2015-03-19, 19:32
If we get ISO on Pi, then it'll be like 90% there as a cheap yet solid Kodi + full 3D + half HD audio player. TrueHD to PCM7.1 yes, DTS-MA no (core yes).
(2015-03-19, 20:12)Stereodude Wrote: DTS-HD could probably be added. There is now a open source DTS-HD decoder.
(2015-03-19, 20:44)drhill Wrote: I have no idea why people stick with ISO's instead of MKV.
Does menu support (crappy or otherwise) make that much a difference?
(2015-03-19, 14:03)popcornmix Wrote:(2015-03-19, 07:57)nickr Wrote: @deborah_c - is there a tool that can tell me whether an mkv file holds an mvc 3d stream? I downloaded some samples (pointed to in the rpi oe test builds thread) and I can't seem to get mediainfo to shed any light on the fact that they are stereoscopic. Example:
http://pastebin.com/VGRbuXss
EDIT to add, thanks for your efforts. We all appreciate it.
Those lines are the magic that show it's MVC.Code:Format profile : Stereo [email protected] / [email protected]
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(2015-03-19, 20:48)movie78 Wrote:(2015-03-19, 20:44)drhill Wrote: I have no idea why people stick with ISO's instead of MKV.
Does menu support (crappy or otherwise) make that much a difference?
YES!
Once you go ISO,you can't go back...
from HCC interview with Ioan Allen, SVP Dolby Labs Wrote:HCC: What do you think of the results and performance of TrueHD technology?
Ioan Allen: My answer is that it's superior because it's lossless compression. Whether the consumer is aware of it or not, it probably requires someone with really good ears and training to hear the difference. Compare 5.1 TrueHD and 5.1 AC-3 and it requires a pretty skilled listener to say that's one or that's the other.
(2015-03-19, 21:07)Milhouse Wrote: Funny thing about HD Audio, even a Senior Vice President of Dolby Labs reckons it requires a skilled listener to tell the difference between 5.1 AC-3 and 5.1 TrueHD, according to a recent interview in Home Cinema Choice, a UK magazine: