Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS In directory mplayer:/var/tmp.root/cvs-serv24642/DOCS Modified Files: codecs.html documentation.html Log Message: xanim stuff added Index: codecs.html =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/codecs.html,v retrieving revision 1.21 retrieving revision 1.22 diff -u -r1.21 -r1.22 --- codecs.html 19 Oct 2001 14:14:55 -0000 1.21 +++ codecs.html 23 Oct 2001 09:43:55 -0000 1.22 @@ -164,6 +164,34 @@ option. It may or may not work (experimental). (probably won't...)</P> +<P><B><A NAME=2.1.2.4>2.1.2.4. XAnim codecs</A></B></P> + +<P>Foreword: using (some) XAnim codecs with other program than XAnim, is +<B><I>ILLEGAL</I></B>. It is <B>YOUR</B> responsibility to read its license, +and do accordingly. The authors of <B>MPlayer</B> can't be held responsible for +any unlawful act of the user.</P> + +<P>So yes, <B>MPlayer</B> can use XAnim's codecs for decoding. It's very +easy to enable them:</P> + +<P> +<UL> + <LI>download the codecs you wish to use from the + <A HREF="http://xanim.va.pubnix.com">XAnim site</A>. The <B>3ivx</B> codec + isn't there, so download it from the <A HREF="http://www.3ivx.com">3ivx site</A>.</LI> + + <LI>copy the codecs, or make symlinks for them to <CODE>/usr/lib/xanim/mods</CODE> . + Accordingly :<BR> <CODE>ln -s vid_cvid_2.1_linuxELFx86c6.xa vid_cvid.xa</CODE> + for all of them.<BR> You can define another search path in xacodec.c: + <CODE>#define XACODEC_PATH "/usr/lib/xanim/mods"</CODE>.</LI> +</UL> +</P> + +<P>They are video codec family number 10, so you may want to use <CODE>-vfm 10</CODE> +option to tell <B>MPlayer</B> to use them if possible.</P> + +<P>Tested codecs are: <B>Indeo 3.2</B>, <B>4.1</B>, <B>5.0</B>, <B>CVID</B>, <B>3ivX</B>, <B>h263</B>.</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 1.90 retrieving revision 1.91 diff -u -r1.90 -r1.91 --- documentation.html 22 Oct 2001 23:54:21 -0000 1.90 +++ documentation.html 23 Oct 2001 09:43:55 -0000 1.91 @@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ <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> + <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#2.1.2.4">2.1.2.4 XAnim codecs</A></LI> </UL> <LI><A HREF="mailto:Strange. Where did this chapter go?">2.1.3 The Veiled Mysteries of MPlayer</A></LI> <LI><A HREF="codecs.html#2.1.4">2.1.4 Codec importing howto</A></LI> @@ -143,8 +144,8 @@ <P><B>MPlayer</B> is a movie player for LINUX (runs on many other Unices, and <B>non-x86</B> CPUs, see <A HREF="#6">section 6</A>). It plays most MPEG, AVI and ASF/WMV files (also some QT/MOV files, with CVID, VP31 video, and raw -audio), supported by many native and Win32 DLL codecs. You can watch -<B>VideoCD</B>, <B>SVCD</B>, <B>DVD</B> and even <B>DivX</B> movies too (and +audio), supported by many native, XAnim, and Win32 DLL codecs. You can watch +<B>VideoCD</B>, <B>SVCD</B>, <B>DVD</B>, <B>3ivx</B>, and even <B>DivX</B> movies too (and you don't need the avifile library at all!). The another big feature of mplayer is the wide range of supported output drivers. It works with X11, Xv, DGA, OpenGL, SVGAlib, fbdev, AAlib, but you can use SDL (and this way all drivers of @@ -268,6 +269,9 @@ <LI>Decide if you need GUI. If you do, see the <A HREF=#1.4>1.4 section</A> before compiling.</LI> + +<LI>If you want to play <B>3ivx</B> movies, check the <A HREF=codecs.html#2.1.2.4> +2.1.2.4 section</A>.</LI> </UL> <P>Then build <B>MPlayer</B>:</P>