Documentation:Modules/a52

Module: a52
Type	Access demux
First VLC version	-
Last VLC version	-
Operating system(s)	all
Description	ATSC A/52 (AC-3) audio decoder
Shortcut(s)	(none)

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/*****************************************************************************
 * NOTA BENE: this module requires the linking against a library which is
 * known to require licensing under the GNU General Public License version 2
 * (or later). Therefore, the result of compiling this module will normally
 * be subject to the terms of that later license.
 *****************************************************************************/

Options

• a52-dynrng <boolean> : Dynamic range compression makes the loud sounds softer, and the soft sounds louder, so you can more easily listen to the stream in a noisy environment without disturbing anyone. If you disable the dynamic range compression the playback will be more adapted to a movie theater or a listening room default value: enabled

Source code

• modules/codec/a52.c
• modules/packetizer/a52.c

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