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FTA: "The result of receiving total silence, especially for a prolonged period, has a number of unwanted effects on the listener, including the following ..."
by jan_g 17y ago
FTA:
"The result of receiving total silence, especially for a prolonged period, has a number of unwanted effects on the listener, including the following ..."
Besides what is listed in the article, prolonged silence may result in media platform forcing disconnection. For example, that's why special RFC exists for RTP for comfort noise. However, not all user agents (neither all platforms) honor this rfc. Note that I use the term "media platform" for any media gateway or media server, that establishes and manages connections between two or more clients.
- scott_s 17y agoSomething similar used to apply to tv. On either a Buffy or a Firefly commentary, Joss Whedon said that they wanted to cut to black, then hang on it for a few seconds for dramatic effect. The problem was that if they actually cut to black, that would trigger the commercial - the software that controlled when the commercials went on must have monitored the signal, and when the video was black, played the commercial reel. So they had to cut to almost-black to avoid ending the scene prematurely.
- cma 17y agoThis is how commercial detection in MythTV and others worked for a time; I think it uses something a little more sophisticated now due to some sort of arms race type of deal.