[mythtvnz] MythTV upgrade, bleeding code, ready for tester

[ggibson]

> On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:02:37 +1200, you wrote:
>
>>I watched a number of recordings last night off various channels and they
>> were all perfect in their video playback. I really think this new release
>> has fixed the video problems.
>>
>>However, I noticed that the audio on TV3 is very quiet. It was normal
>> levels before the upgrade. I assume its something to do with this being
>> the only  channel that is broadcast 5.1? I haven't changed any audio
>> settings, and everything is downmixed to stereo.
>>
>>Aaron
>
> I watched a lot of 720p last night without any problems, so that bug
> seems to be gone.  Great!
>
> I have been noticing the lower volume on TV3 for a while (not just
> with this upgrade).  AC-3 audio is lower level than the AAC normally
> (I do not know why), and I have been assuming that AC-3 is getting
> played back in preference to AAC, but I have not actually checked on
> that yet.  I also have stereo downmix selected, but I am using S/PDIF
> output.  The obvious thing to do is to manually select the AAC audio
> and see if we get normal levels.  If so, then we will need to see if
> we can find a way to make AAC the default even if there is an AC-3
> track.
>
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I think the lower volume is actually a FreeView/TV3 intent.  I've noticed
on some STB's that TV3 has a lower volume compared to TVNZ channels