# HG changeset patch # User diego # Date 1035065206 0 # Node ID 502f6eff2c1a70fa5fbe49433d3c4d5b5d4a9d0c # Parent 5cd172eeaf23fabe6490c5ee10cd38528ac4c165 libmpdvdkit --> libmpdvdkit2, small corrections Added entry about abandoned dvdnav and the all time No. 1 question "How can I join two video files". Please check this for correctness. diff -r 5cd172eeaf23 -r 502f6eff2c1a DOCS/faq.html --- a/DOCS/faq.html Sat Oct 19 20:56:28 2002 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/faq.html Sat Oct 19 22:06:46 2002 +0000 @@ -241,11 +241,11 @@

Q: Can I run multiple instances of MPlayer?

A: Yes. Some video out drivers like xv, dga or (x)mga are exclusive, - though, so you will not be able to run more than one instance of - MPlayer running such a video out driver. To a lesser degree this - also applies to audio drivers. Not all allow playback of multiple streams - on the same device.

A: Yes. Some video out drivers like xv, dga or (x)mga are exclusive, some + are exclusive in combination with certain graphics boards and drivers. You + will not be able to run more than one instance of MPlayer with one of those + video out drivers. To a lesser degree this also applies to audio drivers. + Not all allow playback of multiple streams on the same device.

Q: There is a timer in the upper left corner. How can I get rid of it?

@@ -650,10 +650,18 @@

Q: What about DVD navigation?: A: Support for dvdnav in MPlayer is currently broken, normal playback + does work, though. If you want to have fancy menus, you will have to use + another player like xine or + Ogle. If you care + about DVD navigation, send a patch.
Q: While playing a DVD, I encountered this error: mplayer: ifo_read.c:1143: ifoRead_C_ADT_internal: Assertion nfo_length / sizeof(cell_adr_t) >= c_adt->nr_of_vobs' failed.: A: This is a known libdvdread 0.9.1/0.9.2 bug. Use libmpdvdkit, +; A: This is a known libdvdread 0.9.1/0.9.2 bug. Use libmpdvdkit2, which is present in MPlayer source, and used by default.; A: Who knows ... It's said to work, so please test it and send feedback. Refer to the documentation of libdvdread and its homepage as well. We're not - the authors of libdvdread. Use libmpdvdkit, which is present in + the authors of libdvdread. Use libmpdvdkit2, which is present in MPlayer source, and used by default.
Q: Where can I get libdvdread and libdvdcss packages?: A: You don't need to. Use libmpdvdkit, which is present in - MPlayer source, and used by default. Anyway, the packages mentioned - can be get from the +; A: You don't need to. Use libmpdvdkit2, which is present in the + MPlayer source, and used by default. You can get the mentioned packages + from the Ogle site.
Q: How can I join two video files?: A: This has been discussed to no end on mplayer-users. Go search the + archives + for a complete answer. This is a complicated topic and your mileage may + vary a lot depending on the kind of files you want to merge. MPEGs can be + concatenated into a single file with luck. For AVIs there are two tools, + avidemux + and avimerge (part of the + transcode + tool set), available that might do the job. You can also try MEncoder if + you have two files sharing the same dimensions and codec. Try
+ cat file1 file2 > file3
+ mencoder -ovc copy -oac copy -o out.avi -forceidx file3.avi
Q: My tuner works, I can hear the sound and watch the video with MPlayer, but MEncoder doesn't encode audio!: A: TV audio encoding for Linux is currently unimplemented, we're working