[vlc] request for an vlc update about delays

[Colin Law]

On 13 January 2011 23:11, Marco Kolditz <mk at meer-der-ideen.de> wrote:
>
> I am using the VLC Player – the best player as far as I have tested. Well, I
> have one problem now: I am using an optical cable for audio (15m) and a
> HDMI/DVI cable for video to connect to my hifi-receiver. Due to the 15
> meters the picture is now faster than the sound – the sounds always appears
> a little bit later than the picture. That’s with every movie, everything
> that I do with the pc. The delay is not sooo long (~0,450 s) but always
> present.

I can assure you that the delay in the sound signal is not due to the
length of the cable.  The signal will travel down the cable at the
speed of light (approx 300000000 m/s) so will take approx 0.05
microseconds to travel along your 15m cable.  It would take virtually
the same time if it were a copper cable.

I think you must look elsewhere for the loss of sync.

Colin