On Sat, 2006-10-14 at 22:40 +0200, Dominique Dumont wrote:
> Lee Revell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> >> No you should use:
> >>
> >> ac3dec -C some_ac3_file.ac3
> >
> > No, that will decode the AC3 file on the host in software, what Nathan
> > wants to get working is AC3 passthrough, where the receiver does the AC3
> > decoding.
>
> Sorry, I must respecfully disagree. I've just tried this command:
>
> $ ac3dec -C en.ac3
> Using PCM device 'plug:iec958:{AES0 0x2 AES1 0x82 AES2 0x0 AES3 0x2}'
> AC3 Stream 48.0 KHz 384 kbps
>
> And I can see the dolby digital AC3 indication on the display of my
> Yamaha DSP-A1 amplifier which means the passthrough is workign fine.
Sorry, I didn't realize that ac3dec supports passthrough with the -C
switch.
> (of course without taking into account the sata pb that's plaguing me
> ;-) )
I'm afraid that is a hardware problem and there's no software solution.
Lee
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