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@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ _______________________________ STEP1: Installing Binary Codecs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -MPlayer has builtin support for the most common audio and video -formats, but some formats require external codecs. Examples include Real, Indeo -and QuickTime audio formats. Support for Windows Media formats except WMV9 -exists but still has some bugs, your mileage may vary. This step is not -mandatory, but recommended for getting MPlayer to play a broader range of -formats. Please note that most codecs only work on Intel x86 compatible PCs. +MPlayer has builtin support for the most common audio and video formats, but +for some external binary codecs are required. Examples include newer RealVideo +variants and a couple of uncommon formats. This step is not mandatory, but +recommended for getting MPlayer to play a broader range of formats. Please +note that binary codecs only work on the platform they were compiled for. +We provide packages for x86 and PowerPC. Unpack the codecs archives and put the contents in a directory where MPlayer will find them. The default directory is /usr/local/lib/codecs/ (it used to be |