manpage: explain more about outstanding dvdnav bugs

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Frederick Eaton 2017-03-24 11:22:37 -07:00 committed by wm4
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@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ specifying the path to the local copy: ``--dvd-device=PATH``.
Alternatively, running ``mpv PATH`` should auto-detect a DVD directory
tree and play the longest title.
.. note::
.. note:: DVD library choices
mpv uses a different default DVD library than MPlayer. MPlayer
uses libdvdread by default, and mpv uses libdvdnav by default.
@ -452,8 +452,12 @@ tree and play the longest title.
when using libdvdnav, in which playback gets stuck in a DVD menu
stream. These problems are reported to go away when auto-selecting
the title (``dvd://`` rather than ``dvd://1``) or when using
libdvdread (e.g. ``dvdread://0``).
libdvdread (e.g. ``dvdread://0``). There are also outstanding bugs
in libdvdnav with seeking backwards and forwards in a video
stream. Specify ``dvdread://...`` to fix such problems.
.. note:: DVD subtitles
DVDs use image-based subtitles. Image subtitles are implemented as
a bitmap video stream which can be superimposed over the main
movie. mpv's subtitle styling and positioning options and keyboard
@ -705,9 +709,11 @@ PROTOCOLS
thing.
``dvdread://...:``
Play a DVD using the old libdvdread code. This is what MPlayer and older
mpv versions use for ``dvd://``. Use is discouraged. It's provided only
for compatibility and for transition.
Play a DVD using the old libdvdread code. This is what MPlayer and
older mpv versions use for ``dvd://``. Use is discouraged. It's
provided only for compatibility and for transition, and to work
around outstanding dvdnav bugs (see "DVD library choices" above).
``tv://[channel][/input_id]`` ``--tv-...``
Analogue TV via V4L. Also useful for webcams. (Linux only.)