0000302: Auto setting the number of channels

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0000302	DCP-o-matic	Features	public	2014-01-01 23:07	2024-01-03 00:16

Reporter	Markus	Assigned To	carl
Priority	low	Severity	feature	Reproducibility	N/A
Status	acknowledged	Resolution	open
Platform	64 bit	OS	Windows	OS Version	7

Summary	0000302: Auto setting the number of channels
Description	I would like to have an option so the audio channels in the DCP are set automatically to the channel number (or max. channel number) of the source video. e.g. if the source has only 2 channels, the value for the DCP should also be 2.
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Estimated work required	Small

carl 2014-01-04 00:05 administrator ~0000272	Hi Markus, we could do that; the only downside is that some servers don't like playing DCPs with fewer than 6 channels, so defaulting to 6 is a "safe" option with little cost... is there any particular reason why you want to keep the channel counts down?

Markus 2014-01-04 10:21 reporter ~0000273	I dont want to keep it down. I want it to match the input. Btw. I think nowadays all server can play 1-16 chanels.

mhm 2023-06-22 15:33 reporter ~0005782	I think the current behaviour, to always have 16 channels, is a bit excessive. A good compromise is to only have 16 channels if audio (or control info) is present on any of channels 9-16, and otherwise 8 channels. Unused channels filled with silence of course. Also see 0002443

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2014-01-01 23:07	Markus	New Bug
2014-01-04 00:05	carl	Note Added: 0000272
2014-01-04 00:05	carl	Assigned To	=> carl
2014-01-04 00:05	carl	Status	new => feedback
2014-01-04 10:21	Markus	Note Added: 0000273
2014-01-04 10:21	Markus	Status	feedback => assigned
2014-07-15 14:45	carl	Priority	normal => low
2015-06-12 19:48	carl	Estimated work required	=> Small
2015-08-27 16:56	carl	Target Version	=> 2.x
2023-06-22 15:33	mhm	Note Added: 0005782
2024-01-03 00:16	carl	Status	assigned => acknowledged