From d0e8d6114bdd34242bd18a607c004b32aac6afc5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: wm4 Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 12:35:58 +0200 Subject: ao_coreaudio: insane hack for passing through AC3 as float PCM This uses the same hack as Kodi uses, and I suspect MPlayer/ancient mpv also did this (but didn't research that). --- DOCS/man/ao.rst | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) (limited to 'DOCS') diff --git a/DOCS/man/ao.rst b/DOCS/man/ao.rst index ed0035fcc1..5c4df70973 100644 --- a/DOCS/man/ao.rst +++ b/DOCS/man/ao.rst @@ -95,6 +95,15 @@ Available audio output drivers are: setting in the ``Audio Devices`` dialog in the ``Audio MIDI Setup`` utility. Note that this does not affect the selected speaker setup. + ``--coreaudio-spdif-hack=`` + Try to pass through AC3/DTS data as PCM. This is useful for drivers + which do not report AC3 support. It converts the AC3 data to float, + and assumes the driver will do the inverse conversion, which means + a typical A/V receiver will pick it up as compressed IEC framed AC3 + stream, ignoring that it's marked as PCM. This disables normal AC3 + passthrough (even if the device reports it as supported). Use with + extreme care. + ``coreaudio_exclusive`` (Mac OS X only) Native Mac OS X audio output driver using direct device access and -- cgit v1.2.3