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Feature Request for MP1.18 PRE - granular control of "Stop Playback on removal of audio renderer"
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<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 1226835" data-attributes="member: 82144"><p>[USER=103549]@JimCatMP[/USER] </p><p>Hello <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>My understanding is that "Stop playback on removal of an audio renderer" was introduced as a <em>workaround</em> - particular to HDMI connections - to prevent MP crashing (or worse) if/when the active audio renderer was removed. So for example, we don't want MP to crash if somebody's viewing TV and happens to turn the TV off without first stopping TV in MP.</p><p></p><p>Given what you said about using a non-HDMI-connected amp, and the background info I've just given, my impression is that what you're asking for doesn't fit the intention of the setting very well.</p><p></p><p>In fact I think there's a good chance of the setting being removed at some point in the not to distant future. Reason being: when the setting was first added, we had no way to know if the audio renderer that was removed was the one that MP was actively using. Therefore we were forced to take the safe path and stop playback on removal of <em>any</em> renderer. (The idea was that if you unticked the setting you were indicating that your audio path was <strong>always </strong>connected/available.) Recent developments in the audio sub-system mean that we should be able to identify when the active audio renderer is removed, and only stop playback in that case... and so the setting becomes superfluous.</p><p></p><p></p><p>This is expected.</p><p></p><p>The fact that turning the TV off with "stop playback..." <em>enabled </em>stops audio for you could be seen as sheer luck. As I tried to explain above, the setting currently stops playback on removal of any audio renderer. Presumably turning off the TV removes the TV's [unused!] audio renderer path, and it's that which causes playback to stop. If/when we manage to get MP to only stop playback when the <em>active</em> audio renderer is removed, TV audio would continue regardless of the presence or state of the "stop playback..." setting.</p><p></p><p></p><p>So, where does that leave the request?</p><p>I think it would be more accurate to describe what you want as "stop <strong>video</strong> playback on removal of the active video display (with no implications implied for audio playback)". Don't know if it's possible to accurately detect/determine which display MP is currently displayed on, especially when dealing with RDP and multi-screen setups.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 1226835, member: 82144"] [USER=103549]@JimCatMP[/USER] Hello :) My understanding is that "Stop playback on removal of an audio renderer" was introduced as a [I]workaround[/I] - particular to HDMI connections - to prevent MP crashing (or worse) if/when the active audio renderer was removed. So for example, we don't want MP to crash if somebody's viewing TV and happens to turn the TV off without first stopping TV in MP. Given what you said about using a non-HDMI-connected amp, and the background info I've just given, my impression is that what you're asking for doesn't fit the intention of the setting very well. In fact I think there's a good chance of the setting being removed at some point in the not to distant future. Reason being: when the setting was first added, we had no way to know if the audio renderer that was removed was the one that MP was actively using. Therefore we were forced to take the safe path and stop playback on removal of [I]any[/I] renderer. (The idea was that if you unticked the setting you were indicating that your audio path was [B]always [/B]connected/available.) Recent developments in the audio sub-system mean that we should be able to identify when the active audio renderer is removed, and only stop playback in that case... and so the setting becomes superfluous. This is expected. The fact that turning the TV off with "stop playback..." [I]enabled [/I]stops audio for you could be seen as sheer luck. As I tried to explain above, the setting currently stops playback on removal of any audio renderer. Presumably turning off the TV removes the TV's [unused!] audio renderer path, and it's that which causes playback to stop. If/when we manage to get MP to only stop playback when the [I]active[/I] audio renderer is removed, TV audio would continue regardless of the presence or state of the "stop playback..." setting. So, where does that leave the request? I think it would be more accurate to describe what you want as "stop [B]video[/B] playback on removal of the active video display (with no implications implied for audio playback)". Don't know if it's possible to accurately detect/determine which display MP is currently displayed on, especially when dealing with RDP and multi-screen setups. [/QUOTE]
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