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diff DOCS/xml/en/codecs.xml @ 24036:698aa9b7a44c
AC3 --> AC-3
author | diego |
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date | Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:50:44 +0000 |
parents | 4c48d303952a |
children | b7f34336c879 |
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--- a/DOCS/xml/en/codecs.xml Mon Aug 13 22:42:42 2007 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/xml/en/codecs.xml Mon Aug 13 22:50:44 2007 +0000 @@ -359,11 +359,11 @@ Windows Media Audio 9 (WMAv3) (using DMO DLL) </para></listitem> <listitem><para> - AC3 Dolby audio (<emphasis role="bold">native</emphasis> code, with + AC-3 Dolby audio (<emphasis role="bold">native</emphasis> code, with MMX/SSE/3DNow! optimization) </para></listitem> <listitem><para> - AC3 passing through sound card hardware + AC-3 passing through sound card hardware </para></listitem> <listitem><para> AAC @@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ Ogg Vorbis audio codec (<emphasis role="bold">native</emphasis> library) </para></listitem> <listitem><para> - RealAudio: DNET (low bitrate AC3), Cook, Sipro and ATRAC3 + RealAudio: DNET (low bitrate AC-3), Cook, Sipro and ATRAC3 </para></listitem> <listitem><para> QuickTime: Qualcomm and QDesign audio codecs @@ -395,17 +395,17 @@ <!-- ********** --> <sect2 id="swac3"> -<title>Software AC3 decoding</title> +<title>Software AC-3 decoding</title> <para> -This is the default decoder used for files with AC3 audio. +This is the default decoder used for files with AC-3 audio. </para> <para> -The AC3 decoder can create audio output mixes for 2, 4, or 6 speakers. +The AC-3 decoder can create audio output mixes for 2, 4, or 6 speakers. When configured for 6 speakers, this decoder provides separate output of -all the AC3 channels to the sound driver, allowing for full "surround -sound" experience without the external AC3 decoder required to use the +all the AC-3 channels to the sound driver, allowing for full "surround +sound" experience without the external AC-3 decoder required to use the hwac3 codec. </para> @@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ channel downmix (Left Front, Right Front, Left Surround and Right Surround outputs), use <option>-channels 4</option>. In this case, any center channel will be mixed equally to the front channels. -<option>-channels 6</option> will output all the AC3 channels as they are +<option>-channels 6</option> will output all the AC-3 channels as they are encoded - in the order Left, Right, Left Surround, Right Surround, Center and LFE. </para> @@ -436,12 +436,12 @@ <!-- ********** --> <sect2 id="hwac3"> -<title>Hardware AC3 decoding</title> +<title>Hardware AC-3 decoding</title> <para> -You need an AC3 capable sound card, with digital out (S/PDIF). The card's +You need an AC-3 capable sound card, with digital out (S/PDIF). The card's driver must properly support the AFMT_AC3 format (C-Media does). Connect -your AC3 decoder to the S/PDIF output, and use the <option>-ac +your AC-3 decoder to the S/PDIF output, and use the <option>-ac hwac3</option> option. It is experimental but known to work with C-Media cards and Soundblaster Live! + ALSA (but not OSS) drivers and DXR3/Hollywood+ MPEG decoder cards.