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.\" MPlayer (C) 2000-2001 Arpad Gereoffy <arpi@esp-team.scene.hu>
.\" This manpage was/is done by Gabucino
.\"
.TH MPlayer-CVS
.SH NAME
mplayer \- Movie Player for Linux
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B mplayer
.RB [ \-v\ ]
.RB [ \-quiet\ ]
.RB [ \-vo\ <driver>[:<device>]\ ]
.RB [ \-ao\ <driver>[:<device>]\ ]
.RB [ \-vcd\ track\ number ]
.RB [ \-sb\ byte\ position ]
.RB [ \-nosound\ ]
.RB [ \-abs\ seconds ]
.RB [ \-delay\ secs ]
.RB [ \-bps\ ]
.RB [ \-aid\ id ]
.RB [ \-vid\ id ]
.RB [ \-fps\ rate ]
.RB [ \-mc\ seconds/5f ]
.RB [ \-fs\ ]
.RB [ \-vm\ ]
.RB [ \-zoom\ ]
.RB [ \-x\ x ]
.RB [ \-y\ y ]
.RB [ \-xy\ factor ]
.RB [ \-pp\ quality ]
.RB [ \-include\ configfile ]
.RB [ \-lircconf\ configfile ]
.RB [ \-ffactor\ number ]
.RB [ \-sub\ file ]
.RB [ \-subfps\ rate ]
.RB [ \-subdelay\ sec ]
.RB [ \-dvdauth\ device ]
.RB [ \-z\ <0-8> ]
.RB [ \-idx ]
.RB [ \-forceidx ]
.RB [ \-nodshow ]
.RB [ \-noxv ]
.RB [ \-forcexv ]
.RB [ \-ss\ sec ]
.RB [ \-dumpaudio ]
.RB [ \-dumpvideo ]
.RB [ \-noframedrop ]
.RB [ \-framedrop ]
.RB [ \-nodouble ]
.RB [ \-double ]
.RB [ \-dvdkey\ key ]
.RB [ \-stereo\ mode ]
.RB [ \-srate\ Hz ]
.RB [ \-osdlevel\ level ]
.RB [ \-config\ file ]
.RB [ \-display\ name ]
.RB [ \-unicode ]
.RB [ \-utf8 ]
.RB [ \-fsmode\ mode ]
.RB [ \-vc\ video\ codec\ name ]
.RB [ \-ac\ audio\ codec\ name ]
.RB [ \-vfm\ video\ codec\ family ]
.RB [ \-afm\ audio\ codec\ family ]
.RB [ \-frames\ number ]
.RB [ \-autoq\ quality ]
.RB [ \-fb\ device ]
.RB [ \-fbmode\ modename ]
.RB [ \-fbmodeconfig filename ]
.RB [ \-benchmark ]
.I - or file
.PP
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I mplayer
Yes. Yet another movie player for linux.
What is the special with this? It works, at least for me :)
I've 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...
.LP
.SH "GENERAL OPTIONS"
.TP
.I NOTE
MPlayer works out-of-the-box, so you generally don't have to mess with
any options.
.TP
.I NOTE
Every "flag" option has "noflag" pair, e.g. -fs opposite is -nofs
.TP
.B \-vo\ <driver>[:<device>]
select video output driver and optinaly device. "device" is valid with
SDL and GGI too, it means sub-driver then (for example: -vo sdl:aalib).

you can get the list of available drivers executing
.I mplayer -vo help

.TP
.B \-ao\ <driver>[:<device>]
select audio output driver and optinaly device. "device" is valid with
SDL and GGI too, it means sub-driver then (for example: -vo sdl:esd).

If using OSS, you can specify which sound device to use like this :
-ao oss:/dev/dsp1     (replaces the old -dsp option)

you can get the list of available drivers executing
.I mplayer -ao help

.TP
.B \-vcd\ track
play video cd track from device instead of plain file
.TP
.B \-dvdauth\ device
specify DVD-ROM drive to use for MPEG2 decoding.
(use *_only_* when playing from DVD!)
.TP
.B \-nosound
don't play sound
.TP
.B \-fs
fullscreen playing (centers movie, and makes black
bands around it)
.TP
.B \-vm
use XF86VidMode extension for mode changing
.TP
.B \-zoom
use software scaling, where available (use with -nofs)
.TP
.B \-x\ x
scale image to x width [if driver suppports!]
.TP
.B \-y\ y
scale image to y height
.TP
.B \-xy\ factor
scale image by <factor>
.TP
.B \-pp\ quality
apply postprocess filter on decoded image.
You need a STRONG CPU in order to use this!
The supported formats and settings are:

        MPEG 1/2   0 (none), 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, 63
        OpenDivX   0 (none), 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, 63
        DivX4      0 (none) - 60
        DivX       0 (none), 1, 2, 3, 4

.I NOTE
Maybe less/more.
.TP
.B \-autoq\ quality
dynamically changes the level of postprocess, depending on spare CPU
time available. Uses the same value ranges as -pp . The number you
specify will be the maximum level used. Usually you can use some big
number.
.TP
.B \-ffactor\ number
resample alphamap of the font. Can be:

        0    plain white fonts
        0.75 very narrow black outline [default]
        1    narrow black outline
        10   bold black outline
.TP
.B \-sub\ file
use/display this subtitle file
.TP
.B \-subfps\ rate
specify frame/sec rate of subtitle file
(ONLY for frame-based SUB files, i.e. NOT MicroDVD format!)
(default: the same as the movie)
.TP
.B \-subdelay\ sec
delays subtitles by <sec> seconds. Can be negative.
.TP
.B \-osdlevel\ level
specifies which mode the OSD should start in (0 : none, 1 : seek, 2: seek+timer)
(default = 2)
.TP
.B \-lircconf\ configfile
specifies a configfile for LIRC (see http://www.lirc.org) if you don't like the default ~/.lircrc 
.TP
.B \-v
enable verbose output (more -v means more verbose)
.TP
.B \-quiet
display less output, status messages.
.TP
.B \-benchmark
used in combination with -nosound and -vo null for benchmarking.
.IP
.SH "ADVANCED OPTIONS"
.TP
.I NOTE
These options can help you solve your particular problem.. Also, see the DOCS!
.TP
.B \-vc <name>
force usage of a specific video codec, according to its name in codecs.conf,
for example :

    -vc divx       use VFW DivX codec
    -vc divxds     use DirectShow DivX codec
    -vc ffdivx     use libavcodec's DivX codec
    -vc divx4      use ProjectMayo's DivX codec
.TP
.B \-ac <name>
force usage of a specific audio codec, according to its name in codecs.conf,
for example :

    -ac mp3        use libmp3 MP3 codec
    -ac mp3acm     use l3codeca.acm MP3 codec
    -ac ac3        use AC3 codec
.TP
.B \-vfm <1-5>
force usage of a specific codec FAMILY, and FALLBACK to default if failed.
For example:

    -vfm 2         use VFW (Win32) codecs
    -vfm 3         use OpenDivX codec (YV12)
                   (same as -vc odivx but fallback)
    -vfm 4         use DirectShow (Win32) codecs
    -vfm 5         use libavcodec codecs
    -vfm 7         use DivX4Linux codec (YUY2)
                   (same as -vc divx4 but fallback)

NOTE : type 3 and 7 now contains just the one same codec, then OpenDivX 4.0
beta. For difference between them and when to use which, check the OpenDivX
section in the documentation.
.TP
.B \-afm <1-5>
force usage of a specific audio format. For example:

    -afm 1         use libmp3 (mp1/mp2/mp3)
    -afm 2         suppose raw PCM audio
    -afm 3         use libac3
    -afm 4         use a matching Win32 codec
    -afm 5         use aLaw/uLaw driver
.TP
.B \-sb\ position
seek to byte position
.TP
.B \-ss\ second
seek to second position
.TP
.B \-abs\ bytes
audio buffer size (in bytes, default: measuring)
.TP
.B \-delay\ secs
audio delay in seconds (may be +/- float value)
.TP
.B \-bps
use avg. byte/sec value for A-V sync (AVI)
.TP
.B \-aid\ id
select audio channel [MPG: 0-31  AVI: 1-99]
.TP
.B \-vid\ id
select video channel [MPG: 0-15  AVI:  -- ]
.TP
.B \-fps\ value
force frame rate (if value is wrong in the header)
.TP
.B \-mc\ seconds/5frame
maximum sync correction per 5 frames (in seconds)
.TP
.B \-ni
force usage of non-interleaved AVI parser
.TP
.B \-include
specify config file to be parsed after the default
.TP
.B \-z\ <0-8>
specifies compression level for PNG output
          0 : no compression
          8 : max compression
.TP
.B \-idx
rebuilds INDEX of the AVI. Useful with broken downloads, or badly
created AVIs.
.TP
.B \-forceidx
force rebuilding of INDEX. Useful for testing, or AVIs with bad
indexes.
.TP
.B \-nodshow
disables usage of DirectShow video codecs
.TP
.B \-noxv
disable XVideo hardware acceleration (with SDL only!)
.TP
.B \-forcexv
force using XVideo (SDL!)
.TP
.B \-dumpaudio
writes audio stream of the file to ./stream.dump (mostly usable
with mpeg/ac3)
.TP
.B \-noframedrop
no frame dropping : every frame is played, audio and video may be out of
sync (default)
.TP
.B \-framedrop
frame dropping : decode all frames, video may skip
.TP
.B \-nodouble
disable doublebuffering (default). Currently this is only honoured by the DGA driver.
With the DGA driver this also disables OSD support but yields some speed gain.
.TP
.B \-double
enable doublebuffering. Currently this is only honoured by the DGA driver.
.TP
.B \-dvdkey key
key to decrypt stream encrypted with CSS. For example : -dvdkey F169072699
(this is NOT for DVD playing! For DVD use the -dvdauth option!)
.TP
.B \-stereo mode
select type of MPEG1 stereo output. Mode may be 0:stereo 1:left 2:right

        Stereo         0
        Left channel   1
        Right channel  2

.TP
.B \-srate Hz
specifies Hz to playback audio on. Has effect on playback speed!
.TP
.B \-config configfile
specifies where to search for config file
.TP
.B \-display name
specify the hostname and display number of the X server you want
to display on. For example : -display xtest.localdomain:0
.TP
.B \-unicode
tells MPlayer to handle the subtitle file as UNICODE.
Contrary: -nounicode
.TP
.B \-utf8
tells MPlayer to handle the subtitle file as UTF8.
.TP
.B \-fsmode\ mode
This option workarounds some problems when using specific windowmanagers and
fullscreen mode. If you experience fullscreen problems, try changing this
value between 0 and 7.

        -fsmode 0      new method (since 0.18pre3)
        -fsmode 1      ICCCWM patch (for KDE2/icewm)
        -fsmode 2      old method (0.17a)
	-fsmode 3      ICCCWM patch + Motif method
.TP
.B \-frames\ number
MPlayer plays <number> frames, then quits.
.TP
.B \-fb\ device
Specifies the framebuffer device to use. By default it uses /dev/fb0 .
Only valid for the fbdev driver.
.TP
.B \-fbmode\ modename
Change videomode to the one that is labelled as <modename> in /etc/fb.modes .
Only valid for the fbdev driver.
.TP
.I NOTE
VESA framebuffer doesn't support mode changing.
.TP
.B \-fbmodeconfig\ filename
Use this config file instead of the default /etc/fb.modes .
Only valid for the fbdev driver.
.IP
.SH "ALPHA/BETA CODE"
.TP
.I NOTE
These are included in this manpage just for completeness! If you don't
know what are these, you DON'T need these! In either case, double-check DOCS!
.TP
.B \-br\ rate
used with '-vo odivx' .
Specifies the bitrate to encode OpenDivx at
(in bits! e.g: 780000).
.TP
.B \-encode\ file
used with '-vo odivx' .
Specifies the output OpenDivX file. Won't overwrite.
.TP
.B \-dumpvideo
dump video stream to ./stream.dump (only with MPEG-PS) (not very usable)
.IP
.SH KEYBOARD CONTROL
.TP
.I NOTE
These keys may/may not work, depending on your video output driver.
.TP
	  <-  or  ->      seek backward/forward  10 seconds

up or down      seek backward/forward   1 minute

pgup/pgdown     seek backward/forward  10 minutes

p or SPACE      pause movie (press any key)

q or ESC        stop playing and quit program

+ or -          adjust audio delay by +/- 0.1 second

/ or *          decrease/increase volume

o               toggle OSD: none / seek / seek+timer

m               toggle using master/pcm volume

z or x          adjust subtitle delay by +/- 0.1 second

(the following keys are valid only when using DirectShow DivX codec)

1 or 2          adjust contrast

3 or 4          adjust brightness

5 or 6          adjust ?

7 or 8          adjust saturation

.IP
.SH FILES AND DIRECTORIES
.TP
.I CONFIG FILES
Settings are stored system-wide in the /etc/mplayer.conf file,
and per-user in $HOME/.mplayer/config. The directory
$HOME/.mplayer and the 'config' are created if doesn't exist.
.TP
.I FONTS
Fonts are searched in $HOME/.mplayer/font. There must be a font.desc
file, and files with .RAW extension.
.TP
.I SUBTITLE FILES
MPlayer currently supports 6 subtitle formats : MicroDVD, SubRip, unnamed,
SAMI (smi), vplayer, RealMedia RT, ssa (Sub Station Alpha).
Sub files are searched in this priority : (for example /mnt/cdrom/movie.avi)
    /mnt/cdrom/movie.sub
        (SUB/srt/SRT/smi/SMI/rt/RT/txt/TXT)
    $HOME/.mplayer/sub/movie.sub
        (SUB/srt/SRT/smi/SMI/rt/RT/txt/TXT)
    $HOME/.mplayer/default.sub
.IP
.SH "EXAMPLES"
Just launch it! :)
.LP
.SH BUGS
Probably. Check DOCS.

Bugreports should be addressed to the MPlayer-users mailing list
(mplayer-users@lists.sourceforge.net) ! If you want to submit a bugreport
(which we love to receive!), please double-check the DOCS/BUGREPORTS, and
tell us all that we need to know to identify your problem.

.LP
.SH AUTHORS
Check DOCS/AUTHORS !

MPlayer is (C) 2000-2001
.I Arpad Gereoffy <arpi@thot.banki.hu>

This manpage is maintained by
.I Gabucino.
.LP
.SH STANDARD DISCLAIMER
Use only at your own risk! There may be errors and inaccuracies that could 
be damaging to your system or your eye. Proceed with caution, and although
this is highly unlikely, the author doesn't take any responsibility for that!
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