+++ /dev/null
-<!DOCTYPE style-sheet PUBLIC "-//James Clark//DTD DSSSL Style Sheet//EN" [
-<!ENTITY dbstyle SYSTEM "/usr/share/sgml/docbook/stylesheet/dsssl/modular/html/docbook.dsl" CDATA DSSSL>
-]>
-
-<style-sheet>
-<style-specification use="docbook">
-<style-specification-body>
-
-; Personnalization of James Clark's stylesheet for HTML output
-; These parameters overide James Clark's one.
-
-; Change of HTML page for each chapter, not for each "sect1"
-(define (chunk-element-list)
- (list ))
-
-; "screens" should be in verbatim mode"
-(define %shade-verbatim%
- #t)
-
-; I want small icons for "notes", "warnings", "caution" & "important"
-(define %admon-graphics%
- #t)
-; Path for the icons
-(define %admon-graphics-path%
- "../common/")
-
-; Use ID attributes as name for component HTML files
-(define %use-id-as-filename%
- #t)
-
-; Are sections enumerated ?
-(define %section-autolabel%
- #t)
-
-
-</style-specification-body>
-</style-specification>
-<external-specification id="docbook" document="dbstyle">
-</style-sheet>
+++ /dev/null
-<!DOCTYPE style-sheet PUBLIC "-//James Clark//DTD DSSSL Style Sheet//EN" [
-<!ENTITY dbstyle SYSTEM
-"/usr/share/sgml/docbook/stylesheet/dsssl/modular/print/docbook.dsl" CDATA DSSSL>
-]>
-
-<style-sheet>
-<style-specification use="docbook">
-<style-specification-body>
-
-; Personnalization of James Clark's stylesheet for PS & PDF output
-; These parameters overide James Clark's one.
-
-; Magins
-(define %left-margin%
- 3pi)
-
-(define %right-margin%
- 3pi)
-
-(define %top-margin%
- 5pi)
-
-(define %bottom-margin%
- 3.5pi)
-
-(define %header-margin%
- 2pi)
-
-(define %footer-margin%
- 2pi)
-
-</style-specification-body>
-</style-specification>
-<external-specification id="docbook" document="dbstyle">
-</style-sheet>
+++ /dev/null
-# Makefile for the VideoLAN Documentation
-
-DOC := faq-alone
-NAME := FAQ-vlc
-
-# We build HTML, PS, PDF, RTF and TXT for the Web site
-all: html ps pdf rtf txt
-
-html:
- sgmltools -b onehtml -s ../common/stylesheet-html.dsl $(DOC).sgml
-# Delete empty file !
- rm -f faq-alone.html
- ln -sf faq.html index.html
- zip $(NAME)-html.zip *.html
-
-ps:
- sgmltools -b ps -s ../common/stylesheet-print-noicones.dsl $(DOC).sgml
- mv -f $(DOC).ps $(NAME).ps
- zip $(NAME)-ps.zip $(NAME).ps
-
-pdf:
- sgmltools -b pdf -s ../common/stylesheet-print-noicones.dsl $(DOC).sgml
- mv -f $(DOC).pdf $(NAME).pdf
- zip $(NAME)-pdf.zip $(NAME).pdf
-
-rtf:
- sgmltools -b rtf -s ../common/stylesheet-print-noicones.dsl $(DOC).sgml
- mv -f $(DOC).rtf $(NAME).rtf
- zip $(NAME)-rtf.zip $(NAME).rtf
-
-txt:
- sgmltools -b txt $(DOC).sgml
- mv -f $(DOC).txt $(NAME).txt
-
-clean:
- rm -f *.zip *.html *.pdf *.ps *.txt *.rtf
+++ /dev/null
-<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC '-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN'
-[
-
- <!ENTITY faq SYSTEM "faq.sgml">
-]>
-
-<article id="faq">
-
-<articleinfo>
-
-<title>VLC FAQ</title>
-
-<copyright>
- <year>2002, 2003</year>
- <holder>the VideoLAN project</holder>
-</copyright>
-
-<abstract>
-
-<para>This document is the VideoLAN Client (VLC) Frequently
-Asked Questions. For a complete user guide, please have
-a look at the VLC User Guide, available on the <ulink
-url="http://www.videolan.org/doc/">VideoLAN website</ulink></para>
-
-</abstract>
-
-</articleinfo>
-
-
-&faq;
-
-</article>
+++ /dev/null
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-15"?>
-<!DOCTYPE article
- PUBLIC "-//Norman Walsh//DTD Simplified DocBook XML V4.1.2.4//EN"
- "http://nwalsh.com/docbook/simple/4.1.2.4/sdocbook.dtd" [
- <!ENTITY faq SYSTEM "faq.xml">
-]>
-
-<article>
- <articleinfo>
- <title>VLC FAQ</title>
- <copyright>
- <year>2002, 2003</year>
- <holder>the VideoLAN project</holder>
- </copyright>
- <abstract>
- <para>This document is the VideoLAN Client (VLC) Frequently
- Asked Questions. For a complete user guide, please have
- a look at the VLC User Guide, available on the <ulink
- url="http://www.videolan.org/doc/">VideoLAN website</ulink></para>
- </abstract>
- </articleinfo>
- &faq;
-</article>
+++ /dev/null
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-15"?>
-<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
- version="1.0">
-
- <xsl:import href="/usr/share/sgml/docbook/stylesheet/xsl/nwalsh/xhtml/docbook.xsl"/>
-<!-- <xsl:param name="qanda.defaultlabel">number</xsl:param> -->
- <xsl:param name="generate.id.attributes" select="0"/>
-<!-- <xsl:param name="section.autolabel" select="1"/> -->
- <xsl:param name="label.from.part" select="1"/>
-<!-- <xsl:param name="section.label.includes.component.label" select="1"/> -->
-</xsl:stylesheet>
+++ /dev/null
-<qandaset><title>VLC FAQ</title>
-
-<qandadiv><title>Using VLC</title>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>How do I read a DVD?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>Just launch VLC and use the "open disc" command from the graphical
-interface. In case of trouble, you may want to use the command line.
-For instance, provided your DVD device is <filename>/dev/dvd</filename> :</para>
-
-<screen><prompt>% </prompt><userinput>vlc dvd:/dev/dvd</userinput></screen>
-
-</answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>How do I read an encrypted DVD?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>It is exactly the same as for a normal DVD. You will
-need write access to <filename>/dev/dvd</filename>, because of the key
-negociation process.
-
-If you compiled your VLC by hand, please bear in mind that you also need
-to install libdvdcss. It can be downloaded from the VideoLAN website. It
-used to be distributed in the same package as VLC, but now you must install
-them seperately.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>How do I switch to full screen display?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>Press <keycap>f</keycap> to toggle fullscreen mode. Note
-that not all video output devices support full screen.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>How do I hide the mouse cursor?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>It should disappear after a few seconds if you stop moving
-the mouse.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>How do I use VLC if I do not want to install Gnome and
-all this #@!£% *$@&§% !@# bloat?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>You can run:</para>
-
-<screen><prompt>% </prompt><userinput>vlc --intf dummy myfile.mpg</userinput>
-</screen>
-
-<para>Most commands are available from the command line, see
-<command>vlc --help</command> for more information.</para>
-
-</answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>VLC eats my buffer cache, how can I use raw device?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>If you do not know what is a raw device, do not even read
-this answer :-).</para>
-
-<para>There is an experimental support for raw devices in libdvdcss. It
-needs that you set up a raw device pointing to your DVD device (under
-Linux, use the "raw" utility). Then pass the raw device as second
-argument, for instance:</para>
-
-<screen><prompt>% </prompt><userinput>vlc dvd:/dev/dvd@/dev/raw0</userinput></screen>
-
-</answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>How do I use VLC as a client for VLS
-streaming?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>First you must set up a VLS stream. Please refer to the
-documentation of the program. Then start VLC:</para>
-
-<screen><prompt>% </prompt><userinput>vlc udp:</userinput></screen>
-
-<para>You should not need any option. If you are paranoid and want to control
-everything, here is the exact syntax:</para>
-
-<screen><prompt>% </prompt><userinput>vlc udp:[<server>[:<server port>]][@[<bind address>][:<bind port>]]</userinput></screen>
-
-</answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>How do I uninstall / reinstall VLC?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>Why would you want to? ;)</para>
-
-<para>If you are using a source distribution of VLC, for example
-a tarball or the CVS, then you have probably used <command>make
-install</command> to install the compiled VLC. To remove it just
-<command>make uninstall</command>. If you want to install a newer
-version than the currently installed one, you should first uninstall
-the first one. If you deleted the original source tree, a <command>make
-uninstall</command> in the newer tree should still work.</para>
-
-<para>For binary packages, remove old packages first and install the new
-ones (normally this should be handled automagically by your sytem).
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>Debian: what should I put in my sources.list for
-videolan?</para></question>
-
-<answer>
-
-<para><programlisting>
-deb http://www.videolan.org/pub/videolan/debian $(ARCH)/
-deb-src http://www.videolan.org/pub/videolan/debian sources/
-</programlisting></para>
-
-</answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>How can I save my VLC configuration?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>In the graphical interface, go to <emphasis>Settings /
-Preferences</emphasis> and click on <emphasis>Save</emphasis>.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>Where does VLC store its config file?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>Currently, a config file is created on a per user basis
-(there is no global configuration file). If you modify the available
-options in VLC and save the new configuration, then a configuration file
-will be created in your user directory. The precise location of this
-file depends on the Operating System you are running: </para>
-
-<itemizedlist>
-
-<listitem><para>Unices (Linux, etc.):
-<filename>$(HOME)/.vlc/vlcrc</filename></para></listitem>
-
-<listitem><para>Mac OS X: <filename>/Library/Preferences/VLC</filename>
-</para></listitem>
-
-<listitem><para>Windows: <filename>Application Data\vlc\vlcrc</filename>
-(Application Data is usually in <filename>C:\Documents and
-Settings\your_name</filename></para></listitem>
-
-<listitem><para>BeOS:
-<filename>config/settings/vlcrc</filename></listitem>
-
-</itemizedlist>
-
-</answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>How do I join an IPv6 multicast stream?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>You often have to indicate the interface name on your system, for instance :
- udp:@[FEDC:BA98:7654:3210:FEDC:BA98:7654:3210%eth0]:1234
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-</qandadiv>
-
-<qandadiv><title>Troubleshooting</title>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>VLC has a strange behavior...</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>The first thing to do is to delete VLC's configuration
-file :</para>
-
-<itemizedlist>
-
-<listitem><para>under unices, remove the file
-<filename>~/.vlc/vlcrc</filename>;</para></listitem>
-
-<listitem><para>under Windows, remove the file
-<filename>vlcrc</filename> in the <filename>vlc</filename> subfolder of
-your <filename>Application Data</filename> directory.</para></listitem>
-
-</itemizedlist>
-
-<para>Then restart VLC ; if it doesn't get any better, read the
-following questions !</para>
-
-</answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>When I start VLC, I do not see any interface
-coming</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>If you installed a binary package, make sure you also
-installed an interface package such as <emphasis>vlc-gtk</emphasis>
-or <emphasis>vlc-qt</emphasis>. If you installed from source, make
-sure the development package for gtk 1.2 or qt is correctly installed
-(often <emphasis>gtk-dev</emphasis>, <emphasis>gtk-devel</emphasis> or
-<emphasis>libgtk1.2-dev</emphasis>) and recompile.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>Clicking on "<emphasis>disc</emphasis>" in the interface
-does not do anything</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>Wait a few seconds. Key discovering can take much time on
-some discs. If it still does not work, you can have a more verbose
-output using <command>vlc -vvvvv</command>. Here are a few things to
-check for:</para>
-
-<itemizedlist>
-
-<listitem><para>Did you install the libdvdcss package?</para></listitem>
-
-<listitem><para>Do you have write access to your DVD device?
-For instance, under Unix, <command>chmod 666 /dev/hdc</command>
-</para></listitem>
-
-<listitem><para>Under Unix, does your kernel log contain line about your
-DVD device?</para></listitem>
-
-<listitem><para>Under Unix, do you have a link from <filename>/dev/dvd</filename> to your real DVD device? For instance:</para>
-<screen><prompt># </prompt><userinput>cd /dev && ln -s hdc dvd</userinput></screen></listitem>
-
-</itemizedlist>
-
-</answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>The video runs but the picture is distorted</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>There is probably a problem with the output layer. There
-are several ways of troubleshooting it. First, try with another output
-plugin, for instance:</para>
-
-<screen>
-<prompt>% </prompt><userinput>vlc --vout sdl</userinput>
-<prompt>% </prompt><userinput>vlc --vout x11</userinput>
-</screen>
-
-<para>Second, change your screen depth and/or definition. It quite
-often helps. Lastly, if running Unix, have a look at your XFree86 video
-driver (nVidia for instance releases optimized drivers for its boards).
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>Video is choppy</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>Your system is too slow to decode all pictures. It might
-be that your CPU basically is not fast enough. It can also be that the
-subsystem is misconfigured/misdriven, this happens for example under
-Redhat Linux. Here are some elements to improve speed: </para>
-
-<itemizedlist>
-
-<listitem><para>Turn on DMA on your DVD device, for instance:</para>
-
-<itemizedlist>
-
-<listitem><para>Under Linux:</para>
-
-<screen><prompt>% </prompt><userinput>hdparm -d1 /dev/dvd</userinput></screen>
-
-</listitem>
-
-<listitem><para>Under Windows, go to the <emphasis>System</emphasis>
-section of the control panel, and go to the <emphasis>Hardware
-manager</emphasis> (it is sometimes in a separate tab, and sometimes,
-you have to go to the <emphasis>Advanced</emphasis> tab. Then,
-righ-click on your DVD player, and check the <emphasis>DMA</emphasis>
-checkbox</para></listitem>
-
-</itemizedlist>
-
-<listitem><para>Upgrade to the latest driver for your video board</para>
-
-<para>If you are running Linux, you can additionnaly upgrade to the
-latest XFree86 version ; if supported, check that the xvideo plug-in is
-effectively used with</para>
-
-<screen><prompt>% </prompt><userinput>vlc -vvvv</userinput></screen>
-</listitem>
-
-<listitem><para>Kill other applications running...</para></listitem>
-
-</itemizedlist>
-
-</answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>Audio is choppy</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>This is not normal; it is a known problem and is being
-investigated.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>Audio and video are out of sync</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>This is not normal. Try using another output plugin (for
-instance <command>--aout dsp</command>), kill <emphasis>esd</emphasis>
-or <emphasis>artsd</emphasis> if they are running. This is a known
-problem and is being investigated.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>Sound volume is too low</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>You can raise it with <command>--volume</command> command
-line switch or in the preferences window of your graphical interface.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>I have no image under DirectX</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>Check that your video card drivers are in their latest
-version and that your DirectX is up-to-date.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>VLC crashes</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>Increase the verbosity level (either in the preferences
-or with a <emphasis>-vvvv</emphasis> command line option) and look at the
-debug messages (in the terminal or in the Messages window).</para>
-
-<para>If you are convinced that it's a bug in VLC, have a look at the
-<ulink url="http://www.videolan.org/support/bug-reporting.html">bug
-reporting page</ulink>.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>Under Unices, i can only play a DVD as root</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>Check that as user you have write access to your DVD drive
-/ device.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>I do not have access to the GUI anymore</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>If you change the default interface module in the
-preferences menu to a non GUI module (ie. to a command line interface)
-and then save the configuration, the only way to get VLC to show a GUI
-again is to run it directly from the command line.</para>
-
-<para>For instance on Windows, you need to open a Command Line
-console, go to the directory where you installed VLC (usually
-<filename>C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VideoLAN Client</filename>) and then
-type <command>vlc --intf win32</command> You will then be able to modify
-the configuration again and save it.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>I have just upgraded to VLC 0.4.5, and now I do not have
-any sound with the streams coming from the VLS!</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>This is a known problem. VLC 0.4.5 and later are now
-compliant to general usage regarding A/52 sound, and the new behavior
-is incompatible with the previous one. VLS version 0.4.0 and later now
-fixes this problem. If, for any reason, you wish to keep VLS 0.3.3, you
-can still read those streams by launching VLC (0.4.5 or later) with
-<command>--vls-backwards-compat</command>.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>NO VIDEO!! or NO AUDIO!!</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>DON'T PANIC! Use the verbose mode of VLC to search the
-problem, you may either set the verbosity option in the interface
-preferences or use the <command>-vvvv</command> command line switch to
-increase the number of report/error messages given by VLC. If you are
-not using a terminal, use the Messages window in the View menu.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-</qandadiv>
-<qandadiv><title>Ports and features</title>
-
-<qandadiv><title>MacOS X port</title>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>Does VLC support the ATI DVD hardware acceleration
-cards?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>Currently it does not. We would be glad to support them,
-but we lack technical information on them.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-</qandadiv>
-
-<qandadiv><title>Win32 port</title>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>When moving the focus to another window, VLC network
-input stops working properly!</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>This is a known problem with Win 95-class systems (ie,
-Windows 95/98/Me). Upgrade to an NT-class system (ie, Windows NT/2000 or
-XP).
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>I have selected a subtitle file, but nothing
-happens!</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>This is a known problem. To correct it, open the
-preferences panel (in the View menu), and in the
-<emphasis>Decoders</emphasis> tab click on <emphasis>subtitles decoder
-module (spudec)</emphasis>, without checking the box. Then, click on
-<emphasis>Configure</emphasis>, and replace the given path with the
-correct path to the font file. It should be something like this:
-<command>C:\vlc\share\font-eutopiabold36.rle</command>. Then save the
-preferences.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-</qandadiv>
-
-<qandadiv><title>Planned ports</title>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>Do you have plans for a MacOS 9 / OS/2 / &{#!@}~
-port?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>No, nobody reported to be actually working on a MacOS 9
-or OS/2 port. If you feel like you could write it, we would of course
-welcome it. Currently, the developers are more interested in supporting
-the latest Operating Systems and completing the functionalities.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>Does VLC have dxr2 / dxr3 cards support?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>This support is currently being developed.
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>Does VLC support RTP?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>Yes. Just use vlc rtp:@<mcast addr>:<local port>.
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>Does VLC support DVD from all regions?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>VLC uses <emphasis>libdvdcss</emphasis> to read all
-DVD, disregarding their zone. All regions are supported without any
-constraint. However, <emphasis>libdvdcss</emphasis> might not be legal
-in your country.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>How can I take screenshots?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>This is currently unsupported, but will be in a
-near future. The latest developments concern recording the video
-and the audio to a file. However, under XFree, you may use the
-<emphasis>x11</emphasis> video output to take normal screen capture of
-the video displayed by VLC.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-</qandadiv>
-
-</qandadiv>
-
-<qandadiv><title>Legal concerns</title>
-
-<qandaentry>
-<question><para>May I use the VideoLAN logo?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>You may freely use the VideoLAN logo using the following
-copyright:</para>
-
-<para>
-<emphasis>
- Copyright (c) 1996-2002 VideoLAN. This logo or a modified version
- may be used or modified by anyone to refer to the VideoLAN project
- or any product developed by the VideoLAN team, but does not indicate
- endorsement by the project.
-</emphasis>
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>May I redistribute VLC?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>You may distribute an original or modified version of a
-VideoLAN software as long as you comply with its license terms. It is
-the GNU General Public License Version 2 (referred herein as GPL), and
-it is in the file named COPYING in our products. The easiest way to
-conform to the GPL is to accompany the product you want to distribute
-with its sources. For example, if you plan to distribute the 0.4.6
-binary version you should include: </para>
-
-<programlisting>
- http://www.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/0.4.6/vlc-0.4.6.tar.gz
- http://www.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/0.4.6/contrib/
-</programlisting>
-
-<para>You do not need to bother explaining where the sources are, but
-the sources have to share the same media as the products.</para>
-
-<para>They are other ways to comply with the GPL, but this should be the
-simplest because it does not rely on a contract.</para>
-
-<para>There is one additional issue you need to take care of. The VLC
-binary from our website can also read encrypted DVDs with the help of
-the <emphasis>libdvdcss</emphasis> library. Its use is controversial in
-a few countries such as the United States because of a law called the
-DMCA. If you are unsure about the legality of using and distributing
-this library in your country, please consult your lawyer.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-</qandadiv>
-
-<qandadiv><title>Miscellaneous</title>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>How may I help your project?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>You might either contribute time, material,
-or money. We are also always needing some translators.
-You will find all information you need on the <ulink
-url="http://www.videolan.org/contribute.html">contribute page</ulink>.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>Why are your mailing-lists and your website in
-english?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>VideoLAN's developers come from all around the world and
-english is the only language they can use to communicate together.
-Although great care is given to the translation of VLC in various
-languages, maintaining translations of our documentation and website
-costs too much more time than we can afford.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-</qandadiv>
-</qandaset>
+++ /dev/null
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-15"?>
-<qandaset><title>VLC FAQ</title>
-
-<qandadiv><title>Using VLC</title>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>How do I read a DVD?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>Just launch VLC and use the "open disc" command from the graphical
-interface. In case of trouble, you may want to use the command line.
-For instance, provided your DVD device is <filename>/dev/dvd</filename> :</para>
-
-<screen><prompt>% </prompt><userinput>vlc dvd:/dev/dvd</userinput></screen>
-
-</answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>How do I read an encrypted DVD?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>It is exactly the same as for a normal DVD. You will
-need write access to <filename>/dev/dvd</filename>, because of the key
-negociation process.
-
-If you compiled your VLC by hand, please bear in mind that you also need
-to install libdvdcss. It can be downloaded from the VideoLAN website. It
-used to be distributed in the same package as VLC, but now you must install
-them seperately.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>How do I switch to full screen display?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>Press <keycap>f</keycap> to toggle fullscreen mode. Note
-that not all video output devices support full screen.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>How do I hide the mouse cursor?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>It should disappear after a few seconds if you stop moving
-the mouse.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>How do I use VLC if I do not want to install Gnome and
-all this #@!%*$@§% !@# bloat?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>You can run:</para>
-
-<screen><prompt>% </prompt><userinput>vlc --intf dummy myfile.mpg</userinput>
-</screen>
-
-<para>Most commands are available from the command line, see
-<command>vlc --help</command> for more information.</para>
-
-</answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>VLC eats my buffer cache, how can I use raw device?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>If you do not know what is a raw device, do not even read
-this answer :-).</para>
-
-<para>There is an experimental support for raw devices in libdvdcss. It
-needs that you set up a raw device pointing to your DVD device (under
-Linux, use the "raw" utility). Then pass the raw device as second
-argument, for instance:</para>
-
-<screen><prompt>% </prompt><userinput>vlc dvd:/dev/dvd@/dev/raw0</userinput></screen>
-
-</answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>How do I use VLC as a client for VLS
-streaming?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>First you must set up a VLS stream. Please refer to the
-documentation of the program. Then start VLC:</para>
-
-<screen><prompt>% </prompt><userinput>vlc udp:</userinput></screen>
-
-<para>You should not need any option. If you are paranoid and want to control
-everything, here is the exact syntax:</para>
-
-<screen><prompt>% </prompt><userinput>vlc udp:[<server>[:<server port>]][@[<bind address>][:<bind port>]]</userinput></screen>
-
-</answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>How do I uninstall / reinstall VLC?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>Why would you want to? ;)</para>
-
-<para>If you are using a source distribution of VLC, for example
-a tarball or the CVS, then you have probably used <command>make
-install</command> to install the compiled VLC. To remove it just
-<command>make uninstall</command>. If you want to install a newer
-version than the currently installed one, you should first uninstall
-the first one. If you deleted the original source tree, a <command>make
-uninstall</command> in the newer tree should still work.</para>
-
-<para>For binary packages, remove old packages first and install the new
-ones (normally this should be handled automagically by your sytem).
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>Debian: what should I put in my sources.list for
-videolan?</para></question>
-
-<answer>
-
-<para><programlisting>
-deb http://www.videolan.org/pub/videolan/debian $(ARCH)/
-deb-src http://www.videolan.org/pub/videolan/debian sources/
-</programlisting></para>
-
-</answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>How can I save my VLC configuration?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>In the graphical interface, go to <emphasis>Settings /
-Preferences</emphasis> and click on <emphasis>Save</emphasis>.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>Where does VLC store its config file?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>Currently, a config file is created on a per user basis
-(there is no global configuration file). If you modify the available
-options in VLC and save the new configuration, then a configuration file
-will be created in your user directory. The precise location of this
-file depends on the Operating System you are running: </para>
-
-<itemizedlist>
-
-<listitem><para>Unices (Linux, etc.):
-<filename>$(HOME)/.vlc/vlcrc</filename></para></listitem>
-
-<listitem><para>Mac OS X: <filename>/Library/Preferences/VLC</filename>
-</para></listitem>
-
-<listitem><para>Windows: <filename>Application Data\vlc\vlcrc</filename>
-(Application Data is usually in <filename>C:\Documents and
-Settings\your_name</filename></para></listitem>
-
-<listitem><para>BeOS:
-<filename>config/settings/vlcrc</filename></para></listitem>
-
-</itemizedlist>
-
-</answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>How do I join an IPv6 multicast stream?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>You often have to indicate the interface name on your system, for instance :
- udp:@[FEDC:BA98:7654:3210:FEDC:BA98:7654:3210%eth0]:1234
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-</qandadiv>
-
-<qandadiv><title>Troubleshooting</title>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>VLC has a strange behavior...</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>The first thing to do is to delete VLC's configuration
-file :</para>
-
-<itemizedlist>
-
-<listitem><para>under unices, remove the file
-<filename>~/.vlc/vlcrc</filename>;</para></listitem>
-
-<listitem><para>under Windows, remove the file
-<filename>vlcrc</filename> in the <filename>vlc</filename> subfolder of
-your <filename>Application Data</filename> directory.</para></listitem>
-
-</itemizedlist>
-
-<para>Then restart VLC ; if it doesn't get any better, read the
-following questions !</para>
-
-</answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>When I start VLC, I do not see any interface
-coming</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>If you installed a binary package, make sure you also
-installed an interface package such as <emphasis>vlc-gtk</emphasis>
-or <emphasis>vlc-qt</emphasis>. If you installed from source, make
-sure the development package for gtk 1.2 or qt is correctly installed
-(often <emphasis>gtk-dev</emphasis>, <emphasis>gtk-devel</emphasis> or
-<emphasis>libgtk1.2-dev</emphasis>) and recompile.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>Clicking on "<emphasis>disc</emphasis>" in the interface
-does not do anything</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>Wait a few seconds. Key discovering can take much time on
-some discs. If it still does not work, you can have a more verbose
-output using <command>vlc -vvvvv</command>. Here are a few things to
-check for:</para>
-
-<itemizedlist>
-
-<listitem><para>Did you install the libdvdcss package?</para></listitem>
-
-<listitem><para>Do you have write access to your DVD device?
-For instance, under Unix, <command>chmod 666 /dev/hdc</command>
-</para></listitem>
-
-<listitem><para>Under Unix, does your kernel log contain line about your
-DVD device?</para></listitem>
-
-<listitem><para>Under Unix, do you have a link from <filename>/dev/dvd</filename> to your real DVD device? For instance:</para>
-<screen><prompt># </prompt><userinput>cd /dev && ln -s hdc dvd</userinput></screen></listitem>
-
-</itemizedlist>
-
-</answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>The video runs but the picture is distorted</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>There is probably a problem with the output layer. There
-are several ways of troubleshooting it. First, try with another output
-plugin, for instance:</para>
-
-<screen>
-<prompt>% </prompt><userinput>vlc --vout sdl</userinput>
-<prompt>% </prompt><userinput>vlc --vout x11</userinput>
-</screen>
-
-<para>Second, change your screen depth and/or definition. It quite
-often helps. Lastly, if running Unix, have a look at your XFree86 video
-driver (nVidia for instance releases optimized drivers for its boards).
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>Video is choppy</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>Your system is too slow to decode all pictures. It might
-be that your CPU basically is not fast enough. It can also be that the
-subsystem is misconfigured/misdriven, this happens for example under
-Redhat Linux. Here are some elements to improve speed: </para>
-
-<itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>Turn on DMA on your DVD device, for instance:</para>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>Under Linux:</para>
- <screen><prompt>% </prompt><userinput>hdparm -d1 /dev/dvd</userinput></screen>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>Under Windows, go to the <emphasis>System</emphasis>
- section of the control panel, and go to the <emphasis>Hardware
- manager</emphasis> (it is sometimes in a separate tab, and sometimes,
- you have to go to the <emphasis>Advanced</emphasis> tab. Then,
- righ-click on your DVD player, and check the <emphasis>DMA</emphasis>
- checkbox</para></listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Upgrade to the latest driver for your video board</para>
- <para>If you are running Linux, you can additionnaly upgrade to the
- latest XFree86 version ; if supported, check that the xvideo plug-in is
- effectively used with</para>
- <screen><prompt>% </prompt><userinput>vlc -vvvv</userinput></screen>
- </listitem>
- <listitem><para>Kill other applications running...</para></listitem>
-</itemizedlist>
-
-</answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>Audio is choppy</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>This is not normal; it is a known problem and is being
-investigated.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>Audio and video are out of sync</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>This is not normal. Try using another output plugin (for
-instance <command>--aout dsp</command>), kill <emphasis>esd</emphasis>
-or <emphasis>artsd</emphasis> if they are running. This is a known
-problem and is being investigated.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>Sound volume is too low</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>You can raise it with <command>--volume</command> command
-line switch or in the preferences window of your graphical interface.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>I have no image under DirectX</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>Check that your video card drivers are in their latest
-version and that your DirectX is up-to-date.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>VLC crashes</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>Increase the verbosity level (either in the preferences
-or with a <emphasis>-vvvv</emphasis> command line option) and look at the
-debug messages (in the terminal or in the Messages window).</para>
-
-<para>If you are convinced that it's a bug in VLC, have a look at the
-<ulink url="http://www.videolan.org/support/bug-reporting.html">bug
-reporting page</ulink>.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>Under Unices, i can only play a DVD as root</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>Check that as user you have write access to your DVD drive
-/ device.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>I do not have access to the GUI anymore</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>If you change the default interface module in the
-preferences menu to a non GUI module (ie. to a command line interface)
-and then save the configuration, the only way to get VLC to show a GUI
-again is to run it directly from the command line.</para>
-
-<para>For instance on Windows, you need to open a Command Line
-console, go to the directory where you installed VLC (usually
-<filename>C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VideoLAN Client</filename>) and then
-type <command>vlc --intf win32</command> You will then be able to modify
-the configuration again and save it.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>I have just upgraded to VLC 0.4.5, and now I do not have
-any sound with the streams coming from the VLS!</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>This is a known problem. VLC 0.4.5 and later are now
-compliant to general usage regarding A/52 sound, and the new behavior
-is incompatible with the previous one. VLS version 0.4.0 and later now
-fixes this problem. If, for any reason, you wish to keep VLS 0.3.3, you
-can still read those streams by launching VLC (0.4.5 or later) with
-<command>--vls-backwards-compat</command>.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>NO VIDEO!! or NO AUDIO!!</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>DON'T PANIC! Use the verbose mode of VLC to search the
-problem, you may either set the verbosity option in the interface
-preferences or use the <command>-vvvv</command> command line switch to
-increase the number of report/error messages given by VLC. If you are
-not using a terminal, use the Messages window in the View menu.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-</qandadiv>
-<qandadiv><title>Ports and features</title>
-
-<qandadiv><title>MacOS X port</title>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>Does VLC support the ATI DVD hardware acceleration
-cards?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>Currently it does not. We would be glad to support them,
-but we lack technical information on them.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-</qandadiv>
-
-<qandadiv><title>Win32 port</title>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>When moving the focus to another window, VLC network
-input stops working properly!</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>This is a known problem with Win 95-class systems (ie,
-Windows 95/98/Me). Upgrade to an NT-class system (ie, Windows NT/2000 or
-XP).
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>I have selected a subtitle file, but nothing
-happens!</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>This is a known problem. To correct it, open the
-preferences panel (in the View menu), and in the
-<emphasis>Decoders</emphasis> tab click on <emphasis>subtitles decoder
-module (spudec)</emphasis>, without checking the box. Then, click on
-<emphasis>Configure</emphasis>, and replace the given path with the
-correct path to the font file. It should be something like this:
-<command>C:\vlc\share\font-eutopiabold36.rle</command>. Then save the
-preferences.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-</qandadiv>
-
-<qandadiv><title>Planned ports</title>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>Do you have plans for a MacOS 9 / OS/2 / &{#!@}~
-port?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>No, nobody reported to be actually working on a MacOS 9
-or OS/2 port. If you feel like you could write it, we would of course
-welcome it. Currently, the developers are more interested in supporting
-the latest Operating Systems and completing the functionalities.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>Does VLC have dxr2 / dxr3 cards support?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>This support is currently being developed.
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>Does VLC support RTP?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>Yes. Just use vlc rtp:@<mcast addr>:<local port>.
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>Does VLC support DVD from all regions?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>VLC uses <emphasis>libdvdcss</emphasis> to read all
-DVD, disregarding their zone. All regions are supported without any
-constraint. However, <emphasis>libdvdcss</emphasis> might not be legal
-in your country.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>How can I take screenshots?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>This is currently unsupported, but will be in a
-near future. The latest developments concern recording the video
-and the audio to a file. However, under XFree, you may use the
-<emphasis>x11</emphasis> video output to take normal screen capture of
-the video displayed by VLC.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-</qandadiv>
-
-</qandadiv>
-
-<qandadiv><title>Legal concerns</title>
-
-<qandaentry>
-<question><para>May I use the VideoLAN logo?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>You may freely use the VideoLAN logo using the following
-copyright:</para>
-
-<para>
-<emphasis>
- Copyright (c) 1996-2002 VideoLAN. This logo or a modified version
- may be used or modified by anyone to refer to the VideoLAN project
- or any product developed by the VideoLAN team, but does not indicate
- endorsement by the project.
-</emphasis>
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>May I redistribute VLC?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>You may distribute an original or modified version of a
-VideoLAN software as long as you comply with its license terms. It is
-the GNU General Public License Version 2 (referred herein as GPL), and
-it is in the file named COPYING in our products. The easiest way to
-conform to the GPL is to accompany the product you want to distribute
-with its sources. For example, if you plan to distribute the 0.4.6
-binary version you should include: </para>
-
-<programlisting>
- http://www.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/0.4.6/vlc-0.4.6.tar.gz
- http://www.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/0.4.6/contrib/
-</programlisting>
-
-<para>You do not need to bother explaining where the sources are, but
-the sources have to share the same media as the products.</para>
-
-<para>They are other ways to comply with the GPL, but this should be the
-simplest because it does not rely on a contract.</para>
-
-<para>There is one additional issue you need to take care of. The VLC
-binary from our website can also read encrypted DVDs with the help of
-the <emphasis>libdvdcss</emphasis> library. Its use is controversial in
-a few countries such as the United States because of a law called the
-DMCA. If you are unsure about the legality of using and distributing
-this library in your country, please consult your lawyer.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-</qandadiv>
-
-<qandadiv><title>Miscellaneous</title>
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>How may I help your project?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>You might either contribute time, material,
-or money. We are also always needing some translators.
-You will find all information you need on the <ulink
-url="http://www.videolan.org/contribute.html">contribute page</ulink>.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-
-<qandaentry>
-
-<question><para>Why are your mailing-lists and your website in
-english?</para></question>
-
-<answer><para>VideoLAN's developers come from all around the world and
-english is the only language they can use to communicate together.
-Although great care is given to the translation of VLC in various
-languages, maintaining translations of our documentation and website
-costs too much more time than we can afford.
-
-</para></answer></qandaentry>
-
-</qandadiv>
-</qandaset>
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