Changeset 128 for smplayer/trunk/docs/en


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Mar 29, 2012, 4:53:15 PM (13 years ago)
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SMPlayer: trunk update to latest svn

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     178<title>SMPlayer - Frequently Asked Questions</title>
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     180
    9181<h1>SMPlayer - Frequently Asked Questions</h1>
    10 
    11182<ol>
    12 <li><a href="#smplayer_mplayer">Sometimes I read SMPlayer, others MPlayer, what are
    13 they? are they the same?</a></li>
     183<li><a href="#smplayer_mplayer">Sometimes I read SMPlayer, others MPlayer, what are they? Are they the same?</a></li>
     184<li><a href="#mplayer2">What about MPlayer2?</a></li>
     185<li><a href="#qt">I've read something about Qt, what's that?</a></li>
    14186<li><a href="#dvd_menus">DVD menus, where are they?</a></li>
    15 <li><a href="#output_drivers">Output drivers (directx, xv, x11, gl, alsa, oss...)
    16 what are they? Which one is the best?</a></li>
    17 <li><a href="#screenshot">I try to make a screenshot but the option
    18 is disabled, why?</a></li>
    19 <li><a href="#audio_track">I try to change the audio track but it doesn't work,
    20 the audio remains the same. I have to stop the video and play it again to
    21 actually change audio. Why?</a></li>
     187<li><a href="#output_drivers">Output drivers (directx, xv, x11, gl, alsa, oss...) what are they? Which one is the best?</a></li>
     188<li><a href="#screenshot">I try to make a screenshot but the option is disabled, why?</a></li>
     189<li><a href="#audio_track">I try to change the audio track but it doesn't work, the audio remains the same. I have to stop the video and play it again to actually change audio. Why?</a></li>
    22190<li><a href="#shortcuts">How can I change the key shortcuts?</a></li>
    23 <li><a href="#qt">I've read something about Qt, what's that?</a></li>
    24 <li><a href="#codecs">With some video formats I only get audio, but not
    25 video. Why? Do I need some codecs?</a></li>
    26 <li><a href="#open_quit">What's the difference between Open -> Close and
    27 Open -> Quit? Do they do the same?</a></li>
     191<li><a href="#codecs">With some video formats I only get audio, but not video. Why? Do I need some codecs?</a></li>
     192<li><a href="#open_quit">What's the difference between Open -> Close and Open -> Quit? Do they do the same?</a></li>
    28193<li><a href="#audio_cd">How can I play an audio CD?</a></li>
    29 <li><a href="#bookmark">Where is the bookmark?</a></li>
    30 <li><a href="#mplayer_errors">I try to play a file but nothing happens.
    31 Why?</a></li>
    32 <!--
    33 <li><a href="#preferences_delay">When I open the preferences dialog for first
    34 time it takes some secs to show, why?</a></li>
    35 -->
    36 <li><a href="#tv">Are you going to add support for TV?</a></li>
    37 <li><a href="#mplayer_restart">A lot of menu options make the video to go blank
    38 for a moment. Why?</a></li>
     194<li><a href="#mplayer_errors">I try to play a file but nothing happens. Why?</a></li>
     195<li><a href="#mplayer_restart">A lot of menu options make the video to go blank for a moment. Why?</a></li>
    39196<li><a href="#crash">SMPlayer crashed, but the audio didn't stop, why?</a></li>
    40 <li><a href="#playlist_problem">When I'm playing a playlist, when a file ends
    41 SMPlayer doesn't play the next file automatically, why?</a></li>
     197<li><a href="#playlist_problem">When I'm playing a playlist, when a file ends SMPlayer doesn't play the next file automatically, why?</a></li>
    42198<li><a href="#mplayer_recommended">What version of MPlayer is recommended?</a></li>
    43 <li><a href="#subtitles_border">I want the subtitles to be displayed on the black
    44 border instead of the image, how can I do it?</a></li>
    45 <li><a href="#expand_filter">I want the subtitles to be displayed on the black
    46 border for ALL videos, is it possible?</a></li>
    47 <li><a href="#monitors">(Windows) The video is displayed only in the 1st
    48 monitor but not in the 2nd, why?</a></li>
     199<li><a href="#subtitles_border">I want the subtitles to be displayed on the black border instead of the image, how can I do it?</a></li>
     200<li><a href="#expand_filter">I want the subtitles to be displayed on the black border for ALL videos, is it possible?</a></li>
    49201<li><a href="#screensaver1">The screensaver doesn't turn off, why?</a></li>
    50 <li><a href="#volume_loud">The volume is too loud at the beginning of the
    51 videos, how can this be fixed?</a></li>
    52 <li><a href="#vista">(Windows) I'm using Windows Vista and every time
    53 I play a video Aero is disabled, why?</a></li>
     202<li><a href="#multithread">Is MPlayer multithreaded? How can I take advantage of all my CPU cores?</a></li>
     203<li><a href="#osdfontsize">How can I adjust the font size of the OSD (Onscreen Display)?</a></li>
    54204<li><a href="#config_file">Where is the configuration file?</a></li>
     205<li><a href="#win_multimonitors">(Windows) The video is displayed only in the 1st monitor but not in the 2nd, why?</a></li>
     206<li><a href="#win_aero">(Windows) Every time I play a video Aero is disabled, why?</a></li>
     207<li><a href="#win_shortnames">(Windows) I'm unable to open files with special or non-English characters, why?</a></li>
    55208</ol>
    56209
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    59 <ol>
    60 <li><a name="smplayer_mplayer"></a>
    61 <b>Sometimes I read SMPlayer, others MPlayer, what are they? are they
    62 the same?</b>
    63 <p>
    64 No, they are two different applications. MPlayer is a multimedia player
    65 developed initially for linux and then ported to other OS. It's very
    66 good, it plays almost every everything, and it has for instance a lot of
    67 filters and so on. But most users may find it hard to use it.
    68 <p>
    69 Fortunately MPlayer can work together with another application (the
    70 video window can be embedded in the other application GUI, it obeys
    71 commands sent by the application).
    72 So SMPlayer is just a front-end which uses MPlayer to actually play the
    73 videos.
    74 <p>
    75 SMPlayer is the window you see, the menus, the preferences dialog...
    76 (along with other things you don't see, like functions to control
    77 MPlayer). But SMPlayer knows nothing about playing files. It doesn't
    78 even know what a codec is.
    79 MPlayer on the other hand, opens the files, decodes them, displays the
    80 video and plays the audio. Subtitles are also read, parsed and displayed
    81 on screen by MPlayer.
    82 </li>
    83 
    84 <li><a name="dvd_menus"></a>
    85 <b>DVD menus, where are they?</b>
    86 <p>
    87 Currently SMPlayer doesn't support DVD menus... but it's under development.
    88 
    89 Anyway, even there are no DVD menus, you can still select your desired
    90 title, chapter, audio track, subtitles... in the SMPlayer menus.
    91 </li>
    92 
    93 <li><a name="output_drivers"></a>
    94 <b>Output drivers (directx, xv, x11, gl, alsa, oss...) what are they?
    95 Which one is the best?</b>
    96 <p>
    97 MPlayer has several output drivers, for video and sound. SMPlayer allows
    98 you to select the one you want among all of them (<i>Preferences -> General
    99 -> Video/Audio</i>).
    100 <p>
    101 For video it's recommended that you use xv (linux) or directx (windows).
    102 They use hardware acceleration and give the best performance.
    103 
    104 The inconvenience about directx for Windows Vista users is that it
    105 disables Aero.
    106 <p>
    107 x11 and directx:noaccel are drivers without hardware acceleration. They
    108 give the worst performance. Moreover directx:noaccel gives a bad quality
    109 in fullscreen mode.
    110 <p>
    111 gl and gl2 will use 3D acceleration from the graphic card. They will
    112 give better performance than directx:noaccel and x11 but no so much as
    113 directx or xv. gl/gl2 can be useful for Windows Vista users.
    114 <p>
    115 For sound, you should usually use oss or alsa in linux. I don't like esd
    116 or arts, they use to use more CPU.
    117 <p>
    118 In windows the sound drivers are dsound and win32. I read that dsound
    119 can cause sometimes audio-video sync problems. If you notice that
    120 problem try win32 instead.
    121 <p>
    122 Other drivers allows you to save the video as image files or write the
    123 sound to the disk. These drivers are not officially supported by
    124 SMPlayer. Use them only if you know what you're doing.
    125 </li>
    126 
    127 <li><a name="screenshot"></a>
    128 <b>I try to make a screenshot but the option is disabled, why?</b>
    129 <p>
    130 You didn't choose a folder for storing the screenshots. Do it in
    131 <i>Preferences -> General</i>, and the screenshot option will be enabled.
    132 </li>
    133 
    134 <li><a name="audio_track"></a>
    135 <b>I try to change the audio track but it doesn't work, the audio
    136 remains the same. I have to stop the video and play it again to actually
    137 change audio. Why?</b>
    138 <p>
    139 With some formats (ike mp4 or ogm), MPlayer can't change the audio track
    140 at runtime. By unchecking the option "Fast audio track switching"
    141 (<i>Preferences -> Performance</i>) you'll be able to change the audio in
    142 those formats.
    143 </li>
    144 
    145 <li><a name="shortcuts"></a>
    146 <b>How can I change the key shortcuts?</b>
    147 <p>
    148 <i>Preferences -> Keyboard and mouse</i>. You'll be able to change most key
    149 shortcuts.
    150 </li>
    151 
    152 <li><a name="qt"></a>
    153 <b>I've read something about Qt, what's that?</b>
    154 <p>
    155 SMPlayer is being developed by using Qt, which is a C++ library that
    156 allows cross-platform development. The same source code can be compiled
    157 on Windows, Linux and Mac OS. 
    158 More info:
    159 <a href="http://trolltech.com/products/qt">http://trolltech.com/products/qt</a>
    160 </li>
    161 
    162 <li><a name="codecs"></a>
    163 <b>With some video formats I only get audio, but not video. Why? Do
    164 I need some codecs?</b>
    165 <p>
    166 MPlayer can player most common formats "out of the box". But for codecs
    167 that haven't been yet implemented natively, it's necessary to install a
    168 package with binary codecs. You can get it from the
    169 <a href="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/dload.html">MPlayer download
    170 page</a>.
    171 <p>
    172 On Windows, install the codecs in the mplayer/codecs subdirectory.
    173 On linux distros the package may be available as a regular package,
    174 maybe with the name of w32codecs or something like that.
    175 </li>
    176 
    177 <li><a name="open_quit"></a>
    178 <b>What's the difference between <i>Open -> Close</i> and <i>Open -> Quit</i>?
    179 Do they do the same?</b>
    180 <p>
    181 If the option "Show icon in system tray" (in menu Options) is not
    182 checked, then yes, the two options do the same: quit the application.
    183 <p>
    184 But if that option is enabled, then <i>Open -> Close</i> will just hide the
    185 application (and stop the current file), but SMPlayer is still running.
    186 <i>Open -> Quit</i> really quits the application, no matter if the system tray
    187 icon is enabled or not.
    188 </li>
    189 
    190 <li><a name="audio_cd"></a>
    191 <b>How can I play an audio CD?</b>
    192 <p>
    193 Support for audio CDs was added in version 0.5.18.
    194 <p>
    195 Under Windows it's not possible to play audio CDs yet.
    196 </li>
    197 
    198 <li><a name="bookmark"></a>
    199 <b>Where is the bookmark?</b>
    200 <p>
    201 Not implemented yet.
    202 </li>
    203 
    204 <li><a name="mplayer_errors"></a>
    205 <b>I try to play a file but nothing happens. Why?</b>
    206 <p>
    207 Probably MPlayer couldn't play the file. Open the mplayer log
    208 (<i>Options -> View logs -> MPlayer</i>), you'll probably find an error message
    209 in the latest lines.
    210 <p>
    211 On Windows is quite common that some MPlayer builds fail because they
    212 have been compiled with no support for some feature that SMPlayer tries
    213 to use. The error message could give you a clue. If it complains about
    214 cache, try disabling the cache in <i>Preferences -> Performance</i>. If it
    215 complains about fontconfig try to use a ttf font instead of a system
    216 font.
    217 </li>
    218 
    219 <!--
    220 <li><a name="preferences_delay"></a>
    221 <b>When I open the preferences dialog for first time it takes some
    222 secs to show, why?</b>
    223 <p>
    224 In that moment SMPlayer calls MPlayer to get some info from it (the
    225 output drivers, for instance). It happens the same with <i>Options -> View
    226 info and properties</i>.
    227 </li>
    228 -->
    229 
    230 <li><a name="tv"></a>
    231 <b>Are you going to add support for TV?</b>
    232 <p>
    233 That would be nice, but TV support is not planned for now. Currently
    234 I don't have a TV card, so I can't implement it.
    235 </li>
    236 
    237 <li><a name="mplayer_restart"></a>
    238 <b>A lot of menu options make the video to go blank for a moment.
    239 Why?</b>
    240 <p>
    241 Some options require to stop the MPlayer process and start it again with
    242 new parameters. That's why playing interrupts for a moment.
    243 </li>
    244 
    245 <li><a name="crash"></a>
    246 <b>SMPlayer crashed, but the audio didn't stop, why?</b>
    247 <p>
    248 SMPlayer crashed, but MPlayer is still running. Kill the MPlayer process
    249 in the task manager.
    250 <p>
    251 Anyway if SMPlayer crashes, it's a serious bug that should be fixed.
    252 Report it.
    253 </li>
    254 
    255 <li><a name="playlist_problem"></a>
    256 <b>When I'm playing a playlist, when a file ends SMPlayer doesn't
    257 play the next file automatically, why?</b>
    258 <p>
    259 Be sure you're using at least SMPlayer 0.6.5 and MPlayer SVN r28066.
    260 </li>
    261 
    262 <li><a name="mplayer_recommended"></a>
    263 <b>What version of MPlayer is recommended?</b>
    264 <p>
    265 I recommend to use at least MPlayer SVN r25843 (from 2008-01-23), although
    266 a recent version from SVN would be better.
    267 <p>
    268 SMPlayer will try its best to work with older versions, but some options
    269 may not work.
    270 </li>
    271 
    272 <li><a name="subtitles_border"></a>
    273 <b>I want the subtitles to be displayed on the black border instead
    274 of the image, how can I do it?</b>
    275 <p>
    276 <i>Video filters -> Add black borders</i>
    277 </li>
    278 
    279 <li><a name="expand_filter"></a>
    280 <b>I want the subtitles to be displayed on the black border for ALL
    281 videos, is it possible?</b>
    282 <p>
    283 You can add a video filter like 
    284 <b>expand=:::::4/3</b> in <i>Preferences -> Advanced -> Options for MPlayer</i>.
    285 <p>Other possibilities:
     212<h4><span id="smplayer_mplayer">Sometimes I read SMPlayer, others MPlayer, what are they? Are they the same?</span></h4>
     213<p>No, they are two different applications. MPlayer is a multimedia player developed initially for Linux and then ported to other operating systems. It's very good, it plays almost every everything, and it has for instance a lot of filters and so on. But most users may find it hard to use.</p>
     214
     215<p>Fortunately, MPlayer can work together with another application (the video window can be embedded in another application's GUI, it obeys commands sent by the application). So SMPlayer is just a front-end which uses MPlayer to actually play the videos.</p>
     216
     217<p>SMPlayer is the window you see, the menus, the preferences dialog... (along with other things you don't see, like functions to control MPlayer). But SMPlayer knows nothing about playing files. It doesn't even know what a codec is. MPlayer on the other hand, opens the files, decodes them, displays the video and plays the audio. Subtitles are also read, parsed and displayed on screen by MPlayer.</p>
     218
     219<h4><span id="mplayer2">What about MPlayer2?</span></h4>
     220<p>MPlayer2 is a fork of MPlayer. MPlayer2 offers several <a href="http://www.mplayer2.org/comparison.html">improvements and features</a> over MPlayer and is compatible with SMPlayer.</p>
     221
     222<h4><span id="qt">I've read something about Qt, what's that?</span></h4>
     223<p>SMPlayer is being developed by using Qt, which is a C++ library that allows cross-platform development. The same source code can be compiled
     224on Windows, Linux and Mac OS. More info: <a href="http://qt.nokia.com/products/">http://qt.nokia.com/products/</a>.</p>
     225
     226<h4><span id="dvd_menus">DVD menus, where are they?</span></h4>
     227<p>In the SMPlayer Drive preferences (Options - Preferences - Drives), enable the "Enable DVD menus (Experimental)" option and set your DVD drive. This feature requires a recent build of MPlayer compiled with libdvdnav support.</p>
     228
     229<h4><span id="output_drivers">Output drivers (directx, xv, x11, gl, alsa, oss...) what are they?
     230Which one is the best?</span></h4>
     231<p>MPlayer has several output drivers, for video and sound. SMPlayer allows you to select the one you want among all of them (<i>Preferences -> General -> Video/Audio</i>).</p>
     232<p>For video it's recommended that you use xv (Linux) or directx (Windows). They use hardware acceleration and give the best performance. The inconvenience about directx for Windows Vista &amp; later users is that it disables Aero.
     233<p>x11 and directx:noaccel are drivers without hardware acceleration. They give the worst performance. Moreover directx:noaccel gives a bad quality
     234in fullscreen mode.</p>
     235<p>gl and gl2 will use 3D acceleration from the graphic card. They will give better performance than directx:noaccel and x11 but no so much as
     236directx or xv. gl/gl2 can be useful for Windows Vista &amp; later users.</p>
     237<p>For sound, you should usually use alsa in Linux. I don't like esd or arts, they use to use more CPU.</p>
     238<p>In Windows the sound drivers are dsound and win32. I read that dsound can cause sometimes audio-video sync problems. If you notice that problem try win32 instead.</p>
     239<p>Other drivers allows you to save the video as image files or write the sound to the disk. These drivers are not officially supported by SMPlayer. Use them only if you know what you're doing.</p>
     240
     241<h4><span id="screenshot">I try to make a screenshot, but the option is disabled, why?</span></h4>
     242<p>You didn't choose a folder for storing the screenshots. Do it in <i>Preferences -> General</i>, and the screenshot option will be enabled.</p>
     243
     244<h4><span id="audio_track">I try to change the audio track but it doesn't work, the audio remains the same. I have to stop the video and play it again to actually change audio. Why?</span></h4>
     245<p>With some formats (ike mp4 or ogm), MPlayer can't change the audio track at runtime. By unchecking the option "Fast audio track switching" (<i>Preferences -> Performance</i>) you'll be able to change the audio in those formats.</p>
     246
     247<h4><span id="shortcuts">How can I change the key shortcuts?</span></h4>
     248<p>Preferences -> Keyboard and mouse. You'll be able to change most key shortcuts. </p>
     249
     250<h4><span id="codecs">With some video formats I only get audio, but not video. Why? Do I need some codecs?</span></h4>
     251<p>MPlayer can player most common formats "out of the box". But for codecs that haven't been yet implemented natively, it's necessary to install a package with binary codecs. You can get it from the <a href="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/dload.html">MPlayer download page</a>.</p>
     252<p>On Windows, install the codecs in the mplayer\codecs subdirectory. On Linux distros the package may be available as a regular package, maybe with the name of w32codecs or something like that.</p>
     253
     254<h4><span id="open_quit">What's the difference between <i>Open -> Close</i> and <i>Open -> Quit</i>? Do they do the same?</span></h4>
     255<p>If the option "Show icon in system tray" (in menu Options) is not checked, then yes, the two options do the same: quit the application.</p>
     256<p>But if that option is enabled, then <i>Open -> Close</i> will just hide the application (and stop the current file), but SMPlayer is still running. <i>Open -> Quit</i> really quits the application, no matter if the system tray icon is enabled or not. </p>
     257
     258<h4><span id="audio_cd">How can I play an audio CD?</span></h4>
     259<p>Support for audio CDs was added in version 0.5.18.</p>
     260<p>Under Windows it's not possible to play audio CDs yet.</p>
     261
     262<h4><span id="mplayer_errors">I try to play a file but nothing happens. Why?</span></h4>
     263<p>Probably MPlayer couldn't play the file. Open the mplayer log (<i>Options -> View logs -> MPlayer</i>), you'll probably find an error message in the latest lines.</p>
     264<p>On Windows is quite common that some MPlayer builds fail because they have been compiled without support for some feature that SMPlayer tries
     265to use. The error message could give you a clue. If it complains about cache, try disabling the cache in <i>Preferences -> Performance</i>. If it
     266complains about fontconfig, try to use a ttf font instead of a system font.</p>
     267
     268<h4><span id="mplayer_restart">A lot of menu options make the video to go blank for a moment. Why?</span></h4>
     269<p>Some options require to stop the MPlayer process and start it again with new parameters. That's why playing interrupts for a moment. </p>
     270
     271<h4><span id="crash">SMPlayer crashed, but the audio didn't stop. Why?</span></h4>
     272<p>SMPlayer crashed, but MPlayer is still running. Kill the MPlayer process in the Task Manager.</p>
     273<p>Anyway if SMPlayer crashes, it's a serious bug that should be fixed. Report it.</p>
     274
     275<h4><span id="playlist_problem">When I'm playing a playlist, when a file ends SMPlayer doesn't play the next file automatically, why?</span></h4>
     276<p>Be sure you're using at least SMPlayer 0.6.5 and MPlayer SVN r28066. </p>
     277
     278<h4><span id="mplayer_recommended">What version of MPlayer is recommended?</span></h4>
     279<p>I recommend to use at least MPlayer SVN r33216 (from 2011-04-05), although a recent version from SVN would be better for improved codec support and bugfixes. A new fork of MPlayer, MPlayer2, also works well with SMPlayer.</p>
     280<p>SMPlayer will try its best to work with older versions, but some options may not work. </p>
     281
     282<h4><span id="subtitles_border">I want the subtitles to be displayed on the black border instead of the image, how can I do it?</span></h4>
     283<p><i>Video filters -> Add black borders</i></p>
     284
     285<h4><span id="expand_filter">I want the subtitles to be displayed on the black border for ALL videos, is it possible? </span></h4>
     286<p>You can add a video filter like <b>expand=:::::4/3</b> in <i>Preferences -> Advanced -> Options for MPlayer</i>.</p>
     287Other possibilities:
    286288<ul>
    287 <li>check <b>Add black borders on fullscreen</b> in
    288 <i>Preferences -> General -> Video</i></li>
    289 <li>Add <b>add_letterbox true</b> in actions list field in
    290 <i>Preferences -> Advanced</i></li>
     289<li>check <b>Add black borders on fullscreen</b> in <i>Preferences -> General -> Video</i></li>
     290<li>Add <b>add_letterbox true</b> in actions list field in <i>Preferences -> Advanced</i></li>
    291291</ul>
    292 </li>
    293 
    294 <li><a name="monitors"></a>
    295 <b>(Windows) The video is displayed only in the 1st monitor but not in the
    296 2nd, why?</b>
    297 <p>
    298 When you use <i>directx</i> as video driver
    299 (<i>Preferences -> General -> Video</i>) the video can only be displayed on
    300 one monitor. If you use instead <i>gl</i>, <i>gl2</i> or <i>direct3d</i>
    301 the video will be displayed in any monitor.
    302 <p>
    303 Anyway if you prefer to use <i>directx</i> you can choose the screen which
    304 will be display the video in the menu <i>Video -> Screen</i>.
    305 </li>
    306 
    307 <li><a name="screensaver1"></a>
    308 <b>The screensaver doesn't turn off, why?</b>
    309 <p>
     292
     293<h4><span id="screensaver1">The screensaver doesn't turn off, why?</span></h4>
    310294If you use a recent version of MPlayer you may need to add a line like this
    311295in your ~/.mplayer/config:
    312 <p>
     296<p></p>
    313297(gnome)
    314 <pre>heartbeat-cmd="gnome-screensaver-command -p &>/dev/null"</pre>
    315 <p>
     298<p></p>
     299<pre>heartbeat-cmd="gnome-screensaver-command -p &amp;>/dev/null"</pre>
     300<p></p>
    316301(kde)
    317 <pre>heartbeat-cmd="dcop kdesktop KScreensaverIface enable false &>/dev/null && dcop kdesktop KScreensaverIface enable true &>/dev/null"</pre>
    318 
    319 <p>Please take a look at the MPlayer manpage for more info.
    320 </li>
    321 
    322 <li><a name="volume_loud"></a>
    323 <b>The volume is too loud at the beginning of the videos, how can this
    324 be fixed?</b>
    325 <p>
    326 Check the option <i>Change volume just before playing</i> in
    327 <i>Preferences -> General -> Audio</i>.
    328 <p>
    329 This option requires at least MPlayer SVN r27872.
    330 </li>
    331 
    332 <li><a name="vista"></a>
    333 <b>(Windows) I'm using Windows Vista and every time I play a video Aero
    334 is disabled, why?</b>
    335 <p>
    336 This happens when you're using <i>directx</i> as video driver
    337 (<i>Preferences -> General -> Video</i>). You can change it to <i>gl</i>,
    338 <i>gl2</i> or <i>direct3d</i>.
    339 </li>
    340 
    341 <li><a name="config_file"></a>
    342 <b>Where is the configuration file?</b>
    343 <p>
    344 SMPlayer uses two <i>ini</i> files: smplayer.ini and smplayer_files.ini.
    345 Both are stored by default in <i>$HOME/.config/smplayer</i> (Linux) or
    346 <i>C:\Documents and Settings\your_username\.smplayer</i> (Windows XP).
    347 <p>
    348 You can also see it in the SMPlayer log (<i>Options -> View logs</i>), look
    349 for a line like this:
     302<p></p>
     303<pre>heartbeat-cmd="dcop kdesktop KScreensaverIface enable false &amp;>/dev/null &amp;&amp; dcop kdesktop KScreensaverIface enable true &amp;>/dev/null"</pre>
     304<p></p>
     305<p>Please take a look at the MPlayer manpage for more info.</p>
     306
     307<h4><span id="multithread">Is MPlayer multithreaded? How can I take advantage of all my CPU cores?</span></h4>
     308Multithreaded decoding requires a recent build of MPlayer or FFmpeg-mt in Linux. MPlayer2 automatically uses all cores, but MPlayer requires manual adjustment. You can adjust the number of threads used for decoding in <i>Preferences -> Performance</i>. Set it to equal or less than the number of cores (and threads in the case of hyperthreaded Intel CPUs) your processor has. Setting it to greater than your CPU is capable of will have no effect.
     309
     310<h4><span id="osdfontsize">How can I adjust the font size of the OSD (Onscreen Display)?</span></h4>
     311<p>To adjust the font size for the OSD, which displays the time and other messages from MPlayer in the upper-left corner, under <i>Preferences -&gt; Advanced -&gt; Options for MPlayer</i>, in the <b>Options:</b> field, add the following:</pre>
     312<pre>-subfont-autoscale 0 -subfont-osd-scale <i>y</i></pre>
     313<p></p>
     314<p>Where <i>y</i> is the size to your preference. The default value for <i>-subfont-osd-scale</i> is 20.</p>
     315
     316<h4><span id="config_file">Where is the configuration file?</span></h4>
     317<p>SMPlayer uses two ini files: smplayer.ini and smplayer_files.ini. Both are stored according to your OS:</p>
     318<pre><b>Linux</b>                               $HOME/.config/smplayer
     319<b>Windows 2000/XP</b>          C:\Documents and Settings\&lt;your_username&gt;\.smplayer
     320<b>Windows Vista/7</b>                  C:\Users\&lt;your_username&gt;\.smplayer</pre>
     321<p></p>
     322<p>You can also see it in the SMPlayer log (<i>Options -> View logs</i>), look for a line like this:</p>
    350323<pre>
    351324 * ini path: '/home/ricardo/.config/smplayer'
    352325</pre>
    353 <i>smplayer.ini</i> stores the SMPlayer configuration while
    354 <i>smplayer_files.ini</i> stores the settings of the files you have played.
    355 </li>
    356 
    357 </ol>
     326<p></p>
     327<p><i>smplayer.ini</i> stores the SMPlayer configuration while <i>smplayer_files.ini</i> stores the settings of the files you have played.</p>
     328<p>Note: In Linux, <i>.config</i> may be hidden by default. Be sure to enable hidden files and folders in your file manager.</p>
     329
     330<h4><span id="win_multimonitors">(Windows) The video is displayed only in the 1st monitor but not in the 2nd, why?</span></h4>
     331<p>When you use <i>directx</i> as video driver (<i>Preferences -> General -> Video</i>) the video can only be displayed on one monitor. If you use instead <i>gl</i>, <i>gl2</i> or <i>direct3d</i> the video will be displayed in any monitor.</p>
     332<p>Anyway if you prefer to use <i>directx</i> you can choose the screen which will be display the video in the menu <i>Video -> Screen</i>.</p>
     333
     334<h4><span id="win_aero">(Windows) I'm using Windows Vista or later and every time I play a video Aero is disabled, why?</span></h4>
     335<p>This happens when using <i>directx</i> as video driver (<i>Preferences -> General -> Video</i>). You can change it to <i>gl</i>, <i>gl2</i> or <i>direct3d</i>.</p>
     336
     337<h4><span id="win_shortnames">(Windows) I'm unable to open files with special or non-English characters, why?</span></h4>
     338<p>If you are unable to open files with special or non-English characters, enable <i>Pass short filenames (8+3) to MPlayer</i> under Options -&gt; Preferences -&gt; Advanced to work around this problem.</p>
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