zmplayer: optimized mplayer and frontend for a780

[bragon]

We are pleased to announce the release of zmplayer version 1.0 a package that includes:
- an accelerated version of mplayer based on v1.0pre8 with the following enhancements:
1) zaurus patch including the zaurus PXA27x iWMMX acceleration code making use of the Intel Integrated Performance Primitive
2) bring 18bpp support for a1200/a910 phones
3) prevent fbdev initialization since it crashes on 19bpp phones
4) accelerate YUV2RGB conversion using Intel IPP library for 16bpp phones (a780/e680)
5) perform cache optimized 8x8 block rotations and also adds contextual rotation based on aspect ratio (rotate=9 or rotate=10 option)
6) allow osd and subtitle rotation through subrotate=1 or subrotate=2 option
- a minimalistic ezx mplayer frontend: zmplayer that consists of the launcher and an event handler communicating with the mplayer process. This frontend takes care of disabling power management to keep the screen backlight on.

Note that enhancements 2 through 6 are custom patches made by us which basically ensures that the mplayer binary provided is the fastest one for ezx phones
More details are available at http://www.courville.org/mediawiki/index.php/EZX

Though distributed as a separate package you can build your own latest mplayer binary version by using the mkezx http://dev.jerryweb.org/mkezx/ which provides a distribution debian like packaging framework for creating native applications.
Unfortunately the source code of the ezx mplayer frontend: zmplayer will not be distributed for now.

In order to install this package you need to:
1) if and only if you own an A1200, first install yan0.rar archive available here http://www.motorolafans.com/index.ph...wnload&id=1872 from the forum topic http://www.motorolafans.com/index.ph...ewtopic&t=3307 providing the mpkg installer (MPKG_A1200.rar) that enables the installation of unsigned .pkg packages.
Don't forget the make the right association by touching the package icon you wish to install until a menu appears and select "open with" mpkg striking the "always use the program..." box.
2) install the provided package through the use of mpkg program for A1200 or the native installer for A780
3) if you own an A1200, switch your phone off and on to see the zmplayer icon in the application manager
4) download an avi video in your phone transflash and make the association with zmplayer application. The association is performed by touching the avi file to play until a menu appears and select "open with" zmplayer striking the "always use the program..." box.

If you wish to convert a video for the phone an example script: mkvideo-ezx.sh based on mencoder is included in the package.

A1200/A780 key/function mapping:
- Volume select: toggle Volume/Brightness/Contrast/Speed/Audio delay/Subtitle delay
- Volume+: decrease volume selection
- Volume-: increase volume selection
- Navigation up: slow rewind
- Navigation down: slow forward
- Navigation right: fast forward
- Navigation left: fast rewind
- Navigation select: pause
- A1200 specific Camera: toggle OSD
- A780 specific Camera: quit
- A1200 specific End (Off): quit
- Send (Home): toggle menu

Global shell variables:
ZMPLAYER_BACKGROUND: specifies the location of the background.avi to display if zmplayer is called without argument.
ZMPLAYER_LEFT_HANDED: if not empty then assumes the phone is turned the other way. rotate=10 and subrotate=2 need to be specified in .mplayer/config file.

Based on this contribution we would like to investigate if it is sufficient to gain developer status on this forum

Authors: bragon and dbateman

Revision: post edited to take into account dbateman's remark, the attachement has been replaced with the correct one.

Enjoy!

[Ator]

Where can I download it? Id didn't find it in the download-section or at the courville.org page.

[swifty]

http://www.motorolafans.com/index.ph...wnload&id=2026

[bragon]

please use the updated version posted on top of this page and not the earlier one which was disabling the audio

[Ator]

Very, very good work.
Installs and run fine!!! GUI looks great (Even better than eplayer).
Now I have to test more features

I tried to change brightness and contrast. Bar changed, but movie not.
First time I plugged in earphone the sound switched to earphone. After that it stuck to earphone untill I uses realplayer.
It would be nice to restore the volume from last session and to make the changes to values more sensible. It took almost 5 sec to turn volume to full loudness.