[FFmpeg-trac] #11364(ffprobe:closed): µ-law: pcm_mulaw files incorrectly shown as "s16", actually 8 bit per sample

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#11364: µ-law: pcm_mulaw files incorrectly shown as "s16", actually 8 bit per
sample
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             Reporter:  Marcus Müller  |                    Owner:  (none)
                 Type:  defect         |                   Status:  closed
             Priority:  minor          |                Component:  ffprobe
              Version:  6.1.1          |               Resolution:  invalid
             Keywords:                 |               Blocked By:
             Blocking:                 |  Reproduced by developer:  0
Analyzed by developer:  0              |
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Changes (by James):

 * resolution:   => invalid
 * status:  new => closed

Comment:

 You can see that -show_entries stream=bits_per_sample reports 8, which is
 what's coded in the WAV header.

 As Baling said, the sample format is what the decoder exports.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/11364#comment:5>
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