# HG changeset patch # User diego # Date 1090276976 0 # Node ID 28347c7611823da14ad8ca459e5e7b9cb648b3a7 # Parent 43153c50ab7a4a74b8264038ffd8797ebf248281 name change, codec download location diff -r 43153c50ab7a -r 28347c761182 README --- a/README Mon Jul 19 22:41:08 2004 +0000 +++ b/README Mon Jul 19 22:42:56 2004 +0000 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -Welcome to MPlayer, the Unix movie player. MPlayer can play most standard video +Welcome to MPlayer, The Movie Player. MPlayer can play most standard video formats out of the box and almost all others with the help of external codecs. MPlayer currently works best from the command line, but visual feedback for many functions is available from its onscreen status display (OSD), which is @@ -51,12 +51,10 @@ http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/dload.html -A set of fonts is necessary for the OSD and subtitles, the GUI needs at least -one skin and codec packages add support for some more video and audio formats. -MPlayer does not come with any of these by default, you have to download and -install them separately. A wide range of codec packages can be downloaded at - - http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/ +A set of fonts is necessary for the OSD and subtitles unless you are using +TrueType fonts, the GUI needs at least one skin and codec packages add support +for some more video and audio formats. MPlayer does not come with any of these +by default, you have to download and install them separately. You can also get MPlayer via anonymous CVS. Issue the following commands to get the latest sources: