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MediaPortal 1.5 (server only) with DVB T2 card
crystalbuntu 14.0 ALPHA1 Git:20140307-f3dde3e
MediaPortal PVR client 1.9.11
Onkyo TX-NR509 receiver

I recorded Dr Who on BBC 3 HD yesterday

If I play it on my crystalbuntu ATV1, I don't get any dialogue, just the music, or if I select it, the "Visual impaired commentary" if I play it on MPC-HC, I get the dialogue as well (or the "Visual impaired commentary" if I select it).

If I bring up the properties in MPC-HC I get the below

I was going to post this in the MediaPortal PVR support forum, but then I tried just playing the .ts file and had exactly the same issue, so it looks like XBMC rather than the PVR plugin

Hint: http://forum.stmlabs.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=3

and for the future: No help without proper Debug Log

No dialogue sounds like an issue with 5.1 (or higher) audio tracks, but your media info says it just has stereo tracks. Can you cut off a small sample of that ts file and put it up on dropbox or something, so that others can test it as well?

What tool would you recommend for creating a sample of the .ts file ?

Off hand I can't seem to remember what's easy to use, but since this is happening with recordings, I guess just record a few minutes from a show that has the same issue. I'm assuming this is a continuing issue?

I used h264ts_cutter_v111

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tm8elmlfsvgd6g...-29_cut.ts

section of log as per http://xbmclogs.com/show.php?id=162868

bigger log including startup http://xbmclogs.com/show.php?id=162870

Yeah, that video has a 5.1 audio track. XBMC sees it as 5.1 as well. The dialog works fine when I play it on my ATV1 with Crystalbuntu, but I don't have an audio receiver hooked up, I just have some analog desktop speakers.

although the log shows a 5.1 track, it shows on screen as 2.0 and if I bring up the audio settings it also shows as Stereo, and is only playing the surround...

I'll update to the latest nightly and see if the problem remains.

updated to latest nightly Git:20140330-a8a90e0) and no improvement :-(

Quote:10:37:24 T:3007699776 DEBUG: CAESinkALSA::GetChannelLayout - Requested Layout: FL,FR,FC,LFE,BL,BR
10:37:25 T:3007699776 DEBUG: CAESinkALSA::GetChannelLayout - Got Layout: FL,FR,BL,BR,FC,LFE

That really looks like a kernel bug in ALSA - if you see what channels you get. Btw. if you only have 2 channels connected, tell that xbmc and set number of channels to 2.0

I'm connected via HDMI with passthrough enabled

If I set XBMC to use 3.0, 3.1, 5.0, 5.1, 7.0 or 7.1 (even though passthrough is enabled), I just get the surround channel(s) as a stereo output, my just sees a stereo feed.

If i set XBMC to use 2.0, 2.1, 4.0 or 4.1, I get the front L&R channels, still only stereo according to my receiver.

My ATV1 is running kernel 3.2.27

If I play the clip through Windows Gotham Berta 3, my receiver sees the multi channel audio.

I suppose I should try to see what output I get on 12.3 on the ATV1, unless anyone has any other suggestions...

I already told about the kernel bug.

Kernel 3.2 is more than 2 years old, btw.