Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS In directory mplayer:/var/tmp.root/cvs-serv14542/DOCS Modified Files: codecs.html documentation.html Log Message: Index: codecs.html =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/codecs.html,v retrieving revision 1.5 retrieving revision 1.6 diff -u -r1.5 -r1.6 --- codecs.html 25 Aug 2001 08:16:03 -0000 1.5 +++ codecs.html 25 Aug 2001 14:17:31 -0000 1.6 @@ -146,6 +146,14 @@ focus on ffdivx, and it's unlikely that this will change.</P> +<P><B><A NAME=2.1.2.3>2.1.2.3. Hardware AC3 decoding</A></B></P> + +<P>You'll need an AC3 capable soundcard, with digital out (SP/DIF). The +card's driver must support the AFMT_AC3 format (like SB Live! does). +Connect your AC3 decoder to the SP/DIF output, and use the '-ac hwac3' +option. It may or may not work (experimental).</P> + + <P><B><A NAME=2.1.4>2.1.4. Codec importing howto</A></B></P> <P><B><A NAME=2.1.4.1>2.1.4.1. VFW codecs</A></B></P> Index: documentation.html =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/documentation.html,v retrieving revision 1.34 retrieving revision 1.35 diff -u -r1.34 -r1.35 --- documentation.html 25 Aug 2001 09:09:05 -0000 1.34 +++ documentation.html 25 Aug 2001 14:17:31 -0000 1.35 @@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#2.1.2">2.1.2 Supported audio & video codecs</A> <UL><LI><A HREF="codecs.html#2.1.2.1">2.1.2.1 DivX4</A></LI> <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#2.1.2.2">2.1.2.2 ffmpeg's DivX/libavcodec</A></LI> + <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#2.1.2.3">2.1.2.3 Hardware AC3 decoding</A></LI> </UL> </LI><LI><A HREF="codecs.html#2.1.4">2.1.4 Codec importing howto</A></LI> <UL><LI><A HREF="codecs.html#2.1.4.1">2.1.4.1 VFW codecs</A></LI> @@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ </LI><LI><A HREF="#6">6. Misc OS'es</A> <UL><LI><A HREF="#6.1">6.1 Debian packaging</A> </LI><LI><A HREF="#6.2">6.2 FreeBSD</A> - </LI><LI><A HREF="#6.3">6.3 Solaris 8</A> + </LI><LI><A HREF="#6.3">6.3 Solaris</A> </LI><LI><A HREF="#6.4">6.4 StrongARM</A> </LI></UL> </LI><LI><A HREF="#A">A. Authors</A> @@ -361,7 +362,9 @@ Feel free to add it :-)</P> -<P><B><A NAME=6.3>6.3. Solaris 8</A></B></P> +<P><B><A NAME=6.3>6.3. Solaris</A></B></P> + +<P>MPlayer should work on Solaris 2.6 or newer.</P> <P>AVI file playback works best on Solaris x86, because you have the option to use the win32 codecs on the x86 platform. On Solaris SPARC, @@ -424,11 +427,20 @@ (i.e. CDROM and DVD media). Due to a 32bit int overflow, a disk address modulo 4GB is accessed. (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/solarisonintel/message/22516) + <LI>The similar bug is present in the hsfs(7FS) filesystem code (aka ISO9660), hsfs currently does not support partitions/disks >4GB, all data is accessed modulo 4GB (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/solarisonintel/message/22592) </UL></P> + +<P>On Solaris with an UltraSPARC CPU, you can get some extra speed by + using the CPU's VIS instructions for certain time consuming operations. + VIS acceleration can be used in MPlayer by calling functions in Sun's + <A HREF="http://www.sun.com/sparc/vis/mediaLib.html">mediaLib</A>.</P> + +<P>VIS accelerated operations from mediaLib are used for mpeg2 video + decoding and for color space conversion in the video output drivers.</P> <P><B><A NAME=6.4>6.4. StrongARM</A></B></P>