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Forward framestepping is now implemented.
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1 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
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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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8 <qandadiv id="faq-development">
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9 <title>Development</title>
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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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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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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://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-docs">mplayer-docs</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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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/homepage/donations.html">donations</ulink>.
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40 They help us in continuously improving <application>MPlayer</application>.
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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://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://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-docs">mplayer-docs</ulink>
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56 mailing list.
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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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72 <qandadiv id="faq-compilation">
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73 <title>Compilation</title>
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76 Are there binary (RPM/deb) packages of <application>MPlayer</application>?
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77 </para></question>
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79 See the <link linkend="debian">Debian</link> and <link linkend="rpm">RPM</link>
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80 section for details.
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85 <question><para>
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86 Compilation stops with an error message similar to this one:
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87 <screen>
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102 This is a known problem of <application>gcc</application> 3.2, upgrade
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103 to 3.3 to solve the problem. How to install gcc is described in the
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104 <link linkend="gcc-296">gcc 2.96</link> section. Alternatively you can use
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105 an external FAAD library as described in the
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106 <link linkend="aac">AAC</link> section.
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111 <question><para>
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112 Compilation stops with an error message similar to this one:
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113 <screen>
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114 In file included from mplayer.c:34:
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115 mw.h: In function `mplMainDraw':
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116 mw.h:209: Internal compiler error in print_rtl_and_abort, at flow.c:6458
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117 Please submit a full bug report,
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118 with preprocessed source if appropriate.
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119 </screen>
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122 This is a known problem of <application>gcc</application> 3.0.4, upgrade
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123 to 3.1 to solve the problem. How to install gcc is described in the
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124 <link linkend="gcc-296">gcc 2.96</link> section.
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129 <question><para>
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130 Configure ends with this text, and <application>MPlayer</application> won't compile!
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131 <screen>Your gcc does not support even i386 for '-march' and '-mcpu'</screen>
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133 <answer><para>
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134 Your gcc isn't installed correctly, check the <filename>configure.log</filename>
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135 file for details.
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141 What's the problem with gcc 2.96?
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144 <emphasis role="bold">We strongly discourage the use of gcc 2.96!</emphasis>
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145 Read <link linkend="gcc-296">this</link> document for details about why Red Hat
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146 released gcc 2.96 and what the problems are all about. If you still really really
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147 want to use it, be sure to get the latest release and give the
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148 <option>--disable-gcc-checking</option> option to configure. Remember that you
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149 are on your own from this point. Do <emphasis role="bold">not</emphasis> report
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150 bugs, do <emphasis role="bold">not</emphasis> ask for help on the mailing lists.
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151 We will <emphasis role="bold">not</emphasis> provide any support in case you run
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152 into problems.
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157 <question><para>
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158 Great, I have gcc 3.0.1 from Red Hat/Mandrake, then I'm fine!
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160 <answer><para>
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161 No, since there have been/are issues with these compilers as well.
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162 To check the status of current compilers' <application>MPlayer</application>
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163 support, see the <link linkend="install">Installation</link> section.
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168 <question><para>
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169 .. gcc 2.96 ... (Yes, some people are STILL flaming about gcc 2.96!)
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171 <answer><para>
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172 Quoted from a <ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/2001-October/005351.html">mail</ulink>
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173 A'rpi sent to the <ulink url="http://mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/">mplayer-users</ulink>
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174 list (the word 'ideg' is described below):
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175 <blockquote>
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176 <para>
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177 And we have idegs. And our idegcounter overflowed again and again.
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178 </para>
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179 <para>
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180 Unfortunately <application>MPlayer</application> is out of our control.
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181 It's used by lamers, Linux users who can't even use Windows, and never
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182 tried to compile a kernel. They installed (with default options) Mandrake
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183 or Red Hat or SuSE, and without RTFM'ing they send messages saying
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184 'it doesn't work! help me! please! i'm new to Linux! help! oh! help me!'.
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185 We can't stop them, but at least we try to force them to RTFM and to read
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199 there are the 'new to Linux' guys who are showing us gcc 2.96 is buggy.
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205 Maybe we should close the project, make it closed source, commercial, and
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206 provide install support for it. then we could leave current work, so development
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207 could go faster, and we could earn lots of money with it and buy a big house,
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208 etc etc. Do you really want it? It seems.
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219 It was tested to work with SDL 1.2.x and may run on SDL 1.1.7+. It does
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220 <emphasis role="bold">not</emphasis> work with any previous version. So
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221 if you choose to use such a version, you are on your own.
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231 Where did you install the SDL library? If you installed in
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232 <filename class="directory">/usr/local</filename> (the default) then edit the
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233 top level <filename>config.mak</filename> and add
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234 <systemitem>-L/usr/local/lib</systemitem> after <systemitem>X_LIBS=</systemitem>.
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235 Now type <command>make</command>. You're done!
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241 It doesn't compile, and it misses <systemitem>uint64_t</systemitem>,
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247 place and try again ...
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253 I have Linux running on a Pentium III but <filename>./configure</filename>
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254 doesn't detect SSE ...
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257 Only kernel versions 2.4.x support SSE (or try 2.2.19 or newer, but be
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267 Read the <link linkend="mga_vid">mga_vid</link> section.
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273 Hmm, strange. When loading the <filename>mga_vid.o</filename> kernel
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274 module, I found this in the logs:
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275 <screen>Warning: loading mga_vid.o will taint the kernel: no license</screen>
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278 The latest kernel modutils require a flag indicating the license
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279 (mainly to avoid kernel hackers debugging closed source drivers).
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280 Upgrade your kernel, modutils and <application>MPlayer</application>.
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286 During 'make', <application>MPlayer</application> complains about X11 libraries.
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287 I don't understand, I DO have X installed!?
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289 <answer><para>
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290 ... but you don't have the X development package installed. Or not correctly.
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291 It's called <filename>XFree86-devel*</filename> under Red Hat, and
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292 <filename>xlibs-dev</filename> under Debian. Also check if the
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293 <filename class="directory">/usr/X11</filename> and
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294 <filename class="directory">/usr/include/X11</filename> symlinks exist (this
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296 <screen>
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301 <ulink url="http://www.pathname.com/fhs/">Filesystem Hierarchy Standard</ulink>.
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310 You have to edit SVGAlib's <filename>Makefile.cfg</filename> and comment
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311 <systemitem>BACKGROUND = y</systemitem> out.
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320 error while loading shared libraries: lib*.so.0: cannot load shared object file: No such file or directory
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322 I checked up on the file and it IS there in <filename class="directory">/usr/local/lib</filename> ...
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325 Add <filename class="directory">/usr/local/lib</filename> to <filename>/etc/ld.so.conf</filename>
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326 and run <command>ldconfig</command>.
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332 When compiling <application>MEncoder</application>, it segfaults at linking!
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335 This is a linker problem. Upgrading binutils should help (2.11.92.*
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336 or newer should be good). Since it is not our fault, please do
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337 <emphasis role="bold">not</emphasis> report!
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346 <command>chmod 644 /usr/lib/libc.so</command>
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352 I'd like to compile <application>MPlayer</application> on Minix!
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366 Are there any mailing lists on <application>MPlayer</application>?
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369 Yes. See the <link linkend="mailinglists">mailing lists</link>
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370 section.
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376 I've found a nasty bug when I tried to play my favorite video! Who should I inform?
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379 Please read the
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380 <link linkend="bugreports">bug reporting guidelines</link>
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381 and follow the instructions.
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386 <question><para>
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387 I have problems playing files with the ... codec. Can I use them?
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389 <answer><para>
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390 Check the <ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/codecs-status.html">codec status</ulink>,
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391 if it doesn't contain your codec, read the <link linkend="codecs">codec documentation</link>,
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397 <question><para>
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398 When I start playing, I get this message but everything seems fine:
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399 <screen>Linux RTC init: ioctl (rtc_pie_on): Permission denied</screen>
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400 </para></question>
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401 <answer><para>
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402 You need root privileges or a specially set up kernel to use the new timing
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403 code. For details see the <link linkend="rtc">RTC</link> section of the documentation.
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409 How can I make a screenshot?
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410 </para></question>
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411 <answer><para>
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412 You have to use a video output driver that does not employ an overlay to be
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413 able to take a screenshot. Under X11, <option>-vo x11</option> will do, under
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414 Windows <option>-vo directx:noaccel</option> works.
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415 </para></answer>
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416 </qandaentry>
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418 <qandaentry>
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419 <question><para>
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420 There is a timer in the upper left corner. How can I get rid of it?
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421 </para></question>
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422 <answer><para>
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423 Press <keycap>o</keycap> and try the <option>-osdlevel</option> option.
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424 </para></answer>
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428 <question><para>
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429 The <option>-xy</option> or <option>-fs</option> option doesn't work with
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430 the x11 driver (<option>-vo x11</option>) ...
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431 </para></question>
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432 <answer><para>
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433 It does, but you have to explicitly specify software scaling (very slow) with the
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434 <option>-zoom</option> option. You better use XF86VidMode support: You must
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435 specify the <option>-vm</option> and the <option>-fs</option> option, and you're
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436 done. Make sure you have the right modelines in your <filename>XF86Config</filename>
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437 file, and try to make the <link linkend="dga">DGA driver</link> and
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438 <link linkend="sdl">SDL's DGA driver</link> work for you. It's much
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439 faster. If SDL's DGA works, use that, it'll be even faster.
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440 </para></answer>
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441 </qandaentry>
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444 <question><para>
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445 What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line?
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446 </para></question>
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447 <answer><para>
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448 Example:
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449 <screen>A: 2.1 V: 2.2 A-V: -0.167 ct: 0.042 57/57 41% 0% 2.6% 0 4 49%</screen>
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451 <listitem><para>A: audio position in seconds</para></listitem>
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452 <listitem><para>V: video position in seconds</para></listitem>
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453 <listitem><para>A-V: audio-video difference in seconds (delay)</para></listitem>
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454 <listitem><para>ct: total A-V sync correction done</para></listitem>
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455 <listitem><para>frames played (counting from last seek)</para></listitem>
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456 <listitem><para>frames decoded (counting from last seek)</para></listitem>
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457 <listitem><para>video codec CPU usage in percent (for slices and DR this includes
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458 video_out)</para></listitem>
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459 <listitem><para>video_out CPU usage</para></listitem>
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460 <listitem><para>audio codec CPU usage in percent</para></listitem>
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461 <listitem><para>frames needed to drop to maintain A-V sync</para></listitem>
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462 <listitem><para>current level of image postprocessing (when using
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463 <option>-autoq</option>)</para></listitem>
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464 <listitem><para>current cache size used (around 50% is normal)</para></listitem>
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465 <listitem><para>playback speed as a factor of original speed</para></listitem>
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466 </itemizedlist>
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467 Most of them are for debug purposes and will be removed at some point.
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468 </para></answer>
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472 <question><para>
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473 What if I don't want them to appear?
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474 </para></question>
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475 <answer><para>
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476 Use the <option>-quiet</option> option and read the man page.
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477 </para></answer>
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481 <question><para>
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482 Why is video_out CPU usage zero (0%) for some files?
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483 </para></question>
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484 <answer><para>
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485 It's not zero, but it's called from the codec and thus cannot be measured
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486 separately. You should try to play the file using <option>-vo null</option> and
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487 then <option>-vo ...</option> and check the difference to see the video_out speed.
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488 </para></answer>
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489 <answer><para>
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490 You are using Direct Rendering, where the codec renders to the video memory
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491 itself. In this case, the decoding percentage contains the display percentage, too.
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492 </para></answer>
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496 <question><para>
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498 </para></question>
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499 <answer><para>
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500 Download the Win32 codecs from our
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501 <ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/">codecs page</ulink>
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502 (avifile's codec package has a different DLL set) and install it.
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503 </para></answer>
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507 <question><para>
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508 Umm, what is &quot;IdegCounter&quot;?
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509 </para></question>
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510 <answer><para>
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511 A combination of a Hungarian and an English word. &quot;Ideg&quot; in Hungarian
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512 means the same as &quot;nerve&quot; in English, and is pronounced as something like
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513 &quot;ydaegh&quot;. It was first used to measure the nervousness of A'rpi, after
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514 some (umm) &quot;mysterious&quot; disappearance of CVS code ;)
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515 </para></answer>
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519 <question><para>
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520 And what is &quot;Faszom(C)ounter&quot;?
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521 </para></question>
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522 <answer><para>
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523 &quot;Fasz&quot; is a Hungarian word you don't want to know, the others are
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524 connected to the perverted minds of the <application>MPlayer</application> developers.
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529 <question><para>
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530 LIRC doesn't work, because ...
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531 </para></question>
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533 Are you sure you are using <command>mplayer</command> instead of
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534 <command>mplayer_lirc</command>? Note that it was <command>mplayer_lirc</command>
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535 for a long time, including the 0.60 release, but it was recently changed back to
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536 <command>mplayer</command>.
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537 </para></answer>
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542 Subtitles are very nice, the most beautiful I've ever seen, but they
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543 slow down playing! I know it's unlikely ...
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544 </para></question>
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545 <answer><para>
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546 After running <filename>./configure</filename>, edit <filename>config.h</filename>
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547 and replace <systemitem>#undef FAST_OSD</systemitem> with
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548 <systemitem>#define FAST_OSD</systemitem>. Then recompile.
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549 </para></answer>
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554 The onscreen display (OSD) is flickering!
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555 </para></question>
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556 <answer><para>
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557 You use a vo driver with single buffering (x11, xv). With xv, use the
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558 <option>-double</option> option. Also try <option>-vf expand</option>.
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559 </para></answer>
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563 <question><para>
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564 What exactly is this <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> thing?
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565 </para></question>
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566 <answer><para>
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567 See the
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568 <link linkend="ffmpeg"><systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem></link>
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569 section.
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570 </para></answer>
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571 </qandaentry>
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572
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573 <qandaentry>
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574 <question><para>
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575 But configure tells me
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576 <screen>Checking for libavcodec ... no</screen>
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577 </para></question>
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578 <answer><para>
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579 You need to get <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> from
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580 FFmpeg's CVS. Read the instructions in the
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581 <link linkend="ffmpeg"><systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem></link>
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582 section.
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583 </para></answer>
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584 </qandaentry>
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585
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586 <qandaentry>
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587 <question><para>
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588 Icewm's taskbar keeps covering the movie in fullscreen mode!
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589 </para></question>
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590 <answer><para>
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591 This shouldn't happen anymore, if it still does use the <option>-fstype</option>
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592 layer option and report it to the <ulink url="http://mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/">mplayer-users</ulink>
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593 mailing list.
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594 </para></answer>
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595 </qandaentry>
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596
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597 <qandaentry>
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598 <question><para>
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599 I can't access the GUI menu. I press right click, but I can't
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600 access any menu items!
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601 </para></question>
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602 <answer><para>
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603 Are you using FVWM? Try the following:
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604 <orderedlist>
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605 <listitem><para>Start -> Settings -> Configuration -> Base Configuration</para></listitem>
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606 <listitem><para>Set <systemitem>Use Applications position hints</systemitem>
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607 to <systemitem>Yes</systemitem></para></listitem>
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608 </orderedlist>
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609 </para></answer>
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610 </qandaentry>
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611
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612 <qandaentry>
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613 <question><para>
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614 How can I run <application>MPlayer</application> in the background?
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615 </para></question>
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616 <answer><para>
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617 Use:
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618 <screen>mplayer <replaceable>options</replaceable> <replaceable>filename</replaceable> &lt; /dev/null &amp;</screen>
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619 </para></answer>
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620 </qandaentry>
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621 </qandadiv>
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622
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623 <qandadiv id="faq-playback">
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624 <title>Playback problems</title>
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625
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626 <qandaentry>
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627 <question><para>
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628 How can I select audio/subtitle tracks from a DVD, OGM, Matroska or NUT file?
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629 </para></question>
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630 <answer><para>
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631 You have to use <option>-aid</option> (audio ID) or <option>-alang</option>
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632 (audio language), <option>-sid</option>(subtitle ID) or <option>-slang</option>
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633 (subtitle language), for example:
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634 <screen>
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635 mplayer example.mkv -alang eng -slang eng
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636 mplayer example.mkv -aid 1 -sid 1
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637 </screen>
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638 To see which ones are available:
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639 <screen>
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640 mplayer -vo null -ao null -frames 0 -v <replaceable>filename</replaceable> | grep sid
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641 mplayer -vo null -ao null -frames 0 -v <replaceable>filename</replaceable> | grep aid
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642 </screen>
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diego
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643 </para></answer>
144af0141ac4 How to take a screenshot, how to use dmix, how to choose languages and
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parents: 13511
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644 </qandaentry>
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645
144af0141ac4 How to take a screenshot, how to use dmix, how to choose languages and
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646 <qandaentry>
144af0141ac4 How to take a screenshot, how to use dmix, how to choose languages and
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647 <question><para>
12437
8f429708a95a Hint at -playlist option for playing streams.
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648 I'm trying to play a random stream off the internet but it fails.
8f429708a95a Hint at -playlist option for playing streams.
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649 </para></question>
8f429708a95a Hint at -playlist option for playing streams.
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650 <answer><para>
8f429708a95a Hint at -playlist option for playing streams.
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651 Try playing the stream with the <option>-playlist</option> option.
8f429708a95a Hint at -playlist option for playing streams.
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652 </para></answer>
8f429708a95a Hint at -playlist option for playing streams.
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653 </qandaentry>
8f429708a95a Hint at -playlist option for playing streams.
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parents: 12349
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654
8f429708a95a Hint at -playlist option for playing streams.
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655 <qandaentry>
8f429708a95a Hint at -playlist option for playing streams.
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656 <question><para>
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657 I downloaded a movie off a P2P network and it doesn't work!
26966802589b 2 more FAQs based on a patch made by Compn.
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658 </para></question>
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659 <answer><para>
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660 Your file is most probably broken or a fake file. If you got it from
26966802589b 2 more FAQs based on a patch made by Compn.
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661 a friend, and he says it works, try comparing
26966802589b 2 more FAQs based on a patch made by Compn.
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662 <application>md5sum</application> hashes.
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663 </para></answer>
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664 </qandaentry>
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665
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666 <qandaentry>
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667 <question><para>
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668 I've just installed <application>MPlayer</application>. When I want to
bcb8260d93e4 Common -vo driver problem solution explained by Lukasz Proszek.
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669 open a video file it causes a fatal error:
bcb8260d93e4 Common -vo driver problem solution explained by Lukasz Proszek.
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670 <screen>
bcb8260d93e4 Common -vo driver problem solution explained by Lukasz Proszek.
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671 Error opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device.
bcb8260d93e4 Common -vo driver problem solution explained by Lukasz Proszek.
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672 </screen>
bcb8260d93e4 Common -vo driver problem solution explained by Lukasz Proszek.
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673 How can I solve my problem?
bcb8260d93e4 Common -vo driver problem solution explained by Lukasz Proszek.
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674 </para></question>
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675 <answer><para>
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676 Just change your video output device. Issue the following command to get
12241
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677 a list of available video output drivers:
bcb8260d93e4 Common -vo driver problem solution explained by Lukasz Proszek.
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678 <screen>
bcb8260d93e4 Common -vo driver problem solution explained by Lukasz Proszek.
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679 mplayer -vo help
bcb8260d93e4 Common -vo driver problem solution explained by Lukasz Proszek.
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680 </screen>
bcb8260d93e4 Common -vo driver problem solution explained by Lukasz Proszek.
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681 After you've chosen the correct video output driver, add it to
bcb8260d93e4 Common -vo driver problem solution explained by Lukasz Proszek.
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682 your configuration file. Add
bcb8260d93e4 Common -vo driver problem solution explained by Lukasz Proszek.
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683 <programlisting>
bcb8260d93e4 Common -vo driver problem solution explained by Lukasz Proszek.
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684 vo = <replaceable>selected_vo</replaceable>
bcb8260d93e4 Common -vo driver problem solution explained by Lukasz Proszek.
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685 </programlisting>
bcb8260d93e4 Common -vo driver problem solution explained by Lukasz Proszek.
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parents: 12079
diff changeset
686 to <filename>~/.mplayer/config</filename> and/or
bcb8260d93e4 Common -vo driver problem solution explained by Lukasz Proszek.
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687 <programlisting>
bcb8260d93e4 Common -vo driver problem solution explained by Lukasz Proszek.
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688 vo_driver = <replaceable>selected_vo</replaceable>
bcb8260d93e4 Common -vo driver problem solution explained by Lukasz Proszek.
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689 </programlisting>
bcb8260d93e4 Common -vo driver problem solution explained by Lukasz Proszek.
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parents: 12079
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690 to <filename>~/.mplayer/gui.conf</filename>.
bcb8260d93e4 Common -vo driver problem solution explained by Lukasz Proszek.
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691 </para></answer>
bcb8260d93e4 Common -vo driver problem solution explained by Lukasz Proszek.
diego
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692 </qandaentry>
bcb8260d93e4 Common -vo driver problem solution explained by Lukasz Proszek.
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693
bcb8260d93e4 Common -vo driver problem solution explained by Lukasz Proszek.
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694 <qandaentry>
bcb8260d93e4 Common -vo driver problem solution explained by Lukasz Proszek.
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695 <question><para>
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696 I'm having trouble getting my subtitles to display, help!!
26966802589b 2 more FAQs based on a patch made by Compn.
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697 </para></question>
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698 <answer><para>
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699 Make sure you have installed fonts properly. Run through the steps in the
26966802589b 2 more FAQs based on a patch made by Compn.
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700 <link linkend="mpsub-install">OSD and subtitle</link> part of the installation
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701 section again. If you are using TrueType fonts, verify that you have the
26966802589b 2 more FAQs based on a patch made by Compn.
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702 <systemitem class="library">freetype</systemitem> library installed.
26966802589b 2 more FAQs based on a patch made by Compn.
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703 Other things include checking your subtitles in a text editor or with other
26966802589b 2 more FAQs based on a patch made by Compn.
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704 players. Also try converting them to another format.
26966802589b 2 more FAQs based on a patch made by Compn.
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705 </para></answer>
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706 </qandaentry>
26966802589b 2 more FAQs based on a patch made by Compn.
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707
26966802589b 2 more FAQs based on a patch made by Compn.
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708 <qandaentry>
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709 <question><para>
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710 I cannot pinpoint the cause of some strange playback problem.
37915f569f6d just in case
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711 </para></question>
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parents: 10461
diff changeset
712 <answer><para>
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diego
parents: 10461
diff changeset
713 Do you have a stray <filename>codecs.conf</filename> file in
37915f569f6d just in case
diego
parents: 10461
diff changeset
714 <filename>~/.mplayer/</filename>, <filename>/etc/</filename>,
10505
cb83f897404c Better explanation, as suggested by Ivan Kalvachev.
diego
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715 <filename>/usr/local/etc/</filename> or a similar location? Remove it,
cb83f897404c Better explanation, as suggested by Ivan Kalvachev.
diego
parents: 10490
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716 outdated <filename>codecs.conf</filename> files can cause obscure
12348
9782f90f4f44 typos, wording
diego
parents: 12323
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717 problems. <application>MPlayer</application> will use its built-in one instead.
10490
37915f569f6d just in case
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parents: 10461
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718 </para></answer>
37915f569f6d just in case
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719 </qandaentry>
37915f569f6d just in case
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720
9675
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721 <qandaentry>
62c5a17038ba XML version of MPlayer's doc
nicolas
parents:
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722 <question><para>
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723 Why doesn't <application>MPlayer</application> work on Fedora Core?
252b9e2f7417 How to make MPlayer work on Fedora core.
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724 </para></question>
252b9e2f7417 How to make MPlayer work on Fedora core.
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725 <answer><para>
252b9e2f7417 How to make MPlayer work on Fedora core.
diego
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726 There is a bad interaction on Fedora between exec-shield,
252b9e2f7417 How to make MPlayer work on Fedora core.
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727 prelink, and any applications which use Windows DLLs
252b9e2f7417 How to make MPlayer work on Fedora core.
diego
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728 (such as <application>MPlayer</application>).
252b9e2f7417 How to make MPlayer work on Fedora core.
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729 </para>
252b9e2f7417 How to make MPlayer work on Fedora core.
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730 <para>
252b9e2f7417 How to make MPlayer work on Fedora core.
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731 The problem is that exec-shield randomizes the load addresses of all the
252b9e2f7417 How to make MPlayer work on Fedora core.
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732 system libraries. This randomization happens at prelink time (once every
252b9e2f7417 How to make MPlayer work on Fedora core.
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733 two weeks).
252b9e2f7417 How to make MPlayer work on Fedora core.
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734 </para>
252b9e2f7417 How to make MPlayer work on Fedora core.
diego
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735 <para>
252b9e2f7417 How to make MPlayer work on Fedora core.
diego
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736 When <application>MPlayer</application> tries to load a Windows DLL it
252b9e2f7417 How to make MPlayer work on Fedora core.
diego
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737 wants to put it at a specific address (0x400000). If an important system
12079
c931c69d2525 added <application> tag and some 10l, patch by frogu <l_j_p@wp.pl>
paszczi
parents: 12026
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738 library happens to be there already, <application>MPlayer</application>
c931c69d2525 added <application> tag and some 10l, patch by frogu <l_j_p@wp.pl>
paszczi
parents: 12026
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739 will crash.
12026
252b9e2f7417 How to make MPlayer work on Fedora core.
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740 (A typical symptom would be a segmentation fault when trying
252b9e2f7417 How to make MPlayer work on Fedora core.
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741 to play Windows Media 9 files.)
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742 </para>
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743 <para>
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744 If you run into this problem you have two options:
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745 <itemizedlist>
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746 <listitem><para>Wait two weeks. It might start working again.</para></listitem>
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747 <listitem><para>Relink all the binaries on the system with different
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748 prelink options. Here are step by step instructions:</para>
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749 <para>
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750 <orderedlist>
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751 <listitem><para>Edit <filename>/etc/syconfig/prelink</filename> and change</para>
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752 <para>
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753 <programlisting>
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754 PRELINK_OPTS=-mR
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755 </programlisting>
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756 </para>
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757 <para>
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758 to
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759 <programlisting>
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760 PRELINK_OPTS="-mR --no-exec-shield"
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761 </programlisting>
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762 </para>
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763 </listitem>
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764 <listitem><para><command>touch /var/lib/misc/prelink.force</command></para></listitem>
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765 <listitem><para><command>/etc/cron.daily/prelink</command>
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766 (This relinks all the applications, and it takes
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767 quite a while.)</para></listitem>
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768 <listitem>
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769 <para><command>execstack -s <replaceable>/path/to/</replaceable>mplayer</command>
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770 (This turns off exec-shield for the <application>MPlayer</application> binary.)
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771 </para>
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772 </listitem>
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773 </orderedlist>
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774 </para>
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775 </listitem>
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776 </itemizedlist>
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777 </para></answer>
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778 </qandaentry>
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779
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780 <qandaentry>
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781 <question><para>
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782 ... works with <application>xine/avifile/...</application> but doesn't with
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783 <application>MPlayer</application>.
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784 </para></question>
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785 <answer><para>
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786 <application>MPlayer</application> is not <application>xine/avifile/...</application>.
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787 Although these players have some code in common, the codecs (DLL) set,
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788 synchronization, demultiplexing etc is different and should not be
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789 compared. If you have a file <application>MPlayer</application> fails to
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790 play correctly but works in another player, please read the
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791 <link linkend="bugreports">bug reporting guidelines</link> and upload
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792 the file to our FTP server.
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793 </para></answer>
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794 </qandaentry>
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795
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796 <qandaentry>
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797 <question><para>
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798 Audio goes out of sync playing an AVI file.
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799 </para></question>
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800 <answer><para>
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801 Try the <option>-bps</option> or <option>-nobps</option> option. If it does not
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802 improve, read <link linkend="bugreports">this</link> and upload the file to FTP.
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803 </para></answer>
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804 </qandaentry>
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805
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806 <qandaentry>
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807 <question><para>
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808 <application>MPlayer</application> exits with some error when using <filename>l3codeca.acm</filename>.
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809 </para></question>
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810 <answer><para>
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811 Check <command>ldd /usr/local/bin/mplayer</command> output. If it contains
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812 <screen>libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x4???????)</screen>
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813 where &quot;?&quot; is any number then it's OK, the error is not here. If it is:
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814 <screen>libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00??????)</screen>
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815 then there is a problem with your kernel/libc. Maybe you are using some security
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816 patches (for example Solar Designer's OpenWall patch) which forces loading
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817 libraries to very low addresses. Because <filename>l3codeca.acm</filename> is a
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818 non-relocatable DLL, it must be loaded to <literal>0x00400000</literal>, we can't
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819 change this. You should use a non-patched kernel, or use <application>MPlayer</application>'s
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820 <option>-afm 1</option> option to disable using <filename>l3codeca.acm</filename>.
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821 </para></answer>
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822 </qandaentry>
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823
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824 <qandaentry>
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825 <question><para>
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826 My computer plays MS DivX AVIs with resolutions ~ 640x300 and stereo MP3 sound
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827 too slow. When I use <option>-nosound</option> option, everything is OK (but quiet).
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828 </para></question>
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829 <answer><para>
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830 Your machine is too slow or your sound card driver is broken. Consult the
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831 documentation to see if you can improve performance.
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832 </para></answer>
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833 </qandaentry>
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834
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835 <qandaentry>
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836 <question><para>
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837 <application>MPlayer</application> dies with
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838 <screen>MPlayer interrupted by signal 4 in module: decode_video</screen>
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839 </para></question>
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840 <answer><para>
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841 Try running <application>MPlayer</application> on the machine you compiled on.
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842 Or recompile with runtime CPU detection
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843 (<command>./configure --enable-runtime-cpudetection</command>).
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844 Don't use <application>MPlayer</application> on a CPU different from the one
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845 it was compiled on, without using the feature mentioned just now.
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846 </para></answer>
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847 </qandaentry>
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848
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849 <qandaentry>
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850 <question><para>
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851 I have problems with [your window manager] and fullscreen xv/xmga/sdl/x11 modes ...
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852 </para></question>
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853 <answer><para>
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854 Read the <link linkend="bugreports">bug reporting guidelines</link> and send us
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855 a proper bug report.
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856 </para></answer>
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857 </qandaentry>
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858
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859 <qandaentry>
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860 <question><para>
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861 I got this playing MPEG files: Can't find codec for video format 0x10000001!
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862 </para></question>
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863 <answer><para>
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864 You have an old version of <filename>codecs.conf</filename> in
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865 <filename class="directory">~/.mplayer/</filename>,
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866 <filename class="directory">/etc/</filename>,
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867 <filename class="directory">/usr/local/etc/</filename> or similar. Remove it,
b5bffec1a657 * why codecs.conf should be removed
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868 it's not needed anymore.
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869 <emphasis role="bold">OR</emphasis> you have the <option>vc=</option> option or
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870 something similar in your config file(s).
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871 </para></answer>
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872 </qandaentry>
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873
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874 <qandaentry>
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875 <question><para>
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876 When starting <application>MPlayer</application> under KDE I just get a black
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877 screen and nothing happens. After about one minute the video starts playing.
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878 </para></question>
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879 <answer><para>
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880 The KDE arts sound daemon is blocking the sound device. Either wait until the
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881 video starts or disable the arts-daemon in control center. If you want to use
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882 arts sound, specify audio output via our native arts audio driver
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883 (<option>-ao arts</option>). If it fails or isn't compiled in, try SDL
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884 (<option>-ao sdl</option>) and make sure your SDL can handle arts sound. Yet
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885 another option is to start <application>MPlayer</application> with artsdsp.
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886 </para></answer>
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887 </qandaentry>
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888
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889 <qandaentry>
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890 <question><para>
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891 I have an AVI that produces a gray screen when played with <option>-vc odivx</option>
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892 and a green one with <option>-vc divx4</option>.
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893 </para></question>
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894 <answer><para>
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895 It's not a DivX file, but an MS MPEG4v3.
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896 If you have an old version of <filename>codecs.conf</filename> in
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897 <filename class="directory">~/.mplayer/</filename>,
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898 <filename class="directory">/etc/</filename>,
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899 <filename class="directory">/usr/local/etc/</filename> or similar, remove it.
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900 </para></answer>
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901 </qandaentry>
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902
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903 <qandaentry>
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904 <question><para>
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905 When I play this movie I get video-audio desync and/or <application>MPlayer</application>
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906 crashes with the following message:
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907 <screen>DEMUXER: Too many (945 in 8390980 bytes) video packets in the buffer!</screen>
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908 </para></question>
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909 <answer><para>
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910 This can have multiple reasons.
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911 <itemizedlist>
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912 <listitem><para>
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913 Your CPU <emphasis role="bold">and/or</emphasis> video card <emphasis role="bold">and/or</emphasis>
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914 bus is too slow. <application>MPlayer</application> displays a message if this is the case (and the
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915 dropped frames counter goes up fast).
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916 </para></listitem>
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917 <listitem><para>
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918 If it is an AVI, maybe it has bad interleaving. Try the <option>-ni</option> option.
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919 </para></listitem>
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920 <listitem><para>
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921 Your sound driver is buggy, or you use ALSA 0.5 with <option>-ao oss</option>.
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922 See the <link linkend="audio">sound card section</link>.
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923 </para></listitem>
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924 <listitem><para>
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925 The AVI has a bad header, try the <option>-nobps</option> option, and/or <option>-mc 0</option>.
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926 </para></listitem>
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927 </itemizedlist>
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928 </para></answer>
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929 </qandaentry>
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930
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931 <qandaentry>
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932 <question><para>
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933 I have an MJPEG file which works with other players but displays only a black image in
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934 <application>MPlayer</application>
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935 </para></question>
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936 <answer><para>
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18e423f22d0b codecs.conf files are a thing of the past.
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937 Use another codec to play the file, try <option>-vc ffmjpeg</option>.
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938 </para></answer>
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939 </qandaentry>
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940
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941 <qandaentry>
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942 <question><para>
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943 When I try to grab from my tuner, it works, but colors are strange. It's OK with other
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944 applications.
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945 </para></question>
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946 <answer><para>
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947 Your card probably reports some colorspaces as supported when in fact
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948 it does not support them. Try with YUY2 instead of the
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949 default YV12 (see the <link linkend="tv-input">TV</link> section).
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950 </para></answer>
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951 </qandaentry>
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952
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953 <qandaentry>
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954 <question><para>
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955 I have A/V sync problems. Some of my AVIs play fine, but some play with double speed!
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956 </para></question>
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957 <answer><para>
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958 You have a buggy sound card/driver. Most likely it's fixed at 44100Hz, and you
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6473da1ceadb Audio plugins have been superceded by audio filters, noticed by Gabrov.
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959 try to play a file which has 22050Hz audio. Try the resample audio filter.
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960 </para></answer>
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961 </qandaentry>
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962
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963 <qandaentry>
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964 <question><para>
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965 All the WMV (or other..) files I play create a green/gray window and there is
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966 only sound! <application>MPlayer</application> prints:
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967 <screen>Detected video codec: [null] drv:0 (NULL codec (no decoding))</screen>
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968 </para></question>
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969 <answer><para>
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970 If you have an old version of <filename>codecs.conf</filename> in
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971 <filename class="directory">~/.mplayer/</filename>,
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972 <filename class="directory">/etc/</filename>,
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973 <filename class="directory">/usr/local/etc/</filename> or similar, remove it.
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974 </para></answer>
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975 </qandaentry>
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976
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977 <qandaentry>
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978 <question><para>
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979 I get very strange percentage values (way too big) while playing files on my notebook.
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980 </para></question>
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981 <answer><para>
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982 It's an effect of the power management / power saving system of your notebook
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983 (BIOS, not kernel). Plug the external power connector in
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984 <emphasis role="bold">before</emphasis> you power on your notebook. You can also
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985 try whether <ulink url="http://www.brodo.de/cpufreq/">cpufreq</ulink>
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986 (a SpeedStep interface for Linux) helps you.
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987 </para></answer>
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988 </qandaentry>
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989
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990 <qandaentry>
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991 <question><para>
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992 The audio/video gets totally out of sync when I run <application>MPlayer</application>
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993 as root on my notebook. It works normal when i run it as a user.
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994 </para></question>
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995 <answer><para>
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996 This is again a power management effect (see above). Plug the external power
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997 connector in <emphasis role="bold">before</emphasis> you power on your notebook
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998 or use the <option>-nortc</option> option.
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999 </para></answer>
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1000 </qandaentry>
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1001
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1002 <qandaentry>
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1003 <question><para>
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1004 While playing a movie it suddenly gets jerky and I get the following message:
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1005 <screen>Badly interleaved AVI file detected - switching to -ni mode...</screen>
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1006 </para></question>
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1007 <answer><para>
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1008 Badly interleaved files and <option>-cache</option> don't work well together.
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1009 Try <option>-nocache</option>.
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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>
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1015 How can I play MPEG Layer 2 (MP2) audio files?
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1016 </para></question>
b5bffec1a657 * why codecs.conf should be removed
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1017 <answer><para>
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1018 You have to use <option>-rawaudio on:format=0x50</option>.
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1019 </para></answer>
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1020 </qandaentry>
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1021 </qandadiv>
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1022
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1023
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1024 <qandadiv id="faq-driver">
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1025 <title>Video/audio driver problems (vo/ao)</title>
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1026
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1027 <qandaentry>
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1028 <question><para>
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1029 How can I use <application>dmix</application> with
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1030 <application>MPlayer</application>?
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1031 </para></question>
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1032 <answer><para>
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1033 After setting up your
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1034 <ulink url="http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php?page=DmixPlugin">asoundrc</ulink>
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1035 you have to use <option>-ao alsa:device=dmix</option>.
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1036 </para></answer>
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1037 </qandaentry>
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1038
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1040 <question><para>
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1041 I have no sound when playing a video and get error messages similar to this one:
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1042 <screen>
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1043 AO: [oss] 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian)
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1044 audio_setup: Can't open audio device /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy
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1045 couldn't open/init audio device -> NOSOUND
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1046 Audio: no sound!!!
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1047 Start playing...
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1048 </screen>
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1049 </para></question>
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1050 <answer><para>
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1051 Are you running KDE or GNOME with the ARTS or ESD sound daemon? Try disabling
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1052 the sound daemon or use the <option>-ao arts</option> or <option>-ao esd</option>
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1053 option to make <application>MPlayer</application> use ARTS or ESD.
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1054 </para></answer>
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1055 </qandaentry>
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1056
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1057 <qandaentry>
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1058 <question><para>
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1059 What about the DGA driver? I can't find it!
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1060 </para></question>
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1061 <answer><para>
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1062 <filename>./configure</filename> autodetects your DGA driver. If <option>-vo help</option>
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1063 doesn't show DGA, then there's a problem with your X installation. Try
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1064 <command>./configure --enable-dga</command> and read the
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1065 <link linkend="dga">DGA</link> section. Alternatively, try SDL's DGA driver
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1066 with the <option>-vo sdl:dga</option> option.
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1067 </para></answer>
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1068 </qandaentry>
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1069
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1070 <qandaentry>
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1071 <question><para>
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1072 OK, <option>-vo help</option> shows DGA driver, but it complains about permissions.
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1073 Help me!
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1074 </para></question>
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1075 <answer><para>
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1076 It works only if running as root! It's a DGA limitation. You should become root
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1077 (<command>su -</command>), and try again. Another solution is making
d480f7e36b74 <application> attack
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1078 <application>MPlayer</application> SUID root, but it's not recommended!
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1079 <screen>
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1080 chown root /usr/local/bin/mplayer
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1081 chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/mplayer
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1082 chmod +s /usr/local/bin/mplayer
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1083 </screen>
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1084 <warning><para>
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1085 This is a <emphasis role="bold">big</emphasis> security risk! <emphasis role="bold">Never</emphasis>
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1086 do this on a server or on a computer that you do not control completely because
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1087 other users can gain root privileges through SUID root <application>MPlayer</application>.
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1088 <emphasis role="bold">You have been warned</emphasis>.
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1089 </para></warning>
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1090 </para></answer>
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1091 </qandaentry>
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1092
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1094 <question><para>
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1095 When using XVideo, my Voodoo 3/Banshee says:
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1096 <screen>
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1097 X Error of failed request: BadAccess (attempt to access private resource denied)
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1098 Major opcode of failed request: 147 (MIT-SHM)
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1099 Minor opcode of failed request: 1 (X_ShmAttach)
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1100 Serial number of failed request: 26
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1101 Current serial number in output stream:27
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1102 </screen>
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1103 </para></question>
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1104 <answer><para>
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1105 The <systemitem>tdfx</systemitem> driver in XFree86 4.0.2/4.0.3 had this bug. This was
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1106 solved by <ulink url="http://www.xfree86.org/cvs/changes_4_1.html">bug fix #621
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1107 of the XFree86 4.1.0 CVS log</ulink>. So upgrade to XFree86 4.1.0 or later.
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1108 Alternatively, either download (at least) DRI version 0.6 from the
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1109 <ulink url="http://dri.sf.net">DRI homepage</ulink>, or use CVS DRI.
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1110 </para></answer>
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1111 </qandaentry>
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1112
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1114 <question><para>
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1115 OpenGL (<option>-vo gl</option>) output doesn't work (hang/black window/X11
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1116 errors/...).
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1117 </para></question>
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1118 <answer><para>
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1119 Your OpenGL driver doesn't support dynamic texture changes (glTexSubImage).
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1120 It's known not to work with nVidia's binary mess. It's known to work with
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1121 Utah-GLX/DRI and Matrox G400 cards. Also with DRI and Radeon cards. It won't
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1122 work with DRI and other cards. it will not work with 3DFX cards because of
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1123 the 256x256 texture size limit.
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1124 </para></answer>
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1125 </qandaentry>
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1126
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1128 <question><para>
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1129 I have an nVidia TNT/TNT2 card, and I have a band with strange colors, right
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1130 under the movie! Whose fault is this?
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1131 </para></question>
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1132 <answer><para>
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1133 This is a bug of nVidia's binary X driver. These bugs appear ONLY with the
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1134 TNT/TNT2 cards, and we can't do anything about it. To fix the problem, upgrade
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1135 to the latest nVidia binary driver version. If still bad, complain to nVidia!
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1136 </para></answer>
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1137 </qandaentry>
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1138
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1139 <qandaentry>
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1140 <question><para>
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1141 I have an nVidia XYZ card, and when I click on the GUI's display window to
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1142 toggle displaying the GUI panel, a black square appears where I clicked. I have
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1143 the newest driver.
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1144 </para></question>
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1145 <answer><para>
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1146 Yes, nVidia corrected a previous bug (above), and introduced a new one.
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1147 Let's congratulate them. UPDATE: According to <link linkend="nvidia">nVidia</link>,
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1148 this has already been fixed.
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1149 </para></answer>
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1151
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1153 <question><para>
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1154 Oh the world is cruel ...! SDL has only <systemitem>x11</systemitem> target,
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1155 but not <systemitem>xv</systemitem>!
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1156 </para></question>
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1157 <answer><para>
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1158 Try that <systemitem>x11</systemitem> target again. Now try <option>-vo x11
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1159 -fs -zoom</option>. See the difference? No?! OK, here comes the enlightenment:
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1160 SDL's <systemitem>x11</systemitem> target uses xv when available, you don't have
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1161 to worry about it ... Note: With SDL you can force/disable Xv using
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1162 <option>-forcexv</option> and <option>-noxv</option>.
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1163 </para></answer>
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1164 </qandaentry>
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1165 </qandadiv>
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1166
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1167 <qandadiv id="faq-dvd">
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1168 <title>DVD playback</title>
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1169 <qandaentry>
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1170 <question><para>
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1171 What about DVD navigation/menus?
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1172 </para></question>
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1173 <answer><para>
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1174 <application>MPlayer</application> does not support DVD menus due to serious
1167f25567ef Better explain why we have no DVD menus and what to do about it (DIY).
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1175 architectural limitations that prevent proper handling of still images and
1167f25567ef Better explain why we have no DVD menus and what to do about it (DIY).
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1176 interactive content. If you want to have fancy menus, you will have to use
1167f25567ef Better explain why we have no DVD menus and what to do about it (DIY).
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1177 another player like <application>xine</application>,
1167f25567ef Better explain why we have no DVD menus and what to do about it (DIY).
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1178 <application>vlc</application> or <application>Ogle</application>.
1167f25567ef Better explain why we have no DVD menus and what to do about it (DIY).
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1179 If you want to see DVD navigation in <application>MPlayer</application> you
1167f25567ef Better explain why we have no DVD menus and what to do about it (DIY).
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1180 will have to implement it yourself, but be aware that it is a major
1167f25567ef Better explain why we have no DVD menus and what to do about it (DIY).
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1181 undertaking.
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1182 </para></answer>
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1183 </qandaentry>
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1184
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1185 <qandaentry>
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1186 <question><para>
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1187 While playing a DVD, I encountered this error:
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1188 <screen>mplayer: ifo_read.c:1143: ifoRead_C_ADT_internal: Assertion nfo_length / sizeof(cell_adr_t) >= c_adt->nr_of_vobs' failed.</screen>
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1189 </para></question>
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1190 <answer><para>
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1191 This is a known libdvdread 0.9.1/0.9.2 bug. Use <emphasis role="bold">libmpdvdkit2</emphasis>,
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1192 which is present in <application>MPlayer</application> source, and used by default.
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1193 </para></answer>
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1194 </qandaentry>
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1195
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1197 <question><para>
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1198 Can I compile libdvdread and libdvdcss on my sweet SPARC under Solaris?
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1199 </para></question>
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1200 <answer><para>
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1201 Who knows ... It's said to work, so please test it and send feedback. Refer to
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1202 the documentation of libdvdread and its homepage as well. We're not the authors
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1203 of libdvdread. Use <emphasis role="bold">libmpdvdkit2</emphasis>, which is present
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1204 in <application>MPlayer</application> source, and used by default.
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1205 </para></answer>
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1206 </qandaentry>
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1207
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1208 <qandaentry>
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1209 <question><para>
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1210 What about subtitles? Can <application>MPlayer</application> display them?
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1211 </para></question>
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1212 <answer><para>
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1213 Yes. See the <link linkend="dvd">DVD chapter</link>.
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1214 </para></answer>
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1215 </qandaentry>
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1216
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1218 <question><para>
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1219 How can I set the region code of my DVD-drive? I don't have Windows!
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1220 </para></question>
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1221 <answer><para>
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1222 Use the <ulink url="http://linvdr.org/projects/regionset/">regionset tool</ulink>.
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1223 </para></answer>
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1224 </qandaentry>
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1225
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1226 <qandaentry>
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1227 <question><para>
12957
f5dd97090f64 fibmap_mplayer is long obsolete, noticed by Torinthiel.
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1228 Do I need to be (setuid) root to be able to play a DVD?
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1229 </para></question>
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1230 <answer><para>
11598
d18111ea13d0 removing last pitiful traces of old-style DVD support, with no remorse, but
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1231 No. However you must have the proper rights
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1232 on the DVD device entry (in <filename class="directory">/dev/</filename>).
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1233 </para></answer>
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1234 </qandaentry>
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1235
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1237 <question><para>
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1238 Where can I get libdvdread and libdvdcss packages?
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1239 </para></question>
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1240 <answer><para>
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1241 You don't need to. Use <emphasis role="bold">libmpdvdkit2</emphasis>, which is
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1242 present in the <application>MPlayer</application> source, and used by default.
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1243 You can get the mentioned packages from the
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1244 <ulink url="http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/groups/dvd/">Ogle site</ulink>.
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1245 </para></answer>
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1246 </qandaentry>
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1247
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1248 <qandaentry>
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1249 <question><para>
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1250 Is it possible to play/encode only selected chapters?
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1251 </para></question>
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1252 <answer><para>
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1253 Yes, try the <option>-chapter</option> option.
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1254 </para></answer>
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1255 </qandaentry>
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1256
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1258 <question><para>
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1259 My DVD playback is sluggish!
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1260 </para></question>
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1261 <answer><para>
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1262 Use the <option>-cache</option> option (described in the man page) and try
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1263 enabling DMA for the DVD drive with the <command>hdparm</command> tool (described
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1264 in the <link linkend="drives">CD chapter</link>).
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1265 </para></answer>
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1266 </qandaentry>
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63fad2297d40 Explanation how to play a VOB from the hard disk.
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1267
63fad2297d40 Explanation how to play a VOB from the hard disk.
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1268 <qandaentry>
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1269 <question><para>
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1270 I copied a DVD using vobcopy. How do I play/encode it from my hard disk?
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1271 </para></question>
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1272 <answer><para>
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1273 Use the <option>-dvd-device</option> option to refer to the directory
63fad2297d40 Explanation how to play a VOB from the hard disk.
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1274 that contains the files:
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1275 <screen>
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1276 mplayer dvd://1 -dvd-device /path/to/directory
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1277 </screen>
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1278 </para></answer>
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1279 </qandaentry>
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1282 <qandadiv id="faq-features">
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1283 <title>Feature requests</title>
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1285 <question><para>
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1286 If <application>MPlayer</application> is paused and I try to seek or press any key at all,
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1287 <application>MPlayer</application> ceases to be paused. I would like to be able
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1288 to seek in the paused movie.
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1289 </para></question>
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1290 <answer><para>
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1291 This is very tricky to implement without losing A/V synchronization.
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1292 All attempts have failed so far, but patches are welcome.
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1293 </para></answer>
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1294 </qandaentry>
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1295
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1296 <qandaentry>
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1297 <question><para>
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1298 I'd like to seek +/- 1 frames instead of 10 seconds.
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1299 </para></question>
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1300 <answer><para>
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1301 You can step forward by pressing <keycap>.</keycap> when the movie is paused.
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1302 Stepping backwards is unlikely to be implemented anytime soon.
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1303 </para></answer>
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1305
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1306 <qandaentry>
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1307 <question><para>
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1308 How can I make <application>MPlayer</application> remember the options I use
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1309 for this particular file?
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1310 </para></question>
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1311 <answer><para>
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1312 Create a file named <filename>movie.avi.conf</filename> with the file-specific
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1313 options in it and put it in <filename class="directory">~/.mplayer</filename> or
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1314 in the same directory as the file.
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1315 </para></answer>
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1316 </qandaentry>
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1317 </qandadiv>
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1318
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1319 <qandadiv id="faq-encoding">
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1320 <title>Encoding</title>
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1321 <qandaentry>
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1322 <question><para>
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1323 How can I encode?
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1324 </para></question>
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1325 <answer><para>
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1326 Read the <link linkend="mencoder"><application>MEncoder</application></link>
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1327 section.
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1328 </para></answer>
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1329 </qandaentry>
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1330
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1331 <qandaentry>
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1332 <question><para>
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1333 How can I create VCDs?
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1334 </para></question>
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1335 <answer><para>
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1336 Try the <filename>mencvcd</filename> script from the <filename class="directory">TOOLS</filename>
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1337 subdirectory. With it you can encode DVDs or other movies to VCD or SVCD format
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1338 and even burn them directly to CD.
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1339 </para></answer>
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1340 </qandaentry>
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1341
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1342 <qandaentry>
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1343 <question><para>
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1344 How can I join two video files?
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1345 </para></question>
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1346 <answer><para>
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1347 This has been discussed to no end on mplayer-users. Go search the
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1348 <ulink url="http://mplayerhq.hu/cgi-bin/s-arch.cgi?sbm=mplayer-users">archives</ulink>
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1349 for a complete answer. This is a complicated topic and your mileage may vary a
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1350 lot depending on the kind of files you want to merge. MPEGs can be concatenated
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1351 into a single file with luck. For AVIs there are two tools,
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1352 <ulink url="http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/">avidemux</ulink> and
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1353 <application>avimerge</application> (part of the
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1354 <ulink url="http://www.theorie.physik.uni-goettingen.de/~ostreich/transcode/">transcode</ulink>
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1355 tool set), available that might do the job. You can also try <application>MEncoder</application>
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1356 if you have two files sharing the same dimensions and codec. Try
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1357 <screen>
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1358 cat file1 file2 > file3
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1359 mencoder -ovc copy -oac copy -o out.avi -forceidx file3.avi
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1360 </screen>
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1361 </para></answer>
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1362 </qandaentry>
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1363
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1364 <qandaentry>
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1365 <question><para>
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1366 My tuner works, I can hear the sound and watch the video with <application>MPlayer</application>,
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1367 but <application>MEncoder</application> doesn't encode audio!
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1368 </para></question>
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1369 <answer><para>
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1370 TV audio encoding for Linux is currently unimplemented, we're working
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1371 on it. At the moment it works only on BSD.
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1372 </para></answer>
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1373 </qandaentry>
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1374
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1375 <qandaentry>
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1376 <question><para>
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1377 I can't encode DVD subtitles into the AVI!
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1378 </para></question>
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1379 <answer><para>
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1380 You have to specify the <option>-sid</option> option correctly!
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1381 </para></answer>
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1382 </qandaentry>
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1383
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1384 <qandaentry>
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1385 <question><para>
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1386 <application>MEncoder</application> segfaults on startup!
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1387 </para></question>
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1388 <answer><para>
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1389 Upgrade DivX4Linux.
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1390 </para></answer>
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1391 </qandaentry>
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1392
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1393 <qandaentry>
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1394 <question><para>
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1395 How can I encode only selected chapters from a DVD?
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1396 </para></question>
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1397 <answer><para>
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1398 Use the <option>-chapter</option> option correctly, like: <option>-chapter 5-7</option>
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1399 </para></answer>
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1400 </qandaentry>
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1401
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1403 <question><para>
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1404 I'm trying to work with 2GB+ files on a VFAT file system. Does it work?
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1405 </para></question>
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1406 <answer><para>
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1407 No, VFAT doesn't support 2GB+ files.
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1408 </para></answer>
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1409 </qandaentry>
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1410
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1412 <question><para>
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1413 Why is the recommended bitrate printed by <application>MEncoder</application> negative?
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1414 </para></question>
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1415 <answer><para>
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1416 Because the bitrate you encoded the audio with is too large to fit the
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1417 movie on any CD. Check if you have libmp3lame installed properly.
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1418 </para></answer>
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1419 </qandaentry>
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1420
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1421 <qandaentry>
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1422 <question><para>
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1423 I can't encode an ASF file to AVI/MPEG-4 (DivX) because it uses 1000 fps.
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1424 </para></question>
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1425 <answer><para>
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1426 Because ASF uses variable frame rate but AVI uses a fixed one, you
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1427 have to set it by hand using <option>-ofps</option>.
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1428 </para></answer>
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1429 </qandaentry>
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1430
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1431
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1432 <qandaentry>
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1433 <question><para>
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1434 How can I put subtitles in the output file?
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1435 </para></question>
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1436 <answer><para>
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1437 Just pass the <option>-sub &lt;filename&gt;</option> (or <option>-sid</option>,
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1438 respectively) option to <application>MEncoder</application>.
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1439 </para></answer>
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1440 </qandaentry>
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1441
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1442 <qandaentry>
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1443 <question><para>
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1444 How do I encode only sound from a music video?
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1445 </para></question>
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1446 <answer><para>
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1447 It's not possible directly, but you can try this (note the
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1448 <emphasis role="bold">&amp;</emphasis> at the end of
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1449 <command>mplayer</command> command):
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1450 <screen>
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1451 mkfifo encode
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1452 mplayer -ao pcm -aofile encode dvd://1 &amp;
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1453 lame <replaceable>your_opts</replaceable> encode music.mp3
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1454 rm encode
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1455 </screen>
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1456 This allows you to use any encoder, not only <application>LAME</application>,
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1457 just replace <command>lame</command> with your favorite audio encoder in the
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1458 above command.
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1459 </para></answer>
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1460 </qandaentry>
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1461
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1462 </qandadiv>
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1463 </qandaset>
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1464
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1465 </chapter>