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4 <title>Frequently Asked Questions</title> | |
5 | |
10373 | 6 <qandaset defaultlabel="qanda"> |
7 | |
8 <qandadiv id="faq-development"> | |
9 <title>Development</title> | |
10 | |
11 <qandaentry> | |
12 <question><para> | |
13 How do I create a proper patch for <application>MPlayer</application>? | |
14 </para></question> | |
15 <answer><para> | |
16 We made a <ulink url="../../tech/patches.txt">short document</ulink> | |
17 describing all the necessary details. Please follow the instructions. | |
18 </para></answer> | |
19 </qandaentry> | |
20 | |
21 <qandaentry> | |
22 <question><para> | |
11813 | 23 How do I translate <application>MPlayer</application> to a new language? |
24 </para></question> | |
25 <answer><para> | |
26 Read the <ulink url="../../tech/translations.txt">translation HOWTO</ulink>, | |
27 it should explain everything. You can get further help on the | |
19709 | 28 <ulink url="http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-translations">MPlayer-translations</ulink> |
11813 | 29 mailing list. |
30 </para></answer> | |
31 </qandaentry> | |
32 | |
33 <qandaentry> | |
34 <question><para> | |
10373 | 35 How can I support <application>MPlayer</application> development? |
36 </para></question> | |
37 <answer><para> | |
38 We are more than happy to accept your hardware and software | |
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39 <ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/donations.html">donations</ulink>. |
11540 | 40 They help us in continuously improving <application>MPlayer</application>. |
10373 | 41 </para></answer> |
42 </qandaentry> | |
43 | |
44 <qandaentry> | |
45 <question><para> | |
46 How can I become an <application>MPlayer</application> developer? | |
47 </para></question> | |
48 <answer><para> | |
49 We always welcome coders and documenters. Read the | |
50 <ulink url="../../tech/">technical documentation</ulink> | |
51 to get a first grasp. Then you should subscribe to the | |
19709 | 52 <ulink url="http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-dev-eng">MPlayer-dev-eng</ulink> |
11813 | 53 mailing list and start coding. If you want to help out with the documentation, |
54 join the | |
19709 | 55 <ulink url="http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-docs">MPlayer-docs</ulink> |
11813 | 56 mailing list. |
10373 | 57 </para></answer> |
58 </qandaentry> | |
59 | |
60 <qandaentry> | |
61 <question><para> | |
62 Why don't you use autoconf/automake? | |
63 </para></question> | |
64 <answer><para> | |
65 We have a modular, handwritten build system. It does a reasonably good | |
66 job, so why change? Besides, we dislike the auto* tools, just like | |
67 <ulink url="http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/889/">other people</ulink>. | |
68 </para></answer> | |
69 </qandaentry> | |
70 </qandadiv> | |
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21521 | 72 <!-- ********** --> |
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75 <title>Compilation and installation</title> |
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78 <question><para> | |
14824 | 79 Compilation fails with an error and <application>gcc</application> bails out |
80 with some cryptic message containing the phrase | |
81 <systemitem>internal compiler error</systemitem> or | |
21912 | 82 <systemitem>unable to find a register to spill</systemitem> or |
83 <systemitem>can't find a register in class `GENERAL_REGS' | |
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85 </para></question> |
14824 | 86 <answer><para> |
87 You have stumbled over a bug in <application>gcc</application>. Please | |
88 <ulink url="http://gcc.gnu.org/bugs.html">report it to the gcc team</ulink> | |
89 but not to us. For some reason <application>MPlayer</application> seems to | |
90 trigger compiler bugs frequently. Nevertheless we cannot fix them and do not | |
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93 stable, or upgrade frequently. |
14824 | 94 </para></answer> |
95 </qandaentry> | |
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97 <qandaentry> | |
98 <question><para> | |
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99 Are there binary (RPM/Debian) packages of <application>MPlayer</application>? |
10373 | 100 </para></question> |
101 <answer><para> | |
102 See the <link linkend="debian">Debian</link> and <link linkend="rpm">RPM</link> | |
103 section for details. | |
104 </para></answer> | |
105 </qandaentry> | |
106 | |
107 <qandaentry> | |
108 <question><para> | |
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11540 | 121 Configure ends with this text, and <application>MPlayer</application> won't compile! |
9675 | 122 <screen>Your gcc does not support even i386 for '-march' and '-mcpu'</screen> |
123 </para></question> | |
124 <answer><para> | |
13697 | 125 Your gcc isn't installed correctly, check the <filename>configure.log</filename> |
9675 | 126 file for details. |
127 </para></answer> | |
128 </qandaentry> | |
129 | |
130 <qandaentry> | |
131 <question><para> | |
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133 <systemitem>mga_vid</systemitem> driver? |
9675 | 134 </para></question> |
135 <answer><para> | |
10373 | 136 Read the <link linkend="mga_vid">mga_vid</link> section. |
9675 | 137 </para></answer> |
138 </qandaentry> | |
139 | |
140 <qandaentry> | |
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143 missing X11 libraries. I don't understand, I <emphasis>do</emphasis> |
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144 have X11 installed!? |
9675 | 145 </para></question> |
146 <answer><para> | |
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147 ... but you don't have the X11 development package installed. Or not correctly. |
20641 | 148 It's called <filename>XFree86-devel*</filename> under Red Hat, |
149 <filename>xlibs-dev</filename> under Debian Woody and | |
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9675 | 151 <filename class="directory">/usr/X11</filename> and |
152 <filename class="directory">/usr/include/X11</filename> symlinks exist (this | |
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9675 | 154 </para></answer> |
155 </qandaentry> | |
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166 _LLCStyleInfoCheckForOpenTypeTables referenced from QuartzCore expected to be defined in ApplicationServices |
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171 Software Update. |
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174 One solution can be to downgrade to QuickTime 7.0.1. |
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175 Here is a better solution. |
21689 | 176 </para> |
177 <para> | |
178 Get an | |
179 <ulink url="http://rapidshare.de/files/20281171/CompatFrameworks.tgz.html">older copy of the frameworks</ulink>. | |
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21689 | 182 </para> |
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21689 | 188 <screen>gunzip < CompatFrameworks.tgz | tar xvf -</screen> |
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199 (You can verify this using <systemitem>otool -l</systemitem>). |
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207 <qandadiv id="faq-general"> | |
208 <title>General questions</title> | |
10373 | 209 |
9675 | 210 <qandaentry> |
211 <question><para> | |
10373 | 212 Are there any mailing lists on <application>MPlayer</application>? |
9675 | 213 </para></question> |
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19795 | 216 <ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/mailing_lists.html">mailing lists section</ulink> |
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217 of our homepage. |
9675 | 218 </para></answer> |
219 </qandaentry> | |
220 | |
221 <qandaentry> | |
222 <question><para> | |
21521 | 223 I've found a nasty bug when I tried to play my favorite video! |
224 Who should I inform? | |
9675 | 225 </para></question> |
226 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 227 Please read the <link linkend="bugreports">bug reporting guidelines</link> |
10373 | 228 and follow the instructions. |
9675 | 229 </para></answer> |
230 </qandaentry> | |
231 | |
232 <qandaentry> | |
233 <question><para> | |
10373 | 234 I have problems playing files with the ... codec. Can I use them? |
9675 | 235 </para></question> |
236 <answer><para> | |
15316 | 237 Check the <ulink url="../../codecs-status.html">codec status</ulink>, |
21521 | 238 if it doesn't contain your codec, read the |
239 <link linkend="codecs">codec documentation</link>, especially the | |
240 <link linkend="codec-importing">codec importing HOWTO</link> and contact us. | |
9675 | 241 </para></answer> |
242 </qandaentry> | |
243 | |
244 <qandaentry> | |
245 <question><para> | |
10373 | 246 When I start playing, I get this message but everything seems fine: |
247 <screen>Linux RTC init: ioctl (rtc_pie_on): Permission denied</screen> | |
9675 | 248 </para></question> |
249 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 250 You need a specially set up kernel to use the RTC timing code. |
251 For details see the <link linkend="rtc">RTC</link> section of the documentation. | |
9675 | 252 </para></answer> |
253 </qandaentry> | |
254 | |
255 <qandaentry> | |
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9675 | 274 What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line? |
275 </para></question> | |
276 <answer><para> | |
277 Example: | |
21521 | 278 <screen> |
279 A: 2.1 V: 2.2 A-V: -0.167 ct: 0.042 57/57 41% 0% 2.6% 0 4 49% 1.00x | |
280 </screen> | |
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283 <term><systemitem>A: 2.1</systemitem></term> | |
284 <listitem><para>audio position in seconds</para></listitem> | |
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287 <term><systemitem>V: 2.2</systemitem></term> | |
288 <listitem><para>video position in seconds</para></listitem> | |
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291 <term><systemitem>A-V: -0.167</systemitem></term> | |
292 <listitem><para>audio-video difference in seconds (delay)</para></listitem> | |
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295 <term><systemitem>ct: 0.042</systemitem></term> | |
296 <listitem><para>total A-V sync correction done</para></listitem> | |
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21521 | 298 <varlistentry> |
299 <term><systemitem>57/57</systemitem></term> | |
300 <listitem><para> | |
301 frames played/decoded (counting from last seek) | |
302 </para></listitem> | |
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305 <term><systemitem>41%</systemitem></term> | |
306 <listitem><para> | |
307 video codec CPU usage in percent | |
308 (for slice rendering and direct rendering this includes video_out) | |
309 </para></listitem> | |
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312 <term><systemitem>0%</systemitem></term> | |
313 <listitem><para>video_out CPU usage</para></listitem> | |
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316 <term><systemitem>2.6%</systemitem></term> | |
317 <listitem><para>audio codec CPU usage in percent</para></listitem> | |
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320 <term><systemitem>0</systemitem></term> | |
321 <listitem><para>frames dropped to maintain A-V sync</para></listitem> | |
322 </varlistentry> | |
323 <varlistentry> | |
324 <term><systemitem>4</systemitem></term> | |
325 <listitem><para> | |
326 current level of image postprocessing (when using <option>-autoq</option>) | |
327 </para></listitem> | |
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21521 | 329 <varlistentry> |
330 <term><systemitem>49%</systemitem></term> | |
331 <listitem><para> | |
332 current cache size used (around 50% is normal) | |
333 </para></listitem> | |
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336 <term><systemitem>1.00x</systemitem></term> | |
337 <listitem><para>playback speed as a factor of original speed</para></listitem> | |
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338 </varlistentry> |
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341 option to make them disappear. |
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342 You might notice that video_out CPU usage is zero (0%) for some files. |
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344 be measured separately. If you wish to know the video_out speed, compare |
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346 your usual video output driver. |
9675 | 347 </para></answer> |
348 </qandaentry> | |
349 | |
350 <qandaentry> | |
351 <question><para> | |
21521 | 352 There are error messages about file not found |
353 <filename>/usr/local/lib/codecs/</filename> ... | |
9675 | 354 </para></question> |
355 <answer><para> | |
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358 </para></answer> |
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359 </qandaentry> |
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365 </para></question> |
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369 or in the same directory as the file. |
9675 | 370 </para></answer> |
371 </qandaentry> | |
372 | |
373 <qandaentry> | |
374 <question><para> | |
375 Subtitles are very nice, the most beautiful I've ever seen, but they | |
376 slow down playing! I know it's unlikely ... | |
377 </para></question> | |
378 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 379 After running <filename>./configure</filename>, |
380 edit <filename>config.h</filename> and replace | |
381 <systemitem>#undef FAST_OSD</systemitem> with | |
9675 | 382 <systemitem>#define FAST_OSD</systemitem>. Then recompile. |
383 </para></answer> | |
384 </qandaentry> | |
385 | |
386 <qandaentry> | |
387 <question><para> | |
10042 | 388 I can't access the GUI menu. I press right click, but I can't |
389 access any menu items! | |
390 </para></question> | |
391 <answer><para> | |
392 Are you using FVWM? Try the following: | |
393 <orderedlist> | |
21689 | 394 <listitem><para> |
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21689 | 398 </para></listitem> |
399 <listitem><para> | |
400 Set <systemitem>Use Applications position hints</systemitem> | |
401 to <systemitem>Yes</systemitem> | |
402 </para></listitem> | |
10042 | 403 </orderedlist> |
404 </para></answer> | |
405 </qandaentry> | |
406 | |
407 <qandaentry> | |
408 <question><para> | |
11540 | 409 How can I run <application>MPlayer</application> in the background? |
9675 | 410 </para></question> |
411 <answer><para> | |
412 Use: | |
21521 | 413 <screen> |
414 mplayer <replaceable>options</replaceable> <replaceable>filename</replaceable> < /dev/null & | |
415 </screen> | |
9675 | 416 </para></answer> |
417 </qandaentry> | |
418 </qandadiv> | |
419 | |
21521 | 420 <!-- ********** --> |
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423 <title>Playback problems</title> | |
10490 | 424 |
425 <qandaentry> | |
426 <question><para> | |
14995 | 427 I cannot pinpoint the cause of some strange playback problem. |
428 </para></question> | |
429 <answer><para> | |
430 Do you have a stray <filename>codecs.conf</filename> file in | |
431 <filename>~/.mplayer/</filename>, <filename>/etc/</filename>, | |
432 <filename>/usr/local/etc/</filename> or a similar location? Remove it, | |
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440 system, you should remove it now. |
14995 | 441 </para></answer> |
442 </qandaentry> | |
443 | |
444 <qandaentry> | |
445 <question><para> | |
16821 | 446 How can I get subtitles to appear on the black margins around a movie? |
447 </para></question> | |
448 <answer><para> | |
449 Use the <systemitem>expand</systemitem> video filter to increase the | |
450 area onto which the movie is rendered vertically and place the movie | |
451 at the top border, for example: | |
21689 | 452 <screen>mplayer -vf expand=0:-100:0:0 -slang de dvd://1</screen> |
16821 | 453 </para></answer> |
454 </qandaentry> | |
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457 <question><para> | |
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469 <screen> |
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470 mplayer -vo null -ao null -frames 0 -v <replaceable>filename</replaceable> | grep sid |
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472 </screen> |
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473 </para></answer> |
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474 </qandaentry> |
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12437 | 478 I'm trying to play a random stream off the internet but it fails. |
479 </para></question> | |
480 <answer><para> | |
481 Try playing the stream with the <option>-playlist</option> option. | |
482 </para></answer> | |
483 </qandaentry> | |
484 | |
485 <qandaentry> | |
486 <question><para> | |
12323 | 487 I downloaded a movie off a P2P network and it doesn't work! |
488 </para></question> | |
489 <answer><para> | |
490 Your file is most probably broken or a fake file. If you got it from | |
491 a friend, and he says it works, try comparing | |
492 <application>md5sum</application> hashes. | |
493 </para></answer> | |
494 </qandaentry> | |
495 | |
496 <qandaentry> | |
497 <question><para> | |
498 I'm having trouble getting my subtitles to display, help!! | |
499 </para></question> | |
500 <answer><para> | |
501 Make sure you have installed fonts properly. Run through the steps in the | |
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12323 | 505 Other things include checking your subtitles in a text editor or with other |
506 players. Also try converting them to another format. | |
507 </para></answer> | |
508 </qandaentry> | |
509 | |
510 <qandaentry> | |
511 <question><para> | |
12026 | 512 Why doesn't <application>MPlayer</application> work on Fedora Core? |
513 </para></question> | |
514 <answer><para> | |
515 There is a bad interaction on Fedora between exec-shield, | |
516 prelink, and any applications which use Windows DLLs | |
517 (such as <application>MPlayer</application>). | |
518 </para> | |
519 <para> | |
520 The problem is that exec-shield randomizes the load addresses of all the | |
521 system libraries. This randomization happens at prelink time (once every | |
522 two weeks). | |
523 </para> | |
524 <para> | |
525 When <application>MPlayer</application> tries to load a Windows DLL it | |
526 wants to put it at a specific address (0x400000). If an important system | |
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12026 | 529 (A typical symptom would be a segmentation fault when trying |
530 to play Windows Media 9 files.) | |
531 </para> | |
532 <para> | |
533 If you run into this problem you have two options: | |
534 <itemizedlist> | |
21521 | 535 <listitem><para> |
536 Wait two weeks. It might start working again. | |
537 </para></listitem> | |
538 <listitem><para> | |
539 Relink all the binaries on the system with different | |
540 prelink options. Here are step by step instructions: | |
541 </para> | |
542 <procedure> | |
543 <step><para> | |
21689 | 544 Edit <filename>/etc/syconfig/prelink</filename> and change |
545 <programlisting>PRELINK_OPTS=-mR</programlisting> to | |
546 <programlisting>PRELINK_OPTS="-mR --no-exec-shield"</programlisting> | |
21521 | 547 </para></step> |
548 <step><para> | |
549 <command>touch /var/lib/misc/prelink.force</command> | |
550 </para></step> | |
21689 | 551 <step><para> |
552 <command>/etc/cron.daily/prelink</command> | |
553 (This relinks all the applications, and it takes quite a while.) | |
21521 | 554 </para></step> |
555 <step><para> | |
556 <command>execstack -s <replaceable>/path/to/</replaceable>mplayer</command> | |
557 (This turns off exec-shield for the | |
21689 | 558 <application>MPlayer</application> binary.) |
21521 | 559 </para></step> |
560 </procedure> | |
12026 | 561 </listitem> |
562 </itemizedlist> | |
563 </para></answer> | |
564 </qandaentry> | |
565 | |
566 <qandaentry> | |
567 <question><para> | |
11532 | 568 <application>MPlayer</application> dies with |
569 <screen>MPlayer interrupted by signal 4 in module: decode_video</screen> | |
9675 | 570 </para></question> |
571 <answer><para> | |
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11540 | 574 (<command>./configure --enable-runtime-cpudetection</command>). |
9675 | 575 </para></answer> |
576 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 577 |
9675 | 578 <qandaentry> |
579 <question><para> | |
21521 | 580 When I try to grab from my tuner, it works, but colors are strange. |
581 It's OK with other applications. | |
9675 | 582 </para></question> |
583 <answer><para> | |
12348 | 584 Your card probably reports some colorspaces as supported when in fact |
585 it does not support them. Try with YUY2 instead of the | |
10373 | 586 default YV12 (see the <link linkend="tv-input">TV</link> section). |
9675 | 587 </para></answer> |
588 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 589 |
9675 | 590 <qandaentry> |
591 <question><para> | |
21521 | 592 I get very strange percentage values (way too big) |
593 while playing files on my notebook. | |
9675 | 594 </para></question> |
595 <answer><para> | |
596 It's an effect of the power management / power saving system of your notebook | |
10042 | 597 (BIOS, not kernel). Plug the external power connector in |
21521 | 598 <emphasis role="bold">before</emphasis> you power on your notebook. You can |
599 also try whether | |
600 <ulink url="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/cpufreq/cpufreq.html">cpufreq</ulink> | |
10042 | 601 (a SpeedStep interface for Linux) helps you. |
9675 | 602 </para></answer> |
603 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 604 |
9675 | 605 <qandaentry> |
606 <question><para> | |
21521 | 607 The audio/video gets totally out of sync when I run |
608 <application>MPlayer</application> as | |
609 <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> on my notebook. | |
610 It works normal when i run it as a user. | |
9675 | 611 </para></question> |
612 <answer><para> | |
613 This is again a power management effect (see above). Plug the external power | |
614 connector in <emphasis role="bold">before</emphasis> you power on your notebook | |
615 or use the <option>-nortc</option> option. | |
616 </para></answer> | |
617 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 618 |
619 <qandaentry> | |
9722 | 620 <question><para> |
10042 | 621 While playing a movie it suddenly gets jerky and I get the following message: |
9722 | 622 <screen>Badly interleaved AVI file detected - switching to -ni mode...</screen> |
623 </para></question> | |
624 <answer><para> | |
10042 | 625 Badly interleaved files and <option>-cache</option> don't work well together. |
9722 | 626 Try <option>-nocache</option>. |
627 </para></answer> | |
628 </qandaentry> | |
15835 | 629 </qandadiv> |
11124 | 630 |
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21521 | 663 <screen>mplayer -vo help</screen> |
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21521 | 667 vo = <replaceable>selected_vo</replaceable> |
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21521 | 704 too slow. |
705 When I use the <option>-nosound</option> option, everything is OK (but quiet). | |
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726 <question><para> | |
727 I have no sound when playing a video and get error messages similar to this one: | |
728 <screen> | |
21521 | 729 AO: [oss] 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian) |
730 audio_setup: Can't open audio device /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy | |
731 couldn't open/init audio device -> NOSOUND | |
732 Audio: no sound!!! | |
733 Start playing... | |
9675 | 734 </screen> |
735 </para></question> | |
736 <answer><para> | |
16341 | 737 Are you running KDE or GNOME with the aRts or ESD sound daemon? Try disabling |
21521 | 738 the sound daemon or use the <option>-ao arts</option> or |
739 <option>-ao esd</option> option to make <application>MPlayer</application> use | |
740 aRts or ESD. | |
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743 directly use the ALSA audio output driver. |
9675 | 744 </para></answer> |
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754 video starts or disable the aRts daemon in control center. If you want to use | |
755 aRts sound, specify audio output via our native aRts audio driver | |
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765 Some of my AVIs play fine, but some play with double speed! | |
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21521 | 776 When I play this movie I get video-audio desync and/or |
777 <application>MPlayer</application> crashes with the following message: | |
778 <screen> | |
779 DEMUXER: Too many (945 in 8390980 bytes) video packets in the buffer! | |
780 </screen> | |
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21521 | 786 Your CPU <emphasis>and/or</emphasis> video card <emphasis>and/or</emphasis> |
787 bus is too slow. <application>MPlayer</application> displays a message if | |
788 this is the case (and the dropped frames counter goes up fast). | |
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21521 | 793 Or it may have a bad header, in this case <option>-nobps</option> |
794 and/or <option>-mc 0</option> can help. | |
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21521 | 797 Your sound driver is buggy. |
798 See the <link linkend="audio">audio section</link>. | |
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17036 | 803 |
804 <qandaentry> | |
805 <question><para> | |
21521 | 806 How can I get rid of A/V desynchronization |
807 while seeking through RealMedia streams? | |
17036 | 808 </para></question> |
809 <answer><para> | |
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17036 | 811 </para></answer> |
812 </qandaentry> | |
9675 | 813 </qandadiv> |
814 | |
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818 <title>DVD playback</title> | |
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821 <question><para> | |
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824 <answer><para> | |
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829 <application>vlc</application> or <application>Ogle</application>. |
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9675 | 833 </para></answer> |
834 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 835 |
9675 | 836 <qandaentry> |
837 <question><para> | |
19787 | 838 I can't watch any recent DVDs from Sony Pictures/BMG. |
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20598 | 844 You can do so by compiling <application>MPlayer</application> with DVDnav |
845 support and then replacing dvd:// by dvdnav:// on the command line. | |
19746 | 846 DVDnav is so far mutually exclusive with mpdvdkit2, so make sure you pass |
847 <option>--disable-mpdvdkit</option> to the configure script. | |
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11540 | 853 What about subtitles? Can <application>MPlayer</application> display them? |
9675 | 854 </para></question> |
855 <answer><para> | |
10373 | 856 Yes. See the <link linkend="dvd">DVD chapter</link>. |
9675 | 857 </para></answer> |
858 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 859 |
9675 | 860 <qandaentry> |
861 <question><para> | |
862 How can I set the region code of my DVD-drive? I don't have Windows! | |
863 </para></question> | |
864 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 865 Use the |
866 <ulink url="http://linvdr.org/projects/regionset/">regionset tool</ulink>. | |
9675 | 867 </para></answer> |
868 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 869 |
9675 | 870 <qandaentry> |
871 <question><para> | |
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9675 | 883 </para></question> |
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9675 | 886 on the DVD device entry (in <filename class="directory">/dev/</filename>). |
887 </para></answer> | |
888 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 889 |
9675 | 890 <qandaentry> |
891 <question><para> | |
892 Is it possible to play/encode only selected chapters? | |
893 </para></question> | |
894 <answer><para> | |
895 Yes, try the <option>-chapter</option> option. | |
896 </para></answer> | |
897 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 898 |
9675 | 899 <qandaentry> |
900 <question><para> | |
901 My DVD playback is sluggish! | |
902 </para></question> | |
903 <answer><para> | |
904 Use the <option>-cache</option> option (described in the man page) and try | |
21521 | 905 enabling DMA for the DVD drive with the <command>hdparm</command> tool |
906 (described in the <link linkend="drives">CD chapter</link>). | |
9675 | 907 </para></answer> |
908 </qandaentry> | |
13511 | 909 |
910 <qandaentry> | |
911 <question><para> | |
912 I copied a DVD using vobcopy. How do I play/encode it from my hard disk? | |
913 </para></question> | |
914 <answer><para> | |
915 Use the <option>-dvd-device</option> option to refer to the directory | |
916 that contains the files: | |
917 <screen> | |
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13511 | 919 </screen> |
920 </para></answer> | |
921 </qandaentry> | |
9675 | 922 </qandadiv> |
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9675 | 925 <qandadiv id="faq-features"> |
926 <title>Feature requests</title> | |
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9675 | 928 <qandaentry> |
929 <question><para> | |
21521 | 930 If <application>MPlayer</application> is paused and I try to seek or press any |
931 key at all, <application>MPlayer</application> ceases to be paused. | |
932 I would like to be able to seek in the paused movie. | |
9675 | 933 </para></question> |
934 <answer><para> | |
935 This is very tricky to implement without losing A/V synchronization. | |
936 All attempts have failed so far, but patches are welcome. | |
937 </para></answer> | |
938 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 939 |
9675 | 940 <qandaentry> |
941 <question><para> | |
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942 I'd like to seek +/- 1 frame instead of 10 seconds. |
9675 | 943 </para></question> |
944 <answer><para> | |
14312 | 945 You can step forward one frame by pressing <keycap>.</keycap>. |
14320 | 946 If the movie was not paused it will be paused afterwards |
947 (see the man page for details). | |
14309 | 948 Stepping backwards is unlikely to be implemented anytime soon. |
9675 | 949 </para></answer> |
950 </qandaentry> | |
951 </qandadiv> | |
952 | |
21521 | 953 <!-- ********** --> |
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9675 | 955 <qandadiv id="faq-encoding"> |
956 <title>Encoding</title> | |
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9675 | 958 <qandaentry> |
959 <question><para> | |
10042 | 960 How can I encode? |
961 </para></question> | |
962 <answer><para> | |
11540 | 963 Read the <link linkend="mencoder"><application>MEncoder</application></link> |
964 section. | |
10042 | 965 </para></answer> |
966 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 967 |
10042 | 968 <qandaentry> |
969 <question><para> | |
15493 | 970 How can I dump a full DVD title into a file? |
15430 | 971 </para></question> |
972 <answer><para> | |
15493 | 973 Once you have selected your title, and made sure it plays fine with |
974 <application>MPlayer</application>, use the option <option>-dumpstream</option>. | |
15430 | 975 For example: |
976 <screen> | |
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15430 | 978 </screen> |
979 will dump the 5th title of the DVD into the file | |
980 <replaceable>dvd_dump.vob</replaceable> | |
981 </para></answer> | |
982 </qandaentry> | |
983 | |
984 <qandaentry> | |
985 <question><para> | |
15830 | 986 How can I create (S)VCDs automatically? |
10042 | 987 </para></question> |
988 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 989 Try the <filename>mencvcd</filename> script from the |
990 <filename class="directory">TOOLS</filename> subdirectory. | |
991 With it you can encode DVDs or other movies to VCD or SVCD format | |
10042 | 992 and even burn them directly to CD. |
993 </para></answer> | |
994 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 995 |
10042 | 996 <qandaentry> |
997 <question><para> | |
15836 | 998 How can I create (S)VCDs? |
15830 | 999 </para></question> |
1000 <answer><para> | |
1001 Newer versions of <application>MEncoder</application> can directly | |
15836 | 1002 generate MPEG-2 files that can be used as a base to create a VCD or SVCD and |
1003 are likely to be playable out of the box on all platforms (for example, | |
15830 | 1004 to share a video from a digital camcorder with your computer-illiterate |
1005 friends). | |
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15830 | 1009 </para></answer> |
1010 </qandaentry> | |
1011 | |
1012 <qandaentry> | |
1013 <question><para> | |
10042 | 1014 How can I join two video files? |
1015 </para></question> | |
1016 <answer><para> | |
14975 | 1017 MPEG files can be concatenated into a single file with luck. |
1018 For AVI files, you can use <application>MEncoder</application>'s | |
1019 multiple file support like this: | |
1020 <screen> | |
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14975 | 1025 You can also try |
10042 | 1026 <ulink url="http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/">avidemux</ulink> and |
1027 <application>avimerge</application> (part of the | |
14975 | 1028 <ulink url="http://www.transcoding.org/">transcode</ulink> |
1029 tool set). | |
10042 | 1030 </para></answer> |
1031 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 1032 |
10042 | 1033 <qandaentry> |
1034 <question><para> | |
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1046 Of course this cannot fix possible bugs in the video and/or audio streams. |
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1055 You can do such a thing thanks to <application>MEncoder</application>'s |
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1065 <question><para> |
19498 | 1066 How can I backup and encode a VOB file with a broken beginning? |
1067 </para></question> | |
1068 <answer><para> | |
1069 The main problem when you want to encode a VOB file which is corrupted | |
1070 <footnote id='fn-corrupted-files-or-copy-protection'><para> | |
1071 To some extent, some forms of copy protection used in DVDs can be | |
1072 assumed to be content corruption. | |
1073 </para></footnote> | |
1074 is that it will be hard to get an encode with perfect A/V sync. | |
1075 One workaround is to just shave off the corrupted part and encode just the | |
1076 clean part. | |
1077 First you need to find where the clean part starts: | |
1078 <screen> | |
1079 mplayer <replaceable>input.vob</replaceable> -sb <replaceable>nb_of_bytes_to_skip</replaceable> | |
1080 </screen> | |
1081 Then you can create a new file which contains just the clean part: | |
1082 <screen> | |
1083 dd if=<replaceable>input.vob</replaceable> of=<replaceable>output_cut.vob</replaceable> skip=1 ibs=<replaceable>nb_of_bytes_to_skip</replaceable> | |
1084 </screen> | |
1085 </para></answer> | |
1086 </qandaentry> | |
1087 | |
1088 <qandaentry> | |
1089 <question><para> | |
9675 | 1090 I can't encode DVD subtitles into the AVI! |
1091 </para></question> | |
1092 <answer><para> | |
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9675 | 1094 </para></answer> |
1095 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 1096 |
9675 | 1097 <qandaentry> |
1098 <question><para> | |
1099 How can I encode only selected chapters from a DVD? | |
1100 </para></question> | |
1101 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 1102 Use the <option>-chapter</option> option correctly, |
1103 like: <option>-chapter 5-7</option>. | |
9675 | 1104 </para></answer> |
1105 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 1106 |
9675 | 1107 <qandaentry> |
1108 <question><para> | |
1109 I'm trying to work with 2GB+ files on a VFAT file system. Does it work? | |
1110 </para></question> | |
1111 <answer><para> | |
1112 No, VFAT doesn't support 2GB+ files. | |
1113 </para></answer> | |
1114 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 1115 |
9675 | 1116 <qandaentry> |
1117 <question><para> | |
21521 | 1118 What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line |
1119 during the encoding process? | |
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21521 | 1123 <screen> |
1124 Pos: 264.5s 6612f ( 2%) 7.12fps Trem: 576min 2856mb A-V:0.065 [2126:192] | |
1125 </screen> | |
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1128 <term><systemitem>Pos: 264.5s</systemitem></term> | |
1129 <listitem><para>time position in the encoded stream</para></listitem> | |
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1132 <term><systemitem>6612f</systemitem></term> | |
1133 <listitem><para>number of video frames encoded</para></listitem> | |
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1136 <term><systemitem>( 2%)</systemitem></term> | |
1137 <listitem><para>portion of the input stream encoded</para></listitem> | |
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1140 <term><systemitem>7.12fps</systemitem></term> | |
1141 <listitem><para>encoding speed</para></listitem> | |
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21521 | 1143 <varlistentry> |
1144 <term><systemitem>Trem: 576min</systemitem></term> | |
1145 <listitem><para>estimated remaining encoding time</para></listitem> | |
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1148 <term><systemitem>2856mb</systemitem></term> | |
1149 <listitem><para>estimated size of the final encode</para></listitem> | |
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1152 <term><systemitem>A-V:0.065</systemitem></term> | |
1153 <listitem><para>current delay between audio and video streams</para></listitem> | |
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1156 <term><systemitem>[2126:192]</systemitem></term> | |
1157 <listitem><para> | |
1158 average video bitrate (in kb/s) and average audio bitrate (in kb/s) | |
1159 </para></listitem> | |
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1166 <question><para> |
21521 | 1167 Why is the recommended bitrate printed by <application>MEncoder</application> |
1168 negative? | |
9675 | 1169 </para></question> |
1170 <answer><para> | |
1171 Because the bitrate you encoded the audio with is too large to fit the | |
1172 movie on any CD. Check if you have libmp3lame installed properly. | |
1173 </para></answer> | |
1174 </qandaentry> | |
10448 | 1175 |
1176 <qandaentry> | |
1177 <question><para> | |
14024 | 1178 I can't encode an ASF file to AVI/MPEG-4 (DivX) because it uses 1000 fps. |
10448 | 1179 </para></question> |
1180 <answer><para> | |
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1182 have to set it by hand with the <option>-ofps</option> option. |
10448 | 1183 </para></answer> |
1184 </qandaentry> | |
1185 | |
10631 | 1186 <qandaentry> |
1187 <question><para> | |
1188 How can I put subtitles in the output file? | |
1189 </para></question> | |
1190 <answer><para> | |
1191 Just pass the <option>-sub <filename></option> (or <option>-sid</option>, | |
12815 | 1192 respectively) option to <application>MEncoder</application>. |
10631 | 1193 </para></answer> |
1194 </qandaentry> | |
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1199 </para></question> |
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1204 <screen> |
21521 | 1205 mkfifo <replaceable>encode</replaceable> |
1206 mplayer -ao pcm -aofile <replaceable>encode</replaceable> dvd://1 & | |
1207 lame <replaceable>your_opts</replaceable> <replaceable>encode</replaceable> <replaceable>music.mp3</replaceable> | |
1208 rm <replaceable>encode</replaceable> | |
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1212 above command. |
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1217 <question><para> |
15925 | 1218 Why do third-party players fail to play MPEG-4 movies encoded by |
1219 <application>MEncoder</application> versions later than 1.0pre7? | |
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1222 <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem>, the native MPEG-4 |
15922 | 1223 encoding library usually shipped with <application>MEncoder</application>, |
1224 used to set the FourCC to 'DIVX' when encoding MPEG-4 videos | |
1225 (the FourCC is an AVI tag to identify the software used to encode and | |
1226 the intended software to use for decoding the video). | |
1227 This led many people to think that | |
1228 <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> | |
1229 was a DivX encoding library, when in fact it is a completely different | |
15925 | 1230 MPEG-4 encoding library which implements the MPEG-4 standard much |
15942 | 1231 better than DivX does. |
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1234 may override this behavior using <application>MEncoder</application>'s |
15922 | 1235 <option>-ffourcc</option> option. |
15925 | 1236 You may also change the FourCC of existing files in the same way: |
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21521 | 1238 mencoder <replaceable>input.avi</replaceable> -o <replaceable>output.avi</replaceable> -ffourcc XVID |
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15922 | 1241 This is recommended as DIVX FourCC means DivX4, which is a very basic |
1242 MPEG-4 codec, whereas DX50 and XVID both mean full MPEG-4 (ASP). | |
1243 Therefore, if you change the FourCC to DIVX, some bad software or | |
1244 hardware players may choke on some advanced features that | |
1245 <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> supports, but DivX | |
20860 | 1246 doesn't; on the other hand <systemitem class="library">Xvid</systemitem> |
15925 | 1247 is closer to <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> in |
1248 terms of functionality, and is supported by all decent players. | |
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1258 <filename class="directory">TOOLS</filename> |
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1259 subdirectory in the MPlayer source tree. |
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1270 <ulink url="http://xlife.zuavra.net/curse/0012/">this document about extracting/demultiplexing subtitles embedded in OpenDML AVI files</ulink>. |
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1276 MPlayer won't... |
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