[Mplayer-cvslog] CVS: main/DOCS mplayer.1,1.260,1.261

[gabor]

On Sun, 2002-11-10 at 21:17, Arpi of Ize wrote:
> Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS
> In directory mail:/var/tmp.root/cvs-serv24734
> 
> Modified Files:
> 	mplayer.1 
> Log Message:
> merged with Jonas' version sent a week ago
> 
> 
> Index: mplayer.1
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/mplayer.1,v
> retrieving revision 1.260
> retrieving revision 1.261
> diff -u -r1.260 -r1.261
> --- mplayer.1	9 Nov 2002 01:31:45 -0000	1.260
> +++ mplayer.1	10 Nov 2002 20:16:49 -0000	1.261
> @@ -394,7 +394,12 @@
>  .
>  .TP
>  .B \-channels <number>
> -Select number of audio output channels to be used.
> +Change the number of playback channels.
> +If the number of output channels is bigger than the number of input channels
> +empty channels are inserted (except mixing from mono to stereo, then the mono
> +channel is repeated in both of the output channels).
> +If the number of output channels is smaller than the number of input channels
> +the exceeding channels are truncated.
>  
the last sentence isn't very clear to me....what does it mean that the
exceeding channels are truncated?

let's say i have a movie with 6channels audio ( 5.1 ).... now i only
have 2 speakers, so i specify -channels 2.... now as i understand the
doc says that 4 channels will get dropped... but afaik it's not the
case... the 5.1 channels will get somehow mixed into 2, or don't?

so i suggest to make this sentence more clear....

bye,
gabor