# HG changeset patch # User diego # Date 1121733918 0 # Node ID 9f297ab810a0d56616121b89aac03bf9817efd1b # Parent 3bed758b6eaec9109c2d7741b1b67524e692900b Moved some entries from playback problems to video/audio driver section where they belong. diff -r 3bed758b6eae -r 9f297ab810a0 DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml --- a/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml Tue Jul 19 00:28:42 2005 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml Tue Jul 19 00:45:18 2005 +0000 @@ -389,34 +389,6 @@ -I've just installed MPlayer. When I want to -open a video file it causes a fatal error: - -Error opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device. - -How can I solve my problem? - - -Just change your video output device. Issue the following command to get -a list of available video output drivers: - -mplayer -vo help - -After you've chosen the correct video output driver, add it to -your configuration file. Add - - vo = selected_vo - -to ~/.mplayer/config and/or - -vo_driver = selected_vo - -to ~/.mplayer/gui.conf. - - - - - I'm having trouble getting my subtitles to display, help!! @@ -490,45 +462,6 @@ -... works with xine/vlc/... but doesn't with -MPlayer. - - -MPlayer is not xine/vlc/.... -Although these players have some code in common, the codecs (DLL) set, -synchronization, demultiplexing etc is different and should not be -compared. If you have a file MPlayer fails to -play correctly but works in another player, please read the -bug reporting guidelines and upload -the file to our FTP server. - - - - - -Audio goes out of sync playing an AVI file. - - -Try the or option. If it does not -improve, read the -bug reporting guidelines -and upload the file to FTP. - - - - - -My computer plays MS DivX AVIs with resolutions ~ 640x300 and stereo MP3 sound -too slow. When I use the option, everything is OK (but quiet). - - -Your machine is too slow or your sound card driver is broken. Consult the -documentation to see if you can improve performance. - - - - - MPlayer dies with MPlayer interrupted by signal 4 in module: decode_video @@ -541,60 +474,6 @@ -I have problems with [your window manager] -and fullscreen xv/xmga/sdl/x11 modes ... - - -Read the bug reporting guidelines and send us -a proper bug report. -Also try experimenting with the option. - - - - - -When starting MPlayer under KDE I just get a black -screen and nothing happens. After about one minute the video starts playing. - - -The KDE arts sound daemon is blocking the sound device. Either wait until the -video starts or disable the arts-daemon in control center. If you want to use -arts sound, specify audio output via our native arts audio driver -(). If it fails or isn't compiled in, try SDL -() and make sure your SDL can handle arts sound. Yet -another option is to start MPlayer with artsdsp. - - - - - -When I play this movie I get video-audio desync and/or MPlayer -crashes with the following message: -DEMUXER: Too many (945 in 8390980 bytes) video packets in the buffer! - - -This can have multiple reasons. - - -Your CPU and/or video card and/or -bus is too slow. MPlayer displays a message if this is the case (and the -dropped frames counter goes up fast). - - -If it is an AVI, maybe it has bad interleaving, try the - to work around this. -Or it may have a bad header, in this case -and/or can help. - - -Your sound driver is buggy. See the audio section. - - - - - - - When I try to grab from my tuner, it works, but colors are strange. It's OK with other applications. @@ -607,16 +486,6 @@ -I have A/V sync problems. Some of my AVIs play fine, but some play with double speed! - - -You have a buggy sound card/driver. Most likely it's fixed at 44100Hz, and you -try to play a file which has 22050Hz audio. Try the resample audio filter. - - - - - I get very strange percentage values (way too big) while playing files on my notebook. @@ -657,6 +526,69 @@ +I've just installed MPlayer. When I want to +open a video file it causes a fatal error: + +Error opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device. + +How can I solve my problem? + + +Just change your video output device. Issue the following command to get +a list of available video output drivers: + +mplayer -vo help + +After you've chosen the correct video output driver, add it to +your configuration file. Add + + vo = selected_vo + +to ~/.mplayer/config and/or + +vo_driver = selected_vo + +to ~/.mplayer/gui.conf. + + + + + +I have problems with [your window manager] +and fullscreen xv/xmga/sdl/x11 modes ... + + +Read the bug reporting guidelines and send us +a proper bug report. +Also try experimenting with the option. + + + + + +Audio goes out of sync playing an AVI file. + + +Try the or option. If it does not +improve, read the +bug reporting guidelines +and upload the file to FTP. + + + + + +My computer plays MS DivX AVIs with resolutions ~ 640x300 and stereo MP3 sound +too slow. When I use the option, everything is OK (but quiet). + + +Your machine is too slow or your sound card driver is broken. Consult the +documentation to see if you can improve performance. + + + + + How can I use dmix with MPlayer? @@ -687,6 +619,58 @@ directly use the ALSA audio output driver. + + + +When starting MPlayer under KDE I just get a black +screen and nothing happens. After about one minute the video starts playing. + + +The KDE arts sound daemon is blocking the sound device. Either wait until the +video starts or disable the arts-daemon in control center. If you want to use +arts sound, specify audio output via our native arts audio driver +(). If it fails or isn't compiled in, try SDL +() and make sure your SDL can handle arts sound. Yet +another option is to start MPlayer with artsdsp. + + + + + +I have A/V sync problems. Some of my AVIs play fine, but some play with double speed! + + +You have a buggy sound card/driver. Most likely it's fixed at 44100Hz, and you +try to play a file which has 22050Hz audio. Try the resample audio filter. + + + + + +When I play this movie I get video-audio desync and/or MPlayer +crashes with the following message: +DEMUXER: Too many (945 in 8390980 bytes) video packets in the buffer! + + +This can have multiple reasons. + + +Your CPU and/or video card and/or +bus is too slow. MPlayer displays a message if this is the case (and the +dropped frames counter goes up fast). + + +If it is an AVI, maybe it has bad interleaving, try the + to work around this. +Or it may have a bad header, in this case +and/or can help. + + +Your sound driver is buggy. See the audio section. + + + +