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Thanks for the explanation.
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2012-06-16, 18:40
(This post was last modified: 2012-06-16, 18:41 by curtis-r.)
Just installed nightly XBMCSetup-20120615-e82e22a-master (my first since Eden) and system/audio output/audio output device no longer has a Default mode. Can XBMC no longer let Windows determine where to send audio?
For me, this is critical b/c I have an autohotkey script that changes the Windows output from digital to analog or visa versa. I use analog mode to feed music to a multi-zone audio distribution system, and digital when I want to watch a movie.
I tried using profiles in the past to control audio output, but that various negatives. If there is no default audio output anymore, I ask if there is a way to switch audio outputs through a keymap function. Even better would be discrete outputs for music vs. movies, but I know that's a much bigger suggestion.
Win10x64 Pro. Intel Core2Duo E8500 3.26GHz on Gigabyte GA-EP43-UD3L. 4GB DDR2 1066MHz RAM. Nvidia GT240 512MB PCIx16. Multiple displays, including Sony VPL-XW5000ES 4k projector + 100" Da-Lite Cinema screen.
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2012-06-19, 23:12
(This post was last modified: 2012-06-20, 00:13 by daviduco.)
I'm too having choppy video playback with dts hd files.
560gtx with latest nvidia drivers
Onkyo receiver
Everything worked ok without audioengine and common dts/ac3 files...
23:04:14 T:4168 ERROR: CAESinkWASAPI::InitializeExclusive: Unable to initialize WASAPI in exclusive mode -2147024809 - (E_INVALIDARG).
23:04:14 T:4168 ERROR: CAESinkWASAPI::Initialize: WASAPI initialization failed.
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Problem fixed disabling motherboard integrated audio.
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Sorry I might be in the wrong section to ask this but I want to try the new audio engine! Can anyone please tell me what is the most stable nightly version that I can try? I tried a few but they are so buggy and multi-screen support is broken so had to revert to XBMC v11 backup!
Cheers,
EG.
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I am testing out the AE releases but the CPU usage is through the roof when playing back HD audio that should just use passthrough. I was excited about the possibility of using 2-channel 24/96 and 24/88.2 files natively in XBMC. My receiver supports those formats directly but this version seems to be doing some unnecessary post-processing. Is there an option to force passthrough for supported PCM formats?