From 7e1d279d73f3722e7bf79c0644c95a54aea0a733 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Frederick Eaton Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 11:22:37 -0700 Subject: manpage: explain more about outstanding dvdnav bugs --- DOCS/man/mpv.rst | 16 +++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'DOCS') diff --git a/DOCS/man/mpv.rst b/DOCS/man/mpv.rst index db0382893d..ad92ebdfcb 100644 --- a/DOCS/man/mpv.rst +++ b/DOCS/man/mpv.rst @@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ specifying the path to the local copy: ``--dvd-device=PATH``. Alternatively, running ``mpv PATH`` should auto-detect a DVD directory tree and play the longest title. -.. note:: +.. note:: DVD library choices mpv uses a different default DVD library than MPlayer. MPlayer uses libdvdread by default, and mpv uses libdvdnav by default. @@ -452,8 +452,12 @@ tree and play the longest title. when using libdvdnav, in which playback gets stuck in a DVD menu stream. These problems are reported to go away when auto-selecting the title (``dvd://`` rather than ``dvd://1``) or when using - libdvdread (e.g. ``dvdread://0``). + libdvdread (e.g. ``dvdread://0``). There are also outstanding bugs + in libdvdnav with seeking backwards and forwards in a video + stream. Specify ``dvdread://...`` to fix such problems. +.. note:: DVD subtitles + DVDs use image-based subtitles. Image subtitles are implemented as a bitmap video stream which can be superimposed over the main movie. mpv's subtitle styling and positioning options and keyboard @@ -705,9 +709,11 @@ PROTOCOLS thing. ``dvdread://...:`` - Play a DVD using the old libdvdread code. This is what MPlayer and older - mpv versions use for ``dvd://``. Use is discouraged. It's provided only - for compatibility and for transition. + + Play a DVD using the old libdvdread code. This is what MPlayer and + older mpv versions use for ``dvd://``. Use is discouraged. It's + provided only for compatibility and for transition, and to work + around outstanding dvdnav bugs (see "DVD library choices" above). ``tv://[channel][/input_id]`` ``--tv-...`` Analogue TV via V4L. Also useful for webcams. (Linux only.) -- cgit v1.2.3