In brief because this is OT: Yes. However the snag I discovered is that 'rules' here is a plural. i.e. there is more than one 'standard' (sic) mixdown set of ratios. The problem then is to ensure the *chosen* standard for given material is communicated and used for a mixdown. Otherwise the creator of the 5.1. may make different assumptions to the end-user's renderer, and the result is degraded in some way.
In essence there is more than one 'way', and so the chosen 'way' also needs to be communicated and correctly employed. This may not alway happen. Jim In article <eca35ffc-8560-4716-a525-c61a439e0...@cantab.net>, Owen Smith <owen.sm...@cantab.net> wrote: > As for downmix in receivers from 5.1 to 2.0 audio, there are rules for > how that is done. Given there are rules and all receivers should be > doing it the same way (and most manufacturers just buy the software from > Dolby or similar suppliers anyway), it should be possible to mix > broadcasts properly so that they work in both 5.1 and with the specified > downmix rules. -- Electronics https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~www_pa/Scots_Guide/intro/electron.htm Armstrong Audio http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/Armstrong/armstrong.html biog http://jcgl.orpheusweb.co.uk/history/ups_and_downs.html Audio Misc http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/index.html _______________________________________________ get_iplayer mailing list get_iplayer@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/get_iplayer
