Comments on: Looking for some help with AC3/DTS passthrough http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/01/25/looking-for-some-help-with-ac3dts-passthrough/ The Plex blog Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:09:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: elan http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/01/25/looking-for-some-help-with-ac3dts-passthrough/#comment-142 elan Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:18:18 +0000 http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/01/25/looking-for-some-help-with-ac3dts-passthrough/#comment-142 Alright, thanks very much for the feedback! I think this boils down to me needing to perform extra work to get the output device to be in "Encoded Digital Output" mode. Since I have a separate Digital Output on my machine it works out of the box for me. If you're a Core Audio expert, feel free to chime in. Alright, thanks very much for the feedback! I think this boils down to me needing to perform extra work to get the output device to be in “Encoded Digital Output” mode. Since I have a separate Digital Output on my machine it works out of the box for me. If you’re a Core Audio expert, feel free to chime in.

]]> By: yaneku http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/01/25/looking-for-some-help-with-ac3dts-passthrough/#comment-141 yaneku Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:14:31 +0000 http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/01/25/looking-for-some-help-with-ac3dts-passthrough/#comment-141 ...and I got "PortaudioDirectSound.cpp:104]: Stream is stopped." when I pressed the X key which seems correct. On one of the DTS files I got "PortaudioDirectSound.cpp:233]: Output underflowed." during playing though, don't know if this is related. …and I got “PortaudioDirectSound.cpp:104]: Stream is stopped.” when I pressed the X key which seems correct.

On one of the DTS files I got “PortaudioDirectSound.cpp:233]: Output underflowed.” during playing though, don’t know if this is related.

]]> By: yaneku http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/01/25/looking-for-some-help-with-ac3dts-passthrough/#comment-140 yaneku Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:05:23 +0000 http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/01/25/looking-for-some-help-with-ac3dts-passthrough/#comment-140 ...and another clarification :-) When playing mp3s and videos without "digital sound" it works great using my digital minijack-toslink cable! …and another clarification :-)
When playing mp3s and videos without “digital sound” it works great using my digital minijack-toslink cable!

]]> By: yaneku http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/01/25/looking-for-some-help-with-ac3dts-passthrough/#comment-139 yaneku Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:02:54 +0000 http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/01/25/looking-for-some-help-with-ac3dts-passthrough/#comment-139 btw. when playing the AC3 file I get alot of strange noise. When playng the DTS it is almost silent with some strange noise coming every ~5 seconds (randomly). btw. when playing the AC3 file I get alot of strange noise. When playng the DTS it is almost silent with some strange noise coming every ~5 seconds (randomly).

]]> By: yaneku http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/01/25/looking-for-some-help-with-ac3dts-passthrough/#comment-138 yaneku Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:59:56 +0000 http://elan.plexapp.com/2008/01/25/looking-for-some-help-with-ac3dts-passthrough/#comment-138 Ok, here we go! My XBMC settings: Audio Output: Digital AC3 capable: yes DTS capable: yes Built-in Output iec958 I am using a white iMac 24" connected to my reciever using a minijack-toslink cable. My DD/DTS capable reciever doesn't understand that the signal is a digital one (works with VLC and DVD player though). In the following debug outputs I started XBMC, played file, pressed X to exit playing, and then I exited XBMC. Playing a mp3: http://pastebin.com/m69e53e70 Playing a mkv with AC3: http://pastebin.com/d4db1302c Playing a mkv with DTS: http://pastebin.com/d10052134 Playing another mkv with DTS: http://pastebin.com/d7a2af06f Hopes this helps! Ok, here we go!

My XBMC settings:
Audio Output: Digital
AC3 capable: yes
DTS capable: yes
Built-in Output
iec958

I am using a white iMac 24″ connected to my reciever using a minijack-toslink cable. My DD/DTS capable reciever doesn’t understand that the signal is a digital one (works with VLC and DVD player though).

In the following debug outputs I started XBMC, played file, pressed X to exit playing, and then I exited XBMC.

Playing a mp3:
http://pastebin.com/m69e53e70

Playing a mkv with AC3:
http://pastebin.com/d4db1302c

Playing a mkv with DTS:
http://pastebin.com/d10052134

Playing another mkv with DTS:
http://pastebin.com/d7a2af06f

Hopes this helps!

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