[Vorbis] Multi-channel support

Joshua Root xiph at root.id.au
Tue Jun 27 00:32:34 PDT 2006


Ulrich Windl wrote:
> On 26 Jun 2006 at 15:20, Ralph Giles wrote:
> 
> [...]
>> low-pass on the LFE channel for 5.1 surround. As far as doing a properly 
>> tuned mode, Monty has said that his ignorance of 5.1 mixing techniques 
>> (and the lack of lossless masters to listen/experiment with) has kept 
>> him from doing much. However, both he and aoyoume-san are interested in 
> 
> If you consider "lossless" as no more loss than what comes out of a DVD digitally, 
> the problem is not the lack of having such a sample, but to have one with a 
> permitting license ;-)

I don't think that is what is needed, as DVD audio is already compressed
with e.g. a52. I think the idea is to start with an uncompressed sample
and try to make the Vorbis-encoded version competitive with DVD in terms
of sound quality and bitrate.

- Josh


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