[Mplayer-cvslog] CVS: main/DOCS cd-dvd.html,1.31,1.32 documentation.html,1.279,1.280

Diego Biurrun CVS diego at mplayerhq.hu
Sat Aug 3 21:19:37 CEST 2002


Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS
In directory mail:/var/tmp.root/cvs-serv15954

Modified Files:
	cd-dvd.html documentation.html 
Log Message:
Result of review by Nilmoni Deb <ndeb at ece.cmu.edu>.
VCD stuff moved into VCD playback section, put parts of the CD-ROM section
into an unordered list.


Index: cd-dvd.html
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RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/cd-dvd.html,v
retrieving revision 1.31
retrieving revision 1.32
diff -u -r1.31 -r1.32
--- cd-dvd.html	3 Aug 2002 01:32:14 -0000	1.31
+++ cd-dvd.html	3 Aug 2002 19:19:22 -0000	1.32
@@ -11,37 +11,20 @@
 
 <P><B><A NAME=4.1>4.1. CD-ROM drives</A></B></P>
 
-<P>Playing standard Video CDs:</P>
-
-<P><CODE>mplayer -vcd &lt;track&gt; [-cdrom-device device]</CODE></P>
+<P>Linux documentation excerpt:</P>
 
-<P>Examples:<BR>
-  <CODE>mplayer -vcd 1<BR>
-  mplayer -fs -vcd 2 -cdrom-device /dev/hdc</CODE></P>
+<P>Modern CD-ROM drives can attain very high head speeds, yet some CD-ROM drives
+  are capable of running at reduced speeds. There are several reasons that might
+  make you consider changing the speed of a CD-ROM drive:</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>
+  <LI>Ther have been reports of read errors at these high speeds, especially
+    with badly pressed CD-ROMs. Reducing the speed can prevent data loss under
+    these circumstances.</LI>
+  <LI>Many CD-ROM drives are annoyingly loud, a lower speed may reduce the
+    noise.</LI>
 </UL>
 
-<P>Linux documentation excerpt:</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>You can reduce the drive speed with hdparm or a program called setcd.
   It works like this:</P>
 
@@ -68,6 +51,7 @@
 <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
@@ -153,6 +137,31 @@
 <P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mplayer -dvd 2 -alang sp -chapter 5 -dvdangle 2</CODE></P>
 <P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mplayer -dvdauth /dev/dvd /mnt/cd/video_ts/vts_03_1.vob</CODE></P>
 <P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mplayer -dvdkey C005D4A16D vts_03_1.vob</CODE></P>
+
+
+<P><B><A NAME=4.3>4.3. VCD playback</A></B></P>
+
+<P>Playing standard Video CDs:</P>
+
+<P><CODE>mplayer -vcd &lt;track&gt; [-cdrom-device device]</CODE></P>
+
+<P>Examples:<BR>
+  <CODE>mplayer -vcd 1<BR>
+  mplayer -fs -vcd 2 -cdrom-device /dev/hdc</CODE></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>
+
 
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Index: documentation.html
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RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/documentation.html,v
retrieving revision 1.279
retrieving revision 1.280
diff -u -r1.279 -r1.280
--- documentation.html	2 Aug 2002 01:23:43 -0000	1.279
+++ documentation.html	3 Aug 2002 19:19:22 -0000	1.280
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@
     <UL>
       <LI><A HREF="cd-dvd.html#4.1">4.1 CD-ROM drives</A></LI>
       <LI><A HREF="cd-dvd.html#4.2">4.2 DVD playback</A></LI>
+      <LI><A HREF="cd-dvd.html#4.3">4.3 VCD playback</A></LI>
     </UL>
   </LI>
   <LI><A HREF="faq.html">5. FAQ section</A>




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