[ecce]

I've noticed something today. I use a mac mini with xbmc 12.0, audio output though HDMI to a fairly heavy reciever. Not being an expert I figured the reciever will do the audio decoding. However, something is trying to be clever regarding how to use the rear speakers. Cheering for example appears in the rear speakers, and I can see the logic in that, but it also brings a TV presenters voice with it. Since the rear speakers go on and off the TV presenters voice becomes kind of fuzzy.

Anyone else experienced this? Am I right in thinking it's the reciever making magic here and there nothing I can do about it? (changing to 2.1 might work but has its obvious down sides)

[Memphiz]

Did you turn on "AC3/DTS capable receiver" and what kind of audiostream is in your moviefile (ac3, dts, mp3 whatever?).

[ecce]

Did you turn on "AC3/DTS capable receiver" and what kind of audiostream is in your moviefile (ac3, dts, mp3 whatever?).

Yes, AC3/DTS is on. I know the reciever supports it. Sound format is 2-channel AC3, 192kb/s 48kHz, sample format s16 (??)

[Memphiz]

You are sure that its AC3 not AAC?

post debug log (wiki)

[ecce]

Pretty sure. Used MediaInfo on the file, it says AC3.

The list of program addons is empty. Same story on all addons (video, music etc), and searching to xbmc log uploader gives me no hits. So I cant post a debug log. Internet connections works, I've verified that.

[Ned Scott]

Try pulling up the log file manually from the file location, http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Log...d#Location

Mac OS X likes to hide your library folder, so you might have to use this trick to get to it: http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=XBM...are_hidden

Then just copy/paste it to http://xbmclogs.com

[Glorious1]

Sound format is 2-channel AC3, 192kb/s 48kHz, sample format s16 (??)

If the movie file is stereo, it must be the receiver expanding it to rear speakers, right? My receiver has a bunch of different ways to do that, so maybe you've got one turned on that you don't like.