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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Playback Speed and Wishful ThinkingPlayback Speed and Wishful Thinking
From: Alexandre Enkerli <enkerli_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2007 18:26:25 -0500 I'm the OP who posted a message here and a feature-request on the tracker based on my mistaken perception that there was a difference between two dimensions of the playback speed changes ("permanent" from 50% to 200% RT or "bending" 98%/102% RT). A comment on the tracker allowed me to realize my mistake and Dominik closed the item after that. (I posted here before I read the tracker comment.) I do apologize for any trouble I may have caused and I do realize that it makes me look like a total n00b. Thing is, Rockbox is a rather complex project and my attempts at finding tracker items or list posts on playback speed didn't return the results I expected. Should have used other keywords and, of course, I should have gone through the manual. Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. Now. Timestretching is, in fact, a very desirable feature. Some people realize its importance, but not everyone does. One effect of speeding up spoken content (say, podcasts and audiobooks) is that it may increase our comprehension of the material by focusing our attention. As I'm podcasting my lectures, I find this effect quite interesting. Whether or not timestretching can be done in Rockbox is difficult to know as it's done on other platforms. WMP does timestretching with MP3s and probably other formats. The iPod's original firmware allows for timestretching audiobooks and other M4B content (DRMed or not). There might be a technical limitation preventing the Rockbox MP3 decoder to timestretch but, if it's a common enough idea, a clear statement on this impossibility would be useful. Dominik might dislike the fact that the issue comes on a regular basis but those of us who infrequently visit Rockbox.org may find it difficult to get a broad picture of what issues have been discussed already. Again, my sincere apologies for the confusion and thank you all for all your help. Alexandre, Rockbox newbie (with egg on his face) http://enkerli.wordpress.com Received on 2007-01-07 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |