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Support parsing of AAC audio.
Fixes playing of files with AAC audio with native demuxer and
lavc decoder.
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2 <!-- $Revision$ --> |
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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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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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14824 | 94 </para></answer> |
95 </qandaentry> | |
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97 <qandaentry> | |
98 <question><para> | |
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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> | |
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11540 | 121 Configure ends with this text, and <application>MPlayer</application> won't compile! |
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9675 | 126 file for details. |
127 </para></answer> | |
128 </qandaentry> | |
129 | |
130 <qandaentry> | |
131 <question><para> | |
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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> | |
141 <question><para> | |
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146 <answer><para> | |
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147 ... but you don't have the X11 development package installed. Or not correctly. |
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 | 153 </para></answer> |
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168 This problem is the result of Apple developers using 10.4 to compile |
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169 their software and distributing the binaries to 10.3 users via |
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170 Software Update. |
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171 The undefined symbols are present in Mac OS 10.4, |
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173 One solution can be to downgrade to QuickTime 7.0.1. |
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174 Here is a better solution. |
21689 | 175 </para> |
176 <para> | |
177 Get an | |
178 <ulink url="http://rapidshare.de/files/20281171/CompatFrameworks.tgz.html">older copy of the frameworks</ulink>. | |
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180 7.0.1 Framework and a 10.3.9 QuartzCore Framework. |
21689 | 181 </para> |
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186 Using this older copy is only meant to get around link errors!) |
21689 | 187 <screen>gunzip < CompatFrameworks.tgz | tar xvf -</screen> |
28617 | 188 In config.mak, you should append |
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191 If you use <application>X-Code</application>, you can just select these |
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198 (You can verify this using <systemitem>otool -l</systemitem>). |
21689 | 199 </para> |
200 </answer> | |
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21521 | 204 <!-- ********** --> |
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206 <qandadiv id="faq-general"> | |
207 <title>General questions</title> | |
10373 | 208 |
9675 | 209 <qandaentry> |
210 <question><para> | |
10373 | 211 Are there any mailing lists on <application>MPlayer</application>? |
9675 | 212 </para></question> |
213 <answer><para> | |
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19795 | 215 <ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/mailing_lists.html">mailing lists section</ulink> |
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9675 | 217 </para></answer> |
218 </qandaentry> | |
219 | |
220 <qandaentry> | |
221 <question><para> | |
21521 | 222 I've found a nasty bug when I tried to play my favorite video! |
223 Who should I inform? | |
9675 | 224 </para></question> |
225 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 226 Please read the <link linkend="bugreports">bug reporting guidelines</link> |
10373 | 227 and follow the instructions. |
9675 | 228 </para></answer> |
229 </qandaentry> | |
230 | |
231 <qandaentry> | |
232 <question><para> | |
28165 | 233 I get a core dump when trying to dump streams, what's wrong? |
234 </para></question> | |
235 <answer><para> | |
236 Don't panic. Make sure you know where your towel is.</para> | |
237 <para> | |
238 Seriously, notice the smiley and start looking for files that end in | |
239 <filename>.dump</filename>. | |
240 </para></answer> | |
241 </qandaentry> | |
242 | |
243 <qandaentry> | |
244 <question><para> | |
10373 | 245 When I start playing, I get this message but everything seems fine: |
246 <screen>Linux RTC init: ioctl (rtc_pie_on): Permission denied</screen> | |
9675 | 247 </para></question> |
248 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 249 You need a specially set up kernel to use the RTC timing code. |
250 For details see the <link linkend="rtc">RTC</link> section of the documentation. | |
9675 | 251 </para></answer> |
252 </qandaentry> | |
253 | |
254 <qandaentry> | |
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268 </para></answer> |
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274 </para></question> | |
275 <answer><para> | |
276 Example: | |
21521 | 277 <screen> |
278 A: 2.1 V: 2.2 A-V: -0.167 ct: 0.042 57/57 41% 0% 2.6% 0 4 49% 1.00x | |
279 </screen> | |
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282 <term><systemitem>A: 2.1</systemitem></term> | |
283 <listitem><para>audio position in seconds</para></listitem> | |
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286 <term><systemitem>V: 2.2</systemitem></term> | |
287 <listitem><para>video position in seconds</para></listitem> | |
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290 <term><systemitem>A-V: -0.167</systemitem></term> | |
291 <listitem><para>audio-video difference in seconds (delay)</para></listitem> | |
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294 <term><systemitem>ct: 0.042</systemitem></term> | |
295 <listitem><para>total A-V sync correction done</para></listitem> | |
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298 <term><systemitem>57/57</systemitem></term> | |
299 <listitem><para> | |
300 frames played/decoded (counting from last seek) | |
301 </para></listitem> | |
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304 <term><systemitem>41%</systemitem></term> | |
305 <listitem><para> | |
306 video codec CPU usage in percent | |
307 (for slice rendering and direct rendering this includes video_out) | |
308 </para></listitem> | |
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311 <term><systemitem>0%</systemitem></term> | |
312 <listitem><para>video_out CPU usage</para></listitem> | |
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315 <term><systemitem>2.6%</systemitem></term> | |
316 <listitem><para>audio codec CPU usage in percent</para></listitem> | |
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319 <term><systemitem>0</systemitem></term> | |
320 <listitem><para>frames dropped to maintain A-V sync</para></listitem> | |
321 </varlistentry> | |
322 <varlistentry> | |
323 <term><systemitem>4</systemitem></term> | |
324 <listitem><para> | |
325 current level of image postprocessing (when using <option>-autoq</option>) | |
326 </para></listitem> | |
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329 <term><systemitem>49%</systemitem></term> | |
330 <listitem><para> | |
331 current cache size used (around 50% is normal) | |
332 </para></listitem> | |
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335 <term><systemitem>1.00x</systemitem></term> | |
336 <listitem><para>playback speed as a factor of original speed</para></listitem> | |
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343 be measured separately. If you wish to know the video_out speed, compare |
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345 your usual video output driver. |
9675 | 346 </para></answer> |
347 </qandaentry> | |
348 | |
349 <qandaentry> | |
350 <question><para> | |
21521 | 351 There are error messages about file not found |
352 <filename>/usr/local/lib/codecs/</filename> ... | |
9675 | 353 </para></question> |
354 <answer><para> | |
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358 </qandaentry> |
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9675 | 369 </para></answer> |
370 </qandaentry> | |
371 | |
372 <qandaentry> | |
373 <question><para> | |
374 Subtitles are very nice, the most beautiful I've ever seen, but they | |
375 slow down playing! I know it's unlikely ... | |
376 </para></question> | |
377 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 378 After running <filename>./configure</filename>, |
379 edit <filename>config.h</filename> and replace | |
380 <systemitem>#undef FAST_OSD</systemitem> with | |
9675 | 381 <systemitem>#define FAST_OSD</systemitem>. Then recompile. |
382 </para></answer> | |
383 </qandaentry> | |
384 | |
385 <qandaentry> | |
386 <question><para> | |
11540 | 387 How can I run <application>MPlayer</application> in the background? |
9675 | 388 </para></question> |
389 <answer><para> | |
390 Use: | |
21521 | 391 <screen> |
392 mplayer <replaceable>options</replaceable> <replaceable>filename</replaceable> < /dev/null & | |
393 </screen> | |
9675 | 394 </para></answer> |
395 </qandaentry> | |
396 </qandadiv> | |
397 | |
21521 | 398 <!-- ********** --> |
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401 <title>Playback problems</title> | |
10490 | 402 |
403 <qandaentry> | |
404 <question><para> | |
14995 | 405 I cannot pinpoint the cause of some strange playback problem. |
406 </para></question> | |
407 <answer><para> | |
408 Do you have a stray <filename>codecs.conf</filename> file in | |
409 <filename>~/.mplayer/</filename>, <filename>/etc/</filename>, | |
410 <filename>/usr/local/etc/</filename> or a similar location? Remove it, | |
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418 system, you should remove it now. |
14995 | 419 </para></answer> |
420 </qandaentry> | |
421 | |
422 <qandaentry> | |
423 <question><para> | |
16821 | 424 How can I get subtitles to appear on the black margins around a movie? |
425 </para></question> | |
426 <answer><para> | |
427 Use the <systemitem>expand</systemitem> video filter to increase the | |
428 area onto which the movie is rendered vertically and place the movie | |
429 at the top border, for example: | |
21689 | 430 <screen>mplayer -vf expand=0:-100:0:0 -slang de dvd://1</screen> |
16821 | 431 </para></answer> |
432 </qandaentry> | |
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435 <question><para> | |
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455 <question><para> |
12437 | 456 I'm trying to play a random stream off the internet but it fails. |
457 </para></question> | |
458 <answer><para> | |
459 Try playing the stream with the <option>-playlist</option> option. | |
460 </para></answer> | |
461 </qandaentry> | |
462 | |
463 <qandaentry> | |
464 <question><para> | |
12323 | 465 I downloaded a movie off a P2P network and it doesn't work! |
466 </para></question> | |
467 <answer><para> | |
468 Your file is most probably broken or a fake file. If you got it from | |
469 a friend, and he says it works, try comparing | |
470 <application>md5sum</application> hashes. | |
471 </para></answer> | |
472 </qandaentry> | |
473 | |
474 <qandaentry> | |
475 <question><para> | |
476 I'm having trouble getting my subtitles to display, help!! | |
477 </para></question> | |
478 <answer><para> | |
479 Make sure you have installed fonts properly. Run through the steps in the | |
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12323 | 483 Other things include checking your subtitles in a text editor or with other |
484 players. Also try converting them to another format. | |
485 </para></answer> | |
486 </qandaentry> | |
487 | |
488 <qandaentry> | |
489 <question><para> | |
12026 | 490 Why doesn't <application>MPlayer</application> work on Fedora Core? |
491 </para></question> | |
492 <answer><para> | |
493 There is a bad interaction on Fedora between exec-shield, | |
494 prelink, and any applications which use Windows DLLs | |
495 (such as <application>MPlayer</application>). | |
496 </para> | |
497 <para> | |
498 The problem is that exec-shield randomizes the load addresses of all the | |
499 system libraries. This randomization happens at prelink time (once every | |
500 two weeks). | |
501 </para> | |
502 <para> | |
503 When <application>MPlayer</application> tries to load a Windows DLL it | |
504 wants to put it at a specific address (0x400000). If an important system | |
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12026 | 507 (A typical symptom would be a segmentation fault when trying |
508 to play Windows Media 9 files.) | |
509 </para> | |
510 <para> | |
511 If you run into this problem you have two options: | |
512 <itemizedlist> | |
21521 | 513 <listitem><para> |
514 Wait two weeks. It might start working again. | |
515 </para></listitem> | |
516 <listitem><para> | |
517 Relink all the binaries on the system with different | |
518 prelink options. Here are step by step instructions: | |
519 </para> | |
520 <procedure> | |
521 <step><para> | |
21689 | 522 Edit <filename>/etc/syconfig/prelink</filename> and change |
523 <programlisting>PRELINK_OPTS=-mR</programlisting> to | |
524 <programlisting>PRELINK_OPTS="-mR --no-exec-shield"</programlisting> | |
21521 | 525 </para></step> |
526 <step><para> | |
527 <command>touch /var/lib/misc/prelink.force</command> | |
528 </para></step> | |
21689 | 529 <step><para> |
530 <command>/etc/cron.daily/prelink</command> | |
531 (This relinks all the applications, and it takes quite a while.) | |
21521 | 532 </para></step> |
533 <step><para> | |
534 <command>execstack -s <replaceable>/path/to/</replaceable>mplayer</command> | |
535 (This turns off exec-shield for the | |
21689 | 536 <application>MPlayer</application> binary.) |
21521 | 537 </para></step> |
538 </procedure> | |
12026 | 539 </listitem> |
540 </itemizedlist> | |
541 </para></answer> | |
542 </qandaentry> | |
543 | |
544 <qandaentry> | |
545 <question><para> | |
11532 | 546 <application>MPlayer</application> dies with |
547 <screen>MPlayer interrupted by signal 4 in module: decode_video</screen> | |
9675 | 548 </para></question> |
549 <answer><para> | |
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11540 | 552 (<command>./configure --enable-runtime-cpudetection</command>). |
9675 | 553 </para></answer> |
554 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 555 |
9675 | 556 <qandaentry> |
557 <question><para> | |
21521 | 558 When I try to grab from my tuner, it works, but colors are strange. |
559 It's OK with other applications. | |
9675 | 560 </para></question> |
561 <answer><para> | |
12348 | 562 Your card probably reports some colorspaces as supported when in fact |
563 it does not support them. Try with YUY2 instead of the | |
10373 | 564 default YV12 (see the <link linkend="tv-input">TV</link> section). |
9675 | 565 </para></answer> |
566 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 567 |
9675 | 568 <qandaentry> |
569 <question><para> | |
21521 | 570 I get very strange percentage values (way too big) |
571 while playing files on my notebook. | |
9675 | 572 </para></question> |
573 <answer><para> | |
574 It's an effect of the power management / power saving system of your notebook | |
10042 | 575 (BIOS, not kernel). Plug the external power connector in |
21521 | 576 <emphasis role="bold">before</emphasis> you power on your notebook. You can |
577 also try whether | |
578 <ulink url="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/cpufreq/cpufreq.html">cpufreq</ulink> | |
10042 | 579 (a SpeedStep interface for Linux) helps you. |
9675 | 580 </para></answer> |
581 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 582 |
9675 | 583 <qandaentry> |
584 <question><para> | |
21521 | 585 The audio/video gets totally out of sync when I run |
586 <application>MPlayer</application> as | |
587 <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> on my notebook. | |
588 It works normal when i run it as a user. | |
9675 | 589 </para></question> |
590 <answer><para> | |
591 This is again a power management effect (see above). Plug the external power | |
592 connector in <emphasis role="bold">before</emphasis> you power on your notebook | |
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9675 | 594 </para></answer> |
595 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 596 |
597 <qandaentry> | |
9722 | 598 <question><para> |
10042 | 599 While playing a movie it suddenly gets jerky and I get the following message: |
9722 | 600 <screen>Badly interleaved AVI file detected - switching to -ni mode...</screen> |
601 </para></question> | |
602 <answer><para> | |
10042 | 603 Badly interleaved files and <option>-cache</option> don't work well together. |
9722 | 604 Try <option>-nocache</option>. |
605 </para></answer> | |
606 </qandaentry> | |
15835 | 607 </qandadiv> |
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612 <title>Video/audio driver problems (vo/ao)</title> | |
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21521 | 641 <screen>mplayer -vo help</screen> |
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21521 | 645 vo = <replaceable>selected_vo</replaceable> |
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692 <question><para> | |
693 I have no sound when playing a video and get error messages similar to this one: | |
694 <screen> | |
21521 | 695 AO: [oss] 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian) |
28622 | 696 [AO OSS] audio_setup: Can't open audio device /dev/dsp: Device or resource busy |
697 Could not open/initialize audio device -> no sound. | |
698 Audio: no sound | |
699 Starting playback... | |
9675 | 700 </screen> |
701 </para></question> | |
702 <answer><para> | |
16341 | 703 Are you running KDE or GNOME with the aRts or ESD sound daemon? Try disabling |
21521 | 704 the sound daemon or use the <option>-ao arts</option> or |
705 <option>-ao esd</option> option to make <application>MPlayer</application> use | |
706 aRts or ESD. | |
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16341 | 719 The KDE aRts sound daemon is blocking the sound device. Either wait until the |
720 video starts or disable the aRts daemon in control center. If you want to use | |
721 aRts sound, specify audio output via our native aRts audio driver | |
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21521 | 730 I have A/V sync problems. |
731 Some of my AVIs play fine, but some play with double speed! | |
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21521 | 742 When I play this movie I get video-audio desync and/or |
743 <application>MPlayer</application> crashes with the following message: | |
744 <screen> | |
28625 | 745 Too many (945 in 8390980 bytes) video packets in the buffer! |
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21521 | 752 Your CPU <emphasis>and/or</emphasis> video card <emphasis>and/or</emphasis> |
753 bus is too slow. <application>MPlayer</application> displays a message if | |
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21521 | 759 Or it may have a bad header, in this case <option>-nobps</option> |
760 and/or <option>-mc 0</option> can help. | |
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24010 | 763 Many FLV files will only play correctly with <option>-correct-pts</option>. |
24015 | 764 Unfortunately <application>MEncoder</application> does not have this option, |
765 but you can try setting <option>-fps</option> to the correct value manually | |
766 if you know it. | |
24010 | 767 </para></listitem> |
768 <listitem><para> | |
21521 | 769 Your sound driver is buggy. |
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17036 | 774 |
775 <qandaentry> | |
776 <question><para> | |
21521 | 777 How can I get rid of A/V desynchronization |
778 while seeking through RealMedia streams? | |
17036 | 779 </para></question> |
780 <answer><para> | |
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17036 | 782 </para></answer> |
783 </qandaentry> | |
9675 | 784 </qandadiv> |
785 | |
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789 <title>DVD playback</title> | |
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792 <question><para> | |
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9675 | 794 </para></question> |
795 <answer><para> | |
30820 | 796 <application>MPlayer</application> should support DVD menus nowadays. |
797 Your mileage may vary. | |
9675 | 798 </para></answer> |
799 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 800 |
9675 | 801 <qandaentry> |
802 <question><para> | |
11540 | 803 What about subtitles? Can <application>MPlayer</application> display them? |
9675 | 804 </para></question> |
805 <answer><para> | |
10373 | 806 Yes. See the <link linkend="dvd">DVD chapter</link>. |
9675 | 807 </para></answer> |
808 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 809 |
9675 | 810 <qandaentry> |
811 <question><para> | |
812 How can I set the region code of my DVD-drive? I don't have Windows! | |
813 </para></question> | |
814 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 815 Use the |
816 <ulink url="http://linvdr.org/projects/regionset/">regionset tool</ulink>. | |
9675 | 817 </para></answer> |
818 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 819 |
9675 | 820 <qandaentry> |
821 <question><para> | |
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9675 | 833 </para></question> |
834 <answer><para> | |
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9675 | 836 on the DVD device entry (in <filename class="directory">/dev/</filename>). |
837 </para></answer> | |
838 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 839 |
9675 | 840 <qandaentry> |
841 <question><para> | |
842 Is it possible to play/encode only selected chapters? | |
843 </para></question> | |
844 <answer><para> | |
845 Yes, try the <option>-chapter</option> option. | |
846 </para></answer> | |
847 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 848 |
9675 | 849 <qandaentry> |
850 <question><para> | |
851 My DVD playback is sluggish! | |
852 </para></question> | |
853 <answer><para> | |
854 Use the <option>-cache</option> option (described in the man page) and try | |
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9675 | 856 </para></answer> |
857 </qandaentry> | |
13511 | 858 |
859 <qandaentry> | |
860 <question><para> | |
861 I copied a DVD using vobcopy. How do I play/encode it from my hard disk? | |
862 </para></question> | |
863 <answer><para> | |
864 Use the <option>-dvd-device</option> option to refer to the directory | |
865 that contains the files: | |
866 <screen> | |
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13511 | 868 </screen> |
869 </para></answer> | |
870 </qandaentry> | |
9675 | 871 </qandadiv> |
872 | |
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9675 | 874 <qandadiv id="faq-features"> |
875 <title>Feature requests</title> | |
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9675 | 877 <qandaentry> |
878 <question><para> | |
21521 | 879 If <application>MPlayer</application> is paused and I try to seek or press any |
880 key at all, <application>MPlayer</application> ceases to be paused. | |
881 I would like to be able to seek in the paused movie. | |
9675 | 882 </para></question> |
883 <answer><para> | |
884 This is very tricky to implement without losing A/V synchronization. | |
885 All attempts have failed so far, but patches are welcome. | |
886 </para></answer> | |
887 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 888 |
9675 | 889 <qandaentry> |
890 <question><para> | |
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891 I'd like to seek +/- 1 frame instead of 10 seconds. |
9675 | 892 </para></question> |
893 <answer><para> | |
14312 | 894 You can step forward one frame by pressing <keycap>.</keycap>. |
14320 | 895 If the movie was not paused it will be paused afterwards |
896 (see the man page for details). | |
14309 | 897 Stepping backwards is unlikely to be implemented anytime soon. |
9675 | 898 </para></answer> |
899 </qandaentry> | |
900 </qandadiv> | |
901 | |
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9675 | 904 <qandadiv id="faq-encoding"> |
905 <title>Encoding</title> | |
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9675 | 907 <qandaentry> |
908 <question><para> | |
10042 | 909 How can I encode? |
910 </para></question> | |
911 <answer><para> | |
11540 | 912 Read the <link linkend="mencoder"><application>MEncoder</application></link> |
913 section. | |
10042 | 914 </para></answer> |
915 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 916 |
10042 | 917 <qandaentry> |
918 <question><para> | |
15493 | 919 How can I dump a full DVD title into a file? |
15430 | 920 </para></question> |
921 <answer><para> | |
15493 | 922 Once you have selected your title, and made sure it plays fine with |
923 <application>MPlayer</application>, use the option <option>-dumpstream</option>. | |
15430 | 924 For example: |
925 <screen> | |
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15430 | 927 </screen> |
928 will dump the 5th title of the DVD into the file | |
929 <replaceable>dvd_dump.vob</replaceable> | |
930 </para></answer> | |
931 </qandaentry> | |
932 | |
933 <qandaentry> | |
934 <question><para> | |
15830 | 935 How can I create (S)VCDs automatically? |
10042 | 936 </para></question> |
937 <answer><para> | |
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21521 | 939 <filename class="directory">TOOLS</filename> subdirectory. |
940 With it you can encode DVDs or other movies to VCD or SVCD format | |
10042 | 941 and even burn them directly to CD. |
942 </para></answer> | |
943 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 944 |
10042 | 945 <qandaentry> |
946 <question><para> | |
15836 | 947 How can I create (S)VCDs? |
15830 | 948 </para></question> |
949 <answer><para> | |
950 Newer versions of <application>MEncoder</application> can directly | |
15836 | 951 generate MPEG-2 files that can be used as a base to create a VCD or SVCD and |
952 are likely to be playable out of the box on all platforms (for example, | |
15830 | 953 to share a video from a digital camcorder with your computer-illiterate |
954 friends). | |
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15830 | 958 </para></answer> |
959 </qandaentry> | |
960 | |
961 <qandaentry> | |
962 <question><para> | |
10042 | 963 How can I join two video files? |
964 </para></question> | |
965 <answer><para> | |
14975 | 966 MPEG files can be concatenated into a single file with luck. |
967 For AVI files, you can use <application>MEncoder</application>'s | |
968 multiple file support like this: | |
969 <screen> | |
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14975 | 971 </screen> |
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973 and use the same codec. |
14975 | 974 You can also try |
10042 | 975 <ulink url="http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/">avidemux</ulink> and |
976 <application>avimerge</application> (part of the | |
14975 | 977 <ulink url="http://www.transcoding.org/">transcode</ulink> |
978 tool set). | |
10042 | 979 </para></answer> |
980 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 981 |
10042 | 982 <qandaentry> |
983 <question><para> | |
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991 mencoder <replaceable>input.avi</replaceable> -idx -ovc copy -oac copy -o <replaceable>output.avi</replaceable> |
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995 Of course this cannot fix possible bugs in the video and/or audio streams. |
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19498 | 1015 How can I backup and encode a VOB file with a broken beginning? |
1016 </para></question> | |
1017 <answer><para> | |
1018 The main problem when you want to encode a VOB file which is corrupted | |
1019 <footnote id='fn-corrupted-files-or-copy-protection'><para> | |
1020 To some extent, some forms of copy protection used in DVDs can be | |
1021 assumed to be content corruption. | |
1022 </para></footnote> | |
1023 is that it will be hard to get an encode with perfect A/V sync. | |
1024 One workaround is to just shave off the corrupted part and encode just the | |
1025 clean part. | |
1026 First you need to find where the clean part starts: | |
1027 <screen> | |
1028 mplayer <replaceable>input.vob</replaceable> -sb <replaceable>nb_of_bytes_to_skip</replaceable> | |
1029 </screen> | |
1030 Then you can create a new file which contains just the clean part: | |
1031 <screen> | |
1032 dd if=<replaceable>input.vob</replaceable> of=<replaceable>output_cut.vob</replaceable> skip=1 ibs=<replaceable>nb_of_bytes_to_skip</replaceable> | |
1033 </screen> | |
1034 </para></answer> | |
1035 </qandaentry> | |
1036 | |
1037 <qandaentry> | |
1038 <question><para> | |
9675 | 1039 I can't encode DVD subtitles into the AVI! |
1040 </para></question> | |
1041 <answer><para> | |
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9675 | 1043 </para></answer> |
1044 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 1045 |
9675 | 1046 <qandaentry> |
1047 <question><para> | |
1048 How can I encode only selected chapters from a DVD? | |
1049 </para></question> | |
1050 <answer><para> | |
21521 | 1051 Use the <option>-chapter</option> option correctly, |
1052 like: <option>-chapter 5-7</option>. | |
9675 | 1053 </para></answer> |
1054 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 1055 |
9675 | 1056 <qandaentry> |
1057 <question><para> | |
1058 I'm trying to work with 2GB+ files on a VFAT file system. Does it work? | |
1059 </para></question> | |
1060 <answer><para> | |
1061 No, VFAT doesn't support 2GB+ files. | |
1062 </para></answer> | |
1063 </qandaentry> | |
10373 | 1064 |
9675 | 1065 <qandaentry> |
1066 <question><para> | |
21521 | 1067 What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line |
1068 during the encoding process? | |
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1071 Example: |
21521 | 1072 <screen> |
1073 Pos: 264.5s 6612f ( 2%) 7.12fps Trem: 576min 2856mb A-V:0.065 [2126:192] | |
1074 </screen> | |
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1077 <term><systemitem>Pos: 264.5s</systemitem></term> | |
1078 <listitem><para>time position in the encoded stream</para></listitem> | |
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21521 | 1080 <varlistentry> |
1081 <term><systemitem>6612f</systemitem></term> | |
1082 <listitem><para>number of video frames encoded</para></listitem> | |
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21521 | 1084 <varlistentry> |
1085 <term><systemitem>( 2%)</systemitem></term> | |
1086 <listitem><para>portion of the input stream encoded</para></listitem> | |
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21521 | 1088 <varlistentry> |
1089 <term><systemitem>7.12fps</systemitem></term> | |
1090 <listitem><para>encoding speed</para></listitem> | |
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21521 | 1092 <varlistentry> |
1093 <term><systemitem>Trem: 576min</systemitem></term> | |
1094 <listitem><para>estimated remaining encoding time</para></listitem> | |
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21521 | 1096 <varlistentry> |
1097 <term><systemitem>2856mb</systemitem></term> | |
1098 <listitem><para>estimated size of the final encode</para></listitem> | |
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21521 | 1100 <varlistentry> |
1101 <term><systemitem>A-V:0.065</systemitem></term> | |
1102 <listitem><para>current delay between audio and video streams</para></listitem> | |
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1105 <term><systemitem>[2126:192]</systemitem></term> | |
1106 <listitem><para> | |
1107 average video bitrate (in kb/s) and average audio bitrate (in kb/s) | |
1108 </para></listitem> | |
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21521 | 1116 Why is the recommended bitrate printed by <application>MEncoder</application> |
1117 negative? | |
9675 | 1118 </para></question> |
1119 <answer><para> | |
1120 Because the bitrate you encoded the audio with is too large to fit the | |
1121 movie on any CD. Check if you have libmp3lame installed properly. | |
1122 </para></answer> | |
1123 </qandaentry> | |
10448 | 1124 |
1125 <qandaentry> | |
1126 <question><para> | |
14024 | 1127 I can't encode an ASF file to AVI/MPEG-4 (DivX) because it uses 1000 fps. |
10448 | 1128 </para></question> |
1129 <answer><para> | |
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1131 have to set it by hand with the <option>-ofps</option> option. |
10448 | 1132 </para></answer> |
1133 </qandaentry> | |
1134 | |
10631 | 1135 <qandaentry> |
1136 <question><para> | |
1137 How can I put subtitles in the output file? | |
1138 </para></question> | |
1139 <answer><para> | |
1140 Just pass the <option>-sub <filename></option> (or <option>-sid</option>, | |
12815 | 1141 respectively) option to <application>MEncoder</application>. |
10631 | 1142 </para></answer> |
1143 </qandaentry> | |
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1150 It's not possible directly, but you can try this (note the |
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1153 <screen> |
21521 | 1154 mkfifo <replaceable>encode</replaceable> |
1155 mplayer -ao pcm -aofile <replaceable>encode</replaceable> dvd://1 & | |
1156 lame <replaceable>your_opts</replaceable> <replaceable>encode</replaceable> <replaceable>music.mp3</replaceable> | |
1157 rm <replaceable>encode</replaceable> | |
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1161 above command. |
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15925 | 1167 Why do third-party players fail to play MPEG-4 movies encoded by |
1168 <application>MEncoder</application> versions later than 1.0pre7? | |
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15922 | 1172 encoding library usually shipped with <application>MEncoder</application>, |
1173 used to set the FourCC to 'DIVX' when encoding MPEG-4 videos | |
1174 (the FourCC is an AVI tag to identify the software used to encode and | |
1175 the intended software to use for decoding the video). | |
1176 This led many people to think that | |
1177 <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> | |
1178 was a DivX encoding library, when in fact it is a completely different | |
15925 | 1179 MPEG-4 encoding library which implements the MPEG-4 standard much |
15942 | 1180 better than DivX does. |
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1183 may override this behavior using <application>MEncoder</application>'s |
15922 | 1184 <option>-ffourcc</option> option. |
15925 | 1185 You may also change the FourCC of existing files in the same way: |
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1189 Note that this will set the FourCC to XVID rather than DIVX. |
15922 | 1190 This is recommended as DIVX FourCC means DivX4, which is a very basic |
1191 MPEG-4 codec, whereas DX50 and XVID both mean full MPEG-4 (ASP). | |
1192 Therefore, if you change the FourCC to DIVX, some bad software or | |
1193 hardware players may choke on some advanced features that | |
1194 <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> supports, but DivX | |
20860 | 1195 doesn't; on the other hand <systemitem class="library">Xvid</systemitem> |
15925 | 1196 is closer to <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> in |
1197 terms of functionality, and is supported by all decent players. | |
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1218 <filename class="directory">TOOLS</filename> subdirectory or read |
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1219 <ulink url="http://xlife.zuavra.net/curse/0012/">this document about extracting/demultiplexing subtitles embedded in OpenDML AVI files</ulink>. |
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15835 | 1237 </chapter> |