> To: ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org
> From: ceho...@ag.or.at
> Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 08:48:32 +
> Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-user] Input 5.1 DTS, output 2.0 MP3: Atrocious Quality
>
> John L hotmail.com> writes:
>
> > > Please test the following:
> > > $ ffmp
>
> Please test the following:
> $ ffmpeg -i inter.dts -rematrix_maxval 1.0 -ac 2 out.ac3
> $ ffmpeg -i inter.dts -rematrix_maxval 1.0 -ac 2 out.mp3
> $ ffmpeg -i inter.dts -rematrix_maxval 1.0 -ac 2 -acodec pcm_f32le out.wav
I ran all three as requested, including '-loglevel debug'. All three re
> To: ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org
> From: ceho...@ag.or.at
> Date: Sun, 17 May 2015 07:33:51 +
> Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-user] Input 5.1 DTS, output 2.0 MP3: Atrocious Quality
>
> John L hotmail.com> writes:
>
> > But I'm still curious why it would behave in
> To: ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org
> From: ceho...@ag.or.at
> Date: Sat, 16 May 2015 11:15:29 +
> Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-user] Input 5.1 DTS, output 2.0 MP3: Atrocious Quality
>
> Moritz Barsnick gmx.net> writes:
>
> > $ ffmpeg -loglevel debug -i inter.dts -ac 2 -c:a libmp3lame -f null -
> > $ ffm
>
> Instead, take the 5.1 and _DOWNMIX_ all tracks to a single stereo for
> the phone/tablet by declaring -acodec -ac 2. No intermediate
> steps should be required. Consider also - Do you need pcm_s32le ?
> pcm_s16le is usual.
I fail to see how that is any different than what I am doing now.
Backstory: I have a system in place to automagically convert video files to
smaller formats/versions on request to have a sort of "mobile version" for my
father who travels extensively. The purpose is so that he can fit significantly
more videos on his tablet than if they were the high quality r
