2012-03-08, 06:30
hi guys. new to the current version of xbmc. I used to use xbmc with a original xbox back in the old days.
I just bought a mac mini to replace my popcorn hour. I have the latest RC of xbmc working mostly fine - but I have a problem with the sound which I'm not sure is a mac issue or a xbmc issue.
Sometimes I go to play a .avi or a .mov file - and the vid will play fine, but no sound. The mac mini is connected by hdmi to a Denon 4311 receiver. When I play one of these files the receiver will flash up and say it's getting a 96khz pcm for some reason. But dead silence.
Here's the weird thing. There are some .avi files that do play fine however once I play a file that does not work, then every single .avi file will not play sound unless I reboot the mac.
i.e. I have a directory of .mov files that don't play sound in xbmc. I also have another directory of .avi files that do work ok. If I play one of the .mov files, then all those other .avi files will be silent. But if I reboot, and go straight to those .avi files they'll work fine, as long as I don't open the .mov files first.
I should note it's not just .mov files giving me grief, thats just one example. There are other directories with .avi that are ok.
All the .mkv files are fine, they all seem to pass dts straight to the receiver and are ok.
Any tips? sorta stuck here. My gut feel is it's a mac hdmi bug or similar?
I just bought a mac mini to replace my popcorn hour. I have the latest RC of xbmc working mostly fine - but I have a problem with the sound which I'm not sure is a mac issue or a xbmc issue.
Sometimes I go to play a .avi or a .mov file - and the vid will play fine, but no sound. The mac mini is connected by hdmi to a Denon 4311 receiver. When I play one of these files the receiver will flash up and say it's getting a 96khz pcm for some reason. But dead silence.
Here's the weird thing. There are some .avi files that do play fine however once I play a file that does not work, then every single .avi file will not play sound unless I reboot the mac.
i.e. I have a directory of .mov files that don't play sound in xbmc. I also have another directory of .avi files that do work ok. If I play one of the .mov files, then all those other .avi files will be silent. But if I reboot, and go straight to those .avi files they'll work fine, as long as I don't open the .mov files first.
I should note it's not just .mov files giving me grief, thats just one example. There are other directories with .avi that are ok.
All the .mkv files are fine, they all seem to pass dts straight to the receiver and are ok.
Any tips? sorta stuck here. My gut feel is it's a mac hdmi bug or similar?