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312 <P><B><A NAME=2.2.2.5>2.2.2.5. RealAudio</A></B></P> 312 <P><B><A NAME=2.2.2.5>2.2.2.5. RealAudio</A></B></P>
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314 <P>Currently the only supported one is the DNET codec. Actually it's a 314 <P>Currently the only supported one is the DNET codec. Actually it's a
315 low-bitrate version of the well-known AC3 codec. It can be found either in 315 low-bitrate version of the well-known AC3 codec. It can be found either in
316 old and new RealMedia movies.</P> 316 old and new RealMedia movies.</P>
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318
319 <P><B><A NAME=2.2.2.6>2.2.2.6. XViD</A></B></P>
320
321 <P><B>XViD</B> is another development from good old OpenDivX (first
322 development was DivX4).</P>
323
324 <P><B>Advantages</B> :
325 <UL>
326 <LI>opensource</LI>
327 <LI>its API is compatible with DivX4 so it's easy to add support for
328 it</LI>
329 <LI>2-pass encoding support</LI>
330 <LI>nice encoding quality, higher speed than DivX4 (you can optimize it for
331 your box while compiling)</LI>
332 </UL>
333 </P>
334
335 <P><B>Disadvantages</B> :
336 <UL>
337 <LI>currently it doesn't properly decode all DivX/DivX4 files</LI>
338 <LI>you have to choose between DivX4 <B>OR</B> XViD support at
339 compiletime</LI>
340 <LI>under development</LI>
341 </UL>
342 </P>
343
344 <P><B>Installation</B> : it's currently available only in CVS. Here are the
345 downloading and installation instructions :<BR>
346 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.xvid.org:/xvid
347 login</CODE><BR>
348 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.xvid.org:/xvid co
349 xvidcore</CODE><BR>
350 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>cd xvidcore/build/generic</CODE><BR>
351 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>Edit Makefile.linux to fit your needs</CODE><BR>
352 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>make -f Makefile.linux</CODE><BR>
353 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>recompile <B>MPlayer</B> with
354 --with-xvidcore=/path/to/libcore.a</CODE><BR>
355 </P>
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318 357
319 <P><B><A NAME=2.2.3>2.2.3. Win32 codec importing howto</A></B></P> 358 <P><B><A NAME=2.2.3>2.2.3. Win32 codec importing howto</A></B></P>
320 359
321 <P><B><A NAME=2.2.3.1>2.2.3.1. VFW codecs</A></B></P> 360 <P><B><A NAME=2.2.3.1>2.2.3.1. VFW codecs</A></B></P>