From af8f6c8d4119a0ee407048b7c8a5fffe5571b028 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: alex Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 14:58:39 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] some typos, uniformizing like in the video.html and lot of additions/fixes git-svn-id: svn://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/trunk@9271 b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2 --- DOCS/codecs.html | 78 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------- 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-) diff --git a/DOCS/codecs.html b/DOCS/codecs.html index eb1e5e6913..77df987ddf 100644 --- a/DOCS/codecs.html +++ b/DOCS/codecs.html @@ -23,20 +23,21 @@

The most important ones above all:

@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@

The Divx4/5 binary codec library can be downloaded from avifile or - divx.com. Unpack it, run ./install.sh as root and do not forget adding /usr/local/lib to your /etc/ld.so.conf and running ldconfig.

@@ -168,7 +169,8 @@

2.2.1.3 XAnim codecs

-

Foreword:
+

FOREWORD
+

Be advised that the XAnim binary codecs are packaged with a piece of text claiming to be a legally binding software license which, besides other restrictions, forbids the user to use the codecs in conjunction with any @@ -176,6 +178,7 @@ action against anyone for codec-related issues.

+
INSTALLING AND USAGE

MPlayer is capable of employing the XAnim codecs for decoding. Follow the instructions to enable them:

@@ -183,6 +186,9 @@
  • Download the codecs you wish to use from the XAnim site. The 3ivx codec is not there, but at the 3ivx site.
    • +
  • OR download the codecs pack from our + codecs page. +
  • Use the --with-xanimlibdir option to tell configure where to find the XAnim codecs. By default, it looks for them at /usr/local/lib/xanim/mods, /usr/lib/xanim/mods and /usr/lib/xanim. @@ -205,17 +211,17 @@ for 1.0 files is FFmpeg's H263 decoder, you can use it with the -vc ffh263 option (default). For 2.0 files, use the ivvideo.dll - Win32 DLL file, and install it under /usr/lib/win32 or wherever you store the - Win32 codecs.

    + Win32 DLL file (included in the latest DLL packages), and install it under + /usr/lib/win32 or wherever you store the Win32 codecs.

    2.2.1.5 MPEG 1/2 video

    MPEG1 and MPEG2 are decoded by the multiplatform native libmpeg2 library, whose source code is included in MPlayer. We handle buggy - MPEG 1/2 video files by catching sig11 (segmentation fault), and quickly - reinitializing the codec, continuing exactly from where the failure occurred. - This recovery technique has no measurable speed penalty.

    + MPEG 1/2 video files by catching Signal 11 (Segmentation fault), + and quickly reinitializing the codec, continuing exactly from where the + failure occurred. This recovery technique has no measurable speed penalty.

    2.2.1.6 MS Video1

    @@ -228,9 +234,10 @@

    2.2.1.7 Cinepak CVID

    -

    MPlayer uses its own open source, multiplatform Cinepak decoder by - default. It supports YUV outputs, so that hardware scaling is possible if the - video output driver permits it.

    +

    MPlayer uses its own open source, multiplatform Cinepak decoder (by + Dr. Tim Ferguson), by default. + It supports YUV outputs, so that hardware scaling is possible if the video + output driver permits it.

    2.2.1.8 RealVideo

    @@ -255,31 +262,32 @@ MPlayer supports decoding all versions of RealVideo:

    2.2.1.9 XViD

    -

    XViD is a forked development of the OpenDivX codec. It happened when - 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.

    +

    XViD is a forked development of + the OpenDivX codec. It happened when 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.

    -

    Advantages:

    +
    ADVANTAGES
    -

    Disadvantages:

    +
    DISADVANTAGES
    +
    INSTALLING XVID CVS
    +

    XViD is currently available only from CVS. Here are the download and installation instructions:

    @@ -318,7 +326,7 @@ MPlayer supports decoding all versions of RealVideo: QuickTime libraries
    • -

    Compiling MPlayer with QuickTime libraries support

    +
    COMPILING MPLAYER WITH QUICKTIME LIBRARIES SUPPORT

    NOTE: currently only 32bit Intel platforms are supported.