Release versions 1.2.11 and 1.2.11-1

[videolink.git] / README

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@@ -18,14 +18,20 @@ VideoLink depends on the following software:
 - dvdauthor
 - expat 1.x
 - Gtkmm 2.4 or later
 - dvdauthor
 - expat 1.x
 - Gtkmm 2.4 or later

-- ffmpeg or mjpegtools
-- Mozilla 1.8 or later, or XULRunner
-- netpbm
+- either of:
+  - ffmpeg including mpeg2video encoding
+    ("ffmpeg -formats" should show "DEVSDT mpeg2video" in the codecs section)
+  - both of:
+    - mjpegtools 1.8 or later
+    - netpbm
+- Mozilla 1.8 or later, or XULRunner 1.9 or later

 - Xvfb (from XFree86 or X.org)
 
 To build a complete DVD image you will also need:
 
 - Xvfb (from XFree86 or X.org)
 
 To build a complete DVD image you will also need:
 

-- mkisofs
+- either of:
+  - genisoimage (from cdrkit)
+  - mkisofs (from cdrtools)

 
 You will also need a program for producing DVD-suitable MPEG-1 or
 MPEG-2 video files.
 
 You will also need a program for producing DVD-suitable MPEG-1 or
 MPEG-2 video files.


@@ -42,10 +48,10 @@ below.
 Linking to video
 
 You can link directly to local MPEG video files whose names end in
 Linking to video
 
 You can link directly to local MPEG video files whose names end in

-".mpeg", ".mpeg2" or ".vob".  If you wish to combine multiple files
-into a single video sequence ("title" in DVD terminology) or to add
-chapter marks to a video sequence, create and link to a VOB-list file
-(explained below) whose name ends in ".voblist".
+".mpeg", ".mpeg2", ".mpg" or ".vob".  If you wish to combine multiple
+files into a single video sequence ("title" in DVD terminology) or to
+add chapter marks to a video sequence, create and link to a VOB-list
+file (explained below) whose name ends in ".voblist".

 
 VOB-lists
 
 
 VOB-lists
 


@@ -98,8 +104,6 @@ interlaced;           |                              | or 625/50   |
 
 The default is to use "PAL" parameters.
 
 
 The default is to use "PAL" parameters.
 

-Currently 
-

 Preview
 
 To get a rough preview of the menus, run "videolink --preview menu-url"
 Preview
 
 To get a rough preview of the menus, run "videolink --preview menu-url"


@@ -118,10 +122,7 @@ to the other pages and to the video files.
 
 By default, VideoLink now calls ffmpeg to generate MPEG-2 streams for
 menus.  If you want it to use mjpegtools as it previously did, you
 
 By default, VideoLink now calls ffmpeg to generate MPEG-2 streams for
 menus.  If you want it to use mjpegtools as it previously did, you

-must add the option "--encoder mjpegtools".  If you use mjpegtools
-1.6.2 or earlier you must instead use "--encoder mjpegtools-old".
-This is due to an incompatible change in the syntax of the ppmtoy4m
-command between versions 1.6.2 and 1.8.
+must add the option "--encoder mjpegtools".

 
 If this is successful you can then use mkisofs to create a DVD image
 from the output directory.  Alternately you can write this directory
 
 If this is successful you can then use mkisofs to create a DVD image
 from the output directory.  Alternately you can write this directory


@@ -149,13 +150,6 @@ reason VideoLink applies a stylesheet to all pages that adds padding
 equal to 10% of the frame dimension on each side of the body; this
 doesn't apply to the background.
 
 equal to 10% of the frame dimension on each side of the body; this
 doesn't apply to the background.
 

-Prior to version 1.8, Mozilla may signal that a page is completely
-loaded before any background images are loaded and displayed.  This
-can result in VideoLink converting the page without the background
-images.  If VideoLink is built with an older version of Mozilla you
-can work around this by using absolutely-positioned "inline" images,
-since Mozilla will always wait for these to load.
-

 DVD players do not have "back" buttons, so you should generally
 provide links to "higher" menu pages.  However, they do have a button
 for returning to the top menu.
 DVD players do not have "back" buttons, so you should generally
 provide links to "higher" menu pages.  However, they do have a button
 for returning to the top menu.


@@ -210,7 +204,7 @@ Author and copyright
 --------------------
 
 VideoLink was written by Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>.
 --------------------
 
 VideoLink was written by Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>.

-Copyright 2005-2006 Ben Hutchings.
+Copyright 2005-2008 Ben Hutchings.

 
 This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group.
 Copyright 1991-1998 Thomas G. Lane.  (This applies to the file jquant2.c.)
 
 This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group.
 Copyright 1991-1998 Thomas G. Lane.  (This applies to the file jquant2.c.)