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

CVS: main/DOCS/xml README,1.8,1.9
by syncmail＠mplayerhq.hu 07 Mar '06

07 Mar '06

CVS change done by Diego Biurrun CVS Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml In directory mail:/var2/tmp/cvs-serv17025 Modified Files: README Log Message: Correct toolchain for building XML docs on Debian Sarge. Index: README =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/README,v retrieving revision 1.8 retrieving revision 1.9 diff -u -r1.8 -r1.9 --- README 17 Jun 2004 09:06:33 -0000 1.8 +++ README 7 Mar 2006 11:09:40 -0000 1.9 @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ libxml2, libxslt, docbook-dtds, docbook-style-xsl On Debian Sarge you will need these packages: -libxml2, libxml2-utils, docbook-xsl, libxslt1.1, docbook, docbook-utils +docbook-xml, docbook-xsl, xsltproc, libxml2-utils Installing the required tools from source

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[homepage] (diego): r2335 - /trunk/src/projects.src.en
by syncmail＠mplayerhq.hu 07 Mar '06

07 Mar '06

Author: diego Date: Tue Mar 7 11:10:51 2006 New Revision: 2335 Log: LamaBox Modified: trunk/src/projects.src.en Modified: trunk/src/projects.src.en ============================================================================== --- trunk/src/projects.src.en (original) +++ trunk/src/projects.src.en Tue Mar 7 11:10:51 2006 @@ -357,6 +357,9 @@ use MPlayer as default player.</li> <li><a href="http://www.archimedis.tv">ARCHIMEDIS media terminals</a> personal video recorder/player using MPlayer</li> + <li><a href="http://www.lamabox.com">LamaBox</a> + internet-connectable standalone mediaplayer + that employs MPlayer</li> <li><a href="http://www.gocyberlink.com/english/companybg/pcmlinuxgpl.jsp">PowerCinema for Linux</a> commercial home entertainment system from CyberLink based on MPlayer, FFmpeg, Linux among others</li>

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[homepage] (diego): r2334 - /trunk/src/projects.src.en
by syncmail＠mplayerhq.hu 07 Mar '06

07 Mar '06

Author: diego Date: Tue Mar 7 11:04:44 2006 New Revision: 2334 Log: Add xine to projects reusing MPlayer code. Modified: trunk/src/projects.src.en Modified: trunk/src/projects.src.en ============================================================================== --- trunk/src/projects.src.en (original) +++ trunk/src/projects.src.en Tue Mar 7 11:04:44 2006 @@ -541,6 +541,9 @@ Network-integrated Multimedia Middleware intends to design and implement a network-integrated multimedia infrastructure for Linux and other operating systems. It has taken fonts and small code snippets from MPlayer.</li> + <li><a href="http://xinehq.de/">xine</a> + Linux multimedia player, reuses filters from MPlayer + among other things.</li> <li><a href="http://transcoding.org/">transcode</a> Video processing tool reusing some filter and font code from MPlayer.</li> <li><a href="http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/">avidemux</a>

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[homepage] (diego): r2333 - /trunk/src/info.src.en
by syncmail＠mplayerhq.hu 06 Mar '06

06 Mar '06

Author: diego Date: Mon Mar 6 21:58:57 2006 New Revision: 2333 Log: HTML syntax fix Modified: trunk/src/info.src.en Modified: trunk/src/info.src.en ============================================================================== --- trunk/src/info.src.en (original) +++ trunk/src/info.src.en Mon Mar 6 21:58:57 2006 @@ -385,12 +385,16 @@ Do not forget the -request part, else you'll send your command to the list. The most useful commands are: - <ul> + + +<ul> <li>subscribe: subscribe the address you're writing from to a list; it will send you a mail asking for confirmation.</li> <li>unsubscribe: unsubscribe your address from the list; you - will get a mail asking for confirmation.</li> - </ul> + will get a mail asking for confirmation.</li> +</ul> + + If you need to subscribe/unsubscribe an address other than the one you're writing from, or you need to set/alter your mailman password or options, please refer to the message that you get with the help command.

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CVS: main/DOCS/xml/en encoding-guide.xml,1.46,1.47
by syncmail＠mplayerhq.hu 06 Mar '06

06 Mar '06

CVS change done by Dominik Mierzejewski CVS Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en In directory mail:/var2/tmp/cvs-serv27421 Modified Files: encoding-guide.xml Log Message: 10l to Guillaume. It's <option>, not <options>. xmllint would've told you that. Index: encoding-guide.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml,v retrieving revision 1.46 retrieving revision 1.47 diff -u -r1.46 -r1.47 --- encoding-guide.xml 6 Mar 2006 07:19:00 -0000 1.46 +++ encoding-guide.xml 6 Mar 2006 18:40:36 -0000 1.47 @@ -1429,7 +1429,7 @@ allow that, but speed gains are limited, and there is a slight negative effect on picture quality. <systemitem class="library">XviD</systemitem>'s multi-threaded encoding, - activated by the <options>threads</option> option, can be used to + activated by the <option>threads</option> option, can be used to boost encoding speed — by about 40-60% in typical cases — with little if any picture degradation. <systemitem class="library">x264</systemitem> also allows multi-threaded

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CVS: main/DOCS/xml/en encoding-guide.xml,1.45,1.46
by syncmail＠mplayerhq.hu 06 Mar '06

06 Mar '06

CVS change done by Guillaume Poirier CVS Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en In directory mail:/var2/tmp/cvs-serv17223/DOCS/xml/en Modified Files: encoding-guide.xml Log Message: various improvements of the section "Choosing the video codec" Index: encoding-guide.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml,v retrieving revision 1.45 retrieving revision 1.46 diff -u -r1.45 -r1.46 --- encoding-guide.xml 5 Mar 2006 22:50:56 -0000 1.45 +++ encoding-guide.xml 6 Mar 2006 07:19:00 -0000 1.46 @@ -1356,15 +1356,17 @@ <title>Choosing the video codec</title> <para> - Choosing the video codec to use depends on several factors, some of + Which video codec is best to choose depends on several factors, + like size, quality, streamability, usability and popularity, some of which widely depend on personal taste and technical constraints. </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem><para> <emphasis role="bold">Compression efficiency</emphasis>: - It is quite easy to understand that newer-generation codecs are made - to yield better picture quality than previous generations. - Therefore, you cannot go wrong + It is quite easy to understand that most newer-generation codecs are + made to increase quality and compression. + Therefore, the authors of this guide and many other people suggest that + you cannot go wrong <footnote id='fn-menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-codec-cpu'> <para>Be careful, however: Decoding DVD-resolution MPEG-4 AVC videos requires a fast machine (i.e. a Pentium 4 over 1.5Ghz or a Pentium M @@ -1374,12 +1376,11 @@ <systemitem class="library">x264</systemitem> instead of MPEG-4 ASP codecs such as <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> MPEG-4 or <systemitem class="library">XviD</systemitem>. - (To get a better grasp of what the fundamental differences between - MPEG-4 ASP and MPEG-4 AVC are, you would be well advised to read the entry - "<ulink url="http://guru.multimedia.cx/?p=10">15 reasons why MPEG4 sucks</ulink>" - from Michael Niedermayer's blog.) - Likewise, you should get better quality using MPEG-4 ASP instead - of MPEG-2 codecs. + (Advanced codec developers may be interested in reading Michael + Niedermayer's opinion on + "<ulink url="http://guru.multimedia.cx/?p=10">why MPEG4-ASP sucks</ulink>".) + Likewise, you should get better quality using MPEG-4 ASP than you + would with MPEG-2 codecs. </para> <para> However, newer codecs which are in heavy development can suffer from @@ -1417,22 +1418,23 @@ </para> <para> If you are after blazing speed you should stick around the default - settings of the video codec (which does not mean you should not experiment - with some of the options which are mentioned in other sections - of this guide). + settings of the video codec (although you should still try the other + options which are mentioned in other sections of this guide). </para> <para> You may also consider choosing a codec which can do multi-threaded - processing. + processing, though this is only useful for users of machines with + several CPUs. <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> MPEG-4 does - allow that, resulting in small speed gains at the price of lower - picture quality. - <systemitem class="library">XviD</systemitem> has some experimental - patches available to boost encoding speed, by about 40-60% in typical - cases, with low picture degradation. + allow that, but speed gains are limited, and there is a slight + negative effect on picture quality. + <systemitem class="library">XviD</systemitem>'s multi-threaded encoding, + activated by the <options>threads</option> option, can be used to + boost encoding speed — by about 40-60% in typical cases — + with little if any picture degradation. <systemitem class="library">x264</systemitem> also allows multi-threaded - encoding, which currently speeds-up encoding by 15-30% while lowering - PSNR by about 0.05dB. + encoding, which currently speeds up encoding by 15-30% (depending on + the encoding settings) while lowering PSNR by about 0.05dB. </para></listitem> <listitem><para> @@ -1444,9 +1446,12 @@ <systemitem class="library">x264</systemitem>. </para> <para> - Make your own judgment, and do not always listen to what some people will - tell you to do or think: The best codec is the one you master the best, - and the one that looks best to your eyes on your display + You should make your own judgement; do not take advice from people who + swear by one codec. + Take a few sample clips from raw sources and compare different + encoding options and codecs to find one that suits you best. + The best codec is the one you master, and the one that looks + best to your eyes on your display <footnote id='fn-menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-codec-playback'> <para>The same encode may not look the same on someone else's monitor or when played back by a different decoder, so future-proof your encodes by

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[PATCH] Compn's suggestions about the section "Choosing the video codec"
by Guillaume POIRIER 06 Mar '06

06 Mar '06

Hello, $subj :) If there are some obvious mistakes, please tell me so it can be fixed before committing it. Guillaume -- Reinventing the wheel certainly is annoying, but as long as all other wheels are square... Reimar Döffinger

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CVS: main/DOCS/xml/en encoding-guide.xml,1.44,1.45
by syncmail＠mplayerhq.hu 05 Mar '06

05 Mar '06

CVS change done by Mizda Gábor CVS Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en In directory mail:/var2/tmp/cvs-serv3072 Modified Files: encoding-guide.xml Log Message: typo fix Index: encoding-guide.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml,v retrieving revision 1.44 retrieving revision 1.45 diff -u -r1.44 -r1.45 --- encoding-guide.xml 1 Mar 2006 10:07:42 -0000 1.44 +++ encoding-guide.xml 5 Mar 2006 22:50:56 -0000 1.45 @@ -1411,8 +1411,7 @@ <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> MPEG-4 and <systemitem class="library">XviD</systemitem>) are usually heavily optimized with all kinds of smart algorithms and SIMD assembly code. - That is why they tend to yield the best quality quality per - encoding time ratio. + That is why they tend to yield the best quality per encoding time ratio. However, they may have some very advanced options that, if enabled, will make the encode really slow for marginal gains. </para>

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CVS: main/DOCS/man/en mplayer.1,1.1236,1.1237
by syncmail＠mplayerhq.hu 05 Mar '06

05 Mar '06

CVS change done by Diego Biurrun CVS Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/man/en In directory mail:/var2/tmp/cvs-serv30715/DOCS/man/en Modified Files: mplayer.1 Log Message: Capitalize some sentences after colons. Index: mplayer.1 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1,v retrieving revision 1.1236 retrieving revision 1.1237 diff -u -r1.1236 -r1.1237 --- mplayer.1 5 Mar 2006 07:23:11 -0000 1.1236 +++ mplayer.1 5 Mar 2006 22:29:26 -0000 1.1237 @@ -8847,14 +8847,14 @@ .PD 0 .RSs .IPs 0 -None: direct macroblocks are not used. +None: Direct macroblocks are not used. .IPs 1 -Spatial: motion vectors are extrapolated from neighboring blocks. +Spatial: Motion vectors are extrapolated from neighboring blocks. (default) .IPs 2 -Temporal: motion vectors are interpolated from the following P-frame. +Temporal: Motion vectors are interpolated from the following P-frame. .IPs 3 -Auto: the codec selects between spatial and temporal for each frame. +Auto: The codec selects between spatial and temporal for each frame. .RE .PD 1 .RS

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[homepage] (diego): r2329 - /trunk/src/news-archive.src.en
by syncmail＠mplayerhq.hu 05 Mar '06

05 Mar '06

Author: diego Date: Sun Mar 5 18:00:13 2006 New Revision: 2329 Log: link fix Modified: trunk/src/news-archive.src.en Modified: trunk/src/news-archive.src.en ============================================================================== --- trunk/src/news-archive.src.en (original) +++ trunk/src/news-archive.src.en Sun Mar 5 18:00:13 2006 @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ -<a href="../images/shot26.jpg"><img src="../images/shot26s.jpg" alt="libcaca screenshot" width="200" height="150"></a> +<a href="../images/screenshots/caca-01.jpg"><img src="../images/screenshots/caca-01s.jpg" alt="libcaca screenshot" width="200" height="150"></a> Shot from "Üvegtigris" @@ -2326,7 +2326,7 @@ running in MPlayer :) Check the following screenshot, I executed some Unix commands :) -<a href="../images/shot25.jpg"><img src="../images/shot25s.jpg" alt="OSD menu" width="200" height="150"></a> +<a href="../images/screenshots/osd-menu-01.jpg"><img src="../images/screenshots/osd-menu-01s.jpg" alt="OSD menu" width="200" height="150"></a> Click on the picture to zoom </div>

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