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| -rw-r--r-- | DOCS/man/options.rst | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | etc/example.conf | 5 |
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diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst index 7a66b0f798..da40cadb97 100644 --- a/DOCS/man/options.rst +++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst @@ -1028,6 +1028,14 @@ Audio If the channel layout of the media file (i.e. the decoder) and the AO's channel layout don't match, mpv will attempt to insert a conversion filter. + .. admonition:: Warning + + Using ``auto`` can cause issues when using audio over HDMI. The OS will + typically report all channel layouts that _can_ go over HDMI, even if + the receiver does not support them. If a receiver gets an unsupported + channel layout, random things can happen, such as dropping the + additional channels, or adding noise. + ``--audio-display=<no|attachment>`` Setting this option to ``attachment`` (default) will display image attachments (e.g. album cover art) when playing audio files. It will diff --git a/etc/example.conf b/etc/example.conf index e335c8ea12..4c545d9306 100644 --- a/etc/example.conf +++ b/etc/example.conf @@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ # Output 5.1 audio natively, and upmix/downmix audio with a different format. #audio-channels=5.1 # Disable any automatic remix, _if_ the audio output accepts the audio format. -# of the currently played file. -#audio-channels=empty +# of the currently played file. See caveats mentioned in the manpage. +# (This is the default.) +#audio-channels=auto ################## # other settings # |