comparison DOCS/xml/en/codecs.xml @ 27813:67b299fcffd1

Move libmad codec installation section to software requirements.

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<screen>./configure &amp;&amp; make &amp;&amp; make install</screen>

Now rerun <filename>./configure</filename> for
<application>MPlayer</application> to pick up
<systemitem class="library">x264</systemitem> support.
</para>
</sect2>
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<sect2 id="libmad">
<title><systemitem class="library">libmad</systemitem></title>

<para>
<ulink url="http://www.underbit.com/products/mad/"><systemitem class="library">libmad</systemitem></ulink>
is a multiplatform, integer (internally 24bit PCM) only
MPEG audio decoding library. It does not handle broken files well, and it
sometimes has problems with seeking, but it may perform better on FPU-less
(such as <link linkend="arm">ARM</link>)
platform than <systemitem class="library">mp3lib</systemitem>.
</para>

<para>
If you have a proper installation of
<systemitem class="library">libmad</systemitem>,
<filename>./configure</filename> will notice and support for MPEG audio
decoding via <systemitem class="library">libmad</systemitem> will be built
automatically.
</para>
</sect2>

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<screen>./configure &amp;&amp; make &amp;&amp; make install</screen>

Now rerun <filename>./configure</filename> for
<application>MPlayer</application> to pick up
<systemitem class="library">x264</systemitem> support.
</para>
</sect2>

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