# HG changeset patch # User diego # Date 1043717638 0 # Node ID 6cec60a8f50657ad3c0f83a57491c88fdde64fbf # Parent f033fdd54da32ba33dd2e9c604b40c53a0b644c9 Cosmetics, a typo and some rewording. diff -r f033fdd54da3 -r 6cec60a8f506 DOCS/formats.html --- a/DOCS/formats.html Tue Jan 28 01:18:43 2003 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/formats.html Tue Jan 28 01:33:58 2003 +0000 @@ -235,31 +235,30 @@
The GIF format is a common format for web graphics. There are two
- versions of the GIF spec, GIF87a and GIF89a. The main difference is that
- GIF89a allows for animation. MPlayer supports both formats through use
- of libungif or another libgif-compatible library. Non-animated GIFs will
- be displayed as single frame videos. (Use the -loop
and
+
The GIF format is a common format for web graphics. There are two
+ versions of the GIF spec, GIF87a and GIF89a. The main difference is that
+ GIF89a allows for animation. MPlayer supports both formats through use
+ of libungif or another libgif-compatible library. Non-animated GIFs will
+ be displayed as single frame videos. (Use the -loop
and
-fixed-vo
options to display these longer.)
MPlayer currently does not support seeking in GIF files. GIF files do - not necessarily have a fixed frame size, nor a fixed framerate. Rather, - each frame is of independant size and is supposed to be positioned in a - certain place on a field of fixed-size. The framerate is controlled by - an optional block before each frame that specifies a next frame's delay +
MPlayer currently does not support seeking in GIF files. GIF files do + not necessarily have a fixed frame size, nor a fixed framerate. Rather, + each frame is of independent size and is supposed to be positioned in a + certain place on a field of fixed-size. The framerate is controlled by + an optional block before each frame that specifies the next frame's delay in centiseconds.
Standard GIF files contain 24-bit RGB frames with at most an 8-bit - indexed pallete. These frames are usually LZW-compressed, although + indexed pallete. These frames are usually LZW-compressed, although some GIF encoders produce uncompressed frames to avoid patent issues with LZW compression.
-Though many common Linux distributions come with libungif, you can - download a copy from the following address: - http://prtr-13.ucsc.edu/~badger/software/libungif/index.shtml
+If your distribution does not come with libungif, download a copy from the + libungif homepage. + For detailed technical information, have a look at the + GIF89a specification.
-The GIF specification can be downloaded from the following address: - http://www.w3.org/Graphics/GIF/spec-gif89a.txt