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1 files changed, 60 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/src/video_out/video_out_xv.c b/src/video_out/video_out_xv.c
index cf192db6f..69343972b 100644
--- a/src/video_out/video_out_xv.c
+++ b/src/video_out/video_out_xv.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA
*
- * $Id: video_out_xv.c,v 1.196 2004/04/10 15:31:10 miguelfreitas Exp $
+ * $Id: video_out_xv.c,v 1.197 2004/04/26 17:50:11 mroi Exp $
*
* video_out_xv.c, X11 video extension interface for xine
*
@@ -1057,7 +1057,8 @@ static void xv_check_capability (xv_driver_t *this,
int property, XvAttribute attr,
int base_id, char *str_prop,
char *config_name,
- char *config_desc) {
+ char *config_desc,
+ char *config_help) {
int int_default;
cfg_entry_t *entry;
@@ -1082,13 +1083,13 @@ static void xv_check_capability (xv_driver_t *this,
if ((attr.min_value == 0) && (attr.max_value == 1)) {
this->config->register_bool (this->config, config_name, int_default,
config_desc,
- NULL, 10, xv_property_callback, &this->props[property]);
+ config_help, 20, xv_property_callback, &this->props[property]);
} else {
this->config->register_range (this->config, config_name, int_default,
this->props[property].min, this->props[property].max,
config_desc,
- NULL, 10, xv_property_callback, &this->props[property]);
+ config_help, 20, xv_property_callback, &this->props[property]);
}
entry = this->config->lookup_entry (this->config, config_name);
@@ -1261,49 +1262,65 @@ static vo_driver_t *open_plugin (video_driver_class_t *class_gen, const void *vi
} else {
xv_check_capability (this, VO_PROP_HUE, attr[k],
class->adaptor_info[class->adaptor_num].base_id, "XV_HUE",
- NULL, NULL);
+ NULL, NULL, NULL);
}
} else if(!strcmp(attr[k].name, "XV_SATURATION")) {
xv_check_capability (this, VO_PROP_SATURATION, attr[k],
class->adaptor_info[class->adaptor_num].base_id, "XV_SATURATION",
- NULL, NULL);
+ NULL, NULL, NULL);
} else if(!strcmp(attr[k].name, "XV_BRIGHTNESS")) {
xv_check_capability (this, VO_PROP_BRIGHTNESS, attr[k],
class->adaptor_info[class->adaptor_num].base_id, "XV_BRIGHTNESS",
- NULL, NULL);
+ NULL, NULL, NULL);
} else if(!strcmp(attr[k].name, "XV_CONTRAST")) {
xv_check_capability (this, VO_PROP_CONTRAST, attr[k],
class->adaptor_info[class->adaptor_num].base_id, "XV_CONTRAST",
- NULL, NULL);
+ NULL, NULL, NULL);
} else if(!strcmp(attr[k].name, "XV_COLORKEY")) {
xv_check_capability (this, VO_PROP_COLORKEY, attr[k],
class->adaptor_info[class->adaptor_num].base_id, "XV_COLORKEY",
"video.xv_colorkey",
- _("Colorkey used for Xv video overlay"));
+ _("video overlay colour key"),
+ _("The colour key is used to tell the graphics card where to "
+ "overlay the video image. Try different values, if you experience "
+ "windows becoming transparent."));
} else if(!strcmp(attr[k].name, "XV_AUTOPAINT_COLORKEY")) {
xv_check_capability (this, VO_PROP_AUTOPAINT_COLORKEY, attr[k],
class->adaptor_info[class->adaptor_num].base_id, "XV_AUTOPAINT_COLORKEY",
"video.xv_autopaint_colorkey",
- _("Make Xv autopaint its colorkey"));
+ _("autopaint colour key"),
+ _("Make Xv autopaint its colorkey."));
} else if(!strcmp(attr[k].name, "XV_FILTER")) {
int xv_filter;
/* This setting is specific to Permedia 2/3 cards. */
xv_filter = config->register_range (config, "video.XV_FILTER", 0,
attr[k].min_value, attr[k].max_value,
- _("bilinear scaling mode (permedia 2/3)"),
- NULL, 10, xv_update_XV_FILTER, this);
+ _("bilinear scaling mode"),
+ _("Selects the bilinear scaling mode for Permedia cards. "
+ "The individual values are:\n\n"
+ "Permedia 2\n"
+ "0 - disable bilinear filtering\n"
+ "1 - enable bilinear filtering\n\n"
+ "Permedia 3\n"
+ "0 - disable bilinear filtering\n"
+ "1 - horizontal linear filtering\n"
+ "2 - enable full bilinear filtering"),
+ 20, xv_update_XV_FILTER, this);
config->update_num(config,"video.XV_FILTER",xv_filter);
} else if(!strcmp(attr[k].name, "XV_DOUBLE_BUFFER")) {
int xv_double_buffer;
xv_double_buffer =
config->register_bool (config, "video.XV_DOUBLE_BUFFER", 1,
- _("double buffer to sync video to the retrace"),
- NULL, 10, xv_update_XV_DOUBLE_BUFFER, this);
+ _("enable double buffering"),
+ _("Double buffering will synchronize the update of the video image to the "
+ "repainting of the entire screen (\"vertical retrace\"). This eliminates "
+ "flickering and tearing artifacts, but will use more graphics memory."),
+ 20, xv_update_XV_DOUBLE_BUFFER, this);
config->update_num(config,"video.XV_DOUBLE_BUFFER",xv_double_buffer);
}
}
@@ -1359,14 +1376,39 @@ static vo_driver_t *open_plugin (video_driver_class_t *class_gen, const void *vi
this->use_pitch_alignment =
config->register_bool (config, "video.xv_pitch_alignment", 0,
- _("workaround for some (buggy) XVideo drivers"),
- NULL, 10, xv_update_xv_pitch_alignment, this);
+ _("pitch alignment workaround"),
+ _("Some buggy video drivers need a workaround to function properly."),
+ 10, xv_update_xv_pitch_alignment, this);
this->deinterlace_method =
config->register_enum (config, "video.deinterlace_method", 4,
deinterlace_methods,
- _("Software deinterlace method (Key I toggles deinterlacer on/off)"),
- NULL, 10, xv_update_deinterlace, this);
+ _("deinterlace method"),
+ _("From the old days of analog television, where the even and odd numbered "
+ "lines of a video frame would be displayed at different times comes the "
+ "idea to increase motion smoothness by also recording the lines at "
+ "different times. This is called \"interlacing\". But unfortunately, "
+ "todays displays show the even and odd numbered lines as one complete frame "
+ "all at the same time (called \"progressive display\"), which results in "
+ "ugly frame errors known as comb artifacts. Software deinterlacing is an "
+ "approach to reduce these artifacts. The individual values are:\n\n"
+ "none\n"
+ "Disables software deinterlacing.\n\n"
+ "bob\n"
+ "Interpolates between the lines for moving parts of the image.\n\n"
+ "weave\n"
+ "Similar to bob, but with a tendency to preserve the full resolution, "
+ "better for high detail in low movement scenes.\n\n"
+ "greedy\n"
+ "Very good adaptive deinterlacer, but needs a lot of CPU power.\n\n"
+ "onefield\n"
+ "Always interpolates and reduces vertical resolution.\n\n"
+ "onefieldxv\n"
+ "Same as onefield, but does the interpolation in hardware.\n\n"
+ "linearblend\n"
+ "Applies a slight vertical blur to remove the comb artifacts. Good results "
+ "with medium CPU usage."),
+ 10, xv_update_deinterlace, this);
this->deinterlace_enabled = 0;
XLockDisplay (this->display);
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