Mercurial > mplayer.hg
changeset 6877:d92bd0cee112
Review
Almost completely reworded, consistency and spellchecking.
Removed "Compiling MPlayer" section for lack of useful information.
| author | diego |
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| date | Sat, 03 Aug 2002 01:32:14 +0000 |
| parents | 49485d9f0d47 |
| children | 0374fdb8eeb0 |
| files | DOCS/cd-dvd.html |
| diffstat | 1 files changed, 96 insertions(+), 101 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/DOCS/cd-dvd.html Fri Aug 02 22:57:58 2002 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/cd-dvd.html Sat Aug 03 01:32:14 2002 +0000 @@ -13,144 +13,139 @@ <P>Playing standard Video CDs:</P> -<P> -mplayer -vcd <I>trackno</I> [-cdrom-device device]<BR><BR> -Examples:<BR> -mplayer -vcd 1<BR> -mplayer -fs -vcd 2 -cdrom-device /dev/hdc<BR> -</P> +<P><CODE>mplayer -vcd <track> [-cdrom-device device]</CODE></P> + +<P>Examples:<BR> + <CODE>mplayer -vcd 1<BR> + mplayer -fs -vcd 2 -cdrom-device /dev/hdc</CODE></P> -<P> -Notes:<BR> -- Do NOT mount VCD disks and play DAT files directly! It may work under windows -but won't work under linux. You have to play them directly, with the -vcd -option!<BR> -- VCD disks usually have 2 tracks: a data track (containing autostart windows -playback program, karaoke data etc) and a mode-2 track (the movie), so try --vcd 2 first!<BR> -- the default VCD device is /dev/cdrom. if your device differs, then you have -to make a symlink, or specify it in command line! -</P> +Notes: +<UL> + <LI>Do <B>not</B> mount VCD disks and play DAT files directly! It may work + under Windows but will not under Linux. You have to play VCDs with the + <CODE>-vcd</CODE> option.</LI> + <LI>VCD disks usually have 2 tracks: a data track (containing autostart + Windows playback program, karaoke data etc) and a mode-2 track (the movie). + So try <CODE>-vcd 2</CODE> first.</LI> + <LI>The default VCD device is <CODE>/dev/cdrom</CODE>. If your setup differs, + make a symlink, or specify the correct device on the command line with the + <CODE>-cdrom-device</CODE> option.</LI> +</UL> -<P>From Linux documentation:</P> +<P>Linux documentation excerpt:</P> -<P>Some CDROM drives are capable of changing their head-speed. There are several -reasons for changing the speed of a CDROM drive. Badly pressed CDROMs may -benefit from less-than-maximum head rate. Modern CDROM drives can obtain very -high head rates (up to 24-times is common). It has been reported that these -drives can make reading errors at these high speeds, reducing the speed can -prevent data loss in these circumstances. Finally, some of these drives can -make an annoyingly loud noise, which a lower speed may reduce.</P> +<P>Some CD-ROM drives are capable of changing their head speed. There are + several reasons for changing the speed of a CD-ROM drive. Badly pressed + CD-ROMs may benefit from less-than-maximum head speed. Modern CD-ROM drives + can obtain very high head speeds. It has been reported that these drives can + make read errors at these high speeds, reducing the speed can prevent data + loss under these circumstances. Finally, some of these drives can make an + annoyingly loud noise, which a lower speed may reduce.</P> -<P>The recommended way to do it is with a program called 'setcd' . It's kinda -old, but won't be too hard to find on the Net. (UPDATE : new hdparm -has an option for this !) -Use it with :</P> +<P>You can reduce the drive speed with hdparm or a program called setcd. + It works like this:</P> + +<P> <CODE>hdparm -E [speed] [cdrom device]</CODE></P> <P> <CODE>setcd -x [speed] [cdrom device]</CODE></P> -<P>Also you can try:</P> +<P>You can also try</P> <P> <CODE>echo current_speed:4 >/proc/ide/[cdrom device]/settings</CODE></P> -<P>but you'll need root privileges. I use following command too:</P> +<P>but you will need root privileges. The following command may also help:</P> <P> <CODE>echo file_readahead:2000000 >/proc/ide/[cdrom device]/settings</CODE></P> -<P>for 2MB prefetched reading from the file (it's useful for scratched CDROMs). -It's recommended that you tuneup your CDROM drive also with hdparm:</P> +<P>This sets prefetched file reading to 2MB, which helps with scratched CD-ROMs. + It is recommended that you also tune your CD-ROM drive with hdparm:</P> <P> <CODE>hdparm -d1 -a8 -u1 (cdrom device)</CODE></P> -<P>to enable using DMA access, readahead, and IRQ unmasking. -(if you don't understand these, *read the hdparm man page*)</P> +<P>This enables DMA access, read-ahead, and IRQ unmasking (read the hdparm man + page for a detailed explanation).</P> -<P>Please refer to "<CODE>/proc/ide/[cdrom device]/settings</CODE>" for fine-tuning your -CDROM.</P> +<P>Please refer to "<CODE>/proc/ide/[cdrom device]/settings</CODE>" for + fine-tuning your CD-ROM.</P> <P><B><A NAME=4.2>4.2. DVD playback</A></B></P> <P><B>MPlayer</B> uses <CODE>libdvdread</CODE> and <CODE>libdvdcss</CODE> for - DVD decryption and playing. These two libraries are contained in the - <CODE>libmpdvdkit/</CODE> subdirectory in the <B>MPlayer</B> tree, you - don't have to install them separately. We opt for this solution because + DVD decryption and playback. These two libraries are contained in the + <CODE>libmpdvdkit/</CODE> subdirectory of the <B>MPlayer</B> source tree, you + do not have to install them separately. We opted for this solution because we had to fix a libdvdread bug, and apply a patch which adds - <B>cracked CSS keys caching support</B> for libdvdcss (results in large - speed increase before playing). These cracked keys are stored in - <CODE>$HOME/.mplayer/DVDKeys</CODE> directory.</P> + <B>cracked CSS keys caching support</B> to libdvdcss. This results in a large + speed increase because the keys do not have to be cracked every time before + playing. The cracked keys are stored in the + <CODE>~/.mplayer/DVDKeys</CODE> directory.</P> -<P>Support for <CODE>dvdnav</CODE> is being added (not usable now).</P> +<P><B>MPlayer</B> can also use system-wide <CODE>libdvdread</CODE> and + <CODE>libdvdcss</CODE> libraries, but this solution is <B>not</B> recommended, + as it can result in bugs, library incompatibilities, and slower speed.</P> + +<P>Support for DVD navigation via <CODE>dvdnav</CODE> is being worked on, but + not finished yet.</P> <P><B>Old-style DVD support - <I>OPTIONAL</I></B></P> -<P>Useful if you want to play encoded VOB's from hard disk. Compile and - install <B>libcss</B> 0.0.1 (not newer) (if <B>MPlayer</B> can't detect - it, use the <CODE>-csslib /path/to/libcss.so</CODE> option).</P> - -<P><B>Compile MPlayer.</B></P> - -<P>Run <CODE>./configure</CODE>. If you didn't delete - <CODE>libmpdvdkit</CODE> subdirectory from MPlayer tree, ./configure should - say the following:</P> - -<P><CODE>Checking for DVD support (libmpdvdkit) ... yes</CODE></P> - -<P>(of course you can put your favourite configure options into the command - line when you run ./configure)</P> - -<P><B>MPlayer</B> can use <CODE>libdvdread</CODE> and <CODE>libdvdcss</CODE> - libraries installed system-wide, but this solution is NOT RECOMMENDED, as - can result in bugs, library incompatibilities, and slower speed.</P> - -<P>Either way, say: <CODE>make</CODE>, then <CODE>make install</CODE>.</P> +<P>Useful if you want to play encoded VOBs from hard disk. Compile and + install <B>libcss</B> 0.0.1 (not newer) for this (If <B>MPlayer</B> fails to + detect it, use the <CODE>-csslib /path/to/libcss.so</CODE> option).</P> <P><B>Using MPlayer to play DVDs:</B></P> -<TABLE BORDER=0 WIDTH="100%"><TR> -<TD VALIGN=top>-dvd <title_id> </TD> +<TABLE BORDER=0 WIDTH="100%"> +<TR><TD VALIGN=top><CODE>-dvd <title_id> </CODE></TD> <TD>Enables DVD support and selects title.</TD><TR> -<TD VALIGN=top>-chapter <chapter_id> </TD> -<TD>Selects DVD chapter(s) to play (default: play from chapter 1). - Example : <CODE>-chapter 5-10</CODE> or <CODE>-chapter -9</CODE></TD><TR> -<TD VALIGN=top>-dvdangle <angle_id> </TD> +<TD VALIGN=top><CODE>-chapter <chapter_id> </CODE></TD> +<TD>Selects DVD chapter(s) to play (default: 1). + Example: <CODE>-chapter 5-10</CODE> or <CODE>-chapter -9</CODE></TD></TR> +<TR><TD VALIGN=top><CODE>-dvdangle <angle_id> </CODE></TD> <TD>Selects camera angle (default: 1)</TD><TR> -<TD VALIGN=top>-alang <country code> </TD> -<TD> The <CODE>country code</CODE> tells <B>MPlayer</B> which audio language(s) to prefer. - For the list of available languages, add <CODE>-v</CODE> option after - your DVD options, and browse the output.<BR> - For example :<BR> - <CODE>-alang hu,en</CODE> - first tries to find hungarian - audio, and if not found, decode english audio.</TD><TR> -<TD VALIGN=top>-slang <country code> </TD> -<TD> Turns on DVD subtitles. The <CODE>country code</CODE> tells <B>MPlayer</B> +<TD VALIGN=top><CODE>-alang <country code> </CODE></TD> +<TD> + The <CODE>country code</CODE> tells <B>MPlayer</B> which audio language(s) to prefer. + For a list of available languages, add the <CODE>-v</CODE> option after + your DVD options and browse the output.<BR> + For example:<BR> + <CODE>-alang hu,en</CODE> - Tries to find Hungarian audio, + falling back to English audio.</TD></TR> +<TR><TD VALIGN=top><CODE>-slang <country code> </CODE></TD> +<TD> + Turns on DVD subtitles. The <CODE>country code</CODE> tells <B>MPlayer</B> which language(s) to prefer. - For the list of available languages, add <CODE>-v</CODE> option after - your DVD options, and browse the output.<BR> - For example :<BR> - <CODE>-slang hu,en</CODE> - first tries to display hungarian - subtitles, and if not found, display english subtitles.</TD><TR> -<TD VALIGN=top>-sid <subtitle_id> </TD> -<TD> Displays a subtitle channel with the given <CODE>id</CODE> (values can be - 0-31). Useful for example with badly mastered DVDs where country code - selects the wrong channel.</TD><TR> -<TD VALIGN=top>-csslib <path/filename></TD> -<TD> (old-style DVD option) This option is used to override the default location - of <CODE>libcss.so</CODE> - </TD><TR> -<TD VALIGN=top>-dvdauth <DVD device> </TD> -<TD> (old-style DVD option) Turns on DVD authentication using the given device. - </TD><TR> -<TD VALIGN=top>-dvdkey <CSS key></TD> -<TD> (old-style DVD option) When decoding from non-DVD, this option gives the + For the list of available languages, add the <CODE>-v</CODE> option after + your DVD options and browse the output.<BR> + For example:<BR> + <CODE>-slang hu,en</CODE> - Tries to display Hungarian subtitles, + falling back to English subtitles.</TD></TR> +<TR><TD VALIGN=top><CODE>-sid <subtitle_id> </CODE></TD> +<TD> + Displays a subtitle channel with the given <CODE>id</CODE> (values can be + 0-31). Useful with badly mastered DVDs where the country code + selects the wrong channel.</TD></TR> +<TR><TD VALIGN=top><CODE>-csslib <path/filename></CODE></TD> +<TD> + (old-style DVD option) This option is used to override the default location + of <CODE>libcss.so</CODE>. + </TD></TR> +<TR><TD VALIGN=top><CODE>-dvdauth <DVD device> </CODE></TD> +<TD> + (old-style DVD option) Turns on DVD authentication using the given device. + </TD></TR> +<TR><TD VALIGN=top><CODE>-dvdkey <CSS key></CODE></TD> +<TD> + (old-style DVD option) When decoding from non-DVD, this option gives the CSS key needed to crack the DVD (the key is printed when authenticating with DVD). - </TD> + </TD></TR> </TABLE> -<P>Default device is <CODE>/dev/dvd</CODE>, you can change it in config.h -(compile time option), or you can specify it using the -dvd-device option : -</P> +<P>The default device is <CODE>/dev/dvd</CODE>, you can change it in + <CODE>config.h</CODE> (compile time option), or you can specify it using the + <CODE>-dvd-device</CODE> option:</P> <P> <CODE>mplayer -dvd 1 -dvd-device /dev/dvd</CODE></P> <P> <CODE>mplayer -dvd 1 -slang en -dvd-device /dev/dvd</CODE></P>