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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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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 | |
82 <systemitem>unable to find a register to spill</systemitem>. | |
83 </para></question> | |
84 <answer><para> | |
85 You have stumbled over a bug in <application>gcc</application>. Please | |
86 <ulink url="http://gcc.gnu.org/bugs.html">report it to the gcc team</ulink> | |
87 but not to us. For some reason <application>MPlayer</application> seems to | |
88 trigger compiler bugs frequently. Nevertheless we cannot fix them and do not | |
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91 stable, or upgrade frequently. |
14824 | 92 </para></answer> |
93 </qandaentry> | |
94 | |
95 <qandaentry> | |
96 <question><para> | |
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97 Are there binary (RPM/Debian) packages of <application>MPlayer</application>? |
10373 | 98 </para></question> |
99 <answer><para> | |
100 See the <link linkend="debian">Debian</link> and <link linkend="rpm">RPM</link> | |
101 section for details. | |
102 </para></answer> | |
103 </qandaentry> | |
104 | |
105 <qandaentry> | |
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113 </screen> |
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11540 | 119 Configure ends with this text, and <application>MPlayer</application> won't compile! |
9675 | 120 <screen>Your gcc does not support even i386 for '-march' and '-mcpu'</screen> |
121 </para></question> | |
122 <answer><para> | |
13697 | 123 Your gcc isn't installed correctly, check the <filename>configure.log</filename> |
9675 | 124 file for details. |
125 </para></answer> | |
126 </qandaentry> | |
127 | |
128 <qandaentry> | |
129 <question><para> | |
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131 <systemitem>mga_vid</systemitem> driver? |
9675 | 132 </para></question> |
133 <answer><para> | |
10373 | 134 Read the <link linkend="mga_vid">mga_vid</link> section. |
9675 | 135 </para></answer> |
136 </qandaentry> | |
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138 <qandaentry> | |
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141 missing X11 libraries. I don't understand, I <emphasis>do</emphasis> |
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142 have X11 installed!? |
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144 <answer><para> | |
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145 ... but you don't have the X11 development package installed. Or not correctly. |
20641 | 146 It's called <filename>XFree86-devel*</filename> under Red Hat, |
147 <filename>xlibs-dev</filename> under Debian Woody and | |
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148 <filename>libx11-dev</filename> under Debian Sarge. Also check if the |
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150 <filename class="directory">/usr/include/X11</filename> symlinks exist (this | |
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9675 | 152 </para></answer> |
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157 Building on Mac OS 10.3 leads to several link errors</para></question> |
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158 <answer><para> |
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160 <screen> |
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165 This problem is the result of Apple developers using 10.4 to compile |
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166 their software and distributing the binaries to 10.3 users via |
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167 Software Update. |
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170 One solution can be to downgrade to QuickTime 7.0.1. |
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171 Here is a better solution. |
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174 This will give you a compressed file that contains the QuickTime |
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179 <filename class="directory">/System/Library/Frameworks</filename>! |
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180 Using this older copy is only meant to get around link errors!) |
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193 (You can verify this using <systemitem>otool -l</systemitem>). |
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200 <qandadiv id="faq-general"> | |
201 <title>General questions</title> | |
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204 <question><para> | |
10373 | 205 Are there any mailing lists on <application>MPlayer</application>? |
9675 | 206 </para></question> |
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210 of our homepage. |
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212 </qandaentry> | |
213 | |
214 <qandaentry> | |
215 <question><para> | |
21521 | 216 I've found a nasty bug when I tried to play my favorite video! |
217 Who should I inform? | |
9675 | 218 </para></question> |
219 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 220 Please read the <link linkend="bugreports">bug reporting guidelines</link> |
10373 | 221 and follow the instructions. |
9675 | 222 </para></answer> |
223 </qandaentry> | |
224 | |
225 <qandaentry> | |
226 <question><para> | |
10373 | 227 I have problems playing files with the ... codec. Can I use them? |
9675 | 228 </para></question> |
229 <answer><para> | |
15316 | 230 Check the <ulink url="../../codecs-status.html">codec status</ulink>, |
21521 | 231 if it doesn't contain your codec, read the |
232 <link linkend="codecs">codec documentation</link>, especially the | |
233 <link linkend="codec-importing">codec importing HOWTO</link> and contact us. | |
9675 | 234 </para></answer> |
235 </qandaentry> | |
236 | |
237 <qandaentry> | |
238 <question><para> | |
10373 | 239 When I start playing, I get this message but everything seems fine: |
240 <screen>Linux RTC init: ioctl (rtc_pie_on): Permission denied</screen> | |
9675 | 241 </para></question> |
242 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 243 You need a specially set up kernel to use the RTC timing code. |
244 For details see the <link linkend="rtc">RTC</link> section of the documentation. | |
9675 | 245 </para></answer> |
246 </qandaentry> | |
247 | |
248 <qandaentry> | |
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9675 | 267 What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line? |
268 </para></question> | |
269 <answer><para> | |
270 Example: | |
21521 | 271 <screen> |
272 A: 2.1 V: 2.2 A-V: -0.167 ct: 0.042 57/57 41% 0% 2.6% 0 4 49% 1.00x | |
273 </screen> | |
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276 <term><systemitem>A: 2.1</systemitem></term> | |
277 <listitem><para>audio position in seconds</para></listitem> | |
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280 <term><systemitem>V: 2.2</systemitem></term> | |
281 <listitem><para>video position in seconds</para></listitem> | |
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284 <term><systemitem>A-V: -0.167</systemitem></term> | |
285 <listitem><para>audio-video difference in seconds (delay)</para></listitem> | |
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288 <term><systemitem>ct: 0.042</systemitem></term> | |
289 <listitem><para>total A-V sync correction done</para></listitem> | |
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292 <term><systemitem>57/57</systemitem></term> | |
293 <listitem><para> | |
294 frames played/decoded (counting from last seek) | |
295 </para></listitem> | |
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298 <term><systemitem>41%</systemitem></term> | |
299 <listitem><para> | |
300 video codec CPU usage in percent | |
301 (for slice rendering and direct rendering this includes video_out) | |
302 </para></listitem> | |
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305 <term><systemitem>0%</systemitem></term> | |
306 <listitem><para>video_out CPU usage</para></listitem> | |
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309 <term><systemitem>2.6%</systemitem></term> | |
310 <listitem><para>audio codec CPU usage in percent</para></listitem> | |
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313 <term><systemitem>0</systemitem></term> | |
314 <listitem><para>frames dropped to maintain A-V sync</para></listitem> | |
315 </varlistentry> | |
316 <varlistentry> | |
317 <term><systemitem>4</systemitem></term> | |
318 <listitem><para> | |
319 current level of image postprocessing (when using <option>-autoq</option>) | |
320 </para></listitem> | |
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323 <term><systemitem>49%</systemitem></term> | |
324 <listitem><para> | |
325 current cache size used (around 50% is normal) | |
326 </para></listitem> | |
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329 <term><systemitem>1.00x</systemitem></term> | |
330 <listitem><para>playback speed as a factor of original speed</para></listitem> | |
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335 You might notice that video_out CPU usage is zero (0%) for some files. |
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337 be measured separately. If you wish to know the video_out speed, compare |
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9675 | 340 </para></answer> |
341 </qandaentry> | |
342 | |
343 <qandaentry> | |
344 <question><para> | |
21521 | 345 There are error messages about file not found |
346 <filename>/usr/local/lib/codecs/</filename> ... | |
9675 | 347 </para></question> |
348 <answer><para> | |
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358 </para></question> |
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9675 | 363 </para></answer> |
364 </qandaentry> | |
365 | |
366 <qandaentry> | |
367 <question><para> | |
368 Subtitles are very nice, the most beautiful I've ever seen, but they | |
369 slow down playing! I know it's unlikely ... | |
370 </para></question> | |
371 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 372 After running <filename>./configure</filename>, |
373 edit <filename>config.h</filename> and replace | |
374 <systemitem>#undef FAST_OSD</systemitem> with | |
9675 | 375 <systemitem>#define FAST_OSD</systemitem>. Then recompile. |
376 </para></answer> | |
377 </qandaentry> | |
378 | |
379 <qandaentry> | |
380 <question><para> | |
10042 | 381 I can't access the GUI menu. I press right click, but I can't |
382 access any menu items! | |
383 </para></question> | |
384 <answer><para> | |
385 Are you using FVWM? Try the following: | |
386 <orderedlist> | |
387 <listitem><para>Start -> Settings -> Configuration -> Base Configuration</para></listitem> | |
11532 | 388 <listitem><para>Set <systemitem>Use Applications position hints</systemitem> |
389 to <systemitem>Yes</systemitem></para></listitem> | |
10042 | 390 </orderedlist> |
391 </para></answer> | |
392 </qandaentry> | |
393 | |
394 <qandaentry> | |
395 <question><para> | |
11540 | 396 How can I run <application>MPlayer</application> in the background? |
9675 | 397 </para></question> |
398 <answer><para> | |
399 Use: | |
21521 | 400 <screen> |
401 mplayer <replaceable>options</replaceable> <replaceable>filename</replaceable> < /dev/null & | |
402 </screen> | |
9675 | 403 </para></answer> |
404 </qandaentry> | |
405 </qandadiv> | |
406 | |
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410 <title>Playback problems</title> | |
10490 | 411 |
412 <qandaentry> | |
413 <question><para> | |
14995 | 414 I cannot pinpoint the cause of some strange playback problem. |
415 </para></question> | |
416 <answer><para> | |
417 Do you have a stray <filename>codecs.conf</filename> file in | |
418 <filename>~/.mplayer/</filename>, <filename>/etc/</filename>, | |
419 <filename>/usr/local/etc/</filename> or a similar location? Remove it, | |
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427 system, you should remove it now. |
14995 | 428 </para></answer> |
429 </qandaentry> | |
430 | |
431 <qandaentry> | |
432 <question><para> | |
16821 | 433 How can I get subtitles to appear on the black margins around a movie? |
434 </para></question> | |
435 <answer><para> | |
436 Use the <systemitem>expand</systemitem> video filter to increase the | |
437 area onto which the movie is rendered vertically and place the movie | |
438 at the top border, for example: | |
439 <screen> | |
440 mplayer -vf expand=0:-100:0:0 -slang de dvd://1 | |
441 </screen> | |
442 </para></answer> | |
443 </qandaentry> | |
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446 <question><para> | |
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12437 | 467 I'm trying to play a random stream off the internet but it fails. |
468 </para></question> | |
469 <answer><para> | |
470 Try playing the stream with the <option>-playlist</option> option. | |
471 </para></answer> | |
472 </qandaentry> | |
473 | |
474 <qandaentry> | |
475 <question><para> | |
12323 | 476 I downloaded a movie off a P2P network and it doesn't work! |
477 </para></question> | |
478 <answer><para> | |
479 Your file is most probably broken or a fake file. If you got it from | |
480 a friend, and he says it works, try comparing | |
481 <application>md5sum</application> hashes. | |
482 </para></answer> | |
483 </qandaentry> | |
484 | |
485 <qandaentry> | |
486 <question><para> | |
487 I'm having trouble getting my subtitles to display, help!! | |
488 </para></question> | |
489 <answer><para> | |
490 Make sure you have installed fonts properly. Run through the steps in the | |
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12323 | 494 Other things include checking your subtitles in a text editor or with other |
495 players. Also try converting them to another format. | |
496 </para></answer> | |
497 </qandaentry> | |
498 | |
499 <qandaentry> | |
500 <question><para> | |
12026 | 501 Why doesn't <application>MPlayer</application> work on Fedora Core? |
502 </para></question> | |
503 <answer><para> | |
504 There is a bad interaction on Fedora between exec-shield, | |
505 prelink, and any applications which use Windows DLLs | |
506 (such as <application>MPlayer</application>). | |
507 </para> | |
508 <para> | |
509 The problem is that exec-shield randomizes the load addresses of all the | |
510 system libraries. This randomization happens at prelink time (once every | |
511 two weeks). | |
512 </para> | |
513 <para> | |
514 When <application>MPlayer</application> tries to load a Windows DLL it | |
515 wants to put it at a specific address (0x400000). If an important system | |
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12026 | 518 (A typical symptom would be a segmentation fault when trying |
519 to play Windows Media 9 files.) | |
520 </para> | |
521 <para> | |
522 If you run into this problem you have two options: | |
523 <itemizedlist> | |
21521 | 524 <listitem><para> |
525 Wait two weeks. It might start working again. | |
526 </para></listitem> | |
527 <listitem><para> | |
528 Relink all the binaries on the system with different | |
529 prelink options. Here are step by step instructions: | |
530 </para> | |
531 <procedure> | |
532 <step><para> | |
533 Edit <filename>/etc/syconfig/prelink</filename> and change | |
534 <programlisting>PRELINK_OPTS=-mR</programlisting> to | |
535 <programlisting>PRELINK_OPTS="-mR --no-exec-shield"</programlisting> | |
536 </para></step> | |
537 <step><para> | |
538 <command>touch /var/lib/misc/prelink.force</command> | |
539 </para></step> | |
540 <step><para><command>/etc/cron.daily/prelink</command> | |
541 (This relinks all the applications, and it takes | |
542 quite a while.) | |
543 </para></step> | |
544 <step><para> | |
545 <command>execstack -s <replaceable>/path/to/</replaceable>mplayer</command> | |
546 (This turns off exec-shield for the | |
547 <application>MPlayer</application> binary.) | |
548 </para></step> | |
549 </procedure> | |
12026 | 550 </listitem> |
551 </itemizedlist> | |
552 </para></answer> | |
553 </qandaentry> | |
554 | |
555 <qandaentry> | |
556 <question><para> | |
11532 | 557 <application>MPlayer</application> dies with |
558 <screen>MPlayer interrupted by signal 4 in module: decode_video</screen> | |
9675 | 559 </para></question> |
560 <answer><para> | |
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11540 | 563 (<command>./configure --enable-runtime-cpudetection</command>). |
9675 | 564 </para></answer> |
565 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 566 |
9675 | 567 <qandaentry> |
568 <question><para> | |
21521 | 569 When I try to grab from my tuner, it works, but colors are strange. |
570 It's OK with other applications. | |
9675 | 571 </para></question> |
572 <answer><para> | |
12348 | 573 Your card probably reports some colorspaces as supported when in fact |
574 it does not support them. Try with YUY2 instead of the | |
10373 | 575 default YV12 (see the <link linkend="tv-input">TV</link> section). |
9675 | 576 </para></answer> |
577 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 578 |
9675 | 579 <qandaentry> |
580 <question><para> | |
21521 | 581 I get very strange percentage values (way too big) |
582 while playing files on my notebook. | |
9675 | 583 </para></question> |
584 <answer><para> | |
585 It's an effect of the power management / power saving system of your notebook | |
10042 | 586 (BIOS, not kernel). Plug the external power connector in |
21521 | 587 <emphasis role="bold">before</emphasis> you power on your notebook. You can |
588 also try whether | |
589 <ulink url="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/cpufreq/cpufreq.html">cpufreq</ulink> | |
10042 | 590 (a SpeedStep interface for Linux) helps you. |
9675 | 591 </para></answer> |
592 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 593 |
9675 | 594 <qandaentry> |
595 <question><para> | |
21521 | 596 The audio/video gets totally out of sync when I run |
597 <application>MPlayer</application> as | |
598 <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> on my notebook. | |
599 It works normal when i run it as a user. | |
9675 | 600 </para></question> |
601 <answer><para> | |
602 This is again a power management effect (see above). Plug the external power | |
603 connector in <emphasis role="bold">before</emphasis> you power on your notebook | |
604 or use the <option>-nortc</option> option. | |
605 </para></answer> | |
606 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 607 |
608 <qandaentry> | |
9722 | 609 <question><para> |
10042 | 610 While playing a movie it suddenly gets jerky and I get the following message: |
9722 | 611 <screen>Badly interleaved AVI file detected - switching to -ni mode...</screen> |
612 </para></question> | |
613 <answer><para> | |
10042 | 614 Badly interleaved files and <option>-cache</option> don't work well together. |
9722 | 615 Try <option>-nocache</option>. |
616 </para></answer> | |
617 </qandaentry> | |
15835 | 618 </qandadiv> |
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21521 | 654 <screen>mplayer -vo help</screen> |
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717 <question><para> | |
718 I have no sound when playing a video and get error messages similar to this one: | |
719 <screen> | |
21521 | 720 AO: [oss] 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian) |
721 audio_setup: Can't open audio device /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy | |
722 couldn't open/init audio device -> NOSOUND | |
723 Audio: no sound!!! | |
724 Start playing... | |
9675 | 725 </screen> |
726 </para></question> | |
727 <answer><para> | |
16341 | 728 Are you running KDE or GNOME with the aRts or ESD sound daemon? Try disabling |
21521 | 729 the sound daemon or use the <option>-ao arts</option> or |
730 <option>-ao esd</option> option to make <application>MPlayer</application> use | |
731 aRts or ESD. | |
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745 video starts or disable the aRts daemon in control center. If you want to use | |
746 aRts sound, specify audio output via our native aRts audio driver | |
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16341 | 748 (<option>-ao sdl</option>) and make sure your SDL can handle aRts sound. Yet |
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21521 | 755 I have A/V sync problems. |
756 Some of my AVIs play fine, but some play with double speed! | |
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21521 | 767 When I play this movie I get video-audio desync and/or |
768 <application>MPlayer</application> crashes with the following message: | |
769 <screen> | |
770 DEMUXER: Too many (945 in 8390980 bytes) video packets in the buffer! | |
771 </screen> | |
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776 <listitem><para> |
21521 | 777 Your CPU <emphasis>and/or</emphasis> video card <emphasis>and/or</emphasis> |
778 bus is too slow. <application>MPlayer</application> displays a message if | |
779 this is the case (and the dropped frames counter goes up fast). | |
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21521 | 782 If it is an AVI, maybe it has bad interleaving, try the |
783 <option>-ni</option> to work around this. | |
784 Or it may have a bad header, in this case <option>-nobps</option> | |
785 and/or <option>-mc 0</option> can help. | |
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789 See the <link linkend="audio">audio section</link>. | |
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17036 | 794 |
795 <qandaentry> | |
796 <question><para> | |
21521 | 797 How can I get rid of A/V desynchronization |
798 while seeking through RealMedia streams? | |
17036 | 799 </para></question> |
800 <answer><para> | |
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17036 | 802 </para></answer> |
803 </qandaentry> | |
9675 | 804 </qandadiv> |
805 | |
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9675 | 808 <qandadiv id="faq-dvd"> |
809 <title>DVD playback</title> | |
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812 <question><para> | |
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9675 | 814 </para></question> |
815 <answer><para> | |
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9675 | 824 </para></answer> |
825 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 826 |
9675 | 827 <qandaentry> |
828 <question><para> | |
19787 | 829 I can't watch any recent DVDs from Sony Pictures/BMG. |
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19746 | 833 The only way to play these DVDs is to circumvent the bad blocks of the disk |
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834 by using DVDnav instead of mpdvdkit2. |
20598 | 835 You can do so by compiling <application>MPlayer</application> with DVDnav |
836 support and then replacing dvd:// by dvdnav:// on the command line. | |
19746 | 837 DVDnav is so far mutually exclusive with mpdvdkit2, so make sure you pass |
838 <option>--disable-mpdvdkit</option> to the configure script. | |
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11540 | 844 What about subtitles? Can <application>MPlayer</application> display them? |
9675 | 845 </para></question> |
846 <answer><para> | |
10373 | 847 Yes. See the <link linkend="dvd">DVD chapter</link>. |
9675 | 848 </para></answer> |
849 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 850 |
9675 | 851 <qandaentry> |
852 <question><para> | |
853 How can I set the region code of my DVD-drive? I don't have Windows! | |
854 </para></question> | |
855 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 856 Use the |
857 <ulink url="http://linvdr.org/projects/regionset/">regionset tool</ulink>. | |
9675 | 858 </para></answer> |
859 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 860 |
9675 | 861 <qandaentry> |
862 <question><para> | |
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9675 | 874 </para></question> |
875 <answer><para> | |
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9675 | 877 on the DVD device entry (in <filename class="directory">/dev/</filename>). |
878 </para></answer> | |
879 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 880 |
9675 | 881 <qandaentry> |
882 <question><para> | |
883 Is it possible to play/encode only selected chapters? | |
884 </para></question> | |
885 <answer><para> | |
886 Yes, try the <option>-chapter</option> option. | |
887 </para></answer> | |
888 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 889 |
9675 | 890 <qandaentry> |
891 <question><para> | |
892 My DVD playback is sluggish! | |
893 </para></question> | |
894 <answer><para> | |
895 Use the <option>-cache</option> option (described in the man page) and try | |
21521 | 896 enabling DMA for the DVD drive with the <command>hdparm</command> tool |
897 (described in the <link linkend="drives">CD chapter</link>). | |
9675 | 898 </para></answer> |
899 </qandaentry> | |
13511 | 900 |
901 <qandaentry> | |
902 <question><para> | |
903 I copied a DVD using vobcopy. How do I play/encode it from my hard disk? | |
904 </para></question> | |
905 <answer><para> | |
906 Use the <option>-dvd-device</option> option to refer to the directory | |
907 that contains the files: | |
908 <screen> | |
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13511 | 910 </screen> |
911 </para></answer> | |
912 </qandaentry> | |
9675 | 913 </qandadiv> |
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9675 | 916 <qandadiv id="faq-features"> |
917 <title>Feature requests</title> | |
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9675 | 919 <qandaentry> |
920 <question><para> | |
21521 | 921 If <application>MPlayer</application> is paused and I try to seek or press any |
922 key at all, <application>MPlayer</application> ceases to be paused. | |
923 I would like to be able to seek in the paused movie. | |
9675 | 924 </para></question> |
925 <answer><para> | |
926 This is very tricky to implement without losing A/V synchronization. | |
927 All attempts have failed so far, but patches are welcome. | |
928 </para></answer> | |
929 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 930 |
9675 | 931 <qandaentry> |
932 <question><para> | |
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933 I'd like to seek +/- 1 frame instead of 10 seconds. |
9675 | 934 </para></question> |
935 <answer><para> | |
14312 | 936 You can step forward one frame by pressing <keycap>.</keycap>. |
14320 | 937 If the movie was not paused it will be paused afterwards |
938 (see the man page for details). | |
14309 | 939 Stepping backwards is unlikely to be implemented anytime soon. |
9675 | 940 </para></answer> |
941 </qandaentry> | |
942 </qandadiv> | |
943 | |
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9675 | 946 <qandadiv id="faq-encoding"> |
947 <title>Encoding</title> | |
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9675 | 949 <qandaentry> |
950 <question><para> | |
10042 | 951 How can I encode? |
952 </para></question> | |
953 <answer><para> | |
11540 | 954 Read the <link linkend="mencoder"><application>MEncoder</application></link> |
955 section. | |
10042 | 956 </para></answer> |
957 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 958 |
10042 | 959 <qandaentry> |
960 <question><para> | |
15493 | 961 How can I dump a full DVD title into a file? |
15430 | 962 </para></question> |
963 <answer><para> | |
15493 | 964 Once you have selected your title, and made sure it plays fine with |
965 <application>MPlayer</application>, use the option <option>-dumpstream</option>. | |
15430 | 966 For example: |
967 <screen> | |
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968 mplayer dvd://5 -dumpstream -dumpfile <replaceable>dvd_dump.vob</replaceable> |
15430 | 969 </screen> |
970 will dump the 5th title of the DVD into the file | |
971 <replaceable>dvd_dump.vob</replaceable> | |
972 </para></answer> | |
973 </qandaentry> | |
974 | |
975 <qandaentry> | |
976 <question><para> | |
15830 | 977 How can I create (S)VCDs automatically? |
10042 | 978 </para></question> |
979 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 980 Try the <filename>mencvcd</filename> script from the |
981 <filename class="directory">TOOLS</filename> subdirectory. | |
982 With it you can encode DVDs or other movies to VCD or SVCD format | |
10042 | 983 and even burn them directly to CD. |
984 </para></answer> | |
985 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 986 |
10042 | 987 <qandaentry> |
988 <question><para> | |
15836 | 989 How can I create (S)VCDs? |
15830 | 990 </para></question> |
991 <answer><para> | |
992 Newer versions of <application>MEncoder</application> can directly | |
15836 | 993 generate MPEG-2 files that can be used as a base to create a VCD or SVCD and |
994 are likely to be playable out of the box on all platforms (for example, | |
15830 | 995 to share a video from a digital camcorder with your computer-illiterate |
996 friends). | |
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15830 | 1000 </para></answer> |
1001 </qandaentry> | |
1002 | |
1003 <qandaentry> | |
1004 <question><para> | |
10042 | 1005 How can I join two video files? |
1006 </para></question> | |
1007 <answer><para> | |
14975 | 1008 MPEG files can be concatenated into a single file with luck. |
1009 For AVI files, you can use <application>MEncoder</application>'s | |
1010 multiple file support like this: | |
1011 <screen> | |
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14975 | 1013 </screen> |
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1015 and use the same codec. |
14975 | 1016 You can also try |
10042 | 1017 <ulink url="http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/">avidemux</ulink> and |
1018 <application>avimerge</application> (part of the | |
14975 | 1019 <ulink url="http://www.transcoding.org/">transcode</ulink> |
1020 tool set). | |
10042 | 1021 </para></answer> |
1022 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 1023 |
10042 | 1024 <qandaentry> |
1025 <question><para> | |
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1050 mencoder <replaceable>input.avi</replaceable> -ovc copy -oac copy -o <replaceable>output.avi</replaceable> -force-avi-aspect 4/3 |
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1056 <question><para> |
19498 | 1057 How can I backup and encode a VOB file with a broken beginning? |
1058 </para></question> | |
1059 <answer><para> | |
1060 The main problem when you want to encode a VOB file which is corrupted | |
1061 <footnote id='fn-corrupted-files-or-copy-protection'><para> | |
1062 To some extent, some forms of copy protection used in DVDs can be | |
1063 assumed to be content corruption. | |
1064 </para></footnote> | |
1065 is that it will be hard to get an encode with perfect A/V sync. | |
1066 One workaround is to just shave off the corrupted part and encode just the | |
1067 clean part. | |
1068 First you need to find where the clean part starts: | |
1069 <screen> | |
1070 mplayer <replaceable>input.vob</replaceable> -sb <replaceable>nb_of_bytes_to_skip</replaceable> | |
1071 </screen> | |
1072 Then you can create a new file which contains just the clean part: | |
1073 <screen> | |
1074 dd if=<replaceable>input.vob</replaceable> of=<replaceable>output_cut.vob</replaceable> skip=1 ibs=<replaceable>nb_of_bytes_to_skip</replaceable> | |
1075 </screen> | |
1076 </para></answer> | |
1077 </qandaentry> | |
1078 | |
1079 <qandaentry> | |
1080 <question><para> | |
9675 | 1081 I can't encode DVD subtitles into the AVI! |
1082 </para></question> | |
1083 <answer><para> | |
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9675 | 1085 </para></answer> |
1086 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 1087 |
9675 | 1088 <qandaentry> |
1089 <question><para> | |
1090 How can I encode only selected chapters from a DVD? | |
1091 </para></question> | |
1092 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 1093 Use the <option>-chapter</option> option correctly, |
1094 like: <option>-chapter 5-7</option>. | |
9675 | 1095 </para></answer> |
1096 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 1097 |
9675 | 1098 <qandaentry> |
1099 <question><para> | |
1100 I'm trying to work with 2GB+ files on a VFAT file system. Does it work? | |
1101 </para></question> | |
1102 <answer><para> | |
1103 No, VFAT doesn't support 2GB+ files. | |
1104 </para></answer> | |
1105 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 1106 |
9675 | 1107 <qandaentry> |
1108 <question><para> | |
21521 | 1109 What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line |
1110 during the encoding process? | |
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21521 | 1114 <screen> |
1115 Pos: 264.5s 6612f ( 2%) 7.12fps Trem: 576min 2856mb A-V:0.065 [2126:192] | |
1116 </screen> | |
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1119 <term><systemitem>Pos: 264.5s</systemitem></term> | |
1120 <listitem><para>time position in the encoded stream</para></listitem> | |
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1123 <term><systemitem>6612f</systemitem></term> | |
1124 <listitem><para>number of video frames encoded</para></listitem> | |
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21521 | 1126 <varlistentry> |
1127 <term><systemitem>( 2%)</systemitem></term> | |
1128 <listitem><para>portion of the input stream encoded</para></listitem> | |
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1131 <term><systemitem>7.12fps</systemitem></term> | |
1132 <listitem><para>encoding speed</para></listitem> | |
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21521 | 1134 <varlistentry> |
1135 <term><systemitem>Trem: 576min</systemitem></term> | |
1136 <listitem><para>estimated remaining encoding time</para></listitem> | |
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1139 <term><systemitem>2856mb</systemitem></term> | |
1140 <listitem><para>estimated size of the final encode</para></listitem> | |
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1143 <term><systemitem>A-V:0.065</systemitem></term> | |
1144 <listitem><para>current delay between audio and video streams</para></listitem> | |
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1147 <term><systemitem>[2126:192]</systemitem></term> | |
1148 <listitem><para> | |
1149 average video bitrate (in kb/s) and average audio bitrate (in kb/s) | |
1150 </para></listitem> | |
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1157 <question><para> |
21521 | 1158 Why is the recommended bitrate printed by <application>MEncoder</application> |
1159 negative? | |
9675 | 1160 </para></question> |
1161 <answer><para> | |
1162 Because the bitrate you encoded the audio with is too large to fit the | |
1163 movie on any CD. Check if you have libmp3lame installed properly. | |
1164 </para></answer> | |
1165 </qandaentry> | |
10448 | 1166 |
1167 <qandaentry> | |
1168 <question><para> | |
14024 | 1169 I can't encode an ASF file to AVI/MPEG-4 (DivX) because it uses 1000 fps. |
10448 | 1170 </para></question> |
1171 <answer><para> | |
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1173 have to set it by hand with the <option>-ofps</option> option. |
10448 | 1174 </para></answer> |
1175 </qandaentry> | |
1176 | |
10631 | 1177 <qandaentry> |
1178 <question><para> | |
1179 How can I put subtitles in the output file? | |
1180 </para></question> | |
1181 <answer><para> | |
1182 Just pass the <option>-sub <filename></option> (or <option>-sid</option>, | |
12815 | 1183 respectively) option to <application>MEncoder</application>. |
10631 | 1184 </para></answer> |
1185 </qandaentry> | |
1186 | |
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1195 <screen> |
21521 | 1196 mkfifo <replaceable>encode</replaceable> |
1197 mplayer -ao pcm -aofile <replaceable>encode</replaceable> dvd://1 & | |
1198 lame <replaceable>your_opts</replaceable> <replaceable>encode</replaceable> <replaceable>music.mp3</replaceable> | |
1199 rm <replaceable>encode</replaceable> | |
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1203 above command. |
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1208 <question><para> |
15925 | 1209 Why do third-party players fail to play MPEG-4 movies encoded by |
1210 <application>MEncoder</application> versions later than 1.0pre7? | |
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1213 <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem>, the native MPEG-4 |
15922 | 1214 encoding library usually shipped with <application>MEncoder</application>, |
1215 used to set the FourCC to 'DIVX' when encoding MPEG-4 videos | |
1216 (the FourCC is an AVI tag to identify the software used to encode and | |
1217 the intended software to use for decoding the video). | |
1218 This led many people to think that | |
1219 <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> | |
1220 was a DivX encoding library, when in fact it is a completely different | |
15925 | 1221 MPEG-4 encoding library which implements the MPEG-4 standard much |
15942 | 1222 better than DivX does. |
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1225 may override this behavior using <application>MEncoder</application>'s |
15922 | 1226 <option>-ffourcc</option> option. |
15925 | 1227 You may also change the FourCC of existing files in the same way: |
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21521 | 1229 mencoder <replaceable>input.avi</replaceable> -o <replaceable>output.avi</replaceable> -ffourcc XVID |
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15922 | 1232 This is recommended as DIVX FourCC means DivX4, which is a very basic |
1233 MPEG-4 codec, whereas DX50 and XVID both mean full MPEG-4 (ASP). | |
1234 Therefore, if you change the FourCC to DIVX, some bad software or | |
1235 hardware players may choke on some advanced features that | |
1236 <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> supports, but DivX | |
20860 | 1237 doesn't; on the other hand <systemitem class="library">Xvid</systemitem> |
15925 | 1238 is closer to <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> in |
1239 terms of functionality, and is supported by all decent players. | |
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1249 <filename class="directory">TOOLS</filename> |
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1260 <filename class="directory">TOOLS</filename> subdirectory or read |
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1261 <ulink url="http://xlife.zuavra.net/curse/0012/">this document about extracting/demultiplexing subtitles embedded in OpenDML AVI files</ulink>. |
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1267 MPlayer won't... |
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1272 <filename>TOOLS/README</filename> contains documentation. |
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