[MPlayer-DOCS] lacking codec placement documentation.

Diego Biurrun diego at biurrun.de
Sat Jan 15 02:28:33 CET 2005


compn writes:
> <o__o__o__h> hej!, i have problems to install the codecs. i went to http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design7/dload.html, downloaded the codecs package, (which have no installer), but i dont know what to do with them, where to place all those files in my system
> 
> can we get a note on the mplayer download page where to extract the codecs to?

There is now a hint at the README on the codecs page.

> further problems:
> 
> [08:53] <Compn> isint there a readme in the codec pack?
> [08:55] <o__o__o__h> no i dont find such thing

All codec packages now include a README.txt file with short
installation instructions.

> and the always interesting:
> 
> [08:40] <nicolas_p> http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/install.html#id2835184
> [08:42] <o__o__o__h> i already read that, but that tells me nothing about the downloaded package for the codecs "essentials""
> [08:42] <nicolas_p> what about: Win32 codecs: If you plan to use MPlayer on x86 architecture, you will possibly need them. Download the Win32 codecs from our codecs page  and install them to /usr/local/lib/codecs  BEFORE compiling MPlayer, otherwise no Win32 support will be compiled!
> [08:45] <o__o__o__h> mmmmmmmmmmmmm, i did not think those win32 codecs were the ones offered in http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design7/dload.html
> [08:45] <o__o__o__h> i mean, i did not know that those were the ones
> 
> user did not understand essential codec pack was win32 codecs mentioned in the docs.

Oh, this needs to be overhauled..  I've committed a quick fix for the
moment.

Diego




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