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new 'RealMedia' 'Realvideo' 'RealAudio' sections also added FLI format section

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     formats
<LI> <A HREF="#2.1.1.2">RIFF AVI</A> file format
<LI> <A HREF="#2.1.1.3">ASF/WMV</A> 1.0 file format
<LI> <A HREF="#2.1.1.4">QT/MOV</A> file format with (un)compressed headers
<LI> <A HREF="#2.1.1.5">VIVO</A> format (.viv files)
<LI> supports <A HREF="documentation.html#3.3">reading from stdin</A>, or network via HTTP
</UL></P>

<P>Note: about realmedia (.ra/.rm) support read the FAQ!</P>

<P>It's important to clarify a popular mistake. When people see a file with
<B>.AVI</B> extension, they instantly declare that isn't an MPEG file.
That's not true. At least not entirely. If you tell them that such a file
can contain MPEG1 video, they laugh at you. Feel free to kick their dumbass

<P>See the <A HREF=codecs.html#2.2.1.4>VIVO video codec</A>
and <A HREF=codecs.html#2.2.2.4>VIVO audio codec</A> sections for installation
instructions.</P>


<P><B><A NAME=2.1.2>2.1.2. Audio formats</A></B></P>

<P>Currently <B>MPlayer</B> is still a <B>Movie</B> and not a <B>Media</B>
player, thus the pure audio formats (for example MP3, WAV, audio ASF) are
unplayable. Use <A HREF="http://www.xmms.org">xmms</A>, <A HREF="http://www.mpg123.de">mpg123</A>

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     formats
<LI> <A HREF="#2.1.1.2">RIFF AVI</A> file format
<LI> <A HREF="#2.1.1.3">ASF/WMV</A> 1.0 file format
<LI> <A HREF="#2.1.1.4">QT/MOV</A> file format with (un)compressed headers
<LI> <A HREF="#2.1.1.5">VIVO</A> format (.viv files)
<LI> <A HREF="#2.1.1.6">FLI</A> format
<LI> <A HREF="#2.1.1.7">RealMedia</A> format (.rm files)
<LI> supports <A HREF="documentation.html#3.3">reading from stdin</A>, or network via HTTP
</UL></P>

<P>It's important to clarify a popular mistake. When people see a file with
<B>.AVI</B> extension, they instantly declare that isn't an MPEG file.
That's not true. At least not entirely. If you tell them that such a file
can contain MPEG1 video, they laugh at you. Feel free to kick their dumbass

<P>See the <A HREF=codecs.html#2.2.1.4>VIVO video codec</A>
and <A HREF=codecs.html#2.2.2.4>VIVO audio codec</A> sections for installation
instructions.</P>


<P><B><A NAME=2.1.1.6>2.1.1.6. FLI files</A></B></P>

<P><B>FLI</B> is a very old fileformat used by Autodesk Animator, but it's
a common fileformat for short animations on the Net. <B>MPlayer</B> demuxes
and decodes FLI movies and is even able to seek within them (useful when
looping with the -loop option). FLI files don't have keyframes, so picture
will be messy for a short time after seeking.</P>


<P><B><A NAME=2.1.1.7>2.1.1.7. RealMedia (RM) files</A></B></P>

<P>Yes, <B>MPlayer</B> can read (demux) RealMedia (.rm) files. Seeking
is under implementation, and RM has keyframes so it will be flawless.
Here are the lists of the supported <A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.1.8">RealVideo</A>
and <A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.2.5">RealAudio</A> codecs.


<P><B><A NAME=2.1.2>2.1.2. Audio formats</A></B></P>

<P>Currently <B>MPlayer</B> is still a <B>Movie</B> and not a <B>Media</B>
player, thus the pure audio formats (for example MP3, WAV, audio ASF) are
unplayable. Use <A HREF="http://www.xmms.org">xmms</A>, <A HREF="http://www.mpg123.de">mpg123</A>