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diff --git a/DOCS/video.html b/DOCS/video.html index 010b2e892c..c2dcd3c520 100644 --- a/DOCS/video.html +++ b/DOCS/video.html @@ -501,6 +501,22 @@ also help. Thanks!</P> <P><B><A NAME=2.3.1.4>2.3.1.4. SDL</A></B></P> +<P>SDL (Simple Directmedia Layer) is basically an unified video/audio + interface. Programs that use it know only about SDL, and not about what video + or audio driver does SDL actually use. For example a Doom port using SDL can + run on svgalib, aalib, X, fbdev, and others, you only have to specify the + (for example) video driver to use with the SDL_VIDEODRIVER environment + variable. Well, in theory.</P> + +<P>With <B>MPlayer</B>, we used its X11 driver's software scaler ability for + cards/drivers that doesn't support XVideo, until we made our own (faster, + nicer) software scaler. Also we used its aalib output, but now we have ours + which is more comfortable. Its DGA mode was better than ours, until + recently. Get it now? :)</P> + +<P>It also helps with some buggy drivers/cards if the video is jerky + (not slow system problem), or audio is lagging.</P> + <P>Here are some notes about SDL out in <B>MPlayer</B>.</P> |