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codecs.conf files are a thing of the past.
author diego
date Thu, 10 Jul 2003 18:29:04 +0000
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661 <qandaentry> 661 <qandaentry>
662 <question><para> 662 <question><para>
663 I got this playing MPEG files: Can't find codec for video format 0x10000001! 663 I got this playing MPEG files: Can't find codec for video format 0x10000001!
664 </para></question> 664 </para></question>
665 <answer><para> 665 <answer><para>
666 You have an old version of <filename>codecs.conf</filename> at 666 You have an old version of <filename>codecs.conf</filename> in
667 <filename class="directory">~/.mplayer/</filename>, 667 <filename class="directory">~/.mplayer/</filename>,
668 <filename class="directory">/etc/</filename>, 668 <filename class="directory">/etc/</filename>,
669 <filename class="directory">/usr/local/etc/</filename> or similar. Remove it. 669 <filename class="directory">/usr/local/etc/</filename> or similar. Remove it.
670 <emphasis role="bold">OR</emphasis> you have the <option>vc=</option> option or 670 <emphasis role="bold">OR</emphasis> you have the <option>vc=</option> option or
671 something similar in your config file(s). 671 something similar in your config file(s).
691 <question><para> 691 <question><para>
692 I have an AVI that produces a gray screen when played with <option>-vc odivx</option> 692 I have an AVI that produces a gray screen when played with <option>-vc odivx</option>
693 and a green one with <option>-vc divx4</option>. 693 and a green one with <option>-vc divx4</option>.
694 </para></question> 694 </para></question>
695 <answer><para> 695 <answer><para>
696 It's not a DivX file, but an MS MPEG4v3. Update your <filename>codecs.conf</filename>. 696 It's not a DivX file, but an MS MPEG4v3.
697 If you have an old version of <filename>codecs.conf</filename> in
698 <filename class="directory">~/.mplayer/</filename>,
699 <filename class="directory">/etc/</filename>,
700 <filename class="directory">/usr/local/etc/</filename> or similar, remove it.
697 </para></answer> 701 </para></answer>
698 </qandaentry> 702 </qandaentry>
699 703
700 <qandaentry> 704 <qandaentry>
701 <question><para> 705 <question><para>
729 <question><para> 733 <question><para>
730 I have an MJPEG file which works with other players but displays only a black image in 734 I have an MJPEG file which works with other players but displays only a black image in
731 <application>MPlayer</application> 735 <application>MPlayer</application>
732 </para></question> 736 </para></question>
733 <answer><para> 737 <answer><para>
734 Disable the Windows DLL in <filename>codecs.conf</filename>, or use the 738 Use another codec to play the file, try <option>-vc ffmjpeg</option>.
735 <option>-vc ffmjpeg</option> option (compile MPlayer with libavcodec for this to work).
736 </para></answer> 739 </para></answer>
737 </qandaentry> 740 </qandaentry>
738 741
739 <qandaentry> 742 <qandaentry>
740 <question><para> 743 <question><para>
762 All the WMV (or other..) files I play create a green/gray window and there is 765 All the WMV (or other..) files I play create a green/gray window and there is
763 only sound! <application>MPlayer</application> prints: 766 only sound! <application>MPlayer</application> prints:
764 <screen>Detected video codec: [null] drv:0 (NULL codec (no decoding))</screen> 767 <screen>Detected video codec: [null] drv:0 (NULL codec (no decoding))</screen>
765 </para></question> 768 </para></question>
766 <answer><para> 769 <answer><para>
767 Update your <filename>codecs.conf</filename>. 770 If you have an old version of <filename>codecs.conf</filename> in
771 <filename class="directory">~/.mplayer/</filename>,
772 <filename class="directory">/etc/</filename>,
773 <filename class="directory">/usr/local/etc/</filename> or similar, remove it.
768 </para></answer> 774 </para></answer>
769 </qandaentry> 775 </qandaentry>
770 776
771 <qandaentry> 777 <qandaentry>
772 <question><para> 778 <question><para>