RE: [mythtv-users] ALSA Sound and Video Modes
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Ford
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 9:34 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] ALSA Sound and Video Modes
Do you have 'IEC958 Output' turned on in Alsamixer?
Mike Ford
On Sunday 31 July 2005 8:21 pm, Brandon Rogers wrote:
If this helps on the sound question, if I switch over to the standard
audio
out jack, then I get sound as well. Seems like the sound is being routed
correctly over the SPDIF
Thanks,
Brandon
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Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 7:16 PM
To: 'Discussion about mythtv'
Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] ALSA Sound and Video Modes
Thanks everyone who replied on this and helped out. The sound is still
not
working, but holding my finger next to the optical out on the back of the
card shows light, so I suppose that it is working from the point of view
of
my computer, anyway. My surround sound receiver isn't recognizing the
signal unfortunately. I guess the only three possible problems is that
the
sound is being encoded in a way that the receiver doesn't understand, the
light isn't actually carrying any sound and I still have a configuration
problem, or the receiver has a broken optical in (which has never been
used
before, so who knows...). I think (hope) it is probably the second or
first one, but I'll keep playing with it. If you have ANY suggestions,
I'm
pleased to receive them.
Also, at first, I thought the clarity of the 1080i (540p in some cases) is
actually better than the NTSC output. However, after playing with things,
I'm not sure this is the case. Most of the clarity seems to come from
simply having such a low resolution (the text is huge). Sure, there is
*some* clarity enhancements, but seeing as the resolution is so low, I
wonder if it is really worth it. I can crank my resolution up, modulate
it
to NTSC, and I get more screen real estate, the picture quality (for an
average video user) are very close (admittedly, the 1080i/540p is better),
but by how much and is it really worth it? What does everyone think?
Thanks,
Brandon
PS. I am piping the video to an HDTV over DVI-HDMI.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Ford
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 5:57 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] ALSA Sound
Create a .asoundrc file with the following and place it into the home
directory of the myth user. Then use ALSA:default or ALSA:spdif in
Mythtv
and Mythmusic. Also, make sure you turn off Multi Track Rate Locking if
enabled or you will get sound output at the wrong speed. This will
effectively output all sound through your optical out so your
receiver/processor can do all the work.
pcm.!default {
type plug
slave.pcm cards.pcm.iec958
}
pcm.!spdif {
type plug
slave.pcm cards.pcm.iec958
}
pcm.!iec958 {
type plug
slave {
pcm hw:0,1
format S32_LE
}
}
Mike Ford
On Sunday 31 July 2005 1:41 pm, Brandon Rogers wrote:
All,
I know this has probably been talked about before, but since
after 2 days of searching Google and trying solutions others have
posted,
I will come back and ask a question (which has probably already been
asked 1000 times). I have the Chaintech AV710 soundcard which seems
like
a popular card due to its price/performance. How do I get this card's
optical out to work with my Surround Sound Amplifier? Does it output
5.1
Surround? If so, what do I need to do to get it to work? I've read the
MythTV Fedora HowTO and the links off that page in attempt to get the
sound
to work. I've replaced a zillion alsa sound files, but still doesn't
work.
If I route the sound to PCM out, I can hear it off the Line Out port.
Thanks for your help!
Brandon
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RE: [mythtv-users] ALSA Sound and Video Modes
Thanks everyone who replied on this and helped out. The sound is still not
working, but holding my finger next to the optical out on the back of the
card shows light, so I suppose that it is working from the point of view of
my computer, anyway. My surround sound receiver isn't recognizing the
signal unfortunately. I guess the only three possible problems is that the
sound is being encoded in a way that the receiver doesn't understand, the
light isn't actually carrying any sound and I still have a configuration
problem, or the receiver has a broken optical in (which has never been used
before, so who knows...). I think (hope) it is probably the second or first
one, but I'll keep playing with it. If you have ANY suggestions, I'm
pleased to receive them.
Also, at first, I thought the clarity of the 1080i (540p in some cases) is
actually better than the NTSC output. However, after playing with things,
I'm not sure this is the case. Most of the clarity seems to come from
simply having such a low resolution (the text is huge). Sure, there is
*some* clarity enhancements, but seeing as the resolution is so low, I
wonder if it is really worth it. I can crank my resolution up, modulate it
to NTSC, and I get more screen real estate, the picture quality (for an
average video user) are very close (admittedly, the 1080i/540p is better),
but by how much and is it really worth it? What does everyone think?
Thanks,
Brandon
PS. I am piping the video to an HDTV over DVI-HDMI.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Ford
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 5:57 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] ALSA Sound
Create a .asoundrc file with the following and place it into the home
directory of the myth user. Then use ALSA:default or ALSA:spdif in Mythtv
and Mythmusic. Also, make sure you turn off Multi Track Rate Locking if
enabled or you will get sound output at the wrong speed. This will
effectively output all sound through your optical out so your
receiver/processor can do all the work.
pcm.!default {
type plug
slave.pcm cards.pcm.iec958
}
pcm.!spdif {
type plug
slave.pcm cards.pcm.iec958
}
pcm.!iec958 {
type plug
slave {
pcm hw:0,1
format S32_LE
}
}
Mike Ford
On Sunday 31 July 2005 1:41 pm, Brandon Rogers wrote:
All,
I know this has probably been talked about before, but since
after 2 days of searching Google and trying solutions others have
posted,
I will come back and ask a question (which has probably already been asked
1000 times). I have the Chaintech AV710 soundcard which seems like a
popular card due to its price/performance. How do I get this card's
optical out to work with my Surround Sound Amplifier? Does it output 5.1
Surround? If so, what do I need to do to get it to work? I've read the
MythTV Fedora HowTO and the links off that page in attempt to get the
sound
to work. I've replaced a zillion alsa sound files, but still doesn't
work.
If I route the sound to PCM out, I can hear it off the Line Out port.
Thanks for your help!
Brandon
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RE: [mythtv-users] ALSA Sound and Video Modes
If this helps on the sound question, if I switch over to the standard audio
out jack, then I get sound as well. Seems like the sound is being routed
correctly over the SPDIF
Thanks,
Brandon
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brandon Rogers
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 7:16 PM
To: 'Discussion about mythtv'
Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] ALSA Sound and Video Modes
Thanks everyone who replied on this and helped out. The sound is still not
working, but holding my finger next to the optical out on the back of the
card shows light, so I suppose that it is working from the point of view of
my computer, anyway. My surround sound receiver isn't recognizing the
signal unfortunately. I guess the only three possible problems is that the
sound is being encoded in a way that the receiver doesn't understand, the
light isn't actually carrying any sound and I still have a configuration
problem, or the receiver has a broken optical in (which has never been used
before, so who knows...). I think (hope) it is probably the second or first
one, but I'll keep playing with it. If you have ANY suggestions, I'm
pleased to receive them.
Also, at first, I thought the clarity of the 1080i (540p in some cases) is
actually better than the NTSC output. However, after playing with things,
I'm not sure this is the case. Most of the clarity seems to come from
simply having such a low resolution (the text is huge). Sure, there is
*some* clarity enhancements, but seeing as the resolution is so low, I
wonder if it is really worth it. I can crank my resolution up, modulate it
to NTSC, and I get more screen real estate, the picture quality (for an
average video user) are very close (admittedly, the 1080i/540p is better),
but by how much and is it really worth it? What does everyone think?
Thanks,
Brandon
PS. I am piping the video to an HDTV over DVI-HDMI.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Ford
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 5:57 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] ALSA Sound
Create a .asoundrc file with the following and place it into the home
directory of the myth user. Then use ALSA:default or ALSA:spdif in Mythtv
and Mythmusic. Also, make sure you turn off Multi Track Rate Locking if
enabled or you will get sound output at the wrong speed. This will
effectively output all sound through your optical out so your
receiver/processor can do all the work.
pcm.!default {
type plug
slave.pcm cards.pcm.iec958
}
pcm.!spdif {
type plug
slave.pcm cards.pcm.iec958
}
pcm.!iec958 {
type plug
slave {
pcm hw:0,1
format S32_LE
}
}
Mike Ford
On Sunday 31 July 2005 1:41 pm, Brandon Rogers wrote:
All,
I know this has probably been talked about before, but since
after 2 days of searching Google and trying solutions others have
posted,
I will come back and ask a question (which has probably already been asked
1000 times). I have the Chaintech AV710 soundcard which seems like a
popular card due to its price/performance. How do I get this card's
optical out to work with my Surround Sound Amplifier? Does it output 5.1
Surround? If so, what do I need to do to get it to work? I've read the
MythTV Fedora HowTO and the links off that page in attempt to get the
sound
to work. I've replaced a zillion alsa sound files, but still doesn't
work.
If I route the sound to PCM out, I can hear it off the Line Out port.
Thanks for your help!
Brandon
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Re: [mythtv-users] ALSA Sound and Video Modes
Do you have 'IEC958 Output' turned on in Alsamixer?
Mike Ford
On Sunday 31 July 2005 8:21 pm, Brandon Rogers wrote:
If this helps on the sound question, if I switch over to the standard audio
out jack, then I get sound as well. Seems like the sound is being routed
correctly over the SPDIF
Thanks,
Brandon
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brandon Rogers
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 7:16 PM
To: 'Discussion about mythtv'
Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] ALSA Sound and Video Modes
Thanks everyone who replied on this and helped out. The sound is still not
working, but holding my finger next to the optical out on the back of the
card shows light, so I suppose that it is working from the point of view of
my computer, anyway. My surround sound receiver isn't recognizing the
signal unfortunately. I guess the only three possible problems is that the
sound is being encoded in a way that the receiver doesn't understand, the
light isn't actually carrying any sound and I still have a configuration
problem, or the receiver has a broken optical in (which has never been used
before, so who knows...). I think (hope) it is probably the second or
first one, but I'll keep playing with it. If you have ANY suggestions, I'm
pleased to receive them.
Also, at first, I thought the clarity of the 1080i (540p in some cases) is
actually better than the NTSC output. However, after playing with things,
I'm not sure this is the case. Most of the clarity seems to come from
simply having such a low resolution (the text is huge). Sure, there is
*some* clarity enhancements, but seeing as the resolution is so low, I
wonder if it is really worth it. I can crank my resolution up, modulate it
to NTSC, and I get more screen real estate, the picture quality (for an
average video user) are very close (admittedly, the 1080i/540p is better),
but by how much and is it really worth it? What does everyone think?
Thanks,
Brandon
PS. I am piping the video to an HDTV over DVI-HDMI.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Ford
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 5:57 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] ALSA Sound
Create a .asoundrc file with the following and place it into the home
directory of the myth user. Then use ALSA:default or ALSA:spdif in Mythtv
and Mythmusic. Also, make sure you turn off Multi Track Rate Locking if
enabled or you will get sound output at the wrong speed. This will
effectively output all sound through your optical out so your
receiver/processor can do all the work.
pcm.!default {
type plug
slave.pcm cards.pcm.iec958
}
pcm.!spdif {
type plug
slave.pcm cards.pcm.iec958
}
pcm.!iec958 {
type plug
slave {
pcm hw:0,1
format S32_LE
}
}
Mike Ford
On Sunday 31 July 2005 1:41 pm, Brandon Rogers wrote:
All,
I know this has probably been talked about before, but since
after 2 days of searching Google and trying solutions others have
posted,
I will come back and ask a question (which has probably already been
asked 1000 times). I have the Chaintech AV710 soundcard which seems like
a popular card due to its price/performance. How do I get this card's
optical out to work with my Surround Sound Amplifier? Does it output 5.1
Surround? If so, what do I need to do to get it to work? I've read the
MythTV Fedora HowTO and the links off that page in attempt to get the
sound
to work. I've replaced a zillion alsa sound files, but still doesn't
work.
If I route the sound to PCM out, I can hear it off the Line Out port.
Thanks for your help!
Brandon
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