On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 08:57:49AM +0200, Jan Stary wrote: > On Jun 29 22:00:28, Jacob Meuser wrote:
> > the problem is really simple: the sndio backend in mplayer doesn't yet > > support 24-bit formats. that will be fixed soon. > > Am I right at thinking that if an application asks a running aucat > "can you play (e.g.) 24bit WAV for me", the answer is always "yes"? basically, yes. aucat can handle most any linear PCM format. > If so, does that mean that mplayer's backend just has to ask, > which it doesn't now? yes. > And if so, can you please point me to the right > place in the code - I would like to try it and learn a bit about sndio. I just committed 24-bit audio support to mplayer's sndio backend. > > * I'll save the ranting about umpteen different not really universally > > useful** audio APIs until sndio(7) is fully working on loonix and the > > other BSDs, which will hopefully be completed in the next few months. > > That would be a sad day for all the people who lay awake at nights > thinking "I sure hope sndio doesn't get any more awesome". Time to > start reading Hannu Savolainen's blog again I guess :-) heh, thanks for the reminder ;) -- [email protected] SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org
