xine(1)


NAME

   xine - a free video player

SYNOPSIS

   xine [options] [MRL] ...

DESCRIPTION

   This manual page documents briefly the xine audio/video player.

   xine  plays  MPEG  system  (audio  and  video) streams, mpeg elementary
   streams (e.g. .mp3 or .mpv files), mpeg transport streams,  ogg  files,
   avi files, asf files, quicktime files, (S)VCDs and DVDs and many more.

OPTIONS

   The  programs  follow  the  usual  GNU  command  line syntax, with long
   options starting with two dashes (`--').   A  summary  of  options  are
   included  below.   For  a  complete  description, see README and FAQ in
   /usr/share/doc/xine-ui or on the xine home page.

   -h, --help
          Show summary of options and available output drivers (plugins).

   --verbose[=level]
          Set verbose level.

   -c, --config <file>
          Use config file instead of default one.

   -a, --audio-channel <num>
          Select the given audio  channel.  <num>  is  the  audio  channel
          number, default is 0.
          xine  0.5  and  newer  tries its best to collect all valid audio
          channels (ac3, mpeg audio, avi audio, ...) from the  stream  and
          maps them to "virtual channels" with channel numbers starting at
          0.

   -V, --video-driver <drv>
          Select video  driver.  Check  out  xine --help  for  a  list  of
          available video output plugins on your system. This selection is
          stored automatically in your ~/.xine/config so  you'll  have  to
          specify the video driver only once.

   -A, --audio-driver <drv>
          Select  audio  driver.  Check  out  xine  --help  for  a list of
          available audio output plugins on your system. This selection is
          stored  automatically  in  your ~/.xine/config so you'll have to
          specify the audio driver only once.

   -u, --spu-channel <num>
          Select subpicture (subtitle) channel. <num>  is  the  subpicture
          channel id, default is no subtitle (-1).

   -p, --auto-play=[f][F][h][w][q][d][v]
          Start playing immediately after start. Can be followed by:
          `f' in fullscreen mode,
          `F' in xinerama fullscreen mode,
          `h' hide GUI (main panel, etc...),
          `w' hide video output window,
          `q' for quitting after playback,
          It is also possible to request the playlist from DVD `d', or VCD
          `v'.  There is now a more generic option, --auto-scan, for  that
          (see below).

   -s, --auto-scan <plugin>
          Auto-scan  playlist  from named input plugin. Many plugins allow
          to read a default playlist, in order to  play  everything.  This
          works fine for DVDs or VCDs, for example. Giving this option has
          the same effect as pressing the according button on xine's  main
          panel.

          This  option is especially useful in combination with auto-play.
          You could start xine --auto-play --auto-scan  dvd  in  order  to
          play a whole DVD without having to press any additional buttons.
          This also works for plugins that are  not  supplied  with  xine,
          just give the name of the button that the desired plugin adds to
          the xine panel!

   -f, --fullscreen
          Switch xine to fullscreen mode on start (just like pressing `f')

   -F, --xineramafull
          Switch xine to xinerama fullscreen  mode  on  start  (just  like
          pressing `F').  That is to say, try to expand display on several
          screens. Screens to use are defined in config file.

   -g, --hide-gui
          Hide all GUI windows (except the video window) on start. This is
          the same as pressing `G' within xine.

   -H, --hide-video
          Hide video output window.

   -L, --no-lirc
          Turn off LIRC support. This option is only available if xine has
          been compiled with LIRC support.

   --visual <visual-class-or-id>
          Try to use a specific X11 server visual for xine  windows.   The
          <visual-class-or-id>  parameter  is  either  the  name of an X11
          visual class (StaticGray, GrayScale,  StaticColor,  PseudoColor,
          TrueColor  or  DirectColor)  or  the  hexadecimal  value  for  a
          specific X11 visual.

          When used with a visual class name, xine tries to  find  such  a
          visual  with  depth  15 or 16, 24, 32 or 8 (in that order).  The
          default visual class used by  xine  in  absence  of  a  --visual
          option is TrueColor.

          If  no  usable  visual  is found, xine falls back to the default
          visual used on the X11 server's root window.

   --install
          When using an X11 visual  with  changeable  colors  (colormaps),
          install  a  private  colormap for xine. With a private colormap,
          xine can allocate more colors so  that  video  output  may  look
          better.

   --keymap [=option]
          Display keymap. Option are:
          `default' display default keymap table,
          `lirc' display draft of a ~/.lircrc config file,
          `remapped' user remapped keymap table,
          `file:<file>' use file as keymap table,
          If no option is given, `default' is selected.

   -n, --network
          Enable  network  remote  control  server.  To use network remote
          control server, a password file is  required.   If  xine  cannot
          find it, the server is stopped.  The syntax of the password file
          follows the (familiar) scheme <identification>:<password>. Since
          cryptography  is  subject to legal issues in some countries, the
          password is not encrypted and also transmitted  unencrypted,  so
          take care with remote connections.  Two (optional) generic rules
          are available as well (one at a time)
          ALL:ALLOW or ALL:DENY
          In the first case,  all  clients  are  allowed  to  execute  all
          available  commands,  without  restriction.  In the second case,
          no-one is allowed to execute  any  commands,  except  identified
          users (using 'identify' command).

          If  a  password  entry  begins with an asterisk `*', the user is
          blocked. If a  password  entry  is  empty,  the  full  entry  is
          ignored. Here is an example of a small ~/.xine/passwd file:

          ALL:DENY
          daniel:mypasswd
          foo:*

          This  will  allow  only  'daniel'  to  execute commands, after a
          successfully identifying stage.

          The default port of the server is 6789, this number  is  totally
          arbitrary.  You  can  connect  the  server using a simple telnet
          command:
          telnet localhost 6789
          To change  the  default  port,  you  can  (as  root)  edit  your
          /etc/services, and add an entry like this:

          xinectl    7890/tcp        # xine control

          This  will change the default port from 6789 to 7890, and create
          a "human" service called xinectl.

          The server itself offers command help/syntax:
          help [command]
          Without  command  specified,  all  available  commands  will  be
          displayed.   If  a  command  is  specified, short text about the
          command functionality will be given.
          syntax <command>
          Display the command syntax.

   -R, --root
          Use root window as video window.

   -G, --geometry <WxH[+X+Y]>
          You can set video output size and  position  using  the  X  like
          geometry (see X(7)).  X and Y offset are optional.

   -B, --borderless
          Remove borders of video output window, in windowed mode.

   -N, --animation <mrl>
          Specify one or more mrl to play with audio only streams.

   -P, --playlist <filename>
          Use  file as playlist. Known formats are: asx, toxine, m3u, pls,
          sfv and raw text file.

   -l, --loop [=mode]
          Set playlist loop mode. If mode isn't specified,  mode  loop  is
          used. Possible modes are:
          loop: loop entire playlist.
          repeat: repeat current playlist entry.
          shuffle: select randomly an entry in playlist from those not yet
          played.
          shuffle+: same as shuffle, but indefinitely replay the playlist.

   --skin-server-url <url>
          Define the skin server url.

   --enqueue <mrl>...
          Enqueue one or more mrl in a running session (session 0).
          If you want to specify another session, use -S session=x option.

   -S, --session <option1,option2,...>
          Session managements. All options can be used more than one time,
          except session.
          Options are:
          session=n specify session <n> number,
          mrl=m     add mrl <m> to the playlist,
          audio=c   select audio channel (<c>: next or prev),
          spu=c     select spu channel (<c>: next or prev),
          volume=v  set audio volume (<v>: 0 to 100),
          amp=v     set audio amplification of instance (<v>: 0 to 200),
          loop=m     set  loop  mode  (<m>:  none  loop  repeat shuffle or
          shuffle+),
          get_speed       get current speed status. Return values are:
              - 1: error
              - 2: stop
              - 3: play
              - 4: pause
              - 5: slow4
              - 6: slow2
              - 7: fast2
              - 8: fast4
          get_time[=p|pos] get current position status in seconds,  or  in
          position in stream (0..65535).
          (playlist|pl)=p
            <p> can be:
              clear:     clear the playlist,
              first:     play first entry in the playlist,
              prev:      play previous playlist entry,
              next:      play next playlist entry,
              last:      play last entry in the playlist,
              load:s:    load playlist file <s>,
              stop:      stop playback at the end of the current playback,
              cont:      continue playback at the end of current playback.
          There are also some self explanatory options.
              play,   slow2,  slow4,  pause,  fast2,  fast4,  stop,  quit,
          fullscreen, eject.

   -Z     Don't automatically start playback, affect only auto-start  when
          smart mode is used.

   -D, --deinterlace [post[:..][;]]
          Deinterlace  video output. You can override configuration option
          of post(s) used to deinterlace the output  picture.  See  --post
          for syntax.

   -r, --aspect-ratio <mode>
          Set  aspect  ratio of video output. <mode> can be: auto, square,
          4:3, anamorphic, dvb.

   --broadcast-port <port>
          Set port of xine broadcaster (master  side),  slave  is  started
          with 'xine slave://address:port'

   --no-logo
          Don't display the logo.

   -E, --no-reload
          Don't  reload  old  playlist.  Playlist  is saved when you leave
          xine, then it is reloaded and played the  next  time  you  lanch
          xine. This feature can be disabled via setup window.

   --post <plugin>[:parameter=value][,...][;...]
          Load one or more post plugin(s). Parameters are comma separated.
          This option can be used more than one time to chain two or  more
          video  postprocess  plugins. You can specify two or more plugin,
          which may be separated by a semi-colon ';'.

   --disable-post
          Don't enable post plugin(s). This way, you can specify one  more
          plugin  to  use, using the --post command line option, but don't
          enable those effects.

   --no-splash
          Don't display the splash screen.

   --stdctl
          Turn on controlling xine over STDIN.

   -T, --tvout<backend>
          Turn on TVout support. <backend> can be: nvtv, ati.

   --list-plugins[=type]
          Display the list of available plugins. Optional <type>  can  be:
          audio_out,  video_out,  demux,  input, sub, post, audio_decoder,
          video_decoder

   --bug-report[=mrl]
          Enable bug report mode. This turns  verbosity  on,  gathers  all
          output  messages and writes them to a file named BUG-REPORT.TXT.
          If <mrl> is given, xine will play that mrl then quit  (like  -pq
          does).

   If  you don't specify any MRL, you'll have to select a file by drag and
   drop.  Dragging files from the GNOME Midnight Commander (gmc), Nautilus
   or Konqueror is known to work.

MRL (media resource locator)

   MRLs  are  similar to URLs in your web browser. They describe the media
   to read from. xine(5) describes them in some detail. xine  extends  the
   syntax as follows:

   <mrl>::<subtitlefile>
          This  is the xine-ui specific way to define the subtitle file to
          use. The filename will be extracted by the frontend, that permit
          to change it, save it in a playlist, etc...

STREAM OPTIONS

   After a delimiting # you can add several stream parameters:

   novideo
          video will be ignored

   noaudio
          audio will be ignored

   nospu  subpictures will be ignored

   demux:<demux name>
          specify the demux plugin to use

   volume:<level>
          set audio volume

   compression:<level>
          set audio dynamic range compression

   <config entry>:<config value>
          assign a new value to any config entry

   change configuration option 'on the fly':
          You  can  change  a  configuration  option at anytime, using the
          special cfg:/ mrl style.  The syntax is:
               cfg:/<config entry> : <config value>
          Unlike stream config option,  you  can  change  anything  before
          playing the stream.

CONTROL KEYS

   Many  features  can be controlled by pressing control keys. `M-' is the
   Meta key (`Alt' key on PC keyboard), `C-' is the  Control  `CTRL'  key,
   other  special  keys  are delimited by `<' and `>' characters, e.g. the
   `HOME' key is displayed as <home>.  The default key bindings are:

   <Return>
          Start playback

   <space>
          Playback pause toggle

   S      Stop playback

   t      Take a snapshot

   e      Eject the current medium

   <Next> Select and play next MRL in the playlist

   <Prior>
          Select and play previous MRL in the playlist

   l      Loop mode toggle

   C-s    Scan playlist to grab stream infos

   C-a    Add a mediamark from current playback

   C-e    Edit selected mediamark

   <Left> Set position to -60 seconds in current stream

   <Right>
          Set position to +60 seconds in current stream

   M-<Left>
          Set position to -30 seconds in current stream

   M-<Right>
          Set position to +30 seconds in current stream

   C-<Left>
          Set position to -15 seconds in current stream

   C-<Right>
          Set position to +15 seconds in current stream

   M3-<Left>
          Set position to -7 seconds in current stream

   M3-<Right>
          Set position to +7 seconds in current stream

   C-0    Set position to beginning of current stream

   C-1    Set position to 10% of current stream

   C-2    Set position to 20% of current stream

   C-3    Set position to 30% of current stream

   C-4    Set position to 40% of current stream

   C-5    Set position to 50% of current stream

   C-6    Set position to 60% of current stream

   C-7    Set position to 70% of current stream

   C-8    Set position to 80% of current stream

   C-9    Set position to 90% of current stream

   <Up>   Increment playback speed

   <Down> Decrement playback speed

   M-<Down>
          Reset playback speed

   V      Increment audio volume

   v      Decrement audio volume

   C-V    Increment amplification level

   C-v    Decrement amplification level

   C-A    Reset amplification to default value

   C-m    Audio muting toggle

   <plus> Select next audio channel

   <minus>
          Select previous audio channel

   <period>
          Select next sub picture (subtitle) channel

   <comma>
          Select previous sub picture (subtitle) channel

   i      Interlaced mode toggle

   a      Cycle aspect ratio values

   <less> Reduce the output window size by factor 1.2

   <greater>
          Enlarge the output window size by factor 1.2

   M-1    Set video output window to 50%

   M-2    Set video output window to 100%

   M-3    Set video output window to 200%

   z      Zoom in

   Z      Zoom out

   C-z    Zoom in horizontally

   C-Z    Zoom out horizontally

   M-z    Zoom in vertically

   M-Z    Zoom out vertically

   C-M-z  Reset zooming

   s      Resize output window to stream size

   f      Fullscreen toggle

   F      Xinerama fullscreen toggle

   b      Video window borders appearance toggle

   <Escape>
          Jump to media Menu

   <F1>   Jump to Title Menu

   <F2>   Jump to Root Menu

   <F3>   Jump to Subpicture Menu

   <F4>   Jump to Audio Menu

   <F5>   Jump to Angle Menu

   <F6>   Jump to Part Menu

   <Keypad Up>
          Menu navigate up

   <Keypad Down>
          Menu navigate down

   <Keypad Left>
          Menu navigate left

   <Keypad Right>
          Menu navigate right

   <Keypad Enter>
          Menu select

   <Keypad Next>
          Jump to next chapter

   <Keypad Prior>
          Jump to previous chapter

   <Keypad Home>
          Select next angle

   <Keypad End>
          Select previous angle

   M-h    Visibility toggle of help window

   M-P    Visibility toggle of video post effect window

   C-M-P  Toggle post effect usage

   h      Visibility toggle of output window

   g      Visibility toggle of UI windows

   M-c    Visibility toggle of control window

   M-m    Visibility toggle of mrl browser window

   M-p    Visibility toggle of playlist editor window

   M-s    Visibility toggle of the setup window

   M-e    Visibility toggle of the event sender window

   M-t    Visibility toggle of analog TV window

   M-l    Visibility toggle of log viewer

   M-i    Visibility toggle of stream info window

   C-i    Display stream information using OSD

   M-k    Enter key binding editor

   C-o    Open file selector

   C-S    Select a subtitle file

   C-d    Download a skin from the skin server

   C-t    Display MRL/Ident toggle

   <Insert>
          Grab pointer toggle

   0      Enter the number 0

   1      Enter the number 1

   2      Enter the number 2

   3      Enter the number 3

   4      Enter the number 4

   5      Enter the number 5

   6      Enter the number 6

   7      Enter the number 7

   8      Enter the number 8

   9      Enter the number 9

   M3-<plus>
          Add 10 to the next entered number

   <slash>
          Set position in current stream to  numeric  percentage  See  the
          section on "Numeric Input" below.

   M-<Up> Set position forward by numeric argument in current stream

   M3-<Up>
          Set position back by numeric argument in current stream

   m      Change audio video syncing (delay video)

   n      Change audio video syncing (delay audio)

   <Home> Reset audio video syncing offset

   M      Change subtitle syncing (delay video)

   N      Change subtitle syncing (delay subtitles)

   C-M-o  Toggle TV modes (on the DXR3)

   d      Switch Monitor to DPMS standby mode

   C-l    Stop playback after played stream

   q      Quit the program

   Third party plugins
   Following  shortcuts are used by third party plugins, generally for DVD
   navigation:

   <KeyPad Up>
          Up event.

   <KeyPad Down>
          Down event.

   <KeyPad Left>
          Left event.

   <KeyPad Right>
          Right event.

   <KeyPad Prior>
          Prior event.

   <KeyPad Next>
          Next event.

   <KeyPad End>
          Previous angle event.

   <KeyPad Home>
          Next angle event.

   <KeyPad Enter>
          Select event

   Synchronization fine tuning
   Some streams have bad timestamps, so synchronization fails. This can be
   tweaked using these keys:

   n      press if video lags behind audio

   m      press if video runs ahead of audio

   <home> press to reset audio/video offset to 0, so stream timestamps are
          unchanged.

   Subtitle synchronization
   You can adjust subtitle synchronization by using these keys:

   M / N

   Numeric Input
   You can specify a numeric argument to be applied to a command typing in
   a  number and then entering a function key. For example entering "99/",
   that is, the number-9 key twice and then the slash key, you should seek
   99% of the current stream.

   The  new  VCD/SVCD  plugin allows some numeric input. Entering a number
   followed by the "Select event" (by default the keypad enter),  one  can
   go  to  a  specific  "Chapter" (track or entry) or selection number. As
   this is a relatively new feature, perhaps over time more  plugins  will
   make use of numeric selection.

   Other  commands  that can be numeric prefaced by a numeric argument are
   next/previous  MRL  (MRL_NEXT,   MRL_PRIOR),   next/previous   subtitle
   (SPU_NEXT, SPU_PRIOR), and next/previous audio channel (AUDIOCHAN_NEXT,
   AUDIOCHAN_PRIOR). With a numeric prefix, it is as  though  one  entered
   that command the number of times.  Here, the argument 0, since it would
   otherwise meaningless, is interpreted here to be 1 instead.

   Admittedly the use of numeric input here is of limited value. Over time
   perhaps  more  useful  commands  like specifying a specific or absolute
   MRL, subtitle or audio channel number will be implemented.

FILES

   ~/.xine/config  Main config file

   ~/.xine/keymap  Key bindings for xine-ui

   ~/.xine/passwd  Passwords file xine-ui

   ~/.xine/xinerc  Additional command line arguments
                   Each line specifies an additional command line argument
                   (one argument per line):
                   --geometry 720x576+0+0
                   --network
                   -s DVD
                   -p

SEE ALSO

   xine-remote(1)
   xine(5) for details of the MRL syntax

   The   programs   are   documented   fully   on   the  xine  home  page:
   http://www.xine-project.org/ http://www.xine-project.org/

AUTHOR

   This manual page was written by Siggi Langauf  <siggi@debian.org>,  for
   the    xine   project.   Lots   of   additions   by   Guenter   Bartsch
   <guenter@users.sourceforge.net>,          Daniel          Caujolle-Bert
   <f1rmb@users.sourceforge.net>,  Rocky  Bernstein <rocky@panix.com>, and
   Philipp Hahn <pmhahn@users.sourceforge.net>.





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