[vlc-devel] [PATCH 2/4] aout: keep the requested aout-mode across several inputs

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

Le perjantaina 6. huhtikuuta 2018, 18.30.38 EEST Thomas Guillem a écrit :
> So, if the input is stereo we propose the traditional options, that are:
> 
>  - Mono (In order to share a headset with someone for example)
>  - Left/Right
>  - Stereo (Original)
>  - Reverse Stereo

Missing Dolby.

> Then if the input is > stereo, we propose:
>  - Direct (for OSes that can't setup passthrough)

Not clear that means to me.

>  - Original (PCM)

Bad name IMO.

>  - Headphones (to use spatialaudio binauralizer)
>  - Mono (because, we still want to have all input channels mixed into each
> speaker/hearplug)
> 
> Question:
> 
> Should we propose:
>  - Stereo
>  - 5.1 (if input is > 5.1)

I would put any supported downmix, though anything other than stereo does not 
seem very useful.

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