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Trying to find out exactly how Frodo handles HD audio. In a video using HD audio will the audio track be ignored completely? Does it get domnmixed to 5.1? I've found quite a few posts showing that passthru isn't supported but couldn't find anything about the best setup for videos that only have an HD audio track.
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It will be down-mixed/converted/etc. Mac OS X simply just doesn't support passing through a raw HD audio signal, if I understand correctly.
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I'm not sure for TrueHD, but DTS HD does not require any special set up to work on Mac OS X and output a 5.1 signal as normal DTS. No remuxing required.
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Works with HDMI. HDMI is actually more robust for audio signals than optical/coax.
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Thanks. Most of my movies that have HD audio also have a 5.1 track but I know there are a few that don't. This will save me the trouble of trying to find them.