---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Larry Stotler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Apr 3, 2007 11:41 AM Subject: Re: [opensuse] making mplayer work To: dwain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On 4/3/07, dwain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
How do I get the program to read the dvd? what audio and video codecs should I use?
MPlayer works best when compiled from source. Go here: http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/dload.html And pull the latest svn and download the codecs package. Put the codecs in /usr/local/lib/codecs/ If you want a GUI, you will need to download the skins and a font and put the skin in /usr/local/share/mplayer/skins/default and the font in /usr/local/share/mplayer/font You can just run ../configure or for a gui ../configure --enable-gui If you want to use Mencoder and other codecs, download the sources and compile them as well. I usually install XviD, x264, and mp3lame from source. Also, make sure you install nasm from source first as well. You have to install all the codecs before you compile mplayer. For mp3lame, there's an extra step. MPlayer looks for it in /lib, but it gets installed in /usr/local/lib, so you need to do this: ln -s /usr/local/lib/libmp3lame.so.0.0.0 /lib/libmp3lame.so.0 SVN is almost always stable. Further, the devs won't accept bugs from prebuilt packages, so if you have a problem, install from source. I also usually install the alsa devel package as well as directfb and a couple of other video output devels as well. As for reading dvds, MPlayer has libdvdcss incorporated in it, so you don't have to install that seperately. Of course, there is the DMCA in the US that makes it illegal for me to watch a DVD I legally purchased on my linux box because I have to use libdvdcss. I have never owned a stand alone dvd player and won't waste my $$ on one either. Good luck. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
