[MPlayer-dev-eng] third hectoliter this day

[Anders Johansson]

Hi,

> Anders Johansson didn't RTFM :
> > libao2. In that process I removed the master switch. My motivation is
> > that MPlayer is not a mixer and that there will soon be a SW volume
> > control for people that have problems with their soundcard drivers.
> > If you think I did wrong I can put it back?
> Yes.
> You shouldn't remove features. When sw mixer will be ready, the master
> switch should print "This option is obsoleted, RTFM" :) or something.
> Until then, it should be there.
The SW mixer is finished, here is the documentation.

> 
> -- 
> Gabucino

//Anders
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   and is mentioned here for the sake of completeness only. Do not use this
   plugin unless you are a developer.</P>
 
+<P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.5>2.3.2.2.5. Software volume control</A></B></P>
+
+<P>This plugin is a software replacement for the volume control, and
+  can be used in machines with broken mixer device. It can also be
+  used if one wants to change the output volume from <B>MPlayer</B>
+  without changing the PCM volume setting in the mixer. It has one
+  switch <CODE>volume</CODE> that is used for setting the initial
+  sound level. The initial sound level can be set to values between 0
+  and 255 and defaults to 255. Use this plugin with caution since it
+  can reduce the signal to noise ratio of the sound. In most cases it
+  is best to set the level for the PCM sound to max, leave this plugin
+  out and control the output level to your speakers with the mixers
+  master volume control. If there is an external amplifier connected
+  to the computer (this is almost always the case), the noise level
+  can be minimized by adjusting the master level and the volume knob
+  on the amplifier until the hissing noise in the background is gone.
+</P>
+
+<P>Usage :<BR>
+  &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop
+  list=volume:volume=&lt;0-255&gt;</CODE>
+</P>
+
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@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
 	    <LI><A HREF="sound.html#2.3.2.2.2">2.3.2.2.2 Surround Sound decoding</A></LI>
 	    <LI><A HREF="sound.html#2.3.2.2.3">2.3.2.2.3 Sample format converter</A></LI>
 	    <LI><A HREF="sound.html#2.3.2.2.4">2.3.2.2.4 Delay</A></LI>
+	    <LI><A HREF="sound.html#2.3.2.2.5">2.3.2.2.5 Software volume control</A></LI>
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