# HG changeset patch
# User diego
# Date 1161461269 0
# Node ID fccaabde197897d009b0efdc09442686cddab7b8
# Parent 5fcc8a3b1e881cb75234b5f3f5e3c1e672741b8c
Remove obsolete parts, some updates.
diff -r 5fcc8a3b1e88 -r fccaabde1978 DOCS/xml/en/codecs.xml
--- a/DOCS/xml/en/codecs.xml Sat Oct 21 19:58:49 2006 +0000
+++ b/DOCS/xml/en/codecs.xml Sat Oct 21 20:07:49 2006 +0000
@@ -81,23 +81,15 @@
FFmpeg/libavcodec
-FFmpeg contains an
-open source codec package, which is capable
-of decoding streams with various audio and video codecs. It also offers an
-impressing encoding facility and higher speed than the Win32 codecs or the
-DivX.com DivX4/5 libraries!
-
-
-
-It contains a lot of nice codecs, especially important are the MPEG-4 variants:
-DivX3, DivX4, DivX5, Windows Media Video 7/8 (WMV1/WMV2). Also a very interesting one
-is the WMA decoder.
-
-
-
-The most recent codec deserving credit is the Sorenson 3
-(SVQ3) codec. This is the first, completely opensource implementation. It is even
-faster than the original. Be sure to prefer this instead of the binary codec!
+FFmpeg contains
+libavcodec, the leading
+open source video and audio codec library. It is capable
+of decoding most multimedia formats, usually at higher speeds
+than the alternatives. and aims to add support for
+the rest of them eventually. It is the default decoder for
+the majority of codecs that MPlayer
+supports. Encoding is also possible for some formats and
+supported in MEncoder.
@@ -107,155 +99,11 @@
-Both MPlayer releases and
-MPlayer from Subversion contain
-libavcodec so you don't have
-to care about making a separate libavcodec checkout.
+MPlayer contains
+libavcodec.
Just run configure and compile.
-
-With FFmpeg and my Matrox G400, I can view even the highest resolution DivX
-movies without dropped frames on my K6-2 500.
-
-
-
-
-
-XAnim codecs
-
-
-
-Be advised that the XAnim binary codecs are packaged with a piece of text
-claiming to be a legally binding software license which, besides other
-restrictions, forbids the user to use the codecs in conjunction with any
-program other than XAnim. However, the XAnim
-author has yet to bring legal action against anyone for codec-related issues.
-
-
-
-
-INSTALLATION AND USAGE
-
-MPlayer is capable of employing the XAnim codecs
-for decoding. Follow the instructions to enable them:
-
-
-
-
-
- Download the codecs you wish to use from the
- XAnim site.
- The 3ivx codec is not there, but at the
- 3ivx site.
-
-
- OR download the codecs pack from our
- codecs page
-
-
- Use the option to tell
- configure where
- to find the XAnim codecs. By default, it looks for them at
- /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.
-
-
- Rename/symlink the files, cutting out the architecture stuff, so they
- will have filenames like these: vid_cvid.xa,
- vid_h263.xa, vid_iv50.xa
-
-
-
-
-XAnim is video codec family xanim, so you may want
-to use the option to tell MPlayer
-to use them if possible.
-
-
-
-Tested codecs include: Indeo 3.2, 4.1, 5.0, CVID, 3ivX,
-H.263.
-
-
-
-
-
-VIVO video
-
-MPlayer can play Vivo (1.0 and 2.0) videos. The
-most suitable codec for 1.0 files is FFmpeg's H.263 decoder, you can use it
-with the option. For 2.0 files, use the
-Win32 DLL through the option. If you do not supply
-command line options MPlayer selects the best codec
-automatically.
-
-
-
-
-
-MPEG-1/2 video
-
-MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 are decoded by the multiplatform native libmpeg2 library, whose source code is
-included in MPlayer. We handle buggy MPEG-1/2
-video files by catching Signal 11
-(segmentation fault), and quickly
-reinitializing the codec, continuing exactly from where the failure
-occurred. This recovery technique has no measurable speed penalty.
-
-
-
-
-
-MS Video1, Cinepak CVID, and other older codecs
-
-MPlayer is able to play most of the older codecs
-used in AVI and MOV files.
-In the past they were decoded with binary Win32 codecs, but now we have
-native codecs for most of them using
-libavcodec.
-
-
-
-
-
-RealVideo
-
-
-MPlayer supports decoding all versions of
-RealVideo:
-
-
-
- RealVideo 1.0, 2.0 (fourcc RV10, RV20) - en/decoding supported by
- libavcodec
-
-
- RealVideo 3.0, 4.0 (fourcc RV30, RV40) - decoding supported by
- RealPlayer libraries
-
-
-
-
-
-Download Real codecs from
-http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/
-and extract them to the
-/usr/local/lib/codecs directory.
-If you want to store them in a different location, pass the
- option to configure.
-
-
-
-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 and with Mac OS X.
-
@@ -276,6 +124,12 @@
then started XviD. So both projects have the same origin.
+
+Note that Xvid is not necessary to decode Xvid-encoded video.
+libavcodec is used by
+default as it offers better speed.
+
+
Installing XviD
@@ -323,51 +177,14 @@
-
-Sorenson
-
-
-Sorenson is a video codec developed by Sorenson Media and licensed to Apple who
-distribute it with their QuickTime Player. We are
-currently able to decode all version of Sorenson video files with the following
-decoders:
-
-
-
-
- Sorenson Video v1 (fourcc SVQ1) - decoding supported
- by native codec
- (libavcodec)
-
-
- Sorenson Video v3 (fourcc SVQ3) - decoding supported by
- native codec
- (libavcodec)
-
-
-
-
-COMPILING MPLAYER WITH QUICKTIME LIBRARIES SUPPORT
-Currently only 32-bit Intel platforms are supported.
-Download MPlayer Subversion.
-Download QuickTime DLL pack from
-.
-
-Extract QuickTime DLL pack to your Win32 codecs directory.
-(default: /usr/local/lib/codecs/)
-
-Compile MPlayer.
-
-
-
-
x264What is x264?
- x264 is a library for
+ x264
+ is a library for
creating H.264 video streams.
It is not 100% complete, but currently it has at least some kind
of support for most of the H.264 features which impact quality.
@@ -640,62 +457,6 @@
-
-VIVO audio
-
-The audio codec used in VIVO files depends on whether it is a VIVO/1.0 or
-VIVO/2.0 file. VIVO/1.0 files have g.723 audio,
-and VIVO/2.0 files have Vivo Siren audio. Both are
-supported.
-
-
-
-
-
-RealAudio
-
-
-MPlayer supports decoding nearly all versions of
-RealAudio:
-
-
-
-
- RealAudio DNET - decoding supported by
- liba52
-
-
- RealAudio Cook/Sipro/ATRAC3 - decoding supported by
- RealPlayer libraries
-
-
-
-
-Instructions on how to install the RealPlayer libraries are in the
-RealVideo section.
-
-
-
-
-QDesign codecs
-
-QDesign audio streams (fourcc:QDMC, QDM2) are found
-in MOV/QT files. Both versions of this codec can be decoded with QuickTime
-libraries. For installation instructions please see the
-Sorenson video codec section.
-
-
-
-
-Qualcomm codecs
-
-Qualcomm audio streams (fourcc:Qclp) is found
-in MOV/QT files. It can be decoded with QuickTime
-libraries. For installation instructions please see the
-Sorenson video codec section.
-
-
-
AAC codec
diff -r 5fcc8a3b1e88 -r fccaabde1978 DOCS/xml/en/containers.xml
--- a/DOCS/xml/en/containers.xml Sat Oct 21 19:58:49 2006 +0000
+++ b/DOCS/xml/en/containers.xml Sat Oct 21 20:07:49 2006 +0000
@@ -198,12 +198,6 @@
and options.).
-
-
-Most new QuickTime files use Sorenson video and
-QDesign Music audio. See our Sorenson codec section.
-
-
@@ -225,12 +219,6 @@
Vivo Siren.
-
-See the
-VIVO video codec and
-VIVO audio codec
-sections for installation instructions.
-
@@ -253,9 +241,6 @@
Yes, MPlayer can read (demux) RealMedia
(.rm) files.
-Here are the lists of the supported RealVideo and RealAudio codecs.