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authorGravatar diego <diego@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2>2007-08-13 22:50:44 +0000
committerGravatar diego <diego@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2>2007-08-13 22:50:44 +0000
commitfc0d1814d41af86fdd6c70097bad7c6ec3b53fd2 (patch)
treed4e266a46b2b0d95c7b6ed3604639faaaa5fe5f5 /DOCS/xml/en/codecs.xml
parent183f336611dc9fb5c95bac175ed0a1e0e4a698a9 (diff)
AC3 --> AC-3
git-svn-id: svn://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/trunk@24056 b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2
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diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/codecs.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/codecs.xml
index 3e45b58e10..937b0ec15e 100644
--- a/DOCS/xml/en/codecs.xml
+++ b/DOCS/xml/en/codecs.xml
@@ -359,11 +359,11 @@ satisfied the requirements for <systemitem class="library">x264</systemitem>.
Windows Media Audio 9 (WMAv3) (using DMO DLL)
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- AC3 Dolby audio (<emphasis role="bold">native</emphasis> code, with
+ AC-3 Dolby audio (<emphasis role="bold">native</emphasis> code, with
MMX/SSE/3DNow! optimization)
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- AC3 passing through sound card hardware
+ AC-3 passing through sound card hardware
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
AAC
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ satisfied the requirements for <systemitem class="library">x264</systemitem>.
Ogg Vorbis audio codec (<emphasis role="bold">native</emphasis> library)
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- RealAudio: DNET (low bitrate AC3), Cook, Sipro and ATRAC3
+ RealAudio: DNET (low bitrate AC-3), Cook, Sipro and ATRAC3
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
QuickTime: Qualcomm and QDesign audio codecs
@@ -395,17 +395,17 @@ satisfied the requirements for <systemitem class="library">x264</systemitem>.
<!-- ********** -->
<sect2 id="swac3">
-<title>Software AC3 decoding</title>
+<title>Software AC-3 decoding</title>
<para>
-This is the default decoder used for files with AC3 audio.
+This is the default decoder used for files with AC-3 audio.
</para>
<para>
-The AC3 decoder can create audio output mixes for 2, 4, or 6 speakers.
+The AC-3 decoder can create audio output mixes for 2, 4, or 6 speakers.
When configured for 6 speakers, this decoder provides separate output of
-all the AC3 channels to the sound driver, allowing for full "surround
-sound" experience without the external AC3 decoder required to use the
+all the AC-3 channels to the sound driver, allowing for full "surround
+sound" experience without the external AC-3 decoder required to use the
hwac3 codec.
</para>
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ channels. Use <option>-channels 2</option> for a stereo downmix. For a 4
channel downmix (Left Front, Right Front, Left Surround and Right Surround
outputs), use <option>-channels 4</option>. In this case, any center
channel will be mixed equally to the front channels.
-<option>-channels 6</option> will output all the AC3 channels as they are
+<option>-channels 6</option> will output all the AC-3 channels as they are
encoded - in the order Left, Right, Left Surround, Right Surround, Center and
LFE.
</para>
@@ -436,12 +436,12 @@ also supposed to work).
<!-- ********** -->
<sect2 id="hwac3">
-<title>Hardware AC3 decoding</title>
+<title>Hardware AC-3 decoding</title>
<para>
-You need an AC3 capable sound card, with digital out (S/PDIF). The card's
+You need an AC-3 capable sound card, with digital out (S/PDIF). The card's
driver must properly support the AFMT_AC3 format (C-Media does). Connect
-your AC3 decoder to the S/PDIF output, and use the <option>-ac
+your AC-3 decoder to the S/PDIF output, and use the <option>-ac
hwac3</option> option. It is experimental but known to work with C-Media
cards and Soundblaster Live! + ALSA (but not OSS) drivers and DXR3/Hollywood+
MPEG decoder cards.