[vlc] Re: 1:1 audio

[Benjamin PRACHT]

On Thu, Dec 02, 2004, Christian Mæland wrote :
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> Running VLC on a Apple G5 running os 10.3.6
> 
> I´m attempting to output audio from VLC at 0 dB. However there doesn't 
> seem to be a very easy way of doing this. I've tried different settings 
> in the preferences. Moving the volume-slider in the control volume to 
> the top will overdrive the output. Seems to me that some type of 
> digital gain is being used, which I'm sure some people find utilitarian 
> in some cases, but there should be a option to disable or avoid this 
> altogether.
> 
> Other than this VLC is a total godsend on os X and its maturing very 
> well. I love it!
> 

You're right about the fact VLC is appliying a digital gain to audio
tracks to set the volume. The "neutral" value for the gain is the half
of the volume bar in the OSX interface (attenuation below, amplification
above). You can set that a bit more precisely in the preferences, audio
tab, or by hacking the vlcrc option file (neutral value is 512).

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BigBen

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