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diff README @ 10156:eafe9a587896
Default codec location is now /usr/local/lib/codecs/, the location is now
set with --with-codecsdir, plus some more updates.
author | diego |
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date | Fri, 23 May 2003 00:20:33 +0000 |
parents | 0318353548d4 |
children | ae9dd35f693b |
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--- a/README Thu May 22 23:52:37 2003 +0000 +++ b/README Fri May 23 00:20:33 2003 +0000 @@ -95,21 +95,22 @@ linking does NOT suffice) this subdirectory into the MPlayer source tree. -______________________________ -STEP2: Installing Win32 Codecs -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +_______________________________ +STEP2: Installing Binary Codecs +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MPlayer and libavcodec have builtin support for the most common audio and video formats, but some formats require external codecs. Examples include Real, Indeo -and Sorenson3 (newer Quicktime) formats. Support for Windows Media formats -except WMV9 exists but still has some bugs, your mileage may vary. This step is -not mandatory, but recommended for getting MPlayer to play a broader range of +and QuickTime audio formats. Support for Windows Media formats except WMV9 +exists but still has some bugs, your mileage may vary. This step is not +mandatory, but recommended for getting MPlayer to play a broader range of formats. Please note that most codecs only work on Intel x86 compatible PCs. Unpack the codecs archives and put the contents in a directory where MPlayer -will find them. The default directory is /usr/lib/win32/ but you can change -that to something else by using the '--with-win32libdir=DIR' option when you -run './configure'. +will find them. The default directory is /usr/local/lib/codecs/ (it used to be +/usr/local/lib/win32 in the past, this also works) but you can change that to +something else by using the '--with-codecsdir=DIR' option when you run +'./configure'. __________________________