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5765 | 11 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2>2.3.2. Audio output devices</A></B></P> |
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1892 | 13 <P><B>MPlayer</B>'s audio interface is called <I>libao2</I>. It currently |
5765 | 14 contains these drivers:</P> |
1892 | 15 |
1905 | 16 <TABLE BORDER=0> |
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5765 | 18 <TR><TD COLSPAN=4><P><B><FONT CLASS="text">General:</B></P></TD></TR> |
1905 | 19 |
6331 | 20 <TR><TD> </TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">oss</TD><TD> </TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS (ioctl) driver (supports hardware AC3 passthrough)</TD></TR> |
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21 <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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22 <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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23 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">alsa5</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">native ALSA 0.5 driver</TD></TR> |
6331 | 24 <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> |
6353 | 25 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">sun</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">SUN audio driver (<CODE>/dev/audio</CODE>) for BSD and Solaris8 users</TD></TR> |
6329 | 26 <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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28 </TABLE> | |
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5765 | 30 <P>Fact is, Linux sound card drivers have compatibility problems. |
31 It <B>may</B> take a while to find your optimal settings.</P> | |
32 | |
33 <UL> | |
34 <LI>If you have an OSS driver, first try <CODE>-ao oss</CODE> (this is the default). | |
35 If you experience glitches, halts or anything out of the ordinary, try | |
36 <CODE>-ao sdl</CODE> (NOTE: you need to have SDL libraries and header files | |
37 installed). The SDL audio driver helps in a lot of cases and also supports ESD, | |
38 ARTS, and up/downsampling. (ESD is the sound daemon from GNOME, ARTS is from KDE.)</LI> | |
39 <LI>If you have ALSA version 0.5, then you almost always have to use <CODE>-ao alsa5</CODE> , | |
40 since ALSA 0.5 has buggy OSS emulation code, and will <B>crash MPlayer</B> with | |
1892 | 41 a message like this:<BR> |
5765 | 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> and | |
44 <CODE>-ao sdl</CODE>. You can also use <CODE>-ao alsa9</CODE>. It works, but | |
45 there are problems like lost sync and disappearing audio.</LI> | |
46 </UL> | |
1892 | 47 |
48 <P>On <B>Solaris/FreeBSD</B> systems, use the SUN audio driver with the | |
5765 | 49 <CODE>-ao sun</CODE> option, otherwise neither video nor audio will work.</P> |
1892 | 50 |
5765 | 51 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.1>2.3.2.1. Sound Card experiences, recommendations</A></B></P> |
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5765 | 53 <TABLE BORDER=0 WIDTH="100%"> |
54 <TR><TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">VIA onboard chipset (via82cxxx) 48kHz only</B></TD><TR> | |
55 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Driver:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text"> from <A HREF="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=3242&release_id=59602">here</A></TD><TR> | |
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57 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">Aureal Vortex 2</B></TD><TR> |
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58 <TD> </TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">no driver</TD><TR> |
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59 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS/Pro:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK</TD><TR> |
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60 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">no driver</TD><TR> |
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61 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD>48</TD><TR> |
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62 <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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63 <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> |
2999 | 64 (<I>buffer size increased to 32k</I>)</TD><TR> |
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66 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">GUS PnP</B></TD><TR> |
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67 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">no driver</TD><TR> |
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68 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS/Pro:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK</TD><TR> |
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69 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK</TD><TR> |
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70 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">48</TD><TR> |
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72 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">SB Live!</B></TD><TR> |
5765 | 73 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Analog OK, SP/DIF not working</TD><TR> |
5123 | 74 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Both OK</TD><TR> |
75 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">192</TD><TR> | |
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77 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">SB AWE 64</B></TD><TR> |
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78 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">max 44kHz</TD><TR> |
5765 | 79 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">48kHz sounds bad</TD><TR> |
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82 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">Gravis UltraSound ACE</B></TD><TR> |
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83 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">not OK</TD><TR> |
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84 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK</TD><TR> |
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85 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">44</TD><TR> |
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87 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">Gravis UltraSound MAX</B></TD><TR> |
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88 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK</TD><TR> |
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89 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK (?)</TD><TR> |
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90 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">48</TD><TR> |
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92 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">ESS 688</B></TD><TR> |
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93 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK</TD><TR> |
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94 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK (?)</TD><TR> |
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95 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">48</TD><TR> |
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97 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">C-Media cards (which ones?)</B></TD><TR> |
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98 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">not OK (hissing) (?)</TD><TR> |
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99 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK (?)</TD><TR> |
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100 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">?</TD><TR> |
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102 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">Yamaha cards (*ymf*)</B></TD><TR> |
5765 | 103 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">not OK (?) (maybe <CODE>-ao sdl</CODE>)</TD><TR> |
104 <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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107 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">Cards with envy24 chips (like Terratec EWS88MT)</B></TD><TR> |
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108 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">?</TD><TR> |
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111 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">?</TD><TR> |
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113 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">PC Speaker or DAC</B></TD><TR> |
5765 | 114 <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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115 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">no driver</TD><TR> |
5765 | 116 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">The driver emulates 44.1, maybe more.</TD><TR> |
117 <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> | |
118 </TABLE> | |
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5765 | 120 <UL> |
121 <LI>On Linux, a 2.4.x kernel is highly recommended. Kernel 2.2 is not tested.</LI> | |
122 <LI>If sound clicks when playing from CD-ROM, turn on IRQ unmasking, e.g. | |
123 <CODE>hdparm -u1 /dev/cdrom</CODE> (<CODE>man hdparm</CODE>). This is | |
124 generally beneficial and described more detailed in the | |
125 <A HREF="cd-dvd.html#4.1">CD-ROM section</A>.</LI> | |
126 <LI>Sharing your sound card with another application like XMMS is <B>strongly discouraged</B>! | |
127 If the other sound application is using ESD, start <B>MPlayer</B> with the <CODE>-vo sdl:esd</CODE> option | |
128 to combine both sound streams! In fact, the option <CODE>-vo sdl:esd</CODE> could be used with ESD | |
129 even when playing <B>Mplayer</B> alone.</LI> | |
130 <LI>Feedback to this document is welcome. Please tell us how <B>MPlayer</B> and | |
131 your sound card(s) worked together.</LI> | |
132 </UL> | |
1612 | 133 |
3671 | 134 |
4536 | 135 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2>2.3.2.2. Audio plugins</A></B></P> |
3671 | 136 |
4508 | 137 <P><B>MPlayer</B> has support for audio plugins. Audio plugins can be used for |
138 changing the properties of the audio data before the sound reaches the sound | |
5765 | 139 card. They are enabled using the <CODE>-aop</CODE> switch which takes a |
140 <CODE>list=plugin1,plugin2,...</CODE> argument. The <CODE>list</CODE> argument | |
141 is required and determines which plugins should be used and in which order they | |
142 should be executed. Example: | |
4508 | 143 </P> |
144 | |
145 <P> <CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop list=resample,format</CODE></P> | |
146 | |
147 <P>would run the sound through the resampling plugin followed by the format | |
148 plugin. | |
149 </P> | |
150 | |
5765 | 151 <P>The plugins can also have switches that change their behavior. These |
4508 | 152 switches are explained in detail in the sections below. A plugin will execute |
5765 | 153 using default settings if its switches are omitted. Here is an example of how |
154 to use plugins in combination with plugin specific switches: | |
4508 | 155 </P> |
156 | |
157 <P> <CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop | |
5765 | 158 list=resample,format:fout=44100:format=0x8</CODE> |
4508 | 159 </P> |
160 | |
161 <P>would set the output frequency of the resample plugin to 44100Hz and the | |
162 output format of the format plugin to AFMT_U8. | |
163 </P> | |
164 | |
165 <P>Currently audio plugins can not be used in <B>MEncoder</B>.</P> | |
166 | |
167 | |
4536 | 168 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.1>2.3.2.2.1. Up/Downsampling</A></B></P> |
3671 | 169 |
5765 | 170 <P><B>MPlayer</B> fully supports up/downsampling of the sound. This plugin can |
171 be used if you have a fixed frequency sound card or if you are | |
172 stuck with an old sound card that is only capable of max 44.1kHz. | |
4508 | 173 Limitations in your hardware are not auto detected, so you have to specify |
174 the sample frequency explicitly. This plugin has one switch: | |
175 <CODE>fout</CODE> which is used for setting the desired output sample | |
5765 | 176 frequency. It defaults to 48kHz, and is given in |
4508 | 177 <Hz>. |
178 </P> | |
3671 | 179 |
5765 | 180 <P>Usage:<BR> |
3671 | 181 <CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop list=resample:fout=<required |
182 frequency in Hz, like 44100></CODE></P> | |
183 | |
5765 | 184 <P>Note that the output frequency should not be scaled up from the default value. |
185 Scaling up will cause the audio and video streams to be played in slow motion | |
186 in addition to audio distortion.</P> | |
3671 | 187 |
4536 | 188 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.2>2.3.2.2.2. Surround Sound decoding</A></B></P> |
3931 | 189 |
5765 | 190 <P><B>MPlayer</B> has an audio plugin that can decode matrix encoded |
191 surround sound. Dolby Surround is an example of a matrix encoded format. | |
192 Many files with 2 channel audio actually contain matrixed surround sound. | |
193 To use this feature you need a sound card supporting at least 4 channels.</P> | |
3931 | 194 |
5765 | 195 <P>Usage:<BR> |
3931 | 196 <CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop list=surround</CODE></P> |
197 | |
4508 | 198 |
199 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.3>2.3.2.2.3. Sample format converter</A></B></P> | |
200 | |
5765 | 201 <P>If your sound card driver does not support signed 16bit <CODE>int</CODE> data type, |
202 this plugin can | |
4508 | 203 be used to change the format to one which your sound card can understand. It |
5765 | 204 has one switch, <CODE>format</CODE>, which can be set to one of the numbers |
205 found in <CODE>libao2/afmt.h</CODE>. This plugin is hardly ever needed and is | |
206 intended for advanced users. Keep in mind that this plugin only changes the | |
207 sample format and not the sample frequency or the number of channels. | |
4508 | 208 </P> |
209 | |
5765 | 210 <P>Usage:<BR> |
4508 | 211 <CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop |
212 list=format:format=<required output format></CODE> | |
213 </P> | |
214 | |
215 | |
216 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.4>2.3.2.2.4. Delay</A></B></P> | |
217 | |
218 <P>This plugin delays the sound and is intended as an example of how to develop | |
5765 | 219 new plugins. It can not be used for anything useful from a users perspective |
4508 | 220 and is mentioned here for the sake of completeness only. Do not use this |
221 plugin unless you are a developer.</P> | |
222 | |
4913 | 223 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.5>2.3.2.2.5. Software volume control</A></B></P> |
224 | |
225 <P>This plugin is a software replacement for the volume control, and | |
5765 | 226 can be used on machines with a broken mixer device. It can also be |
227 used if one wants to change the output volume of <B>MPlayer</B> | |
4913 | 228 without changing the PCM volume setting in the mixer. It has one |
229 switch <CODE>volume</CODE> that is used for setting the initial | |
230 sound level. The initial sound level can be set to values between 0 | |
5099 | 231 and 255 and defaults to 101 which equals 0dB amplification. Use this |
232 plugin with caution since it can reduce the signal to noise ratio of | |
233 the sound. In most cases it is best to set the level for the PCM | |
234 sound to max, leave this plugin out and control the output level to | |
5765 | 235 your speakers with the master volume control of the mixer. If there is an |
5099 | 236 external amplifier connected to the computer (this is almost always |
237 the case), the noise level can be minimized by adjusting the master | |
238 level and the volume knob on the amplifier until the hissing noise | |
239 in the background is gone. | |
4913 | 240 </P> |
241 | |
5765 | 242 <P>Usage:<BR> |
4913 | 243 <CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop |
244 list=volume:volume=<0-255></CODE> | |
245 </P> | |
246 | |
5765 | 247 <P>This plugin also has compressor or "soft-clipping" capabilities. |
5099 | 248 Compression can be used if the dynamic range of the sound is very |
249 high or if the dynamic range of the loudspeakers is very | |
5765 | 250 low. Be aware that this feature creates distortion and should be |
5099 | 251 considered a last resort. |
252 </P> | |
253 | |
5765 | 254 <P>Usage:<BR> |
5099 | 255 <CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop |
256 list=volume:softclip</CODE> | |
257 </P> | |
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5069 | 260 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.6>2.3.2.2.6. Extrastereo</A></B></P> |
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5765 | 262 <P>This plugin (linearly) increases the difference between left and right |
263 channels (like the XMMS extrastereo plugin) which gives some sort of "live" | |
264 effect to playback. | |
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265 </P> |
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5765 | 267 <P>Usage:<BR> |
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268 <CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop list=extrastereo</CODE><BR> |
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269 <CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop list=extrastereo:mul=3.45</CODE></P> |
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271 <P>The default coefficient (<CODE>mul</CODE>) is a float number that defaults |
5765 | 272 to 2.5. If you set it to 0.0, you will have mono sound (average of both |
6272 | 273 channels). If you set it to 1.0, sound will be unchanged, if you set it to |
274 -1.0, left and right channels will be swapped.</P> | |
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5109 | 276 |
277 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.7>2.3.2.2.7. Volume normalizer</A></B></P> | |
278 | |
5765 | 279 <P>This plugin maximizes the volume without distorting the sound.</P> |
5109 | 280 |
5765 | 281 <P>Usage:<BR> |
5109 | 282 <CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop list=volnorm</CODE><BR> |
283 | |
5721 | 284 |
285 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.8>2.3.2.2.8. Surround</A></B></P> | |
286 | |
287 <P>Someone should document something, sometime.</P> | |
288 | |
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