X-Git-Url: https://git.decadent.org.uk/gitweb/?p=videolink.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=45c0189c3cfac96f930a85fa7dd36f7807de0231;hp=8c840b238673ae146c7d10be64d2b7b1da915f33;hb=c5f98ff303d670f72a5d491a5f4e1989d2043219;hpb=388aa3e7fbf7d7586c998833ab53712a88c8d46a diff --git a/README b/README index 8c840b2..45c0189 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ WebDVD depends on the following software: - dvdauthor - expat 1.x - Gtkmm 2.0 -- mjpegtools +- ffmpeg or mjpegtools - Mozilla 1.7.x (later versions may work but are untested) - netpbm - Xvfb (from XFree86 or X.org) @@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ To build a complete DVD image you will also need: - mkisofs -You will also need a program such as ffmpeg or mencoder 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. Usage ----- @@ -84,9 +84,12 @@ the directory in which to create the filesystem (which should be either nonexistent or empty). WebDVD will automatically follow links to the other pages and to the video files. -If you use mjpegtools 1.6.2 or earlier you must add the option -"--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. +By default, WebDVD 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. If this is successful you can then use mkisofs to create a DVD image from the output directory. Alternately you can write this directory @@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ Example ------- A live example set of menus can currently be found at -. +. Note that this has large background images that will take some time to load. @@ -154,7 +157,7 @@ provide a better solution in a later version of WebDVD. Author and copyright -------------------- -WebDVD was written by Ben Hutchings . +WebDVD was written by Ben Hutchings . Copyright 2005-2006 Ben Hutchings. This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group.