Installation
I've downloaded the nightly-build. Where is 'configure'?
Why did i get compiler errors under SuSE 9.x?
Where is the konqueror plugin?
Where can i find the mozilla/firefox plugin?
I've updated the xine-lib. But now... Why?
Kaffeine don't start. What can i do?
Configuration
I see garbage characters in titles. What can i do?
How can i change the AV synchronization?
Is there a possiblity to control kaffeine with my multimedia-keyboard?
Does kaffeine support LIRC?
Does kaffeine support tv-out via nvtv?
How can i use my own logo animation?
Playback
How can i play encrypted DVD's?
How can i switch to the DVD menu?
I get a jerky video on DVD playback. The image sometimes completely freeze.
I got a thin lacing image effect on DVD playback. What can i do?
Why don't Kaffeine play my DIVX files?
How can i play WMV files?
Can i play my avi files with a external subtitle file?
I got the error 'No plugin found to handle this resource'. Where can i get more plugins?
Is there any way to resize kaffeine to the original dimension of the file it plays?
Other
I tried to make a screenshot of my desktop. Why is the video picture not visible?
How can i translate kaffeine into my own language?
How can i help you and your project?
I've downloaded the nightly-build. Where is 'configure'?
Run ./autogen.sh to create configure and the makefile templates. Requires at least automake 1.6 and autoconf 2.5
(http://www.gnu.org/software/automake , http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/).
Why did i get compiler errors under SuSE 9.x?
The xine-lib SuSE delivers is restricted for some copyright and licence reasons. Download xine from www.xinehq.de
or the SuSE RPM's from packman.links2linux.de.
Where is the konqueror plugin?
The konqueror plugin in fact is a khtml part and provides embedded preview for media types xine supports. Right-click over a file and
choose 'Preview with...' kaffeine.
Where can i find the mozilla/firefox plugin?
Is in a separate package now. Download and install kaffeine-mozilla.
I've updated the xine-lib. But now... Why?
Sometimes xine don't run correctly with the old configuration file. Simple remove ~/.kde/share/apps/kaffeine/xine-config
Kaffeine don't start. What can i do?
Probably an x-server problem. Try to run 'configure --with-xorg' and make/make install again. Should help :-)
I see garbage characters in the titles. What can i do?
Update to current xine-lib version.
How can i change the AV synchronization?
Open the Videosetting dialog (Player|Video|Videosettings). There is a slider to change AV Offset.
Is there a possiblity to control kaffeine with my multimedia-keyboard?
Yes, you can use LinEAK (http://lineak.sourceforge.net) together with Kaffeine's DCOP interface. For example assign the command 'dcop kaffeine KaffeineIface next' to the next-button. Enter 'dcop kaffeine KaffeineIface' and 'dcop kaffeine KaffeinePartIface' to get all DCOP functions.
Does kaffeine support LIRC?
Yes, you can use the kaffeine.profile.xml file with the new klirc module of KDE 3.2, which also provides a simple config dialog.
Does kaffeine support tv-out via nvtv?
No. The xine-lib no longer supports tv-out. But i've planned to write a dialog to control the nvtv daemon.
How can i use my own logo animation?
Put your file into ~/.kde/share/apps/kaffeine and rename it to 'logo' (without extension). Restart Kaffeine.
How can i play encrypted DVD's?
You have to install libdvdcss (http://www.videolan.org/libdvdcss).
Beware: The use of this library is illegal in some countrys.
How can i switch to the DVD menu?
Simple press 'D' to toggle between playback and DVD-menu.
I get a jerky video on DVD playback. The image sometimes completely freezes.
Make sure your DVD drive is in DMA mode! Try using the xv video-driver. Maybe running 'kaffeine --wizard' will give you some hints.
I got a thin lacing image effect on DVD playback. What can i do?
Activate Deinterlace in the view menu. Press CTRL+I to select the quality level of deinterlacing.
Why don't Kaffeine play my DIVX files?
Some distributions dropped xine's divx support for licence reasons. Install xine-lib from http://www.xinehq.de.
How can i play WMV files?
Download the latest win32 codecpack from www.mplayerhq.hu and install it in
/usr/lib/win32.
Can i play my avi files with a external subtitle file?
Yes. Subtitle files with an sub/smi/srt/asc/ssa/txt extension will be autoloaded. Left click over an movie item in the playlist
an select 'Add subtitle" to add subtitle files. During playback simple select the file in the subtitle combo-box of the
main window.
I got the error 'No plugin found to handle this resource'. Where can i get more plugins?
Nowhere. Make sure you've installed the newest xine-lib and the win32 codecs from the mplayer project.
Is there any way to resize kaffeine to the original dimension of the file it plays?
Yes. Use "Enable Auto Resize" in the "View"-menu. Shortcuts are ALT+0/1/2/3.
I tried to make a screenshot of my desktop. Why is the video picture not visible?
By default Kaffeine uses the hardware accelerated xv video-driver. Switch to the (slower) xshm driver to make video output
visible. (If you made a cool snapshot send it to me: kaffeine_AT_gmx.net!)
How can i translate kaffeine into my own language?
Thats simple. Check out kaffeine from CVS and open the file po/kaffeine.pot with kbabel. Translate all messages and save it as <country-code>.po
(for example de.po for german). Put the xx.po file into the /po directory of the kaffeine distribution, run ./autogen.sh - ./configure - make - make install
again an test your translation.
Finally send your .po file to kaffeine-devel_AT_lists.sourceforge.net.