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+<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
+<html>
+<head>
+<title>HandBrake FAQ</title>
+<style type="text/css">
+body,p,th,td { font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;
+ font-size: 8pt;
+ font-weight: normal;
+ color: #000000; }
+body { margin-left: 10;
+ margin-top: 10;
+ margin-right: 10;
+ margin-bottom: 10;
+ background-color: #FFFFFF; }
+a { color: #000000;
+ text-decoration: underline; }
+a:hover { color: #888888; }
+</style>
+</head>
+<body bgcolor="#ffffff">
+
+<p>
+Last updated: 2004/03/01 19:09:38<br>
+The latest version of this FAQ can be found <a
+href="http://handbrake.m0k.org/faq.php">here</a>.
+</p>
+
+<h2>HandBrake FAQ</h2>
+
+<h4>1. Troubleshooting</h4>
+<p><a href="#A001001">1.1. Encoding seemed to work fine, but I don't
+get any sound</a></p>
+<p><a href="#A001002">1.2. Not every title of the DVD shows up in
+HandBrake</a></p>
+<p><a href="#A001003">1.3. Rip exits after a while with a AC3 error.
+What does that mean?</a></p>
+<p><a href="#A001004">1.4. Why does HandBrake get stucked at
+100%?</a></p>
+
+<h4>2. Features</h4>
+<p><a href="#A002001">2.1 I want to convert a movie so I can burn it on
+a VCD or a DVD-R. Is HandBrake the right application to do this?</a></p>
+<p><a href="#A002002">2.2. I want to to convert a movie so I can edit it
+in iMovie. Is HandBrake the right application to do this?</a></p>
+<p><a href="#A002003">2.3. I wish HandBrake could support subtitles, rip
+a 30 seconds sample, [...]</a></p>
+<p><a href="#A002004">2.4. Any plan to include 3ivx / DivX 5
+encoding?</a></p>
+
+<h4>3. Technical</h4>
+<p><a href="#A003001">3.1 What's the difference between Ffmpeg and
+XviD?</a></p>
+<p><a href="#A003002">3.2 What is 2-pass encoding?</a></p>
+
+<h4>4. Misc</h4>
+<p><a href="#A004001">4.1. How do I donate for HandBrake?</a></p>
+<p><a href="#A004002">4.2. Where do this stupid name / icon come
+from?</a></p>
+
+<hr>
+
+<h3>1. Troubleshooting</h3>
+
+<a name="A001001"></a>
+<h4>1.1 Encoding seemed to work fine, but I don't get any sound</h4>
+<p>I guess you are trying to read an AVI file with OS X
+/ Quicktime. Try installing the latest DivX codec from
+<a href="http://www.divx.com/divx/mac/">DivX.com</a>,
+or use <a href="http://videolan.org/vlc/">VLC</a>.</p>
+
+<a name="A001002"></a>
+<h4>1.2. Not every title of the DVD shows up in HandBrake</h4>
+<p>There are 3 reasons why HandBrake might not show a title: it is a
+menu, it has no audio track HandBrake can handle (only AC3 is supported)
+or there was a problem when trying to decode data from it (e.g. a
+decryption problem). There is no way to workaround this, these titles
+don't show up just because you can't rip them. You might check HandBrake
+logs in a terminal to know what's happening on your particular DVD.</p>
+
+<a name="A001003"></a>
+<h4>1.3. Rip exits after a while with a AC3 error. What does that
+mean?</h4>
+<p>It means HandBrake had to deal with corrupted data. It usually
+happens when your DVD drive is over-heating after a X-hours long rip.
+Though it is handy to directly rip from the DVD, I recommend that you
+copy it first to the hard drive whenever possible (for example with
+OSEx, using the "DVD Folders" fmt) then you can open the folder with
+HandBrake. You have to keep the DVD folder organization (multiple VOB
+and IFO files), HandBrake won't open single VOB files.</p>
+
+<a name="A001004"></a>
+<h4>1.4. Why does HandBrake get stucked at 100%?</h4>
+<p>When ripping to an mp4 file, HandBrake (actually libmp4v2) optimizes
+the file and makes it compliant at the end of the rip. This might take
+some time with big files. Also, make sure you have enough space
+available on your hard drive before you start (twice the asked size) or
+you might end with an unreadable file.</p>
+
+<h3>2. Features</h3>
+
+<a name="A002001"></a>
+<h4>2.1 I want to convert a movie so I can burn it on a VCD or a DVD-R.
+Is HandBrake the right application to do this?</h4>
+<p>No. HandBrake only outputs MPEG-4, no MPEG-1 or MPEG-2. If you are
+using OS X, have a look at <a
+href="http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/18193">
+forty-two</a>, <a
+href="http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/15473">
+ffmpegX</a>, <a
+href="http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/20778">
+DVDRemaster</a> or <a
+href="http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/19238">
+DVD2oneX</a>. This will save you time and quality.</p>
+
+<a name="A002002"></a>
+<h4>2.2 I want to to convert a movie so I can edit it in iMovie. Is
+HandBrake the right application to do this?</h4>
+<p>No. MPEG-4 isn't a good format for editing, you'd better find a way
+to extract it as MJPEG or something, or edit the MPEG-2 directly.</p>
+
+<a name="A002003"></a>
+<h4>2.3. I wish HandBrake could support subtitles, rip a 30 seconds
+sample, [...]</h4>
+<p>Check the <a href="http://handbrake.m0k.org/TODO">TODO</a> list to
+see what's on the roadmap. If you wish to see a feature which isn't
+already in it, mail me and, if I think I can do it someday, I'll add
+it to the list.</p>
+
+<a name="A002004"></a>
+<h4>2.4 Any plan to include 3ivx / DivX 5 encoding?</h4>
+<p>No. 3ivx/DivX aren't free software and have no multi-platform
+API.</p>
+
+<h3>3. Technical</h3>
+
+<a name="A003001"></a>
+<h4>3.1 What's the difference between Ffmpeg and XviD?</h4>
+<p>Both are MPEG-4 compliant encoders, so you may choose whichever you
+want. However, I would recommend Ffmpeg as it is pretty faster on BeOS
+and OS X.</p>
+
+<a name="A003002"></a>
+<h4>3.2 What is 2-pass encoding?</h4>
+<p>It performs a slower but better compression - basically it makes
+sure you'll get a constant quality so you won't see blocks in fast
+motion scenes. Though it's disabled by default, I would strongly
+recommend to use it except if you really care about time.</p>
+
+<h3>4. Misc</h3>
+
+<a name="A004001"></a>
+<h4>4.1. How do I donate for HandBrake?</h4>
+
+<p>I'm working on HandBrake for fun, therefore I haven't set up a
+paypal account or anything (and I won't). Thanks anyway to people who
+wanted to give me money ;p<br>
+There are still two ways to make me happy:</p>
+<ul>
+<li>Send me a friendly email</li>
+<li>You may send me a DVD (for example, a DVD HandBrake has problems
+with so I can work it out). Sending a DVD through the world isn't really
+handy though (the cheapest way is probably to order it online in a
+french store with my address for shipping), so if it's a problem, you
+can just fall back on the friendly mail ;)<br>
+<br>
+Here's the address:<br>
+Eric Petit<br>
+R�sidence ECP - H211<br>
+2 avenue Sully Prudhomme<br>
+92290 Chatenay Malabry<br>
+France<br>
+</li>
+</ul>
+
+<a name="A004002"></a>
+<h4>4.2 Where do this stupid name / icon come from?</h4>
+<p>Don't ask.</p>
+
+</body>
+</html>
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+$Id: faq.txt,v 1.10 2004/03/01 19:09:38 titer Exp $
+
+<h2>HandBrake FAQ</h2>
+
+<h4>1. Troubleshooting</h4>
+<p><a href="#A001001">1.1. Encoding seemed to work fine, but I don't
+get any sound</a></p>
+<p><a href="#A001002">1.2. Not every title of the DVD shows up in
+HandBrake</a></p>
+<p><a href="#A001003">1.3. Rip exits after a while with a AC3 error.
+What does that mean?</a></p>
+<p><a href="#A001004">1.4. Why does HandBrake get stucked at
+100%?</a></p>
+
+<h4>2. Features</h4>
+<p><a href="#A002001">2.1 I want to convert a movie so I can burn it on
+a VCD or a DVD-R. Is HandBrake the right application to do this?</a></p>
+<p><a href="#A002002">2.2. I want to to convert a movie so I can edit it
+in iMovie. Is HandBrake the right application to do this?</a></p>
+<p><a href="#A002003">2.3. I wish HandBrake could support subtitles, rip
+a 30 seconds sample, [...]</a></p>
+<p><a href="#A002004">2.4. Any plan to include 3ivx / DivX 5
+encoding?</a></p>
+
+<h4>3. Technical</h4>
+<p><a href="#A003001">3.1 What's the difference between Ffmpeg and
+XviD?</a></p>
+<p><a href="#A003002">3.2 What is 2-pass encoding?</a></p>
+
+<h4>4. Misc</h4>
+<p><a href="#A004001">4.1. How do I donate for HandBrake?</a></p>
+<p><a href="#A004002">4.2. Where do this stupid name / icon come
+from?</a></p>
+
+<hr>
+
+<h3>1. Troubleshooting</h3>
+
+<a name="A001001"></a>
+<h4>1.1 Encoding seemed to work fine, but I don't get any sound</h4>
+<p>I guess you are trying to read an AVI file with OS X
+/ Quicktime. Try installing the latest DivX codec from
+<a href="http://www.divx.com/divx/mac/">DivX.com</a>,
+or use <a href="http://videolan.org/vlc/">VLC</a>.</p>
+
+<a name="A001002"></a>
+<h4>1.2. Not every title of the DVD shows up in HandBrake</h4>
+<p>There are 3 reasons why HandBrake might not show a title: it is a
+menu, it has no audio track HandBrake can handle (only AC3 is supported)
+or there was a problem when trying to decode data from it (e.g. a
+decryption problem). There is no way to workaround this, these titles
+don't show up just because you can't rip them. You might check HandBrake
+logs in a terminal to know what's happening on your particular DVD.</p>
+
+<a name="A001003"></a>
+<h4>1.3. Rip exits after a while with a AC3 error. What does that
+mean?</h4>
+<p>It means HandBrake had to deal with corrupted data. It usually
+happens when your DVD drive is over-heating after a X-hours long rip.
+Though it is handy to directly rip from the DVD, I recommend that you
+copy it first to the hard drive whenever possible (for example with
+OSEx, using the "DVD Folders" fmt) then you can open the folder with
+HandBrake. You have to keep the DVD folder organization (multiple VOB
+and IFO files), HandBrake won't open single VOB files.</p>
+
+<a name="A001004"></a>
+<h4>1.4. Why does HandBrake get stucked at 100%?</h4>
+<p>When ripping to an mp4 file, HandBrake (actually libmp4v2) optimizes
+the file and makes it compliant at the end of the rip. This might take
+some time with big files. Also, make sure you have enough space
+available on your hard drive before you start (twice the asked size) or
+you might end with an unreadable file.</p>
+
+<h3>2. Features</h3>
+
+<a name="A002001"></a>
+<h4>2.1 I want to convert a movie so I can burn it on a VCD or a DVD-R.
+Is HandBrake the right application to do this?</h4>
+<p>No. HandBrake only outputs MPEG-4, no MPEG-1 or MPEG-2. If you are
+using OS X, have a look at <a
+href="http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/18193">
+forty-two</a>, <a
+href="http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/15473">
+ffmpegX</a>, <a
+href="http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/20778">
+DVDRemaster</a> or <a
+href="http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/19238">
+DVD2oneX</a>. This will save you time and quality.</p>
+
+<a name="A002002"></a>
+<h4>2.2 I want to to convert a movie so I can edit it in iMovie. Is
+HandBrake the right application to do this?</h4>
+<p>No. MPEG-4 isn't a good format for editing, you'd better find a way
+to extract it as MJPEG or something, or edit the MPEG-2 directly.</p>
+
+<a name="A002003"></a>
+<h4>2.3. I wish HandBrake could support subtitles, rip a 30 seconds
+sample, [...]</h4>
+<p>Check the <a href="http://handbrake.m0k.org/TODO">TODO</a> list to
+see what's on the roadmap. If you wish to see a feature which isn't
+already in it, mail me and, if I think I can do it someday, I'll add
+it to the list.</p>
+
+<a name="A002004"></a>
+<h4>2.4 Any plan to include 3ivx / DivX 5 encoding?</h4>
+<p>No. 3ivx/DivX aren't free software and have no multi-platform
+API.</p>
+
+<h3>3. Technical</h3>
+
+<a name="A003001"></a>
+<h4>3.1 What's the difference between Ffmpeg and XviD?</h4>
+<p>Both are MPEG-4 compliant encoders, so you may choose whichever you
+want. However, I would recommend Ffmpeg as it is pretty faster on BeOS
+and OS X.</p>
+
+<a name="A003002"></a>
+<h4>3.2 What is 2-pass encoding?</h4>
+<p>It performs a slower but better compression - basically it makes
+sure you'll get a constant quality so you won't see blocks in fast
+motion scenes. Though it's disabled by default, I would strongly
+recommend to use it except if you really care about time.</p>
+
+<h3>4. Misc</h3>
+
+<a name="A004001"></a>
+<h4>4.1. How do I donate for HandBrake?</h4>
+
+<p>I'm working on HandBrake for fun, therefore I haven't set up a
+paypal account or anything (and I won't). Thanks anyway to people who
+wanted to give me money ;p<br>
+There are still two ways to make me happy:</p>
+<ul>
+<li>Send me a friendly email</li>
+<li>You may send me a DVD (for example, a DVD HandBrake has problems
+with so I can work it out). Sending a DVD through the world isn't really
+handy though (the cheapest way is probably to order it online in a
+french store with my address for shipping), so if it's a problem, you
+can just fall back on the friendly mail ;)<br>
+<br>
+Here's the address:<br>
+Eric Petit<br>
+R�sidence ECP - H211<br>
+2 avenue Sully Prudhomme<br>
+92290 Chatenay Malabry<br>
+France<br>
+</li>
+</ul>
+
+<a name="A004002"></a>
+<h4>4.2 Where do this stupid name / icon come from?</h4>
+<p>Don't ask.</p>
+
diff --git a/doc/genhtml.sh b/doc/genhtml.sh
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+#! /bin/sh
+
+rm -f faq.html
+
+DATE=$( grep "^\$Id" faq.txt | awk '{ print $4 " " $5; }' )
+
+cat > faq.html << EOF
+<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
+<html>
+<head>
+<title>HandBrake FAQ</title>
+<style type="text/css">
+body,p,th,td { font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;
+ font-size: 8pt;
+ font-weight: normal;
+ color: #000000; }
+body { margin-left: 10;
+ margin-top: 10;
+ margin-right: 10;
+ margin-bottom: 10;
+ background-color: #FFFFFF; }
+a { color: #000000;
+ text-decoration: underline; }
+a:hover { color: #888888; }
+</style>
+</head>
+<body bgcolor="#ffffff">
+
+<p>
+Last updated: ${DATE}<br>
+The latest version of this FAQ can be found <a
+href="http://handbrake.m0k.org/faq.php">here</a>.
+</p>
+EOF
+
+cat faq.txt | grep -v "^\$Id" >> faq.html
+
+cat >> faq.html << EOF
+</body>
+</html>
+EOF
+