diff --git a/DOCS/codecs.html b/DOCS/codecs.html index 0926ab0536..eff5037bce 100644 --- a/DOCS/codecs.html +++ b/DOCS/codecs.html @@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ M$ MPEG4 v1, v2 and other MPEG4 variants
It contains a lot of nice codecs, especially important are the MPEG4 variants: - DivX 3, DivX 4, DivX 5, Windows Media Video 7 (WMV1). Also a very + DivX3, DivX4, DivX5, Windows Media Video 7 (WMV1). Also a very interesting one is the WMA decoder.
If you use an MPlayer release you have libavcodec right in the @@ -225,9 +226,9 @@ MPlayer supports decoding all versions of RealVideo:
XViD is a forked development of the OpenDivX codec. It happened when - ProjectMayo changed OpenDivX to closed-source DivX4, and the non-ProjectMayo - people working on OpenDivX got angry, then started XViD. So both projects - have the same origin.
+ ProjectMayo changed OpenDivX to closed source DivX4 (now DivX5), and the + non-ProjectMayo people working on OpenDivX got angry, then started XViD. So + both projects have the same origin.Sorenson is a video codec developed by Apple. We are currently - able to decode the first version (SVQ1) with a native decoder.
+Sorenson is a video codec used primarily in Apple QuickTime. We are + currently able to decode the first version (SVQ1) with a native decoder and + SVQ3 through an external DLL.
-The Sorenson SVQ1 decoder is compiled and usable per default.
-The Sorenson decoder is compiled and usable per default.
+To get Sorenson SVQ3 playback, download the QuickTime 5 (extra stability) or
+ QuickTime 6 (extra speed) DLLs from
+ the codecs page, extract
+ them to your Win32 codecs directory
+ (probably /usr/local/lib/win32) and recompile MPlayer with
+ --enable-qtx-codecs.
On how to install RealPlayer libraries, see the - RealMedia file format section.
+ RealVideo section.Note: Most new QuickTime files use Sorenson video and QDesign Music audio. See our Sorenson codec - section. QDesign Music audio currently cannot be played.
+ section.