diff DOCS/codecs.html @ 6775:7a41ce77089f

Moved RealPlayer libs installation to codecs.html where all the other installation instructions are. Always use <B>Note:</> for consistency, reworded parts all over the place.

--- a/DOCS/codecs.html	Tue Jul 23 23:36:44 2002 +0000
+++ b/DOCS/codecs.html	Wed Jul 24 01:56:08 2002 +0000
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 
 <P>Unpack it, and run <CODE>./install.sh</CODE> as root.</P>
 
-<P>Note: Do NOT forget adding <CODE>/usr/local/lib</CODE> to your
+<P><B>Note:</B> Do <B>not</B> forget adding <CODE>/usr/local/lib</CODE> to your
 <CODE>/etc/ld.so.conf</CODE> and running <CODE>ldconfig</CODE>!</P>
 
 <P><B>MPlayer</B> autodetects DivX4/DivX5 if it is properly installed, just
@@ -85,18 +85,18 @@
 method. For RGB modes the speed is the same, differing at best
 according to your current color depth.</P>
 
-<P>NOTE: If your -vo driver supports direct rendering, then <CODE>-vc divx4</CODE> may be
-faster, or even the fastest solution.</P>
+<P><B>Note:</B> If your <CODE>-vo</CODE> driver supports direct rendering, then
+  <CODE>-vc divx4</CODE> may be faster or even the fastest solution.</P>
 
 
 <P><B><A NAME=2.2.1.2>2.2.1.2. FFmpeg DivX/libavcodec</A></B></P>
 
 <P>Beginning with version 0.4.2,
 <A HREF="http://ffmpeg.sourceforge.net">FFmpeg</A> contains an
-<B>open source</B> DivX codec, which is compatible with the traditional DivX.
+<B>open source</B> DivX codec, which is compatible with traditional DivX.
 <B>MPlayer</B> supports this codec, making it possible to <B>watch
-DivX/DivX4/DivX5/MP41/MP42 movies on non-x86 platforms</B>. Furthermore it offers higher
-decoding speed than the Win32 codecs or the original
+DivX/DivX4/DivX5/MP41/MP42 movies on non-x86 platforms</B>. Furthermore it
+offers higher decoding speed than the Win32 codecs or the original
 DivX4 library!</P>
 
 <P>It also contains a lot of nice codecs, such as RealVideo 1.0, WMV7,
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
   <LI>Compile. Configure should detect problems before compilation.</LI>
 </OL>
 
-<P><B>NOTE:</B> MPlayer from CVS does contain a libavcodec
+<P><B>Note:</B> MPlayer from CVS does contain a libavcodec
 subdirectory, but it does NOT contain the source for libavcodec!
 You must follow the steps above to obtain the source for this library.</P>
 
@@ -207,8 +207,20 @@
   <LI>RealVideo 3.0 (fourcc RV30) - decoding supported by <B>RealPlayer libraries</B></LI>
 </UL>
 
-<P>On how to install RealPlayer libraries, see the
-  <A HREF="formats.html#2.1.1.7">RealMedia file format</A> section.</P>
+<P>It is recommended to download and install RealPlayer8 or RealONE, because
+  <B>MPlayer</B> can use their libraries to decode files with RealVideo 2.0 or
+  RealVideo 3.0 video. You may also just take the RealPlayer libraries from a
+  full installation and put them in a suitable directory like
+  <CODE>/usr/lib/real</CODE> or <CODE>$LIBDIR/real</CODE>. The <B>MPlayer</B>
+  configure script should detect the RealPlayer libraries there or in the
+  standard locations of a full installation. If it does not, tell configure
+  where to look with the <CODE>--with-reallibdir</CODE> switch.</P>
+
+<P><B>Note:</B> RealPlayer libraries currently <B>only work with Linux, FreeBSD,
+  NetBSD and Cygwin on the x86 platform</B>!</P>
+
+<P><B>Note2:</B> We cannot distribute the RealPlayer libraries, the license does
+  not allow this. You have to get them yourself.</P>
 
 
 <P><B><A NAME=2.2.1.9>2.2.1.9.  XViD</A></B></P>
@@ -253,16 +265,16 @@
 <P><B><A NAME=2.2.1.10>2.2.1.10.  Sorenson</A></B></P>
 
 <P><B>Sorenson</B> is a video codec developed by Apple. We are currently
-  able to decode the first version of it (SVQ1), with a native decoder.</P>
+  able to decode the first version (SVQ1) with a native decoder.</P>
 
 <P><B>Advantages:</B></P>
   <UL>
-    <LI>old, slow Macintosh machines were able to decode it</LI>
+    <LI>Fast, even old Macintosh machines were able to decode it.</LI>
   </UL>
 
 <P><B>Disadvantages:</B></P>
   <UL>
-    <LI>SVQ3 is still not reverse-engineered</LI>
+    <LI>SVQ3 is still not reverse engineered.</LI>
   </UL>
 
 <P><B>Installation:</B> it's compiled and usable per default.</P>
@@ -408,7 +420,7 @@
 field. Write down the 16 byte CLSID, this is the GUID we need.
 </UL>
 
-<P>NOTE: If searching fails, try enabling all the checkboxes. You may have
+<P><B>Note:</B> If searching fails, try enabling all the checkboxes. You may have
 false hits, but you may get lucky...</P>
 
 <P>Now that you have all the necessary information (fourcc, GUID, codec file,