# HG changeset patch # User alex # Date 1044297701 0 # Node ID c82e31b3119492e75240ade1492f3b3147da7f89 # Parent a35bf9da25db55365c8e0fc8e4e33edbf6a5490a my patches sent to dev-eng (i feel me brave) Diego, fix my wording bugs, and dont be angry. diff -r a35bf9da25db -r c82e31b31194 DOCS/documentation.html --- a/DOCS/documentation.html Mon Feb 03 17:06:47 2003 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/documentation.html Mon Feb 03 18:41:41 2003 +0000 @@ -944,7 +944,7 @@

1.4.1 MPlayer's own subtitle format (MPsub)

MPlayer introduces a new subtitle format called MPsub. It was - designed by me (Gabucino). Basically its main feature is being + designed by Gabucino. Basically its main feature is being dynamically time-based (although it has frame-based mode too). Example (from DOCS/tech/mpsub.sub):

diff -r a35bf9da25db -r c82e31b31194 DOCS/video.html --- a/DOCS/video.html Mon Feb 03 17:06:47 2003 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/video.html Mon Feb 03 18:41:41 2003 +0000 @@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
  • Radeon VE - currently only XFree86 CVS has driver for this card, version 4.1.0 doesn't. And no TV out support. Of course with MPlayer you can happily get accelerated display, with or without TV output, and - no libraries or X are needed. Read Vidix section.
    • + no libraries or X are needed. Read VIDIX section. @@ -220,14 +220,13 @@

    2.3.1.2.2 DGA

    -

    2.3.1.2.2.1 Summary

    +
    PREAMBLE
    -

    This document tries to explain in some words what DGA is in general and what - the DGA video output driver for MPlayer can do (and what it - can't).

    +

    This section tries to explain in some words what DGA is in general and what + the DGA video output driver for MPlayer can do (and what it can't).

    -

    2.3.1.2.2.2 What is DGA

    +
    WHAT IS DGA

    DGA is short for Direct Graphics Access and is a means for a program to bypass the X-Server and directly modifying the framebuffer memory. @@ -251,10 +250,10 @@

    However DGA has some drawbacks. It seems it is somewhat dependent on the graphics chip you use and on the implementation of the X server's video - driver that controls this chip. So it does not work on every system ...

    + driver that controls this chip. So it does not work on every system.

    -

    2.3.1.2.2.3 Installing DGA support for MPlayer

    +
    INSTALLING DGA SUPPORT FOR MPLAYER

    First make sure X loads the DGA extension, see in /var/log/XFree86.0.log:

    @@ -291,7 +290,7 @@ much faster.

    -

    2.3.1.2.2.4 Resolution switching

    +
    RESOLUTION SWITCHING

    The DGA driver allows for switching the resolution of the output signal. This avoids the need for doing (slow) software scaling and at the same time @@ -306,10 +305,10 @@ be found at: /var/log/XFree86.0.log.

    -

    See appendix A for some sample modeline definitions.

    +

    See some working modeline definitions here.

    -

    2.3.1.2.2.5 DGA & MPlayer

    +
    DGA & MPLAYER

    DGA is used in two places with MPlayer: The SDL driver can be made to make use of it (-vo sdl:dga) and within the DGA driver (-vo dga). The above @@ -317,7 +316,7 @@ driver for MPlayer works.

    -

    2.3.1.2.2.6 Features of the DGA driver

    +
    FEATURES

    The DGA driver is invoked by specifying -vo dga at the command line. The default behavior is to switch to a resolution matching the original @@ -356,7 +355,7 @@ CPU time!) depending on the implementation of DGA for your hardware.

    -

    2.3.1.2.2.7 Speed issues

    +
    SPEED ISSUES

    Generally spoken, DGA framebuffer access should be at least as fast as using the X11 driver with the additional benefit of getting a fullscreen image. @@ -364,7 +363,7 @@ with some care, as for example, with the X11 driver they do not include the time used by the X-Server needed for the actual drawing. Hook a terminal to a serial line of your box and start top to see what is really going on in your - box...

    + box.

    Generally spoken, the speedup done by using DGA against 'normal' use of X11 highly depends on your graphics card and how well the X-Server module for it @@ -381,7 +380,7 @@ CPUs might work at 400 MHZ and above.

    -

    2.3.1.2.2.8 Known bugs

    +
    KNOWN BUGS

    Well, according to some developers of XFree, DGA is quite a beast. They tell you better not to use it. Its implementation is not always flawless @@ -397,14 +396,14 @@

  • Some drivers simply display strange colors.
  • Some drivers lie about the amount of memory they map into the process's address space, thus vo_dga won't use doublebuffering (SIS?).
    • -
  • some drivers seem to fail to report even a single valid mode. In this +
  • Some drivers seem to fail to report even a single valid mode. In this case the DGA driver will crash telling you about a nonsense mode of - 100000x100000 or the like ...
    • -
  • OSD only works with doublebuffering enabled.
    • + 100000x100000 or someathing like that. +
  • OSD only works with doublebuffering enabled (else it flickers).
    • -

    2.3.1.2.2.A Some modelines

    +
    SOME MODELINES
       Section "Modes"
@@ -419,24 +418,10 @@
   EndSection
    -

    These entries work fine with my Riva128 chip, using nv.o X server driver +

    These entries work fine with authors (Acki) Riva128 chip, using nv.o X server driver module.

    -

    2.3.1.2.2.B Bug Reports

    - -

    If you experience troubles with the DGA driver please feel free to file - a bug report to me (e-mail address below). Please start MPlayer with - the -v option and include all lines in the bug report that start with - vo_dga:

    - -

    Please do also include the version of X11 you are using, the graphics card - and your CPU type. The X11 driver module (defined in XF86-Config) might - also help. Thanks!

    - -

    Acki (acki@acki-netz.de, www.acki-netz.de)

    - -

    2.3.1.2.3 SDL

    SDL (Simple Directmedia Layer) is basically a unified video/audio @@ -480,7 +465,7 @@ W/Smappings for * and / (mixer control) -

    Known bugs:

    +
    KNOWN BUGS