Fabio Papa wrote: > Ok,then, as we're trying to do the same work as a > number of set-top players/VCR, we should start looking > at them. > The player that should offer a good example is one > like mine, a DVD player with integrated dolby. > The important things which I setup the first time I > powered up the thing are: > > -type of screen used (16:9 or 4:3). > -type of audio equipment (5.1 or stereo or dts) > -distance of the audio speakers, to introduce delays > (even if this is not so important) > -controls of brightness and saturation, with a test > image to check with
Doesn't the resolution, which we already configure for freevo, determine the aspect ratio? (800x600 = 4:3, 1280x720 = 16:9). Maybe I'm missing something...? Shouldn't the "type of audio equipment" really be "type of output stream you want to use" and let the pre-amp/receiver on the other end decide what to do with that info? For instance, freevo should just output the raw dolby digital(ex)/dts(es), and allow the equipment on the other end do the rest. Modern audio equipment, when configured for only two speakers and a sub, will automatically resample a 5.1 source to 2.1. So, in practicality, freevo just outputs 2 channel stereo for every source EXCEPT DVD. Only DVD would need to be configured as either 1) output PCM (is this even possible with sound cards that don't have built-in decoding?) for pre-amps without decoder chips, or 2) output raw encoded digital for those that have decoder chips in their pre-amp. If some poor sap is stuck using freevo to output his DVD audio stream to an old stereo only amplifier, that person should be smart enough to select the 2 channel stereo option in the DVD's setup/options menu. Also, with that in mind, there's no reason for freevo to know the distance of speakers. The stereo pre-amp should already be configured for this. This is what pre-amps do. All freevo needs to do is get the audio stream out to the other equipment (again, in either PCM or raw encoded digital), and allow that external equipment decide what to do from there. -Andrew Jergens I'm willing to be completely wrong, just don't assume I'm ignorant. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by BEA Weblogic Workshop FREE Java Enterprise J2EE developer tools! Get your free copy of BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1 today. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5047&alloc_id=10808&op=click _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
