encoded the audio with is too large to fit the
7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	786 movie on any CD. Check if you have libmp3lame installed properly.</DD>
10553 d1323c4d95f6 how to put subtitles in output file gabucino parents: 10505 diff changeset	787 <DD> </DD>
6385 65ceb2d07a71 Q/A about mencoder printing negative recommended bitrate gabucino parents: 6352 diff changeset	788
10448 091fc3a26c00 Small correction and port to XML. diego parents: 10447 diff changeset	789 <DT>Q: I can't encode ASF files to AVI/DivX because it uses 1000 fps?</DT>
10447 3eab06376d24 added a faq entry about encoding ASF files attila parents: 10407 diff changeset	790 <DD>A: Because ASF uses variable frame rate but AVI uses a fixed one, you
10448 091fc3a26c00 Small correction and port to XML. diego parents: 10447 diff changeset	791 have to set it by hand using <CODE>-ofps</CODE>.</DD>
10553 d1323c4d95f6 how to put subtitles in output file gabucino parents: 10505 diff changeset	792 <DD> </DD>
d1323c4d95f6 how to put subtitles in output file gabucino parents: 10505 diff changeset	793
d1323c4d95f6 how to put subtitles in output file gabucino parents: 10505 diff changeset	794 <DT>Q: How can I put subtitles in the output file?</DT>
10554 56d451b007ca more variants gabucino parents: 10553 diff changeset	795 <DD>A: Just pass the <CODE>-sub <filename> option</CODE> (or
56d451b007ca more variants gabucino parents: 10553 diff changeset	796 <CODE>-sid</CODE>, <CODE>-vobsub</CODE>, respectively) to MEncoder.</DD>
10553 d1323c4d95f6 how to put subtitles in output file gabucino parents: 10505 diff changeset	797 <DD> </DD>
10447 3eab06376d24 added a faq entry about encoding ASF files attila parents: 10407 diff changeset	798
6980 7e23c06a58b9 HTML restructured. Now using definition lists instead of tables. diego parents: 6970 diff changeset	799 </DL>
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