User:Compn: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 12:07, 12 December 2008

The MPlayer IRC and bug report monkey.

Take the Sample Challenge!: Review one file from /incoming/ per week! (+delete/move/report bug); Extra Credit- Write a new audio/video codec/format on the wiki.

Steps to review incoming:

start with older files
google the filename to see if it was posted to the mplayer/ffmpeg mailing list
do a search at http://bugzilla.mplayerhq.hu and http://roundup.mplayerhq.hu to see if it was posted there
if no text file exists, try playback using mplayer and ffplay
move file to samples.mphq and create/modify bugreport or delete

TODO:

organize incoming into folders like "known issues-to be fixed"
fix communication between developers-samples status
explain what samples are to be kept and which to be deleted
ask other projects (xine,vlc) if they want to take a look at such files before deletion

try to guess codecs by forcing them.

mplayer -vc +ffodivx file.avi or -vc +ffmjpeg (for files that may be mjpeg)

when this fails, try searching for "NSVI VIDC". vidc is found in .inf files (registry installer) for vfw codecs.

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 #explain what samples are to be kept and which to be deleted
 #ask other projects (xine,vlc) if they want to take a look at such files before deletion
+==Multimedia Archaelogy==
+try to guess codecs by forcing them.
+<pre>mplayer -vc +ffodivx file.avi or -vc +ffmjpeg (for files that may be mjpeg)</pre>
+*google "1234 fourcc" e.g. NSVI fourcc for hints as to the codec name
+:when this fails, try searching for "NSVI VIDC". vidc is found in .inf files (registry installer) for vfw codecs.