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codecs.conf files are a thing of the past.
| author | diego |
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| date | Thu, 10 Jul 2003 18:29:04 +0000 |
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| 462 send us a proper bug report.</DD> | 462 send us a proper bug report.</DD> |
| 463 <DD> </DD> | 463 <DD> </DD> |
| 464 | 464 |
| 465 <DT>Q: I got this playing MPEG files: Can't find codec for video format | 465 <DT>Q: I got this playing MPEG files: Can't find codec for video format |
| 466 0x10000001!</DT> | 466 0x10000001!</DT> |
| 467 <DD>A: You have an old version of codecs.conf at <CODE>~/.mplayer/</CODE>, | 467 <DD>A: You have an old version of <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE> in |
| 468 <CODE>/etc/</CODE>, <CODE>/usr/local/etc/</CODE> or similar. Remove it.<BR> | 468 <CODE>~/.mplayer/</CODE>, <CODE>/etc/</CODE>, <CODE>/usr/local/etc/</CODE> |
| 469 or similar. Remove it.<BR> | |
| 469 <B>OR</B> you have the <CODE>vc=</CODE> option or something similar in your | 470 <B>OR</B> you have the <CODE>vc=</CODE> option or something similar in your |
| 470 config file(s).</DD> | 471 config file(s).</DD> |
| 471 <DD> </DD> | 472 <DD> </DD> |
| 472 | 473 |
| 473 <DT>Q: When starting MPlayer under KDE I just get a black screen and nothing | 474 <DT>Q: When starting MPlayer under KDE I just get a black screen and nothing |
| 480 another option is to start MPlayer with artsdsp.</DD> | 481 another option is to start MPlayer with artsdsp.</DD> |
| 481 <DD> </DD> | 482 <DD> </DD> |
| 482 | 483 |
| 483 <DT>Q: I have an AVI that produces a gray screen when played with | 484 <DT>Q: I have an AVI that produces a gray screen when played with |
| 484 <CODE>-vc odivx</CODE> and a green one with <CODE>-vc divx4</CODE>.</DT> | 485 <CODE>-vc odivx</CODE> and a green one with <CODE>-vc divx4</CODE>.</DT> |
| 485 <DD>A: It's not a DivX file, but an M$ MPEG4v3. Update your codecs.conf.</DD> | 486 <DD>A: It's not a DivX file, but an M$ MPEG4v3. If you have an old version |
| 487 of <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE> in <CODE>~/.mplayer/</CODE>, <CODE>/etc/</CODE>, | |
| 488 <CODE>/usr/local/etc/</CODE> or similar, remove it.</DD> | |
| 486 <DD> </DD> | 489 <DD> </DD> |
| 487 | 490 |
| 488 <DT>Q: When I play this movie I get video-audio desync and/or MPlayer crashes | 491 <DT>Q: When I play this movie I get video-audio desync and/or MPlayer crashes |
| 489 with the following message:<BR> | 492 with the following message:<BR> |
| 490 <CODE>DEMUXER: Too many (945 in 8390980 bytes) video packets in the buffer!</CODE></DT> | 493 <CODE>DEMUXER: Too many (945 in 8390980 bytes) video packets in the buffer!</CODE></DT> |
| 502 </UL></DD> | 505 </UL></DD> |
| 503 <DD> </DD> | 506 <DD> </DD> |
| 504 | 507 |
| 505 <DT>Q: I have an MJPEG file which works with other players but displays only a | 508 <DT>Q: I have an MJPEG file which works with other players but displays only a |
| 506 black image in MPlayer.</DT> | 509 black image in MPlayer.</DT> |
| 507 <DD>A: Disable the Windows DLL in <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE>, or use the | 510 <DD>A: Use another codec to play the file, try <CODE>-vc ffmjpeg</CODE>.</DD> |
| 508 <CODE>-vc ffmjpeg</CODE> option (compile MPlayer with libavcodec for this | |
| 509 to work).</DD> | |
| 510 <DD> </DD> | 511 <DD> </DD> |
| 511 | 512 |
| 512 <DT>Q: When I try to grab from my tuner, it works, but colors are strange. | 513 <DT>Q: When I try to grab from my tuner, it works, but colors are strange. |
| 513 It's OK with other applications.</DT> | 514 It's OK with other applications.</DT> |
| 514 <DD>A: Your card probably misreports its colorspace capacity. Try with YUY2 | 515 <DD>A: Your card probably misreports its colorspace capacity. Try with YUY2 |
| 524 <DD> </DD> | 525 <DD> </DD> |
| 525 | 526 |
| 526 <DT>Q: All the WMV (or other..) files I play create a green/gray window and | 527 <DT>Q: All the WMV (or other..) files I play create a green/gray window and |
| 527 there is only sound! MPlayer prints:<BR> | 528 there is only sound! MPlayer prints:<BR> |
| 528 <CODE>Detected video codec: [null] drv:0 (NULL codec (no decoding))</CODE></DT> | 529 <CODE>Detected video codec: [null] drv:0 (NULL codec (no decoding))</CODE></DT> |
| 529 <DD>A: Update your <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE>.</DD> | 530 <DD>A: If you have an old version of <CODE>codecs.conf</CODE> in |
| 531 <CODE>~/.mplayer/</CODE>, <CODE>/etc/</CODE>, <CODE>/usr/local/etc/</CODE> | |
| 532 or similar, remove it.</DD> | |
| 530 <DD> </DD> | 533 <DD> </DD> |
| 531 | 534 |
| 532 <DT>Q: I get very strange percentage values (way too big) while playing files | 535 <DT>Q: I get very strange percentage values (way too big) while playing files |
| 533 on my notebook.</DT> | 536 on my notebook.</DT> |
| 534 <DD>A: It's an effect of the power management / power saving system of your | 537 <DD>A: It's an effect of the power management / power saving system of your |