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stmok

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From: Sydney, Australia

Registered: 2006-11-19

Posts: 72

Quick question about MPlayer [resolved]

I realise, by default, MPlayer isn't compiled like it is in other distros.

If I wanted support for dxr3 output (for my Sigma Designs card) and XvMC support, etc...

Do I just download the PKGBUILD file, modify the options after ./configure, let the ABS do its thing, and then install by pacman -U foobar.pkg.tar.gz?

Is that right?
(I have been reading the wiki entry for ABS, but I'm not 100% sure).

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lucke

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From: Poland

Registered: 2004-11-30

Posts: 4,018

Re: Quick question about MPlayer [resolved]

Precisely.

(as there are more build files than just PKGBUILD for mplayer, your best call is to execute "abs; cd /var/abs/extra/multimedia/mplayer", change the PKGBUILD, execute "makepkg" and pacman -U the package)

tomk

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

Posts: 9,839

Re: Quick question about MPlayer [resolved]

That's exactly it, stmok. If you enable any options that require additional libs, make sure you install those first.

iBertus

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From: Greenville, NC

Registered: 2004-11-04

Posts: 2,228

Re: Quick question about MPlayer [resolved]

That's exactly it, stmok. If you enable any options that require additional libs, make sure you install those first.

I would make sure to add those extra libs to the DEPENDS array just so that you don't forget later on.

stmok

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From: Sydney, Australia

Registered: 2006-11-19

Posts: 72

Re: Quick question about MPlayer [resolved]

Thanks folks.

I needed cvsup unzip and libcaca for things to work.

I modified the PKGBUILD file:
added libxvmc in depends section
and
added --enable-xvmc in ./configure part.

Compiled, packaged, and installed...

Verified that the option is there: gmplayer -vo help

You should see this as one of the entries:

xvmc    XVideo Motion Compensation

Be sure to install the Nvidia drivers!

Now let's see if it works!

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The most important thing the hacker community does is write better code. Our deeds are the best propaganda we have. -Eric S. Raymond

stmok

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From: Sydney, Australia

Registered: 2006-11-19

Posts: 72

Re: Quick question about MPlayer [resolved]

To get xvmc to work, you need to create a file...
vim /etc/X11/XvMCConfig

In this file, add this...
libXvMCNVIDIA_dynamic.so.1
(This is actually part of the proprietary Nvidia driver package)

Save it...
type => :wq

Test it with a video clip...
mplayer -vo xvmc -vc ffmpeg12mc foobar.mpeg
(This works for me).

The problem is, I can't seem to get MPlayer to work with xvmc in KDE. I created a link for it and pointed to gmplayer

I keep getting a "Fatal error!" popup, showing this message.
=> FATAL: Could not initialize video filters (-vf) or video output (-vo)

Here's a good reference...
http://www.penlug.org/twiki/bin/view/Ma … Nvidia5200

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The most important thing the hacker community does is write better code. Our deeds are the best propaganda we have. -Eric S. Raymond

iBertus

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From: Greenville, NC

Registered: 2004-11-04

Posts: 2,228

Re: Quick question about MPlayer [resolved]

If this is not there already, you should think about making an Xvmc wiki entry.

stmok

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From: Sydney, Australia

Registered: 2006-11-19

Posts: 72

Re: Quick question about MPlayer [resolved]

I plan to.

But, I am not adding things to the wiki if it doesn't work 100%. Its poor form to do that.

Its just when I use MPlayer via GUI way in KDE, it doesn't work right with xvmc.

I must be missing something...*Goes to search in Google*

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The most important thing the hacker community does is write better code. Our deeds are the best propaganda we have. -Eric S. Raymond

stmok

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From: Sydney, Australia

Registered: 2006-11-19

Posts: 72

Re: Quick question about MPlayer [resolved]

Just an update...xvmc won't work with MPlayer that is started from a desktop link. Such as gmplayer

It appears you must load from command line.
source: http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=13216

EXAMPLE:
This line loads up the video file foobar.mpeg with XvMC.
gmplayer -vo xvmc -vc ffmpeg12mc -fs foobar.mpeg

gmplayer => Loads up the GUI, where as mplayer does NOT. You can load either, depending on your needs.

-vo => video output.
We tell MPlayer to use xmvc

-vc => video codec.
We tell MPlayer to use ffmpeg12mc

-fs => Fullscreen mode

For more options, just type mplayer -vo help in a terminal window. (command line window).

PLEASE NOTE: The current implementation of XvMC for Nvidia cards does NOT support anything other than MPEG1/2 standard. ffmpeg12mc is the only codec you can use with XvMC.

NOTE: This thread is an informal guide to getting XvMC working with Nvidia video cards. A formal entry will be created shortly in the Arch Linux Wiki. XvMC is known to work with Intel i8x0 and VIA chipsets that have MPEG2 support, such as the Unichrome.

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The most important thing the hacker community does is write better code. Our deeds are the best propaganda we have. -Eric S. Raymond

stmok

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From: Sydney, Australia

Registered: 2006-11-19

Posts: 72

Re: Quick question about MPlayer [resolved]

Ladies and Gentlemen, here's the wiki entry I've written for setting up XvMC support for MPlayer.

Enable XvMC for Nvidia video cards
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ena … ideo_cards

That's my contribution to the Arch Linux project for today. I'm going to sleep!

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The most important thing the hacker community does is write better code. Our deeds are the best propaganda we have. -Eric S. Raymond