From 5abb8c42f5ba67a5110a9735ad3f0c7e8c3b8cea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: diego Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 23:32:18 +0000 Subject: Improve overall structure by adding a few top-level chapters so that sections no longer nest as deeply. This has the added benefit of removing a few sections that only consisted of the section title. git-svn-id: svn://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/trunk@17322 b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2 --- DOCS/xml/en/formats.xml | 109 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------ 1 file changed, 55 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-) (limited to 'DOCS/xml/en/formats.xml') diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/formats.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/formats.xml index f7f888234c..11582ebd58 100644 --- a/DOCS/xml/en/formats.xml +++ b/DOCS/xml/en/formats.xml @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ - -Supported formats + +Containers It is important to clarify a common mistake. When people see a file with a @@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ Or you might put MPEG-1 video into an AVI file. - + Video formats - + MPEG files @@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ played at 640x480. AVI files do not have this field, so they have to be rescaled during encoding or played with the option. - + - + AVI files @@ -167,10 +167,10 @@ that most AVI encoders/multiplexers create bad files when using VBR audio. There are only two known exceptions: NanDub and MEncoder. - + - + ASF/WMV files ASF (Active Streaming Format) comes from Microsoft. They developed two @@ -182,10 +182,10 @@ there is no compatibility at all (it is just another legal game). v2.0 files :). Note that ASF files nowadays come with the extension .WMA or .WMV. - + - + QuickTime/MOV files @@ -204,10 +204,10 @@ Most new QuickTime files use Sorenson video and QDesign Music audio. See our Sorenson codec section. - + - + VIVO files @@ -231,10 +231,10 @@ See the VIVO audio codec sections for installation instructions. - + - + FLI files FLI is a very old file format used by @@ -244,10 +244,10 @@ even able to seek within them (useful when looping with the option). FLI files do not have keyframes, so the picture will be messy for a short time after seeking. - + - + RealMedia (RM) files @@ -257,10 +257,10 @@ Here are the lists of the supported RealVideo and RealAudio codecs. - + - + NuppelVideo files NuppelVideo @@ -272,10 +272,10 @@ compressed, and YV12+lzo compressed frames. them with MEncoder to MPEG-4 (DivX)/etc!) them all. Seeking works. - + - + yuv4mpeg files yuv4mpeg / yuv4mpeg2 @@ -284,27 +284,27 @@ is a file format used by the You can grab, produce, filter or encode video in this format using these tools. The file format is really a sequence of uncompressed YUV 4:2:0 images. - + - + FILM files This format is used on old Sega Saturn CD-ROM games. - + - + RoQ files RoQ files are multimedia files used in some ID games such as Quake III and Return to Castle Wolfenstein. - + - + OGG/OGM files This is a new fileformat from Xiphophorus. @@ -313,10 +313,10 @@ It can contain any video or audio codec, CBR or VBR. You'll need libvorbis installed before compiling MPlayer to be able to play it. - + - + SDP files SDP is an @@ -324,19 +324,19 @@ IETF standard format for describing video and/or audio RTP streams. (The "LIVE.COM Streaming Media" are required.) - + - + PVA files PVA is an MPEG-like format used by DVB TV boards' software (e.g.: MultiDec, WinTV under Windows). - + - + NSV files NSV (NullSoft Video) is the file format used by the @@ -350,29 +350,29 @@ can't be decoded yet. Moreover streams from that site need an extra depacketization layer that still has to be implemented (those files are unplayable anyway because they use VLB audio). - + - + Matroska files Matroska is an open container format. Read more on the official site. - + - + NUT files NUT is the container format developed by MPlayer and FFmpeg folks. Both projects support it. Read more on the official site. - + - + GIF files The GIF format is a common format for web @@ -406,12 +406,12 @@ download a copy from the homepage. For detailed technical information, have a look at the GIF89a specification. - + - + Audio formats @@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ a recommended usage of MPlayer, you better use XMMS. - + MP3 files You may have problems playing certain MP3 files that @@ -432,35 +432,35 @@ for certain broken MPEG files and thus will remain like this for the foreseeable future. The flag described in the man page may help you in these cases. - + - + WAV files - + - + OGG/OGM files (Vorbis) Requires properly installed libogg and libvorbis. - + - + WMA/ASF files - + - + MP4 files - + - + CD audio MPlayer can use cdparanoia @@ -472,9 +472,9 @@ to play CDDA (Audio CD). The scope of this section does not contain enumerating See the man page's option which can be used to pass options to cdparanoia. - + - + XMMS MPlayer can use XMMS input @@ -491,6 +491,7 @@ If that does not work, you might need to set the XMMS plugin and library path explicitly by way of the and options. - + + -- cgit v1.2.3