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<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>MPlayer - The Movie Player</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="default.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.68.1"><link rel="start" href="index.html" title="MPlayer - The Movie Player"><link rel="next" href="howtoread.html" title="How to read this documentation"><link rel="preface" href="howtoread.html" title="How to read this documentation"><link rel="chapter" href="intro.html" title="Chapter1.Introduction"><link rel="chapter" href="install.html" title="Chapter2.Installation"><link rel="chapter" href="usage.html" title="Chapter3.Usage"><link rel="chapter" href="cd-dvd.html" title="Chapter4.CD/DVD usage"><link rel="chapter" href="faq.html" title="Chapter5.Frequently Asked Questions"><link rel="chapter" href="containers.html" title="Chapter6.Containers"><link rel="chapter" href="codecs.html" title="Chapter7.Codecs"><link rel="chapter" href="video.html" title="Chapter8.Video output devices"><link rel="chapter" href="audio.html" title="Chapter9.Audio output devices"><link rel="chapter" href="tv.html" title="Chapter10.TV"><link rel="chapter" href="radio.html" title="Chapter11.Radio"><link rel="chapter" href="ports.html" title="Chapter12.Ports"><link rel="chapter" href="mencoder.html" title="Chapter13.Basic usage of MEncoder"><link rel="chapter" href="encoding-guide.html" title="Chapter14.Encoding with MEncoder"><link rel="appendix" href="bugreports.html" title="AppendixA.How to report bugs"><link rel="appendix" href="bugs.html" title="AppendixB.Known bugs"><link rel="appendix" href="skin.html" title="AppendixC.MPlayer skin format"><link rel="appendix" href="history.html" title="AppendixD.History"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center"><span class="application">MPlayer</span> - The Movie Player</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"></td><th width="60%" align="center"></th><td width="20%" align="right"><a accesskey="n" href="howtoread.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="book" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a name="index"></a><span class="application">MPlayer</span> - The Movie Player</h1></div><div><h2 class="subtitle"><a href="http://www.mplayerhq.hu" target="_top">http://www.mplayerhq.hu</a></h2></div><div><p class="copyright">Copyright 2000-2006 MPlayer team</p></div></div><hr></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="preface"><a href="howtoread.html">How to read this documentation</a></span></dt><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="intro.html">1. Introduction</a></span></dt><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="install.html">2. Installation</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="softreq.html">2.1. Software requirements</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="video-cards.html">2.2. Video cards</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="video-cards.html#yuv-cards">2.2.1. YUV cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="video-cards.html#non-yuv-cards">2.2.2. Non-YUV cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="video-cards.html#cirrus-logic-cards">2.2.3. Cirrus-Logic cards</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="sound-cards.html">2.3. Sound cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="features.html">2.4. Features</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="gui.html">2.5. What about the GUI?</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="fonts-osd.html">2.6. Fonts and OSD</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="fonts-osd.html#truetype-fonts">2.6.1. TrueType fonts</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="fonts-osd.html#bitmap-fonts">2.6.2. bitmap fonts</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="fonts-osd.html#osdmenu">2.6.3. OSD menu</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="rtc.html">2.7. RTC</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="usage.html">3. Usage</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="commandline.html">3.1. Command line</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="subosd.html">3.2. Subtitles and OSD</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="control.html">3.3. Control</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="control.html#ctrl-cfg">3.3.1. Controls configuration</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="control.html#lirc">3.3.2. Control from LIRC</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="control.html#slave-mode">3.3.3. Slave mode</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="streaming.html">3.4. Streaming from network or pipes</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="streaming.html#streaming-save">3.4.1. Saving streamed content</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="mpst.html">3.5. Remote streams</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="mpst.html#compile_mpst_server">3.5.1. Compiling the server</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="mpst.html#use_mpst">3.5.2. Using remote streams</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="edl.html">3.6. Edit Decision Lists (EDL)</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="edl.html#edl_using">3.6.1. Using an EDL file</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="edl.html#edl_making">3.6.2. Making an EDL file</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="advaudio.html">3.7. Advanced audio</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="advaudio.html#advaudio-surround">3.7.1. Surround/Multichannel playback</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="advaudio.html#advaudio-surround-DVD">3.7.1.1. DVDs</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="advaudio.html#advaudio-surround-stereoinfour">3.7.1.2. Playing stereo files to four speakers</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="advaudio.html#advaudio-surround-passthrough">3.7.1.3. AC3/DTS Passthrough</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="advaudio.html#hwmpa-surround-passthrough">3.7.1.4. MPEG audio Passthrough</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="advaudio.html#advaudio-surround-matrix">3.7.1.5. Matrix-encoded audio</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="advaudio.html#advaudio-surround-hrtf">3.7.1.6. Surround emulation in headphones</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="advaudio.html#advaudio-surround-troubleshooting">3.7.1.7. Troubleshooting</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="advaudio.html#advaudio-channels">3.7.2. Channel manipulation</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="advaudio.html#advaudio-channels-general">3.7.2.1. General information</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="advaudio.html#advaudio-channels-mono">3.7.2.2. Playing mono with two speakers</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="advaudio.html#advaudio-channels-copying">3.7.2.3. Channel copying/moving</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="advaudio.html#advaudio-channels-mixing">3.7.2.4. Channel mixing</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="advaudio.html#advaudio-volume">3.7.3. Software Volume adjustment</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="cd-dvd.html">4. CD/DVD usage</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="drives.html">4.1. CD/DVD drives</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="drives.html#drives_linux">4.1.1. Linux</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="drives.html#drives_freebsd">4.1.2. FreeBSD</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="dvd.html">4.2. DVD playback</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="vcd.html">4.3. VCD playback</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="faq.html">5. Frequently Asked Questions</a></span></dt><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="containers.html">6. Containers</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="video-formats.html">6.1. Video formats</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="video-formats.html#mpg-vob-dat">6.1.1. MPEG files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="video-formats.html#avi">6.1.2. AVI files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="video-formats.html#asf-wmv">6.1.3. ASF/WMV files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="video-formats.html#mov">6.1.4. QuickTime/MOV files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="video-formats.html#vivo">6.1.5. VIVO files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="video-formats.html#fli">6.1.6. FLI files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="video-formats.html#realmedia">6.1.7. RealMedia (RM) files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="video-formats.html#nuppelvideo">6.1.8. NuppelVideo files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="video-formats.html#yuv4mpeg">6.1.9. yuv4mpeg files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="video-formats.html#film">6.1.10. FILM files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="video-formats.html#roq">6.1.11. RoQ files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="video-formats.html#ogg">6.1.12. OGG/OGM files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="video-formats.html#sdp">6.1.13. SDP files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="video-formats.html#pva">6.1.14. PVA files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="video-formats.html#nsv">6.1.15. NSV files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="video-formats.html#matroska">6.1.16. Matroska files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="video-formats.html#nut">6.1.17. NUT files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="video-formats.html#gif">6.1.18. GIF files</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="audio-formats.html">6.2. Audio formats</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="audio-formats.html#mp3">6.2.1. MP3 files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="audio-formats.html#ogg-vorbis">6.2.2. OGG/OGM files (Vorbis)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="audio-formats.html#cdda">6.2.3. CD audio</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="audio-formats.html#xmms">6.2.4. XMMS</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="codecs.html">7. Codecs</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="video-codecs.html">7.1. Video codecs</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="video-codecs.html#ffmpeg">7.1.1. FFmpeg/libavcodec</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="video-codecs.html#xvid">7.1.2. XviD</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="video-codecs.html#codec-x264">7.1.3. x264</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="video-codecs.html#codec-x264-whatis">7.1.3.1. What is x264?</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="video-codecs.html#codec-h264-whatis">7.1.3.2. What is H.264?</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="video-codecs.html#codec-x264-playback">7.1.3.3. How can I play H.264 videos with <span class="application">MPlayer</span>?</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="video-codecs.html#codec-x264-encode">7.1.3.4. How can I encode videos using <span class="application">MEncoder</span> and <code class="systemitem">x264</code>?</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="audio-codecs.html">7.2. Audio codecs</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="audio-codecs.html#swac3">7.2.1. Software AC3 decoding</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="audio-codecs.html#hwac3">7.2.2. Hardware AC3 decoding</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="audio-codecs.html#libmad">7.2.3. libmad support</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="audio-codecs.html#hwmpa">7.2.4. Hardware MPEG audio codec</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="audio-codecs.html#aac">7.2.5. AAC codec</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="audio-codecs.html#amr">7.2.6. AMR codecs</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="codec-importing.html">7.3. Win32 codecs importing HOWTO</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="codec-importing.html#vfw-codecs">7.3.1. VFW codecs</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="codec-importing.html#dshow-codecs">7.3.2. DirectShow codecs</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="video.html">8. Video output devices</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="mtrr.html">8.1. Setting up MTRR</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="output-trad.html">8.2. Video outputs for traditional video cards</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="output-trad.html#xv">8.2.1. Xv</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="output-trad.html#tdfx">8.2.1.1. 3dfx cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="output-trad.html#s3">8.2.1.2. S3 cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="output-trad.html#nvidia">8.2.1.3. nVidia cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="output-trad.html#ati">8.2.1.4. ATI cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="output-trad.html#neomagic">8.2.1.5. NeoMagic cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="output-trad.html#trident">8.2.1.6. Trident cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="output-trad.html#kyro">8.2.1.7. Kyro/PowerVR cards</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="output-trad.html#dga">8.2.2. DGA</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="output-trad.html#sdl">8.2.3. SDL</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="output-trad.html#svgalib">8.2.4. SVGAlib</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="output-trad.html#fbdev">8.2.5. Framebuffer output (FBdev)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="output-trad.html#mga_vid">8.2.6. Matrox framebuffer (mga_vid)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="output-trad.html#tdfxfb">8.2.7. 3Dfx YUV support</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="output-trad.html#opengl">8.2.8. OpenGL output</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="output-trad.html#aalib">8.2.9. AAlib - text mode displaying</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="output-trad.html#caca">8.2.10. <code class="systemitem">libcaca</code> - Color ASCII Art library</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="output-trad.html#vesa">8.2.11. VESA - output to VESA BIOS</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="output-trad.html#x11">8.2.12. X11</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="output-trad.html#vidix">8.2.13. VIDIX</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="output-trad.html#vidix-ati">8.2.13.1. ATI cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="output-trad.html#vidix-mga">8.2.13.2. Matrox cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="output-trad.html#vidix-trident">8.2.13.3. Trident cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="output-trad.html#vidix-3dlabs">8.2.13.4. 3DLabs cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="output-trad.html#vidix-nvidia">8.2.13.5. nVidia cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="output-trad.html#vidix-sis">8.2.13.6. SiS cards</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="output-trad.html#directfb">8.2.14. DirectFB</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="output-trad.html#dfbmga">8.2.15. DirectFB/Matrox (dfbmga)</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="mpeg_decoders.html">8.3. MPEG decoders</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="mpeg_decoders.html#dvb">8.3.1. DVB output and input</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="mpeg_decoders.html#dxr2">8.3.2. DXR2</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="mpeg_decoders.html#dxr3">8.3.3. DXR3/Hollywood+</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="other.html">8.4. Other visualization hardware</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="other.html#zr">8.4.1. Zr</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="other.html#blinkenlights">8.4.2. Blinkenlights</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="tvout.html">8.5. TV-out support</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="tvout.html#tvout-mga-g400">8.5.1. Matrox G400 cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="tvout.html#tv-out_matrox_g450">8.5.2. Matrox G450/G550 cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="tvout.html#tvout-ati">8.5.3. ATI cards</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="tvout.html#tvout-nvidia">8.5.4. nVidia</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="tvout.html#tvout-neomagic">8.5.5. NeoMagic</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="audio.html">9. Audio output devices</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="sync.html">9.1. Audio/Video synchronization</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="troubleshooting.html">9.2. Troubleshooting</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="tv.html">10. TV</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="tv-input.html">10.1. TV input</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="tv-input.html#tv-compilation">10.1.1. Compilation</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="tv-input.html#tv-tips">10.1.2. Usage tips</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="tv-input.html#tv-examples">10.1.3. Examples</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="radio.html">11. Radio</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="radio-input.html">11.1. Radio input</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="radio-input.html#radio-compilation">11.1.1. Compilation</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="radio-input.html#radio-tips">11.1.2. Usage tips</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="radio-input.html#radio-examples">11.1.3. Examples</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="ports.html">12. Ports</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="linux.html">12.1. Linux</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="linux.html#debian">12.1.1. Debian packaging</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="linux.html#rpm">12.1.2. RPM packaging</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="linux.html#arm">12.1.3. ARM</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="bsd.html">12.2. *BSD</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="bsd.html#freebsd">12.2.1. FreeBSD</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="bsd.html#openbsd">12.2.2. OpenBSD</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="bsd.html#darwin">12.2.3. Darwin</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="unix.html">12.3. Commercial Unix</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="unix.html#solaris">12.3.1. Solaris</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="unix.html#irix">12.3.2. IRIX</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="unix.html#hp-ux">12.3.3. HP-UX</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="unix.html#aix">12.3.4. AIX</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="windows.html">12.4. Windows</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="windows.html#cygwin">12.4.1. <span class="application">Cygwin</span></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="windows.html#mingw">12.4.2. <span class="application">MinGW</span></a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="macos.html">12.5. Mac OS</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="macos.html#osx_gui">12.5.1. MPlayer OS X GUI</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="exotic_platforms.html">12.6. Exotic Platforms</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="exotic_platforms.html#qnx">12.6.1. QNX</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="exotic_platforms.html#amiga">12.6.2. Amiga/MorphOS (GeekGadgets)</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="mencoder.html">13. Basic usage of <span class="application">MEncoder</span></a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="menc-feat-selecting-codec.html">13.1. Selecting codecs and container formats</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="menc-feat-selecting-input.html">13.2. Selecting input file or device</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="menc-feat-mpeg4.html">13.3. Encoding two pass MPEG-4 ("DivX")</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="menc-feat-handheld-psp.html">13.4. Encoding to Sony PSP video format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="menc-feat-mpeg.html">13.5. Encoding to MPEG format</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="menc-feat-rescale.html">13.6. Rescaling movies</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="menc-feat-streamcopy.html">13.7. Stream copying</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="menc-feat-enc-images.html">13.8. Encoding from multiple input image files (JPEG, PNG, TGA, SGI)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="menc-feat-extractsub.html">13.9. Extracting DVD subtitles to VOBsub file</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="aspect.html">13.10. Preserving aspect ratio</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="encoding-guide.html">14. Encoding with <span class="application">MEncoder</span></a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html">14.1. Making a high quality MPEG-4 ("DivX") rip of a DVD movie</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-preparing-encode">14.1.1. Preparing to encode: Identifying source material and framerate</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-preparing-encode-fps">14.1.1.1. Identifying source framerate</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-preparing-encode-material">14.1.1.2. Identifying source material</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-2pass">14.1.2. Constant quantizer vs. multipass</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-constraints">14.1.3. Constraints for efficient encoding</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-crop">14.1.4. Cropping and Scaling</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-resolution-bitrate">14.1.5. Choosing resolution and bitrate</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-resolution-bitrate-compute">14.1.5.1. Computing the resolution</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-filtering">14.1.6. Filtering</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-interlacing">14.1.7. Interlacing and Telecine</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-encoding-interlaced">14.1.8. Encoding interlaced video</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-av-sync">14.1.9. Notes on Audio/Video synchronization</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-codec">14.1.10. Choosing the video codec</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-audio">14.1.11. Audio</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-muxing">14.1.12. Muxing</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-muxing-filter-issues">14.1.12.1. Improving muxing and A/V sync reliability</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-muxing-avi-limitations">14.1.12.2. Limitations of the AVI container</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-muxing-matroska">14.1.12.3. Muxing into the Matroska container</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="menc-feat-telecine.html">14.2. How to deal with telecine and interlacing within NTSC DVDs</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-telecine.html#menc-feat-telecine-intro">14.2.1. Introduction</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-telecine.html#menc-feat-telecine-ident">14.2.2. How to tell what type of video you have</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-telecine.html#menc-feat-telecine-ident-progressive">14.2.2.1. Progressive</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-telecine.html#menc-feat-telecine-ident-telecined">14.2.2.2. Telecined</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-telecine.html#menc-feat-telecine-ident-interlaced">14.2.2.3. Interlaced</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-telecine.html#menc-feat-telecine-ident-mixedpt">14.2.2.4. Mixed progressive and telecine</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-telecine.html#menc-feat-telecine-ident-mixedpi">14.2.2.5. Mixed progressive and interlaced</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-telecine.html#menc-feat-telecine-encode">14.2.3. How to encode each category</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-telecine.html#menc-feat-telecine-encode-progressive">14.2.3.1. Progressive</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-telecine.html#menc-feat-telecine-encode-telecined">14.2.3.2. Telecined</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-telecine.html#menc-feat-telecine-encode-interlaced">14.2.3.3. Interlaced</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-telecine.html#menc-feat-telecine-encode-mixedpt">14.2.3.4. Mixed progressive and telecine</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-telecine.html#menc-feat-telecine-encode-mixedpi">14.2.3.5. Mixed progressive and interlaced</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-telecine.html#menc-feat-telecine-footnotes">14.2.4. Footnotes</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="menc-feat-enc-libavcodec.html">14.3. Encoding with the <code class="systemitem">libavcodec</code>
codec family</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-enc-libavcodec.html#menc-feat-enc-libavcodec-video-codecs">14.3.1. <code class="systemitem">libavcodec</code>'s video codecs</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-enc-libavcodec.html#menc-feat-enc-libavcodec-audio-codecs">14.3.2. <code class="systemitem">libavcodec</code>'s audio codecs</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-enc-libavcodec.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-lavc-encoding-options">14.3.3. Encoding options of libavcodec</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-enc-libavcodec.html#menc-feat-mpeg4-lavc-example-settings">14.3.4. Encoding setting examples</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-enc-libavcodec.html#custommatrices">14.3.5. Custom inter/intra matrices</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-enc-libavcodec.html#menc-feat-dvd-mpeg4-example">14.3.6. Example</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="menc-feat-xvid.html">14.4. Encoding with the <code class="systemitem">XviD</code>
codec</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-xvid.html#menc-feat-xvid-intro">14.4.1. What options should I use to get the best results?</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-xvid.html#menc-feat-xvid-encoding-options">14.4.2. Encoding options of <code class="systemitem">XviD</code></a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-xvid.html#menc-feat-xvid-encoding-profiles">14.4.3. Encoding profiles</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-xvid.html#menc-feat-xvid-example-settings">14.4.4. Encoding setting examples</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="menc-feat-x264.html">14.5. Encoding with the <code class="systemitem">x264</code> codec</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-x264.html#menc-feat-x264-encoding-options">14.5.1. Encoding options of x264</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-x264.html#menc-feat-x264-encoding-options-intro">14.5.1.1. Introduction</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-x264.html#menc-feat-x264-encoding-options-speedvquality">14.5.1.2. Options which primarily affect speed and quality</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-x264.html#menc-feat-x264-encoding-options-misc-preferences">14.5.1.3. Options pertaining to miscellaneous preferences</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-x264.html#menc-feat-x264-example-settings">14.5.2. Encoding setting examples</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="menc-feat-video-for-windows.html">14.6. Encoding with the <code class="systemitem">Video For Windows</code> codec family</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-video-for-windows.html#menc-feat-enc-vfw-video-codecs">14.6.1. Video for Windows supported codecs</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html">14.7. Using MEncoder to create VCD/SVCD/DVD-compliant files.</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-constraints">14.7.1. Format Constraints</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-constraints-resolution">14.7.1.1. Format Constraints</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-constraints-gop">14.7.1.2. GOP Size Constraints</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-constraints-bitrate">14.7.1.3. Bitrate Constraints</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-output">14.7.2. Output Options</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-output-aspect">14.7.2.1. Aspect Ratio</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-a-v-sync">14.7.2.2. Maintaining A/V sync</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-output-srate">14.7.2.3. Sample Rate Conversion</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-lavc">14.7.3. Using libavcodec for VCD/SVCD/DVD Encoding</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-lavc-intro">14.7.3.1. Introduction</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-lavc-options">14.7.3.2. lavcopts</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-lavc-examples">14.7.3.3. Examples</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-lavc-advanced">14.7.3.4. Advanced Options</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-audio">14.7.4. Encoding Audio</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-audio-toolame">14.7.4.1. toolame</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-audio-twolame">14.7.4.2. twolame</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-audio-lavc">14.7.4.3. libavcodec</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-all">14.7.5. Putting it all Together</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-all-pal-dvd">14.7.5.1. PAL DVD</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-all-ntsc-dvd">14.7.5.2. NTSC DVD</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-all-pal-ac3-copy">14.7.5.3. PAL AVI Containing AC3 Audio to DVD</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-all-ntsc-ac3-copy">14.7.5.4. NTSC AVI Containing AC3 Audio to DVD</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-all-pal-svcd">14.7.5.5. PAL SVCD</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-all-ntsc-svcd">14.7.5.6. NTSC SVCD</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-all-pal-vcd">14.7.5.7. PAL VCD</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="menc-feat-vcd-dvd.html#menc-feat-vcd-dvd-all-ntsc-vcd">14.7.5.8. NTSC VCD</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="appendix"><a href="bugreports.html">A. How to report bugs</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="bugreports_security.html">A.1. Report security releated bugs</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="bugreports_fix.html">A.2. How to fix bugs</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="bugreports_regression_test.html">A.3. How to do regression testing using Subversion</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="bugreports_report.html">A.4. How to report bugs</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="bugreports_where.html">A.5. Where to report bugs</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="bugreports_what.html">A.6. What to report</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="bugreports_what.html#bugreports_system">A.6.1. System Information</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="bugreports_what.html#bugreports_hardware">A.6.2. Hardware and drivers</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="bugreports_what.html#bugreports_configure">A.6.3. Configure problems</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="bugreports_what.html#bugreports_compilation">A.6.4. Compilation problems</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="bugreports_what.html#bugreports_playback">A.6.5. Playback problems</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="bugreports_what.html#bugreports_crash">A.6.6. Crashes</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="bugreports_what.html#bugreports_debug">A.6.6.1. How to conserve information about a reproducible crash</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect3"><a href="bugreports_what.html#bugreports_core">A.6.6.2. How to extract meaningful information from a core dump</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="bugreports_advusers.html">A.7. I know what I am doing...</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="appendix"><a href="bugs.html">B. Known bugs</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="bugs-special.html">B.1. Special system/CPU-specific bugs/problems</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="bugs-audio.html">B.2. Various A-V sync and other audio problems</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="bugs-audio.html#bugs-delay-all">B.2.1. General audio delay or jerky sound (exists with all or many files)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="bugs-audio.html#bugs-delay-specific">B.2.2. Audio delay/de-sync specific to one or a few files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="bugs-audio.html#bugs-nosound">B.2.3. No sound at all</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="bugs-audio.html#bugs-nopicture">B.2.4. No picture at all (just plain grey/green window)</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="bugs-audio.html#bugs-video">B.2.5. Video-out problems</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="appendix"><a href="skin.html">C. <span class="application">MPlayer</span> skin format</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="skin-overview.html">C.1. Overview</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="skin-overview.html#skin-overview-directories">C.1.1. Directories</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="skin-overview.html#skin-overview-formats">C.1.2. Image formats</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="skin-overview.html#skin-overview-components">C.1.3. Skin components</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="skin-overview.html#skin-files">C.1.4. Files</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="skin-file.html">C.2. The skin file</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="skin-file.html#skin-file-main">C.2.1. Main window and playbar</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="skin-file.html#skin-file-subwindow">C.2.2. Subwindow</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="skin-file.html#skin-file-menu">C.2.3. Skin menu</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="skin-fonts.html">C.3. Fonts</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="skin-fonts.html#skin-fonts-symbols">C.3.1. Symbols</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="skin-gui.html">C.4. GUI messages</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="skin-quality.html">C.5. Creating quality skins</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="appendix"><a href="history.html">D. 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