2013-03-27, 17:59
Hey everyone,
I just noticed the DRC feature on my Sony AV receiver doesn't work when watching movies from XBMC.
When turned on, it's supposed to decrease the dynamics range (quiet and loud scenes difference).
But all it does is just decrease the volume globally, with no effect on the dynamic range.
This makes me curious.. does the Blu-Ray/DVDs have any DRC metadata in the audio track which is absent in my .mkv movies?
It's only intended to work with Dolby Digital, not with DTS, so that's why I first thought of the metadata thing.
Or is it a matter of configuration? I use an optical SPDIF with everything hooked up as it should be.
Anyway, if I don't get it working, is there any software-based alternative to this? I'm in an apartment block with lot of noise-sensitive neighbors, i need this feature.
Thank you all...
I just noticed the DRC feature on my Sony AV receiver doesn't work when watching movies from XBMC.
When turned on, it's supposed to decrease the dynamics range (quiet and loud scenes difference).
But all it does is just decrease the volume globally, with no effect on the dynamic range.
This makes me curious.. does the Blu-Ray/DVDs have any DRC metadata in the audio track which is absent in my .mkv movies?
It's only intended to work with Dolby Digital, not with DTS, so that's why I first thought of the metadata thing.
Or is it a matter of configuration? I use an optical SPDIF with everything hooked up as it should be.
Anyway, if I don't get it working, is there any software-based alternative to this? I'm in an apartment block with lot of noise-sensitive neighbors, i need this feature.
Thank you all...