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1 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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2 <!-- $Revision$ -->
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3 <chapter id="faq" xreflabel="FAQ">
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4 <title>Frequently Asked Questions</title>
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5
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6 <qandaset defaultlabel="qanda">
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7
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8 <qandadiv id="faq-development">
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9 <title>Development</title>
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10
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11 <qandaentry>
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12 <question><para>
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13 How do I create a proper patch for <application>MPlayer</application>?
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14 </para></question>
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15 <answer><para>
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16 We made a <ulink url="../../tech/patches.txt">short document</ulink>
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17 describing all the necessary details. Please follow the instructions.
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18 </para></answer>
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19 </qandaentry>
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21 <qandaentry>
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22 <question><para>
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23 How do I translate <application>MPlayer</application> to a new language?
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24 </para></question>
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25 <answer><para>
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26 Read the <ulink url="../../tech/translations.txt">translation HOWTO</ulink>,
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27 it should explain everything. You can get further help on the
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28 <ulink url="http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-translations">MPlayer-translations</ulink>
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29 mailing list.
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30 </para></answer>
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31 </qandaentry>
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33 <qandaentry>
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34 <question><para>
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35 How can I support <application>MPlayer</application> development?
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36 </para></question>
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37 <answer><para>
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38 We are more than happy to accept your hardware and software
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39 <ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/donations.html">donations</ulink>.
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40 They help us in continuously improving <application>MPlayer</application>.
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41 </para></answer>
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44 <qandaentry>
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45 <question><para>
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46 How can I become an <application>MPlayer</application> developer?
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47 </para></question>
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48 <answer><para>
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49 We always welcome coders and documenters. Read the
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50 <ulink url="../../tech/">technical documentation</ulink>
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51 to get a first grasp. Then you should subscribe to the
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52 <ulink url="http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-dev-eng">MPlayer-dev-eng</ulink>
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53 mailing list and start coding. If you want to help out with the documentation,
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54 join the
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55 <ulink url="http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-docs">MPlayer-docs</ulink>
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56 mailing list.
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57 </para></answer>
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61 <question><para>
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62 Why don't you use autoconf/automake?
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63 </para></question>
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64 <answer><para>
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65 We have a modular, handwritten build system. It does a reasonably good
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66 job, so why change? Besides, we dislike the auto* tools, just like
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67 <ulink url="http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/889/">other people</ulink>.
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68 </para></answer>
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70 </qandadiv>
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72 <!-- ********** -->
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74 <qandadiv id="faq-compilation-installation">
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75 <title>Compilation and installation</title>
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77 <qandaentry>
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78 <question><para>
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79 Compilation fails with an error and <application>gcc</application> bails out
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80 with some cryptic message containing the phrase
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81 <systemitem>internal compiler error</systemitem> or
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82 <systemitem>unable to find a register to spill</systemitem> or
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83 <systemitem>can't find a register in class `GENERAL_REGS'
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84 while reloading `asm'</systemitem>.
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85 </para></question>
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86 <answer><para>
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87 You have stumbled over a bug in <application>gcc</application>. Please
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88 <ulink url="http://gcc.gnu.org/bugs.html">report it to the gcc team</ulink>
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89 but not to us. For some reason <application>MPlayer</application> seems to
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90 trigger compiler bugs frequently. Nevertheless we cannot fix them and do not
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91 add workarounds for compiler bugs to our sources. To avoid this problem,
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92 either stick with a compiler version that is known to be reliable and
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93 stable, or upgrade frequently.
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94 </para></answer>
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95 </qandaentry>
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97 <qandaentry>
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98 <question><para>
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99 Are there binary (RPM/Debian) packages of <application>MPlayer</application>?
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101 <answer><para>
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102 See the <link linkend="debian">Debian</link> and <link linkend="rpm">RPM</link>
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103 section for details.
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108 <question><para>
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109 How can I build a 32 bit <application>MPlayer</application> on a 64 bit Athlon?
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110 </para></question>
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111 <answer><para>
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112 Try the following configure options:
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113 <screen>
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114 ./configure --target=i386-linux --cc="gcc -m32" --as="as --32" --with-extralibdir=/usr/lib
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115 </screen>
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116 </para></answer>
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119 <qandaentry>
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120 <question><para>
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121 Configure ends with this text, and <application>MPlayer</application> won't compile!
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122 <screen>Your gcc does not support even i386 for '-march' and '-mcpu'</screen>
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124 <answer><para>
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125 Your gcc isn't installed correctly, check the <filename>configure.log</filename>
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126 file for details.
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127 </para></answer>
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131 <question><para>
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132 I have a Matrox G200/G400/G450/G550, how do I compile/use the
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133 <systemitem>mga_vid</systemitem> driver?
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135 <answer><para>
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136 Read the <link linkend="mga_vid">mga_vid</link> section.
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140 <qandaentry>
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141 <question><para>
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142 During 'make', <application>MPlayer</application> complains about
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143 missing X11 libraries. I don't understand, I <emphasis>do</emphasis>
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144 have X11 installed!?
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145 </para></question>
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146 <answer><para>
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147 ... but you don't have the X11 development package installed. Or not correctly.
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148 It's called <filename>XFree86-devel*</filename> under Red Hat,
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149 <filename>xlibs-dev</filename> under Debian Woody and
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150 <filename>libx11-dev</filename> under Debian Sarge. Also check if the
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151 <filename class="directory">/usr/X11</filename> and
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152 <filename class="directory">/usr/include/X11</filename> symlinks exist.
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153 </para></answer>
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154 </qandaentry>
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156 <qandaentry>
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157 <question><para>
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158 Building on Mac OS 10.3 leads to several link errors.
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159 </para></question>
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160 <answer>
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161 <para>
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162 The link error you're experiencing most likely looks like this:
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163 <screen>
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164 ld: Undefined symbols:
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165 _LLCStyleInfoCheckForOpenTypeTables referenced from QuartzCore expected to be defined in ApplicationServices
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166 _LLCStyleInfoGetUserRunFeatures referenced from QuartzCore expected to be defined in ApplicationServices
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167 </screen>
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168 This problem is the result of Apple developers using 10.4 to compile
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169 their software and distributing the binaries to 10.3 users via
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170 Software Update.
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171 The undefined symbols are present in Mac OS 10.4,
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172 but not 10.3.
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173 One solution can be to downgrade to QuickTime 7.0.1.
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185 <filename class="directory">/System/Library/Frameworks</filename>!
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191 If you use <application>X-Code</application>, you can just select these
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196 use the framework that is installed on your system via dynamic links that
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197 are resolved at run-time.
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198 (You can verify this using <systemitem>otool -l</systemitem>).
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201 </qandaentry>
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207 <title>General questions</title>
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216 of our homepage.
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223 Who should I inform?
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226 Please read the <link linkend="bugreports">bug reporting guidelines</link>
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227 and follow the instructions.
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232 <question><para>
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233 I have problems playing files with the ... codec. Can I use them?
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235 <answer><para>
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236 Check the <ulink url="../../codecs-status.html">codec status</ulink>,
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237 if it doesn't contain your codec, read the
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238 <link linkend="codecs">codec documentation</link>, especially the
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239 <link linkend="codec-importing">codec importing HOWTO</link> and contact us.
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244 <question><para>
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245 I get a core dump when trying to dump streams, what's wrong?
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246 </para></question>
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247 <answer><para>
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248 Don't panic. Make sure you know where your towel is.</para>
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249 <para>
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250 Seriously, notice the smiley and start looking for files that end in
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251 <filename>.dump</filename>.
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252 </para></answer>
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253 </qandaentry>
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255 <qandaentry>
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256 <question><para>
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257 When I start playing, I get this message but everything seems fine:
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258 <screen>Linux RTC init: ioctl (rtc_pie_on): Permission denied</screen>
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259 </para></question>
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260 <answer><para>
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261 You need a specially set up kernel to use the RTC timing code.
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262 For details see the <link linkend="rtc">RTC</link> section of the documentation.
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267 <question><para>
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268 How can I make a screenshot?
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269 </para></question>
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270 <answer><para>
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271 You have to use a video output driver that does not employ an overlay to be
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272 able to take a screenshot. Under X11, <option>-vo x11</option> will do, under
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273 Windows <option>-vo directx:noaccel</option> works.
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274 </para>
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275 <para>
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276 Alternatively you can run <application>MPlayer</application> with the
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277 <systemitem>screenshot</systemitem> video filter
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278 (<option>-vf screenshot</option>), and press the <keycap>s</keycap>
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279 key to grab a screenshot.
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280 </para></answer>
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281 </qandaentry>
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283 <qandaentry>
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284 <question><para>
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289 <screen>
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290 A: 2.1 V: 2.2 A-V: -0.167 ct: 0.042 57/57 41% 0% 2.6% 0 4 49% 1.00x
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294 <term><systemitem>A: 2.1</systemitem></term>
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295 <listitem><para>audio position in seconds</para></listitem>
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298 <term><systemitem>V: 2.2</systemitem></term>
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299 <listitem><para>video position in seconds</para></listitem>
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302 <term><systemitem>A-V: -0.167</systemitem></term>
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303 <listitem><para>audio-video difference in seconds (delay)</para></listitem>
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306 <term><systemitem>ct: 0.042</systemitem></term>
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307 <listitem><para>total A-V sync correction done</para></listitem>
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324 <listitem><para>video_out CPU usage</para></listitem>
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328 <listitem><para>audio codec CPU usage in percent</para></listitem>
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347 <term><systemitem>1.00x</systemitem></term>
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348 <listitem><para>playback speed as a factor of original speed</para></listitem>
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349 </varlistentry>
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350 </variablelist>
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351 Most of them are for debug purposes, use the <option>-quiet</option>
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352 option to make them disappear.
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353 You might notice that video_out CPU usage is zero (0%) for some files.
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354 This is because it is called directly from the codec and thus cannot
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355 be measured separately. If you wish to know the video_out speed, compare
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356 the difference when playing the file with <option>-vo null</option> and
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357 your usual video output driver.
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358 </para></answer>
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359 </qandaentry>
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360
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361 <qandaentry>
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362 <question><para>
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363 There are error messages about file not found
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364 <filename>/usr/local/lib/codecs/</filename> ...
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365 </para></question>
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366 <answer><para>
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367 Download and install the binary codecs from our
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368 <ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/dload.html">download page</ulink>.
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369 </para></answer>
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370 </qandaentry>
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371
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372 <qandaentry>
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373 <question><para>
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374 How can I make <application>MPlayer</application> remember the options I
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375 use for a particular file, e.g. <filename>movie.avi</filename>?
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376 </para></question>
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377 <answer><para>
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378 Create a file named <filename>movie.avi.conf</filename> with the file-specific
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379 options in it and put it in <filename class="directory">~/.mplayer</filename>
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380 or in the same directory as the file.
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381 </para></answer>
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382 </qandaentry>
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383
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384 <qandaentry>
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385 <question><para>
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386 Subtitles are very nice, the most beautiful I've ever seen, but they
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387 slow down playing! I know it's unlikely ...
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388 </para></question>
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389 <answer><para>
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390 After running <filename>./configure</filename>,
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391 edit <filename>config.h</filename> and replace
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392 <systemitem>#undef FAST_OSD</systemitem> with
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393 <systemitem>#define FAST_OSD</systemitem>. Then recompile.
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394 </para></answer>
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395 </qandaentry>
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396
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397 <qandaentry>
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398 <question><para>
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399 I can't access the GUI menu. I press right click, but I can't
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400 access any menu items!
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401 </para></question>
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402 <answer><para>
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403 Are you using FVWM? Try the following:
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404 <orderedlist>
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405 <listitem><para>
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406 <menuchoice><guimenu>Start</guimenu><guisubmenu>Settings</guisubmenu>
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407 <guisubmenu>Configuration</guisubmenu>
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408 <guimenuitem>Base Configuration</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
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409 </para></listitem>
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410 <listitem><para>
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411 Set <systemitem>Use Applications position hints</systemitem>
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412 to <systemitem>Yes</systemitem>
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413 </para></listitem>
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414 </orderedlist>
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415 </para></answer>
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416 </qandaentry>
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417
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418 <qandaentry>
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419 <question><para>
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420 How can I run <application>MPlayer</application> in the background?
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421 </para></question>
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422 <answer><para>
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423 Use:
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424 <screen>
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425 mplayer <replaceable>options</replaceable> <replaceable>filename</replaceable> &lt; /dev/null &amp;
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426 </screen>
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427 </para></answer>
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428 </qandaentry>
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429 </qandadiv>
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430
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431 <!-- ********** -->
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432
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433 <qandadiv id="faq-playback">
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434 <title>Playback problems</title>
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435
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436 <qandaentry>
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437 <question><para>
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438 I cannot pinpoint the cause of some strange playback problem.
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439 </para></question>
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440 <answer><para>
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441 Do you have a stray <filename>codecs.conf</filename> file in
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442 <filename>~/.mplayer/</filename>, <filename>/etc/</filename>,
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443 <filename>/usr/local/etc/</filename> or a similar location? Remove it,
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444 an outdated <filename>codecs.conf</filename> file can cause obscure
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445 problems and is intended for use only by developers working on codec
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446 support. It overrides <application>MPlayer</application>'s internal
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447 codec settings, which will wreak havoc if incompatible changes are
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448 made in newer program versions. Unless used by experts it is a recipe
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449 for disaster in the form of seemingly random and very hard to localize
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450 crashes and playback problems. If you still have it somewhere on your
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451 system, you should remove it now.
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452 </para></answer>
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453 </qandaentry>
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454
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455 <qandaentry>
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456 <question><para>
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457 How can I get subtitles to appear on the black margins around a movie?
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458 </para></question>
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459 <answer><para>
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460 Use the <systemitem>expand</systemitem> video filter to increase the
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461 area onto which the movie is rendered vertically and place the movie
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462 at the top border, for example:
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463 <screen>mplayer -vf expand=0:-100:0:0 -slang de dvd://1</screen>
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464 </para></answer>
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465 </qandaentry>
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466
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467 <qandaentry>
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468 <question><para>
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469 How can I select audio/subtitle tracks from a DVD, OGM, Matroska or NUT file?
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470 </para></question>
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471 <answer><para>
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472 You have to use <option>-aid</option> (audio ID) or <option>-alang</option>
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473 (audio language), <option>-sid</option>(subtitle ID) or <option>-slang</option>
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474 (subtitle language), for example:
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475 <screen>
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476 mplayer -alang eng -slang eng <replaceable>example.mkv</replaceable>
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477 mplayer -aid 1 -sid 1 <replaceable>example.mkv</replaceable>
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478 </screen>
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479 To see which ones are available:
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480 <screen>
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481 mplayer -vo null -ao null -frames 0 -v <replaceable>filename</replaceable> | grep sid
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482 mplayer -vo null -ao null -frames 0 -v <replaceable>filename</replaceable> | grep aid
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483 </screen>
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484 </para></answer>
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485 </qandaentry>
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486
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487 <qandaentry>
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488 <question><para>
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489 I'm trying to play a random stream off the internet but it fails.
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490 </para></question>
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491 <answer><para>
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492 Try playing the stream with the <option>-playlist</option> option.
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493 </para></answer>
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494 </qandaentry>
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495
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496 <qandaentry>
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497 <question><para>
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498 I downloaded a movie off a P2P network and it doesn't work!
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499 </para></question>
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500 <answer><para>
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501 Your file is most probably broken or a fake file. If you got it from
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502 a friend, and he says it works, try comparing
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503 <application>md5sum</application> hashes.
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504 </para></answer>
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505 </qandaentry>
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506
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507 <qandaentry>
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508 <question><para>
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509 I'm having trouble getting my subtitles to display, help!!
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510 </para></question>
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511 <answer><para>
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512 Make sure you have installed fonts properly. Run through the steps in the
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513 <link linkend="fonts-osd">Fonts and OSD</link> part of the installation
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514 section again. If you are using TrueType fonts, verify that you have the
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515 <systemitem class="library">FreeType</systemitem> library installed.
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516 Other things include checking your subtitles in a text editor or with other
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517 players. Also try converting them to another format.
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518 </para></answer>
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519 </qandaentry>
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520
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521 <qandaentry>
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522 <question><para>
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523 Why doesn't <application>MPlayer</application> work on Fedora Core?
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524 </para></question>
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525 <answer><para>
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526 There is a bad interaction on Fedora between exec-shield,
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527 prelink, and any applications which use Windows DLLs
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528 (such as <application>MPlayer</application>).
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529 </para>
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530 <para>
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531 The problem is that exec-shield randomizes the load addresses of all the
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532 system libraries. This randomization happens at prelink time (once every
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533 two weeks).
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534 </para>
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535 <para>
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536 When <application>MPlayer</application> tries to load a Windows DLL it
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537 wants to put it at a specific address (0x400000). If an important system
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538 library happens to be there already, <application>MPlayer</application>
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539 will crash.
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540 (A typical symptom would be a segmentation fault when trying
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541 to play Windows Media 9 files.)
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542 </para>
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543 <para>
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544 If you run into this problem you have two options:
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545 <itemizedlist>
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546 <listitem><para>
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547 Wait two weeks. It might start working again.
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548 </para></listitem>
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549 <listitem><para>
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550 Relink all the binaries on the system with different
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551 prelink options. Here are step by step instructions:
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552 </para>
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553 <procedure>
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554 <step><para>
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555 Edit <filename>/etc/syconfig/prelink</filename> and change
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556 <programlisting>PRELINK_OPTS=-mR</programlisting> to
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557 <programlisting>PRELINK_OPTS="-mR --no-exec-shield"</programlisting>
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558 </para></step>
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559 <step><para>
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560 <command>touch /var/lib/misc/prelink.force</command>
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561 </para></step>
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562 <step><para>
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563 <command>/etc/cron.daily/prelink</command>
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564 (This relinks all the applications, and it takes quite a while.)
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565 </para></step>
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566 <step><para>
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567 <command>execstack -s <replaceable>/path/to/</replaceable>mplayer</command>
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568 (This turns off exec-shield for the
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569 <application>MPlayer</application> binary.)
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570 </para></step>
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571 </procedure>
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572 </listitem>
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573 </itemizedlist>
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574 </para></answer>
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575 </qandaentry>
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576
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577 <qandaentry>
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578 <question><para>
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579 <application>MPlayer</application> dies with
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580 <screen>MPlayer interrupted by signal 4 in module: decode_video</screen>
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581 </para></question>
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582 <answer><para>
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583 Don't use <application>MPlayer</application> on a CPU different from the one
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584 it was compiled on or recompile with runtime CPU detection
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585 (<command>./configure --enable-runtime-cpudetection</command>).
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586 </para></answer>
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587 </qandaentry>
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588
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589 <qandaentry>
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590 <question><para>
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591 When I try to grab from my tuner, it works, but colors are strange.
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592 It's OK with other applications.
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593 </para></question>
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594 <answer><para>
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595 Your card probably reports some colorspaces as supported when in fact
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596 it does not support them. Try with YUY2 instead of the
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597 default YV12 (see the <link linkend="tv-input">TV</link> section).
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598 </para></answer>
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599 </qandaentry>
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600
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601 <qandaentry>
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602 <question><para>
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603 I get very strange percentage values (way too big)
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604 while playing files on my notebook.
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605 </para></question>
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606 <answer><para>
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607 It's an effect of the power management / power saving system of your notebook
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608 (BIOS, not kernel). Plug the external power connector in
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609 <emphasis role="bold">before</emphasis> you power on your notebook. You can
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610 also try whether
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611 <ulink url="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/cpufreq/cpufreq.html">cpufreq</ulink>
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612 (a SpeedStep interface for Linux) helps you.
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613 </para></answer>
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614 </qandaentry>
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615
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616 <qandaentry>
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617 <question><para>
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618 The audio/video gets totally out of sync when I run
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619 <application>MPlayer</application> as
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620 <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> on my notebook.
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621 It works normal when i run it as a user.
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622 </para></question>
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623 <answer><para>
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624 This is again a power management effect (see above). Plug the external power
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625 connector in <emphasis role="bold">before</emphasis> you power on your notebook
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626 or use the <option>-nortc</option> option.
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627 </para></answer>
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628 </qandaentry>
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629
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630 <qandaentry>
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631 <question><para>
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632 While playing a movie it suddenly gets jerky and I get the following message:
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633 <screen>Badly interleaved AVI file detected - switching to -ni mode...</screen>
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634 </para></question>
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635 <answer><para>
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636 Badly interleaved files and <option>-cache</option> don't work well together.
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637 Try <option>-nocache</option>.
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638 </para></answer>
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639 </qandaentry>
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640 </qandadiv>
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641
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642 <!-- ********** -->
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643
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644 <qandadiv id="faq-driver">
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645 <title>Video/audio driver problems (vo/ao)</title>
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646
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647 <qandaentry>
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648 <question><para>
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649 When I go into fullscreen mode I just get black borders around the image
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650 and no real scaling to fullscreen mode.
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651 </para></question>
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652 <answer><para>
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653 Your video output driver does not support scaling in hardware and since
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654 scaling in software can be incredibly slow <application>MPlayer</application>
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655 does not automatically enable it. Most likely you are using the
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656 <systemitem>x11</systemitem> instead of the <systemitem>xv</systemitem>
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657 video output driver. Try adding <option>-vo xv</option> to the command
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658 line or read the <link linkend="video">video section</link> to find out
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659 about alternative video output drivers. The <option>-zoom</option>
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660 option explicitly enables software scaling.
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661 </para></answer>
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662 </qandaentry>
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663
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664 <qandaentry>
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665 <question><para>
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666 I've just installed <application>MPlayer</application>. When I want to
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667 open a video file it causes a fatal error:
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668 <screen>Error opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device.</screen>
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669 How can I solve my problem?
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670 </para></question>
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671 <answer><para>
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672 Just change your video output device. Issue the following command to get
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673 a list of available video output drivers:
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674 <screen>mplayer -vo help</screen>
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675 After you've chosen the correct video output driver, add it to
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676 your configuration file. Add
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677 <programlisting>
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678 vo = <replaceable>selected_vo</replaceable>
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679 </programlisting>
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680 to <filename>~/.mplayer/config</filename> and/or
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681 <programlisting>
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682 vo_driver = <replaceable>selected_vo</replaceable>
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683 </programlisting>
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684 to <filename>~/.mplayer/gui.conf</filename>.
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685 </para></answer>
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686 </qandaentry>
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687
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688 <qandaentry>
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689 <question><para>
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690 I have problems with <replaceable>[your window manager]</replaceable>
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691 and fullscreen xv/xmga/sdl/x11 modes ...
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692 </para></question>
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693 <answer><para>
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694 Read the <link linkend="bugreports">bug reporting guidelines</link> and send us
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695 a proper bug report.
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696 Also try experimenting with the <option>-fstype</option> option.
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697 </para></answer>
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698 </qandaentry>
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699
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700 <qandaentry>
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701 <question><para>
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702 Audio goes out of sync playing an AVI file.
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703 </para></question>
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704 <answer><para>
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705 Try the <option>-bps</option> or <option>-nobps</option> option. If it does not
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706 improve, read the
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707 <link linkend="bugreports">bug reporting guidelines</link>
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708 and upload the file to FTP.
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709 </para></answer>
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710 </qandaentry>
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711
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712 <qandaentry>
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713 <question><para>
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714 My computer plays MS DivX AVIs with resolutions ~ 640x300 and stereo MP3 sound
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715 too slow.
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716 When I use the <option>-nosound</option> option, everything is OK (but quiet).
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717 </para></question>
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718 <answer><para>
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719 Your machine is too slow or your sound card driver is broken. Consult the
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720 documentation to see if you can improve performance.
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721 </para></answer>
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722 </qandaentry>
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723
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724 <qandaentry>
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725 <question><para>
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726 How can I use <application>dmix</application> with
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727 <application>MPlayer</application>?
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728 </para></question>
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729 <answer><para>
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730 After setting up your
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731 <ulink url="http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php?page=DmixPlugin">asoundrc</ulink>
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732 you have to use <option>-ao alsa:device=dmix</option>.
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733 </para></answer>
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734 </qandaentry>
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735
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736 <qandaentry>
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737 <question><para>
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738 I have no sound when playing a video and get error messages similar to this one:
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739 <screen>
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740 AO: [oss] 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian)
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741 audio_setup: Can't open audio device /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy
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742 couldn't open/init audio device -> NOSOUND
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743 Audio: no sound!!!
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744 Start playing...
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745 </screen>
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746 </para></question>
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747 <answer><para>
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748 Are you running KDE or GNOME with the aRts or ESD sound daemon? Try disabling
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749 the sound daemon or use the <option>-ao arts</option> or
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750 <option>-ao esd</option> option to make <application>MPlayer</application> use
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751 aRts or ESD.
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752 You might also be running ALSA without OSS emulation, try loading the ALSA OSS
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753 kernel modules or add <option>-ao alsa</option> to your command line to
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754 directly use the ALSA audio output driver.
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755 </para></answer>
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756 </qandaentry>
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757
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758 <qandaentry>
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759 <question><para>
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760 When starting <application>MPlayer</application> under KDE I just get a black
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761 screen and nothing happens. After about one minute the video starts playing.
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762 </para></question>
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763 <answer><para>
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764 The KDE aRts sound daemon is blocking the sound device. Either wait until the
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765 video starts or disable the aRts daemon in control center. If you want to use
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766 aRts sound, specify audio output via our native aRts audio driver
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767 (<option>-ao arts</option>). If it fails or isn't compiled in, try SDL
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768 (<option>-ao sdl</option>) and make sure your SDL can handle aRts sound. Yet
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769 another option is to start <application>MPlayer</application> with artsdsp.
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770 </para></answer>
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771 </qandaentry>
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772
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773 <qandaentry>
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774 <question><para>
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775 I have A/V sync problems.
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776 Some of my AVIs play fine, but some play with double speed!
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777 </para></question>
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778 <answer><para>
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779 You have a buggy sound card/driver. Most likely it's fixed at 44100Hz, and you
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780 try to play a file which has 22050Hz audio. Try the
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781 <systemitem>resample</systemitem> audio filter.
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782 </para></answer>
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783 </qandaentry>
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784
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785 <qandaentry>
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786 <question><para>
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787 When I play this movie I get video-audio desync and/or
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788 <application>MPlayer</application> crashes with the following message:
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789 <screen>
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790 DEMUXER: Too many (945 in 8390980 bytes) video packets in the buffer!
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791 </screen>
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792 </para></question>
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793 <answer><para>
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794 This can have multiple reasons.
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795 <itemizedlist>
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796 <listitem><para>
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797 Your CPU <emphasis>and/or</emphasis> video card <emphasis>and/or</emphasis>
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798 bus is too slow. <application>MPlayer</application> displays a message if
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799 this is the case (and the dropped frames counter goes up fast).
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800 </para></listitem>
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801 <listitem><para>
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802 If it is an AVI, maybe it has bad interleaving, try the
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803 <option>-ni</option> option to work around this.
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804 Or it may have a bad header, in this case <option>-nobps</option>
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805 and/or <option>-mc 0</option> can help.
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806 </para></listitem>
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807 <listitem><para>
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808 Many FLV files will only play correctly with <option>-correct-pts</option>.
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809 Unfortunately <application>MEncoder</application> does not have this option,
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810 but you can try setting <option>-fps</option> to the correct value manually
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811 if you know it.
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812 </para></listitem>
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813 <listitem><para>
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814 Your sound driver is buggy.
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815 See the <link linkend="audio">audio section</link>.
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816 </para></listitem>
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817 </itemizedlist>
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818 </para></answer>
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819 </qandaentry>
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820
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821 <qandaentry>
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822 <question><para>
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823 How can I get rid of A/V desynchronization
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824 while seeking through RealMedia streams?
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825 </para></question>
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826 <answer><para>
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827 <option>-mc 0.1</option> can help.
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828 </para></answer>
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829 </qandaentry>
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830 </qandadiv>
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831
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832 <!-- ********** -->
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833
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834 <qandadiv id="faq-dvd">
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835 <title>DVD playback</title>
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836
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837 <qandaentry>
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838 <question><para>
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839 What about DVD navigation/menus?
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840 </para></question>
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841 <answer><para>
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842 <application>MPlayer</application> does not support DVD menus due to serious
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843 architectural limitations that prevent proper handling of still images and
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844 interactive content. If you want to have fancy menus, you will have to use
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845 another player like <application>xine</application>,
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846 <application>VLC</application> or <application>Ogle</application>.
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847 If you want to see DVD navigation in <application>MPlayer</application> you
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848 will have to implement it yourself, but be aware that it is a major
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849 undertaking.
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850 </para></answer>
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851 </qandaentry>
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852
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853 <qandaentry>
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854 <question><para>
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855 I can't watch any recent DVDs from Sony Pictures/BMG.
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856 </para></question>
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857 <answer><para>
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858 This is normal; you've been ripped off and sold an intentionally defective disk.
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859 The only way to play these DVDs is to circumvent the bad blocks of the disk
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860 by using DVDnav instead of mpdvdkit2.
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861 You can do so by compiling <application>MPlayer</application> with DVDnav
3e03b80fc8b4 another missing <application>
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862 support and then replacing dvd:// by dvdnav:// on the command line.
19746
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863 DVDnav is so far mutually exclusive with mpdvdkit2, so make sure you pass
1ae5f4de2e12 Fixes suggested by Diego
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864 <option>--disable-mpdvdkit</option> to the configure script.
19745
4c6f19ae1287 Add a bit of doc about dvdnav support in MPlayer, and why you may want to use it.
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865 </para></answer>
4c6f19ae1287 Add a bit of doc about dvdnav support in MPlayer, and why you may want to use it.
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866 </qandaentry>
4c6f19ae1287 Add a bit of doc about dvdnav support in MPlayer, and why you may want to use it.
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867
4c6f19ae1287 Add a bit of doc about dvdnav support in MPlayer, and why you may want to use it.
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868 <qandaentry>
4c6f19ae1287 Add a bit of doc about dvdnav support in MPlayer, and why you may want to use it.
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869 <question><para>
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870 What about subtitles? Can <application>MPlayer</application> display them?
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871 </para></question>
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872 <answer><para>
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873 Yes. See the <link linkend="dvd">DVD chapter</link>.
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874 </para></answer>
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875 </qandaentry>
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876
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877 <qandaentry>
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878 <question><para>
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879 How can I set the region code of my DVD-drive? I don't have Windows!
62c5a17038ba XML version of MPlayer's doc
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880 </para></question>
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881 <answer><para>
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882 Use the
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883 <ulink url="http://linvdr.org/projects/regionset/">regionset tool</ulink>.
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884 </para></answer>
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885 </qandaentry>
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886
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887 <qandaentry>
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888 <question><para>
17424
2ffede69ea15 FAQ about problems with playing DVDs on certain drives.
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889 I can't play a DVD, MPlayer hangs or outputs "Encrypted VOB file!" errors.
2ffede69ea15 FAQ about problems with playing DVDs on certain drives.
rathann
parents: 17139
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890 </para></question>
2ffede69ea15 FAQ about problems with playing DVDs on certain drives.
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891 <answer><para>
2ffede69ea15 FAQ about problems with playing DVDs on certain drives.
rathann
parents: 17139
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892 CSS decryption code does not work with some DVD drives unless you set
2ffede69ea15 FAQ about problems with playing DVDs on certain drives.
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parents: 17139
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893 the region code appropriately. See the answer to the previous question.
2ffede69ea15 FAQ about problems with playing DVDs on certain drives.
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894 </para></answer>
2ffede69ea15 FAQ about problems with playing DVDs on certain drives.
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parents: 17139
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895 </qandaentry>
2ffede69ea15 FAQ about problems with playing DVDs on certain drives.
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896
2ffede69ea15 FAQ about problems with playing DVDs on certain drives.
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parents: 17139
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897 <qandaentry>
2ffede69ea15 FAQ about problems with playing DVDs on certain drives.
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898 <question><para>
12957
f5dd97090f64 fibmap_mplayer is long obsolete, noticed by Torinthiel.
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899 Do I need to be (setuid) root to be able to play a DVD?
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900 </para></question>
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901 <answer><para>
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d18111ea13d0 removing last pitiful traces of old-style DVD support, with no remorse, but
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902 No. However you must have the proper rights
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903 on the DVD device entry (in <filename class="directory">/dev/</filename>).
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parents:
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904 </para></answer>
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905 </qandaentry>
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906
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907 <qandaentry>
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908 <question><para>
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909 Is it possible to play/encode only selected chapters?
62c5a17038ba XML version of MPlayer's doc
nicolas
parents:
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910 </para></question>
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911 <answer><para>
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912 Yes, try the <option>-chapter</option> option.
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parents:
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913 </para></answer>
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914 </qandaentry>
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915
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916 <qandaentry>
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917 <question><para>
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918 My DVD playback is sluggish!
62c5a17038ba XML version of MPlayer's doc
nicolas
parents:
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919 </para></question>
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920 <answer><para>
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921 Use the <option>-cache</option> option (described in the man page) and try
21521
b210a229fbcb General reformatting round:
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922 enabling DMA for the DVD drive with the <command>hdparm</command> tool
b210a229fbcb General reformatting round:
torinthiel
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923 (described in the <link linkend="drives">CD chapter</link>).
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924 </para></answer>
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925 </qandaentry>
13511
63fad2297d40 Explanation how to play a VOB from the hard disk.
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926
63fad2297d40 Explanation how to play a VOB from the hard disk.
diego
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927 <qandaentry>
63fad2297d40 Explanation how to play a VOB from the hard disk.
diego
parents: 13419
diff changeset
928 <question><para>
63fad2297d40 Explanation how to play a VOB from the hard disk.
diego
parents: 13419
diff changeset
929 I copied a DVD using vobcopy. How do I play/encode it from my hard disk?
63fad2297d40 Explanation how to play a VOB from the hard disk.
diego
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930 </para></question>
63fad2297d40 Explanation how to play a VOB from the hard disk.
diego
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diff changeset
931 <answer><para>
63fad2297d40 Explanation how to play a VOB from the hard disk.
diego
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diff changeset
932 Use the <option>-dvd-device</option> option to refer to the directory
63fad2297d40 Explanation how to play a VOB from the hard disk.
diego
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diff changeset
933 that contains the files:
63fad2297d40 Explanation how to play a VOB from the hard disk.
diego
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diff changeset
934 <screen>
16004
3bed758b6eae Big cleanup all over the place; wording/grammar/typo fixes as usual, many
diego
parents: 15981
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935 mplayer dvd://1 -dvd-device <replaceable>/path/to/directory</replaceable>
13511
63fad2297d40 Explanation how to play a VOB from the hard disk.
diego
parents: 13419
diff changeset
936 </screen>
63fad2297d40 Explanation how to play a VOB from the hard disk.
diego
parents: 13419
diff changeset
937 </para></answer>
63fad2297d40 Explanation how to play a VOB from the hard disk.
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parents: 13419
diff changeset
938 </qandaentry>
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939 </qandadiv>
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940
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parents: 20641
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941
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942 <qandadiv id="faq-features">
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943 <title>Feature requests</title>
20642
d2bca7bc01b8 (cosmetics) Unify and clarify blank lines usage
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parents: 20641
diff changeset
944
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945 <qandaentry>
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diff changeset
946 <question><para>
21521
b210a229fbcb General reformatting round:
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947 If <application>MPlayer</application> is paused and I try to seek or press any
b210a229fbcb General reformatting round:
torinthiel
parents: 21136
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948 key at all, <application>MPlayer</application> ceases to be paused.
b210a229fbcb General reformatting round:
torinthiel
parents: 21136
diff changeset
949 I would like to be able to seek in the paused movie.
9675
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950 </para></question>
62c5a17038ba XML version of MPlayer's doc
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951 <answer><para>
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parents:
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952 This is very tricky to implement without losing A/V synchronization.
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nicolas
parents:
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953 All attempts have failed so far, but patches are welcome.
62c5a17038ba XML version of MPlayer's doc
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parents:
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954 </para></answer>
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955 </qandaentry>
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956
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957 <qandaentry>
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958 <question><para>
16004
3bed758b6eae Big cleanup all over the place; wording/grammar/typo fixes as usual, many
diego
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959 I'd like to seek +/- 1 frame instead of 10 seconds.
9675
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960 </para></question>
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961 <answer><para>
14312
0b849af0b8a2 Framestepping does not require pause mode.
diego
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diff changeset
962 You can step forward one frame by pressing <keycap>.</keycap>.
14320
648c8526bf05 Clarification as suggested by Alexander Strasser.
diego
parents: 14312
diff changeset
963 If the movie was not paused it will be paused afterwards
648c8526bf05 Clarification as suggested by Alexander Strasser.
diego
parents: 14312
diff changeset
964 (see the man page for details).
14309
8d50aec385f7 Forward framestepping is now implemented.
diego
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diff changeset
965 Stepping backwards is unlikely to be implemented anytime soon.
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966 </para></answer>
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967 </qandaentry>
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968 </qandadiv>
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969
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970 <!-- ********** -->
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torinthiel
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971
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972 <qandadiv id="faq-encoding">
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parents:
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973 <title>Encoding</title>
20642
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torinthiel
parents: 20641
diff changeset
974
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975 <qandaentry>
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976 <question><para>
10042
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nicolas
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977 How can I encode?
47ebc28813aa various fixes and updates
nicolas
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diff changeset
978 </para></question>
47ebc28813aa various fixes and updates
nicolas
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979 <answer><para>
11540
d480f7e36b74 <application> attack
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980 Read the <link linkend="mencoder"><application>MEncoder</application></link>
d480f7e36b74 <application> attack
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diff changeset
981 section.
10042
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982 </para></answer>
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983 </qandaentry>
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984
10042
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985 <qandaentry>
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nicolas
parents: 9722
diff changeset
986 <question><para>
15493
3d17af80dca8 Consistency fixes
gpoirier
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987 How can I dump a full DVD title into a file?
15430
d38349def928 How can I dump a full DVD title to a file?
gpoirier
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988 </para></question>
d38349def928 How can I dump a full DVD title to a file?
gpoirier
parents: 15316
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989 <answer><para>
15493
3d17af80dca8 Consistency fixes
gpoirier
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diff changeset
990 Once you have selected your title, and made sure it plays fine with
3d17af80dca8 Consistency fixes
gpoirier
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991 <application>MPlayer</application>, use the option <option>-dumpstream</option>.
15430
d38349def928 How can I dump a full DVD title to a file?
gpoirier
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diff changeset
992 For example:
d38349def928 How can I dump a full DVD title to a file?
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parents: 15316
diff changeset
993 <screen>
16004
3bed758b6eae Big cleanup all over the place; wording/grammar/typo fixes as usual, many
diego
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994 mplayer dvd://5 -dumpstream -dumpfile <replaceable>dvd_dump.vob</replaceable>
15430
d38349def928 How can I dump a full DVD title to a file?
gpoirier
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diff changeset
995 </screen>
d38349def928 How can I dump a full DVD title to a file?
gpoirier
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996 will dump the 5th title of the DVD into the file
d38349def928 How can I dump a full DVD title to a file?
gpoirier
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997 <replaceable>dvd_dump.vob</replaceable>
d38349def928 How can I dump a full DVD title to a file?
gpoirier
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998 </para></answer>
d38349def928 How can I dump a full DVD title to a file?
gpoirier
parents: 15316
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999 </qandaentry>
d38349def928 How can I dump a full DVD title to a file?
gpoirier
parents: 15316
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1000
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1001 <qandaentry>
d38349def928 How can I dump a full DVD title to a file?
gpoirier
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1002 <question><para>
15830
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gpoirier
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diff changeset
1003 How can I create (S)VCDs automatically?
10042
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nicolas
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1004 </para></question>
47ebc28813aa various fixes and updates
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1005 <answer><para>
27198
305dc504c407 Give all shell scripts a .sh suffix for consistency.
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1006 Try the <filename>mencvcd.sh</filename> script from the
21521
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1007 <filename class="directory">TOOLS</filename> subdirectory.
b210a229fbcb General reformatting round:
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1008 With it you can encode DVDs or other movies to VCD or SVCD format
10042
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1009 and even burn them directly to CD.
47ebc28813aa various fixes and updates
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1010 </para></answer>
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1011 </qandaentry>
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1012
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1013 <qandaentry>
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1014 <question><para>
15836
0a21716359e6 Corrections suggested by The Wanderer
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1015 How can I create (S)VCDs?
15830
d2b045f3261d New entry: how to make a (S)VCD with MEncoder.
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diff changeset
1016 </para></question>
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1017 <answer><para>
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1018 Newer versions of <application>MEncoder</application> can directly
15836
0a21716359e6 Corrections suggested by The Wanderer
gpoirier
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diff changeset
1019 generate MPEG-2 files that can be used as a base to create a VCD or SVCD and
0a21716359e6 Corrections suggested by The Wanderer
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1020 are likely to be playable out of the box on all platforms (for example,
15830
d2b045f3261d New entry: how to make a (S)VCD with MEncoder.
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1021 to share a video from a digital camcorder with your computer-illiterate
d2b045f3261d New entry: how to make a (S)VCD with MEncoder.
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1022 friends).
15981
c20bd4b50521 Remove rencently added FAQ entry because we now have a much better and detailed doc elsewhere.
gpoirier
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diff changeset
1023 Please read
c20bd4b50521 Remove rencently added FAQ entry because we now have a much better and detailed doc elsewhere.
gpoirier
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1024 <link linkend="menc-feat-vcd-dvd">Using MEncoder to create VCD/SVCD/DVD-compliant files</link>
c20bd4b50521 Remove rencently added FAQ entry because we now have a much better and detailed doc elsewhere.
gpoirier
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diff changeset
1025 for more details.
15830
d2b045f3261d New entry: how to make a (S)VCD with MEncoder.
gpoirier
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diff changeset
1026 </para></answer>
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gpoirier
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1027 </qandaentry>
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gpoirier
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diff changeset
1028
d2b045f3261d New entry: how to make a (S)VCD with MEncoder.
gpoirier
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diff changeset
1029 <qandaentry>
d2b045f3261d New entry: how to make a (S)VCD with MEncoder.
gpoirier
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1030 <question><para>
10042
47ebc28813aa various fixes and updates
nicolas
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1031 How can I join two video files?
47ebc28813aa various fixes and updates
nicolas
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diff changeset
1032 </para></question>
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nicolas
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1033 <answer><para>
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9c2052060e45 MEncoder now supports multiple files.
diego
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diff changeset
1034 MPEG files can be concatenated into a single file with luck.
9c2052060e45 MEncoder now supports multiple files.
diego
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diff changeset
1035 For AVI files, you can use <application>MEncoder</application>'s
9c2052060e45 MEncoder now supports multiple files.
diego
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1036 multiple file support like this:
9c2052060e45 MEncoder now supports multiple files.
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1037 <screen>
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1038 mencoder -ovc copy -oac copy -o <replaceable>out.avi</replaceable> <replaceable>file1.avi</replaceable> <replaceable>file2.avi</replaceable>
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1039 </screen>
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1040 This will only work if the files are of the same resolution
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1041 and use the same codec.
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1042 You can also try
10042
47ebc28813aa various fixes and updates
nicolas
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1043 <ulink url="http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/">avidemux</ulink> and
47ebc28813aa various fixes and updates
nicolas
parents: 9722
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1044 <application>avimerge</application> (part of the
14975
9c2052060e45 MEncoder now supports multiple files.
diego
parents: 14829
diff changeset
1045 <ulink url="http://www.transcoding.org/">transcode</ulink>
9c2052060e45 MEncoder now supports multiple files.
diego
parents: 14829
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1046 tool set).
10042
47ebc28813aa various fixes and updates
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1047 </para></answer>
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1048 </qandaentry>
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1049
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1050 <qandaentry>
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1051 <question><para>
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parents: 15981
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1052 How can I fix AVI files with a broken index or bad interleaving?
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1053 </para></question>
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1054 <answer><para>
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parents: 15981
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1055 To avoid having to use <option>-idx</option> to be able to seek in
3bed758b6eae Big cleanup all over the place; wording/grammar/typo fixes as usual, many
diego
parents: 15981
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1056 AVI files with a broken index or <option>-ni</option> to play AVI
3bed758b6eae Big cleanup all over the place; wording/grammar/typo fixes as usual, many
diego
parents: 15981
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1057 files with bad interleaving, use the command
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1058 <screen>
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1059 mencoder <replaceable>input.avi</replaceable> -idx -ovc copy -oac copy -o <replaceable>output.avi</replaceable>
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1060 </screen>
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diego
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1061 to copy the video and audio streams into a new AVI file while
3bed758b6eae Big cleanup all over the place; wording/grammar/typo fixes as usual, many
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1062 regenerating the index and correctly interleaving the data.
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1063 Of course this cannot fix possible bugs in the video and/or audio streams.
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1064 </para></answer>
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1065 </qandaentry>
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1066
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gpoirier
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1067 <qandaentry>
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1068 <question><para>
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1069 How can I fix the aspect ratio of an AVI file?
15253
da146d62612b explains how to fix the aspect ratio of an AVI file
gpoirier
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1070 </para></question>
da146d62612b explains how to fix the aspect ratio of an AVI file
gpoirier
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1071 <answer><para>
da146d62612b explains how to fix the aspect ratio of an AVI file
gpoirier
parents: 15130
diff changeset
1072 You can do such a thing thanks to <application>MEncoder</application>'s
da146d62612b explains how to fix the aspect ratio of an AVI file
gpoirier
parents: 15130
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1073 <option>-force-avi-aspect</option> option, which overrides the aspect
da146d62612b explains how to fix the aspect ratio of an AVI file
gpoirier
parents: 15130
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1074 stored in the AVI OpenDML vprp header option. For example:
da146d62612b explains how to fix the aspect ratio of an AVI file
gpoirier
parents: 15130
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1075 <screen>
da146d62612b explains how to fix the aspect ratio of an AVI file
gpoirier
parents: 15130
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1076 mencoder <replaceable>input.avi</replaceable> -ovc copy -oac copy -o <replaceable>output.avi</replaceable> -force-avi-aspect 4/3
da146d62612b explains how to fix the aspect ratio of an AVI file
gpoirier
parents: 15130
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1077 </screen>
da146d62612b explains how to fix the aspect ratio of an AVI file
gpoirier
parents: 15130
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1078 </para></answer>
da146d62612b explains how to fix the aspect ratio of an AVI file
gpoirier
parents: 15130
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1079 </qandaentry>
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1080
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1081 <qandaentry>
da146d62612b explains how to fix the aspect ratio of an AVI file
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diff changeset
1082 <question><para>
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f0d5b7aa1bac How to handle broken/copy protected VOB files?
gpoirier
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1083 How can I backup and encode a VOB file with a broken beginning?
f0d5b7aa1bac How to handle broken/copy protected VOB files?
gpoirier
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1084 </para></question>
f0d5b7aa1bac How to handle broken/copy protected VOB files?
gpoirier
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1085 <answer><para>
f0d5b7aa1bac How to handle broken/copy protected VOB files?
gpoirier
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1086 The main problem when you want to encode a VOB file which is corrupted
f0d5b7aa1bac How to handle broken/copy protected VOB files?
gpoirier
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1087 <footnote id='fn-corrupted-files-or-copy-protection'><para>
f0d5b7aa1bac How to handle broken/copy protected VOB files?
gpoirier
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diff changeset
1088 To some extent, some forms of copy protection used in DVDs can be
f0d5b7aa1bac How to handle broken/copy protected VOB files?
gpoirier
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1089 assumed to be content corruption.
f0d5b7aa1bac How to handle broken/copy protected VOB files?
gpoirier
parents: 18925
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1090 </para></footnote>
f0d5b7aa1bac How to handle broken/copy protected VOB files?
gpoirier
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1091 is that it will be hard to get an encode with perfect A/V sync.
f0d5b7aa1bac How to handle broken/copy protected VOB files?
gpoirier
parents: 18925
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1092 One workaround is to just shave off the corrupted part and encode just the
f0d5b7aa1bac How to handle broken/copy protected VOB files?
gpoirier
parents: 18925
diff changeset
1093 clean part.
f0d5b7aa1bac How to handle broken/copy protected VOB files?
gpoirier
parents: 18925
diff changeset
1094 First you need to find where the clean part starts:
f0d5b7aa1bac How to handle broken/copy protected VOB files?
gpoirier
parents: 18925
diff changeset
1095 <screen>
f0d5b7aa1bac How to handle broken/copy protected VOB files?
gpoirier
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1096 mplayer <replaceable>input.vob</replaceable> -sb <replaceable>nb_of_bytes_to_skip</replaceable>
f0d5b7aa1bac How to handle broken/copy protected VOB files?
gpoirier
parents: 18925
diff changeset
1097 </screen>
f0d5b7aa1bac How to handle broken/copy protected VOB files?
gpoirier
parents: 18925
diff changeset
1098 Then you can create a new file which contains just the clean part:
f0d5b7aa1bac How to handle broken/copy protected VOB files?
gpoirier
parents: 18925
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1099 <screen>
f0d5b7aa1bac How to handle broken/copy protected VOB files?
gpoirier
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1100 dd if=<replaceable>input.vob</replaceable> of=<replaceable>output_cut.vob</replaceable> skip=1 ibs=<replaceable>nb_of_bytes_to_skip</replaceable>
f0d5b7aa1bac How to handle broken/copy protected VOB files?
gpoirier
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1101 </screen>
f0d5b7aa1bac How to handle broken/copy protected VOB files?
gpoirier
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1102 </para></answer>
f0d5b7aa1bac How to handle broken/copy protected VOB files?
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1103 </qandaentry>
f0d5b7aa1bac How to handle broken/copy protected VOB files?
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parents: 18925
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1104
f0d5b7aa1bac How to handle broken/copy protected VOB files?
gpoirier
parents: 18925
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1105 <qandaentry>
f0d5b7aa1bac How to handle broken/copy protected VOB files?
gpoirier
parents: 18925
diff changeset
1106 <question><para>
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parents:
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1107 I can't encode DVD subtitles into the AVI!
62c5a17038ba XML version of MPlayer's doc
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parents:
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1108 </para></question>
62c5a17038ba XML version of MPlayer's doc
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parents:
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1109 <answer><para>
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1110 You have to properly specify the <option>-sid</option> option.
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1111 </para></answer>
62c5a17038ba XML version of MPlayer's doc
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1112 </qandaentry>
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1113
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1114 <qandaentry>
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parents:
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1115 <question><para>
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parents:
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1116 How can I encode only selected chapters from a DVD?
62c5a17038ba XML version of MPlayer's doc
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parents:
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1117 </para></question>
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1118 <answer><para>
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1119 Use the <option>-chapter</option> option correctly,
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1120 like: <option>-chapter 5-7</option>.
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1121 </para></answer>
62c5a17038ba XML version of MPlayer's doc
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1122 </qandaentry>
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1123
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1124 <qandaentry>
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1125 <question><para>
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parents:
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1126 I'm trying to work with 2GB+ files on a VFAT file system. Does it work?
62c5a17038ba XML version of MPlayer's doc
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parents:
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1127 </para></question>
62c5a17038ba XML version of MPlayer's doc
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parents:
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1128 <answer><para>
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1129 No, VFAT doesn't support 2GB+ files.
62c5a17038ba XML version of MPlayer's doc
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1130 </para></answer>
62c5a17038ba XML version of MPlayer's doc
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1131 </qandaentry>
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nicolas
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1132
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1133 <qandaentry>
62c5a17038ba XML version of MPlayer's doc
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1134 <question><para>
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1135 What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line
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1136 during the encoding process?
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3c469a2030e7 What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line during the encoding process?
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1137 </para></question>
3c469a2030e7 What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line during the encoding process?
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1138 <answer><para>
3c469a2030e7 What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line during the encoding process?
gpoirier
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1139 Example:
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1140 <screen>
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1141 Pos: 264.5s 6612f ( 2%) 7.12fps Trem: 576min 2856mb A-V:0.065 [2126:192]
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1142 </screen>
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1143 <variablelist>
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1144 <varlistentry>
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1145 <term><systemitem>Pos: 264.5s</systemitem></term>
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1146 <listitem><para>time position in the encoded stream</para></listitem>
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1147 </varlistentry>
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1148 <varlistentry>
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1149 <term><systemitem>6612f</systemitem></term>
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1150 <listitem><para>number of video frames encoded</para></listitem>
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3c469a2030e7 What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line during the encoding process?
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1151 </varlistentry>
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1152 <varlistentry>
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1153 <term><systemitem>( 2%)</systemitem></term>
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1154 <listitem><para>portion of the input stream encoded</para></listitem>
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3c469a2030e7 What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line during the encoding process?
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1155 </varlistentry>
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1156 <varlistentry>
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1157 <term><systemitem>7.12fps</systemitem></term>
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1158 <listitem><para>encoding speed</para></listitem>
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3c469a2030e7 What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line during the encoding process?
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1159 </varlistentry>
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1160 <varlistentry>
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1161 <term><systemitem>Trem: 576min</systemitem></term>
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1162 <listitem><para>estimated remaining encoding time</para></listitem>
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1163 </varlistentry>
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1164 <varlistentry>
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1165 <term><systemitem>2856mb</systemitem></term>
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1166 <listitem><para>estimated size of the final encode</para></listitem>
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1167 </varlistentry>
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1168 <varlistentry>
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1169 <term><systemitem>A-V:0.065</systemitem></term>
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1170 <listitem><para>current delay between audio and video streams</para></listitem>
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1171 </varlistentry>
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1172 <varlistentry>
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1173 <term><systemitem>[2126:192]</systemitem></term>
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1174 <listitem><para>
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1175 average video bitrate (in kb/s) and average audio bitrate (in kb/s)
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1176 </para></listitem>
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1177 </varlistentry>
3c469a2030e7 What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line during the encoding process?
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1178 </variablelist>
3c469a2030e7 What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line during the encoding process?
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1179 </para></answer>
3c469a2030e7 What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line during the encoding process?
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1180 </qandaentry>
3c469a2030e7 What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line during the encoding process?
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1181
3c469a2030e7 What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line during the encoding process?
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1182 <qandaentry>
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1183 <question><para>
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1184 Why is the recommended bitrate printed by <application>MEncoder</application>
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1185 negative?
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1186 </para></question>
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1187 <answer><para>
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1188 Because the bitrate you encoded the audio with is too large to fit the
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1189 movie on any CD. Check if you have libmp3lame installed properly.
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1190 </para></answer>
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1191 </qandaentry>
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1192
091fc3a26c00 Small correction and port to XML.
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1193 <qandaentry>
091fc3a26c00 Small correction and port to XML.
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1194 <question><para>
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0d9e27059495 MPEG-X spelling
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1195 I can't encode an ASF file to AVI/MPEG-4 (DivX) because it uses 1000 fps.
10448
091fc3a26c00 Small correction and port to XML.
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1196 </para></question>
091fc3a26c00 Small correction and port to XML.
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1197 <answer><para>
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1198 Since ASF uses variable framerate but AVI uses a fixed one, you
3bed758b6eae Big cleanup all over the place; wording/grammar/typo fixes as usual, many
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1199 have to set it by hand with the <option>-ofps</option> option.
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1200 </para></answer>
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1201 </qandaentry>
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1202
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1203 <qandaentry>
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1204 <question><para>
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1205 How can I put subtitles in the output file?
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1206 </para></question>
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1207 <answer><para>
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1208 Just pass the <option>-sub &lt;filename&gt;</option> (or <option>-sid</option>,
12815
3c99b7a8c840 trailing whitespace removed (cosmetics)
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1209 respectively) option to <application>MEncoder</application>.
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1210 </para></answer>
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1211 </qandaentry>
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1212
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1213 <qandaentry>
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1214 <question><para>
9f7c1022627b FAQ about audio-only encoding (approved by Diego)
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1215 How do I encode only sound from a music video?
9f7c1022627b FAQ about audio-only encoding (approved by Diego)
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1216 </para></question>
9f7c1022627b FAQ about audio-only encoding (approved by Diego)
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1217 <answer><para>
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1218 It's not possible directly, but you can try this (note the
9f7c1022627b FAQ about audio-only encoding (approved by Diego)
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1219 <emphasis role="bold">&amp;</emphasis> at the end of
9f7c1022627b FAQ about audio-only encoding (approved by Diego)
rathann
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1220 <command>mplayer</command> command):
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rathann
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1221 <screen>
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1222 mkfifo <replaceable>encode</replaceable>
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torinthiel
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1223 mplayer -ao pcm -aofile <replaceable>encode</replaceable> dvd://1 &amp;
b210a229fbcb General reformatting round:
torinthiel
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1224 lame <replaceable>your_opts</replaceable> <replaceable>encode</replaceable> <replaceable>music.mp3</replaceable>
b210a229fbcb General reformatting round:
torinthiel
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1225 rm <replaceable>encode</replaceable>
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9f7c1022627b FAQ about audio-only encoding (approved by Diego)
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1226 </screen>
9f7c1022627b FAQ about audio-only encoding (approved by Diego)
rathann
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1227 This allows you to use any encoder, not only <application>LAME</application>,
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rathann
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1228 just replace <command>lame</command> with your favorite audio encoder in the
9f7c1022627b FAQ about audio-only encoding (approved by Diego)
rathann
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1229 above command.
9f7c1022627b FAQ about audio-only encoding (approved by Diego)
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1230 </para></answer>
9f7c1022627b FAQ about audio-only encoding (approved by Diego)
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1231 </qandaentry>
9f7c1022627b FAQ about audio-only encoding (approved by Diego)
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1232
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1233 <qandaentry>
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1234 <question><para>
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gpoirier
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1235 Why do third-party players fail to play MPEG-4 movies encoded by
5e1ea4b159d4 More fixes by Jeff, Diego, and Andrew
gpoirier
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1236 <application>MEncoder</application> versions later than 1.0pre7?
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gpoirier
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1237 </para></question>
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gpoirier
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1238 <answer><para>
c821dbc2c21b New FAQ entry: Explain why libavcodec now sets FMP4 FourCC, and how to enventualy change it.
gpoirier
parents: 15901
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1239 <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem>, the native MPEG-4
15922
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gpoirier
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1240 encoding library usually shipped with <application>MEncoder</application>,
57a9d2255806 Suggestions and fixes by The Wanderer and Rich
gpoirier
parents: 15921
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1241 used to set the FourCC to 'DIVX' when encoding MPEG-4 videos
57a9d2255806 Suggestions and fixes by The Wanderer and Rich
gpoirier
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1242 (the FourCC is an AVI tag to identify the software used to encode and
57a9d2255806 Suggestions and fixes by The Wanderer and Rich
gpoirier
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1243 the intended software to use for decoding the video).
57a9d2255806 Suggestions and fixes by The Wanderer and Rich
gpoirier
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1244 This led many people to think that
57a9d2255806 Suggestions and fixes by The Wanderer and Rich
gpoirier
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1245 <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem>
57a9d2255806 Suggestions and fixes by The Wanderer and Rich
gpoirier
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1246 was a DivX encoding library, when in fact it is a completely different
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gpoirier
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1247 MPEG-4 encoding library which implements the MPEG-4 standard much
15942
3eaceddfd30c Last nit for this entry, by "The Wanderer"
gpoirier
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1248 better than DivX does.
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gpoirier
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1249 Therefore, the new default FourCC used by
c821dbc2c21b New FAQ entry: Explain why libavcodec now sets FMP4 FourCC, and how to enventualy change it.
gpoirier
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1250 <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> is 'FMP4', but you
c821dbc2c21b New FAQ entry: Explain why libavcodec now sets FMP4 FourCC, and how to enventualy change it.
gpoirier
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1251 may override this behavior using <application>MEncoder</application>'s
15922
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gpoirier
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1252 <option>-ffourcc</option> option.
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5e1ea4b159d4 More fixes by Jeff, Diego, and Andrew
gpoirier
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1253 You may also change the FourCC of existing files in the same way:
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gpoirier
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1254 <screen>
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torinthiel
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1255 mencoder <replaceable>input.avi</replaceable> -o <replaceable>output.avi</replaceable> -ffourcc XVID
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gpoirier
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1256 </screen>
16004
3bed758b6eae Big cleanup all over the place; wording/grammar/typo fixes as usual, many
diego
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1257 Note that this will set the FourCC to XVID rather than DIVX.
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1258 This is recommended as DIVX FourCC means DivX4, which is a very basic
57a9d2255806 Suggestions and fixes by The Wanderer and Rich
gpoirier
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1259 MPEG-4 codec, whereas DX50 and XVID both mean full MPEG-4 (ASP).
57a9d2255806 Suggestions and fixes by The Wanderer and Rich
gpoirier
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1260 Therefore, if you change the FourCC to DIVX, some bad software or
57a9d2255806 Suggestions and fixes by The Wanderer and Rich
gpoirier
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1261 hardware players may choke on some advanced features that
57a9d2255806 Suggestions and fixes by The Wanderer and Rich
gpoirier
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1262 <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> supports, but DivX
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kraymer
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1263 doesn't; on the other hand <systemitem class="library">Xvid</systemitem>
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5e1ea4b159d4 More fixes by Jeff, Diego, and Andrew
gpoirier
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1264 is closer to <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> in
5e1ea4b159d4 More fixes by Jeff, Diego, and Andrew
gpoirier
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1265 terms of functionality, and is supported by all decent players.
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gpoirier
parents: 15901
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1266 </para></answer>
c821dbc2c21b New FAQ entry: Explain why libavcodec now sets FMP4 FourCC, and how to enventualy change it.
gpoirier
parents: 15901
diff changeset
1267 </qandaentry>
c821dbc2c21b New FAQ entry: Explain why libavcodec now sets FMP4 FourCC, and how to enventualy change it.
gpoirier
parents: 15901
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1268
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diff changeset
1269 <qandaentry>
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1270 <question><para>
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diego
parents: 16562
diff changeset
1271 How can I encode an audio only file?
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diego
parents: 16562
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1272 </para></question>
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diego
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diff changeset
1273 <answer><para>
27198
305dc504c407 Give all shell scripts a .sh suffix for consistency.
diego
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diff changeset
1274 Use <filename>aconvert.sh</filename> from the
16658
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diego
parents: 16562
diff changeset
1275 <filename class="directory">TOOLS</filename>
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diego
parents: 16562
diff changeset
1276 subdirectory in the MPlayer source tree.
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diego
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1277 </para></answer>
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diego
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diff changeset
1278 </qandaentry>
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diego
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diff changeset
1279
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diff changeset
1280 <qandaentry>
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diego
parents: 16562
diff changeset
1281 <question><para>
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diego
parents: 16562
diff changeset
1282 How can I play subtitles embedded in AVI?
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diego
parents: 16562
diff changeset
1283 </para></question>
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diego
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diff changeset
1284 <answer><para>
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diego
parents: 16562
diff changeset
1285 Use <filename>avisubdump.c</filename> from the
b733dccdc4c2 MEncoder FAQs as suggested by Compn < tempn - a - twmi - d - rr - d - com >
diego
parents: 16562
diff changeset
1286 <filename class="directory">TOOLS</filename> subdirectory or read
b733dccdc4c2 MEncoder FAQs as suggested by Compn < tempn - a - twmi - d - rr - d - com >
diego
parents: 16562
diff changeset
1287 <ulink url="http://xlife.zuavra.net/curse/0012/">this document about extracting/demultiplexing subtitles embedded in OpenDML AVI files</ulink>.
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diego
parents: 16562
diff changeset
1288 </para></answer>
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diego
parents: 16562
diff changeset
1289 </qandaentry>
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diego
parents: 16562
diff changeset
1290
b733dccdc4c2 MEncoder FAQs as suggested by Compn < tempn - a - twmi - d - rr - d - com >
diego
parents: 16562
diff changeset
1291 <qandaentry>
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diego
parents: 16562
diff changeset
1292 <question><para>
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diego
parents: 16562
diff changeset
1293 MPlayer won't...
b733dccdc4c2 MEncoder FAQs as suggested by Compn < tempn - a - twmi - d - rr - d - com >
diego
parents: 16562
diff changeset
1294 </para></question>
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diego
parents: 16562
diff changeset
1295 <answer><para>
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diego
parents: 16562
diff changeset
1296 Have a look at the <filename class="directory">TOOLS</filename>
b733dccdc4c2 MEncoder FAQs as suggested by Compn < tempn - a - twmi - d - rr - d - com >
diego
parents: 16562
diff changeset
1297 subdirectory for a collection of random scripts and hacks.
b733dccdc4c2 MEncoder FAQs as suggested by Compn < tempn - a - twmi - d - rr - d - com >
diego
parents: 16562
diff changeset
1298 <filename>TOOLS/README</filename> contains documentation.
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diego
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diff changeset
1299 </para></answer>
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diego
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diff changeset
1300 </qandaentry>
20642
d2bca7bc01b8 (cosmetics) Unify and clarify blank lines usage
torinthiel
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1301 </qandadiv>
16658
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diego
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diff changeset
1302
9675
62c5a17038ba XML version of MPlayer's doc
nicolas
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diff changeset
1303 </qandaset>
62c5a17038ba XML version of MPlayer's doc
nicolas
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1304
15835
63eed1252f51 missing closing tag
henry
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diff changeset
1305 </chapter>