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added small notes for HW AC3 support
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15 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2>2.3.2. Audio output devices</A></B></P>
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17 <P><B>MPlayer</B>'s audio interface is called <I>libao2</I>. It currently
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18 contains these drivers:</P>
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22 <TR><TD COLSPAN=4><P><B><FONT CLASS="text">General:</B></P></TD></TR>
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24 <TR><TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">oss</TD><TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS (ioctl) driver (supports hardware AC3 passthrough)</TD></TR>
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25 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">sdl</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">SDL driver (supports up/downsampling, <B>ESD</B>, <B>ARTS</B> etc)</TD></TR>
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26 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">nas</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">NAS (Network Audio System) driver</TD></TR>
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27 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">alsa5</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">native ALSA 0.5 driver</TD></TR>
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28 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">alsa9</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">native ALSA 0.9 driver (works, but has problems -> use OSS) (supports hardware AC3 passthrough)</TD></TR>
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29 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">sun</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">SUN audio driver (/dev/audio) for BSD and Solaris8 users</TD></TR>
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30 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">arts</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">native ARTS driver (mostly for KDE users)</TD></TR>
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34 <P>Fact is, Linux sound card drivers have compatibility problems.
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35 It <B>may</B> take a while to find your optimal settings.</P>
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37 <UL>
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38 <LI>If you have an OSS driver, first try <CODE>-ao oss</CODE> (this is the default).
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39 If you experience glitches, halts or anything out of the ordinary, try
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40 <CODE>-ao sdl</CODE> (NOTE: you need to have SDL libraries and header files
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41 installed). The SDL audio driver helps in a lot of cases and also supports ESD,
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42 ARTS, and up/downsampling. (ESD is the sound daemon from GNOME, ARTS is from KDE.)</LI>
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43 <LI>If you have ALSA version 0.5, then you almost always have to use <CODE>-ao alsa5</CODE> ,
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44 since ALSA 0.5 has buggy OSS emulation code, and will <B>crash MPlayer</B> with
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45 a message like this:<BR>
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46 <CODE>DEMUXER: Too many (945 in 8390980 bytes) video packets in the buffer!</CODE></LI>
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47 <LI>If you have ALSA version 0.9 you may choose between <CODE>-ao oss</CODE> and
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48 <CODE>-ao sdl</CODE>. You can also use <CODE>-ao alsa9</CODE>. It works, but
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49 there are problems like lost sync and disappearing audio.</LI>
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50 </UL>
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52 <P>On <B>Solaris/FreeBSD</B> systems, use the SUN audio driver with the
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53 <CODE>-ao sun</CODE> option, otherwise neither video nor audio will work.</P>
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55 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.1>2.3.2.1. Sound Card experiences, recommendations</A></B></P>
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58 <TR><TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">VIA onboard chipset (via82cxxx) 48kHz only</B></TD><TR>
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59 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Driver:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text"> from <A HREF="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=3242&amp;release_id=59602">here</A></TD><TR>
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61 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">Aureal Vortex 2</B></TD><TR>
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62 <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">no driver</TD><TR>
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63 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS/Pro:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK</TD><TR>
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64 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">no driver</TD><TR>
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65 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD>48</TD><TR>
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66 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Driver:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text"><A HREF="http://aureal.sourceforge.net">aureal.sourceforge.net</A></TD><TR>
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67 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Driver2:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text"> from <A HREF="http://makacs.poliod.hu/~pontscho/aureal/au88xx-1.1.3.tar.bz2">here</A><BR>
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68 (<I>buffer size increased to 32k</I>)</TD><TR>
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70 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">GUS PnP</B></TD><TR>
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71 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">no driver</TD><TR>
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73 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK</TD><TR>
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74 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">48</TD><TR>
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76 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">SB Live!</B></TD><TR>
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77 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Analog OK, SP/DIF not working</TD><TR>
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78 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Both OK</TD><TR>
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79 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">192</TD><TR>
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81 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">SB AWE 64</B></TD><TR>
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82 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">max 44kHz</TD><TR>
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83 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">48kHz sounds bad</TD><TR>
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86 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">Gravis UltraSound ACE</B></TD><TR>
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87 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">not OK</TD><TR>
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91 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">Gravis UltraSound MAX</B></TD><TR>
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92 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK</TD><TR>
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96 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">ESS 688</B></TD><TR>
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101 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">C-Media cards (which ones?)</B></TD><TR>
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102 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">not OK (hissing) (?)</TD><TR>
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106 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">Yamaha cards (*ymf*)</B></TD><TR>
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108 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK only with ALSA 0.5 with OSS emulation <B>AND</B> <CODE>-ao sdl</CODE> (!) (?)</TD><TR>
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117 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">PC Speaker or DAC</B></TD><TR>
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118 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK (Use the SDL driver: <CODE>-ao sdl</CODE>)</TD><TR>
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119 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">no driver</TD><TR>
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120 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">The driver emulates 44.1, maybe more.</TD><TR>
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121 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Driver:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text"><A HREF="ftp://ftp.infradead.org/pub/pcsp">ftp://ftp.infradead.org/pub/pcsp</A></TD>
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122 </TABLE>
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124 <UL>
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125 <LI>On Linux, a 2.4.x kernel is highly recommended. Kernel 2.2 is not tested.</LI>
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126 <LI>If sound clicks when playing from CD-ROM, turn on IRQ unmasking, e.g.
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127 <CODE>hdparm -u1 /dev/cdrom</CODE> (<CODE>man hdparm</CODE>). This is
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128 generally beneficial and described more detailed in the
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129 <A HREF="cd-dvd.html#4.1">CD-ROM section</A>.</LI>
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130 <LI>Sharing your sound card with another application like XMMS is <B>strongly discouraged</B>!
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131 If the other sound application is using ESD, start <B>MPlayer</B> with the <CODE>-vo sdl:esd</CODE> option
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132 to combine both sound streams! In fact, the option <CODE>-vo sdl:esd</CODE> could be used with ESD
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133 even when playing <B>Mplayer</B> alone.</LI>
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134 <LI>Feedback to this document is welcome. Please tell us how <B>MPlayer</B> and
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135 your sound card(s) worked together.</LI>
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136 </UL>
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138
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139 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2>2.3.2.2. Audio plugins</A></B></P>
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140
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141 <P><B>MPlayer</B> has support for audio plugins. Audio plugins can be used for
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142 changing the properties of the audio data before the sound reaches the sound
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143 card. They are enabled using the <CODE>-aop</CODE> switch which takes a
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144 <CODE>list=plugin1,plugin2,...</CODE> argument. The <CODE>list</CODE> argument
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145 is required and determines which plugins should be used and in which order they
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146 should be executed. Example:
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147 </P>
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148
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149 <P>&nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop list=resample,format</CODE></P>
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150
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151 <P>would run the sound through the resampling plugin followed by the format
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152 plugin.
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153 </P>
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154
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155 <P>The plugins can also have switches that change their behavior. These
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156 switches are explained in detail in the sections below. A plugin will execute
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157 using default settings if its switches are omitted. Here is an example of how
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158 to use plugins in combination with plugin specific switches:
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159 </P>
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160
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161 <P>&nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop
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162 list=resample,format:fout=44100:format=0x8</CODE>
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163 </P>
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164
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165 <P>would set the output frequency of the resample plugin to 44100Hz and the
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166 output format of the format plugin to AFMT_U8.
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167 </P>
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168
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169 <P>Currently audio plugins can not be used in <B>MEncoder</B>.</P>
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170
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171
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172 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.1>2.3.2.2.1. Up/Downsampling</A></B></P>
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173
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174 <P><B>MPlayer</B> fully supports up/downsampling of the sound. This plugin can
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175 be used if you have a fixed frequency sound card or if you are
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176 stuck with an old sound card that is only capable of max 44.1kHz.
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177 Limitations in your hardware are not auto detected, so you have to specify
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178 the sample frequency explicitly. This plugin has one switch:
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179 <CODE>fout</CODE> which is used for setting the desired output sample
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180 frequency. It defaults to 48kHz, and is given in
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181 &lt;Hz&gt;.
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182 </P>
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183
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184 <P>Usage:<BR>
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185 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop list=resample:fout=&lt;required
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186 frequency in Hz, like 44100&gt;</CODE></P>
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187
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188 <P>Note that the output frequency should not be scaled up from the default value.
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189 Scaling up will cause the audio and video streams to be played in slow motion
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190 in addition to audio distortion.</P>
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191
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192 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.2>2.3.2.2.2. Surround Sound decoding</A></B></P>
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193
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194 <P><B>MPlayer</B> has an audio plugin that can decode matrix encoded
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195 surround sound. Dolby Surround is an example of a matrix encoded format.
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196 Many files with 2 channel audio actually contain matrixed surround sound.
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197 To use this feature you need a sound card supporting at least 4 channels.</P>
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198
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199 <P>Usage:<BR>
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200 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop list=surround</CODE></P>
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201
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202
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203 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.3>2.3.2.2.3. Sample format converter</A></B></P>
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204
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205 <P>If your sound card driver does not support signed 16bit <CODE>int</CODE> data type,
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206 this plugin can
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207 be used to change the format to one which your sound card can understand. It
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208 has one switch, <CODE>format</CODE>, which can be set to one of the numbers
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209 found in <CODE>libao2/afmt.h</CODE>. This plugin is hardly ever needed and is
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210 intended for advanced users. Keep in mind that this plugin only changes the
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211 sample format and not the sample frequency or the number of channels.
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212 </P>
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213
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214 <P>Usage:<BR>
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215 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop
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216 list=format:format=&lt;required output format&gt;</CODE>
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217 </P>
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218
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219
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220 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.4>2.3.2.2.4. Delay</A></B></P>
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221
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222 <P>This plugin delays the sound and is intended as an example of how to develop
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223 new plugins. It can not be used for anything useful from a users perspective
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224 and is mentioned here for the sake of completeness only. Do not use this
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225 plugin unless you are a developer.</P>
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226
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227 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.5>2.3.2.2.5. Software volume control</A></B></P>
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228
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229 <P>This plugin is a software replacement for the volume control, and
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230 can be used on machines with a broken mixer device. It can also be
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231 used if one wants to change the output volume of <B>MPlayer</B>
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232 without changing the PCM volume setting in the mixer. It has one
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233 switch <CODE>volume</CODE> that is used for setting the initial
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234 sound level. The initial sound level can be set to values between 0
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235 and 255 and defaults to 101 which equals 0dB amplification. Use this
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236 plugin with caution since it can reduce the signal to noise ratio of
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237 the sound. In most cases it is best to set the level for the PCM
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238 sound to max, leave this plugin out and control the output level to
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239 your speakers with the master volume control of the mixer. If there is an
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240 external amplifier connected to the computer (this is almost always
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241 the case), the noise level can be minimized by adjusting the master
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242 level and the volume knob on the amplifier until the hissing noise
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243 in the background is gone.
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244 </P>
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245
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246 <P>Usage:<BR>
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247 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop
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248 list=volume:volume=&lt;0-255&gt;</CODE>
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249 </P>
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250
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251 <P>This plugin also has compressor or "soft-clipping" capabilities.
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252 Compression can be used if the dynamic range of the sound is very
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253 high or if the dynamic range of the loudspeakers is very
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254 low. Be aware that this feature creates distortion and should be
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255 considered a last resort.
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256 </P>
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257
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258 <P>Usage:<BR>
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259 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop
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260 list=volume:softclip</CODE>
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261 </P>
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262
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263
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264 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.6>2.3.2.2.6. Extrastereo</A></B></P>
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265
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266 <P>This plugin (linearly) increases the difference between left and right
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267 channels (like the XMMS extrastereo plugin) which gives some sort of "live"
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268 effect to playback.
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269 </P>
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270
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271 <P>Usage:<BR>
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272 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop list=extrastereo</CODE><BR>
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273 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop list=extrastereo:mul=3.45</CODE></P>
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274
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275 <P>The default coefficient (<CODE>mul</CODE>) is a float number that defaults
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276 to 2.5. If you set it to 0.0, you will have mono sound (average of both
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277 channels). If you set it to 1.0, sound will be unchanged, if you set it to
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278 -1.0, left and right channels will be swapped.</P>
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279
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280
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281 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.7>2.3.2.2.7. Volume normalizer</A></B></P>
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282
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283 <P>This plugin maximizes the volume without distorting the sound.</P>
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284
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285 <P>Usage:<BR>
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286 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop list=volnorm</CODE><BR>
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287
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288
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289 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.8>2.3.2.2.8. Surround</A></B></P>
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290
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291 <P>Someone should document something, sometime.</P>
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292
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293 </BODY>
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294 </HTML>