annotate README @ 10201:873df27da47b

Sync by Wojtek Kaniewski <wojtekka@bydg.pdi.net>.
author diego
date Thu, 29 May 2003 12:01:49 +0000
parents eafe9a587896
children ae9dd35f693b
Ignore whitespace changes - Everywhere: Within whitespace: At end of lines:
rev   line source
6243
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
1
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
2 Welcome to MPlayer, the Unix movie player. MPlayer can play most standard video
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
3 formats out of the box and almost all others with the help of external codecs.
6813
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
4 MPlayer currently works best from the command line, but visual feedback for
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
5 many functions is available from its onscreen status display (OSD), which is
9618
32cf06859120 Updated information, rewordings, codec installation generalized.
diego
parents: 7674
diff changeset
6 also used for displaying subtitles. MPlayer also has a GUI with skin support and
32cf06859120 Updated information, rewordings, codec installation generalized.
diego
parents: 7674
diff changeset
7 several unofficial alternative graphical frontends are available.
32cf06859120 Updated information, rewordings, codec installation generalized.
diego
parents: 7674
diff changeset
8
32cf06859120 Updated information, rewordings, codec installation generalized.
diego
parents: 7674
diff changeset
9 MEncoder is a command line video encoder for advanced users that can be built
32cf06859120 Updated information, rewordings, codec installation generalized.
diego
parents: 7674
diff changeset
10 from the MPlayer source tree. An unofficial graphical frontend exists but is
32cf06859120 Updated information, rewordings, codec installation generalized.
diego
parents: 7674
diff changeset
11 not included.
6243
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
12
6813
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
13 This document is for getting you started in a few minutes. It cannot answer all
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
14 of your questions. If you have problems, please read the documentation in
9618
32cf06859120 Updated information, rewordings, codec installation generalized.
diego
parents: 7674
diff changeset
15 DOCS/en/documentation.html, which should help you solve most of your problems.
6813
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
16 Also read the man page to learn how to use MPlayer.
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
17
6243
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
18
6813
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
19 Requirements:
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
20 - To compile MPlayer with X11 support, you need to have the XFree86 development
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
21 packages installed.
7674
7078f0139bed cosmetics
arpi
parents: 7320
diff changeset
22 - For the GUI you need the libpng and GTK 1.2 development packages.
6813
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
23
6243
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
24
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
25 Before you start...
9618
32cf06859120 Updated information, rewordings, codec installation generalized.
diego
parents: 7674
diff changeset
26 Unless you know what are you doing, consult DOCS/en/video.html to see which driver
6813
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
27 to use with your video card to get the best quality and performance. Most cards
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
28 require special drivers not included with XFree86 to drive their 2-D video
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
29 acceleration features like YUV and scaling.
6243
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
30
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
31 A quick and incomplete list of recommendations:
6813
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
32 - ATI cards: Get the GATOS drivers for X11/Xv or use VIDIX.
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
33 - Matrox G200/G4x0/G550: Compile and use mga_vid for Linux, on BSD use VIDIX.
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
34 - 3dfx Voodoo3/Banshee: Get XFree86 4.2.0+ for Xv or use the tdfxfb driver.
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
35 - nVidia cards: Get the X11 driver from www.nvidia.com for Xv support.
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
36 - NeoMagic cards: Get an Xv capable driver from our homepage as described in
9618
32cf06859120 Updated information, rewordings, codec installation generalized.
diego
parents: 7674
diff changeset
37 DOCS/en/video.html.
6813
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
38
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
39 Without accelerated video even an 800MHz P3 may be too slow to play DVDs.
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
40
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
41
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
42 ______________________
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
43 STEP0: Getting MPlayer
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
44 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
45
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
46 Official releases, prereleases and CVS snapshots, as well as fonts for the
9618
32cf06859120 Updated information, rewordings, codec installation generalized.
diego
parents: 7674
diff changeset
47 OSD, codec packages and a number of different skins for the GUI are available
6813
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
48 from the download section of our homepage at
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
49
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
50 http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/dload.html
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
51
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
52 A set of fonts is necessary for the OSD and subtitles, the GUI needs at least
9618
32cf06859120 Updated information, rewordings, codec installation generalized.
diego
parents: 7674
diff changeset
53 one skin and codec packages add support for some more video and audio formats.
6813
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
54 MPlayer does not come with any of these by default, you have to download and
9618
32cf06859120 Updated information, rewordings, codec installation generalized.
diego
parents: 7674
diff changeset
55 install them separately. A wide range of codec packages can be downloaded at
6813
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
56
9618
32cf06859120 Updated information, rewordings, codec installation generalized.
diego
parents: 7674
diff changeset
57 http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/
32cf06859120 Updated information, rewordings, codec installation generalized.
diego
parents: 7674
diff changeset
58
32cf06859120 Updated information, rewordings, codec installation generalized.
diego
parents: 7674
diff changeset
59 You can also get MPlayer via anonymous CVS. Issue the following commands to get
32cf06859120 Updated information, rewordings, codec installation generalized.
diego
parents: 7674
diff changeset
60 the latest sources:
6813
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
61
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
62 cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@mplayerhq.hu:/cvsroot/mplayer login
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
63 cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@mplayerhq.hu:/cvsroot/mplayer co main
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
64
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
65 When asked for a password, just hit enter. A directory named 'main' will be
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
66 created. You can later update your sources by saying
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
67
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
68 cvs -z3 update -dPA
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
69
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
70 from within that directory.
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
71
6243
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
72
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
73 ___________________________________
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
74 STEP1: Installing FFmpeg libavcodec
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
75 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
76
6813
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
77 If you are using an official (pre)release, skip this step, since official
9618
32cf06859120 Updated information, rewordings, codec installation generalized.
diego
parents: 7674
diff changeset
78 releases include libavcodec. CVS sources and thus CVS snapshots do not include
32cf06859120 Updated information, rewordings, codec installation generalized.
diego
parents: 7674
diff changeset
79 libavcodec. To verify if you do have libavcodec or not, check if a subdirectory
32cf06859120 Updated information, rewordings, codec installation generalized.
diego
parents: 7674
diff changeset
80 named 'libavcodec' exists in the MPlayer source tree.
6243
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
81
6813
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
82 The FFmpeg project provides libavcodec, a very portable codec collection (among
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
83 the supported formats is MPEG4/DivX) with excellent quality and speed, that is
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
84 the preferred MPEG4/DivX codec of MPlayer. You have to get libavcodec directly
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
85 from the FFmpeg CVS server.
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
86
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
87 To get the FFmpeg sources, use the following commands in a suitable directory
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
88 outside the MPlayer source directory:
6243
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
89
10154
0318353548d4 New FFmpeg CVS URL, patch by Magnus Damm <damm@opensource.se>.
diego
parents: 9618
diff changeset
90 cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ffmpeg login
0318353548d4 New FFmpeg CVS URL, patch by Magnus Damm <damm@opensource.se>.
diego
parents: 9618
diff changeset
91 cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ffmpeg co ffmpeg/libavcodec
6243
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
92
9618
32cf06859120 Updated information, rewordings, codec installation generalized.
diego
parents: 7674
diff changeset
93 When asked for a password, you can just hit enter. A directory named 'ffmpeg'
32cf06859120 Updated information, rewordings, codec installation generalized.
diego
parents: 7674
diff changeset
94 with a subdirectory named 'libavcodec' inside will be created. Copy (symbolic
32cf06859120 Updated information, rewordings, codec installation generalized.
diego
parents: 7674
diff changeset
95 linking does NOT suffice) this subdirectory into the MPlayer source tree.
6243
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
96
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
97
10156
eafe9a587896 Default codec location is now /usr/local/lib/codecs/, the location is now
diego
parents: 10154
diff changeset
98 _______________________________
eafe9a587896 Default codec location is now /usr/local/lib/codecs/, the location is now
diego
parents: 10154
diff changeset
99 STEP2: Installing Binary Codecs
eafe9a587896 Default codec location is now /usr/local/lib/codecs/, the location is now
diego
parents: 10154
diff changeset
100 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
6243
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
101
6813
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
102 MPlayer and libavcodec have builtin support for the most common audio and video
9618
32cf06859120 Updated information, rewordings, codec installation generalized.
diego
parents: 7674
diff changeset
103 formats, but some formats require external codecs. Examples include Real, Indeo
10156
eafe9a587896 Default codec location is now /usr/local/lib/codecs/, the location is now
diego
parents: 10154
diff changeset
104 and QuickTime audio formats. Support for Windows Media formats except WMV9
eafe9a587896 Default codec location is now /usr/local/lib/codecs/, the location is now
diego
parents: 10154
diff changeset
105 exists but still has some bugs, your mileage may vary. This step is not
eafe9a587896 Default codec location is now /usr/local/lib/codecs/, the location is now
diego
parents: 10154
diff changeset
106 mandatory, but recommended for getting MPlayer to play a broader range of
9618
32cf06859120 Updated information, rewordings, codec installation generalized.
diego
parents: 7674
diff changeset
107 formats. Please note that most codecs only work on Intel x86 compatible PCs.
6243
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
108
9618
32cf06859120 Updated information, rewordings, codec installation generalized.
diego
parents: 7674
diff changeset
109 Unpack the codecs archives and put the contents in a directory where MPlayer
10156
eafe9a587896 Default codec location is now /usr/local/lib/codecs/, the location is now
diego
parents: 10154
diff changeset
110 will find them. The default directory is /usr/local/lib/codecs/ (it used to be
eafe9a587896 Default codec location is now /usr/local/lib/codecs/, the location is now
diego
parents: 10154
diff changeset
111 /usr/local/lib/win32 in the past, this also works) but you can change that to
eafe9a587896 Default codec location is now /usr/local/lib/codecs/, the location is now
diego
parents: 10154
diff changeset
112 something else by using the '--with-codecsdir=DIR' option when you run
eafe9a587896 Default codec location is now /usr/local/lib/codecs/, the location is now
diego
parents: 10154
diff changeset
113 './configure'.
6243
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
114
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
115
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
116 __________________________
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
117 STEP3: Configuring MPlayer
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
118 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
119
9618
32cf06859120 Updated information, rewordings, codec installation generalized.
diego
parents: 7674
diff changeset
120 MPlayer can be adapted to all kinds of needs and hardware environments. Run
6243
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
121
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
122 ./configure
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
123
6813
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
124 to configure MPlayer with the default options. The codecs you installed above
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
125 should be autodetected. GUI support has to be enabled separately, run
6243
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
126
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
127 ./configure --enable-gui
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
128
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
129 if you want to use the GUI.
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
130
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
131 If something does not work as expected, try
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
132
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
133 ./configure --help
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
134
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
135 to see the available options and select what you need.
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
136
6813
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
137 The configure script prints a summary of enabled and disabled options. If you
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
138 have something installed that configure fails to detect, check the file
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
139 configure.log for errors and reasons for the failure. Repeat this step until
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
140 you are satisfied with the enabled feature set.
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
141
6243
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
142
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
143 ________________________
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
144 STEP4: Compiling MPlayer
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
145 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
146
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
147 Now you can start the compilation by typing
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
148
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
149 make
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
150
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
151 You can install MPlayer with
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
152
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
153 make install
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
154
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
155 provided that you have write permission in the installation directory.
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
156
6813
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
157 If all went well, you can run MPlayer by typing 'mplayer'. A help screen with a
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
158 summary of the most common options and keyboard shortcuts should be displayed.
6243
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
159
6813
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
160 If you get 'unable to load shared library' or similar errors, run
6243
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
161 'ldd ./mplayer' to check which libraries fail and go back to STEP 3 to fix it.
6813
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
162 Sometimes running 'ldconfig' is enough to fix the problem.
6243
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
163
6813
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
164 NOTE: If you run Debian you can configure, compile and build a proper Debian
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
165 .deb package with only one command:
6243
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
166
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
167 fakeroot debian/rules binary
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
168
6813
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
169
6243
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
170 ____________________________________________
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
171 STEP5: Installing the onscreen display fonts
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
172 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
173
6813
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
174 Unpack the archive and choose one of the available font sizes. Then copy the
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
175 font files of the corresponding size into /usr/local/share/mplayer/font/ or
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
176 ~/.mplayer/font/ (or whatever you set with './configure --datadir=DIR').
6243
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
177
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
178
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
179 ____________________________
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
180 STEP6: Installing a GUI skin
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
181 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
182
6813
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
183 Unpack the archive and put the contents in /usr/local/share/mplayer/Skin/ or
9618
32cf06859120 Updated information, rewordings, codec installation generalized.
diego
parents: 7674
diff changeset
184 ~/.mplayer/Skin/. MPlayer will use the skin in the subdirectory named default
32cf06859120 Updated information, rewordings, codec installation generalized.
diego
parents: 7674
diff changeset
185 of /usr/local/share/mplayer/Skin/ or ~/.mplayer/Skin/ unless told otherwise via
6813
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
186 the '-skin' switch. You should therefore rename your skin subdirectory or make
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
187 a suitable symbolic link.
6243
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
188
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
189
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
190 __________________
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
191 STEP7: Let's play!
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
192 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
193
6813
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
194 That's it for the moment. To start playing movies, open a command line and try
6243
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
195
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
196 mplayer <moviefile>
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
197
6813
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
198 or for the GUI
6243
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
199
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
200 gmplayer <moviefile>
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
201
6813
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
202 gmplayer is a symbolic link to mplayer created by 'make install'.
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
203 Without <moviefile>, MPlayer will come up and you will be able to use the GUI
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
204 filepicker.
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
205
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
206 To play a VCD track or a DVD title, try:
6243
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
207
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
208 mplayer -vcd 2 -cdrom-device /dev/hdc
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
209 mplayer -dvd 1 -alang en -slang hu -dvd-device /dev/hdd
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
210
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
211 See 'mplayer -help' and 'man mplayer' for further options.
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
212
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
213 'mplayer -vo help' will show you the available video output drivers. Experiment
6813
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
214 with the '-vo' switch to see which one gives you the best performance.
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
215 If you get jerky playback or no sound, experiment with the '-ao' switch (see
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
216 '-ao help') to choose between different audio drivers. Note that jerky playback
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
217 is caused by buggy audio drivers or a slow processor and video card. With a
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
218 good audio and video driver combination, one can play DVDs and 720x576 DivX
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
219 files smoothly on a Celeron 366. Slower systems may need the '-framedrop'
cdfa9de87202 Reorganized the README. More general information up front, more concise
diego
parents: 6244
diff changeset
220 option.
6243
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
221
20389bf27dd4 quick install guide, based on draft and patches by Diego Biurrun <diego@biurrun.de>
arpi
parents: 3372
diff changeset
222 Questions you may have are probably answered in the rest of the documentation.
9618
32cf06859120 Updated information, rewordings, codec installation generalized.
diego
parents: 7674
diff changeset
223 The places to start reading are the man page, DOCS/en/documentation.html and
32cf06859120 Updated information, rewordings, codec installation generalized.
diego
parents: 7674
diff changeset
224 DOCS/en/faq.html. If you find a bug, read DOCS/en/bugreports.html first!