Can't switch audio source on specific videos...
#1
I'm trying to switch the audio from 2/2 (Commentary) to 1/2 (English), but no matter what the settings read, the audio is always the commentary. The audio source refuses to change according to the settings.

The file:

H.264 encoded Battlestar Galactica 720p with DTS Coherent Acoustics (Perian)

It was originally an MKV file, but I use Perian to wrap all my videos with MOV instead of MKV. I tried opening the video in Quicktime 7 and deleting the commentary audio track; when I reopened the file inside XBMC, there was no audio whatsoever, although 1/1 (Enlglish) was visible.

I have a feeling it's something to do with the audio codec, but I haven't a further clue as to how to resolve the situation. Help?

Thanks,
- Ben
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#2
UprightBC Wrote:I'm trying to switch the audio from 2/2 (Commentary) to 1/2 (English), but no matter what the settings read, the audio is always the commentary. The audio source refuses to change according to the settings.

The file:

H.264 encoded Battlestar Galactica 720p with DTS Coherent Acoustics (Perian)

It was originally an MKV file, but I use Perian to wrap all my videos with MOV instead of MKV. I tried opening the video in Quicktime 7 and deleting the commentary audio track; when I reopened the file inside XBMC, there was no audio whatsoever, although 1/1 (Enlglish) was visible.

I have a feeling it's something to do with the audio codec, but I haven't a further clue as to how to resolve the situation. Help?

Thanks,
- Ben

MediaInfo output for that file please.
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#3
[EDIT] I mistakenly posted a video file with the commentary track removed, so I posted a different episode.

Here it is:

* * * MediaInfo Mac 0.7.33.4 file analysis report.
* * * MediaInfo Mac is ©2010 by Diego Massanti - http://mediainfo.massanti.com
* * * MediaInfoLib by Jerome Martinez - http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net
Created on: Aug 1, 2010 6:48:20 PM EDT
Report for file: 1x03 - Bastille Day.mov

General / Container Stream #1
Total Video Streams for this File.................4
Total Audio Streams for this File.................2
Total Subtitle Streams for this File..............1
Video Codecs Used.................................AVC / SRT / SRT / SRT
Audio Codecs Used.................................DTS / ADPCM
SubTitle Codecs Used..............................text
Available Sutbitle Languages......................English
File Format.......................................MPEG-4
Play Time.........................................43mn 45s
Total File Size...................................3.28 GiB
Total Stream BitRate..............................10.7 Mbps
Title (Tag)......................................."Bastile Day"

Video Stream #1
Codec (Human Name)................................AVC
Codec (FourCC)....................................avc1
Codec [email protected]
Frame Width.......................................1 280 pixels
Frame Height......................................720 pixels
Frame Rate........................................23.976 fps
Total Frames......................................62906
Display Aspect Ratio..............................16:9
Scan Type.........................................Progressive
Color Space.......................................YUV
Codec Settings (Summary)..........................CABAC / 5 Ref Frames
QF (like Gordian Knot)............................0.409
Codec Settings (CABAC)............................Yes
Codec Settings (Reference Frames).................5
Video Stream Length...............................43mn 43s 704ms
Video Stream BitRate..............................9 030 Kbps
Video Stream BitRate Mode.........................VBR
Bit Depth.........................................8 bits
Video Stream Size.................................2.76 GiB (84%)
Video Encoder.....................................x264 - core 75 r1259kMod dd026f2
Video Encoder (Settings)..........................cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:-2:-1 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=9 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.0:0.0 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=64 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=12 / nr=0 / decimate=0 / mbaff=0 / bframes=16 / b_pyramid=0 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / wpredb=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / rc_lookahead=50 / rc=2pass / mbtree=1 / bitrate=9030 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Video Stream Language.............................English
Date of Original Encoding.........................UTC 2010-06-17 20:57:20

Video Stream #2
Codec (Human Name)................................SRT
Codec (FourCC)....................................SRT
Frame Width.......................................1 280 pixels
Frame Height......................................720 pixels
Frame Rate........................................0.563 fps
Total Frames......................................1450
Display Aspect Ratio..............................16:9
QF (like Gordian Knot)............................0.000
Video Stream Length...............................42mn 57s 366ms
Video Stream BitRate..............................79 bps
Video Stream BitRate Mode.........................VBR
Video Stream Size.................................24.8 KiB (0%)
Video Stream Language.............................English
Date of Original Encoding.........................UTC 2010-06-17 20:57:20

Video Stream #3
Codec (Human Name)................................SRT
Codec (FourCC)....................................SRT
Frame Width.......................................1 280 pixels
Frame Height......................................720 pixels
Frame Rate........................................0.429 fps
Total Frames......................................1126
Display Aspect Ratio..............................16:9
QF (like Gordian Knot)............................0.000
Video Stream Length...............................43mn 44s 79ms
Video Stream BitRate..............................74 bps
Video Stream BitRate Mode.........................VBR
Video Stream Size.................................23.7 KiB (0%)
Video Stream Language.............................French
Date of Original Encoding.........................UTC 2010-06-17 20:57:20

Video Stream #4
Codec (Human Name)................................SRT
Codec (FourCC)....................................SRT
Frame Width.......................................1 280 pixels
Frame Height......................................720 pixels
Frame Rate........................................0.436 fps
Total Frames......................................1124
Display Aspect Ratio..............................16:9
QF (like Gordian Knot)............................0.000
Video Stream Length...............................42mn 57s 157ms
Video Stream BitRate..............................78 bps
Video Stream BitRate Mode.........................VBR
Video Stream Size.................................24.6 KiB (0%)
Video Stream Language.............................Spanish
Date of Original Encoding.........................UTC 2010-06-17 20:57:20

Audio Stream #1
Codec.............................................DTS
Codec (FourCC)....................................DTS
Audio Stream Length...............................43mn 45s 355ms
Audio Stream BitRate..............................1 509 Kbps
Audio Stream BitRate Mode.........................CBR
Number of Audio Channels..........................3
Sampling Rate.....................................1 Hz
Bit Depth.........................................16 bits
Audio Stream Size.................................472 MiB (14%)
Audio Stream Language.............................English
Date of Original Encoding.........................UTC 2010-06-17 20:57:20

Audio Stream #2
Codec.............................................ADPCM
Codec (FourCC)....................................20
Audio Stream Length...............................43mn 45s 120ms
Audio Stream BitRate..............................192 Kbps
Audio Stream BitRate Mode.........................CBR
Number of Audio Channels..........................2
Sampling Rate.....................................48.0 KHz
Audio Stream Size.................................60.1 MiB (2%)
Audio Stream Language.............................English
Date of Original Encoding.........................UTC 2010-06-17 20:57:20

Subtitle Stream #1
Language..........................................English
Format............................................Apple text
Codec ID..........................................text
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#4
Here's all the information that I should have originally included:

OS X Version: 10.6.4
Platform: Mac Pro
Install Method: DMG
SVN Revision: r26018
Debug Log: http://pastebin.com/ZMqLnMsQ
Architecture: i386
XBMC Version: 9.11 on Darwin 10.4.0

Playback Problems:
As stated in my initial post, certain files refuse to switch between audio sources, regardless of what the audio settings read. For example, with the episode of Battlestar Galactica that I've posted the MediaInfo output for, I'm unable to switch from 2/2 AC3 Audio Commentary to 1/2 English. I can select either audio track, but regardless of what's chosen, the audio commentary continues to play. I've been unsuccessful in managing to get the default English audio to work in XBMC, however it does work in VLC.

Other things:
- 3.32 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
- 6 GB 1066 MHz DDR3 RAM
- ATI Radeon HD 4870

If it helps I could send someone one of the troublesome files for further inspection. Let me know; thanks!
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#5
UprightBC Wrote:Here's all the information that I should have originally included:

OS X Version: 10.6.4
Platform: Mac Pro
Install Method: DMG
SVN Revision: r26018
Debug Log: http://pastebin.com/ZMqLnMsQ
Architecture: i386
XBMC Version: 9.11 on Darwin 10.4.0

Playback Problems:
As stated in my initial post, certain files refuse to switch between audio sources, regardless of what the audio settings read. For example, with the episode of Battlestar Galactica that I've posted the MediaInfo output for, I'm unable to switch from 2/2 AC3 Audio Commentary to 1/2 English. I can select either audio track, but regardless of what's chosen, the audio commentary continues to play. I've been unsuccessful in managing to get the default English audio to work in XBMC, however it does work in VLC.

Other things:
- 3.32 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
- 6 GB 1066 MHz DDR3 RAM
- ATI Radeon HD 4870

If it helps I could send someone one of the troublesome files for further inspection. Let me know; thanks!

r26018 is ancient history, please try one of the Dharma nightlies from here -> http://mirrors.xbmc.org/nightlies/osx/
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#6
Is r26018 at least the latest stable build?

I always thought nightly builds were considered "beta" and therefore somewhat less stable. I'll try a few out, though. Any suggestions as to which is the most reliable?

Thanks for response; I appreciate it!
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#7
UprightBC Wrote:Is r26018 at least the latest stable build?

I always thought nightly builds were considered "beta" and therefore somewhat less stable. I'll try a few out, though. Any suggestions as to which is the most reliable?

Thanks for response; I appreciate it!

Dharma nightlies are what the Dharma release will come from. Pick the latest one.
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#8
I finally got around to installing the latest build and I can't recreate the problem whatsoever. Thanks!
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