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authordiego <diego@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2>2003-07-10 18:29:04 +0000
committerdiego <diego@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2>2003-07-10 18:29:04 +0000
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codecs.conf files are a thing of the past.
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@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ a proper bug report.
I got this playing MPEG files: Can't find codec for video format 0x10000001!
</para></question>
<answer><para>
-You have an old version of <filename>codecs.conf</filename> at
+You have an old version of <filename>codecs.conf</filename> in
<filename class="directory">~/.mplayer/</filename>,
<filename class="directory">/etc/</filename>,
<filename class="directory">/usr/local/etc/</filename> or similar. Remove it.
@@ -693,7 +693,11 @@ I have an AVI that produces a gray screen when played with <option>-vc odivx</op
and a green one with <option>-vc divx4</option>.
</para></question>
<answer><para>
-It's not a DivX file, but an MS MPEG4v3. Update your <filename>codecs.conf</filename>.
+It's not a DivX file, but an MS MPEG4v3.
+If you have an old version of <filename>codecs.conf</filename> in
+<filename class="directory">~/.mplayer/</filename>,
+<filename class="directory">/etc/</filename>,
+<filename class="directory">/usr/local/etc/</filename> or similar, remove it.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>
@@ -731,8 +735,7 @@ I have an MJPEG file which works with other players but displays only a black im
<application>MPlayer</application>
</para></question>
<answer><para>
-Disable the Windows DLL in <filename>codecs.conf</filename>, or use the
-<option>-vc ffmjpeg</option> option (compile MPlayer with libavcodec for this to work).
+Use another codec to play the file, try <option>-vc ffmjpeg</option>.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>
@@ -764,7 +767,10 @@ only sound! <application>MPlayer</application> prints:
<screen>Detected video codec: [null] drv:0 (NULL codec (no decoding))</screen>
</para></question>
<answer><para>
-Update your <filename>codecs.conf</filename>.
+If you have an old version of <filename>codecs.conf</filename> in
+<filename class="directory">~/.mplayer/</filename>,
+<filename class="directory">/etc/</filename>,
+<filename class="directory">/usr/local/etc/</filename> or similar, remove it.
</para></answer>
</qandaentry>