[MPlayer-users] [BUGREPORT] Crash when REAL used with any -aop options

[The Wanderer]

Reimar Döffinger wrote:

> Hi,

>>>> Why isn't 50 the default?  Seems a much more sane value to me,
>>>> and makes it work exactly like "-aop list=volume" does.
>>> 
>>> I chose 90 because that fits perfectly for practically all movies
>>> I have lying around (no DVDs). With 50, if I turn the volume up
>>> fully, I will get very heavy artifacts because the volume is too
>>> high.
>> 
>> this is very bad. most dvdrips are adjusted to proper volume. most
>> dvds on the other hand suck, and you need INSANE volume amp to be
>> able to hear them at all.
> 
> What is very bad? I find 90 a reasonable default, no need to make
> adjustments for broken things default ;-)

I do not find "near maximum" to be a reasonable default, at least not
without considerable justification. Even if 90 worked flawlessly for all
cases (including the ones you've just dismissed on grounds of
brokenness) - and I'd note that part of the reason why I wanted volume
control in the first place is because I have some files (non-adjusted
DVD rips IIRC) which are far too quiet even with system-max volume
otherwise - I would still not be happy with having the default be near
either extreme.

In any truly sane setup (leaving things like sound systems for public
auditoria and so forth aside), IMO, a volume of "50% of max" will be
just about equivalent to "normal listening volume"; this allows the
maximum possible flexibility in both directions, whether higher for
easier listening at a distance (or overcoming atypical background noise)
or lower to avoid distracting people to whom it *is* background noise.

In my ideal world, "50% volume" would always be exactly equivalent to
"normal"; I get annoyed whenever I have to adjust any volume setting
away from the middle in order to get Normal Listening Volume. A setup in
which the "normal", so implied by being default, state is not only
exactly 50% but is nearly 100 not only would be quite aggravating but
makes essentially no sense to me.

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       The Wanderer

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