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| author | gabucino |
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| date | Sun, 10 Mar 2002 09:03:37 +0000 |
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--- a/DOCS/codecs.html Sun Mar 10 08:19:43 2002 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/codecs.html Sun Mar 10 09:03:37 2002 +0000 @@ -316,6 +316,45 @@ old and new RealMedia movies.</P> +<P><B><A NAME=2.2.2.6>2.2.2.6. XViD</A></B></P> + +<P><B>XViD</B> is another development from good old OpenDivX (first +development was DivX4).</P> + +<P><B>Advantages</B> : + <UL> + <LI>opensource</LI> + <LI>its API is compatible with DivX4 so it's easy to add support for + it</LI> + <LI>2-pass encoding support</LI> + <LI>nice encoding quality, higher speed than DivX4 (you can optimize it for + your box while compiling)</LI> + </UL> +</P> + +<P><B>Disadvantages</B> : + <UL> + <LI>currently it doesn't properly decode all DivX/DivX4 files</LI> + <LI>you have to choose between DivX4 <B>OR</B> XViD support at + compiletime</LI> + <LI>under development</LI> + </UL> +</P> + +<P><B>Installation</B> : it's currently available only in CVS. Here are the + downloading and installation instructions :<BR> + <CODE>cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.xvid.org:/xvid + login</CODE><BR> + <CODE>cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.xvid.org:/xvid co + xvidcore</CODE><BR> + <CODE>cd xvidcore/build/generic</CODE><BR> + <CODE>Edit Makefile.linux to fit your needs</CODE><BR> + <CODE>make -f Makefile.linux</CODE><BR> + <CODE>recompile <B>MPlayer</B> with + --with-xvidcore=/path/to/libcore.a</CODE><BR> +</P> + + <P><B><A NAME=2.2.3>2.2.3. Win32 codec importing howto</A></B></P> <P><B><A NAME=2.2.3.1>2.2.3.1. VFW codecs</A></B></P>