MPlayer FAQ
This page will attempt to answer all of the frequent questions we get in the #mplayer irc channel on irc.freenode.net.
Official MPlayer Frequently asked Questions:
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/faq.html
MPlayer FAQ by relaxed:
http://johnvansickle.com/faq
[15:06] <Donvinzk> Hi,I amlooking for a way to automatically convert ogg to mp3
[15:06] <Donvinzk> I must give a directory and have everything in converted
[15:06] <Donvinzk> is it possible to achievve such a thing with mplayer ?
answer: use main/TOOLS/aconvert script.
[08:34] <foxhacker> anyone know how to play mp4 files with sound? i can only see video but no audio
answer: check mplayer output for helpful messages.
Requested audio codec family [faad] (afm=faad) not available.
Enable it at compilation.
your mplayer was not compiled with faad support. recompile it after installing libfaad package.
[08:36] <pikko> Hi, im using a Mplayer windows gui. is there a way to make subtitles smaller?
[08:37] <pikko> mpui its named
answer:
[08:41] <Comsn> pikko: subfont-text-scale=3 in config
[08:41] <pikko> Thanks
[08:41] <Comsn> try bigger/smaller numbers
[06:57] <GarySaved> What exactly is the name of the fonts mplayer wants? It can not find that CID whatever here.
[06:59] <GarySaved> Or a package name I can request?
answer: the mplayerhq.hu download page has font packs or any symlink any ttf font to ~/.mplayer/subfont.ttf
[13:18] <Enlight_uni> Hi folks, is there a way to "tell" mplayer (not gmplayer) not to exit when a file has been played and then wait for some new input?
[13:18] <Enlight_uni> via a fifo or whatever
answer:
www1.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/tech/slave.txt