>>X<<' Wrote:What ever you do don't install a codec pack they are never needed

>>X<<' Wrote:If a media player uses directshow filters codecs etc it gives you access to those filters normally on right click, this isn't currently an option here so you have to do it from another media player

Just use the zip version of MPC-HC and change the settings as in the link posted, select SPDIF then its just bitstreamed so your audio is completely untouched

>>X<<' Wrote:In xbmc the the analogue/digital setting controls whether its bitstreamed or PCM

Personally I like it the way it is because it gives you lots of freedom with audio and video codecs that can be used, would that still be possible if it was integrated more I mean if you didn't want to use mpc hc audio decoder for example but ac3 filter instead wouldn't it cause problems ?

I guess that's why you have access to filters in media players instead of options in the player itself ?

tiben20 Wrote:I think your only not aware on how filters are actually configured from behind its just registry key example
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Gabest\Filters\MPC Video Decoder]
are the config loaded when the mpc video decoder is inserted into the graph.
When your talking about access filters from mediaplayers its just showing a com components implement into the code of the filter. Its this one exactly
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms695217(VS.85).aspx
The PropertyPages getting there text and config from the filters interface again in the mpc video decoder examples its IMPCVideoDecFilter. Im only not using the ISpecify property pages im directly working with again as an example for getting the dxva interface currently used the function IMPCVideoDecFilter->GetDXVADecoderGuid. This information on the dxva which is usualy written on the property page of the mpc decoder is written directly on the codec info on the screen. Getting info like this or settings SPDIF on mpa decoder is almost the same thing.
I hope you will like that big explication on how it is working

>>X<<' Wrote:Nope your right I don't know the inner workings I'm just an end user which is why I phrased it as a question

tiben20 Wrote:Thats why i answered with so much precision So now that you know filters can be configured from xbmc gui i only need to know which config match the xbmc im not really sure how i can set digital or analog stuff to match audio filters from the player. If they dont really match and i got enough request on integrating the setting into the gui it could be a possible way to do it

ashlar Wrote:Are you talking about MPC-HC audio decoder or AC3filter?

>>X<<' Wrote:If your asking me I'm talking about MPC-HC audio decoder as that's what its set to use

Quote:Ok. As with AC3 filter there are advantages, such as re-encoding on the fly to AC3 640kbps.

buzzqw Wrote:the same is possible with ffdshow
and is possible to encode to ac3 only multichannel input

so the aac 2ch will pass via sp/dif, but the 5.1aac will be reencode to 5.1 ac3

very handy!

BHH

>>X<<' Wrote:I never thought it couldn't done lol

If I'm understanding you, you want to know the audio filter settings that are the equivalent of xbmc's when set to Analogue / Digital

XBMC audio set to Analogue = Decode to speakers, 3 Front + 2 Rear, LFE

XBMC audio set to Digital = SPDIF

XBMC audio set to "Downmix multichannel audio to stereo" would be the same as above but with stereo selected but I believe it only works on Decode to speakers not SPDIF, I don't think XBMC can downmix when set to digital either so it would be no different in XBMC

The only other thing is when you set XBMC to digital it gives you two options "DTS/AC3 Capable receiver" unchecked its "Decode to speakers" as above checked it would be SPDIF

Not sure if that's the info your after ?