[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] forceable software volume control

[Vladimir Mosgalin]

On Sat, 6 Nov 2004, Reimar D?ffinger wrote:

RD>This just does not work as easy as that in the digital case. Amplifying
RD>2x means you need one extra bit, for 8x amplification you need 3 extra
RD>bits. So without changing the format (hard to do as often both source
RD>and soundcard want 16 bit), this will only work when whoever created the
RD>file wasted at least 3 bits out of 16 by not adjusting the volume
RD>correctly. I am not convinced that adjusting to such crap is a good
RD>idea.

With -af volume module I had to use values as high as 15 sometimes to
get to the average volume level on some content. According to your
calculations, I should have heard very low-quality sound... but that
wasn't the case. Or do I miss something?

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Vladimir