[MPlayer-dev-eng] README
Alex Beregszaszi
alex at naxine.org
Sat Mar 15 19:59:12 CET 2003
Hi,
> > > My first question is: Are Win32 codecs still necessary for a
> > > default install? I'm under the impression they are only
> > > necessary to play the more obscure formats. So what should be
> > > the general recommendation nowadays? QT, Real and DMO or
> > > Win32lite instead of DMO?
> > win32lite contains all the dlls (except qt & real) which are needed
> > to decode the formats not supported by libavcodec & the nativ
> > mplayer codecs
>
> Yes, I like that package. Why not make one big w32lite (Win32) + QT +
> Real + XANIM + MJPEG tarball for ease of use? That way we can say
mjpeg stuff is included in win32lite.
> "Download this big one size fits all package or choose the codecs you
> need from the following list..".
i can make a big proprietary_dlls package ;) or binary_codecs
> This also applies to the whole program. A big tarball with MPlayer +
> font + codecs or MPlayer + skin + font + codecs would be welcome for
> users and would make installation a lot easier.
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Alex Beregszaszi <alex at naxine.org>
(MPlayer Core Developer -- http://www.mplayerhq.hu/)
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