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updates nvidia tv-out section etc
author gabucino
date Sat, 23 Nov 2002 21:56:41 +0000
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172 <UL> 172 <UL>
173 <LI><A HREF="video.html#tv-out_matrox">2.3.1.5.1 Matrox G400 cards</A></LI> 173 <LI><A HREF="video.html#tv-out_matrox">2.3.1.5.1 Matrox G400 cards</A></LI>
174 <LI><A HREF="video.html#tv-out_matrox_g450">2.3.1.5.2 Matrox G450/G550 cards</A></LI> 174 <LI><A HREF="video.html#tv-out_matrox_g450">2.3.1.5.2 Matrox G450/G550 cards</A></LI>
175 <LI><A HREF="video.html#tv-out_ati">2.3.1.5.3 ATI cards</A></LI> 175 <LI><A HREF="video.html#tv-out_ati">2.3.1.5.3 ATI cards</A></LI>
176 <LI><A HREF="video.html#tv-out_voodoo">2.3.1.5.4 Voodoo 3</A></LI> 176 <LI><A HREF="video.html#tv-out_voodoo">2.3.1.5.4 Voodoo 3</A></LI>
177 <LI><A HREF="video.html#tv-out_nvidia">2.3.1.5.5 nVidia</A></LI>
177 </UL> 178 </UL>
178 </LI> 179 </LI>
179 </UL> 180 </UL>
180 <LI><A HREF="sound.html">2.3.2 Audio output devices</A> 181 <LI><A HREF="sound.html">2.3.2 Audio output devices</A>
181 <UL> 182 <UL>
203 <LI><A HREF="encoding.html#copying">2.4.3 Stream copying</A></LI> 204 <LI><A HREF="encoding.html#copying">2.4.3 Stream copying</A></LI>
204 <LI><A HREF="encoding.html#fixing">2.4.4 Fixing AVIs with broken index</A></LI> 205 <LI><A HREF="encoding.html#fixing">2.4.4 Fixing AVIs with broken index</A></LI>
205 <LI><A HREF="encoding.html#libavcodec">2.4.5 Encoding with the libavcodec codec family</A></LI> 206 <LI><A HREF="encoding.html#libavcodec">2.4.5 Encoding with the libavcodec codec family</A></LI>
206 <LI><A HREF="encoding.html#image_files">2.4.6 Encoding from multiple input image files (JPEGs or PNGs)</A></LI> 207 <LI><A HREF="encoding.html#image_files">2.4.6 Encoding from multiple input image files (JPEGs or PNGs)</A></LI>
207 <LI><A HREF="encoding.html#vobsub">2.4.7 Extracting DVD subtitles to a Vobsub file</A></LI> 208 <LI><A HREF="encoding.html#vobsub">2.4.7 Extracting DVD subtitles to a Vobsub file</A></LI>
209 <LI><A HREF="encoding.html#aspect">2.4.8 Preserving aspect ratio</A></LI>
208 </UL> 210 </UL>
209 </LI> 211 </LI>
210 <LI><A HREF="#tv">2.5 TV input</A> 212 <LI><A HREF="#tv">2.5 TV input</A>
211 <UL> 213 <UL>
212 <LI><A HREF="#tv_compilation">2.5.1 Compilation</A></LI> 214 <LI><A HREF="#tv_compilation">2.5.1 Compilation</A></LI>
618 <LI><B>S3 cards</B>: the Savage and Virge/DX chips have hardware acceleration. 620 <LI><B>S3 cards</B>: the Savage and Virge/DX chips have hardware acceleration.
619 Use as new XFree86 version as possible, older drivers are buggy. Savage chips 621 Use as new XFree86 version as possible, older drivers are buggy. Savage chips
620 have problems with YV12 display, see <A HREF="video.html#xv_s3">S3 Xv 622 have problems with YV12 display, see <A HREF="video.html#xv_s3">S3 Xv
621 section</A> for details. Older, Trio cards have no, or slow hardware 623 section</A> for details. Older, Trio cards have no, or slow hardware
622 support.</LI> 624 support.</LI>
623 <LI><B>nVidia cards</B>: very bad choice for video playing (nVidia 625 <LI><B>nVidia cards</B>: may or may not be good choice for video playing.
624 <A HREF="users_against_developers.html#nvidia">does not think so</A>). 626 If you do not have a GeForce2 (or newer) card, it's not likely to work
625 nVidia's cards have very cheap and bad quality chips. Moreover, <B>the 627 without bugs.
626 built-in nVidia driver in XFree86 does not support hardware YUV 628 <B>The built-in nVidia driver in XFree86 does not support hardware YUV
627 acceleration on all nVidia cards.</B> You have to download nVidia's 629 acceleration on all nVidia cards.</B> You have to download nVidia's
628 closed-source drivers from nVidia.com. See the <A 630 closed-source drivers from nVidia.com. See the
629 HREF="video.html#xv_nvidia">nVidia Xv driver</A> section for details.</LI> 631 <A HREF="video.html#xv_nvidia">nVidia Xv driver</A> section for
632 details. Please also check the <A HREF="video.html#tv-out_nvidia">nVidia
633 TV-out section</A> if you wish to use a TV.</LI>
630 <LI><B>3DLabs GLINT R3 and Permedia3</B>: a VIDIX driver is provided 634 <LI><B>3DLabs GLINT R3 and Permedia3</B>: a VIDIX driver is provided
631 (pm3_vid). Please see the <A HREF="video.html#vidix">VIDIX</A> section for 635 (pm3_vid). Please see the <A HREF="video.html#vidix">VIDIX</A> section for
632 details.</LI> 636 details.</LI>
633 <LI><B>Other cards</B>: None of the above? 637 <LI><B>Other cards</B>: None of the above?
634 <UL> 638 <UL>
719 <LI>If you want to install MEncoder (our great all-purpose encoder), 723 <LI>If you want to install MEncoder (our great all-purpose encoder),
720 see the <A HREF="encoding.html">MEncoder section</A>.</LI> 724 see the <A HREF="encoding.html">MEncoder section</A>.</LI>
721 <LI>If you have a V4L compatible <B>TV tuner</B> card, and wish to watch/grab 725 <LI>If you have a V4L compatible <B>TV tuner</B> card, and wish to watch/grab
722 and encode movies with MPlayer, read the <A HREF="#tv">TV input</A> 726 and encode movies with MPlayer, read the <A HREF="#tv">TV input</A>
723 section.</LI> 727 section.</LI>
728 <LI>There is a neat <B>OSD Menu</B> support ready to be used. Check the
729 <A HREF="#menu">OSD Menu</A> section.</LI>
724 </UL> 730 </UL>
725 731
726 <P>Then build MPlayer:</P> 732 <P>Then build MPlayer:</P>
727 733
728 <PRE> 734 <PRE>
950 in config file.</P> 956 in config file.</P>
951 957
952 958
953 <H3><A NAME="menu">1.4.3 OSD menu</A></H3> 959 <H3><A NAME="menu">1.4.3 OSD menu</A></H3>
954 960
955 <P>MPlayer has an OSD Menu interface, which is not only completely user 961 <P>MPlayer has a completely user definiable OSD Menu interface.</P>
956 defined, but is displayed as OSD, on the currently played video!</P>
957 962
958 <H4>Installation</H4> 963 <H4>Installation</H4>
959 964
960 <OL> 965 <OL>
966 <LI>compile MPlayer by passing the <CODE>--enable-new-conf
967 --enable-menu</CODE> parameters to <CODE>./configure</CODE></LI>
968 <LI>make sure you have an OSD font installed</LI>
961 <LI>copy <CODE>etc/menu.conf</CODE> to your <CODE>.mplayer</CODE> 969 <LI>copy <CODE>etc/menu.conf</CODE> to your <CODE>.mplayer</CODE>
962 directory</LI> 970 directory</LI>
963 <LI>copy <CODE>etc/input.conf</CODE> to your <CODE>.mplayer</CODE> 971 <LI>copy <CODE>etc/input.conf</CODE> to your <CODE>.mplayer</CODE>
964 directory, or to the system-wide MPlayer config dir (default: 972 directory, or to the system-wide MPlayer config dir (default:
965 <CODE>/usr/local/share/mplayer</CODE>)</LI> 973 <CODE>/usr/local/etc/mplayer</CODE>)</LI>
974 <LI>check and edit <CODE>input.conf</CODE> to enable menu movement
975 keys (it is described there).</LI>
976 <LI>start MPlayer by the following example:<BR>
977 <CODE>$ mplayer -menu file.avi</CODE></LI>
978 <LI>push any menu key you defined</LI>
966 </OL> 979 </OL>
967 980
981 <P>
968 982
969 983
970 <H2><A NAME="rtc">1.5 RTC</A></H2> 984 <H2><A NAME="rtc">1.5 RTC</A></H2>
971 985
972 There are three timing methods in MPlayer. 986 There are three timing methods in MPlayer.