[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.

-- 
Alex Beregszaszi <alex at naxine.org>
(MPlayer Core Developer -- http://www.mplayerhq.hu/)
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