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authorGravatar kraymer <kraymer@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2>2006-11-13 08:53:20 +0000
committerGravatar kraymer <kraymer@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2>2006-11-13 08:53:20 +0000
commitc7aafab087c087a1021b1f591e1f5ee683c35d23 (patch)
treed8a4b8c635a9274ce2854b2f3106a505f6f84f19 /DOCS/xml/en
parent88e3247c8b1aeb5dd91d7341aaf38770fe9bcf29 (diff)
rename: XviD -> Xvid
git-svn-id: svn://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/trunk@20876 b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2
Diffstat (limited to 'DOCS/xml/en')
-rw-r--r--DOCS/xml/en/codecs.xml12
-rw-r--r--DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml34
-rw-r--r--DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml2
-rw-r--r--DOCS/xml/en/mencoder.xml4
4 files changed, 26 insertions, 26 deletions
diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/codecs.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/codecs.xml
index 6ba27c6b8e..03afaa6f93 100644
--- a/DOCS/xml/en/codecs.xml
+++ b/DOCS/xml/en/codecs.xml
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ Just run <filename>./configure</filename> and compile.
<sect2 id="xvid">
-<title>XviD</title>
+<title>Xvid</title>
<para>
-<ulink url="http://www.xvid.org">XviD</ulink> is a free software MPEG-4 ASP
+<ulink url="http://www.xvid.org">Xvid</ulink> is a free software MPEG-4 ASP
compliant video codec, which features two pass encoding and full MPEG-4 ASP
support, making it a lot more efficient than the well-known DivX codec.
It yields very good video quality and good performance due to CPU
@@ -122,24 +122,24 @@ optimizations for most modern processors.
It began as a forked development of the OpenDivX codec.
This 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.
+then started Xvid. So both projects have the same origin.
</para>
<para>
-Note that XviD is not necessary to decode XviD-encoded video.
+Note that Xvid is not necessary to decode Xvid-encoded video.
<systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> is used by
default as it offers better speed.
</para>
<procedure>
-<title>Installing <systemitem class="library">XviD</systemitem></title>
+<title>Installing <systemitem class="library">Xvid</systemitem></title>
<para>
Like most open source software, it is available in two flavors:
<ulink url="http://www.xvid.org/downloads.html">official releases</ulink>
and the CVS version.
The CVS version is usually stable enough to use, as most of the time it
features fixes for bugs that exist in releases.
- Here is what to do to make <systemitem class="library">XviD</systemitem>
+ Here is what to do to make <systemitem class="library">Xvid</systemitem>
CVS work with <application>MEncoder</application> (you need at least
<application>autoconf</application> 2.50,
<application>automake</application> and <application>libtool</application>):
diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml
index 6c0ea36c03..8dde7664b3 100644
--- a/DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml
+++ b/DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
<para>
Most codecs which support ABR encode only support two pass encode
while some others such as <systemitem class="library">x264</systemitem>,
- <systemitem class="library">XviD</systemitem>
+ <systemitem class="library">Xvid</systemitem>
and <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> support
multipass, which slightly improves quality at each pass,
yet this improvement is no longer measurable nor noticeable after the
@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@
In order to raise the CQ, typically you would downscale the movie given that the
bitrate is computed in function of the target size and the length of the
movie, which are constant.
- With MPEG-4 ASP codecs such as <systemitem class="library">XviD</systemitem>
+ With MPEG-4 ASP codecs such as <systemitem class="library">Xvid</systemitem>
and <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem>, a CQ below 0.18
usually results in a pretty blocky picture, because there
are not enough bits to code the information of each macroblock. (MPEG4, like
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@
More advanced encoding options such as those listed here for
<link linkend="menc-feat-mpeg4-lavc-example-settings"><systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem></link>
and
-<link linkend="menc-feat-xvid-example-settings"><systemitem class="library">XviD</systemitem></link>
+<link linkend="menc-feat-xvid-example-settings"><systemitem class="library">Xvid</systemitem></link>
should make it possible to get the same quality with CQ ranging from
0.18 to 0.20 for a 1 CD rip, and 0.24 to 0.26 for a 2 CD rip.
With MPEG-4 ASP codecs such as <systemitem class="library">x264</systemitem>,
@@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ Do not do this! Always use a file or CD/DVD/etc device as input.
when choosing MPEG-4 AVC codecs like
<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>.
+ <systemitem class="library">Xvid</systemitem>.
(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>".)
@@ -1404,7 +1404,7 @@ Do not do this! Always use a file or CD/DVD/etc device as input.
As a result, most only support MPEG-1 (like VCD, XVCD and KVCD), MPEG-2
(like DVD, SVCD and KVCD) and MPEG-4 ASP (like DivX,
<systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem>'s LMP4 and
- <systemitem class="library">XviD</systemitem>)
+ <systemitem class="library">Xvid</systemitem>)
(Beware: Usually, not all MPEG-4 ASP features are supported).
Please refer to the technical specs of your player (if they are available),
or google around for more information.
@@ -1414,7 +1414,7 @@ Do not do this! Always use a file or CD/DVD/etc device as input.
<emphasis role="bold">Best quality per encoding time</emphasis>:
Codecs that have been around for some time (such as
<systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> MPEG-4 and
- <systemitem class="library">XviD</systemitem>) are usually heavily
+ <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 per encoding time ratio.
However, they may have some very advanced options that, if enabled,
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ Do not do this! Always use a file or CD/DVD/etc device as input.
<systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> MPEG-4 does
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,
+ <systemitem class="library">Xvid</systemitem>'s multi-threaded encoding,
activated by the <option>threads</option> option, can be used to
boost encoding speed &mdash; by about 40-60% in typical cases &mdash;
with little if any picture degradation.
@@ -1445,7 +1445,7 @@ Do not do this! Always use a file or CD/DVD/etc device as input.
<emphasis role="bold">Personal taste</emphasis>:
This is where it gets almost irrational: For the same reason that some
hung on to DivX&nbsp;3 for years when newer codecs were already doing wonders,
- some folks will prefer <systemitem class="library">XviD</systemitem>
+ some folks will prefer <systemitem class="library">Xvid</systemitem>
or <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> MPEG-4 over
<systemitem class="library">x264</systemitem>.
</para>
@@ -2383,7 +2383,7 @@ You can encode to the following codecs (more or less up to date):
H.263+
</entry></row>
<row><entry>mpeg4</entry><entry>
- ISO standard MPEG-4 (DivX, XviD compatible)
+ ISO standard MPEG-4 (DivX, Xvid compatible)
</entry></row>
<row><entry>msmpeg4</entry><entry>
pre-standard MPEG-4 variant by MS, v3 (AKA DivX3)
@@ -2913,10 +2913,10 @@ vcodec=mpeg2video:intra_matrix=8,9,12,22,26,27,29,34,9,10,14,26,27,29,34,37,
<sect1 id="menc-feat-xvid">
-<title>Encoding with the <systemitem class="library">XviD</systemitem>
+<title>Encoding with the <systemitem class="library">Xvid</systemitem>
codec</title>
<para>
- <systemitem class="library">XviD</systemitem> is a free library for
+ <systemitem class="library">Xvid</systemitem> is a free library for
encoding MPEG-4 ASP video streams.
Before starting to encode, you need to <link linkend="xvid">
set up <application>MEncoder</application> to support it</link>.
@@ -2935,19 +2935,19 @@ codec</title>
<para>
Please begin by reviewing the
- <systemitem class="library">XviD</systemitem> section of
+ <systemitem class="library">Xvid</systemitem> section of
<application>MPlayer</application>'s man page.
This section is intended to be a supplement to the man page.
</para>
<para>
- The XviD default settings are already a good tradeoff between
+ The Xvid default settings are already a good tradeoff between
speed and quality, therefore you can safely stick to them if
the following section puzzles you.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="menc-feat-xvid-encoding-options">
-<title>Encoding options of <systemitem class="library">XviD</systemitem></title>
+<title>Encoding options of <systemitem class="library">Xvid</systemitem></title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
@@ -3105,7 +3105,7 @@ codec</title>
encoding (as well as decoding).
Therefore, you should only use it when you have turned
<option>vhq</option> to the maximum.
- <systemitem class="library">XviD</systemitem>'s GMC is more
+ <systemitem class="library">Xvid</systemitem>'s GMC is more
sophisticated than DivX's, but is only supported by few
standalone players.
</para></listitem>
@@ -3116,8 +3116,8 @@ codec</title>
<sect2 id="menc-feat-xvid-encoding-profiles">
<title>Encoding profiles</title>
<para>
- XviD supports encoding profiles through the <option>profile</option> option,
- which are used to impose restrictions on the properties of the XviD video
+ Xvid supports encoding profiles through the <option>profile</option> option,
+ which are used to impose restrictions on the properties of the Xvid video
stream such that it will be playable on anything which supports the
chosen profile.
The restrictions relate to resolutions, bitrates and certain MPEG-4
diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml
index ada263893f..c71998f5a8 100644
--- a/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml
+++ b/DOCS/xml/en/faq.xml
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ MPEG-4 codec, whereas DX50 and XVID both mean full MPEG-4 (ASP).
Therefore, if you change the FourCC to DIVX, some bad software or
hardware players may choke on some advanced features that
<systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> supports, but DivX
-doesn't; on the other hand <systemitem class="library">XviD</systemitem>
+doesn't; on the other hand <systemitem class="library">Xvid</systemitem>
is closer to <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem> in
terms of functionality, and is supported by all decent players.
</para></answer>
diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/mencoder.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/mencoder.xml
index 6a0f68a04e..77c2958b8d 100644
--- a/DOCS/xml/en/mencoder.xml
+++ b/DOCS/xml/en/mencoder.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Video codecs:
</row>
<row>
<entry>xvid</entry>
- <entry>XviD, MPEG-4 Advanced Simple Profile (ASP) codec</entry>
+ <entry>Xvid, MPEG-4 Advanced Simple Profile (ASP) codec</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>x264</entry>
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ or more JPEG, PNG or TGA files. With simple framecopy it can create MJPEG
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
<application>MEncoder</application> then feeds the decoded image to the
- chosen video compressor (DivX4, XviD, FFmpeg msmpeg4, etc.).
+ chosen video compressor (DivX4, Xvid, FFmpeg msmpeg4, etc.).
</para></listitem>
</orderedlist>