comparison DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml @ 12348:9782f90f4f44

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<listitem><para>V: video position in seconds</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>A-V: audio-video difference in seconds (delay)</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>ct: total A-V sync correction done</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>frames played (counting from last seek)</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>frames decoded (counting from last seek)</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>video codec cpu usage in percent (for slices and DR this includes
video_out)</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>video_out cpu usage</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>audio codec cpu usage in percent</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>frames needed to drop to maintain A-V sync</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>current level of image postprocessing (when using
<option>-autoq</option>)</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>current cache size used (around 50% is normal)</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>

</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>
Why is video_out cpu usage zero (0%) for some files?
</para></question>
<answer><para>
It's not zero, but it's called from the codec and thus cannot be measured
separately. You should try to play the file using <option>-vo null</option> and
then <option>-vo ...</option> and check the difference to see the video_out speed.

Error opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device.
</screen>
How can I solve my problem?
</para></question>
<answer><para>
Just change your video output device. Issue the following comand to get
a list of available video output drivers:
<screen>
mplayer -vo help
</screen>
After you've chosen the correct video output driver, add it to

<answer><para>
Do you have a stray <filename>codecs.conf</filename> file in
<filename>~/.mplayer/</filename>, <filename>/etc/</filename>,
<filename>/usr/local/etc/</filename> or a similar location? Remove it,
outdated <filename>codecs.conf</filename> files can cause obscure
problems. <application>MPlayer</application> will use its builtin one instead.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>

<screen>libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00??????)</screen>
then there is a problem with your kernel/libc. Maybe you are using some security
patches (for example Solar Designer's OpenWall patch) which forces loading
libraries to very low addresses. Because <filename>l3codeca.acm</filename> is a
non-relocatable DLL, it must be loaded to <literal>0x00400000</literal>, we can't
change this. You should use a non-patched kernel, or use <application>MPlayer's</application>
<option>-afm 1</option> option to disable using <filename>l3codeca.acm</filename>.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>
My computer plays MS DivX AVIs with resolutions ~ 640x300 and stereo mp3 sound
too slow. When I use <option>-nosound</option> option, everything is OK (but quiet).
</para></question>
<answer><para>
Your machine is too slow or your soundcard driver is broken. Consult the
documentation to see if you can improve performance.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>

<question><para>
When I try to grab from my tuner, it works, but colors are strange. It's OK with other
applications.
</para></question>
<answer><para>
Your card probably misreports its colorspace capacity. Try with YUY2 instead of
default YV12 (see the <link linkend="tv-input">TV</link> section).
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>

</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>
How can I play MPEG Layer 2 (mp2) audio files?
</para></question>
<answer><para>
You have to use <option>-rawaudio on:format=0x50</option>.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

   Current serial number in output stream:27
</screen>
</para></question>
<answer><para>
The <systemitem>tdfx</systemitem> driver in XFree86 4.0.2/4.0.3 had this bug. This was
solved by <ulink url="http://www.xfree86.org/cvs/changes_4_1.html">bugfix #621
of the XFree86 4.1.0 CVS log</ulink>. So upgrade to XFree86 4.1.0 or later.
Alternatively, either download (at least) DRI version 0.6 from the
<ulink url="http://dri.sourceforge.net">DRI homepage</ulink>, or use CVS DRI.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

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<listitem><para>V: video position in seconds</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>A-V: audio-video difference in seconds (delay)</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>ct: total A-V sync correction done</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>frames played (counting from last seek)</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>frames decoded (counting from last seek)</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>video codec CPU usage in percent (for slices and DR this includes
video_out)</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>video_out CPU usage</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>audio codec CPU usage in percent</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>frames needed to drop to maintain A-V sync</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>current level of image postprocessing (when using
<option>-autoq</option>)</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>current cache size used (around 50% is normal)</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>

</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>
Why is video_out CPU usage zero (0%) for some files?
</para></question>
<answer><para>
It's not zero, but it's called from the codec and thus cannot be measured
separately. You should try to play the file using <option>-vo null</option> and
then <option>-vo ...</option> and check the difference to see the video_out speed.

Error opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device.
</screen>
How can I solve my problem?
</para></question>
<answer><para>
Just change your video output device. Issue the following command to get
a list of available video output drivers:
<screen>
mplayer -vo help
</screen>
After you've chosen the correct video output driver, add it to

<answer><para>
Do you have a stray <filename>codecs.conf</filename> file in
<filename>~/.mplayer/</filename>, <filename>/etc/</filename>,
<filename>/usr/local/etc/</filename> or a similar location? Remove it,
outdated <filename>codecs.conf</filename> files can cause obscure
problems. <application>MPlayer</application> will use its built-in one instead.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>

<screen>libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00??????)</screen>
then there is a problem with your kernel/libc. Maybe you are using some security
patches (for example Solar Designer's OpenWall patch) which forces loading
libraries to very low addresses. Because <filename>l3codeca.acm</filename> is a
non-relocatable DLL, it must be loaded to <literal>0x00400000</literal>, we can't
change this. You should use a non-patched kernel, or use <application>MPlayer</application>'s
<option>-afm 1</option> option to disable using <filename>l3codeca.acm</filename>.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>
My computer plays MS DivX AVIs with resolutions ~ 640x300 and stereo MP3 sound
too slow. When I use <option>-nosound</option> option, everything is OK (but quiet).
</para></question>
<answer><para>
Your machine is too slow or your sound card driver is broken. Consult the
documentation to see if you can improve performance.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>

<question><para>
When I try to grab from my tuner, it works, but colors are strange. It's OK with other
applications.
</para></question>
<answer><para>
Your card probably reports some colorspaces as supported when in fact
it does not support them. Try with YUY2 instead of the
default YV12 (see the <link linkend="tv-input">TV</link> section).
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>

</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

<qandaentry>
<question><para>
How can I play MPEG Layer 2 (MP2) audio files?
</para></question>
<answer><para>
You have to use <option>-rawaudio on:format=0x50</option>.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>

   Current serial number in output stream:27
</screen>
</para></question>
<answer><para>
The <systemitem>tdfx</systemitem> driver in XFree86 4.0.2/4.0.3 had this bug. This was
solved by <ulink url="http://www.xfree86.org/cvs/changes_4_1.html">bug fix #621
of the XFree86 4.1.0 CVS log</ulink>. So upgrade to XFree86 4.1.0 or later.
Alternatively, either download (at least) DRI version 0.6 from the
<ulink url="http://dri.sourceforge.net">DRI homepage</ulink>, or use CVS DRI.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>