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-rw-r--r--DOCS/xml/en/codecs.xml24
-rw-r--r--DOCS/xml/en/containers.xml2
-rw-r--r--DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml36
-rw-r--r--DOCS/xml/en/usage.xml20
-rw-r--r--DOCS/xml/en/video.xml2
5 files changed, 42 insertions, 42 deletions
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.
diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/containers.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/containers.xml
index 4f6efcd471..352e99dae2 100644
--- a/DOCS/xml/en/containers.xml
+++ b/DOCS/xml/en/containers.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ MPEG files come in different guises:
<listitem><para>
VOB: This is the MPEG file format on <emphasis role="bold">DVDs</emphasis>.
It is the same as MPG, plus the capability to contain subtitles or non-MPEG
- (AC3) audio. It contains encoded MPEG-2 video and usually AC3 audio, but DTS,
+ (AC-3) audio. It contains encoded MPEG-2 video and usually AC-3 audio, but DTS,
MP2 and uncompressed LPCM are allowed, too. <emphasis role="bold">Read the
<link linkend="dvd">DVD</link> section</emphasis>!
</para></listitem>
diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml
index 0141e4dba0..fab2e12ab1 100644
--- a/DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml
+++ b/DOCS/xml/en/encoding-guide.xml
@@ -1517,14 +1517,14 @@ to get a list of supported codecs.
<para>
Audio is a much simpler problem to solve: if you care about quality, just
leave it as is.
-Even AC3 5.1 streams are at most 448Kbit/s, and they are worth every bit.
+Even AC-3 5.1 streams are at most 448Kbit/s, and they are worth every bit.
You might be tempted to transcode the audio to high quality Vorbis, but
-just because you do not have an A/V receiver for AC3 pass-through today
+just because you do not have an A/V receiver for AC-3 pass-through today
does not mean you will not have one tomorrow. Future-proof your DVD rips by
-preserving the AC3 stream.
-You can keep the AC3 stream either by copying it directly into the video
+preserving the AC-3 stream.
+You can keep the AC-3 stream either by copying it directly into the video
stream <link linkend="menc-feat-mpeg4">during the encoding</link>.
-You can also extract the AC3 stream in order to mux it into containers such
+You can also extract the AC-3 stream in order to mux it into containers such
as NUT or Matroska.
<screen>
mplayer <replaceable>source_file.vob</replaceable> -aid 129 -dumpaudio -dumpfile <replaceable>sound.ac3</replaceable>
@@ -1569,7 +1569,7 @@ are discontinuities/splices where there are missing or extra audio frames.
The correct way to handle this kind of problem is to insert silence or
cut audio at these points.
However <application>MPlayer</application> cannot do that, so if you
-demux the AC3 audio and encode it with a separate app (or dump it to PCM with
+demux the AC-3 audio and encode it with a separate app (or dump it to PCM with
<application>MPlayer</application>), the splices will be left incorrect
and the only way to correct them is to drop/dup video frames at the
splice.
@@ -1731,7 +1731,7 @@ limitations:
Unfortunately, the most efficient codec, Vorbis, does not meet
either of these requirements.
Therefore, if you plan to store your movie in AVI, you will have to
- use a less efficient codec such as MP3 or AC3.
+ use a less efficient codec such as MP3 or AC-3.
</para></listitem>
</orderedlist>
@@ -2600,7 +2600,7 @@ mencoder dvd://2 -o <replaceable>title2.avi</replaceable> -ovc lavc -lavcopts vc
</row>
<row>
<entry>ac3</entry>
- <entry>AC3, AKA Dolby Digital</entry>
+ <entry>AC-3, AKA Dolby Digital</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>adpcm_ima_wav</entry>
@@ -2635,7 +2635,7 @@ The first column contains the codec names that should be passed after the
</para>
<informalexample><para>
-An example with AC3 compression:
+An example with AC-3 compression:
<screen>
mencoder dvd://2 -o <replaceable>title2.avi</replaceable> -oac lavc -lavcopts acodec=ac3 -ovc copy
</screen>
@@ -4746,7 +4746,7 @@ compliant.
<entry>MPEG-2</entry>
<entry>9800 kbps</entry>
<entry>48000 Hz</entry>
- <entry>AC3,PCM</entry>
+ <entry>AC-3,PCM</entry>
<entry>1536 kbps (max)</entry>
<entry>30000/1001, 24000/1001</entry>
<entry>4:3, 16:9 (only for 720x480)</entry>
@@ -4759,7 +4759,7 @@ compliant.
<entry>MPEG-1</entry>
<entry>1856 kbps</entry>
<entry>48000 Hz</entry>
- <entry>AC3,PCM</entry>
+ <entry>AC-3,PCM</entry>
<entry>1536 kbps (max)</entry>
<entry>30000/1001, 24000/1001</entry>
<entry>4:3, 16:9</entry>
@@ -4792,7 +4792,7 @@ compliant.
<entry>MPEG-2</entry>
<entry>9800 kbps</entry>
<entry>48000 Hz</entry>
- <entry>MP2,AC3,PCM</entry>
+ <entry>MP2,AC-3,PCM</entry>
<entry>1536 kbps (max)</entry>
<entry>25</entry>
<entry>4:3, 16:9 (only for 720x576)</entry>
@@ -4803,7 +4803,7 @@ compliant.
<entry>MPEG-1</entry>
<entry>1856 kbps</entry>
<entry>48000 Hz</entry>
- <entry>MP2,AC3,PCM</entry>
+ <entry>MP2,AC-3,PCM</entry>
<entry>1536 kbps (max)</entry>
<entry>25</entry>
<entry>4:3, 16:9</entry>
@@ -5169,7 +5169,7 @@ support it too well.
<para>
For DVD audio, <systemitem class="library">libavcodec</systemitem>'s
-AC3 codec is used.
+AC-3 codec is used.
</para>
@@ -5255,10 +5255,10 @@ keyint=18:vstrict=0:acodec=ac3:abitrate=192:aspect=16/9 -ofps 30000/1001 \
<sect3 id="menc-feat-vcd-dvd-all-pal-ac3-copy">
-<title>PAL AVI Containing AC3 Audio to DVD</title>
+<title>PAL AVI Containing AC-3 Audio to DVD</title>
<para>
-If the source already has AC3 audio, use -oac copy instead of re-encoding it.
+If the source already has AC-3 audio, use -oac copy instead of re-encoding it.
<screen>
mencoder -oac copy -ovc lavc -of mpeg -mpegopts format=dvd:tsaf \
-vf scale=720:576,harddup -ofps 25 \
@@ -5270,10 +5270,10 @@ keyint=15:vstrict=0:aspect=16/9 -o <replaceable>movie.mpg</replaceable> <replace
<sect3 id="menc-feat-vcd-dvd-all-ntsc-ac3-copy">
-<title>NTSC AVI Containing AC3 Audio to DVD</title>
+<title>NTSC AVI Containing AC-3 Audio to DVD</title>
<para>
-If the source already has AC3 audio, and is NTSC @ 24000/1001 fps:
+If the source already has AC-3 audio, and is NTSC @ 24000/1001 fps:
<screen>
mencoder -oac copy -ovc lavc -of mpeg -mpegopts format=dvd:tsaf:telecine \
-vf scale=720:480,harddup -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg2video:vrc_buf_size=1835:\
diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/usage.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/usage.xml
index f337b6507f..7a19fcdccd 100644
--- a/DOCS/xml/en/usage.xml
+++ b/DOCS/xml/en/usage.xml
@@ -541,10 +541,10 @@ explanation.
<sect3 id="advaudio-surround-passthrough">
-<title>AC3/DTS Passthrough</title>
+<title>AC-3/DTS Passthrough</title>
<para>
-DVDs usually have surround audio encoded in AC3 (Dolby Digital) or DTS
+DVDs usually have surround audio encoded in AC-3 (Dolby Digital) or DTS
(Digital Theater System) format. Some modern audio equipment is capable of
decoding these formats internally. <application>MPlayer</application> can be
configured to relay the audio data without decoding it. This will only work if
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ you have a S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) jack in your sound card.
</para>
<para>
-If your audio equipment can decode both AC3 and DTS, you can safely enable
+If your audio equipment can decode both AC-3 and DTS, you can safely enable
passthrough for both formats. Otherwise, enable passthrough for only the format
your equipment supports.
</para>
@@ -560,13 +560,13 @@ your equipment supports.
<itemizedlist>
<title>To enable passthrough on the command line:</title>
<listitem><para>
- For AC3 only, use <option>-ac hwac3</option>
+ For AC-3 only, use <option>-ac hwac3</option>
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
For DTS only, use <option>-ac hwdts</option>
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- For both AC3 and DTS, use <option>-afm hwac3</option>
+ For both AC-3 and DTS, use <option>-afm hwac3</option>
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -574,13 +574,13 @@ your equipment supports.
<title>To enable passthrough in the <application>MPlayer</application>
configuration file: </title>
<listitem><para>
- For AC3 only, use <option>ac=hwac3,</option>
+ For AC-3 only, use <option>ac=hwac3,</option>
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
For DTS only, use <option>ac=hwdts,</option>
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- For both AC3 and DTS, use <option>afm=hwac3</option>
+ For both AC-3 and DTS, use <option>afm=hwac3</option>
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ your equipment supports.
Note that there is a comma (",") at the end of
<option>ac=hwac3,</option> and <option>ac=hwdts,</option>. This will make
<application>MPlayer</application> fall back on the codecs it normally uses when
-playing a file that does not have AC3 or DTS audio.
+playing a file that does not have AC-3 or DTS audio.
<option>afm=hwac3</option> does not need a comma;
<application>MPlayer</application> will fall back anyway when an audio family
is specified.
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ audio outputs are often muted and set to zero volume by default.
<para>
Unfortunately, there is no standard for how channels are ordered. The orders
-listed below are those of AC3 and are fairly typical; try them and see if your
+listed below are those of AC-3 and are fairly typical; try them and see if your
source matches. Channels are numbered starting with 0.
<orderedlist spacing="compact">
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ downmixing. Here is a way to downmix PCM using <option>pan</option>:
since we only care about the output of the first two channels, we only need to
make two sets; the remaining four sets can be omitted. Beware that not all
multichannel audio files have the same channel order! This example
- demonstrates downmixing a file with the same channels as AC3 5.1:
+ demonstrates downmixing a file with the same channels as AC-3 5.1:
<programlisting>
0 - front left
1 - front right
diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/video.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/video.xml
index fb84c14ea8..48ba322dc5 100644
--- a/DOCS/xml/en/video.xml
+++ b/DOCS/xml/en/video.xml
@@ -2116,7 +2116,7 @@ problems, or DVD subtitle problems, give <option>:sync</option> a try.
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-ac hwac3</option></term>
<listitem><para>
- The em8300 supports playing back AC3 audio (surround sound) through the
+ The em8300 supports playing back AC-3 audio (surround sound) through the
digital audio output of the card. See the <option>-ao oss</option> option
above, it must be used to specify the DXR3's output instead of a sound card.
</para></listitem>
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