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?
On first run kaffeine asked me for installing the mozilla-plugin, but i canceled the wizard dialog. How can i install it?
I've updated the xine-lib. But now... Why?
Configuration
Kaffeine won't start because initialization of audio/video plugin fails. 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?
Kaffeine always crashes if i try to load a local video file. What can i do?
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.
On first run kaffeine asked me for installing the mozilla-plugin, but i canceled the wizard dialog. How can i install it?
Remove the file ~/.kaffeine/wizard_stamp_* and kaffeine will ask you again. You can also link $KDEDIR/lib/kaffeineplugin/kaffeineplugin.so manual with ~/.mozilla/plugins
or mozilla's global plugin directory.
I've updated the xine-lib. But now... Why?
Sometimes xine don't run correctly with the old configuration file. Simple remove ~/.kaffeine/config
Kaffeine won't start because initialization of audio/video plugin fails. What can i do?
You can overwrite xine configuration with command line switches. Use for example 'kaffeine -a arts' to set audio driver or 'kaffeine -x xv' to set video driver.
How can i change the AV synchronization?
Open the Videosetting dialog (Settings-menu). 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 Kaffeine play' to the play-button. Enter 'dcop kaffeine Kaffeine' and 'dcop kaffeine PlaybackControl'
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?
Go to Settings|xine Engine Parameters. Simple change the GUI|logo_path parameter.
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 'xine-check' 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 out 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.
Kaffeine always crashes if i try to load a local video file. What can i do?
Update your xine-lib!
Is there any way to resize kaffeine to the original dimension of the file it plays?
Yes, since version 0.4.2 you can set "Enable Auto Resize" in the "View"-menu. Or simple press "A".
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.