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Handbrake creates the file as the AppleTv wants it with the first stereo track for maximum compatibility and so that the file can be played on any device
As that tracked is marked as default that is what XBMC tries to play
This is the behaviour as designed, if you don't need the analogue track just to a new profile in Handbrake, what's that to do with XBMC?
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D-tyme
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I think that the developer of the Mac Gui of Handbrake has already established that... What everyone is asking is for the "set as default" to work in XBMC and not have to have people encode differently.
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It is not difficult to create your own handbrake profile and get over it
I am not sure how XBMC should default to the non default audio track? Sounds silly
I have done HB profiles that do what I want, difficulty 0
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I don't even other with MP4 unless I wanna watch the movie on my iPhone.
I rip to MKV and add only AC3 and DTS tracks with the respective passthrough option. As I also need soft subtitles (not hard encoded), MKV is the best.
Oh, I don't even have a soundsystem yet, just the TV speakers (also Mac mini via HDMI) and I can clearly hear the soundtrack. Why bother with AAC?
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I think there is a play on words here..."default" is just the first track. XBMC allows you to change the track to play as default and save said settings to apply to all your movies. At one time this worked...now it doesn't.
Myself, I don't worry about it too much as I rip for purpose (i.e. Media Center full 1080p /w DTS Lossless, Kids ATV /w Stereo, etc.). Quad-core i7 iMac makes this doable and resonable. But I do like to have the option back for my earlier, IOS compatible, rips.