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<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Chapter�5.�Frequently Asked Questions</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="default.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.68.1"><link rel="start" href="index.html" title="MPlayer - The Movie Player"><link rel="up" href="index.html" title="MPlayer - The Movie Player"><link rel="prev" href="vcd.html" title="4.3.�VCD playback"><link rel="next" href="containers.html" title="Chapter�6.�Containers"><link rel="preface" href="howtoread.html" title="How to read this documentation"><link rel="chapter" href="intro.html" title="Chapter�1.�Introduction"><link rel="chapter" href="install.html" title="Chapter�2.�Installation"><link rel="chapter" href="usage.html" title="Chapter�3.�Usage"><link rel="chapter" href="cd-dvd.html" title="Chapter�4.�CD/DVD usage"><link rel="chapter" href="faq.html" title="Chapter�5.�Frequently Asked Questions"><link rel="chapter" href="containers.html" title="Chapter�6.�Containers"><link rel="chapter" href="codecs.html" title="Chapter�7.�Codecs"><link rel="chapter" href="video.html" title="Chapter�8.�Video output devices"><link rel="chapter" href="audio.html" title="Chapter�9.�Audio output devices"><link rel="chapter" href="tv.html" title="Chapter�10.�TV"><link rel="chapter" href="ports.html" title="Chapter�11.�Ports"><link rel="chapter" href="mencoder.html" title="Chapter�12.�Basic usage of MEncoder"><link rel="chapter" href="encoding-guide.html" title="Chapter�13.�Encoding with MEncoder"><link rel="appendix" href="mailinglists.html" title="Appendix�A.�Mailing lists"><link rel="appendix" href="bugreports.html" title="Appendix�B.�How to report bugs"><link rel="appendix" href="bugs.html" title="Appendix�C.�Known bugs"><link rel="appendix" href="skin.html" title="Appendix�D.�MPlayer skin format"><link rel="appendix" href="users-vs-dev.html" title="Appendix�E.�Developer cries"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Chapter�5.�Frequently Asked Questions</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="vcd.html">Prev</a>�</td><th width="60%" align="center">�</th><td width="20%" align="right">�<a accesskey="n" href="containers.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="chapter" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="faq"></a>Chapter�5.�Frequently Asked Questions</h2></div></div></div><div class="qandaset"><dl><dt>5.1. <a href="faq.html#faq-development">Development</a></dt><dd><dl><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2527793">

How do I create a proper patch for MPlayer?

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2528763">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2543250">

How do I translate MPlayer to a new language?

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2528796">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2543283">

How can I support MPlayer development?

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2528828">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2543315">

How can I become an MPlayer developer?

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2528870">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2543357">

Why don't you use autoconf/automake?

</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>5.2. <a href="faq.html#faq-compilation-installation">Compilation and installation</a></dt><dd><dl><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2528903">

</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>5.2. <a href="faq.html#faq-compilation-installation">Compilation and installation</a></dt><dd><dl><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2543390">

Compilation fails with an error and gcc bails out

with some cryptic message containing the phrase

internal compiler error or

unable to find a register to spill.

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2528958">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2543446">

Are there binary (RPM/Debian) packages of MPlayer?

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2528992">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2543479">

How can I build a 32 bit MPlayer on a 64 bit Athlon?

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2529018">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2543505">

Configure ends with this text, and MPlayer won't compile!

Your gcc does not support even i386 for '-march' and '-mcpu'

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2529050">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2543538">

I have a Matrox G200/G400/G450/G550, how do I compile/use the

mga_vid driver?

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2529077">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2543564">

During 'make', MPlayer complains about

missing X11 libraries. I don't understand, I do

have X11 installed!?

</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>5.3. <a href="faq.html#faq-general">General questions</a></dt><dd><dl><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2529148">

</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>5.3. <a href="faq.html#faq-general">General questions</a></dt><dd><dl><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2543636">

Are there any mailing lists on MPlayer?

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2529174">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2543662">

I've found a nasty bug when I tried to play my favorite video! Who should I inform?

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2529197">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2543684">

I have problems playing files with the ... codec. Can I use them?

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2529233">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2543720">

When I start playing, I get this message but everything seems fine:

Linux RTC init: ioctl (rtc_pie_on): Permission denied

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2529262">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2543750">

How can I make a screenshot?

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2529310">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2543798">

What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line?

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2529520">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544007">

There are error messages about file not found /usr/local/lib/codecs/ ...

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2529546">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544033">

How can I make MPlayer remember the options I

use for a particular file, e.g. movie.avi?

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2529587">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544074">

Subtitles are very nice, the most beautiful I've ever seen, but they

slow down playing! I know it's unlikely ...

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2529625">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544113">

I can't access the GUI menu. I press right click, but I can't

access any menu items!

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2529668">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544155">

How can I run MPlayer in the background?

</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>5.4. <a href="faq.html#faq-playback">Playback problems</a></dt><dd><dl><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2529710">

</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>5.4. <a href="faq.html#faq-playback">Playback problems</a></dt><dd><dl><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544198">

I cannot pinpoint the cause of some strange playback problem.

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2529767">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544255">

How can I get subtitles to appear on the black margins around a movie?

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2529795">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544283">

How can I select audio/subtitle tracks from a DVD, OGM, Matroska or NUT file?

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2529854">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544341">

I'm trying to play a random stream off the internet but it fails.

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2529871">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544358">

I downloaded a movie off a P2P network and it doesn't work!

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2529892">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544379">

I'm having trouble getting my subtitles to display, help!!

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2529926">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544414">

Why doesn't MPlayer work on Fedora Core?

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530080">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544568">

MPlayer dies with

MPlayer interrupted by signal 4 in module: decode_video

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530118">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544606">

When I try to grab from my tuner, it works, but colors are strange. It's OK with other

applications.

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530141">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544629">

I get very strange percentage values (way too big) while playing files on my notebook.

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530171">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544659">

The audio/video gets totally out of sync when I run MPlayer

as root on my notebook. It works normal when i run it as a user.

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530202">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544690">

While playing a movie it suddenly gets jerky and I get the following message:

Badly interleaved AVI file detected - switching to -ni mode...

</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>5.5. <a href="faq.html#faq-driver">Video/audio driver problems (vo/ao)</a></dt><dd><dl><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530242">

</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>5.5. <a href="faq.html#faq-driver">Video/audio driver problems (vo/ao)</a></dt><dd><dl><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544729">

When I go into fullscreen mode I just get black borders around the image

and no real scaling to fullscreen mode.

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530293">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544781">

I've just installed MPlayer. When I want to

open a video file it causes a fatal error:

Error opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device.

How can I solve my problem?

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530361">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544849">

I have problems with [your window manager]

and fullscreen xv/xmga/sdl/x11 modes ...

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530390">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544878">

Audio goes out of sync playing an AVI file.

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530419">

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544907">

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My computer plays MS DivX AVIs with resolutions ~ 640x300 and stereo MP3 sound

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too slow. When I use the -nosound option, everything is OK (but quiet).

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How can I use dmix with

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MPlayer?

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</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530474">

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I have no sound when playing a video and get error messages similar to this one:

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AO: [oss] 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian)

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Audio: no sound!!!

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Start playing...

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When starting MPlayer under KDE I just get a black

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screen and nothing happens. After about one minute the video starts playing.

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I have A/V sync problems. Some of my AVIs play fine, but some play with double speed!

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When I play this movie I get video-audio desync and/or MPlayer

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crashes with the following message:

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DEMUXER: Too many (945 in 8390980 bytes) video packets in the buffer!

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How can I get rid of A/V desynchronization while seeking through RealMedia streams?

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</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>5.6. <a href="faq.html#faq-dvd">DVD playback</a></dt><dd><dl><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530686">

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</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>5.6. <a href="faq.html#faq-dvd">DVD playback</a></dt><dd><dl><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545173">

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What about DVD navigation/menus?

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What about subtitles? Can MPlayer display them?

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</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545246">

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How can I set the region code of my DVD-drive? I don't have Windows!

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I can't play a DVD, MPlayer hangs or outputs "Encrypted VOB file!" errors.

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Do I need to be (setuid) root to be able to play a DVD?

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Is it possible to play/encode only selected chapters?

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My DVD playback is sluggish!

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</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530848">

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I copied a DVD using vobcopy. How do I play/encode it from my hard disk?

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</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>5.7. <a href="faq.html#faq-features">Feature requests</a></dt><dd><dl><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530887">

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</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>5.7. <a href="faq.html#faq-features">Feature requests</a></dt><dd><dl><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545391">

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If MPlayer is paused and I try to seek or press any key at all,

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MPlayer ceases to be paused. I would like to be able

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to seek in the paused movie.

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I'd like to seek +/- 1 frame instead of 10 seconds.

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</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>5.8. <a href="faq.html#faq-encoding">Encoding</a></dt><dd><dl><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530948">

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</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>5.8. <a href="faq.html#faq-encoding">Encoding</a></dt><dd><dl><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545452">

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How can I encode?

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</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530970">

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How can I dump a full DVD title into a file?

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How can I create (S)VCDs automatically?

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How can I create (S)VCDs?

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How can I join two video files?

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How can I fix AVI files with a broken index or bad interleaving?

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How can I fix the aspect ratio of an AVI file?

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I can't encode DVD subtitles into the AVI!

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How can I encode only selected chapters from a DVD?

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</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545746">

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I'm trying to work with 2GB+ files on a VFAT file system. Does it work?

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Why is the recommended bitrate printed by MEncoder negative?

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I can't encode an ASF file to AVI/MPEG-4 (DivX) because it uses 1000 fps.

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How can I put subtitles in the output file?

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</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2531323">

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</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545827">

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How do I encode only sound from a music video?

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Why do third-party players fail to play MPEG-4 movies encoded by

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MEncoder versions later than 1.0pre7?

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</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2531490">

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How can I encode an audio only file?

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How can I play subtitles embedded in AVI?

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MPlayer won't...

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</a></dt></dl></dd></dl><table border="0" summary="Q and A Set"><col align="left" width="1%"><tbody><tr class="qandadiv"><td align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><a name="faq-development"></a><h3 class="title"><a name="faq-development"></a>5.1. Development</h3></td></tr><tr class="toc" colspan="2"><td align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><dl><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2527793">

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How do I create a proper patch for MPlayer?

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How do I translate MPlayer to a new language?

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How can I support MPlayer development?

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</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2528828">

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How can I become an MPlayer developer?

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</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2528870">

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Why don't you use autoconf/automake?

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</a></dt></dl></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2527793"></a><a name="id2527795"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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How do I create a proper patch for MPlayer?

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We made a <a href="../../tech/patches.txt" target="_top">short document</a>

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describing all the necessary details. Please follow the instructions.

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How do I translate MPlayer to a new language?

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Read the <a href="../../tech/translations.txt" target="_top">translation HOWTO</a>,

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it should explain everything. You can get further help on the

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<a href="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-translations" target="_top">MPlayer-translations</a>

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mailing list.

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How can I support MPlayer development?

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We are more than happy to accept your hardware and software

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<a href="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/donations.html" target="_top">donations</a>.

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<a href="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/donations.html" target="_top">donations</a>.

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They help us in continuously improving MPlayer.

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We always welcome coders and documenters. Read the

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join the

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<a href="http://mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mplayer-docs" target="_top">MPlayer-docs</a>

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mailing list.

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We have a modular, handwritten build system. It does a reasonably good

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<a href="http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/889/" target="_top">other people</a>.

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internal compiler error or

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unable to find a register to spill.

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Are there binary (RPM/Debian) packages of MPlayer?

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How can I build a 32 bit MPlayer on a 64 bit Athlon?

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Configure ends with this text, and MPlayer won't compile!

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Your gcc does not support even i386 for '-march' and '-mcpu'

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I have a Matrox G200/G400/G450/G550, how do I compile/use the

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mga_vid driver?

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During 'make', MPlayer complains about

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missing X11 libraries. I don't understand, I do

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have X11 installed!?

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<code class="systemitem">internal compiler error</code> or

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add workarounds for compiler bugs to our sources. To avoid this problem,

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stable, or upgrade frequently.

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Are there binary (RPM/Debian) packages of MPlayer?

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How can I build a 32 bit MPlayer on a 64 bit Athlon?

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./configure --target=athlon_xp --cc="gcc -m32" --as="as --32" --with-extralibdir=/usr/lib

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<pre class="screen">Your gcc does not support even i386 for '-march' and '-mcpu'</pre>

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Your gcc isn't installed correctly, check the <tt class="filename">configure.log</tt>

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file for details.

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<code class="systemitem">mga_vid</code> driver?

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missing X11 libraries. I don't understand, I do

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have X11 installed!?

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<tt class="filename">/usr/X11</tt> and

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<tt class="filename">/usr/include/X11</tt> symlinks exist (this

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can be a problem on Mandrake systems).

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I've found a nasty bug when I tried to play my favorite video! Who should I inform?

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I have problems playing files with the ... codec. Can I use them?

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When I start playing, I get this message but everything seems fine:

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Linux RTC init: ioctl (rtc_pie_on): Permission denied

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How can I make a screenshot?

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What is the meaning of the numbers on the status line?

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How can I make MPlayer remember the options I

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use for a particular file, e.g. movie.avi?

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slow down playing! I know it's unlikely ...

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access any menu items!

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Are there any mailing lists on MPlayer?

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Yes. See the <a href="mailinglists.html" title="Appendix�A.�Mailing lists">mailing lists</a>

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section.

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Please read the

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<a href="bugreports.html" title="Appendix�B.�How to report bugs">bug reporting guidelines</a>

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I have problems playing files with the ... codec. Can I use them?

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Check the <a href="../../codecs-status.html" target="_top">codec status</a>,

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if it doesn't contain your codec, read the <a href="codecs.html" title="Chapter�7.�Codecs">codec documentation</a>,

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especially the <a href="codec-importing.html" title="7.3.�Win32 codecs importing HOWTO">codec importing HOWTO</a> and contact us.

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<pre class="screen">Linux RTC init: ioctl (rtc_pie_on): Permission denied</pre>

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<code class="systemitem">screenshot</code> video filter

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(<tt class="option">-vf screenshot</tt>), and press the s

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key to grab a screenshot.

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be measured separately. If you wish to know the video_out speed, compare

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the difference when playing the file with <tt class="option">-vo null</tt> and

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your usual video output driver.

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use for a particular file, e.g. <tt class="filename">movie.avi</tt>?

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slow down playing! I know it's unlikely ...

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access any menu items!

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<div class="orderedlist"><ol type="1"><li>Start -> Settings -> Configuration -> Base Configuration</li><li>Set <code class="systemitem">Use Applications position hints</code>

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to <code class="systemitem">Yes</code></li></ol></div>

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<pre class="screen">mplayer <code>options</code> <code>filename</code> < /dev/null &</pre>

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I cannot pinpoint the cause of some strange playback problem.

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</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544255">

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How can I get subtitles to appear on the black margins around a movie?

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</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544283">

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How can I select audio/subtitle tracks from a DVD, OGM, Matroska or NUT file?

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</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544341">

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I'm trying to play a random stream off the internet but it fails.

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</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2529871">

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</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544358">

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I downloaded a movie off a P2P network and it doesn't work!

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</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2529892">

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</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544379">

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I'm having trouble getting my subtitles to display, help!!

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</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544414">

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Why doesn't MPlayer work on Fedora Core?

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MPlayer dies with

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MPlayer interrupted by signal 4 in module: decode_video

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</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530118">

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</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544606">

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When I try to grab from my tuner, it works, but colors are strange. It's OK with other

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applications.

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</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530141">

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</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544629">

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I get very strange percentage values (way too big) while playing files on my notebook.

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</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530171">

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</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544659">

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</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544690">

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While playing a movie it suddenly gets jerky and I get the following message:

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Badly interleaved AVI file detected - switching to -ni mode...

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I cannot pinpoint the cause of some strange playback problem.

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Do you have a stray <tt class="filename">codecs.conf</tt> file in

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for disaster in the form of seemingly random and very hard to localize

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crashes and playback problems. If you still have it somewhere on your

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system, you should remove it now.

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</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2544255"></a><a name="id2544257"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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How can I get subtitles to appear on the black margins around a movie?

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</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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Use the <code class="systemitem">expand</code> video filter to increase the

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mplayer -vf expand=0:-100:0:0 -slang de dvd://1

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</pre>

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</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2529795"></a><a name="id2529797"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2544283"></a><a name="id2544285"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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How can I select audio/subtitle tracks from a DVD, OGM, Matroska or NUT file?

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</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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You have to use <tt class="option">-aid</tt> (audio ID) or <tt class="option">-alang</tt>

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mplayer -vo null -ao null -frames 0 -v <code>filename</code> | grep sid

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mplayer -vo null -ao null -frames 0 -v <code>filename</code> | grep aid

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</pre>

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</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2529854"></a><a name="id2529856"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2544341"></a><a name="id2544343"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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I'm trying to play a random stream off the internet but it fails.

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</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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Try playing the stream with the <tt class="option">-playlist</tt> option.

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</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2529871"></a><a name="id2529873"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2544358"></a><a name="id2544360"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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I downloaded a movie off a P2P network and it doesn't work!

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</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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Your file is most probably broken or a fake file. If you got it from

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a friend, and he says it works, try comparing

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md5sum hashes.

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</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2529892"></a><a name="id2529894"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2544379"></a><a name="id2544382"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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I'm having trouble getting my subtitles to display, help!!

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</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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Make sure you have installed fonts properly. Run through the steps in the

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<code class="systemitem">FreeType</code> library installed.

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Other things include checking your subtitles in a text editor or with other

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players. Also try converting them to another format.

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</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2529926"></a><a name="id2529928"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2544414"></a><a name="id2544416"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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Why doesn't MPlayer work on Fedora Core?

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</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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There is a bad interaction on Fedora between exec-shield,

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(This turns off exec-shield for the MPlayer binary.)

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</li></ol></div>

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</li></ul></div>

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</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2530080"></a><a name="id2530082"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2544568"></a><a name="id2544570"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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MPlayer dies with

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<pre class="screen">MPlayer interrupted by signal 4 in module: decode_video</pre>

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</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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Don't use MPlayer on a CPU different from the one

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it was compiled on or recompile with runtime CPU detection

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(./configure --enable-runtime-cpudetection).

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</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2530118"></a><a name="id2530120"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2544606"></a><a name="id2544608"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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When I try to grab from my tuner, it works, but colors are strange. It's OK with other

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applications.

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</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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Your card probably reports some colorspaces as supported when in fact

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it does not support them. Try with YUY2 instead of the

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default YV12 (see the <a href="tv-input.html" title="10.1.�TV input">TV</a> section).

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</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2530141"></a><a name="id2530143"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2544629"></a><a name="id2544631"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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539

I get very strange percentage values (way too big) while playing files on my notebook.

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</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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It's an effect of the power management / power saving system of your notebook

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before you power on your notebook. You can also

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try whether <a href="http://www.brodo.de/cpufreq/" target="_top">cpufreq</a>

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(a SpeedStep interface for Linux) helps you.

544

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2530171"></a><a name="id2530173"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2544659"></a><a name="id2544661"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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547

The audio/video gets totally out of sync when I run MPlayer

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548

as root on my notebook. It works normal when i run it as a user.

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549

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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This is again a power management effect (see above). Plug the external power

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connector in before you power on your notebook

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or use the <tt class="option">-nortc</tt> option.

551

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2530202"></a><a name="id2530205"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2544690"></a><a name="id2544692"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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554

While playing a movie it suddenly gets jerky and I get the following message:

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555

<pre class="screen">Badly interleaved AVI file detected - switching to -ni mode...</pre>

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</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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Badly interleaved files and <tt class="option">-cache</tt> don't work well together.

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Try <tt class="option">-nocache</tt>.

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</td></tr><tr class="qandadiv"><td align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><a name="faq-driver"></a><h3 class="title"><a name="faq-driver"></a>5.5. Video/audio driver problems (vo/ao)</h3></td></tr><tr class="toc" colspan="2"><td align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><dl><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530242">

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560

When I go into fullscreen mode I just get black borders around the image

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561

and no real scaling to fullscreen mode.

560

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530293">

562

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544781">

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563

I've just installed MPlayer. When I want to

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564

open a video file it causes a fatal error:

563

565

564

566

Error opening/initializing the selected video_out (-vo) device.

565

567

566

568

How can I solve my problem?

567

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530361">

569

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544849">

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570

I have problems with [your window manager]

569

571

and fullscreen xv/xmga/sdl/x11 modes ...

570

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530390">

572

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544878">

571

573

Audio goes out of sync playing an AVI file.

572

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530419">

574

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544907">

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575

My computer plays MS DivX AVIs with resolutions ~ 640x300 and stereo MP3 sound

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576

too slow. When I use the -nosound option, everything is OK (but quiet).

575

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530439">

577

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544926">

576

578

How can I use dmix with

577

579

MPlayer?

578

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530474">

580

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2544961">

579

581

I have no sound when playing a video and get error messages similar to this one:

580

582

581

583

AO: [oss] 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian)

584

586

Audio: no sound!!!

585

587

Start playing...

586

588

587

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530519">

589

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545006">

588

590

When starting MPlayer under KDE I just get a black

589

591

screen and nothing happens. After about one minute the video starts playing.

590

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530558">

592

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545045">

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593

I have A/V sync problems. Some of my AVIs play fine, but some play with double speed!

592

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530580">

594

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545067">

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595

When I play this movie I get video-audio desync and/or MPlayer

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596

crashes with the following message:

595

597

DEMUXER: Too many (945 in 8390980 bytes) video packets in the buffer!

596

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530659">

598

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545146">

597

599

How can I get rid of A/V desynchronization while seeking through RealMedia streams?

598

</a></dt></dl></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2530242"></a><a name="id2530244"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

600

</a></dt></dl></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2544729"></a><a name="id2544731"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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601

When I go into fullscreen mode I just get black borders around the image

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602

and no real scaling to fullscreen mode.

601

603

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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609

line or read the <a href="video.html" title="Chapter�8.�Video output devices">video section</a> to find out

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610

about alternative video output drivers. The <tt class="option">-zoom</tt>

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611

option explicitly enables software scaling.

610

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2530293"></a><a name="id2530296"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

612

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2544781"></a><a name="id2544783"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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613

I've just installed MPlayer. When I want to

612

614

open a video file it causes a fatal error:

613

615

630

632

vo_driver = <code>selected_vo</code>

631

633

</pre>

632

634

to <tt class="filename">~/.mplayer/gui.conf</tt>.

633

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2530361"></a><a name="id2530363"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

635

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2544849"></a><a name="id2544851"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

634

636

I have problems with <code>[your window manager]</code>

635

637

and fullscreen xv/xmga/sdl/x11 modes ...

636

638

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

637

639

Read the <a href="bugreports.html" title="Appendix�B.�How to report bugs">bug reporting guidelines</a> and send us

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640

a proper bug report.

639

641

Also try experimenting with the <tt class="option">-fstype</tt> option.

640

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2530390"></a><a name="id2530392"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

642

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2544878"></a><a name="id2544880"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

641

643

Audio goes out of sync playing an AVI file.

642

644

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

643

645

Try the <tt class="option">-bps</tt> or <tt class="option">-nobps</tt> option. If it does not

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646

improve, read the

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647

<a href="bugreports.html" title="Appendix�B.�How to report bugs">bug reporting guidelines</a>

646

648

and upload the file to FTP.

647

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2530419"></a><a name="id2530421"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

649

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2544907"></a><a name="id2544909"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

648

650

My computer plays MS DivX AVIs with resolutions ~ 640x300 and stereo MP3 sound

649

651

too slow. When I use the <tt class="option">-nosound</tt> option, everything is OK (but quiet).

650

652

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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653

Your machine is too slow or your sound card driver is broken. Consult the

652

654

documentation to see if you can improve performance.

653

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2530439"></a><a name="id2530441"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

655

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2544926"></a><a name="id2544929"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

654

656

How can I use dmix with

655

657

MPlayer?

656

658

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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659

After setting up your

658

660

<a href="http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php?page=DmixPlugin" target="_top">asoundrc</a>

659

661

you have to use <tt class="option">-ao alsa:device=dmix</tt>.

660

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2530474"></a><a name="id2530476"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

662

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2544961"></a><a name="id2544964"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

661

663

I have no sound when playing a video and get error messages similar to this one:

662

664

663

665

AO: [oss] 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian)

673

675

You might also be running ALSA without OSS emulation, try loading the ALSA OSS

674

676

kernel modules or add <tt class="option">-ao alsa</tt> to your command line to

675

677

directly use the ALSA audio output driver.

676

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2530519"></a><a name="id2530521"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

678

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2545006"></a><a name="id2545008"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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679

When starting MPlayer under KDE I just get a black

678

680

screen and nothing happens. After about one minute the video starts playing.

679

681

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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685

(<tt class="option">-ao arts</tt>). If it fails or isn't compiled in, try SDL

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686

(<tt class="option">-ao sdl</tt>) and make sure your SDL can handle aRts sound. Yet

685

687

another option is to start MPlayer with artsdsp.

686

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2530558"></a><a name="id2530560"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

688

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2545045"></a><a name="id2545047"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

687

689

I have A/V sync problems. Some of my AVIs play fine, but some play with double speed!

688

690

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

689

691

You have a buggy sound card/driver. Most likely it's fixed at 44100Hz, and you

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692

try to play a file which has 22050Hz audio. Try the

691

693

<code class="systemitem">resample</code> audio filter.

692

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2530580"></a><a name="id2530582"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

694

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2545067"></a><a name="id2545069"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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695

When I play this movie I get video-audio desync and/or MPlayer

694

696

crashes with the following message:

695

697

<pre class="screen">DEMUXER: Too many (945 in 8390980 bytes) video packets in the buffer!</pre>

707

709

</li><li>

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710

Your sound driver is buggy. See the <a href="audio.html" title="Chapter�9.�Audio output devices">audio section</a>.

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711

</li></ul></div>

710

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2530659"></a><a name="id2530661"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

712

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2545146"></a><a name="id2545148"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

711

713

How can I get rid of A/V desynchronization while seeking through RealMedia streams?

712

714

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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715

<tt class="option">-mc 0.1</tt> can help.

714

</td></tr><tr class="qandadiv"><td align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><a name="faq-dvd"></a><h3 class="title"><a name="faq-dvd"></a>5.6. DVD playback</h3></td></tr><tr class="toc" colspan="2"><td align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><dl><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530686">

716

715

717

What about DVD navigation/menus?

716

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530733">

718

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545221">

717

719

What about subtitles? Can MPlayer display them?

718

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530758">

720

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545246">

719

721

How can I set the region code of my DVD-drive? I don't have Windows!

720

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530778">

722

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545266">

723

I can't play a DVD, MPlayer hangs or outputs "Encrypted VOB file!" errors.

724

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545281">

721

725

Do I need to be (setuid) root to be able to play a DVD?

722

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530800">

726

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545304">

723

727

Is it possible to play/encode only selected chapters?

724

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530817">

728

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545320">

725

729

My DVD playback is sluggish!

726

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530848">

730

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545352">

727

731

I copied a DVD using vobcopy. How do I play/encode it from my hard disk?

728

</a></dt></dl></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2530686"></a><a name="id2530688"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

732

</a></dt></dl></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2545173"></a><a name="id2545176"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

729

733

What about DVD navigation/menus?

730

734

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

731

735

MPlayer does not support DVD menus due to serious

736

740

If you want to see DVD navigation in MPlayer you

737

741

will have to implement it yourself, but be aware that it is a major

738

742

undertaking.

739

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2530733"></a><a name="id2530735"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

743

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2545221"></a><a name="id2545223"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

740

744

What about subtitles? Can MPlayer display them?

741

745

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

742

746

Yes. See the <a href="dvd.html" title="4.2.�DVD playback">DVD chapter</a>.

743

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2530758"></a><a name="id2530761"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

747

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2545246"></a><a name="id2545248"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

744

748

How can I set the region code of my DVD-drive? I don't have Windows!

745

749

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

746

750

Use the <a href="http://linvdr.org/projects/regionset/" target="_top">regionset tool</a>.

747

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2530778"></a><a name="id2530780"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2545266"></a><a name="id2545268"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

752

I can't play a DVD, MPlayer hangs or outputs "Encrypted VOB file!" errors.

753

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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CSS decryption code does not work with some DVD drives unless you set

755

the region code appropriately. See the answer to the previous question.

756

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2545281"></a><a name="id2545284"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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757

Do I need to be (setuid) root to be able to play a DVD?

749

758

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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759

No. However you must have the proper rights

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760

on the DVD device entry (in <tt class="filename">/dev/</tt>).

752

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2530800"></a><a name="id2530802"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

761

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2545304"></a><a name="id2545306"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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762

Is it possible to play/encode only selected chapters?

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</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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764

Yes, try the <tt class="option">-chapter</tt> option.

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</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2530817"></a><a name="id2530819"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2545320"></a><a name="id2545323"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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766

My DVD playback is sluggish!

758

767

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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768

Use the <tt class="option">-cache</tt> option (described in the man page) and try

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769

enabling DMA for the DVD drive with the hdparm tool (described

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in the <a href="drives.html" title="4.1.�CD/DVD drives">CD chapter</a>).

762

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2530848"></a><a name="id2530851"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

771

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2545352"></a><a name="id2545354"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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772

I copied a DVD using vobcopy. How do I play/encode it from my hard disk?

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773

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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Use the <tt class="option">-dvd-device</tt> option to refer to the directory

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mplayer dvd://1 -dvd-device <code>/path/to/directory</code>

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</pre>

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</td></tr><tr class="qandadiv"><td align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><a name="faq-features"></a><h3 class="title"><a name="faq-features"></a>5.7. Feature requests</h3></td></tr><tr class="toc" colspan="2"><td align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><dl><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530887">

779

771

780

If MPlayer is paused and I try to seek or press any key at all,

772

781

MPlayer ceases to be paused. I would like to be able

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782

to seek in the paused movie.

774

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530915">

783

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545419">

775

784

I'd like to seek +/- 1 frame instead of 10 seconds.

776

</a></dt></dl></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2530887"></a><a name="id2530889"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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</a></dt></dl></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2545391"></a><a name="id2545393"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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786

If MPlayer is paused and I try to seek or press any key at all,

778

787

MPlayer ceases to be paused. I would like to be able

779

788

to seek in the paused movie.

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789

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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This is very tricky to implement without losing A/V synchronization.

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All attempts have failed so far, but patches are welcome.

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</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2530915"></a><a name="id2530918"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

792

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2545419"></a><a name="id2545421"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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793

I'd like to seek +/- 1 frame instead of 10 seconds.

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794

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

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795

You can step forward one frame by pressing ..

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If the movie was not paused it will be paused afterwards

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(see the man page for details).

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798

Stepping backwards is unlikely to be implemented anytime soon.

790

</td></tr><tr class="qandadiv"><td align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><a name="faq-encoding"></a><h3 class="title"><a name="faq-encoding"></a>5.8. Encoding</h3></td></tr><tr class="toc" colspan="2"><td align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><dl><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530948">

799

791

800

How can I encode?

792

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2530970">

801

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545474">

793

802

How can I dump a full DVD title into a file?

794

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2531009">

803

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545512">

795

804

How can I create (S)VCDs automatically?

796

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2531038">

805

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545541">

797

806

How can I create (S)VCDs?

798

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2531070">

807

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545573">

799

808

How can I join two video files?

800

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2531128">

809

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545631">

801

810

How can I fix AVI files with a broken index or bad interleaving?

802

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2531167">

811

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545670">

803

812

How can I fix the aspect ratio of an AVI file?

804

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2531205">

813

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545709">

805

814

I can't encode DVD subtitles into the AVI!

806

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2531222">

815

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545726">

807

816

How can I encode only selected chapters from a DVD?

808

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2531243">

817

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545746">

809

818

I'm trying to work with 2GB+ files on a VFAT file system. Does it work?

810

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2531257">

819

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545760">

811

820

Why is the recommended bitrate printed by MEncoder negative?

812

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2531278">

821

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545781">

813

822

I can't encode an ASF file to AVI/MPEG-4 (DivX) because it uses 1000 fps.

814

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2531296">

823

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545800">

815

824

How can I put subtitles in the output file?

816

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2531323">

825

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545827">

817

826

How do I encode only sound from a music video?

818

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2531375">

827

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545879">

819

828

Why do third-party players fail to play MPEG-4 movies encoded by

820

829

MEncoder versions later than 1.0pre7?

821

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2531490">

830

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2545994">

822

831

How can I encode an audio only file?

823

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2531518">

832

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2546021">

824

833

How can I play subtitles embedded in AVI?

825

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2531553">

834

</a></dt><dt>Q: <a href="faq.html#id2546056">

826

835

MPlayer won't...

827

</a></dt></dl></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2530948"></a><a name="id2530950"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

836

</a></dt></dl></td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2545452"></a><a name="id2545454"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

828

837

How can I encode?

829

838

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

830

839

Read the <a href="mencoder.html" title="Chapter�12.�Basic usage of MEncoder">MEncoder</a>

831

840

section.

832

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2530970"></a><a name="id2530972"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

841

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2545474"></a><a name="id2545476"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

833

842

How can I dump a full DVD title into a file?

834

843

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

835

844

Once you have selected your title, and made sure it plays fine with

840

849

</pre>

841

850

will dump the 5th title of the DVD into the file

842

851

843

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2531009"></a><a name="id2531011"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

852

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2545512"></a><a name="id2545514"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

844

853

How can I create (S)VCDs automatically?

845

854

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

846

855

Try the <tt class="filename">mencvcd</tt> script from the <tt class="filename">TOOLS</tt>

847

856

subdirectory. With it you can encode DVDs or other movies to VCD or SVCD format

848

857

and even burn them directly to CD.

849

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2531038"></a><a name="id2531040"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

858

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2545541"></a><a name="id2545544"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

850

859

How can I create (S)VCDs?

851

860

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

852

861

Newer versions of MEncoder can directly

855

864

to share a video from a digital camcorder with your computer-illiterate

856

865

friends).

857

866

Please read

858

<a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html" title="13.6.�Using MEncoder to create VCD/SVCD/DVD-compliant files.">Using MEncoder to create VCD/SVCD/DVD-compliant files</a>

867

<a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html" title="13.7.�Using MEncoder to create VCD/SVCD/DVD-compliant files.">Using MEncoder to create VCD/SVCD/DVD-compliant files</a>

859

868

for more details.

860

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2531070"></a><a name="id2531072"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

869

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2545573"></a><a name="id2545575"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

861

870

How can I join two video files?

862

871

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

863

872

MPEG files can be concatenated into a single file with luck.

873

882

avimerge (part of the

874

883

<a href="http://www.transcoding.org/" target="_top">transcode</a>

875

884

tool set).

876

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2531128"></a><a name="id2531130"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

885

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2545631"></a><a name="id2545633"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

877

886

How can I fix AVI files with a broken index or bad interleaving?

878

887

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

879

888

To avoid having to use <tt class="option">-idx</tt> to be able to seek in

885

894

to copy the video and audio streams into a new AVI file while

886

895

regenerating the index and correctly interleaving the data.

887

896

Of course this cannot fix possible bugs in the video and/or audio streams.

888

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2531167"></a><a name="id2531169"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

897

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2545670"></a><a name="id2545673"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

889

898

How can I fix the aspect ratio of an AVI file?

890

899

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

891

900

You can do such a thing thanks to MEncoder's

894

903

895

904

mencoder <code>input.avi</code> -ovc copy -oac copy -o <code>output.avi</code> -force-avi-aspect 4/3

896

905

</pre>

897

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2531205"></a><a name="id2531207"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

906

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2545709"></a><a name="id2545711"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

898

907

I can't encode DVD subtitles into the AVI!

899

908

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

900

909

You have to properly specify the <tt class="option">-sid</tt> option.

901

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2531222"></a><a name="id2531224"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

910

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2545726"></a><a name="id2545728"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

902

911

How can I encode only selected chapters from a DVD?

903

912

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

904

913

Use the <tt class="option">-chapter</tt> option correctly, like: <tt class="option">-chapter 5-7</tt>.

905

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2531243"></a><a name="id2531245"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

914

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2545746"></a><a name="id2545749"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

906

915

I'm trying to work with 2GB+ files on a VFAT file system. Does it work?

907

916

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

908

917

No, VFAT doesn't support 2GB+ files.

909

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2531257"></a><a name="id2531259"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

918

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2545760"></a><a name="id2545762"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

910

919

Why is the recommended bitrate printed by MEncoder negative?

911

920

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

912

921

Because the bitrate you encoded the audio with is too large to fit the

913

922

movie on any CD. Check if you have libmp3lame installed properly.

914

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2531278"></a><a name="id2531280"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

923

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2545781"></a><a name="id2545783"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

915

924

I can't encode an ASF file to AVI/MPEG-4 (DivX) because it uses 1000 fps.

916

925

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

917

926

Since ASF uses variable framerate but AVI uses a fixed one, you

918

927

have to set it by hand with the <tt class="option">-ofps</tt> option.

919

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2531296"></a><a name="id2531298"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

928

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2545800"></a><a name="id2545802"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

920

929

How can I put subtitles in the output file?

921

930

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

922

931

Just pass the <tt class="option">-sub <filename></tt> (or <tt class="option">-sid</tt>,

923

932

respectively) option to MEncoder.

924

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2531323"></a><a name="id2531326"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

933

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2545827"></a><a name="id2545829"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

925

934

How do I encode only sound from a music video?

926

935

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

927

936

It's not possible directly, but you can try this (note the

936

945

This allows you to use any encoder, not only LAME,

937

946

just replace lame with your favorite audio encoder in the

938

947

above command.

939

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2531375"></a><a name="id2531377"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

948

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2545879"></a><a name="id2545881"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

940

949

Why do third-party players fail to play MPEG-4 movies encoded by

941

950

MEncoder versions later than 1.0pre7?

942

951

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

967

976

doesn't; on the other hand <code class="systemitem">XviD</code>

968

977

is closer to <code class="systemitem">libavcodec</code> in

969

978

terms of functionality, and is supported by all decent players.

970

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2531490"></a><a name="id2531492"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

979

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2545994"></a><a name="id2545996"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

971

980

How can I encode an audio only file?

972

981

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

973

982

Use <tt class="filename">aconvert</tt> from the

974

983

<tt class="filename">TOOLS</tt>

975

984

subdirectory in the MPlayer source tree.

976

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2531518"></a><a name="id2531520"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

985

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2546021"></a><a name="id2546023"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

977

986

How can I play subtitles embedded in AVI?

978

987

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

979

988

Use <tt class="filename">avisubdump.c</tt> from the

980

989

<tt class="filename">TOOLS</tt> subdirectory or read

981

990

<a href="http://xlife.zuavra.net/curse/0012/" target="_top">this document about extracting/demultiplexing subtitles embedded in OpenDML AVI files</a>.

982

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2531553"></a><a name="id2531555"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

991

</td></tr><tr class="question"><td align="left" valign="top"><a name="id2546056"></a><a name="id2546058"></a>Q:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

983

992

MPlayer won't...

984

993

</td></tr><tr class="answer"><td align="left" valign="top">A:</td><td align="left" valign="top">

985

994

Have a look at the <tt class="filename">TOOLS</tt>

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