[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] add (e)ac3float decoders

[madshi]

Hello,

attached you'll find a patch which adds "ac3float" and "eac3float" decoders.
The only difference to the "ac3" and "eac3" decoders is that the float
decoders output float, obviously (which is the native decoding format)
instead of rounded down 16bit integer samples. This is quite important,
IMHO, because rounding down digital audio/video data is a violation of
processing laws. When bitdepth is reduced, dithering must be used, to avoid
quantization errors, which libav does currently not do. So outputting float
is a better solution for audio quality.

If this patch will be accepted, I plan to create similar patches for DTS and
AAC.

Best regards, Mathias.

www.madshi.net
Systemsoftware Mathias Rauen
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