[vdr] Re: Can't control sound with mplayer plugin

[michael.mauch@gmx.de (Michael Mauch)]

Philippe Gramoullé wrote:

> Hello Nicolas,

> On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 11:32:47 +0100
> Nicolas Huillard <nhuillard@ghs.fr> wrote:

>   | Try alsamixer and find the output that mplayer uses. This might not be 
>   | exactly the same as live TV. This would allow to normalize levels. Then 
>   | save the config (usually just reboot).

> Well, normalizing the levels is one (side) issue, but my biggest problem is that i can't change the volume
> at all while playing the .avi. Volume stays the *same* if i put VDR sound level at 0% or 100% same with 
> mplayer sound level ( aka [|           ] or [||||||||||||| ] on mplayer OSD )

Does it work with the standalone mplayer (and -ao alsa)? If not, try
using -ao sdl or -ao esd, both seem to have software volume control.

Regards...
		Michael