November 2006 - MPlayer-DOCS - lists.mplayerhq.hu

[RFC] contacts page
by Attila Kinali 26 Nov '06

26 Nov '06

Moin, We get quite a few mails per week send to webmaster@mphq asking anything from bugreports (ie "does not work") to license issues. As this gets quite annoying, i propose that we add a "contacts" page on the website containging following entries: Problems with MPlayer, MEncoder, compilation problems bugreports -> read bugreports.html patches -> read patches.txt licensing issues -> see faq translations -> see translations.txt issues with svn, website, ftp... -> mplayer-users etc pp What do you think? Attila Kinali -- Lotus Notes ist eine verteilte Datenbankapplikation, als Sample ist eine miese Groupware dabei ;) -- Lukas Beeler

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r21255 - trunk/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
by lorenm 26 Nov '06

26 Nov '06

Author: lorenm Date: Sun Nov 26 02:25:50 2006 New Revision: 21255 Modified: trunk/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 Log: typo in deadzone_inter Modified: trunk/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 ============================================================================== --- trunk/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 (original) +++ trunk/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 Sun Nov 26 02:25:50 2006 @@ -9422,7 +9422,7 @@ for high bitrate/quality encode), while higher values help filter out these details to save bits that can be spent again on other macroblocks and frames (typically useful for bitrate-starved encodes). -It is recommended that you start by tweaking deadzone_inter before changing +It is recommended that you start by tweaking deadzone_intra before changing this parameter. . .TP

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r21228 - trunk/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
by gpoirier 26 Nov '06

26 Nov '06

Author: gpoirier Date: Sat Nov 25 18:03:12 2006 New Revision: 21228 Modified: trunk/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 Log: fix typos noticed by Diego Modified: trunk/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 ============================================================================== --- trunk/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 (original) +++ trunk/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 Sat Nov 25 18:03:12 2006 @@ -9420,18 +9420,18 @@ quantization (default: 21). Lower values help preserving fine details and film grain (typically useful for high bitrate/quality encode), while higher values will help filter out -these details to save bits that can be spent again on other macro-blocs +these details to save bits that can be spent again on other macroblocs and frames (typically useful for bitrate-starved encodes). -It's recommended that you start by tweaking deadzone_inter before changing +It is recommended that you start by tweaking deadzone_inter before changing this parameter. . .TP .B deadzone_intra=<0\-32> Set the size of the intra luma quantization deadzone for non-trellis quantization (default: 11). -This option has the same effect as deadzone_inter except that it affect +This option has the same effect as deadzone_inter except that it affects intra frames. -It's recommended that you start by tweaking this parameter before changing +It is recommended that you start by tweaking this parameter before changing deadzone_inter. . .TP

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r21254 - trunk/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
by gpoirier 26 Nov '06

26 Nov '06

Author: gpoirier Date: Sun Nov 26 01:53:16 2006 New Revision: 21254 Modified: trunk/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 Log: nits and picks by The Wanderer :) Modified: trunk/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 ============================================================================== --- trunk/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 (original) +++ trunk/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 Sun Nov 26 01:53:16 2006 @@ -9418,9 +9418,9 @@ .B deadzone_inter=<0\-32> Set the size of the inter luma quantization deadzone for non-trellis quantization (default: 21). -Lower values help preserving fine details and film grain (typically useful -for high bitrate/quality encode), while higher values will help filter out -these details to save bits that can be spent again on other macroblocs +Lower values help to preserve fine details and film grain (typically useful +for high bitrate/quality encode), while higher values help filter out +these details to save bits that can be spent again on other macroblocks and frames (typically useful for bitrate-starved encodes). It is recommended that you start by tweaking deadzone_inter before changing this parameter.

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r21221 - trunk/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
by gpoirier 25 Nov '06

25 Nov '06

Author: gpoirier Date: Sat Nov 25 16:17:21 2006 New Revision: 21221 Modified: trunk/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 Log: improve description of x264's deadzone* options Modified: trunk/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 ============================================================================== --- trunk/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 (original) +++ trunk/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 Sat Nov 25 16:17:21 2006 @@ -9418,11 +9418,21 @@ .B deadzone_inter=<0\-32> Set the size of the inter luma quantization deadzone for non-trellis quantization (default: 21). +Lower values help preserving fine details and film grain (typically useful +for high bitrate/quality encode), while higher values will help filter out +these details to save bits that can be spent again on other macro-blocs +and frames (typically useful for bitrate-starved encodes). +It's recommended that you start by tweaking deadzone_inter before changing +this parameter. . .TP .B deadzone_intra=<0\-32> Set the size of the intra luma quantization deadzone for non-trellis quantization (default: 11). +This option has the same effect as deadzone_inter except that it affect +intra frames. +It's recommended that you start by tweaking this parameter before changing +deadzone_inter. . .TP .B (no)fast_pskip

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r21186 - trunk/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
by uau 24 Nov '06

24 Nov '06

Author: uau Date: Fri Nov 24 11:20:04 2006 New Revision: 21186 Modified: trunk/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 Log: Remove "OSD only" tags; those options always exist. Modified: trunk/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 ============================================================================== --- trunk/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 (original) +++ trunk/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 Fri Nov 24 11:20:04 2006 @@ -1919,7 +1919,7 @@ rendering (\-ass option). . .TP -.B \-ffactor <number> (OSD only) +.B \-ffactor <number> Resample the font alphamap. Can be: .PD 0 @@ -1946,7 +1946,7 @@ instead of at the end. . .TP -.B \-font <path to font.desc file> (OSD only) +.B \-font <path to font.desc file> Search for the OSD/\:SUB fonts in an alternative directory (default for normal fonts: ~/\:.mplayer/\:font/\:font.desc, default for FreeType fonts: ~/.mplayer/\:subfont.ttf). @@ -2041,7 +2041,7 @@ .PD 1 . .TP -.B \-spuaa <mode> (OSD only) +.B \-spuaa <mode> Antialiasing/\:scaling mode for DVD/\:VOBsub. A value of 16 may be added to <mode> in order to force scaling even when original and scaled frame size already match. @@ -2063,7 +2063,7 @@ .PD 1 . .TP -.B \-spualign <-1\-2> (OSD only) +.B \-spualign <-1\-2> Specify how SPU (DVD/\:VOBsub) subtitles should be aligned. .PD 0 .RSs @@ -2079,7 +2079,7 @@ .PD 1 . .TP -.B \-spugauss <0.0\-3.0> (OSD only) +.B \-spugauss <0.0\-3.0> Variance parameter of gaussian used by \-spuaa 4. Higher means more blur (default: 1.0). . @@ -2129,7 +2129,7 @@ Used for debug purposes. . .TP -.B \-subalign <0\-2> (OSD only) +.B \-subalign <0\-2> Specify which edge of the subtitles should be aligned at the height given by \-subpos. .PD 0 @@ -2248,12 +2248,12 @@ Only for frame-based subtitle files, i.e.\& MicroDVD format. . .TP -.B \-subpos <0\-100> (useful with \-vf expand) (OSD only) +.B \-subpos <0\-100> (useful with \-vf expand) Specify the position of subtitles on the screen. The value is the vertical position of the subtitle in % of the screen height. . .TP -.B \-subwidth <10\-100> (OSD only) +.B \-subwidth <10\-100> Specify the maximum width of subtitles on the screen. Useful for TV-out. The value is the width of the subtitle in % of the screen width.

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r21168 - trunk/DOCS/xml/en/codecs.xml
by gpoirier 22 Nov '06

22 Nov '06

Author: gpoirier Date: Wed Nov 22 14:12:28 2006 New Revision: 21168 Modified: trunk/DOCS/xml/en/codecs.xml Log: x264 supports interlaced encoding for some time Modified: trunk/DOCS/xml/en/codecs.xml ============================================================================== --- trunk/DOCS/xml/en/codecs.xml (original) +++ trunk/DOCS/xml/en/codecs.xml Wed Nov 22 14:12:28 2006 @@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ <listitem><para>Lossless mode</para></listitem> <listitem><para>Custom quantization matrices</para></listitem> <listitem><para>Parallel encoding of multiple slices</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Interlacing</para></listitem> </itemizedlist> </sect3>

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r21158 - trunk/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
by nicodvb 22 Nov '06

22 Nov '06

Author: nicodvb Date: Tue Nov 21 23:13:23 2006 New Revision: 21158 Modified: trunk/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 Log: documented :format=pes[12] in -mpegopts Modified: trunk/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 ============================================================================== --- trunk/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 (original) +++ trunk/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 Tue Nov 21 23:13:23 2006 @@ -9621,8 +9621,11 @@ .PD 1 . .TP -.B format=<mpeg1 | mpeg2 | xvcd | xsvcd | dvd> -stream format (default: mpeg2) +.B format=<mpeg1 | mpeg2 | xvcd | xsvcd | dvd | pes1 | pes2> +stream format (default: mpeg2). +pes1 and pes2 are very broken formats (no pack header and no padding), +but VDR uses them; don't choose them unless you know exactly what you +are doing. . .TP .B size=<up to 65535>

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r21155 - trunk/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml
by diego 21 Nov '06

21 Nov '06

Author: diego Date: Tue Nov 21 21:31:35 2006 New Revision: 21155 Modified: trunk/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml Log: Remove outdated and superfluous video cards section. Modified: trunk/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml ============================================================================== --- trunk/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml (original) +++ trunk/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml Tue Nov 21 21:31:35 2006 @@ -86,159 +86,6 @@ </sect1> -<sect1 id="video-cards"> -<title>Video cards</title> - -<para> -There are generally two kind of video cards. One kind (the newer cards) has -<emphasis role="bold">hardware scaling and YUV acceleration</emphasis> support, -the other cards don't. -</para> - - -<sect2 id="yuv-cards"> -<title>YUV cards</title> - -<para> -They can display and scale (zoom) the picture to any size that fits in -their memory, with <emphasis role="bold">small CPU usage</emphasis> (even when -zooming), thus fullscreen is nice and very fast. - -<itemizedlist> -<listitem><para> - <emphasis role="bold">Matrox G200/G400/G450/G550 cards</emphasis>: although a - <link linkend="vidix">Vidix driver</link> is provided, it is recommended to - use the mga_vid module instead, for it works much better. - Please see the <link linkend="mga_vid">mga_vid</link> section about its - installation and usage. It is important to do these steps - <emphasis>before</emphasis> compiling <application>MPlayer</application>, - otherwise no mga_vid support will be built. Also check out the - <link linkend="tvout-mga-g400">Matrox TV-out</link> section. - <emphasis role="bold"> If you don't use Linux</emphasis>, your only - possibility is the VIDIX driver: read the <link linkend="vidix">VIDIX</link> section. - </para></listitem> -<listitem><para> - <emphasis role="bold">3Dfx Voodoo3/Banshee cards</emphasis>: please see - <link linkend="tdfxfb">tdfxfb</link> section in order to gain big speedup. - It is important to do these steps <emphasis role="bold">before</emphasis> - compiling <application>MPlayer</application>, otherwise no 3Dfx support will be - built. - If you use X, use at least <emphasis role="bold">4.2.0</emphasis>, as 3dfx Xv - driver was broken in 4.1.0, and earlier releases. - </para></listitem> -<listitem><para> - <emphasis role="bold">ATI cards</emphasis>: <link linkend="vidix">VIDIX</link> - driver is provided for the following cards: - <emphasis role="bold">Radeon, Rage128, Mach64</emphasis> (Rage XL/Mobility, Xpert98). - Also see the <link linkend="tvout-ati">ATI cards</link> section of the TV-out documentation, - to know if you card's TV-out is supported under Linux/<application>MPlayer</application>. - </para></listitem> -<listitem><para> - <emphasis role="bold">S3 cards</emphasis>: the Savage and Virge/DX chips have - hardware acceleration. Use as new XFree86 version as possible, older drivers are - buggy. Savage chips have problems with YV12 display, see <link linkend="s3">S3 Xv</link> - section for details. Older, Trio cards have no, or slow hardware support. - </para></listitem> -<listitem><para> - <emphasis role="bold">nVidia cards</emphasis>: may or may not be good choice for video playing. - If you do not have a GeForce2 (or newer) card, it's not likely to work without bugs. - <emphasis role="bold">the built-in nVidia driver in XFree86 does not support - hardware YUV acceleration on all nVidia cards.</emphasis> You have - to download nVidia's closed-source drivers from <ulink url="http://nvidia.com">nVidia.com</ulink>. - See the <link linkend="nvidia">nVidia Xv driver</link> section for details. Please also check - the <link linkend="tvout-nvidia">nVidia TV-out</link> section if you wish to - use a TV. - </para></listitem> -<listitem><para> - <emphasis role="bold">3DLabs GLINT R3 and Permedia3</emphasis>: a VIDIX driver - is provided (pm3_vid). Please see the <link linkend="vidix">VIDIX</link> section - for details. - </para></listitem> -<listitem><para> - <emphasis role="bold">Other cards</emphasis>: none of the above? - <itemizedlist> - <listitem><simpara> - Try if the XFree86 driver (and your card) supports hardware - acceleration. See the <link linkend="xv">Xv</link> section for details. - </simpara></listitem> - <listitem><simpara> - If it doesn't, then your card's video features aren't supported under - your operating system :( If hardware scaling works under Windows, it - doesn't mean it will work under Linux or other operating system, it depends on - the drivers. Most manufacturers neither make Linux drivers nor release - specifications of their chips - so you are unlucky if using their cards. - See <xref linkend="non-yuv-cards"/>. - </simpara></listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para></listitem> -</itemizedlist> -</para> -</sect2> - - -<sect2 id="non-yuv-cards" xreflabel="Non-YUV cards"> -<title>Non-YUV cards</title> - -<para> -Fullscreen playing can be achieved by either enabling <emphasis role="bold"> -software scaling</emphasis> (use the <option>-zoom</option> or <option>-vf</option> option, -but I warn you: this is slow), or switching to a smaller video mode, for example -352x288. If you don't have YUV acceleration, this latter method is recommended. -Video mode switching can be enabled by using the <option>-vm</option> option and -it works with the following drivers: -<itemizedlist> -<listitem><simpara> - <emphasis role="bold">using</emphasis> XFree86: see details in <link linkend="dga">DGA driver</link> and - <link linkend="x11">X11 driver</link> sections. DGA is recommended! Also - try DGA via SDL, sometimes it's better. - </simpara></listitem> -<listitem><simpara> - <emphasis role="bold">not using</emphasis> XFree86: try the drivers in the - following order: - <link linkend="vesa">vesa</link>, - <link linkend="fbdev">fbdev</link>, - <link linkend="svgalib">svgalib</link>, - <link linkend="aalib">aalib</link>. - </simpara></listitem> -</itemizedlist> -</para> -</sect2> - - -<sect2 id="cirrus-logic-cards" xreflabel="Cirrus-Logic cards"> -<title>Cirrus-Logic cards</title> -<itemizedlist> -<listitem><para> - GD 7548: present on-board and tested in Compaq Armada 41xx notebook series. - <itemizedlist> - <listitem><simpara> - XFree86 3: works in 8/16bpp modes. However, the driver is dramatically slow - and buggy in 800x600@16bpp. <emphasis role="bold">Recommended: 640x480@16bpp</emphasis> - </simpara></listitem> - <listitem><simpara> - XFree86 4: the Xserver freezes soon after start unless acceleration is - disabled, but then the whole thing gets slower than XFree86 3. No XVideo. - </simpara></listitem> - <listitem><simpara> - FBdev: framebuffer can be turned on with the <systemitem>clgenfb</systemitem> - driver in the kernel, though for me it worked only in 8bpp, thus unusable. - The clgenfb source had to be extended with the 7548 ID before compilation. - </simpara></listitem> - <listitem><simpara> - VESA: the card is only VBE 1.2 capable, so VESA output can't be used. Can't - be workarounded with UniVBE. - </simpara></listitem> - <listitem><simpara> - SVGAlib: detects an older Cirrus chip. Usable but slow with - <option>-bpp 8</option>. - </simpara></listitem> -</itemizedlist> -</para></listitem> -</itemizedlist> -</sect2> -</sect1> - - <sect1 id="features"> <title>Features</title>

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r21154 - trunk/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml
by diego 21 Nov '06

21 Nov '06

Author: diego Date: Tue Nov 21 21:29:42 2006 New Revision: 21154 Modified: trunk/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml Log: Remove outdated and superfluous sound card section. Modified: trunk/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml ============================================================================== --- trunk/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml (original) +++ trunk/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml Tue Nov 21 21:29:42 2006 @@ -239,30 +239,6 @@ </sect1> -<sect1 id="sound-cards"> -<title>Sound cards</title> - -<itemizedlist> -<listitem><simpara> - <emphasis role="bold">Soundblaster Live!</emphasis>: with this card you can use - 4 or 6 (<emphasis role="bold">5.1</emphasis>) channels AC3 decoding instead of 2. Read the - <link linkend="swac3">Software AC3 decoding</link> section. For hardware AC3 - passthrough you <emphasis role="bold">must</emphasis> use ALSA 0.9 with OSS emulation! - </simpara></listitem> -<listitem><simpara> - <emphasis role="bold">C-Media with S/PDIF out</emphasis>: hardware AC3 - passthrough is possible with these cards, see - <link linkend="hwac3">Hardware AC3 decoding</link> section. - </simpara></listitem> -<listitem><simpara> - Features of <emphasis role="bold">other cards</emphasis> aren't supported by - <application>MPlayer</application>. <emphasis role="bold">It's very recommended - to read the <link linkend="audio">sound card</link> section!</emphasis> - </simpara></listitem> -</itemizedlist> -</sect1> - - <sect1 id="features"> <title>Features</title>

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