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diff --git a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 index cdaf8db38f..cdeb5e692b 100644 --- a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 +++ b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 @@ -364,12 +364,29 @@ will not be displayed. Particularly useful on slow terminals or broken ones that do not properly handle carriage return (i.e. \\r). .TP +.B \-useaviaspect +With this option MPlayer and MEncoder will read and write the aspect +setting from the OpenDML AVI Video Property Header. + +This is a different method than the "aspect=..." option of +libavcodec or XviD, and is prioritized over it during playback, +because this header is processed first. + +Generally, encoding AVIs with square pixels is still the best +choice, so aspect headers should be avoided. +Some players can understand it, while they may not understand the +aspect headers produced by the codec. + +.I EXAMPLE: +.PD 0 +.RSs +.IPs "\-aspect 16:9 \-useaviaspect" +will add a header specifying 16:9 aspect ratio. +.RE +.PD 1 +.TP .B \-v, \-verbose Increment verbose level (more \-v means more verbosity). -.TP -.B \-useaviaspect -With this option MPlayer and MEncoder will read and write the aspect setting -from the OpenDML Video Property Header. . .PD 0 .RSs @@ -3745,31 +3762,6 @@ CBR only, VBR ignores this as it puts each packet in a new chunk. .B \-audio-preload <0.0\-2.0> Sets up audio buffering time interval (default: 0.5s). .TP -.B \-aviaspect <w:h> -Encode an additional AVI header with aspect ratio. -This is a different method than the "aspect=..." option of -libavcodec or XviD, and is prioritized over it during playback, -because this header is processed first. - -This option is included for completeness. -Some players can understand it, while they do not understand the -aspect headers produced by the codec. -If you wish to target such a player, use this option. -Generally, encoding AVIs with square pixels is still the best -choice, so aspect headers should be avoided. -Only use this option if you know what you are doing. -Avoid using it together with the aspect option of the codec, as it -could give unpredictable results. - -.I EXAMPLE: -.PD 0 -.RSs -.IPs "\-aviaspect 16:9" -will add a header specifying 16:9 aspect ratio. -.RE -.PD 1 -. -.TP .B \-endpos <[[hh:]mm:]ss[.ms]|size[b|kb|mb]> (see \-ss and \-sb option too) Stop encoding at given time or byte position. Can be specified in many ways: |