> To: ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org > From: ceho...@ag.or.at > Date: Sun, 17 May 2015 07:33:51 +0000 > Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-user] Input 5.1 DTS, output 2.0 MP3: Atrocious Quality > > John L <orionfyre <at> hotmail.com> writes: > > > But I'm still curious why it would behave in such a way > > Me too! > So please test the following and report back: > ffmpeg -i inter.dts -acodec pcm_f32le -ac 2 out.wav > > Carl Eugen
I had run the command as requested in my last email to this thread. I'll repost the pertinent part here I ran the following command line and received the following: -------------------------------- ffmpeg -loglevel debug -i inter.dts -c:a pcm_f32le -ac 2 -y inter-f32le.wav .... [AVFilterGraph @ 0xca9d20] query_formats: 4 queried, 6 merged, 3 already done, 0 delayed 1.000000 0.000000 0.707107 0.000000 0.707107 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 0.707107 0.000000 0.000000 0.707107 [auto-inserted resampler 0 @ 0xc965c0] ch:6 chl:5.1(side) fmt:fltp r:48000Hz -> ch:2 chl:stereo fmt:flt r:48000Hz ----------------------------- the resulting wav file is significantly distorted, but qualitatively doesn't 'feel' as harsh And as you expected, both s16le nor s32le result in acceptable files for both: ffmpeg -loglevel debug -i inter.dts -c:a pcm_s16le -ac 2 -y inter-s16le.wav ffmpeg -loglevel debug -i inter.dts -c:a pcm_s32le -ac 2 -y inter-s32le.wav _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-user mailing list ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org http://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user