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@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@ ---------------------- -please note: this FAQ covers xine version 0.5 and newer +scope of this FAQ +----------------- +this FAQ covers xine version 0.5 and newer, it covers both xine-lib +(the xine engine and default plugins) and xine-ui (xlib and console +user interface implementations). how do I build this beast? @@ -135,7 +139,7 @@ Perhaps your hardware is simply to slow - see "xine drops a lot of frames" below for speed tips. -Where should I put the windows codec dlls for xine? +where should I put the windows codec dlls for xine? --------------------------------------------------- xine uses @@ -255,7 +259,7 @@ speed optimizing options. A few point you should check: ln -s /dev/raw1 /dev/rdvd -Now how do I get this Xv extension to work? +now how do I get this Xv extension to work? ------------------------------------------- First you need to install/use XFree 4.x. Once you got that you have to @@ -267,23 +271,34 @@ nvidia cards : www.nvidia.com (the've got binary drivers) ATI cards : GATOS www.linuxvideo.org/gatos/ i815 : the latest xfree 4.x code supports these 3dfx (voodoo): the latest xfree 4.x code supports these +savage : http://www.probo.com/timr/savage40.html -The AC3 via S/PDIF does not work with my soundcard ---------------------------------------------------- +can xine produce 4-/5-channel surround audio output? +---------------------------------------------------- + +yep, xine can do that using OSS or ALSA drivers, provided that +the driver supports it. On startup xine tells you what modes are +supported by your audio driver, e.g: + +audio_oss_out : supported modes are mono stereo (4-channel not enabled in .xiner +c) (ac3-pass-through not enabled in .xinerc) + +on this machine 4-channel surround would be possible. However, +since xine cannot detect if there are actually speakers connected +to the additional channels, you'll have to manually enable this mode +in your ~/.xinerc: -The AC3 via S/PDIF is supported by ALSA only for soundcards -with Trident 4DWaveNX and YMF chips. So if you have a -soundcard with one of these chips use +four_channel:1 -xine -S -A alsa -The -S switch disables the internal AC3 decoder. For very -slow machines you could improve video playback (without -sound) when you start xine as +what about ac3 output via spdif to an external ac3 decoder? +----------------------------------------------------------- -xine -S -A null +xine can do that too. Pretty much the same story as for 4-/5-channel +surround here, you'll have to enable it in your ~/.xinerc: +ac3_pass_through:1 where and how do I get the latest development version? @@ -300,7 +315,7 @@ cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.xine.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/xine co xine-ui -How do I use the dvd plugin? +how do I use the dvd plugin? ---------------------------- First of all: @@ -347,14 +362,14 @@ ln -s hdc dvd should do the job. -The aspect ratio is wrong! +the aspect ratio is wrong! -------------------------- Try pressing "A" to toggle the aspect ratio -How do I play streams from STDIN ? +how do I play streams from STDIN ? ---------------------------------- use something like @@ -366,7 +381,7 @@ or, if you've got an mpeg-2 stream use cat stream.vob | xine stdin://mpeg2 -How do I change the skin? +how do I change the skin? ------------------------- Run xine at least once - it should write it's config file @@ -374,7 +389,7 @@ Run xine at least once - it should write it's config file the line "skin:default" to mach the skin you would like to use. -How can I change color/brightness/contrast? +how can I change color/brightness/contrast? ------------------------------------------- At the moment this is only supported on some Xv drivers. You'll find @@ -388,7 +403,7 @@ the values and possible ranges depend on your Xv driver so you'll have to experiment a bit to get a good picture. -Some parts of my X Desktop get transparent when xine plays the video! +some parts of my X Desktop get transparent when xine plays the video! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Looks like some colors on your GUI match the colorkey Xv uses. You can @@ -400,7 +415,7 @@ to your ~/.xinerc where you can change the color that's used by xine for the video overlay. -I get no sound, but "audio driver 'oss' failed, using null driver instead." +i get no sound, but "audio driver 'oss' failed, using null driver instead." --------------------------------------------------------------------------- First of all, make sure that your OSS Audio drivers are working (ie you can @@ -428,7 +443,7 @@ i have problems when using xine on FreeBSD, Solaris check out the the corresponding README files in the doc directory -I think I found a bug! +i think I found a bug! ---------------------- xine is still under heavy developement. Please be patient. |