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diff --git a/DOCS/CODECS b/DOCS/CODECS deleted file mode 100644 index 6f589fe7de..0000000000 --- a/DOCS/CODECS +++ /dev/null @@ -1,66 +0,0 @@ - -Status of codecs support: -========================= - -See http://mplayer.sourceforge.net/DOCS/codecs.html - -If your codecs isn't listed there then help us adding support for it: - -Extracting codecs from Win32 -============================ - -1. VfW -~~~~~~ - VfW (Video for Windows) is the old Video API for Windows. Its codecs have -the .DLL or (rarely) .DRV extension. -If MPlayer fails with your AVI: - - UNKNOWN video codec: HFYU (0x55594648) - - It means your AVI is encoded with a codec which has the HFYU fourcc (HFYU = -HuffYUV codec, DIV3 = DivX Low Motion, etc...). Now that we know this, we'll -have to find out which DLL Windows loads in order to play this file. In our -case, the system.ini contains this (with many others): - VIDC.HFYU=huffyuv.dll -So we'll need the huffyuv.dll file. Note that the audio codecs are specified -with the MSACM prefix : - msacm.l3acm=L3codeca.acm -This is the MP3 codec. - -So, now we have all the info needed (fourcc, codec file, sample AVI), submit -your codec support request in mail, and upload these files to the FTP: - ftp://thot.banki.hu/MPlayer/incoming/<codecname>/ - - -2. DirectShow -~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - DirectShow is the newer Video API, which is even worse than its predecessor. -Things are harder with DirectShow, since - - system.ini doesn't contain the needed information, instead it's stored in - the registry :( - - we'll need the GUID of the codec. - - So let's search that goddamn registry.. - - Start 'regedit' - - press ctrl-f, disable the first two checkbox, and enable the third. Type -the fourcc of the codec. (for ex.: TM20) - - you should see a field which contains the path and filename - (for ex. : C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\TM20DEC.AX) - - now that we have the file, we'll need the GUID. Try searching again, but -now we'll search for the codec's name, not the fourcc. Its name can be acquired -when Media Player is playing that file, by checking File/Properties/Advanced. -If not, bad luck ;) Try guessing. - (for ex. search for : TrueMotion) - - if found (in registry), there should be a FriendlyName field, and a CLSID -field. Write down that 16 byte of CLSID, this is the GUID required by us. - -NOTE : if searching fails, try to enable all the checkboxes.. you may have - false hits, but maybe you'll have the right, too... -NOTE : dump that M$ shit. - -So, now we have all the info needed (fourcc, GUID, codec file, sample AVI), -submit your codec support request in mail, and upload these files to the FTP: - ftp://thot.banki.hu/MPlayer/incoming/<codecname>/ - - - Gabucino & A'rpi |