I'd just like to add that this is hugely uncomfortable, and gives unexpected shocks not only to the listeners' eardrums but also the speakers and headphones, as this can effectively raise the volume in a sudden shock by an order of magnitude or more.
The file '~/.kde/share/config/kmplayerrc' has the setting "Volume=80" under "[General Options]", and this is where the trouble comes from. I do not know _from what source_ this value was originally obtained, since e.g. '/etc/kde3/kmplayerrc' does not have any "Volume=" setting. There are two problems here, _if_ kmplayer uses "PCM" volume: 1) The default value of 80 (%) is arguably too high. (Both "main" and "PCM" volume settings affect the real outcome, and if "main" volume is set on high, or even above halfway, 80% "PCM" volume produces a very loud sound.) 2) If the user changes the volume setting in kmplayer, the setting doesn't get saved in '~/.kde/share/config/kmplayerrc'. (I don't know if this is hard to do, as kmplayer may be terminated by e.g. closing the browser window - can kmplayer save its config then?) However, there is also the question whether kmplayer should use "PCM" volume _at all_, and instead use either a software mixer or the "main" volume slider. It is accepted in bug #41871 for a number of multimedia applications that "PCM" volume shouldn't be altered by them. That is a separate issue, though, and this bug can be resolved separately from that one. -- Opening remote realmedia resets PCM volume to high https://launchpad.net/bugs/86454 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
