From b55379f2ef19d17d708df9e802634769f6c18197 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: diego Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 16:33:31 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] A few more details and grammar updates. patch by Corey Hickey git-svn-id: svn://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/trunk@16407 b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2 --- DOCS/xml/en/usage.xml | 11 +++++++---- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/usage.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/usage.xml index edd18da90e..c6fd4402d6 100644 --- a/DOCS/xml/en/usage.xml +++ b/DOCS/xml/en/usage.xml @@ -1010,14 +1010,17 @@ The following example is a good start: mplayer quiet-file -softvol -softvol-max 300 -The option specifies the maximum percentage of the +The option specifies the maximum allowable output +volume as a percentage of the original volume. For example, would allow the -file to be played up to twice as loud. It is safe to specify a large value with +volume to be adjusted up to twice its original level. +It is safe to specify a large value with ; the higher volume will not be used until you use the volume adjustment keys. The only disadvantage of a large value is that, since MPlayer adjusts volume by percentage of the maximum, you will not have as precise control when using the volume adjustment -keys. +keys. Use a lower value with and/or specify + if you need higher precision. @@ -1031,7 +1034,7 @@ This will play the file with a ten decibel gain. Be careful when using the filter - you could easily hurt your ears if you use too high a value. Start low and work your way up gradually until you get a feel for how much adjustment is required. Also, if you specify excessively high -values may need to clip the signal to avoid sending your +values, may need to clip the signal to avoid sending your sound card data that is outside the allowable range. You will hear distortion when this happens.