[Mplayer-cvslog] CVS: main/DOCS documentation.html,1.4,1.5
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unzip mp_font3_hu.zip
- See the <A HREF="#2.3">2.3 section</A> for details.
-
<A NAME=1.4>1.4. What about the GUI ?
I'm not a GUI programmer. I hate GUIs, I like the pure black 80x25 console.
@@ -1286,319 +1284,309 @@
<A NAME=6>6. FAQ section (TODO)
-Yes, this is the <B>MPlayer</B> FAQ.
-=============================
+ <B>Q: What about DVD playback?
+ </B>A: Read files 'DVD' and 'DVD-FAQ'.
-About:
-~~~~~~
-Many people asked same questions so I decided to write this stuff.
-I know that people will never read this but at least i try to
-pull down number of these mails.
-And from now i can say that "read the fuckin' FAQ!" :-)
-
-Let's ask!
-~~~~~~~~~~
-Q: What about DVD playback?
-A: Read files 'DVD' and 'DVD-FAQ'.
-
-Q: SDL output doesn't work or compile. Problem is ....
-A: It is tested with newest SDL (probably runs on 1.1.7+).
- It does NOT work with 1.1.6, 1.1.5 1.1.4 1.1.3 1.0.4 etc, don't ask.
-
-Q: I am still having trouble compiling with SDL support. gcc says something
- about "undefined reference to `SDL_EnableKeyRepeat'" What's now?
-A: Where did you install the SDL library? If you installed in /usr/local
- (the default) then edit the top level config.mak and add
- "-L/usr/local/lib " after "X_LIBS=" Now type make. You're done!
-
-Q: It doesn't compile, and it misses uint64_t inttypes.h and similar things...
-A: copy DOCS/inttypes.h to <B>MPlayer</B> directory (cp DOCS/inttypes.h .)
- try again... if fail, contact us
-
-Q: I have Pentium III but ./configure doesn't detect SSE
-A: Only kernel versions 2.4.x supports SSE (or try latest 2.2.19 or newer, but
- be prepared for problems)
-
-Q: -xy option doesn't work with x11 driver (-vo x11)
-A: x11 driver doesn't support scaling, but XF86VidMode support is now
- used: you must specify the -vm and the -fs switch, and you're done.
- Make sure you have the right Modelines in your XF86Config file, and
- try if the DGA driver (and SDL's DGA driver, see VIDEOCARDS) works for you.
- It's much faster. If SDL's DGA works too, use that, it'll be EVEN
- faster!
-
-Q: audio goes out of sync playing .avi file
-A: try with -bps or -nobps option
- if still bad, send me (upload to ftp) that file, I'll check.
-
-Q: what is the meaning of numbers in the status line?
-A: see:
- A: 2.1 V: 2.2 A-V: -0.167 ct: 0.042 57 41% 0% 2.6% 0
- - A: audio position in seconds
- - V: video position in seconds
- - A-V: audio-video difference in seconds (delay)
- - ct: total A-V sync correction done
- - frames played (counting from last seek)
- - video codec cpu usage in percent (for mpeg it includes video_out too!)
- - video_out cpu usage for avi, 0 for mpg (see above)
- - audio codec cpu usage in percent
- - frames needed to drop to maintain A-V sync
- Most of them are for debug purposes, and will be removed soon.
-
-Q: Why is video_out cpu usage zero (0%) for mpeg files?
-A: It's not zero, but it's built in into codec, so can't be measured separated.
- You should try to play the file using -vo null and then -vo ... and check
- the difference to see video_out speed...
-
-Q: OpenGL (-vo gl) output doesn't work (hangup/black window/X11 errors/...)
-A: your opengl driver doesn't support dynamic texture changes (glTexSubImage)
- it's known not to work with nVidia's binary shit.
- it's known to work with Utah-GLX/DRI and Matrox G400 card. Also with
- DRI and Radeon card. It won't work with DRI others than these.
- it will not work with 3DFX cards because the 256x256 texture size limit.
-
-Q: I have G200/G400, how to compile/use mga_vid driver?
-A: read VIDEOCARDS, INSTALL, README
-
-Q: What's XMMP? (is it XMMS or XMPS but mispelled?)
-A: It's a new project, see http://frozenproductions.com for details
-
-Q: There are error messages about file not found /usr/lib/win32/....
-A: Download & install w32codec.zip from *our* FTP
- (avifile's codec package has different DLL set)
-
-Q: ...... works with avifile/aviplay while doesn't with <B>MPlayer</B>
-A: <B>MPlayer</B> != avifile
- The only common thing between these players is the Win32 DLL loader.
- The codecs (dll) sets, syncronization, demultiplexing etc is totaly
- different and shouldn't be compared.
- If something works with aviplay it doesn't mean that <B>MPlayer</B> should do
- it and vice versa.
-
-Q: Indeo 3.x/4.x movies are viewed upside-down!!!?
-A: It's a known bug (really it's a bug/limitation of the DLL codec)
- Try if your vo driver supports the -flip switch.
-
-Q: Indeo 3.x,4.x video doesn't work at 32bpp resolutions (16,24 bpp are ok)
-A: It's a known bug (really it's a bug/limitation of the DLL codec)
-
-Q: I've got '<B>MPlayer</B> interrupted by signal 11' in module audio_setup or
- decode_audio.
-A: This is highly unlikely, since the mp3lib rewrite. Contact us, it may be
- a bug. Possibly it's a damaged file, try with -afm 4 .
-
-Q: Are there rpm/deb/... packages of <B>MPlayer</B>?
-A: You can make a .deb package for yourself, check DOCS/DEBIAN .
- It's _STRONGLY_ discouraged to use precompiled packages
- of <B>MPlayer</B>, since it (currently) _highly_ depends on compile-time
- options and optimizations!
- Precompiled packages are COMPLETELY unsupported by the <B>MPlayer</B> team!
-
-Q: Are there any mailing lists on <B>MPlayer</B>?
-A: Yes! See README on how to subscribe them!
-
-Q: I've found a nasty bug when I tried to play my favourite video!!
- Who should I inform?
-A: See DOCS/BUGREPORTS
-
-Q: During 'make', <B>MPlayer</B> complains about X11 libraries. I don't understand,
- I DO have X installed!?
-A: ...but you don't have the X development package installed. Or not
- correctly. It's called XFree86-devel* under RedHat, and xlib6g-dev* under
- Debian. Also check if the /usr/X11 symlink exists (this can be a problem on
- Mandrake systems). It can be created with the
+ <B>Q: SDL output doesn't work or compile. Problem is ....
+ </B>A: It is tested with newest SDL (probably runs on 1.1.7+).
+ It does NOT work with 1.1.6, 1.1.5 1.1.4 1.1.3 1.0.4 etc, don't ask.
+
+ <B>Q: I am still having trouble compiling with SDL support. gcc says something
+ about "undefined reference to `SDL_EnableKeyRepeat'" What's now?
+ </B>A: Where did you install the SDL library? If you installed in /usr/local
+ (the default) then edit the top level config.mak and add
+ "-L/usr/local/lib " after "X_LIBS=" Now type make. You're done!
+
+ <B>Q: It doesn't compile, and it misses uint64_t inttypes.h and similar things...
+ </B>A: copy DOCS/inttypes.h to <B>MPlayer</B> directory (cp DOCS/inttypes.h .)
+ try again... if fail, contact us
+
+ <B>Q: I have Pentium III but ./configure doesn't detect SSE
+ </B>A: Only kernel versions 2.4.x supports SSE (or try latest 2.2.19 or newer, but
+ be prepared for problems)
+
+ <B>Q: -xy option doesn't work with x11 driver (-vo x11)
+ </B>A: x11 driver doesn't support scaling, but XF86VidMode support is now
+ used: you must specify the -vm and the -fs switch, and you're done.
+ Make sure you have the right Modelines in your XF86Config file, and
+ try if the DGA driver (and SDL's DGA driver, see VIDEOCARDS) works for you.
+ It's much faster. If SDL's DGA works too, use that, it'll be EVEN
+ faster!
+
+ <B>Q: audio goes out of sync playing .avi file
+ </B>A: try with -bps or -nobps option
+ if still bad, send me (upload to ftp) that file, I'll check.
+
+ <B>Q: what is the meaning of numbers in the status line?
+ </B>A: see:
+ </B>A: 2.1 V: 2.2 A-V: -0.167 ct: 0.042 57 41% 0% 2.6% 0
+ - </B>A: audio position in seconds
+ - V: video position in seconds
+ - A-V: audio-video difference in seconds (delay)
+ - ct: total A-V sync correction done
+ - frames played (counting from last seek)
+ - video codec cpu usage in percent (for mpeg it includes video_out too!)
+ - video_out cpu usage for avi, 0 for mpg (see above)
+ - audio codec cpu usage in percent
+ - frames needed to drop to maintain A-V sync
+ Most of them are for debug purposes, and will be removed soon.
+
+ <B>Q: Why is video_out cpu usage zero (0%) for mpeg files?
+ </B>A: It's not zero, but it's built in into codec, so can't be measured separated.
+ You should try to play the file using -vo null and then -vo ... and check
+ the difference to see video_out speed...
+
+ <B>Q: OpenGL (-vo gl) output doesn't work (hangup/black window/X11 errors/...)
+ </B>A: your opengl driver doesn't support dynamic texture changes (glTexSubImage)
+ it's known not to work with nVidia's binary shit.
+ it's known to work with Utah-GLX/DRI and Matrox G400 card. Also with
+ DRI and Radeon card. It won't work with DRI others than these.
+ it will not work with 3DFX cards because the 256x256 texture size limit.
+
+ <B>Q: I have G200/G400, how to compile/use mga_vid driver?
+ </B>A: read VIDEOCARDS, INSTALL, README
+
+ <B>Q: What's XMMP? (is it XMMS or XMPS but mispelled?)
+ </B>A: It's a new project, see http://frozenproductions.com for details
+
+ <B>Q: There are error messages about file not found /usr/lib/win32/....
+ </B>A: Download & install w32codec.zip from *our* FTP
+ (avifile's codec package has different DLL set)
+
+ <B>Q: ...... works with avifile/aviplay while doesn't with <B>MPlayer</B>
+ </B>A: <B>MPlayer</B> != avifile
+ The only common thing between these players is the Win32 DLL loader.
+ The codecs (dll) sets, syncronization, demultiplexing etc is totaly
+ different and shouldn't be compared.
+ If something works with aviplay it doesn't mean that <B>MPlayer</B> should do
+ it and vice versa.
+
+ <B>Q: Indeo 3.x/4.x movies are viewed upside-down!!!?
+ </B>A: It's a known bug (really it's a bug/limitation of the DLL codec)
+ Try if your vo driver supports the -flip switch.
+
+ <B>Q: Indeo 3.x,4.x video doesn't work at 32bpp resolutions (16,24 bpp are ok)
+ </B>A: It's a known bug (really it's a bug/limitation of the DLL codec)
+
+ <B>Q: I've got '<B>MPlayer</B> interrupted by signal 11' in module audio_setup or
+ decode_audio.
+ </B>A: This is highly unlikely, since the mp3lib rewrite. Contact us, it may be
+ a bug. Possibly it's a damaged file, try with -afm 4 .
+
+ <B>Q: Are there rpm/deb/... packages of <B>MPlayer</B>?
+ </B>A: You can make a .deb package for yourself, check DOCS/DEBIAN .
+ It's _STRONGLY_ discouraged to use precompiled packages
+ of <B>MPlayer</B>, since it (currently) _highly_ depends on compile-time
+ options and optimizations!
+ Precompiled packages are COMPLETELY unsupported by the <B>MPlayer</B> team!
+
+ <B>Q: Are there any mailing lists on <B>MPlayer</B>?
+ </B>A: Yes! See README on how to subscribe them!
+
+ <B>Q: I've found a nasty bug when I tried to play my favourite video!!
+ Who should I inform?
+ </B>A: See DOCS/BUGREPORTS
+
+ <B>Q: During 'make', <B>MPlayer</B> complains about X11 libraries. I don't understand,
+ I DO have X installed!?
+ </B>A: ...but you don't have the X development package installed. Or not
+ correctly. It's called XFree86-devel* under RedHat, and xlib6g-dev* under
+ Debian. Also check if the /usr/X11 symlink exists (this can be a problem on
+ Mandrake systems). It can be created with the
$ ln -sf /usr/X11R6 /usr/X11
- command. Also check the /usr/include/X11 link :
+ command. Also check the /usr/include/X11 link :
$ ln -sf /usr/X11R6/include/X11 /usr/include/X11
- Your distribution may differ from the Linux Filesystem Standard.
+ Your distribution may differ from the Linux Filesystem Standard.
-Q: I have problems playing files with ... codec. Can I use'em?
-A: Check http://mplayer.sourceforge.net/DOCS/codecs.html,
- if it doesn't contain your codec, read
- http://mplayer.sourceforge.net/DOCS/CODECS, and contact us.
-
-Q: What about DGA driver? I can't find it!!!
-A: ./configure autodetects your DGA driver. If -vo help doesn't show
- DGA, then there's a problem with your X installation.
- Try ./configure --enable-dga (and read VIDEOCARDS)
- Alternatively, try SDL's DGA driver with '-vo sdl:dga' options.
-
-Q: Ok, -vo help shows DGA driver, but it is babbling about permissions!
- Help me!
-A: It works only if running as root! It's a DGA limitation.
- You should become to root (su -), and try again.
+ <B>Q: I have problems playing files with ... codec. Can I use'em?
+ </B>A: Check http://mplayer.sourceforge.net/DOCS/codecs.html,
+ if it doesn't contain your codec, read
+ http://mplayer.sourceforge.net/DOCS/CODECS, and contact us.
+
+ <B>Q: What about DGA driver? I can't find it!!!
+ </B>A: ./configure autodetects your DGA driver. If -vo help doesn't show
+ DGA, then there's a problem with your X installation.
+ Try ./configure --enable-dga (and read VIDEOCARDS)
+ Alternatively, try SDL's DGA driver with '-vo sdl:dga' options.
+
+ <B>Q: Ok, -vo help shows DGA driver, but it is babbling about permissions!
+ Help me!
+ </B>A: It works only if running as root! It's a DGA limitation.
+ You should become to root (su -), and try again.
Another solution is making mplayer SUID root, but its NOT RECOMMENDED!
- 'chown root /usr/local/bin/mplayer'
- 'chmod 750 /usr/local/bin/mplayer'
- 'chmod +s /usr/local/bin/mplayer'
- !!!! BUT STAY TUNED !!!!
- This is a *BIG* security risk! *NEVER* do this on a server or on a computer
- can be accessed by more people than only you because they can gain root
- privilegies through suid root mplayer!!!
- !!!! SO YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED ... !!!!
-Q: The fsdga driver doesn't work with my xyz.avi file. Why is that?
-A: Because it only works with MPEG. (yet)
-
-Q: When using Xvideo, my Voodoo 3/Banshee says:
- X Error of failed request: BadAccess (attempt to access private resource
- denied)
- Major opcode of failed request: 147 (MIT-SHM)
- Minor opcode of failed request: 1 (X_ShmAttach)
- Serial number of failed request: 26
- Current serial number in output stream:27
-A: Your driver is old, update it. Either download (at least) DRI version 0.6
- from http://dri.sourceforge.net , or use the DRI cvs.
-
-Q: When using Xvideo, I can't play DivX avis with my Voodoo 3/Banshee !
- It says:
- ...
- Xvideo image format: 0x32315659 (YV12) planar
- Xvideo image format: 0x30323449 (I420) planar
- ...
-A1: See the previous answer.
-A2: Since 0.18pre4 we include libavcodec from the ffmpeg package. It contains
- a C language DivX and OpenDivX decoder. The DivX decoder uses YV12 format
- for output, thus it should work for you. Compile in libavcodec support.
-
-Q: Umm, what is "IdegCounter" ?
-A: A mixture of a hungarian and an english word. In english, "Ideg" means
- "nerve", and is pronounced as something like "ydaegh" . It was first used
- to measure the nervousness of A'rpi, after some (umm) "mystic" disappearance
- of CVS code ;)
-
-Q: I can't compile SVGAlib.. I'm using 2.3/2.4 kernel.
-A: You have to edit SVGAlib's Makefile.cfg and comment "BACKGROUND = y" out.
-
-Q: LIRC doesn't work, because ...
-A: Are you sure you use "mplayer_lirc" instead of "mplayer" ?
-
-Q: <B>MPlayer</B> exits with something error when using l3codeca.acm
-A: Check 'ldd /usr/local/bin/mplayer' output. If it contains
- libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x4???????)
- where "?" is any number then it's ok, the error is not here. If it is:
+ chown root /usr/local/bin/mplayer
+ chmod 750 /usr/local/bin/mplayer
+ chmod +s /usr/local/bin/mplayer
+
+ !!!! BUT STAY TUNED !!!!
+ This is a *BIG* security risk! *NEVER* do this on a server or on a computer
+ can be accessed by more people than only you because they can gain root
+ privilegies through suid root mplayer!!!
+ !!!! SO YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED ... !!!!
+
+ <B>Q: The fsdga driver doesn't work with my xyz.avi file. Why is that?
+ </B>A: Because it only works with MPEG. (yet)
+
+ <B>Q: When using Xvideo, my Voodoo 3/Banshee says:
+ X Error of failed request: BadAccess (attempt to access private resource
+ denied)
+ Major opcode of failed request: 147 (MIT-SHM)
+ Minor opcode of failed request: 1 (X_ShmAttach)
+ Serial number of failed request: 26
+ Current serial number in output stream:27
+ </B>A: Your driver is old, update it. Either download (at least) DRI version 0.6
+ from http://dri.sourceforge.net , or use the DRI cvs.
+
+ <B>Q: When using Xvideo, I can't play DivX avis with my Voodoo 3/Banshee !
+ It says:
+ ...
+ Xvideo image format: 0x32315659 (YV12) planar
+ Xvideo image format: 0x30323449 (I420) planar
+ ...
+ </B>A1: See the previous answer.
+ A2: Since 0.18pre4 we include libavcodec from the ffmpeg package. It contains
+ a C language DivX and OpenDivX decoder. The DivX decoder uses YV12 format
+ for output, thus it should work for you. Compile in libavcodec support.
+
+ <B>Q: Umm, what is "IdegCounter" ?
+ </B>A: A mixture of a hungarian and an english word. In english, "Ideg" means
+ "nerve", and is pronounced as something like "ydaegh" . It was first used
+ to measure the nervousness of A'rpi, after some (umm) "mystic" disappearance
+ of CVS code ;)
+
+ <B>Q: I can't compile SVGAlib.. I'm using 2.3/2.4 kernel.
+ </B>A: You have to edit SVGAlib's Makefile.cfg and comment "BACKGROUND = y" out.
+
+ <B>Q: LIRC doesn't work, because ...
+ </B>A: Are you sure you use "mplayer_lirc" instead of "mplayer" ?
+
+ <B>Q: <B>MPlayer</B> exits with something error when using l3codeca.acm
+ </B>A: Check 'ldd /usr/local/bin/mplayer' output. If it contains
+ libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x4???????)
+ where "?" is any number then it's ok, the error is not here. If it is:
libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x00??????)
- then there is problem with your kernel/libc. Maybe you are using some
- security patches (for example Solar Designer's OpenWall patch) which
- forces loading libraries to very low addresses.
- Because l3codeca.acm is a non-relocatable DLL, it must be loaded to
- 0x00400000, we can't change this. You should use non-patched kernel,
- or use <B>MPlayer</B>'s -afm 1 option to disable using l3codeca.acm.
-
-Q: 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).
-A: Those files probably have 48Khz audio, and your soundcard/driver can't play
- it correctly. Audio downsampling isn't implemented in <B>MPlayer</B> (yet).
-
-Q: <B>MPlayer</B> dies with "<B>MPlayer</B> interrupted by signal 4 in module: decode_video".
-A: Try running <B>MPlayer</B> on the machine you compiled on. Or recompile. Don't
- use <B>MPlayer</B> on different CPU than it was compiled on.
-
-Q: I have problems with <your window manager> and fullscreen xv/xmga/sdl/x11
- modes..
-A1: Use the -fsmode switch. See example.conf or manpage.
-
-Q: But it works with avifile !
-A: So what?
-
-Q: Then avifile is better !
-A: Then use avifile, it has nice GUI and nice C++ code :)
-
-Q: I got this playing mpeg files: Can't find codec for video format 0x10000001 !
-A: You have old version of codecs.conf at ~/.mplayer/. Upgrade it from DOCS/
-
-Q: After starting mplayer under KDE(1/2) I just get a black screen and nothing
- happens, after about one minute the video starts playing.
-A: The KDE arts sound daemon is blocking the sound device, either wait the time
- until video starts or you disable the arts-daemon in kontrollcenter.
-
-Q: Subtitles are very nice, the most beautiful I've ever seen, but they slow
- down the playing! I know it's unlikely...
-A: After running ./configure , edit config.h and replace #undef FAST_OSD with
- #define FAST_OSD . Then recompile.
-
-Q: The OSD is flickering!
-A: You use a vo driver with single buffering (x11,xv). With xv you can change
- the number of buffers in libvo/vo_xv.c :
- Increase #define NUM_BUFFERS 1
-
-Q: What's the problem with gcc 2.96 ?
-A: gcc 2.96 is RedHat's UNOFFICIAL (it can be found only on RedHat sites, or
- RedHat distributions) and BUGGY gcc release. gcc 2.96 is TOTALLY
- unsupported by <B>MPlayer</B>, because it simply SKIPS MMX codes, it just does not
- compile it. Important: this is NOT an <B>MPlayer</B>-specific problem, numerous
- other projects (DRI, avifile, etc..) have problems with this shit too.
- ** DO NOT USE gcc 2.96 !!! **
-
-Q: Is there a hint on how to watch QuickTime and RealMedia movies in mplayer?
-A: There's no way to do it. Therefore these formats deserve to die in flames.
- Theoretically you can reverse engineer Real codecs built for Linux (they
- are available as .so files), but in practice that's really difficult, even
- if you know how the compiler used by Real is making assembler code.
- As for QuickTime, it's possible to play some old movies and this
- capability will be added to mplayer soon, but newer clips are all Sorenson
- encoded, and that codec is built-in deep in the QT executable, there's
- no way to use it.
-
-Q: I have an nVidia TNT/TNT2 card, and I have a band with strange colours,
- right under the movie! Whose fault is this?
-A: It's the nVidia X driver's. These bugs are ONLY with the TNT/TNT2 cards,
- and we can't do anything about it, it's not our bug.
-
-Q: What exactly is this libavcodec?
-A: It's from Gerard Lantau's ffmpeg package (http://ffmpeg.sourceforge.net).
- It has C language DivX ;-) and OpenDivX codec. Some benchmarks
- showed that its DivX seems to be even faster than DirectShow codec without
- preprocessing, and only a few percent slower than ProjectMayo's OpenDivX
- decoder. It uses YV12 pixel format, so old Voodoo users can use it for YUV.
- Also, open the possibility to play DivX on virtually every computer that
- has a C compiler. Kinda great stuff, isn't it?
+ then there is problem with your kernel/libc. Maybe you are using some
+ security patches (for example Solar Designer's OpenWall patch) which
+ forces loading libraries to very low addresses.
+ Because l3codeca.acm is a non-relocatable DLL, it must be loaded to
+ 0x00400000, we can't change this. You should use non-patched kernel,
+ or use <B>MPlayer</B>'s -afm 1 option to disable using l3codeca.acm.
+
+ <B>Q: 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>A: Those files probably have 48Khz audio, and your soundcard/driver can't play
+ it correctly. Audio downsampling isn't implemented in <B>MPlayer</B> (yet).
+
+ <B>Q: <B>MPlayer</B> dies with "<B>MPlayer</B> interrupted by signal 4 in module: decode_video".
+ </B>A: Try running <B>MPlayer</B> on the machine you compiled on. Or recompile. Don't
+ use <B>MPlayer</B> on different CPU than it was compiled on.
+
+ <B>Q: I have problems with <your window manager> and fullscreen xv/xmga/sdl/x11
+ modes..
+ </B>A1: Use the -fsmode switch. See example.conf or manpage.
+
+ <B>Q: But it works with avifile !
+ </B>A: So what?
+
+ <B>Q: Then avifile is better !
+ </B>A: Then use avifile, it has nice GUI and nice C++ code :)
+
+ <B>Q: I got this playing mpeg files: Can't find codec for video format 0x10000001 !
+ </B>A: You have old version of codecs.conf at ~/.mplayer/. Upgrade it from DOCS/
+
+ <B>Q: After starting mplayer under KDE(1/2) I just get a black screen and nothing
+ happens, after about one minute the video starts playing.
+ </B>A: The KDE arts sound daemon is blocking the sound device, either wait the time
+ until video starts or you disable the arts-daemon in kontrollcenter.
+
+ <B>Q: Subtitles are very nice, the most beautiful I've ever seen, but they slow
+ down the playing! I know it's unlikely...
+ </B>A: After running ./configure , edit config.h and replace #undef FAST_OSD with
+ #define FAST_OSD . Then recompile.
+
+ <B>Q: The OSD is flickering!
+ </B>A: You use a vo driver with single buffering (x11,xv). With xv you can change
+ the number of buffers in libvo/vo_xv.c :
+ Increase #define NUM_BUFFERS 1
+
+ <B>Q: What's the problem with gcc 2.96 ?
+ </B>A: gcc 2.96 is RedHat's UNOFFICIAL (it can be found only on RedHat sites, or
+ RedHat distributions) and BUGGY gcc release. gcc 2.96 is TOTALLY
+ unsupported by <B>MPlayer</B>, because it simply SKIPS MMX codes, it just does not
+ compile it. Important: this is NOT an <B>MPlayer</B>-specific problem, numerous
+ other projects (DRI, avifile, etc..) have problems with this shit too.
+ ** DO NOT USE gcc 2.96 !!! **
+
+ <B>Q: Is there a hint on how to watch QuickTime and RealMedia movies in mplayer?
+ </B>A: There's no way to do it. Therefore these formats deserve to die in flames.
+ Theoretically you can reverse engineer Real codecs built for Linux (they
+ are available as .so files), but in practice that's really difficult, even
+ if you know how the compiler used by Real is making assembler code.
+ As for QuickTime, it's possible to play some old movies and this
+ capability will be added to mplayer soon, but newer clips are all Sorenson
+ encoded, and that codec is built-in deep in the QT executable, there's
+ no way to use it.
+
+ <B>Q: I have an nVidia TNT/TNT2 card, and I have a band with strange colours,
+ right under the movie! Whose fault is this?
+ </B>A: It's the nVidia X driver's. These bugs are ONLY with the TNT/TNT2 cards,
+ and we can't do anything about it, it's not our bug.
+
+ <B>Q: What exactly is this libavcodec?
+ </B>A: It's from Gerard Lantau's ffmpeg package (http://ffmpeg.sourceforge.net).
+ It has C language DivX ;-) and OpenDivX codec. Some benchmarks
+ showed that its DivX seems to be even faster than DirectShow codec without
+ preprocessing, and only a few percent slower than ProjectMayo's OpenDivX
+ decoder. It uses YV12 pixel format, so old Voodoo users can use it for YUV.
+ Also, open the possibility to play DivX on virtually every computer that
+ has a C compiler. Kinda great stuff, isn't it?
<A NAME=6.10>6.10. DVD FAQ
-Q: I have some problem not mentioned here ...
-A: Read file 'DVD' as well.
+ <B>Q: I have some problem not mentioned here ...
+ </B>A: Read file 'DVD' as well.
-Q: How can I actually watch DVD with MPlayer?
-A: Ehh. Go on reading this file as well as 'DVD' (hint: you must have libcss)
+ <B>Q: How can I actually watch DVD with MPlayer?
+ </B>A: Ehh. Go on reading this file as well as 'DVD' (hint: you must have libcss)
-Q: So MPlayer can play DVDs? Then it must use DeCSS! You are under arrest
- under the XYZ#$ paragraph of the--
-A: Get back asshole, there is no DeCSS code in MPlayer. It links to libcss.
+ <B>Q: So MPlayer can play DVDs? Then it must use DeCSS! You are under arrest
+ under the XYZ#$ paragraph of the--
+ </B>A: Get back asshole, there is no DeCSS code in MPlayer. It links to libcss.
-Q: Seems to work but no sound.
-A: Use '-aid 128' (or try: 128,129,...) command line switch
+ <B>Q: Seems to work but no sound.
+ </B>A: Use '-aid 128' (or try: 128,129,...) command line switch
-Q: I have got Spanish audio instead of English (or similar problems)
-A: See the last question/answer.
+ <B>Q: I have got Spanish audio instead of English (or similar problems)
+ </B>A: See the last question/answer.
-Q: MPlayer complains about FIBMAP or something.
-A: Try to run MPlayer as root.
+ <B>Q: MPlayer complains about FIBMAP or something.
+ </B>A: Try to run MPlayer as root.
-Q: some strange effect (interlace like thing) especially when fast moving
- objects are shown in the movie
-A: known problem, we try to fix it later
+ <B>Q: some strange effect (interlace like thing) especially when fast moving
+ objects are shown in the movie
+ </B>A: known problem, we try to fix it later
-Q: DVD support in MPlayer is a piece of shit!
-A: You're probably right :) However please contact us if you can improve it!
+ <B>Q: DVD support in MPlayer is a piece of shit!
+ </B>A: You're probably right :) However please contact us if you can improve it!
-Q: Where can I get libcss package from?
-A: Maybe from the source of OMS (www.linuxvideo.org).
+ <B>Q: Where can I get libcss package from?
+ </B>A: Maybe from the source of OMS (www.linuxvideo.org).
-Q: How can I ... (insert some expectable DVD player feature here)
-A: The current implementation is only for viewing VOB files from DVD.
- Nothing more, like subtitles, menus and so on.
+ <B>Q: How can I ... (insert some expectable DVD player feature here)
+ </B>A: The current implementation is only for viewing VOB files from DVD.
+ Nothing more, like subtitles, menus and so on.
-Q: How can I set the region code of my DVD-Drive ? I don't have windows!
-A: Use the 'regionset' tool :
- http://www.linuxtv.org/download/dvd/dvd_disc_20000215.tar.gz
+ <B>Q: How can I set the region code of my DVD-Drive ? I don't have windows!
+ </B>A: Use the 'regionset' tool :
+ http://www.linuxtv.org/download/dvd/dvd_disc_20000215.tar.gz
-Q: MPlayer complains about some renamed option?
-A: For future development, old '-dvd' option was replaced by '-dvdauth'.
- Option '-dvd' *WILL* do the 'full disk movie' mplaying mode.
- But until that, '-dvd' does nothing only prints error message.
+ <B>Q: MPlayer complains about some renamed option?
+ </B>A: For future development, old '-dvd' option was replaced by '-dvdauth'.
+ Option '-dvd' *WILL* do the 'full disk movie' mplaying mode.
+ But until that, '-dvd' does nothing only prints error message.
<A NAME=7>7. Misc OS'es
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