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

[Reimar Döffinger]

Hi,
> > > > > What's the point of -softvol-normal values above 100? With 200, it seems
> > > > > to start at the current volume level, only droping to half volume when
> > > > > you first hit 0/9. Bug?
> > > > 
> > > > Not really. The volume filter is only inserted when you actually try to
> > > > change the volume. -softvol will only enable you to use software volume
> > > > control, it won't put it on automatically. The point of allowing these
> > > > values is giving you more fine-grained control... If it really make
> > > > sense is a different point ;-)
> > > > 
> > > > > 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 ;-)
> 
> hmm, maybe i don't follow.
> can we just make all the volume stuff in mplayer work in dB now?
> anything else is really ridiculous..

I tried that once and it worked out not at all for me. Probably it could
be improved, but back then when the volume bar was at 70% I couldn't
hear anything at all anymore. So only 30% of the range of possible
values provided useable output for me :-(
So I decided to leave it just as-is.

Greetings,
Reimar Döffinger