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Updated XviD CVS instructions by Dmitry Baryshkov <[e-mail]>. correct spelling of XviD + small corrections

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<sect3 id="xvid">
<title>XViD</title>

<para>
<ulink url="http://www.xvid.org">XViD</ulink> is a forked development of the
OpenDivX codec. It happened when ProjectMayo changed OpenDivX to closed source
DivX4 (now DivX5), and the non-ProjectMayo people working on OpenDivX got angry,
then started XViD. So both projects have the same origin.

<itemizedlist>
<title>ADVANTAGES</title>
<listitem><simpara>
  open source

  currently it does not properly <emphasis role="bold">decode</emphasis> all
  DivX/DivX4 files (no problem as <link linkend="ffmpeg">libavcodec</link>
  can play them)
  </simpara></listitem>
<listitem><simpara>
  you have to choose between DivX4 <emphasis role="bold">or</emphasis> XViD
  support at compiletime
  </simpara></listitem>
<listitem><simpara>
  under development
  </simpara></listitem>

</para>

<procedure>
<title>INSTALLING XVID CVS</title>
<para>
It is currently available only from CVS. Here are the download and
installation instructions:
</para>
<step><para>
  <screen>cvs -z3 -d:pserver:[e-mail]:/xvid login</screen>
  </para></step>
<step><para>

</para></step>
<step><para>
  <screen>cd xvidcore/build/generic</screen>
  </para></step>
<step><para>
  Edit <filename>MakeFile</filename> for your architecture (probably
  <filename>Makefile.linuxx86</filename>) to fit your needs.
  </para></step>
<step><para>
  <screen>make -f Makefile.linux</screen>
  </para></step>
<step><para>
  Copy <filename>divx4.h</filename> and <filename>xvid.h</filename> from
  <filename class="directory">/usr/local/include/</filename>.
  </para></step>
<step><para>
  Get <filename>encore2.h</filename> and <filename>decore.h</filename> from
  the DivX4Linux package, and copy them to
  <filename class="directory">/usr/local/include/</filename>.
  </para></step>
<step><para>
  Recompile <application>MPlayer</application> with
  <option>--with-xvidcore=<replaceable>/path/to/libxvidcore.a</replaceable></option>.
  </para></step>
</procedure>
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<sect3 id="xvid">
<title>XviD</title>

<para>
<ulink url="http://www.xvid.org">XviD</ulink> is a forked development of the
OpenDivX codec. It happened when ProjectMayo changed OpenDivX to closed source
DivX4 (now DivX5), and the non-ProjectMayo people working on OpenDivX got angry,
then started XviD. So both projects have the same origin.

<itemizedlist>
<title>ADVANTAGES</title>
<listitem><simpara>
  open source

  currently it does not properly <emphasis role="bold">decode</emphasis> all
  DivX/DivX4 files (no problem as <link linkend="ffmpeg">libavcodec</link>
  can play them)
  </simpara></listitem>
<listitem><simpara>
  you have to choose between DivX4 <emphasis role="bold">or</emphasis> XviD
  support at compiletime
  </simpara></listitem>
<listitem><simpara>
  under development
  </simpara></listitem>

</para>

<procedure>
<title>INSTALLING XVID CVS</title>
<para>
  It is currently available only from CVS. Here are download and installation
  instructions (you need at least autoconf 2.50, automake and libtool):
</para>
<step><para>
  <screen>cvs -z3 -d:pserver:[e-mail]:/xvid login</screen>
  </para></step>
<step><para>

</para></step>
<step><para>
  <screen>cd xvidcore/build/generic</screen>
  </para></step>
<step><para>
  <screen>./bootstrap.sh</screen>
  </para></step>
<step><para>
  <screen>./configure</screen>
  You may have to add some options (examine the output of
  <screen>./configure --help</screen>).
  </para></step>
<step><para>
  <screen>make &amp;&amp; make install</screen>
  </para></step>
<step><para>
  If you specified <option>--enable-divxcompat</option>,
  copy <filename>../../src/divx4.h</filename> to
  <filename class="directory">/usr/local/include/</filename>.
  </para></step>
<step><para>
  Recompile <application>MPlayer</application> with
  <option>--with-xvidcore=<replaceable>/path/to/</replaceable>libxvidcore.a</option>.
  </para></step>
</procedure>
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