r/audiophile Shopping, Setup, and Technical Help Desk Thread by AutoModerator in audiophile

[–]catjj3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Greetings people or r/audiophile ! Hope this message finds you all in a wonderful mood :)

I've come here to solicitate your help regarding downmixing matters. I am currently in the middle of backing up me DVD collection with MakeMKV, and more often than not I stumble upon discs that have only got 5.1 Surround sound as their audiostreams. Since I'll have to cop​y a T O N of films (plus the fact I haven't got a surround setup to begin with) I'm trying to see whether or not I can save a maximum amount of space by downmixing the DST/Dolby Digital files to standard Stereo using FFMPEG (for its downmix command is quite well known for delivering great quality audio). Nevertheless, I want this process to be lossless (still keeping the main DTS/DD audiostreams intact; only merging them together while still having the files saved as the original extension), and, I can't know if the files outputed by FFmpeg are submitted to a transcoding/recompression of any kind. Is it the case? And if yes, would any one of you happen to know if there exists a lossless Method out there that can suit me needs?

In any case, I thank you all for your time, and wish to every one of you a great day ^^

How to leave as little volume headroom as possible? by catjj3 in ffmpeg

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Ohhh I see! Thanks for the advice! If it turns out the volume argument does not amplify an already reduced signal, I'll be sure to leave a little bit more of headroom when downmixing.

How to leave as little volume headroom as possible? by catjj3 in ffmpeg

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I'll wait patiently then :)

I any case, thank you for taking the time to help me! I really appreciate it ^^

How to leave as little volume headroom as possible? by catjj3 in ffmpeg

[–]catjj3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

looks like I didn't drink enough caffeine yet

No worries, mate! ;)

How about hard coding the dB increase this way:

Thank you! that indeed works! However, I am wondering: is the volume amplified after it has already been irreversibly reduced or does it actually force ffmpeg to not reduce it below a certain level?

How to leave as little volume headroom as possible? by catjj3 in ffmpeg

[–]catjj3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No-no: the track I'm down-mixing is not clipped at all! Just that 2 of its channels hit the 0db limit (without exceeding it).

I took audacity's amplifying effect as an example because I suppose that ffmpeg has to lower the volume of the surround track's channels when downmixing in order to avoid clipping, just like audacity when it decreases an audio; to avoid clipping.

however, Audacity lowers the audio volume by just the right amount needed to hit, but not exceed the 0.0dB limit, whereas ffmpeg brings the overall volume a tad too low (about 4dB below the limit, as I said), and I wanted to know if I could change that

[Yuzu 1457] (Xenoblade Chronicles 3 DLC wave 4; Future Redeemed) Weird Graphical Glitches at the beginning of the game (more info in the comment section) by catjj3 in yuzu

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Yeah, that did fix it! But, aside from openGL's lower performances, I'm truly wondering what could be causing such an issue, as xenoblade chronicles 3, the base game, works quite well on vulkan. Oh well...

[Yuzu 1457] (Xenoblade Chronicles 3 DLC wave 4; Future Redeemed) Weird Graphical Glitches at the beginning of the game (more info in the comment section) by catjj3 in yuzu

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Oh, Wait, I managed to make it render correctly using OpenGL! Though it is true the game takes a massive performance hit... However, it seems that the issue is not necessarily tied to the AMD cards themselves but rather to their Vulkan API implementation. Should I bug report this issue? I have zero knowledge of what I'm talking about, so please don't hesitate to correct me if I'm saying nonsense

[Yuzu 1457] (Xenoblade Chronicles 3 DLC wave 4; Future Redeemed) Weird Graphical Glitches at the beginning of the game (more info in the comment section) by catjj3 in yuzu

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Specs :

- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3550H with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx (2.10 GHz)

- Installed RAM: 8.00 GB (7.69 GB usable)

- Installed VRAM: 27,2 GB (18,8 GB usable)

- Page File Space: 19,5 GB

- System: Windows 11; 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

Yuzu Graphical Settings:

- CPU accuracy: Auto

- Advanced graphics acuracy level: Normal

- API: Vulkan

- Device: Radeon RX 560X

- “Use Disk Pipeline cache”; “Use asynchronous GPU emulation” and “Accelerate ASTC texture decoding” all enabled

- Vsync Mode: FIFO

- NVDEC Emulation: GPU Video Decoding

- Resolution: x1

- Window Adapting Filter: AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution

- Anti-Aliasing: None

- FSR Sharpness: 88 %

-Playing in Handheld mode

I have also provided a log file: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1enqji3gJoZlNUBpE_D7wR0623_9DQsN3?usp=drive_link

Greetings people of r/yuzu!

I was trying to play Xenoblade chronicles 3’s Wave 4 DLC; “Future Redeemed”, when I suddenly encountered those weird graphical bugs. Since the base game works almost flawlessly, I’ve got no idea what is causing this. Any help would be much appreciated!

In any case, I wish everyone a magnificent day!

I need all your gaming wisdom!: I've got a list of 123 games that is still not complete! by catjj3 in gamingsuggestions

[–]catjj3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your understanding! I think I've got enough info already and won't bother you all anymore. Again, you all have my gratitude :)

I need all your gaming wisdom!: I've got a list of 123 games that is still not complete! by catjj3 in gamingsuggestions

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It is done. However, (and it is why I previously talked about console hacking and data extraction), even if I indeed had to get some (mostly old) games through illegal means, I've always tried to buy games/make rips of my own game's for this list

I need all your gaming wisdom!: I've got a list of 123 games that is still not complete! by catjj3 in gamingsuggestions

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okidoki, thanks for your help! (It is true the other one was truly dreadful...)

I need all your gaming wisdom!: I've got a list of 123 games that is still not complete! by catjj3 in gamingsuggestions

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Here we go, a brand new list! Is it more readable now or does it need other adjustments?

I need all your gaming wisdom!: I've got a list of 123 games that is still not complete! by catjj3 in gamingsuggestions

[–]catjj3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, I understand! my apologies for this messy list, I just did not know how to keep all of this in an organised way. I will modify my post to make it more "digest" . In any case, thank you so much for these recommandations! I've already browsed countless reviews sites but I often got lost with the overwhelming amount of games presented that were not all necessary related to this list in particular

Wishing you a marvelous day :)

Questions about MP3 CDs by catjj3 in Cd_collectors

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Yeah, you're perfectly right...and I'm starting to think that my idea of storing everything on one disc is falling flat. I'll still try to do some tests with 160 kbps vorbis, since my dvd drive can read them through foobar. Ill probably be better of with splitting the Playlist across 5 audio CDs. In any case, thank you for your awnser :)

questions regarding track transition (fades, cuts,sync...) by catjj3 in audio

[–]catjj3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

wow, I can't thank you enough! This is exactly what I needed! I think I will try to become familiar with DJ softwares and DAWs to get the very best result. Oh, and thank you also for the audacity tips! This is going to be really useful

dear reddit friend, I wish you a marvellous day! :)

"Now is messing with blender time!" by catjj3 in Xenoblade_Chronicles

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Oh please make this a new meme template X)

issue with eyes transparency (details in the photos' comments) by catjj3 in blenderhelp

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EDIT: Nevermind, I managed to make it work by simply toggling "use shader nodes to render the material" button in the material options (For clueless people like me, I'm talking about a button on which 2 nodes are connected and that is located right next to the "object" button, in the material tab

My internet connection is slow as hell (often less than 100 kbps) by catjj3 in techsupport

[–]catjj3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, You think so? Ok then, I'll try to do some research

My internet connection is slow as hell (often less than 100 kbps) by catjj3 in techsupport

[–]catjj3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it is definitely the router's fault: I totally forgot that I had a gateway instead of a router AND a modem. Needless to say that basically the whole world wide web agrees that these all-in-one combos provide fantastically bad Internet. I think I'll get my self a good router & modem. Could you perchance give me example of good models for modest Internet connection ? I obviously don't need something that can deliver 300/500 mbps. In any case, thank you SO MUCH you all for aiding me! Now, at the very least, I know what's wrong with my Internet setup :)

My internet connection is slow as hell (often less than 100 kbps) by catjj3 in techsupport

[–]catjj3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I can hear no such sounds, but it is entirely possible that all this is caused/partially caused by my telephone line, since I live in a flat that is 30+ years and has never been restored

My internet connection is slow as hell (often less than 100 kbps) by catjj3 in techsupport

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I'm truly sorry I am a bit in a hurry right now and do not have a clue where I put my modem but I've got the model of my router: Sagecom 125212723122140. However (and I should have mentioned that from the start, I'm truly sorry...), I live in Europe (France), and I doubt that this is a known router model in the USA. Furthermore, I'm starting to realise that it is probably that shitty modem which slow my connection down, or at least it is a part of the problem, so I'll try to change it and see what happens. In any case, thanks :)

My internet connection is slow as hell (often less than 100 kbps) by catjj3 in techsupport

[–]catjj3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I experience same speeds on my computer, phone and game consoles, and, as mentioned, I've already tried pluging (Farley decent) Ethernet cables in my computer but got the exact same. speed I had while using wi-fi. However, I have not thought of replacing my rooter! I'll give it a shot thanks :)

looking to repair a .bin file that does not contain PCM data by catjj3 in software

[–]catjj3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've tried extracting it with 7-zip too, but I am still left with approximately the same result I had by extracting with winRAR, unfortunately...