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diff --git a/DOCS/man/en/vo.rst b/DOCS/man/en/vo.rst index c7209859e2..795618ee4f 100644 --- a/DOCS/man/en/vo.rst +++ b/DOCS/man/en/vo.rst @@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ normal driver parameters. See ``--vo=help`` for a list of compiled-in video output drivers. + The recommended output drivers are ``--vo=vdpau`` and ``--vo=opengl-hq``. + All other drivers are just for compatibility or special purposes. + .. admonition:: Example ``--vo=opengl,xv,`` @@ -32,6 +35,8 @@ Available video output drivers are: the most compatible VO on X, but may be low-quality, and has issues with OSD and subtitle display. + .. note:: This driver is for compatibility with old systems. + ``adaptor=<number>`` Select a specific XVideo adaptor (check xvinfo results). ``port=<number>`` @@ -172,6 +177,9 @@ Available video output drivers are: ``direct3d_shaders`` (Windows only) Video output driver that uses the Direct3D interface. + .. note:: This driver is for compatibility with systems that don't provide + proper OpenGL drivers. + ``prefer-stretchrect`` Use ``IDirect3DDevice9::StretchRect`` over other methods if possible. @@ -228,11 +236,15 @@ Available video output drivers are: Same as ``direct3d_shaders``, but with the options ``disable-textures`` and ``disable-shaders`` forced. + .. note:: This driver is for compatibility with old systems. + ``corevideo`` (Mac OS X 10.6 and later) Mac OS X CoreVideo video output driver. Uses the CoreVideo APIs to fill PixelBuffers and generate OpenGL textures from them (useful as a fallback for ``opengl``). + .. note:: This driver is for compatibility with old systems. + ``opengl`` OpenGL video output driver. It supports extended scaling methods, dithering and color management. @@ -541,6 +553,8 @@ Available video output drivers are: implementation, even if you do not get any error message. Use ``glxinfo`` or a similar tool to display the supported OpenGL extensions. + .. note:: This driver is for compatibility with old systems. + ``(no-)ati-hack`` ATI drivers may give a corrupted image when PBOs are used (when using ``force-pbo``). This option fixes this, at the expense of using a bit @@ -714,6 +728,9 @@ Available video output drivers are: hardware acceleration. Should work on all platforms supported by SDL 2.0. For tuning, refer to your copy of the file ``SDL_hints.h``. + .. note:: This driver is for compatibility with systems that don't provide + proper graphics drivers, or which support GLES only. + ``sw`` Continue even if a software renderer is detected. @@ -726,6 +743,9 @@ Available video output drivers are: hardware decoding to save power on laptops, or possibly preventing video tearing with some setups. + .. note:: This driver is for compatibility with crappy systems. You can + use vaapi hardware decoding with ``--vo=opengl`` too. + ``scaling=<algorithm>`` default Driver default (mpv default as well). @@ -766,6 +786,8 @@ Available video output drivers are: ``caca`` Color ASCII art video output driver that works on a text console. + .. note:: This driver is a joke. + ``image`` Output each frame into an image file in the current directory. Each file takes the frame number padded with leading zeros as name. @@ -811,6 +833,9 @@ Available video output drivers are: ``wayland`` (Wayland only) Wayland shared memory video output as fallback for ``opengl``. + .. note:: This driver is for compatibility with systems that don't provide + working OpenGL drivers. + ``alpha`` Use a buffer format that supports videos and images with alpha information |