# HG changeset patch # User alex # Date 1054313734 0 # Node ID 56aa5a5ea2ca0dc5383abbcd09e176aead216a73 # Parent 35929ee89ef4f93bf02837aa9465568d75908d25 some clarifications (Diego pls check for the spelling errors ;) diff -r 35929ee89ef4 -r 56aa5a5ea2ca DOCS/en/codecs.html --- a/DOCS/en/codecs.html Fri May 30 16:28:32 2003 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/en/codecs.html Fri May 30 16:55:34 2003 +0000 @@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
--with-xanimlibdir
option to tell configure where
to find the XAnim codecs. By default, it looks for them at
- /usr/local/lib/xanim/mods, /usr/lib/xanim/mods and /usr/lib/xanim
.
+ /usr/local/lib/codecs, /usr/local/lib/xanim/mods, /usr/lib/xanim/mods and /usr/lib/xanim
.
Alternatively you can set the environment variable XANIM_MOD_DIR to
the directory of the XAnim codecs.--with-reallibdir
option.
+As a second chance you can download the codecs from
+ http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/.
+ After downloading the Real codecs package, extract it to the /usr/local/lib/codecs
+ directory, or you can specify a unique path with the --with-reallibdir
option.
Note: RealPlayer libraries currently only work with Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD and Cygwin on the x86, Alpha and PowerPC (Linux/Alpha and Linux/PowerPC have been tested) platforms.
@@ -339,7 +344,7 @@$ ./configure --enable-qtx-codecs
$ ./configure --enable-qtx
This began a year ago... - I (A'rpi) have tried lots of players under linux (mtv,xmps,dvdview,livid/oms,videolan, +
"This began a year ago... + I have tried lots of players under linux (mtv,xmps,dvdview,livid/oms,videolan, xine,xanim,avifile,xmmp) but they all have some problem. Mostly with special files or with audio/video sync. Most of them is unable to play both MPEG1, MPEG2 and AVI (DivX) files. Many players have image quality or speed problems - too. So I've decided to write/modify one...
+ too. So I've decided to write/modify one..." A'rpi, 2001The Cygwin port is still in its infancy. Currently there is no support for
- Win32 DLLs or OpenGL. SDL is known to distort sound and image or crash
- on some systems. Patches are always welcome.
+ OpenGL. SDL is known to distort sound and image or crash on some systems.
+ Patches are always welcome.
Best results are achieved with the native DirectX video output driver
(-vo directx
) and the native Windows waveout audio driver
(-ao win32
). You should also check out the
@@ -1852,7 +1852,7 @@
mplayer dvd://<title> -dvd-device '\\.\d:'
QuickTime DLLs have also been reported to work. Compile with
- --enable-qtx-codecs
and put the codecs into the
+ --enable-qtx
and put the codecs into the
default Windows DLL location, C:\WINNT\system32
or
C:\Windows\system
depending on your Windows version.