[WINDOWS][PATCH]Bitstream output of HD audio formats

minimoe · 2012-04-16 20:47

I confirm that there is a problem with DTS-ES. I had mixed results:
Se7en, Collector's Edition DVD

Code:

Audio #7

ID                                       : 189 (0xBD)-142 (0x8E)

Format                                   : DTS

Format/Info                              : Digital Theater Systems

Format profile                           : ES

Muxing mode                              : DVD-Video

Duration                                 : 416ms

Bit rate mode                            : Constant

Bit rate                                 : 755 Kbps

Channel(s)                               : 7 channels / 6 channels

Channel positions                        : Front: L C R, Side: L R, Back: C, LFE / Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE

Sampling rate                            : 48.0 KHz

Bit depth                                : 16 bits

Compression mode                         : Lossy

Stream size                              : 38.3 KiB (0%)

Video plays in fast forward and I get no sound. On the OSD I see this: Audio: dca, 0 channels

LotR-The Return of the King, Extended DVD

Code:

Audio #7

ID                                       : 189 (0xBD)-137 (0x89)

Format                                   : DTS

Format/Info                              : Digital Theater Systems

Format profile                           : ES

Muxing mode                              : DVD-Video

Duration                                 : 18mn 34s

Bit rate mode                            : Constant

Bit rate                                 : 755 Kbps

Channel(s)                               : 7 channels / 6 channels

Channel positions                        : Front: L C R, Side: L R, Back: C, LFE / Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE

Sampling rate                            : 48.0 KHz

Bit depth                                : 24 bits

Compression mode                         : Lossy

Stream size                              : 100 MiB (10%)

The movie plays fine and the OSD reports audio type and channels correctly. The AVR locks the signal as DTS-ES 6.1.

System
ATI5450 connected to Onkyo TX-SR507 via HDMI

Let me know if you need a log.

KraziJoe · 2012-04-16 20:59

Um, Do DVD's do HD Audio?

minimoe · 2012-04-16 21:10

(2012-04-16 20:59)KraziJoe Wrote: Um, Do DVD's do HD Audio?

No, but getting HD audio from XBMC doesn't mean that we have to sacrifice all other non-HD audio types Smile

loekf · 2012-04-16 22:42

Played around with .mkv, .ts and .m2ts remux of this stream:

Code:

General

ID                                       : 1 (0x1)

Complete name                            : M:\starwars.ts

Format                                   : MPEG-TS

File size                                : 17.0 MiB

Duration                                 : 31s 786ms

Overall bit rate mode                    : Variable

Overall bit rate                         : 4 472 Kbps

Maximum Overall bit rate                 : 35.5 Mbps

Video

ID                                       : 4113 (0x1011)

Menu ID                                  : 1 (0x1)

Format                                   : AVC

Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec

Format profile                           : High@L4.1

Format settings, CABAC                   : Yes

Format settings, ReFrames                : 5 frames

Codec ID                                 : 27

Duration                                 : 31s 782ms

Bit rate mode                            : Variable

Bit rate                                 : 2 726 Kbps

Nominal bit rate                         : 12.6 Mbps

Maximum bit rate                         : 40.0 Mbps

Width                                    : 1 920 pixels

Height                                   : 818 pixels

Display aspect ratio                     : 2.35:1

Frame rate                               : 23.976 fps

Color space                              : YUV

Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0

Bit depth                                : 8 bits

Scan type                                : Progressive

Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.072

Stream size                              : 10.3 MiB (61%)

Writing library                          : x264 core 120 r2120 0c7dab9

Encoding settings                        : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:-3:-2 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=umh / subme=10 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.15 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=24 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-3 / threads=6 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=9 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=23 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=40 / rc=2pass / mbtree=0 / bitrate=12630 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / vbv_maxrate=40000 / vbv_bufsize=40000 / nal_hrd=none / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30 / aq=1:1.05 / zones=173859,179366,q=31,deblock=1

Audio

ID                                       : 4352 (0x1100)

Menu ID                                  : 1 (0x1)

Format                                   : DTS

Format/Info                              : Digital Theater Systems

Format profile                           : ES

Codec ID                                 : 130

Duration                                 : 31s 787ms

Bit rate mode                            : Constant

Bit rate                                 : 1 510 Kbps

Channel(s)                               : 7 channels / 6 channels

Channel positions                        : Front: L C R, Side: L R, Back: C, LFE / Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE

Sampling rate                            : 48.0 KHz

Bit depth                                : 24 bits

Compression mode                         : Lossy

Stream size                              : 5.72 MiB (34%)

.mkv: video, but no audio
.ts: no video, horrible noise, scratching etc. receiver completely confused
.m2ts: video, no audio. Video stops after 10 secs (the 20th Century Fox logo)

My receiver is an Onkyo TX-NR609.

HTPC has been based on a Llano A3650 with A75 chipset. Output device set to Directsound: AMD HDMI. Didn't try WASAPI. Should that matter at all ?

**DDDamian** · 2012-04-16 22:46

@loekf - absolutely it matters, Use WASAPI for passthrough, not DirectSound. DirectSound uses system mixers which essentially prevent passthrough. Make sure your Windows settings are set for WASAPI exclusive mode as well.

loekf · 2012-04-16 23:22

(2012-04-16 22:46)DDDamian Wrote: @loekf - absolutely it matters, Use WASAPI for passthrough, not DirectSound. DirectSound uses system mixers which essentially prevent passthrough. Make sure your Windows settings are set for WASAPI exclusive mode as well.

Amazing...

I switch to WASAPI AMD HDMI device + exclusive mode and my DTS-ES movies work !!

So now basically all my movies work with bitstreaming (DD, DTS, DTS-ES and DTS MA).

(with DTS-ES movies I'm referring to those Lord Of The Rings and Star Wars movies)

EDIT: switching to the AE thread, because now I have also a question on AudioEngine ;-)

bluray · 2012-04-17 00:23

(2012-04-16 23:22)loekf Wrote: I switch to WASAPI AMD HDMI device + exclusive mode and my DTS-ES movies work !!

Man, did you miss the screen shot in the first page? It clearly show WASAPI in OP first post......I posted the screen shot with Onkyo AVR in the 3rd page too.......

[Image: w99vlg.jpg]

I told you that there is nothing wrong with Onkyo........

loekf · 2012-04-17 01:44

Well, just started to use XBMC. Typical case of RTFM, or better said was too lazy to read through 125 pages in this thread.... sorry for that

Nothing wrong with Onkyo indeed, great value for money.

**DDDamian** · 2012-04-17 01:49

Hmmm...a little harsh there.

steeve23 · 2012-04-17 02:01

Just a quick question on the same theme as above, I tried using Wasapi, but got no end of problems (audio breakup mainly), but saw (a while back) here about using Directsound, been using it for a while, and I thought it worked, amp is
displaying correct symbols.

So is it working for me, or is an illusion (no sarcasm intended), will directsound work ok? I assumed as the amp has the correct pretty pretty lights, I was good?

Thanks,
Steve

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