2010-12-09, 00:29
slizzap Wrote:Forgive my possible ignorance here, but is there a guide to getting AC3/DTS passthrough working properly with XBMC? Are there supposed to be any special steps? Any required plugins/codecs/software of any sort?
TIA.
Slizzap - like Cartman said, there is nothing special required by XBMC - as long as the output format and output device are set correctly. That's why I am frustrated that I can bitstream DTS but I can't get AC3. I know it isn't the gfx card or chipset drivers on my HD5750 because every other app just works. On your new setup can you play AC3 using something else? My initial reaction was to replace the HDMI cable but this is not the issue if AC3 works in other apps. A useful exercise may be to download GraphStudio.exe and load your media into it to see what filters are being loaded by default. If you play the media using graphstudio, do you get AC3?
Steelman - What gfx card and receiver / pre-pro do you have in your setup? I'm still wondering whether XBMC sends some sort of flag(s) to the pre/pro or receiver that let's it know what it's supposed to be decoding, or if its handled at the hardware level or by the filters decoding the audio?
