2009-04-26, 22:52
ATV 2.3.1, Launcher 3.0, XBMC 9.04 Beta 1
Trying to get surround sound working with XBMC. I use an s/pdif optical connection to a Sony Receiver STRDE595.
As test case (a), I am using a DVD (Lord of the Rings 1) converted for iTunes with the standard Handbrake ATV setting. There are two audio tracks, one stereo, one surround sound. This movie plays with no issue in Frontrow (streaming from iTunes with surround sound) but I cannot get surround sound using XBMC.
1. Audio output set to Digital, AC3, DTS capable. No downmix to stereo
2. Movie plays fine using the stereo track.
3. Switching to AC3, silence from the Receiver and clicking from the analog audio output
Test Case (b) is odder. I play a movie with AC3-only soundtrack.
1. No audio from the digital output, clicking from the analog
2. Switching audio output to Analog, movie plays approx twice normal speed.
I have pasted a logfile at http://pastebin.ca/1403825
This problem appears to be the same as one I reported for 9.04alpha 1 http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=49231
Niall
Trying to get surround sound working with XBMC. I use an s/pdif optical connection to a Sony Receiver STRDE595.
As test case (a), I am using a DVD (Lord of the Rings 1) converted for iTunes with the standard Handbrake ATV setting. There are two audio tracks, one stereo, one surround sound. This movie plays with no issue in Frontrow (streaming from iTunes with surround sound) but I cannot get surround sound using XBMC.
1. Audio output set to Digital, AC3, DTS capable. No downmix to stereo
2. Movie plays fine using the stereo track.
3. Switching to AC3, silence from the Receiver and clicking from the analog audio output
Test Case (b) is odder. I play a movie with AC3-only soundtrack.
1. No audio from the digital output, clicking from the analog
2. Switching audio output to Analog, movie plays approx twice normal speed.
I have pasted a logfile at http://pastebin.ca/1403825
This problem appears to be the same as one I reported for 9.04alpha 1 http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=49231
Niall