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diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/cd-dvd.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/cd-dvd.xml deleted file mode 100644 index fb198da5e3..0000000000 --- a/DOCS/xml/en/cd-dvd.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,192 +0,0 @@ -<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> -<!-- $Revision$ --> -<chapter id="cd-dvd"> -<title>CD/DVD usage</title> - - -<sect1 id="dvd"> -<title>DVD playback</title> - -<para> -For the complete list of available options, please read the man page. -The syntax to play a standard DVD is as follows: -<screen> -mplayer dvd://<replaceable><track></replaceable> [-dvd-device <replaceable><device></replaceable>] -</screen> -</para> - -<para> -Example: -<screen>mplayer dvd://1 -dvd-device /dev/hdc</screen> -</para> - -<para> -If you have compiled <application>MPlayer</application> with dvdnav support, the -syntax is the same, except that you need to use dvdnav:// instead of dvd://. -</para> - -<para> -The default DVD device is <filename>/dev/dvd</filename>. If your setup -differs, make a symlink or specify the correct device on the command -line with the <option>-dvd-device</option> option. -</para> - -<para> -<application>MPlayer</application> uses <systemitem>libdvdread</systemitem> and -<systemitem>libdvdcss</systemitem> for DVD playback and decryption. These two -libraries are contained in the -<application>MPlayer</application> source tree, you do not have -to install them separately. You can also use system-wide versions of the two -libraries, but this solution is not recommended, as it can result in bugs, -library incompatibilities and slower speed. -</para> - -<note><para> -In case of DVD decoding problems, try disabling supermount, or any other such -facilities. Some RPC-2 drives may also require setting the region code. -</para></note> - -<formalpara> -<title>DVD decryption</title> -<para> -DVD decryption is done by <systemitem>libdvdcss</systemitem>. The method -can be specified through the <envar>DVDCSS_METHOD</envar> environment -variable, see the manual page for details. -</para> -</formalpara> - -<sect2 id="region_code"> -<title>region code</title> -<para> -DVD drives nowadays come with a nonsensical restriction labeled -<ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_code">region code</ulink>. -This is a scheme to force DVD drives to only accept DVDs produced for one of -the six different regions into which the world was partitioned. How a group -of people can sit around a table, come up with such an idea and expect the -world of the 21st century to bow to their will is beyond anyone's guess. -</para> - -<para> -Drives that enforce region settings through software only are also known as -RPC-1 drives, those that do it in hardware as RPC-2. RPC-2 drives allow -changing the region code five times before it remains fixed. -Under Linux you can use the -<ulink url="http://linvdr.org/projects/regionset/">regionset</ulink> tool -to set the region code of your DVD drive. -</para> - -<para> -Thankfully, it is possible to convert RPC-2 drives into RPC-1 drives through -a firmware upgrade. Feed the model number of your DVD drive into your favorite -search engine or have a look at the forum and download sections of -<ulink url="http://www.rpc1.org/">"The firmware page"</ulink>. -While the usual caveats for firmware upgrades apply, experience with -getting rid of region code enforcement is generally positive. -</para> -</sect2> - -</sect1> - - -<!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> - - -<sect1 id="vcd"> -<title>VCD playback</title> - -<para> -For the complete list of available options, please read the man page. The -Syntax for a standard Video CD (VCD) is as follows: -<screen>mplayer vcd://<replaceable><track></replaceable> [-cdrom-device <replaceable><device></replaceable>]</screen> -Example: -<screen>mplayer vcd://2 -cdrom-device /dev/hdc</screen> -The default VCD device is <filename>/dev/cdrom</filename>. If your setup -differs, make a symlink or specify the correct device on the command line -with the <option>-cdrom-device</option> option. -</para> - -<note><para> -At least Plextor and some Toshiba SCSI CD-ROM drives have horrible performance -reading VCDs. This is because the CDROMREADRAW <systemitem>ioctl</systemitem> -is not fully implemented for these drives. If you have some knowledge of SCSI -programming, please <ulink url="../../tech/patches.txt">help us</ulink> -implement generic SCSI support for VCDs. -</para></note> - -<para> -In the meantime you can extract data from VCDs with -<ulink url="http://ftp.ntut.edu.tw/ftp/OS/Linux/packages/X/viewers/readvcd/">readvcd</ulink> -and play the resulting file with <application>MPlayer</application>. -</para> - -<formalpara> -<title>VCD structure</title> -<para> -A Video CD (VCD) is made up of CD-ROM XA sectors, i.e. CD-ROM mode 2 -form 1 and 2 tracks: -<itemizedlist> -<listitem><para> - The first track is in mode 2 form 2 format which means it uses L2 - error correction. The track contains an ISO-9660 file system with 2048 - bytes/sector. This file system contains VCD metadata information, as - well as still frames often used in menus. MPEG segments for menus can - also be stored in this first track, but the MPEGs have to be broken up - into a series of 150-sector chunks. The ISO-9660 file system may - contain other files or programs that are not essential for VCD - operation. -</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para> - The second and remaining tracks are generally raw 2324 bytes/sector - MPEG (movie) tracks, containing one MPEG PS data packet per - sector. These are in mode 2 form 1 format, so they store more data per - sector at the loss of some error correction. It is also legal to have - CD-DA tracks in a VCD after the first track as well. - On some operating systems there is some trickery that goes on to make - these non-ISO-9660 tracks appear in a file system. On other operating - systems like GNU/Linux this is not the case (yet). Here the MPEG data - <emphasis role="bold">cannot be mounted</emphasis>. As most movies are - inside this kind of track, you should try <option>vcd://2</option> - first. -</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para> - There exist VCD disks without the first track (single track and no file system - at all). They are still playable, but cannot be mounted. -</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para> - The definition of the Video CD standard is called the - Philips "White Book" and it is not generally available online as it - must be purchased from Philips. More detailed information about Video - CDs can be found in the - <ulink url="http://www.vcdimager.org/pub/vcdimager/manuals/0.7/vcdimager.html#SEC4">vcdimager documentation</ulink>. -</para></listitem> -</itemizedlist> -</para> -</formalpara> - -<formalpara> -<title>About .DAT files</title> -<para> -The ~600 MB file visible on the first track of the mounted VCD is not a real -file! It is a so called ISO gateway, created to allow Windows to handle such -tracks (Windows does not allow raw device access to applications at all). -Under Linux you cannot copy or play such files (they contain garbage). Under -Windows it is possible as its iso9660 driver emulates the raw reading of -tracks in this file. To play a .DAT file you need the kernel driver which can -be found in the Linux version of PowerDVD. It has a modified iso9660 file system -(<filename>vcdfs/isofs-2.4.X.o</filename>) driver, which is able to emulate the -raw tracks through this shadow .DAT file. If you mount the disc using their -driver, you can copy and even play .DAT files with -<application>MPlayer</application>. But it will not -work with the standard iso9660 driver of the Linux kernel! Use -<option>vcd://</option> instead. Alternatives for VCD copying are the -new <ulink url="http://www.elis.rug.ac.be/~ronsse/cdfs/">cdfs</ulink> kernel -driver (not part of the official kernel) that shows CD sessions as image files -and <ulink url="http://cdrdao.sf.net/">cdrdao</ulink>, a bit-by-bit -CD grabbing/copying application. -</para> -</formalpara> -</sect1> -</chapter> |