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diff --git a/DOCS/MPlayer-FAQ b/DOCS/MPlayer-FAQ index 6b130b3fbf..a7f180cd05 100644 --- a/DOCS/MPlayer-FAQ +++ b/DOCS/MPlayer-FAQ @@ -245,3 +245,13 @@ A: gcc 2.96 is RedHat's UNOFFICIAL (it can be found only on RedHat sites, or compile it. Important: this is NOT an MPlayer-specific problem, numerous other projects (DRI, avifile, etc..) have problems with this shit too. ** DO NOT USE gcc 2.96 !!! ** + +Q: Is there a hint on how to watch QuickTime and RealMedia movies in mplayer? +A: There's no way to do it. Therefore these formats deserve to die in flames. + Theoretically you can reverse engineer Real codecs built for Linux (they + are available as .so files), but in practice that's really difficult, even + if you know how the compiler used by Real is making assembler code. + As for QuickTime, it's possible to play some old movies and this + capability will be added to mplayer soon, but newer clips are all Sorenson + encoded, and that codec is built-in deep in the QT executable, there's + no way to use it. |