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5 <TITLE>Sound - MPlayer - The Movie Player for Linux</TITLE> |
| 6391 | 6 <LINK REL="stylesheet" TYPE="text/css" HREF="default.css"> |
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10 <BODY> |
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| 7047 | 13 <H3><A NAME="audio">2.3.2 Audio output devices</A></H3> |
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| 1892 | 15 <P><B>MPlayer</B>'s audio interface is called <I>libao2</I>. It currently |
| 6974 | 16 contains these drivers:</P> |
| 1892 | 17 |
| 1905 | 18 <TABLE BORDER=0> |
| 6974 | 19 <TR><TD COLSPAN=4><P><B>General:</B></P></TD></TR> |
| 20 <TR><TD> </TD><TD VALIGN=top>oss</TD><TD> </TD><TD>OSS (ioctl) driver (supports hardware AC3 passthrough)</TD></TR> | |
| 21 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top>sdl</TD><TD></TD><TD>SDL driver (supports up/downsampling, <B>ESD</B>, <B>ARTS</B> etc)</TD></TR> | |
| 22 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top>nas</TD><TD></TD><TD>NAS (Network Audio System) driver</TD></TR> | |
| 23 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top>alsa5</TD><TD></TD><TD>native ALSA 0.5 driver</TD></TR> | |
| 24 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top>alsa9</TD><TD></TD><TD>native ALSA 0.9 driver (supports hardware AC3 passthrough)</TD></TR> | |
| 25 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top>sun</TD><TD></TD><TD>SUN audio driver (<CODE>/dev/audio</CODE>) for BSD and Solaris8 users</TD></TR> | |
| 26 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top>arts</TD><TD></TD><TD>native ARTS driver (mostly for KDE users)</TD></TR> | |
| 1905 | 27 </TABLE> |
| 1612 | 28 |
| 5765 | 29 <P>Fact is, Linux sound card drivers have compatibility problems. |
| 6974 | 30 It <B>may</B> take a while to find your optimal settings.</P> |
| 5765 | 31 |
| 32 <UL> | |
| 6960 | 33 <LI>If you have an OSS driver, first try <CODE>-ao oss</CODE> (this is the |
| 34 default). If you experience glitches, halts or anything out of the | |
| 35 ordinary, try <CODE>-ao sdl</CODE> (NOTE: you need to have SDL libraries | |
| 36 and header files installed). The SDL audio driver helps in a lot of cases | |
| 37 and also supports ESD, ARTS, and up/downsampling. (ESD is the sound daemon | |
| 38 from GNOME, ARTS is from KDE.)</LI> | |
| 39 <LI>If you have ALSA version 0.5, then you almost always have to use | |
| 40 <CODE>-ao alsa5</CODE> , since ALSA 0.5 has buggy OSS emulation code, and | |
| 41 will <B>crash MPlayer</B> with a message like this:<BR> | |
| 42 <CODE>DEMUXER: Too many (945 in 8390980 bytes) video packets in the buffer!</CODE></LI> | |
| 43 <LI>If you have ALSA version 0.9 you may choose between <CODE>-ao oss</CODE> | |
| 44 and <CODE>-ao sdl</CODE>. You can also use <CODE>-ao alsa9</CODE>. It | |
| 45 works, but there may be problems like lost sync and disappearing | |
| 46 audio.</LI> | |
| 5765 | 47 </UL> |
| 1892 | 48 |
| 49 <P>On <B>Solaris/FreeBSD</B> systems, use the SUN audio driver with the | |
| 6960 | 50 <CODE>-ao sun</CODE> option, otherwise neither video nor audio will work.</P> |
| 1892 | 51 |
| 7047 | 52 |
| 53 <H4><A NAME="experiences">2.3.2.1 Sound Card experiences, recommendations</A></H4> | |
| 1612 | 54 |
| 5765 | 55 <TABLE BORDER=0 WIDTH="100%"> |
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56 <TR><TD COLSPAN=3><B>VIA onboard chipset (via82cxxx) 48kHz only</B></TD></TR> |
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57 <TR><TD></TD><TD>Driver:</TD><TD> from <A HREF="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=3242&release_id=59602">sourceforge.net</A></TD></TR> |
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59 <TR><TD COLSPAN=3><B>Aureal Vortex 2</B></TD></TR> |
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60 <TR><TD> </TD><TD>OSS:</TD><TD>no driver</TD></TR> |
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61 <TR><TD></TD><TD>OSS/Pro:</TD><TD>OK</TD></TR> |
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62 <TR><TD></TD><TD>ALSA:</TD><TD>no driver</TD></TR> |
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63 <TR><TD></TD><TD>Max kHz:</TD><TD>48</TD></TR> |
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64 <TR><TD></TD><TD>Driver:</TD><TD><A HREF="http://aureal.sourceforge.net">aureal.sourceforge.net</A></TD></TR> |
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65 <TR><TD></TD><TD>Driver2:</TD><TD> from <A HREF="http://makacs.poliod.hu/~pontscho/aureal/au88xx-1.1.3.tar.bz2">Pontscho's page</A><BR> |
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66 (<I>buffer size increased to 32k</I>)</TD></TR> |
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68 <TR><TD COLSPAN=3><B>GUS PnP</B></TD></TR> |
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69 <TR><TD></TD><TD>OSS:</TD><TD>no driver</TD></TR> |
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70 <TR><TD></TD><TD>OSS/Pro:</TD><TD>OK</TD></TR> |
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71 <TR><TD></TD><TD>ALSA:</TD><TD>OK</TD></TR> |
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72 <TR><TD></TD><TD>Max kHz:</TD><TD>48</TD></TR> |
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74 <TR><TD COLSPAN=3><B>SB Live!</B></TD></TR> |
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75 <TR><TD></TD><TD>OSS:</TD><TD>Analog OK, SP/DIF not working</TD></TR> |
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76 <TR><TD></TD><TD>ALSA:</TD><TD>Both OK</TD></TR> |
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77 <TR><TD></TD><TD>Max kHz:</TD><TD>192</TD></TR> |
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79 <TR><TD COLSPAN=3><B>SB AWE 64</B></TD></TR> |
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80 <TR><TD></TD><TD>OSS:</TD><TD>max 44kHz</TD></TR> |
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81 <TR><TD></TD><TD>ALSA:</TD><TD>48kHz sounds bad</TD></TR> |
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82 <TR><TD></TD><TD>Max kHz:</TD><TD>48</TD></TR> |
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84 <TR><TD COLSPAN=3><B>Gravis UltraSound ACE</B></TD></TR> |
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85 <TR><TD></TD><TD>OSS:</TD><TD>not OK</TD></TR> |
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86 <TR><TD></TD><TD>ALSA:</TD><TD>OK</TD></TR> |
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87 <TR><TD></TD><TD>Max kHz:</TD><TD>44</TD></TR> |
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89 <TR><TD COLSPAN=3><B>Gravis UltraSound MAX</B></TD></TR> |
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90 <TR><TD></TD><TD>OSS:</TD><TD>OK</TD></TR> |
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91 <TR><TD></TD><TD>ALSA:</TD><TD>OK (?)</TD></TR> |
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92 <TR><TD></TD><TD>Max kHz:</TD><TD>48</TD></TR> |
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94 <TR><TD COLSPAN=3><B>ESS 688</B></TD></TR> |
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95 <TR><TD></TD><TD>OSS:</TD><TD>OK</TD></TR> |
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96 <TR><TD></TD><TD>ALSA:</TD><TD>OK (?)</TD></TR> |
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97 <TR><TD></TD><TD>Max kHz:</TD><TD>48</TD></TR> |
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99 <TR><TD COLSPAN=3><B>C-Media cards (which ones?)</B></TD></TR> |
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100 <TR><TD></TD><TD>OSS:</TD><TD>not OK (hissing) (?)</TD></TR> |
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101 <TR><TD></TD><TD>ALSA:</TD><TD>OK (?)</TD></TR> |
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102 <TR><TD></TD><TD>Max kHz:</TD><TD>?</TD></TR> |
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104 <TR><TD COLSPAN=3><B>Yamaha cards (*ymf*)</B></TD></TR> |
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105 <TR><TD></TD><TD>OSS:</TD><TD>not OK (?) (maybe <CODE>-ao sdl</CODE>)</TD></TR> |
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106 <TR><TD></TD><TD>ALSA:</TD><TD>OK only with ALSA 0.5 with OSS emulation <B>AND</B> <CODE>-ao sdl</CODE> (!) (?)</TD></TR> |
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107 <TR><TD></TD><TD>Max kHz:</TD><TD>?</TD></TR> |
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109 <TR><TD COLSPAN=3><B>Cards with envy24 chips (like Terratec EWS88MT)</B></TD></TR> |
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110 <TR><TD></TD><TD>OSS:</TD><TD>?</TD></TR> |
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111 <TR><TD></TD><TD>OSS/Pro:</TD><TD>OK</TD></TR> |
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112 <TR><TD></TD><TD>ALSA:</TD><TD>?</TD></TR> |
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113 <TR><TD></TD><TD>Max kHz:</TD><TD>?</TD></TR> |
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115 <TR><TD COLSPAN=3><B>PC Speaker or DAC</B></TD></TR> |
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116 <TR><TD></TD><TD>OSS:</TD><TD>OK (Use the SDL driver: <CODE>-ao sdl</CODE>)</TD></TR> |
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117 <TR><TD></TD><TD>ALSA:</TD><TD>no driver</TD></TR> |
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118 <TR><TD></TD><TD>Max kHz:</TD><TD>The driver emulates 44.1, maybe more.</TD></TR> |
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119 <TR><TD></TD><TD>Driver:</TD><TD><A HREF="ftp://ftp.infradead.org/pub/pcsp">ftp://ftp.infradead.org/pub/pcsp</A></TD></TR> |
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136 and your sound card(s) worked together.</P> |
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| 7047 | 139 <H4><A NAME="plugins">2.3.2.2 Audio plugins</A></H4> |
| 3671 | 140 |
| 4508 | 141 <P><B>MPlayer</B> has support for audio plugins. Audio plugins can be used for |
| 142 changing the properties of the audio data before the sound reaches the sound | |
| 5765 | 143 card. They are enabled using the <CODE>-aop</CODE> switch which takes a |
| 144 <CODE>list=plugin1,plugin2,...</CODE> argument. The <CODE>list</CODE> argument | |
| 145 is required and determines which plugins should be used and in which order they | |
| 6974 | 146 should be executed. Example:</P> |
| 4508 | 147 |
| 148 <P> <CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop list=resample,format</CODE></P> | |
| 149 | |
| 150 <P>would run the sound through the resampling plugin followed by the format | |
| 6974 | 151 plugin.</P> |
| 4508 | 152 |
| 5765 | 153 <P>The plugins can also have switches that change their behavior. These |
| 4508 | 154 switches are explained in detail in the sections below. A plugin will execute |
| 5765 | 155 using default settings if its switches are omitted. Here is an example of how |
| 6974 | 156 to use plugins in combination with plugin specific switches:</P> |
| 4508 | 157 |
| 158 <P> <CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop | |
| 6974 | 159 list=resample,format:fout=44100:format=0x8</CODE></P> |
| 4508 | 160 |
| 161 <P>would set the output frequency of the resample plugin to 44100Hz and the | |
| 6974 | 162 output format of the format plugin to AFMT_U8.</P> |
| 4508 | 163 |
| 164 <P>Currently audio plugins can not be used in <B>MEncoder</B>.</P> | |
| 165 | |
| 166 | |
| 7047 | 167 <H5><A NAME="resample">2.3.2.2.1 Up/Downsampling</A></H5> |
| 3671 | 168 |
| 5765 | 169 <P><B>MPlayer</B> fully supports up/downsampling of the sound. This plugin can |
| 170 be used if you have a fixed frequency sound card or if you are | |
| 171 stuck with an old sound card that is only capable of max 44.1kHz. | |
| 4508 | 172 Limitations in your hardware are not auto detected, so you have to specify |
| 173 the sample frequency explicitly. This plugin has one switch: | |
| 174 <CODE>fout</CODE> which is used for setting the desired output sample | |
| 5765 | 175 frequency. It defaults to 48kHz, and is given in |
| 6974 | 176 <Hz>.</P> |
| 3671 | 177 |
| 5765 | 178 <P>Usage:<BR> |
| 6974 | 179 <CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop list=resample:fout=<required |
| 3671 | 180 frequency in Hz, like 44100></CODE></P> |
| 181 | |
| 5765 | 182 <P>Note that the output frequency should not be scaled up from the default value. |
| 183 Scaling up will cause the audio and video streams to be played in slow motion | |
| 184 in addition to audio distortion.</P> | |
| 3671 | 185 |
| 6974 | 186 |
| 7047 | 187 <H5><A NAME="surround_decoding">2.3.2.2.2 Surround Sound decoding</A></H5> |
| 3931 | 188 |
| 5765 | 189 <P><B>MPlayer</B> has an audio plugin that can decode matrix encoded |
| 6974 | 190 surround sound. Dolby Surround is an example of a matrix encoded format. |
| 191 Many files with 2 channel audio actually contain matrixed surround sound. | |
| 192 To use this feature you need a sound card supporting at least 4 channels.</P> | |
| 3931 | 193 |
| 5765 | 194 <P>Usage:<BR> |
| 6974 | 195 <CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop list=surround</CODE></P> |
| 3931 | 196 |
| 4508 | 197 |
| 7047 | 198 <H5><A NAME="format">2.3.2.2.3 Sample format converter</A></H5> |
| 4508 | 199 |
| 5765 | 200 <P>If your sound card driver does not support signed 16bit <CODE>int</CODE> data type, |
| 201 this plugin can | |
| 4508 | 202 be used to change the format to one which your sound card can understand. It |
| 5765 | 203 has one switch, <CODE>format</CODE>, which can be set to one of the numbers |
| 204 found in <CODE>libao2/afmt.h</CODE>. This plugin is hardly ever needed and is | |
| 205 intended for advanced users. Keep in mind that this plugin only changes the | |
| 6974 | 206 sample format and not the sample frequency or the number of channels.</P> |
| 4508 | 207 |
| 5765 | 208 <P>Usage:<BR> |
| 4508 | 209 <CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop |
| 6974 | 210 list=format:format=<required output format></CODE></P> |
| 4508 | 211 |
| 212 | |
| 7047 | 213 <H5><A NAME="delay">2.3.2.2.4 Delay</A></H5> |
| 4508 | 214 |
| 215 <P>This plugin delays the sound and is intended as an example of how to develop | |
| 5765 | 216 new plugins. It can not be used for anything useful from a users perspective |
| 4508 | 217 and is mentioned here for the sake of completeness only. Do not use this |
| 218 plugin unless you are a developer.</P> | |
| 219 | |
| 7047 | 220 |
| 221 <H5><A NAME="volume">2.3.2.2.5 Software volume control</A></H5> | |
| 4913 | 222 |
| 223 <P>This plugin is a software replacement for the volume control, and | |
| 5765 | 224 can be used on machines with a broken mixer device. It can also be |
| 225 used if one wants to change the output volume of <B>MPlayer</B> | |
| 4913 | 226 without changing the PCM volume setting in the mixer. It has one |
| 227 switch <CODE>volume</CODE> that is used for setting the initial | |
| 228 sound level. The initial sound level can be set to values between 0 | |
| 5099 | 229 and 255 and defaults to 101 which equals 0dB amplification. Use this |
| 230 plugin with caution since it can reduce the signal to noise ratio of | |
| 231 the sound. In most cases it is best to set the level for the PCM | |
| 232 sound to max, leave this plugin out and control the output level to | |
| 5765 | 233 your speakers with the master volume control of the mixer. If there is an |
| 5099 | 234 external amplifier connected to the computer (this is almost always |
| 235 the case), the noise level can be minimized by adjusting the master | |
| 236 level and the volume knob on the amplifier until the hissing noise | |
| 6974 | 237 in the background is gone.</P> |
| 4913 | 238 |
| 5765 | 239 <P>Usage:<BR> |
| 4913 | 240 <CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop |
| 6974 | 241 list=volume:volume=<0-255></CODE></P> |
| 4913 | 242 |
| 5765 | 243 <P>This plugin also has compressor or "soft-clipping" capabilities. |
| 5099 | 244 Compression can be used if the dynamic range of the sound is very |
| 245 high or if the dynamic range of the loudspeakers is very | |
| 5765 | 246 low. Be aware that this feature creates distortion and should be |
| 6974 | 247 considered a last resort.</P> |
| 5099 | 248 |
| 5765 | 249 <P>Usage:<BR> |
| 5099 | 250 <CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop |
| 6974 | 251 list=volume:softclip</CODE></P> |
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| 7047 | 254 <H5><A NAME="extrastereo">2.3.2.2.6 Extrastereo</A></H5> |
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| 5765 | 256 <P>This plugin (linearly) increases the difference between left and right |
| 257 channels (like the XMMS extrastereo plugin) which gives some sort of "live" | |
| 6974 | 258 effect to playback.</P> |
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| 5765 | 260 <P>Usage:<BR> |
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261 <CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop list=extrastereo</CODE><BR> |
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262 <CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop list=extrastereo:mul=3.45</CODE></P> |
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264 <P>The default coefficient (<CODE>mul</CODE>) is a float number that defaults |
| 5765 | 265 to 2.5. If you set it to 0.0, you will have mono sound (average of both |
| 6272 | 266 channels). If you set it to 1.0, sound will be unchanged, if you set it to |
| 267 -1.0, left and right channels will be swapped.</P> | |
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| 7047 | 270 <H5><A NAME="normalizer">2.3.2.2.7 Volume normalizer</A></H5> |
| 5109 | 271 |
| 5765 | 272 <P>This plugin maximizes the volume without distorting the sound.</P> |
| 5109 | 273 |
| 5765 | 274 <P>Usage:<BR> |
| 5109 | 275 <CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop list=volnorm</CODE><BR> |
| 276 | |
| 5721 | 277 |
| 7047 | 278 <H5><A NAME="surround">2.3.2.2.8 Surround</A></H5> |
| 5721 | 279 |
| 280 <P>Someone should document something, sometime.</P> | |
| 281 | |
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