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changeset 2855:8bb4e195d7d7
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| author | gabucino |
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| date | Mon, 12 Nov 2001 17:30:49 +0000 |
| parents | fd44ecf77f8d |
| children | 11c5a0a5594e |
| files | DOCS/codecs.html DOCS/documentation.html DOCS/formats.html DOCS/mencoder.1 DOCS/tech/formats.txt |
| diffstat | 5 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/DOCS/codecs.html Mon Nov 12 15:16:13 2001 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/codecs.html Mon Nov 12 17:30:49 2001 +0000 @@ -154,7 +154,17 @@ <P><B><A NAME=2.2.1.4>2.2.1.4. VIVO video</A></B></P> -<P>TODO</P> +<P><B>MPlayer</B> can play Vivo (1.0 and 2.0) videos. The most suitable codec +for this task is XAnim's H263 decoder codec (it supports fast YV12 output), you +can call it with the <CODE>-vc h263xa</CODE> option. Of course you have to +compile XAnim codecs support it, for details see the <A HREF=#2.2.1.3>XAnim +video codecs</A>. If this doesn't work, get the <CODE>ivvideo.dll</CODE> DLL +file (from <A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/samples/drivers32/ivvideo.dll">here</A>), +and install it under <CODE>/usr/lib/win32</CODE> or wherever you store the +Win32 codecs. This latter codec doesn't support YV12 nor YUY2 only BGR modes, +thus usable only with the X11 and OpenGL outputs. Discouraged.</P> + +<P>Be sure to read the <A HREF=#2.2.2.3>VIVO audio codec</A> section too!</P> <P><B><A NAME=2.2.1.5>2.2.1.5. MPEG 1/2 video</A></B></P> @@ -167,6 +177,14 @@ No speed decrease is measurable.</P> +<P><B><A NAME=2.2.1.6>2.2.1.6. MS Video1</A></B></P> + +<P>This is a very old and very bad codec of Microsoft. In the past it was +decoded with the <CODE>msvidc32.dll</CODE> Win32 codec, now we have our own +open-source implementation (by <A HREF="mailto:melanson@pcisys.net">Mike +Melanson</A>).</P> + + <P><B><A NAME=2.2.2>2.2.2. Audio codecs</A></B></P> <P>The most important audio codecs above all :<BR> @@ -197,6 +215,14 @@ option.</P> +<P><B><A NAME=2.2.2.3>2.2.2.3. VIVO audio</A></B></P> + +<P>AKA VivoSiren. Currently this isn't supported, but when it will, it will use +the <CODE>vivog723.acm</CODE> file. Download from +<A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/samples/drivers32/vivog723.acm">here</A>, +then copy it into the <CODE>/usr/lib/win32</CODE> directory, or respectively.</P> + + <P><B><A NAME=2.2.3>2.2.3. Win32 codec importing howto</A></B></P> <P><B><A NAME=2.2.3.1>2.2.3.1. VFW codecs</A></B></P>
--- a/DOCS/documentation.html Mon Nov 12 15:16:13 2001 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/documentation.html Mon Nov 12 17:30:49 2001 +0000 @@ -50,11 +50,13 @@ <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.1.3">2.2.1.3 XAnim codecs</A></LI> <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.1.4">2.2.1.4 VIVO video</A></LI> <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.1.5">2.2.1.5 MPEG1/2 video</A></LI> + <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.1.6">2.2.1.6 MS Video1</A></LI> </UL> <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.2">2.2.2 Audio</A></LI> <UL> <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.2.1">2.2.2.1 Hardware AC3 decoding</A></LI> <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.2.2">2.2.2.2 libmad support</A></LI> + <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.2.3">2.2.2.3 VIVO audio</A></LI> </UL> <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#2.2.3">2.2.3 Win32 codec importing howto</A></LI> <UL> @@ -994,6 +996,11 @@ <LI>-playlist option</LI> </UL></LI> +<LI><B><A HREF="mailto:melanson@pcisys.net">Mike Melanson</A></B> +<UL> + <LI>MS Video1 codec open-source implementation</LI> +</UL></LI> + </UL></P> <P>Main testers:</P>
--- a/DOCS/formats.html Mon Nov 12 15:16:13 2001 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/formats.html Mon Nov 12 17:30:49 2001 +0000 @@ -96,8 +96,10 @@ <P><B><A NAME=2.1.1.5>2.1.1.5. VIV files</A></B></P> -<P>Hey this is new code in <B>MPlayer</B>, be gentle! Seeking is -currently nonexistent, audio too. TODO : complete this section.</P> +<P><B>MPlayer</B> happily demuxes VIVO file formats. This code is new, and +is possibly buggy, no seeking yet. See the <A HREF=codecs.html#2.2.1.4>VIVO video codec</A> +and <A HREF=codecs.html#2.2.2.3>VIVO audio codec</A> sections for installation +instructions.</P> <P><B><A NAME=2.1.2>2.1.2. Audio formats</A></B></P>
--- a/DOCS/mencoder.1 Mon Nov 12 15:16:13 2001 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/mencoder.1 Mon Nov 12 17:30:49 2001 +0000 @@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ key=XXX maximum keyframe interval (in frames) deinterlace enable deinterlacing + (don't use, DivX4 is buggy!) q=XXXX quality (1-fastest, 5-best) min_quant=XXX minimum quantizer (0-32) max_quant=XXX maximum quantizer (0-32)
--- a/DOCS/tech/formats.txt Mon Nov 12 15:16:13 2001 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/tech/formats.txt Mon Nov 12 17:30:49 2001 +0000 @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ - AVI streams. Two kind of RIFF AVI files exists: - 1. interleaved: audio and video content is interlaved. it's faster and + 1. interleaved: audio and video content is interleaved. it's faster and requires only 1 reading thread, so it's recommended (and mostly used). 2. non-interleaved: audio and video aren't interleaved, i mean first come whole video followed by whole audio. it requires 2 reading process or @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ played as non-interleaved otherwise you get a-v desync or buffer overflow. MPlayer supports 2 kind of timing for AVI files: - - bps-based: it is based on bitrate/samplerate of video/audio steram. + - bps-based: it is based on bitrate/samplerate of video/audio stream. this method is used by most players, including avifile and wmp. files with broken headers, and files created with VBR audio but not vbr-compliant encoder will result a-v desync with this method. @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ I also note, that most AVI encoders/multiplexers create bad files if using VBR audio. only 2 exception (known by me): NaNDub and MEncoder. - FPS: only constant framerate allowed, but it's possib;e to skip frames. + FPS: only constant framerate allowed, but it's possible to skip frames. - ASF streams: ASF (active streaming format) comes from Microsoft. they developed two