[vlc] Volume Control Issues

[Eskild Nielsen]

2010/4/1 <DOUG_PEELER at dell.com>

>  To whom it may concern,
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> I would like to start a conversation with the VideoLAN team about the
> current volume control implementation on the VLC player.  The option to
> allow the customer to adjust volume above 100% results in digital distortion
> in any content that is mastered at or close to full scale. This results in
> both poor sound quality and, more importantly, failure in internal speakers
> and attached devices.  Given the negative impact to customers and
> manufacturers of systems supporting the software, I want to understand what
> it would take to change the design to limit the volume control to 100%.
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without beeing on the VLC team, I would suggest you keep that option,
because you need it when playing poorly mastered material. Perhaps the
option should be combined with a compressor/limiter  option (if such option
dont exist it ought to be included)

kind regards
-- 
Eskild Nielsen
M.Sc (EE)
Broadcast Transmission consultant

E-mail: esni at umedia.dk

U-Media ApS
Drejervej 17, 3
2400 København NV
Denmark
Tel. (+45) 32 11 90 00

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> I look forward to your response.
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> Sincerely,
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> *Doug Peeler*
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> Advanced Engineering - Audio
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