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3 <HEAD> 3 <HEAD>
4 <STYLE TYPE="text/css"> 4 <LINK REL="stylesheet" TYPE="text/css" HREF="default.css">
5 .text
6 {font-family : Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
7 font-size : 14px;}
8 </STYLE>
9 </HEAD> 5 </HEAD>
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11 <BODY BGCOLOR=WHITE> 7 <BODY BGCOLOR=WHITE>
12 8
13 <FONT CLASS="text"> 9 <FONT CLASS="text">
433 </UL> 429 </UL>
434 430
435 <P><B><I>CODECS</I></B></P> 431 <P><B><I>CODECS</I></B></P>
436 432
437 <UL> 433 <UL>
438 <LI><B>libavcodec</B> : If you want to use this DivX3/DivX4/DivX5/MP42/etc 434 <LI><B>libavcodec</B> : If you want to use this DivX3/DivX4/DivX5/MP41/MP42/etc
439 codec, check the 435 codec, check the
440 <A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.1.2">2.2.1.2</A> section before compiling. Features :<BR> 436 <A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.1.2">2.2.1.2</A> section before compiling. Features :<BR>
441 <UL> 437 <UL>
442 <LI>you can <B>gain <I>DivX/DivX4/DivX5/MP42</I> playing on non-x86 438 <LI>you can <B>gain <I>DivX/DivX4/DivX5/MP41/MP42</I> playing on non-x86
443 machines</B></LI> 439 machines</B></LI>
444 <LI>RealVideo 1.0/VIVO/MJPEG/h263/others playing and encoding</LI> 440 <LI>RealVideo 1.0/VIVO/MJPEG/h263/others playing and encoding</LI>
445 <LI>this codec has the <B>greatest decoding speed</B> for DivX and DivX4/DivX5 441 <LI>this codec has the <B>greatest decoding speed</B> for DivX and DivX4/DivX5
446 movies (even faster than the original DivX4 library itself) ! Recommended!</LI> 442 movies (even faster than the original DivX4 library itself) ! Recommended!</LI>
447 </UL> 443 </UL>
455 differs from ours, so if you want to use all supported codecs, then use our 451 differs from ours, so if you want to use all supported codecs, then use our
456 package! However, you can use our codecs package with avifile. Features:<BR> 452 package! However, you can use our codecs package with avifile. Features:<BR>
457 <UL> 453 <UL>
458 <LI>you need this if you want to play or encode for example movies recorded 454 <LI>you need this if you want to play or encode for example movies recorded
459 with various hardware compressors, like tuner cards, digital cameras (example: DV, ATI VCR, MJPEG)</LI> 455 with various hardware compressors, like tuner cards, digital cameras (example: DV, ATI VCR, MJPEG)</LI>
460 <LI>needed if you want to play <B>WMV movies</B> or older (MP42) ASF's</LI> 456 <LI>needed if you want to play <B>WMV movies</B> or older (MP41/MP42) ASF's</LI>
461 </UL> 457 </UL>
462 </LI> 458 </LI>
463 459
464 <LI><B>DivX4/DivX5</B> : information about this codec is available in the 460 <LI><B>DivX4/DivX5</B> : information about this codec is available in the
465 <A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.1.1">2.2.1.1</A> section. If you don't want to encode 461 <A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.1.1">2.2.1.1</A> section. If you don't want to encode
513 their memory, with <B>small CPU usage</B> (zooming doesn't increase it!), thus 509 their memory, with <B>small CPU usage</B> (zooming doesn't increase it!), thus
514 you get a nice and very fast fullscreen playing.</P> 510 you get a nice and very fast fullscreen playing.</P>
515 511
516 <P> 512 <P>
517 <UL> 513 <UL>
518 <LI><B>Matrox G200/G400/G450/G550 cards</B> : please see the <A HREF="video.html#2.3.1.7">mga_vid</A> 514 <LI><B>Matrox G200/G400/G450/G550 cards</B> : although a
519 section in order to gain big speedup. It is important to do these steps 515 <A HREF="video.html#2.3.1.9">Vidix driver</A> is provided, it is recommended
520 <I>before</I> compiling <B>MPlayer</B>, otherwise no Matrox-specific support will be 516 to use the old mga_vid kernel module instead, for it works much better.
521 built. Also check out the <A HREF="video.html#2.3.1.A.1">Matrox TV-out</A> 517 Please see the <A HREF="video.html#2.3.1.7">mga_vid</A> section about its
522 section. <U><B>If you are non-Linux user</B></U>, read <A HREF="video.html#2.3.1.15">Vidix</A> 518 installation and usage. It is important to do these steps <I>before</I>
523 documentation !</LI> 519 compiling <B>MPlayer</B>, otherwise no mga_vid support will be built. Also
524 520 check out the <A HREF="video.html#2.3.1.A.1">Matrox TV-out</A> section.
525 <LI><B>3Dfx Voodoo3/Banshee cards</B> : please see the <A 521 <U><B>If you are non-Linux user</B></U>, your only possibility is the Vidix
526 HREF="video.html#2.3.1.9">2.3.1.9</A> section in order to gain big speedup. It 522 driver: read <A HREF="video.html#2.3.1.15">Vidix</A> documentation !</LI>
527 is important to do these steps <I>before</I> compiling <B>MPlayer</B>, 523
528 otherwise no 3Dfx support will be built. Also see the <A HREF="video.html#2.3.1.A.3">3dfx 524 <LI><B>3Dfx Voodoo3/Banshee cards</B> : please see the
529 TV out section</A>. If you use X, use at least 4.2.0, as 3dfx Xv driver was 525 <A HREF="video.html#2.3.1.9">2.3.1.9</A> section in order to gain big
530 broken in 4.1.0, and earlier releases!</LI> 526 speedup. It is important to do these steps <I>before</I> compiling
531 527 <B>MPlayer</B>, otherwise no 3Dfx support will be built. Also see the <A
532 <LI><B>ATI cards</B> : see the <A HREF="video.html#2.3.1.A.2">ATI cards 528 HREF="video.html#2.3.1.A.3">3dfx TV-out section</A>. If you use X, use at
533 section</A> of the TV-out documentation, to know what features of your card is 529 least 4.2.0, as 3dfx Xv driver was broken in 4.1.0, and earlier
534 supported under Linux/MPlayer. If you have a <B>Radeon</B>, <B>Rage128</B> 530 releases!</LI>
535 or <B>Mach64</B> (Rage XL/Mobility, Xpert98) card, we have a 531
536 <B>Vidix</B> driver for you, with optional TV out ! Check <A 532 <LI><B>ATI cards</B> : <A HREF="video.html#2.3.1.14">Vidix driver</A> is
537 HREF="video.html#2.3.1.14">this</A> section ! <U><B>If you are non-Linux 533 provided for the following cards:
538 user</B></U>, read <A HREF="video.html#2.3.1.15">Vidix</A> documentation !</LI> 534 <B>Radeon</B>, <B>Rage128</B>, <B>Mach64</B> (Rage XL/Mobility, Xpert98).
535 Also see the <A HREF="video.html#2.3.1.A.2">ATI cards
536 section</A> of the TV-out documentation, to know if you card's TV-out is
537 supported under Linux/MPlayer.</LI>
539 538
540 <LI><B>S3 cards</B> : the Savage and Virge/DX chips have hardware acceleration. Use as 539 <LI><B>S3 cards</B> : the Savage and Virge/DX chips have hardware acceleration. Use as
541 new XFree86 version as possible, older drivers are buggy. Savage chips 540 new XFree86 version as possible, older drivers are buggy. Savage chips
542 have problems with YV12 display, see <A HREF="video.html#2.3.1.2.2">S3 Xv 541 have problems with YV12 display, see <A HREF="video.html#2.3.1.2.2">S3 Xv
543 section</A> for details. Older, Trio cards have no, or slow hardware 542 section</A> for details. Older, Trio cards have no, or slow hardware
545 544
546 <LI><B>Nvidia cards</B> : very bad choice for video playing (NVidia has 545 <LI><B>Nvidia cards</B> : very bad choice for video playing (NVidia has
547 <A HREF="users_against_developers.html#nvidia">different opinion</A>!). 546 <A HREF="users_against_developers.html#nvidia">different opinion</A>!).
548 Nvidia's cards have very cheap and bad 547 Nvidia's cards have very cheap and bad
549 quality chips. Moreover, <U>the built-in Nvidia driver in XFree86 doesn't 548 quality chips. Moreover, <U>the built-in Nvidia driver in XFree86 doesn't
550 contain support for hardware YUV acceleration for all NVidia cards !</U> You have to download 549 contain support for hardware YUV acceleration for all NVidia cards !</U>
551 Nvidia's closed-source drivers from nvidia.com . See details in <A 550 You have to download Nvidia's closed-source drivers from nvidia.com. See
552 HREF="video.html#2.3.1.2.3">Nvidia Xv driver</A> section.</LI> 551 details in <A HREF="video.html#2.3.1.2.3">Nvidia Xv driver</A> section.</LI>
552
553 <LI><B>3DLabs GLINT R3 and Permedia3</B> : a Vidix driver is provided
554 (pm3_vid). Please see the <A HREF="video.html#2.3.1.15">Vidix
555 instructions</A>.</LI>
553 556
554 <LI><B>other cards</B> : none of the above? 557 <LI><B>other cards</B> : none of the above?
555 <UL> 558 <UL>
556 <LI>Try if the XFree86 driver (and your card) supports hardware 559 <LI>Try if the XFree86 driver (and your card) supports hardware
557 acceleration. See the <A HREF="video.html#2.3.1.2">Xv section</A> for 560 acceleration. See the <A HREF="video.html#2.3.1.2">Xv section</A> for