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author | diego <diego@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2> | 2003-11-02 12:58:52 +0000 |
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committer | diego <diego@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2> | 2003-11-02 12:58:52 +0000 |
commit | 72eb5204d4ad9433742355f9a12605ef161f2652 (patch) | |
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DVB section expanded based on a patch by Nico Sabbi that was committed to
the HTML docs long ago. Somebody forgot to sync and should start drinking
his share of Coke soon. Prime suspect is a developer whose name starts
with the letter 'D'.
git-svn-id: svn://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/trunk@11359 b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2
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diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/video.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/video.xml index 9f531d0675..54786da36a 100644 --- a/DOCS/xml/en/video.xml +++ b/DOCS/xml/en/video.xml @@ -1605,7 +1605,7 @@ is underway. <title>MPEG decoders</title> <sect4 id="dvb"> -<title>DVB</title> +<title>DVB output and input</title> <para> <application>MPlayer</application> supports cards with the Siemens DVB chipset from vendors like Siemens, Technotrend, Galaxis or Hauppauge. The latest DVB @@ -1632,6 +1632,7 @@ Configure should detect your DVB card. If it did not, force detection with Hardware decoding (playing standard MPEG1/2 files) can be done with this command: </para> </formalpara> + <para><screen>mplayer -ao mpegpes -vo mpegpes file.mpg|vob</screen></para> <para> @@ -1700,6 +1701,92 @@ for a 16:9 TV: -vf dvbscale=1024,scale=-1:0,expand=-1:576:-1:-1:1 </screen></para> <formalpara> +<title>Using your DVB card for watching Digital TV (DVB input module)</title> +<para> + First you need to pass the <literal>dvb_shutdown_timeout=0</literal> + parameter to the kernel module <filename>dvb-core</filename>, or MPlayer + will die after 10 seconds. +</para> +</formalpara> + +<para> + You should also have the programs <command>scan</command> and + <command>szap/tzap/czap</command> installed; they are all included in + the drivers package. +</para> + +<para> + Verify that your drivers are working properly with a program such as + <ulink url="http://www.sf.net/projects/dvbtools/"><command>dvbstream</command></ulink> + (that is the base of the DVB input module). +</para> + +<para> + Now you should compile a <filename>~/.mplayer/channels.conf</filename> + file, with the syntax accepted by <command>szap/tzap/czap</command>, or + have <command>scan</command> compile it for you. +</para> + +<para> + Make sure that you have have <emphasis>only</emphasis> Free to Air + channels in your <filename>channels.conf</filename> file, or MPlayer + will hang on the others. +</para> + +<para> + To show the first of the channels present in your list, run +</para> + +<screen> + mplayer dvb:// +</screen> + +<para> + If you want to watch a specific channel, such as R1, run +</para> + +<screen> + mplayer dvb://R1 +</screen> + +<para> + To change channels press the <keycap>h</keycap> (next) and + <keycap>k</keycap> (previous) keys, or use the OSD menu (requires + a working <link linkend="subosd">OSD subsystem</link>). +</para> + +<para> + If your <filename>~/.mplayer/menu.conf</filename> contains a + <literal><dvbsel></literal> entry, such as the one in the example + file <filename>etc/dvb-menu.conf</filename> (that you can use to overwrite + <filename>~/.mplayer/menu.conf</filename>), the main menu will show a + sub-menu entry that will permit you to choose one of the channels present + in your <filename>channels.conf</filename>. +</para> + +<para> + If you want to save a program to disk you can use +</para> + +<screen> + mplayer -dumpfile r1.ts -dumpstream dvb://R1 +</screen> + +<para> + If you want to record it in a different format (re-encoding it) instead + you can run a command such as +</para> + +<screen> + mencoder -o r1.avi -ovc xvid -xvidenctopts bitrate=800 -oac mp3lame -lameopts cbr:br=128 -vf ci dvb://R1 +</screen> + +<para> + Read the man page for a list of options that you can pass to the + DVB input module. +</para> + +<formalpara> <title>FUTURE</title> <para> If you have questions or want to hear feature announcements and take part in |