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author | gabucino |
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date | Thu, 22 Nov 2001 18:00:25 +0000 |
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--- a/DOCS/documentation.html Thu Nov 22 18:00:18 2001 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/documentation.html Thu Nov 22 18:00:25 2001 +0000 @@ -326,13 +326,13 @@ <LI>If you have a V4L compatible <B>TV tuner</B> card, and wish to watch/grab and encode movies with <B>MPlayer</B>, read the <A HREF=#2.5>TV input</A> section.</LI> -<LI>There are two audio/video sync codes in <B>MPlayer</B>. To use the old +<LI>There are two timer codes in <B>MPlayer</B>. To use the old method, you don't have to do anything. It uses <CODE>usleep()</CODE> to tune A/V sync, with +/- 10ms accuracy. However sometimes the sync has to be tuned -even finer. The new sync code uses PC's RTC (Real Time Clock) for this task, +even finer. The new timer code uses PC's RTC (Real Time Clock) for this task, because it has precise 1ms timers. This requires root, or a <I>setuid root</I> <B>MPlayer</B> binary (or a little kernel hacking, but that's unadvised). You -can see the new sync's efficiency in the status line. Note: <B>NEVER install +can see the new timer's efficiency in the status line. Note: <B>NEVER install setuid MPlayer binary on a multiuser system!</B> It's a clear way for everyone to gain root.</LI>