2009-04-25, 01:10
Happy to post a proper ticket if this isn't already known and being looked at;
If I tell XBMC to use Analogue audio, then my Stereo and AC3 videos play sound via the optical link to my Sony STR-DB930 amplifier just fine (albeit, I'm stuck with just a stereo mix).
If I tell XBMC to use Digital audio, and enable AC3 and DTS passthrough, my Stereo videos play fine, and the panel on my amplifier correctly tells me it's getting "PCM [48kHz]".
If however I tell XBMC to use Digital audio, and enable AC3 and DTS passthrough, my AC3 videos play without any sound at all. The panel on my amplifier correctly tells me it's getting "Dolby Digital [3/2]", but there's nothing but silence.
Debug File can be found at http://fergus.pastebin.com/f61fec123
Media Info can be found at http://fergus.pastebin.com/f2555809e
System Profile info can be found at http://fergus.pastebin.com/f5b1dfb43
Amp is a Sony STR DB930, attached by an optical cable.
For what it's worth, an old version of Plex (compiled 7th February) can successfully passthrough the 5.1 AC3 track to my amplifier. I'm confident therefore that my hardware (mac, cable and amplifier) are all working fine.
Happy to provide any further detail, if it helps get the surround sound experience running on my Mac Mini, just as it does on my prehistoric release of XBMC on my good-old XBox in the other room!
ps Well chuffed that the Shutdown option now shuts my machine down properly. Thanks Davilla!
If I tell XBMC to use Analogue audio, then my Stereo and AC3 videos play sound via the optical link to my Sony STR-DB930 amplifier just fine (albeit, I'm stuck with just a stereo mix).
If I tell XBMC to use Digital audio, and enable AC3 and DTS passthrough, my Stereo videos play fine, and the panel on my amplifier correctly tells me it's getting "PCM [48kHz]".
If however I tell XBMC to use Digital audio, and enable AC3 and DTS passthrough, my AC3 videos play without any sound at all. The panel on my amplifier correctly tells me it's getting "Dolby Digital [3/2]", but there's nothing but silence.
Debug File can be found at http://fergus.pastebin.com/f61fec123
Media Info can be found at http://fergus.pastebin.com/f2555809e
System Profile info can be found at http://fergus.pastebin.com/f5b1dfb43
Amp is a Sony STR DB930, attached by an optical cable.
For what it's worth, an old version of Plex (compiled 7th February) can successfully passthrough the 5.1 AC3 track to my amplifier. I'm confident therefore that my hardware (mac, cable and amplifier) are all working fine.
Happy to provide any further detail, if it helps get the surround sound experience running on my Mac Mini, just as it does on my prehistoric release of XBMC on my good-old XBox in the other room!
ps Well chuffed that the Shutdown option now shuts my machine down properly. Thanks Davilla!