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@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ How do I translate <application>MPlayer</application> to a new language?
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<answer><para>
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Read the <ulink url="../../tech/translations.txt">translation HOWTO</ulink>,
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it should explain everything. You can get further help on the
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<ulink url="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-docs">MPlayer-docs</ulink>
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<ulink url="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-translations">MPlayer-translations</ulink>
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mailing list.
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</para></answer>
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</qandaentry>
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@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ stable, or upgrade frequently.
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<qandaentry>
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<question><para>
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Are there binary (RPM/deb) packages of <application>MPlayer</application>?
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Are there binary (RPM/Debian) packages of <application>MPlayer</application>?
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</para></question>
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<answer><para>
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See the <link linkend="debian">Debian</link> and <link linkend="rpm">RPM</link>
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@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ section for details.
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<qandaentry>
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<question><para>
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How can I build a 32 bit <application>MPlayer</application> on 64 bit Athlon?
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How can I build a 32 bit <application>MPlayer</application> on a 64 bit Athlon?
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</para></question>
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<answer><para>
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Try the following configure options:
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@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ file for details.
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<qandaentry>
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<question><para>
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I have a Matrox G200/G400/G450/G550, how do I compile/use the mga_vid driver?
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I have a Matrox G200/G400/G450/G550, how do I compile/use the
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<systemitem>mga_vid</systemitem> driver?
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</para></question>
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<answer><para>
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Read the <link linkend="mga_vid">mga_vid</link> section.
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@ -133,23 +134,18 @@ Read the <link linkend="mga_vid">mga_vid</link> section.
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<qandaentry>
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<question><para>
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During 'make', <application>MPlayer</application> complains about X11 libraries.
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I don't understand, I DO have X installed!?
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During 'make', <application>MPlayer</application> complains about
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missing X11 libraries. I don't understand, I <emphasis>do</emphasis>
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have X11 installed!?
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</para></question>
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<answer><para>
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... but you don't have the X development package installed. Or not correctly.
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... but you don't have the X11 development package installed. Or not correctly.
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It's called <filename>XFree86-devel*</filename> under Red Hat, and
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<filename>xlibs-dev</filename> under Debian Woody,
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<filename>libx11-dev</filename> under Debian Sarge. Also check if the
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<filename class="directory">/usr/X11</filename> and
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<filename class="directory">/usr/include/X11</filename> symlinks exist (this
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can be a problem on Mandrake systems). They can be created with these commands:
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<screen>
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# ln -sf /usr/X11R6 /usr/X11
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# ln -sf /usr/X11R6/include/X11 /usr/include/X11
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</screen>
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Your distribution may differ from the
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<ulink url="http://www.pathname.com/fhs/">Filesystem Hierarchy Standard</ulink>.
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can be a problem on Mandrake systems).
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</para></answer>
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</qandaentry>
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</qandadiv>
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@ -211,71 +207,61 @@ Windows <option>-vo directx:noaccel</option> works.
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</para></answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
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<question><para>
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The <option>-xy</option> or <option>-fs</option> option doesn't work with
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the x11 driver (<option>-vo x11</option>) ...
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</para></question>
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<answer><para>
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It does, but you have to explicitly specify software scaling (very slow) with the
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<option>-zoom</option> option. You better use XF86VidMode support: You must
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specify the <option>-vm</option> and the <option>-fs</option> option, and you're
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done. Make sure you have the right modelines in your <filename>XF86Config</filename>
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file, and try to make the <link linkend="dga">DGA driver</link> and
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<link linkend="sdl">SDL's DGA driver</link> work for you. It's much
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faster. If SDL's DGA works, use that, it'll be even faster.
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</para></answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
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<question><para>
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What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line?
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</para></question>
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<answer><para>
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Example:
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<screen>A: 2.1 V: 2.2 A-V: -0.167 ct: 0.042 57/57 41% 0% 2.6% 0 4 49%</screen>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>A: audio position in seconds</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>V: video position in seconds</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>A-V: audio-video difference in seconds (delay)</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>ct: total A-V sync correction done</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>frames played (counting from last seek)</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>frames decoded (counting from last seek)</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>video codec CPU usage in percent (for slices and DR this includes
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video_out)</para></listitem>
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<screen>A: 2.1 V: 2.2 A-V: -0.167 ct: 0.042 57/57 41% 0% 2.6% 0 4 49% 1.00x</screen>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry><term><systemitem>A: 2.1</systemitem></term>
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<listitem><para>audio position in seconds</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term><systemitem>V: 2.2</systemitem></term>
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<listitem><para>video position in seconds</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term><systemitem>A-V: -0.167</systemitem></term>
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<listitem><para>audio-video difference in seconds (delay)</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term><systemitem>ct: 0.042</systemitem></term>
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<listitem><para>total A-V sync correction done</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term><systemitem>57/57</systemitem></term>
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<listitem><para>frames played/decoded (counting from last seek)</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term><systemitem>41%</systemitem></term>
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<listitem><para>video codec CPU usage in percent
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(for slice rendering and direct rendering this
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includes video_out)</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term><systemitem>0%</systemitem></term>
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<listitem><para>video_out CPU usage</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term><systemitem>2.6%</systemitem></term>
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<listitem><para>audio codec CPU usage in percent</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>frames needed to drop to maintain A-V sync</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term><systemitem>0</systemitem></term>
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<listitem><para>frames dropped to maintain A-V sync</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term><systemitem>4</systemitem></term>
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<listitem><para>current level of image postprocessing (when using
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<option>-autoq</option>)</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term><systemitem>49%</systemitem></term>
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<listitem><para>current cache size used (around 50% is normal)</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry><term><systemitem>1.00x</systemitem></term>
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<listitem><para>playback speed as a factor of original speed</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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Most of them are for debug purposes and will be removed at some point.
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</para></answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
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<question><para>
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What if I don't want them to appear?
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</para></question>
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<answer><para>
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Use the <option>-quiet</option> option and read the man page.
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</para></answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
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<question><para>
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Why is video_out CPU usage zero (0%) for some files?
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</para></question>
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<answer><para>
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It's not zero, but it's called from the codec and thus cannot be measured
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separately. You should try to play the file using <option>-vo null</option> and
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then <option>-vo ...</option> and check the difference to see the video_out speed.
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</para></answer>
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<answer><para>
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You are using Direct Rendering, where the codec renders to the video memory
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itself. In this case, the decoding percentage contains the display percentage, too.
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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Most of them are for debug purposes, use the <option>-quiet</option>
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option to make them disappear.
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You might notice that video_out CPU usage is zero (0%) for some files.
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This is because it is called directly from the codec and thus cannot
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be measured separately. If you wish to know the video_out speed, compare
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the difference when playing the file with <option>-vo null</option> and
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your usual video output driver.
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</para></answer>
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</qandaentry>
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@ -284,9 +270,20 @@ itself. In this case, the decoding percentage contains the display percentage, t
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There are error messages about file not found <filename>/usr/local/lib/codecs/</filename> ...
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</para></question>
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<answer><para>
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Download the binary codecs from our
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<ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/">codecs page</ulink>
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and install it.
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Download and install the binary codecs from our
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<ulink url="http://mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design7/codecs.html">codecs page</ulink>.
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</para></answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
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<question><para>
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How can I make <application>MPlayer</application> remember the options I
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use for a particular file, e.g. <filename>movie.avi</filename>?
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</para></question>
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<answer><para>
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Create a file named <filename>movie.avi.conf</filename> with the file-specific
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options in it and put it in <filename class="directory">~/.mplayer</filename>
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or in the same directory as the file.
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</para></answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
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<question><para>
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My computer plays MS DivX AVIs with resolutions ~ 640x300 and stereo MP3 sound
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too slow. When I use <option>-nosound</option> option, everything is OK (but quiet).
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too slow. When I use the <option>-nosound</option> option, everything is OK (but quiet).
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</para></question>
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<answer><para>
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Your machine is too slow or your sound card driver is broken. Consult the
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@ -536,17 +533,16 @@ documentation to see if you can improve performance.
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<screen>MPlayer interrupted by signal 4 in module: decode_video</screen>
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</para></question>
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<answer><para>
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Try running <application>MPlayer</application> on the machine you compiled on.
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Or recompile with runtime CPU detection
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(<command>./configure --enable-runtime-cpudetection</command>).
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Don't use <application>MPlayer</application> on a CPU different from the one
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it was compiled on, without using the feature mentioned just now.
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it was compiled on or recompile with runtime CPU detection
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(<command>./configure --enable-runtime-cpudetection</command>).
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</para></answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
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<question><para>
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I have problems with [your window manager] and fullscreen xv/xmga/sdl/x11 modes ...
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I have problems with <replaceable>[your window manager]</replaceable>
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and fullscreen xv/xmga/sdl/x11 modes ...
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</para></question>
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<answer><para>
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Read the <link linkend="bugreports">bug reporting guidelines</link> and send us
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dropped frames counter goes up fast).
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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If it is an AVI, maybe it has bad interleaving. Try the <option>-ni</option> option.
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If it is an AVI, maybe it has bad interleaving, try the
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<option>-ni</option> to work around this.
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Or it may have a bad header, in this case <option>-nobps</option>
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and/or <option>-mc 0</option> can help.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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Your sound driver is buggy, or you use ALSA 0.5 with <option>-ao oss</option>.
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See the <link linkend="audio">sound card section</link>.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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The AVI has a bad header, try the <option>-nobps</option> option, and/or <option>-mc 0</option>.
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Your sound driver is buggy. See the <link linkend="audio">audio section</link>.
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</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para></answer>
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Use the <option>-dvd-device</option> option to refer to the directory
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that contains the files:
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<screen>
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mplayer dvd://1 -dvd-device /path/to/directory
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mplayer dvd://1 -dvd-device <replaceable>/path/to/directory</replaceable>
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</screen>
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</para></answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
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<question><para>
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I'd like to seek +/- 1 frames instead of 10 seconds.
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I'd like to seek +/- 1 frame instead of 10 seconds.
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</para></question>
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<answer><para>
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You can step forward one frame by pressing <keycap>.</keycap>.
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Stepping backwards is unlikely to be implemented anytime soon.
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</para></answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
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<question><para>
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How can I make <application>MPlayer</application> remember the options I use
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for a particular file, e.g. <filename>movie.avi</filename>?
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</para></question>
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<answer><para>
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Create a file named <filename>movie.avi.conf</filename> with the file-specific
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options in it and put it in <filename class="directory">~/.mplayer</filename> or
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in the same directory as the file.
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</para></answer>
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</qandaentry>
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</qandadiv>
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<qandadiv id="faq-encoding">
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<application>MPlayer</application>, use the option <option>-dumpstream</option>.
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For example:
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<screen>
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mplayer -dumpstream dvd://5 -dumpfile <replaceable>dvd_dump.vob</replaceable>
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mplayer dvd://5 -dumpstream -dumpfile <replaceable>dvd_dump.vob</replaceable>
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</screen>
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will dump the 5th title of the DVD into the file
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<replaceable>dvd_dump.vob</replaceable>
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For AVI files, you can use <application>MEncoder</application>'s
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multiple file support like this:
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<screen>
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mencoder -ovc copy -oac copy -o out.avi file1.avi file2.avi
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mencoder -ovc copy -oac copy -o <replaceable>out.avi</replaceable> <replaceable>file1.avi</replaceable> <replaceable>file2.avi</replaceable>
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</screen>
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This will only work if the files are of the same resolution and codec.
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This will only work if the files are of the same resolution
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and use the same codec.
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You can also try
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<ulink url="http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/">avidemux</ulink> and
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<application>avimerge</application> (part of the
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<qandaentry>
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<question><para>
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How can I fix AVI files with broken index or interleaving?
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How can I fix AVI files with a broken index or bad interleaving?
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</para></question>
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<answer><para>
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Simply copy the video and audio streams into a new file, and
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<application>MEncoder</application> generates the index.
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Of course this cannot fix possible bugs in the video and/or audio streams.
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It also fixes files with broken interleaving, thus the
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<option>-ni</option> option will not be needed for them anymore.
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To avoid having to use <option>-idx</option> to be able to seek in
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AVI files with a broken index or <option>-ni</option> to play AVI
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files with bad interleaving, use the command
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<screen>
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mencoder -idx <replaceable>input.avi</replaceable> -ovc copy -oac copy -o <replaceable>output.avi</replaceable>
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mencoder <replaceable>input.avi</replaceable> -idx -ovc copy -oac copy -o <replaceable>output.avi</replaceable>
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</screen>
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to copy the video and audio streams into a new AVI file while
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regenerating the index and correctly interleaving the data.
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Of course this cannot fix possible bugs in the video and/or audio streams.
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</para></answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
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<question><para>
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How can I fix the aspect ration of an AVI file?
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How can I fix the aspect ratio of an AVI file?
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</para></question>
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<answer><para>
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You can do such a thing thanks to <application>MEncoder</application>'s
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I can't encode DVD subtitles into the AVI!
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</para></question>
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<answer><para>
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You have to specify the <option>-sid</option> option correctly!
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You have to properly specify the <option>-sid</option> option.
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</para></answer>
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</qandaentry>
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How can I encode only selected chapters from a DVD?
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</para></question>
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<answer><para>
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Use the <option>-chapter</option> option correctly, like: <option>-chapter 5-7</option>
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Use the <option>-chapter</option> option correctly, like: <option>-chapter 5-7</option>.
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</para></answer>
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</qandaentry>
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I can't encode an ASF file to AVI/MPEG-4 (DivX) because it uses 1000 fps.
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</para></question>
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<answer><para>
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Because ASF uses variable frame rate but AVI uses a fixed one, you
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have to set it by hand using <option>-ofps</option>.
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Since ASF uses variable framerate but AVI uses a fixed one, you
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have to set it by hand with the <option>-ofps</option> option.
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</para></answer>
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</qandaentry>
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mencoder <replaceable>input.avi</replaceable> -o <replaceable>output.avi</replaceable> -ffourcc XVID
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</screen>
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Note that this will set the FourCC as XVID rather than as DIVX.
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Note that this will set the FourCC to XVID rather than DIVX.
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This is recommended as DIVX FourCC means DivX4, which is a very basic
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MPEG-4 codec, whereas DX50 and XVID both mean full MPEG-4 (ASP).
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Therefore, if you change the FourCC to DIVX, some bad software or
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