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@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
</LI>
<LI>Use the <CODE>--with-xanimlibdir</CODE> option to tell configure where
to find the XAnim codecs. By default, it looks for them at
- <CODE>/usr/local/lib/xanim/mods, /usr/lib/xanim/mods and /usr/lib/xanim</CODE>.
+ <CODE>/usr/local/lib/codecs, /usr/local/lib/xanim/mods, /usr/lib/xanim/mods and /usr/lib/xanim</CODE>.
Alternatively you can set the environment variable <I>XANIM_MOD_DIR</I> to
the directory of the XAnim codecs.</LI>
<LI>Rename/symlink the files, cutting out the architecture stuff, so they will
@@ -260,6 +260,11 @@ MPlayer supports decoding all versions of RealVideo:
does not, tell configure where to look with the
<CODE>--with-reallibdir</CODE> option.</P>
+<P>As a second chance you can download the codecs from
+ <a href="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/">http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/</a>.
+ After downloading the Real codecs package, extract it to the /usr/local/lib/codecs
+ directory, or you can specify a unique path with the <CODE>--with-reallibdir</CODE> option.</P>
+
<P><B>Note:</B> RealPlayer libraries currently <B>only work with Linux, FreeBSD,
NetBSD and Cygwin on the x86, Alpha and PowerPC (Linux/Alpha and Linux/PowerPC
have been tested) platforms.</B></P>
@@ -339,7 +344,7 @@ MPlayer supports decoding all versions of RealVideo:
<OL>
<LI>download MPlayer CVS</LI>
<LI>compile MPlayer with:<BR>
- <CODE>$ ./configure --enable-qtx-codecs</CODE></LI>
+ <CODE>$ ./configure --enable-qtx</CODE></LI>
<LI>download QuickTime DLL pack from
<A HREF="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/">http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/</A></LI>
<LI>extract QuickTime DLL pack to your Win32 codecs directory (default:
diff --git a/DOCS/en/documentation.html b/DOCS/en/documentation.html
index c40f851810..5b97c0e839 100644
--- a/DOCS/en/documentation.html
+++ b/DOCS/en/documentation.html
@@ -449,12 +449,12 @@
<H2><A NAME="history">1.1 History</A></H2>
-<P>This began a year ago...
- I (A'rpi) have tried lots of players under linux (mtv,xmps,dvdview,livid/oms,videolan,
+<P><I>"This began a year ago...
+ I have tried lots of players under linux (mtv,xmps,dvdview,livid/oms,videolan,
xine,xanim,avifile,xmmp) but they all have some problem. Mostly with special
files or with audio/video sync. Most of them is unable to play both MPEG1,
MPEG2 and AVI (DivX) files. Many players have image quality or speed problems
- too. So I've decided to write/modify one...</P>
+ too. So I've decided to write/modify one..."</I> A'rpi, 2001</P>
<UL>
<LI><B>mpg12play v0.1-v0.3:</B> Sep 22-25, 2000<BR>
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@
but there were image quality and speed problems with it.</LI>
<LI><B>mpg12play v0.5-v0.87:</B> Sep 28-Oct 20, 2000<BR>
Mpeg codec replaced with DVDview by Dirk Farin, it was a great stuff,
- but it was slow and was written in C++ (I hate C++!!!)</LI>
+ but it was slow and was written in C++ (A'rpi hates C++!)</LI>
<LI><B>mpg12play v0.9-v0.95pre5:</B> Oct 21-Nov 2, 2000<BR>
Mpeg codec was libmpeg2 (mpeg2dec) by Aaron Holtzman &amp; Michel Lespinasse.
It's great, optimized very fast C code with perfect image quality and
@@ -1814,8 +1814,8 @@ end
<H2><A NAME="cygwin">6.6 Cygwin</A></H2>
<P>The Cygwin port is still in its infancy. Currently there is no support for
- Win32 DLLs or OpenGL. SDL is known to distort sound and image or crash
- on some systems. <A HREF="../tech/patches.txt">Patches</A> are always welcome.
+ OpenGL. SDL is known to distort sound and image or crash on some systems.
+ <A HREF="../tech/patches.txt">Patches</A> are always welcome.
Best results are achieved with the native DirectX video output driver
(<CODE>-vo directx</CODE>) and the native Windows waveout audio driver
(<CODE>-ao win32</CODE>). You should also check out the
@@ -1852,7 +1852,7 @@ end
<P><CODE>mplayer dvd://&lt;title&gt; -dvd-device '\\.\d:'</CODE></P>
<P>QuickTime DLLs have also been reported to work. Compile with
- <CODE>--enable-qtx-codecs</CODE> and put the codecs into the
+ <CODE>--enable-qtx</CODE> and put the codecs into the
default Windows DLL location, <CODE>C:\WINNT\system32</CODE> or
<CODE>C:\Windows\system</CODE> depending on your Windows version.</P>