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| author |  diego <diego@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2> | 2005-09-06 16:33:31 +0000 |
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| committer | diego <diego@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2> | 2005-09-06 16:33:31 +0000 |
| commit | b55379f2ef19d17d708df9e802634769f6c18197 (patch) | |
| tree | f79d0ddaa38ea337b073dde839a7968483e0123a | |
| parent | b7adc31f0a156eaeddff7102d0beb3ecebc7b7da (diff) | |
A few more details and grammar updates.
patch by Corey Hickey <bugfood-ml -- at -- fatooh -- dot -- org>
git-svn-id: svn://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/trunk@16407 b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2
| -rw-r--r-- | DOCS/xml/en/usage.xml | 11 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/usage.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/usage.xml index edd18da90e..c6fd4402d6 100644 --- a/DOCS/xml/en/usage.xml +++ b/DOCS/xml/en/usage.xml @@ -1010,14 +1010,17 @@ The following example is a good start: <screen>mplayer <replaceable>quiet-file</replaceable> -softvol -softvol-max 300</screen> -The <option>-softvol-max</option> option specifies the maximum percentage of the +The <option>-softvol-max</option> option specifies the maximum allowable output +volume as a percentage of the original volume. For example, <option>-softvol-max 200</option> would allow the -file to be played up to twice as loud. It is safe to specify a large value with +volume to be adjusted up to twice its original level. +It is safe to specify a large value with <option>-softvol-max</option>; the higher volume will not be used until you use the volume adjustment keys. The only disadvantage of a large value is that, since <application>MPlayer</application> adjusts volume by percentage of the maximum, you will not have as precise control when using the volume adjustment -keys. +keys. Use a lower value with <option>-softvol-max</option> and/or specify +<option>-volstep 1</option> if you need higher precision. </para> <para> @@ -1031,7 +1034,7 @@ This will play the file with a ten decibel gain. Be careful when using the <option>volume</option> filter - you could easily hurt your ears if you use too high a value. Start low and work your way up gradually until you get a feel for how much adjustment is required. Also, if you specify excessively high -values <option>volume</option> may need to clip the signal to avoid sending your +values, <option>volume</option> may need to clip the signal to avoid sending your sound card data that is outside the allowable range. You will hear distortion when this happens. </para> |