[MPlayer-DOCS] Other random better descriptions

Diego Biurrun diego at biurrun.de
Wed Sep 22 16:33:27 CEST 2004


Guillaume POIRIER writes:
> 
> Here are some more informations that could be added to lavc's section on
> the manpage.
> 
> Please review, give feedback, nitpick etc... 

Commit with the suggested improvements.

> --- main/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1	2004-09-22 13:25:26.000000000 +0200
> +++ mplayer.1	2004-09-22 14:44:35.000000000 +0200
> @@ -5295,7 +5295,7 @@
>  .IPs 3
>  phods (low quality)
>  .IPs 4
> -EPZS (default)
> +EPZS : size=1 diamond (default)

Leave out the space before the colon.

> +Absolutly free regarding CPU time, so you can safely live it always on.

absolutely, leave

Hmm, why not write instead:

Does not incur a performance penalty, so you can safely leave it
always on.

>  .B lumi_mask=<0.0\-1.0>
> -luminance masking
> +Lumi masking is a 'psychosensory' setting that is supposed make use of the

Say "luminance" instead of "lumi", abbreviations have a tendency to
confuse people.

.. supposed to make use ..

> +fact that the human eye tends less notice details in very bright parts of

.. tends to notice less details ..

> +the picture.
> +Lumi masking compresses bright areas stronger than medium ones, so it will

luminance, see above

> +save bits that can be spent again on other frames, raising averall

overall

> +subjective quality, while maybe reducing PSNR.

s/maybe/possibly/

>  .B dark_mask=<0.0\-1.0>
> -darkness masking
> +Darkness masking is a 'psychosensory' setting that is supposed make use of the

.. supposed to make use ..

> +fact that the human eye tends less notice details in very dark parts of

.. tends to notice less details ..

> +the picture.
> +Darkness masking compresses bright areas stronger than medium ones, so it will

Hmm, do you mean dark areas or bright areas?

> +save bits that can be spent again on other frames, raising averall

overall

> +subjective quality, while maybe reducing PSNR.

s/maybe/possibly/

Diego




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