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Videos recorded with AC3 640Kb skips on my receiver but DTS audio with a much higher bit rate plays fine. It's an old Sony receiver from 2002. Is there any way in XBMC to set the max bit rate for AC3 audio streams?
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AFAIK that is not possible, XBMC simply sends the original AC3 stream unaltered to your receiver.
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spiff
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ac3 has a max bitrate of 640kbit.
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Some old receivers don't handle anything above 448kbit/s - there were a number of DVDs (music mainly - eg the Pulse DVD) that came with 2 AC3 tracks for this reason.
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I don't understand it but DTS plays fine and the bitrate is much higher. It's an old Sony Receiver from 2003 str-de885. Never had a problem until now but luckily, not too many people are using AC3.
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DDDamian
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You basically have 3 choices:
- recode XBMC
- recode the movie(s)
- upgrade your receiver
Sorry, but it's all coded in unless a dev wants to program for a fairly old receiver, then the skinners add the options, etc.
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