April 2005 - MPlayer-DOCS - lists.mplayerhq.hu

CVS: homepage/design4 default.css,1.8,1.9
by syncmail＠mplayerhq.hu 03 Apr '05

03 Apr '05

CVS change done by Diego Biurrun CVS Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/homepage/design4 In directory mail:/var2/tmp/cvs-serv13264/design4 Modified Files: default.css Log Message: Port design/layout updates from design7. Index: default.css =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/homepage/design4/default.css,v retrieving revision 1.8 retrieving revision 1.9 diff -u -r1.8 -r1.9 --- default.css 27 Jan 2005 15:04:00 -0000 1.8 +++ default.css 3 Apr 2005 14:03:53 -0000 1.9 @@ -29,6 +29,22 @@ font-weight : bold; } +.newsentry { + margin-bottom: 8ex; +} + +.newsentry h2 { + clear: both; +} + +.poster { + font-size: smaller; +} + +.mirror { + font-size: smaller; +} + .screenshots div { float : left; width : 220px; @@ -37,4 +53,12 @@ .center { text-align : center; -} \ No newline at end of file +} + +.left-inset { + float: left; + margin: 0; + border: 0; + padding-right: 1em; + padding-bottom: 1em; +}

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CVS: homepage/design7 default.css,1.39,1.40
by syncmail＠mplayerhq.hu 03 Apr '05

03 Apr '05

CVS change done by Diego Biurrun CVS Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/homepage/design7 In directory mail:/var2/tmp/cvs-serv27699/design7 Modified Files: default.css Log Message: Group the news entry styling together. Index: default.css =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/homepage/design7/default.css,v retrieving revision 1.39 retrieving revision 1.40 diff -u -r1.39 -r1.40 --- default.css 3 Apr 2005 13:35:20 -0000 1.39 +++ default.css 3 Apr 2005 13:50:56 -0000 1.40 @@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ background: url(images/textarea.jpg) no-repeat; padding: 1em;} -#textarea h2 { - clear: both;} - img { border: 0;} @@ -70,6 +67,9 @@ .newsentry { margin-bottom: 8ex;} +.newsentry h2 { + clear: both;} + .poster { font-size: smaller; color: #A3A194;}

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CVS: homepage/design7 default.css,1.38,1.39
by syncmail＠mplayerhq.hu 03 Apr '05

03 Apr '05

CVS change done by Diego Biurrun CVS Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/homepage/design7 In directory mail:/var2/tmp/cvs-serv22033/design7 Modified Files: default.css Log Message: Prefer relative over absolute sizes. Index: default.css =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/homepage/design7/default.css,v retrieving revision 1.38 retrieving revision 1.39 diff -u -r1.38 -r1.39 --- default.css 29 Mar 2005 22:52:46 -0000 1.38 +++ default.css 3 Apr 2005 13:35:20 -0000 1.39 @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ table.border_table, table.border_table td, table.border_table th { border: 1px solid; border-collapse: collapse; - padding: 5px;} + padding: 0.5ex;} table.border_table th { font-weight: bolder; @@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ margin-bottom: 8ex;} .poster { - font-size: 12px; + font-size: smaller; color: #A3A194;} .mirror { - font-size: 9px;} + font-size: smaller;} .screenshots div { float: left;

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CVS: homepage index.html,1.20,1.21
by syncmail＠mplayerhq.hu 02 Apr '05

02 Apr '05

CVS change done by Ivan Kalvachev CVS Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/homepage In directory mail:/var2/tmp/cvs-serv693 Modified Files: index.html Log Message: Lets not recognice patents. GPL doesn't allow distribution of patented programs. Index: index.html =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/homepage/index.html,v retrieving revision 1.20 retrieving revision 1.21 diff -u -r1.20 -r1.21 --- index.html 2 Apr 2005 12:45:09 -0000 1.20 +++ index.html 2 Apr 2005 14:31:22 -0000 1.21 @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ <p> <strong> MPlayer is seriously threatened by software patents due to the - numerous patented techniques it implements. Also threatened + numerous patented multimedia techniques. Also threatened are the many programs built upon MPlayer and the other free software multimedia players, like <a href="http://xinehq.de/">xine</a>,

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CVS: main/DOCS/man/en mplayer.1,1.923,1.924
by syncmail＠mplayerhq.hu 02 Apr '05

02 Apr '05

CVS change done by Sascha Sommer CVS Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/man/en In directory mail:/var2/tmp/cvs-serv14688/DOCS/man/en Modified Files: mplayer.1 Log Message: windows priority support patch by Rune Petersen <runner at mail.tele.dk> with the freedom to shoot yourself in the foot Index: mplayer.1 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1,v retrieving revision 1.923 retrieving revision 1.924 diff -u -r1.923 -r1.924 --- mplayer.1 28 Mar 2005 17:29:36 -0000 1.923 +++ mplayer.1 2 Apr 2005 18:29:16 -0000 1.924 @@ -433,6 +433,19 @@ handle carriage return (i.e.\& \\r). . .TP +.B \-priority <prio> (Windows only) +Set process priority for MPlayer according to Windows predefined priorities. +.sp 1 +Possible values of <prio>: +.RSs +idle|belownormal|normal|abovenormal|high|realtime +.sp 1 +.I Warning: +.br +Using realtime priority can cause system lockup. +.RE +. +.TP .B \-v, \-verbose Increment verbose level (more \-v means more verbosity). .PD 0

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CVS: homepage index.html,1.19,1.20
by syncmail＠mplayerhq.hu 02 Apr '05

02 Apr '05

CVS change done by Diego Biurrun CVS Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/homepage In directory mail:/var2/tmp/cvs-serv819 Modified Files: index.html Log Message: Switch to the FFmpeg headline, which is less confusing and everybody seems to like better anyway... Index: index.html =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/homepage/index.html,v retrieving revision 1.19 retrieving revision 1.20 diff -u -r1.19 -r1.20 --- index.html 29 Mar 2005 22:23:34 -0000 1.19 +++ index.html 2 Apr 2005 12:45:09 -0000 1.20 @@ -9,18 +9,20 @@ <body style="padding:1em;"> -<h1>Closed for patent infringement</h1> +<h1>The end draws near...</h1> <p> <strong> - This headline might soon become a reality due to the numerous - patented techniques MPlayer implements. Next up are the other + MPlayer is seriously threatened by software patents due to the + numerous patented techniques it implements. Also threatened + are the many programs built upon MPlayer and the other free software multimedia players, like - <a href="http://ffmpeg.org/">FFmpeg</a>, <a href="http://xinehq.de/">xine</a>, <a href="http://videolan.org/vlc/">VLC</a>, <a href="http://avifile.sf.net/">avifile</a>, - <a href="http://gstreamer.net/">gstreamer</a>. + <a href="http://gstreamer.net/">gstreamer</a> + and especially <a href="http://ffmpeg.org/">FFmpeg</a>, which + provides the framework all of the above players use. </strong> </p>

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CVS: main/DOCS/xml/en bugreports.xml, 1.10, 1.11 faq.xml, 1.68, 1.69 mencoder.xml, 1.40, 1.41 ports.xml, 1.60, 1.61 video.xml, 1.78, 1.79
by syncmail＠mplayerhq.hu 01 Apr '05

01 Apr '05

CVS change done by Diego Biurrun CVS Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en In directory mail:/var2/tmp/cvs-serv24230 Modified Files: bugreports.xml faq.xml mencoder.xml ports.xml video.xml Log Message: correct spelling for mailing list names Index: bugreports.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en/bugreports.xml,v retrieving revision 1.10 retrieving revision 1.11 diff -u -r1.10 -r1.11 --- bugreports.xml 26 Jun 2004 14:30:33 -0000 1.10 +++ bugreports.xml 31 Mar 2005 22:28:24 -0000 1.11 @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ bug yourself. Or maybe you already did that? Please read <ulink url="../../tech/patches.txt">this short document</ulink> to find out how to get your code included in <application>MPlayer</application>. The people on the -<ulink url="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-dev-eng">mplayer-dev-eng</ulink> +<ulink url="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-dev-eng">MPlayer-dev-eng</ulink> mailing list will assist you if you have questions. </para> </sect1> @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ <sect1 id="bugreports_where"> <title>Where to report bugs</title> <para> -Subscribe to the mplayer-users mailing list: +Subscribe to the MPlayer-users mailing list: <ulink url="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-users"/> and send your bug report to <ulink url="mailto:mplayer-users@mplayerhq.hu"/> where you can discuss it. @@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ If you created a proper bug report following the steps above and you are confident it is a bug in <application>MPlayer</application>, not a compiler problem or broken file, you have already read the documentation and you could not find a solution, -your sound drivers are OK, then you might want to subscribe to the mplayer-advusers +your sound drivers are OK, then you might want to subscribe to the MPlayer-advusers list and send your bug report there to get a better and faster answer. </para> Index: faq.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml,v retrieving revision 1.68 retrieving revision 1.69 diff -u -r1.68 -r1.69 --- faq.xml 31 Mar 2005 22:06:55 -0000 1.68 +++ faq.xml 31 Mar 2005 22:28:24 -0000 1.69 @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ <answer><para> Read the <ulink url="../../tech/translations.txt">translation HOWTO</ulink>, it should explain everything. You can get further help on the -<ulink url="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-docs">mplayer-docs</ulink> +<ulink url="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-docs">MPlayer-docs</ulink> mailing list. </para></answer> </qandaentry> @@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ We always welcome coders and documenters. Read the <ulink url="../../tech/">technical documentation</ulink> to get a first grasp. Then you should subscribe to the -<ulink url="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-dev-eng">mplayer-dev-eng</ulink> +<ulink url="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-dev-eng">MPlayer-dev-eng</ulink> mailing list and start coding. If you want to help out with the documentation, join the -<ulink url="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-docs">mplayer-docs</ulink> +<ulink url="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-docs">MPlayer-docs</ulink> mailing list. </para></answer> </qandaentry> @@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ </para></question> <answer><para> Quoted from a <ulink url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/2001-October/005351.html">mail</ulink> -A'rpi sent to the <ulink url="http://mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/">mplayer-users</ulink> +A'rpi sent to the <ulink url="http://mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/">MPlayer-users</ulink> list (the word 'ideg' is described below): <blockquote> <para> Index: mencoder.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en/mencoder.xml,v retrieving revision 1.40 retrieving revision 1.41 diff -u -r1.40 -r1.41 --- mencoder.xml 25 Mar 2005 21:17:21 -0000 1.40 +++ mencoder.xml 31 Mar 2005 22:28:24 -0000 1.41 @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ and examples, please see the man page. For a series of hands-on examples and detailed guides on using several encoding parameters, read the <ulink url="../../tech/encoding-tips.txt">encoding-tips</ulink> that were -collected from several mailing list threads on mplayer-users. Search the +collected from several mailing list threads on MPlayer-users. Search the <ulink url="http://mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-users/">archives</ulink> for a wealth of discussions about all aspects of and problems related to encoding with <application>MEncoder</application>. Index: ports.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en/ports.xml,v retrieving revision 1.60 retrieving revision 1.61 diff -u -r1.60 -r1.61 --- ports.xml 1 Feb 2005 13:07:00 -0000 1.60 +++ ports.xml 31 Mar 2005 22:28:24 -0000 1.61 @@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ It does not have a GUI yet, but the command line version is almost completely functional. <ulink url="../../tech/patches.txt">Patches</ulink> are always welcome. You should check out the - <ulink url="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-cygwin/">mplayer-cygwin</ulink> + <ulink url="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-cygwin/">MPlayer-cygwin</ulink> mailing list for help and latest information.</para> <para>Best results are achieved with the native DirectX video output driver Index: video.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en/video.xml,v retrieving revision 1.78 retrieving revision 1.79 diff -u -r1.78 -r1.79 --- video.xml 19 Mar 2005 16:55:25 -0000 1.78 +++ video.xml 31 Mar 2005 22:28:24 -0000 1.79 @@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ <para> It's currently unclear which Savage models lack YV12 support, and convert by driver (slow). If you suspect your card, get a newer driver, or ask politely -on the mplayer-users mailing list for an MMX/3DNow! enabled driver. +on the MPlayer-users mailing list for an MMX/3DNow! enabled driver. </para> </note> </sect4>

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CVS: main/DOCS/xml/en mencoder.xml,1.41,1.42
by syncmail＠mplayerhq.hu 01 Apr '05

01 Apr '05

CVS change done by Guillaume Poirier CVS Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en In directory mail:/var2/tmp/cvs-serv17272 Modified Files: mencoder.xml Log Message: Fixes better wording. Suggestions by The Wanderer and Josh Varner. Index: mencoder.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en/mencoder.xml,v retrieving revision 1.41 retrieving revision 1.42 diff -u -r1.41 -r1.42 --- mencoder.xml 31 Mar 2005 22:28:24 -0000 1.41 +++ mencoder.xml 31 Mar 2005 22:31:18 -0000 1.42 @@ -592,8 +592,8 @@ low enough bitrate that <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> is forced to use a higher quantizer, then you're almost certainly ruining the quality of your video. - In order to avoid that, you should probably down-scale your video, according - to the method which will be exposed later on that guide. + In order to avoid that, you should probably down scale your video, according + to the method which will be gone over later on that guide. In general, you should avoid CBR altogether if you care about quality. </para> @@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ there's a limited total number of bits that you can spend; therefore it's necessary to find a good tradeoff between compressibility and quality. The CQ depends both on the bitrate and the movie resolution. - In order to raise the CQ, typically you'd downscale the movie given that the + In order to raise the CQ, typically you'd down scale the movie given that the bitrate is computed in function of the target size and the length of the movie, which are constant. A CQ below 0.18 usually ends up in a very blocky picture, because there @@ -810,7 +810,9 @@ You may want to normalize the sound before encoding, as DVD audio tracks are commonly recorded at low volumes. You can use the tool <application>normalize</application> for instance, - which is available in most distribution. + which is available in most distributions. + If you're using Windows, a tool such as <application>BeSweet</application> + can do the same job. You will compress in either Ogg Vorbis or MP3. For example: <screen>oggenc -q1 destination_sound.wav</screen> @@ -920,11 +922,13 @@ into "high quality" mode and move on. That would probably be nice, but unfortunately hard to implement as different encoding options yield different qualities depending on the source material. - Anime and live action are for example two very different materials that - require different care. + That's because compression depends on the visual properties of the video + in question. + For example, anime and live action have very different properties and + thus require different options to obtain optimum encoding. The good news is that some options should never be left out, like <option>mbd=2</option>, <option>trell</option>, and <option>v4mv</option>. - See below a detailed description of common encoding options. + See below a for detailed description of common encoding options. </para> @@ -991,9 +995,8 @@ <listitem><para> <emphasis role="bold">qns</emphasis>: very slow, especially when combined with qprd. - This option will make the encoder reduce as much as possible noise due to - compression artifacts instead making the encoded video strictly match the - source. + This option will make the encoder minimize noise due to compression + artifacts instead making the encoded video strictly match the source. Don't use this unless you've already tweaked everything else as far as it will go and the results still aren't good enough. </para></listitem> @@ -1048,7 +1051,7 @@ <emphasis role="bold">lumi_mask, dark_mask</emphasis>: Psychovisual adaptive quantization. You don't want to play with those options if you care about quality. - Reasonable values may be effective in your case, but be warned this is a very + Reasonable values may be effective in your case, but be warned this is very subjective. </para></listitem>

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CVS: main/DOCS/xml/en mencoder.xml,1.43,1.44
by syncmail＠mplayerhq.hu 01 Apr '05

01 Apr '05

CVS change done by Diego Biurrun CVS Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en In directory mail:/var2/tmp/cvs-serv13886/DOCS/xml/en Modified Files: mencoder.xml Log Message: grammar fix by the Wanderer Index: mencoder.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en/mencoder.xml,v retrieving revision 1.43 retrieving revision 1.44 diff -u -r1.43 -r1.44 --- mencoder.xml 31 Mar 2005 23:55:45 -0000 1.43 +++ mencoder.xml 1 Apr 2005 19:52:05 -0000 1.44 @@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ <emphasis role="bold">qns</emphasis>: very slow, especially when combined with qprd. This option will make the encoder minimize noise due to compression - artifacts instead making the encoded video strictly match the source. + artifacts instead of making the encoded video strictly match the source. Don't use this unless you've already tweaked everything else as far as it will go and the results still aren't good enough. </para></listitem>

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