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

CVS: homepage/src donations.src.en,1.112,1.113
by syncmail＠mplayerhq.hu 24 Sep '05

24 Sep '05

CVS change done by Alex Beregszaszi Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/homepage/src In directory mail:/var2/tmp/cvs-serv31751 Modified Files: donations.src.en Log Message: yet another donation Index: donations.src.en =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/homepage/src/donations.src.en,v retrieving revision 1.112 retrieving revision 1.113 diff -u -r1.112 -r1.113 --- donations.src.en 17 Sep 2005 11:12:02 -0000 1.112 +++ donations.src.en 24 Sep 2005 10:36:06 -0000 1.113 @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ <li>Pasteleurs Frederic</li> <li>Stephane T. Du Pasquier</li> <li>Adrian Kollarovic</li> +<li>Bertrand Haut</li>  <li>Havasi Ferenc</li> <li>Pathy Miklós</li>

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CVS: main/DOCS/man/en mplayer.1,1.1112,1.1113
by syncmail＠mplayerhq.hu 24 Sep '05

24 Sep '05

CVS change done by Diego Biurrun CVS Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/man/en In directory mail:/var2/tmp/cvs-serv24375 Modified Files: mplayer.1 Log Message: better (hopefully correct) explanation of -frameno-file Index: mplayer.1 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1,v retrieving revision 1.1112 retrieving revision 1.1113 diff -u -r1.1112 -r1.1113 --- mplayer.1 22 Sep 2005 07:51:19 -0000 1.1112 +++ mplayer.1 23 Sep 2005 07:33:35 -0000 1.1113 @@ -5828,8 +5828,8 @@ . .TP .B \-frameno-file <filename> (DEPRECATED) -Specify the Name of the audio file for a special audio-only -first pass encoding mode. +Specify the name of the audio file created in the first pass +of a special three pass audio-only encoding mode. .br .I NOTE: Using this mode will most likely give you A-V desync.

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CVS: main/DOCS/xml/en mencoder.xml,1.91,1.92
by syncmail＠mplayerhq.hu 23 Sep '05

23 Sep '05

CVS change done by Guillaume Poirier CVS Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en In directory mail:/var2/tmp/cvs-serv7452/en Modified Files: mencoder.xml Log Message: Creating a MPEG-1 file suitable for exchange, taken from the example posted by James Courtier-Dutton on mplayer-users Index: mencoder.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en/mencoder.xml,v retrieving revision 1.91 retrieving revision 1.92 diff -u -r1.91 -r1.92 --- mencoder.xml 22 Sep 2005 21:18:59 -0000 1.91 +++ mencoder.xml 22 Sep 2005 21:34:51 -0000 1.92 @@ -213,12 +213,22 @@ use the <option>-of mpeg</option> option. </para> +<informalexample> <para> Example: <screen> mencoder -of mpeg -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg1video -oac copy <replaceable>other_options</replaceable> <replaceable>media.avi</replaceable> -o <replaceable>output.mpg</replaceable> </screen> +Creating a MPEG-1 file suitable for exchange: +<screen> +mencoder -of mpeg -mpegopts format=mpeg1:tsaf:muxrate=2000 -o \ +<replaceable>x.mpg</replaceable> -oac lavc -ovc lavc \ +-lavcopts acodec=mp2:abitrate=224:vcodec=mpeg1video:vbitrate=1152:keyint=15:mbd=2:aspect=4/3 \ +<replaceable>input.avi</replaceable> +</screen> </para> +</informalexample> + </sect1> <sect1 id="menc-feat-rescale">

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CVS: main/DOCS/xml/en faq.xml,1.93,1.94
by syncmail＠mplayerhq.hu 23 Sep '05

23 Sep '05

CVS change done by Diego Biurrun CVS Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en In directory mail:/var2/tmp/cvs-serv24615/en Modified Files: faq.xml Log Message: Screenshots can now be taken with -vf screenshot, based on a patch by Oded. Index: faq.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml,v retrieving revision 1.93 retrieving revision 1.94 diff -u -r1.93 -r1.94 --- faq.xml 1 Sep 2005 23:53:57 -0000 1.93 +++ faq.xml 23 Sep 2005 07:42:54 -0000 1.94 @@ -204,6 +204,12 @@ You have to use a video output driver that does not employ an overlay to be able to take a screenshot. Under X11, <option>-vo x11</option> will do, under Windows <option>-vo directx:noaccel</option> works. +</para> +<para> +Alternatively you can run <application>MPlayer</application> with the +<systemitem>screenshot</systemitem> video filter +(<option>-vf screenshot</option>), and press the <keycap>s</keycap> +key to grab a screenshot. </para></answer> </qandaentry>

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[PATCH] fix screenshot in FAQ
by Oded Shimon 23 Sep '05

23 Sep '05

I just noticed this little obsolete bit in the FAQ.. Please fix it and commit, I'd rather not do it myself as I'm no good at documenting. :) - ods15

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CVS: main/DOCS/xml/en mencoder.xml,1.93,1.94
by syncmail＠mplayerhq.hu 23 Sep '05

23 Sep '05

CVS change done by Diego Biurrun CVS Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en In directory mail:/var2/tmp/cvs-serv10061 Modified Files: mencoder.xml Log Message: wording fix suggested by the Wanderer Index: mencoder.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en/mencoder.xml,v retrieving revision 1.93 retrieving revision 1.94 diff -u -r1.93 -r1.94 --- mencoder.xml 23 Sep 2005 06:47:07 -0000 1.93 +++ mencoder.xml 23 Sep 2005 07:30:25 -0000 1.94 @@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ <screen> mencoder -of mpeg -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg1video -oac copy <replaceable>other_options</replaceable> <replaceable>media.avi</replaceable> -o <replaceable>output.mpg</replaceable> </screen> -Creating an MPEG-1 file suitable to be played on system with minimal -multimedia support, like default Windows installs: +Creating an MPEG-1 file suitable to be played on systems with minimal +multimedia support, such as default Windows installs: <screen> mencoder -of mpeg -mpegopts format=mpeg1:tsaf:muxrate=2000 -o \ <replaceable>x.mpg</replaceable> -oac lavc -ovc lavc \

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CVS: main/DOCS/xml/en mencoder.xml, 1.92, 1.93 encoding-guide.xml, 1.24, 1.25
by syncmail＠mplayerhq.hu 23 Sep '05

23 Sep '05

CVS change done by Guillaume Poirier CVS Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en In directory mail:/var2/tmp/cvs-serv29137/en Modified Files: mencoder.xml encoding-guide.xml Log Message: Nits and fixes Index: mencoder.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en/mencoder.xml,v retrieving revision 1.92 retrieving revision 1.93 diff -u -r1.92 -r1.93 --- mencoder.xml 22 Sep 2005 21:34:51 -0000 1.92 +++ mencoder.xml 23 Sep 2005 06:47:07 -0000 1.93 @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ </row> <row> <entry>x264</entry> - <entry>x264, MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding (AVC), aka H.264 codec</entry> + <entry>x264, MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding (AVC), AKA H.264 codec</entry> </row> <row> <entry>nuv</entry> @@ -219,7 +219,8 @@ <screen> mencoder -of mpeg -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg1video -oac copy <replaceable>other_options</replaceable> <replaceable>media.avi</replaceable> -o <replaceable>output.mpg</replaceable> </screen> -Creating a MPEG-1 file suitable for exchange: +Creating an MPEG-1 file suitable to be played on system with minimal +multimedia support, like default Windows installs: <screen> mencoder -of mpeg -mpegopts format=mpeg1:tsaf:muxrate=2000 -o \ <replaceable>x.mpg</replaceable> -oac lavc -ovc lavc \ Index: encoding-guide.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml,v retrieving revision 1.24 retrieving revision 1.25 diff -u -r1.24 -r1.25 --- encoding-guide.xml 20 Sep 2005 19:57:09 -0000 1.24 +++ encoding-guide.xml 23 Sep 2005 06:47:07 -0000 1.25 @@ -2298,7 +2298,7 @@ </para> <informalexample> <para> -An example, with MJPEG compression: +An example with MJPEG compression: <screen>mencoder dvd://2 -o title2.avi -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mjpeg -oac copy</screen> </para> </informalexample> @@ -2339,7 +2339,7 @@ <informalexample> <para> -An example, with AC3 compression: +An example with AC3 compression: <screen>mencoder dvd://2 -o title2.avi -oac lavc -lavcopts acodec=ac3 -ovc copy</screen> </para> </informalexample>

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CVS: main/DOCS/xml/en mencoder.xml, 1.89, 1.90 encoding-guide.xml, 1.23, 1.24
by syncmail＠mplayerhq.hu 23 Sep '05

23 Sep '05

CVS change done by Guillaume Poirier CVS Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en In directory mail:/var2/tmp/cvs-serv6845/en Modified Files: mencoder.xml encoding-guide.xml Log Message: add some internal links between "codecs supported by mencoder" and "codecs featured by lavc". Added an audio encoding example. Moved the "codecs featured by lavc" in 2 shiny new sections (to allow the internal links to work) Index: mencoder.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en/mencoder.xml,v retrieving revision 1.89 retrieving revision 1.90 diff -u -r1.89 -r1.90 --- mencoder.xml 19 Sep 2005 21:42:00 -0000 1.89 +++ mencoder.xml 20 Sep 2005 19:57:09 -0000 1.90 @@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ </row> <row> <entry>lavc</entry> - <entry>Use one of libavcodec's audio encoders</entry> + <entry>Use one of <link linkend="menc-feat-enc-libavcodec-audio-codecs"><systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem>'s audio codecs</link> + </entry> </row> <row> <entry>faac</entry> @@ -75,7 +76,8 @@ <tbody> <row> <entry>lavc</entry> - <entry>Use one of libavcodec's video encoders</entry> + <entry>Use one of <link linkend="menc-feat-enc-libavcodec-video-codecs"><systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem>'s video codecs</link> + </entry> </row> <row> <entry>xvid</entry> Index: encoding-guide.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml,v retrieving revision 1.23 retrieving revision 1.24 diff -u -r1.23 -r1.24 --- encoding-guide.xml 19 Sep 2005 23:09:40 -0000 1.23 +++ encoding-guide.xml 20 Sep 2005 19:57:09 -0000 1.24 @@ -2217,7 +2217,12 @@ <link linkend="ffmpeg"><systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem></link> provides simple encoding to a lot of interesting video and audio formats. You can encode to the following codecs (more or less up to date): +</para> + +<sect2 id="menc-feat-enc-libavcodec-video-codecs"> +<title><systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem>'s video codecs</title> +<para> <informaltable frame="all"> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> @@ -2290,8 +2295,18 @@ The first column contains the codec names that should be passed after the <literal>vcodec</literal> config, like: <option>-lavcopts vcodec=msmpeg4</option> +</para> +<informalexample> +<para> +An example, with MJPEG compression: +<screen>mencoder dvd://2 -o title2.avi -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mjpeg -oac copy</screen> +</para> +</informalexample> +</sect2> - +<sect2 id="menc-feat-enc-libavcodec-audio-codecs"> +<title><systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem>'s audio codecs</title> +<para> <informaltable frame="all"> <tgroup cols="2"> <thead> @@ -2322,6 +2337,13 @@ <literal>acodec</literal> option, like: <option>-lavcopts acodec=ac3</option> </para> +<informalexample> +<para> +An example, with AC3 compression: +<screen>mencoder dvd://2 -o title2.avi -oac lavc -lavcopts acodec=ac3 -ovc copy</screen> +</para> +</informalexample> + <para> Contrary to <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem>'s video codecs, its audio codecs do not make a wise usage of the bits they are @@ -2332,13 +2354,8 @@ compiled with <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> (which is the case most of time), and do not depend on external libraries. </para> +</sect2> -<informalexample> -<para> -An example, with MJPEG compression: -<screen>mencoder dvd://2 -o title2.avi -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mjpeg -oac copy</screen> -</para> -</informalexample> <sect2 id="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-lavc-encoding-options"> <title>Encoding options of libavcodec</title>

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CVS: main/DOCS/xml/en mencoder.xml,1.90,1.91
by syncmail＠mplayerhq.hu 22 Sep '05

22 Sep '05

CVS change done by Guillaume Poirier CVS Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en In directory mail:/var2/tmp/cvs-serv28342/DOCS/xml/en Modified Files: mencoder.xml Log Message: What means AVC, more consistency Index: mencoder.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en/mencoder.xml,v retrieving revision 1.90 retrieving revision 1.91 diff -u -r1.90 -r1.91 --- mencoder.xml 20 Sep 2005 19:57:09 -0000 1.90 +++ mencoder.xml 22 Sep 2005 21:18:59 -0000 1.91 @@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ </row> <row> <entry>xvid</entry> - <entry>XviD, MPEG-4 Advanced Simple Profile codec</entry> + <entry>XviD, MPEG-4 Advanced Simple Profile (ASP) codec</entry> </row> <row> <entry>x264</entry> - <entry>x264, MPEG-4 AVC, aka H.264 codec</entry> + <entry>x264, MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding (AVC), aka H.264 codec</entry> </row> <row> <entry>nuv</entry>

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CVS: main/DOCS/man/en mplayer.1,1.1084,1.1085
by syncmail＠mplayerhq.hu 21 Sep '05

21 Sep '05

CVS change done by Diego Biurrun CVS Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/man/en In directory mail:/var2/tmp/cvs-serv7355/DOCS/man/en Modified Files: mplayer.1 Log Message: Mention the MEncoder configuration files along with the MPlayer ones. Index: mplayer.1 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1,v retrieving revision 1.1084 retrieving revision 1.1085 diff -u -r1.1084 -r1.1085 --- mplayer.1 2 Sep 2005 16:18:33 -0000 1.1084 +++ mplayer.1 2 Sep 2005 17:18:28 -0000 1.1085 @@ -396,10 +396,13 @@ mplayer -ao pcm:file=%10%C:test.wav test.avi .PP You can put all of the options in a configuration file which will be read -every time MPlayer is run. +every time MPlayer/MEncoder is run. The system-wide configuration file 'mplayer.conf' is in your configuration directory (e.g.\& /etc/\:mplayer or /usr/\:local/\:etc/\:mplayer), the user specific one is '~/\:.mplayer/\:config'. +The configuration file for MEncoder is 'mencoder.conf' in your configuration +directory (e.g.\& /etc/\:mplayer or /usr/\:local/\:etc/\:mplayer), the +user specific one is '~/\:.mplayer/\:mencoder. User specific options override system-wide options and options given on the command line override either. The syntax of the configuration files is 'option=<value>', everything after

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