Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS In directory mplayer:/var/tmp.root/cvs-serv21948 Modified Files: documentation.html Log Message: Index: documentation.html =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/documentation.html,v retrieving revision 1.116 retrieving revision 1.117 diff -u -r1.116 -r1.117 --- documentation.html 21 Nov 2001 17:07:39 -0000 1.116 +++ documentation.html 22 Nov 2001 18:00:24 -0000 1.117 @@ -326,13 +326,13 @@ <LI>If you have a V4L compatible <B>TV tuner</B> card, and wish to watch/grab and encode movies with <B>MPlayer</B>, read the <A HREF=#2.5>TV input</A> section.</LI> -<LI>There are two audio/video sync codes in <B>MPlayer</B>. To use the old +<LI>There are two timer codes in <B>MPlayer</B>. To use the old method, you don't have to do anything. It uses <CODE>usleep()</CODE> to tune A/V sync, with +/- 10ms accuracy. However sometimes the sync has to be tuned -even finer. The new sync code uses PC's RTC (Real Time Clock) for this task, +even finer. The new timer code uses PC's RTC (Real Time Clock) for this task, because it has precise 1ms timers. This requires root, or a <I>setuid root</I> <B>MPlayer</B> binary (or a little kernel hacking, but that's unadvised). You -can see the new sync's efficiency in the status line. Note: <B>NEVER install +can see the new timer's efficiency in the status line. Note: <B>NEVER install setuid MPlayer binary on a multiuser system!</B> It's a clear way for everyone to gain root.</LI>