2024-12-26, 17:00
Hi there,
Is it possible to use Kodi with a multi-channel sound interface as a surround decoder, like a libre man's AVR? For example, a machine with an ESI Gigaport eX attached, fed directly to a 7-channel power amplifier?
In particular, can Kodi render Dolby Atmos? I've tried a lot of searching but the Interwebs give me little or seemingly poor information. This Reddit thread claims
I'm also curious about speaker setup. Is it possible for Kodi to handle manual speaker configuration for surround setups, or even automatic configuration/room correction?
Thanks,
rah
Is it possible to use Kodi with a multi-channel sound interface as a surround decoder, like a libre man's AVR? For example, a machine with an ESI Gigaport eX attached, fed directly to a 7-channel power amplifier?
In particular, can Kodi render Dolby Atmos? I've tried a lot of searching but the Interwebs give me little or seemingly poor information. This Reddit thread claims
Quote:You can’t convert TrueHD Atmos to 7.1LPCM, atmos is a metadata stream so it cannot be converted to raw pcm, atmos has to be passthroughed.but that doesn't make sense. The receiver to which Kodi passes the Atmos metadata stream presumably must render the metadata to raw PCM before outputting to speakers so there's no reason why Kodi couldn't do that. Did perhaps the Reddit user mean to say that Atmos rendering is simply something Kodi doesn't yet support? Searching through these forums, all the information I can find just talks about Kodi doing passthrough for Atmos rather than rendering.
I'm also curious about speaker setup. Is it possible for Kodi to handle manual speaker configuration for surround setups, or even automatic configuration/room correction?
Thanks,
rah