Re: OpenAL Soft 1.12.854 released!

Awesome as always! Thanks for your hard work and for single-handedly
cretaing the most awesome, cross-platform OpenAL implementation.


On Tue, 2010-03-30 at 00:28 -0700, Chris Robinson wrote:
> Next version is up and ready:
> 
> http://kcat.strangesoft.net/openal.html
> 
> This release features support for the two muLaw format extensions[1][2] and 
> AL_EXT_DOUBLE, as well as support for ALC_EXT_thread_local_context[3]. The 
> alext.h header was also updated to include EFX tokens and function types. 
> Capture now works with the PortAudio backend, and PortAudio is now supported 
> under Windows.
> 
> The wave writer device now outputs WAVE_FORMAT_EXTENSIBLE wave files, so that 
> multi-channel and floating-point output is properly written. Some players may 
> have trouble handling this format (such as Linux MPlayer, which doesn't 
> recognize the float sub-type GUID and assumes 32-bit int), but it's not 
> difficult to convert when dealing with 8-/16-bit mono/stereo output. I can 
> make a small utility if there's a need.
> 
> In the immediate future, I'll likely release a GStreamer OpenAL sink plugin, 
> taking advantage of local contexts, to allow applications to play GStreamer-
> compatible media with a degree of interaction with the main application. More 
> on that later.
> 
> [1] 
> http://icculus.org/alextreg/index.php?operation=op_showext&extname=AL_EXT_MULAW
> [2] 
> http://icculus.org/alextreg/index.php?operation=op_showext&extname=AL_EXT_MULAW_MCFORMATS
> [3] http://kcat.strangesoft.net/openal-extensions/EXT_thread_local_context.txt
> 
> 
> >From here for OpenAL Soft, I plan to look into reducing resource consumption 
> when multiple devices of the same name are in use. I also have ideas for 
> extensions to handle listener transformations using a full 4x4 matrix (as 
> opposed to the 3f position and 6f orientation combo) with related functions to 
> manipulate the matrix more like OpenGL does, and to handle multi-channel 
> sounds in a spatial environment. Also a better way to query usable buffer 
> formats and EFX filters and effects. Hopefully I can get 
> AL_EXT_buffer_sub_data finished up for the next release, as well.
> 
> 
> Thanks for looking, and feel free to report any issues that come up. :)
> - Chris (who should find some place to set up a proper bug-tracker)
> 
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