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corrections
author arpi
date Fri, 19 Apr 2002 08:04:02 +0000
parents 1dde9686d33b
children 67f0194f3a8c
files DOCS/faq.html
diffstat 1 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 52 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/DOCS/faq.html	Fri Apr 19 07:30:49 2002 +0000
+++ b/DOCS/faq.html	Fri Apr 19 08:04:02 2002 +0000
@@ -259,15 +259,16 @@
 <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">Q:</TD><TD WIDTH=100%><B><FONT CLASS="text">
 What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line?
 </B></TD><TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">A:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">
-Example: <CODE><FONT CLASS="text">A:   2.1  V:   2.2  A-V: -0.167  ct:  0.042   57  41%   0%  2.6% 0 4 49%</CODE><BR>
+Example: <CODE><FONT CLASS="text">A:   2.1  V:   2.2  A-V: -0.167  ct:  0.042   57/57  41%   0%  2.6% 0 4 49%</CODE><BR>
 <UL>
 <LI>A: audio position in seconds
 <LI>V: video position in seconds
 <LI>A-V: audio-video difference in seconds (delay)
 <LI>ct: total A-V sync correction done
 <LI>frames played (counting from last seek)
-<LI>video codec cpu usage in percent (for mpeg this includes video_out)
-<LI>video_out cpu usage for AVI, 0 for MPG (see above)
+<LI>frames decoded (counting from last seek)
+<LI>video codec cpu usage in percent (for slices and DR this includes video_out)
+<LI>video_out cpu usage
 <LI>audio codec cpu usage in percent
 <LI>frames needed to drop to maintain A-V sync
 <LI>current level of image postprocessing (when using <CODE>-autoq</CODE>)
@@ -283,20 +284,14 @@
 </TD><TR><TD COLSPAN=3>&nbsp;</TD><TR>
 
 <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">Q:</TD><TD WIDTH=100%><B><FONT CLASS="text">
-Why is video_out cpu usage zero (0%) for mpeg files?
+Why is video_out cpu usage zero (0%) for some files?
 </B></TD><TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">A:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">
-It's not zero, but it's built into the codec and thus cannot be measured
+It's not zero, but it's called from the codec and thus cannot be measured
 separately. You should try to play the file using <CODE>-vo null</CODE> and then
 <CODE>-vo ...</CODE> and check the difference to see the video_out speed.
 </TD><TR><TD COLSPAN=3>&nbsp;</TD><TR>
 
 <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">Q:</TD><TD WIDTH=100%><B><FONT CLASS="text">
-What's XMMP? (Is it XMMS or XMPS misspelled?)
-</B></TD><TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">A:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">
-It's a new project, see <A HREF="http://frozenproductions.com">Frozen Productions</A> for details.
-</TD><TR><TD COLSPAN=3>&nbsp;</TD><TR>
-
-<TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">Q:</TD><TD WIDTH=100%><B><FONT CLASS="text">
 There are error messages about file not found <CODE>/usr/lib/win32/</CODE> ...
 </B></TD><TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">A:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">
 Download the <A HREF="ftp://ftp.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/w32codec-0.60.tar.bz2">Win32 codecs</A>
@@ -347,7 +342,9 @@
 <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">Q:</TD><TD WIDTH=100%><B><FONT CLASS="text">
 LIRC doesn't work, because ...
 </B></TD><TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">A:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">
-Are you sure you are using <CODE>mplayer_lirc</CODE> instead of <CODE>mplayer</CODE>?
+Are you sure you are using <CODE>mplayer</CODE> instead of <CODE>mplayer_lirc</CODE>?
+Note that it was <CODE>mplayer_lirc</CODE> for long time, including the 0.60 release, but recently
+changed back to <CODE>mplayer</CODE>.
 </TD><TR><TD COLSPAN=3>&nbsp;</TD><TR>
 
 <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">Q:</TD><TD WIDTH=100%><B><FONT CLASS="text">
@@ -362,7 +359,7 @@
 The OSD is flickering!
 </B></TD><TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">A:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">
 You use a vo driver with single buffering (x11,xv). With xv,
-use the <CODE>-double</CODE> option.
+use the <CODE>-double</CODE> option. Also try <CODE>-vop expand</CODE>
 </TD><TR><TD COLSPAN=3>&nbsp;</TD><TR>
 
 <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">Q:</TD><TD WIDTH=100%><B><FONT CLASS="text">
@@ -424,19 +421,6 @@
 </TD><TR><TD COLSPAN=3>&nbsp;</TD><TR>
 
 <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">Q:</TD><TD WIDTH=100%><B><FONT CLASS="text">
-Indeo 3.x/4.x movies are viewed upside-down!!!?
-</B></TD><TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">A:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">
-It's a known bug/limitation of the DLL codec.
-The <CODE>-flip</CODE> switch may help if your vo driver supports it.
-</TD><TR><TD COLSPAN=3>&nbsp;</TD><TR>
-
-<TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">Q:</TD><TD WIDTH=100%><B><FONT CLASS="text">
-Indeo 3.x,4.x video doesn't work at 32bpp resolutions (16,24 bpp are OK).
-</B></TD><TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">A:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">
-It's a known bug/limitation of the DLL codec.
-</TD><TR><TD COLSPAN=3>&nbsp;</TD><TR>
-
-<TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">Q:</TD><TD WIDTH=100%><B><FONT CLASS="text">
 MPlayer exits with some error when using l3codeca.acm.
 </B></TD><TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">A:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">
 Check <CODE>ldd /usr/local/bin/mplayer</CODE> output. If it contains<BR>
@@ -455,7 +439,7 @@
 My computer plays M$ DivX AVIs with resolutions ~ 640x300 and stereo mp3
 sound too slow. When I use -nosound switch, everything is OK (but quiet).
 </B></TD><TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">A:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">
-Your machine is too slow. Consult the documentation to see if you can improve
+Your machine is too slow or your soundcard driver is broken. Consult the documentation to see if you can improve
 performance.
 </TD><TR><TD COLSPAN=3>&nbsp;</TD><TR>
 
@@ -556,8 +540,7 @@
 double speed!
 </B></TD><TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">A:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">
 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 <CODE>-ao sdl</CODE>
-driver.
+you try to play a file which has 22050Hz audio. Try the resample audio plugin.
 </TD><TR><TD COLSPAN=3>&nbsp;</TD><TR>
 
 <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">Q:</TD><TD WIDTH=100%><B><FONT CLASS="text">
@@ -652,7 +635,7 @@
 </B></TD><TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">A:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">
 This is a bug of nVidia's binary X driver. These bugs appear ONLY with the
 TNT/TNT2 cards, and we can't do anything about it. To fix the problem, upgrade
-to the latest nVidia binary driver version.
+to the latest nVidia binary driver version. If still bad, complain to nVidia!
 </TD><TR><TD COLSPAN=3>&nbsp;</TD><TR>
 
 <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">Q:</TD><TD WIDTH=100%><B><FONT CLASS="text">
@@ -679,7 +662,7 @@
 Try that <CODE>x11</CODE> target again. Now try <CODE>-vo x11 -fs -zoom</CODE>.
 See the difference? No?! OK, here comes the enlightenment: SDL's
 <CODE>x11</CODE> target uses xv when available, you don't have to worry about
-it ...
+it ... Note: you can force/disable Xv via SDL using <CODE>-forcexv<CODE> and <CODE>-noxv</CODE>
 </TD><TR><TD COLSPAN=3>&nbsp;</TD><TR>
 
 <TD COLSPAN=3>
@@ -696,12 +679,6 @@
 </TD><TR><TD COLSPAN=3>&nbsp;</TD><TR>
 
 <TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">Q:</TD><TD WIDTH=100%><B><FONT CLASS="text">
-When will be &lt;your favorite video feature&gt; (like subtitle placement) implemented?
-</B></TD><TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">A:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">
-Wait for libvo2.
-</TD><TR><TD COLSPAN=3>&nbsp;</TD><TR>
-
-<TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">Q:</TD><TD WIDTH=100%><B><FONT CLASS="text">
 I'd like to seek +/- 1 frames instead of 10 seconds.
 </B></TD><TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">A:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">
 This won't be done. It was, but then it messed up A/V sync. Feel free to
@@ -776,30 +753,30 @@
 <td>&nbsp;</td>
 
 <td>
-<center>Matrox</center>
+<center>Matrox Gxxx</center>
 </td>
 
 <td>
-<center>ATI</center>
+<center>ATI m64/r128/radeon</center>
 </td>
 
 <td>
-<center>nVidia</center>
+<center>nVidia tnt/geforce</center>
 </td>
 
 <td>
-<center>S3 Savage</center>
+<center>S3 Virge/Savage</center>
 </td>
 </tr>
 
 <tr>
 <td>Driver's provider</td>
 
-<td>enthusiasts</td>
+<td>OEM and enthusiasts</td>
 
-<td>enthusiasts</td>
+<td>OEM and enthusiasts</td>
 
-<td>OEM + enthusiasts</td>
+<td>OEM or enthusiasts</td>
 
 <td>enthusiasts</td>
 </tr>
@@ -811,9 +788,9 @@
 
 <td>best (X11,GATOS,kernel)</td>
 
-<td>buggy (X11 only)</td>
+<td>buggy/unstable (X11 only)</td>
 
-<td>best (X11 only)</td>
+<td>slow (X11 only)</td>
 </tr>
 
 <tr>
@@ -855,7 +832,7 @@
 <tr>
 <td>adaptive deinterlace</td>
 
-<td>NO</td>
+<td>N/A</td>
 
 <td>YES</td>
 
@@ -867,11 +844,11 @@
 <tr>
 <td>Video equalizer (hue, contrast, saturation, color correction)</td>
 
-<td>N/A</td>
+<td>YES</td>
 
-<td>PARTIAL (under development)</td>
+<td>YES</td>
 
-<td>N/A</td>
+<td>GeForce only</td>
 
 <td>N/A</td>
 </tr>
@@ -891,7 +868,7 @@
 <tr>
 <td>Video capture</td>
 
-<td>N/A</td>
+<td>YES (Marvel)</td>
 
 <td>YES (GATOS)</td>
 
@@ -903,7 +880,7 @@
 <tr>
 <td>TV-out</td>
 
-<td>YES</td>
+<td>G400 only</td>
 
 <td>YES</td>