[mythtv-users] Am I getting full channel sound?

[Bill Williamson]

On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 8:51 AM, Gabe Rubin<gaberubin at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 2:59 PM, Mitch Gore<mitchell.gore at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Gabe Rubin <gaberubin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I did not see any response to this and just wanted to re-send it.
>>> Does anyone know if this indicates that myth is remixing multi-channel
>>> sound into two channels?
>>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 7:40 PM, Gabe Rubin<gaberubin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > While diagnosing some other issues, I saw the following in the console
>>> > output:
>>> >
>>> > 2009-08-24 19:38:50.825 AFD: Opened codec 0xa47dd80, id(MPEG2VIDEO)
>>> > type(Video)
>>> > 2009-08-24 19:38:50.826 AFD: codec AC3 has 2 channels
>>> > 2009-08-24 19:38:50.827 AFD: Opened codec 0xa47e100, id(AC3) type(Audio)
>>> > 2009-08-24 19:38:50.833 Opening audio device 'default'. ch 2(2) sr 48000
>>> > 2009-08-24 19:38:50.834 Opening ALSA audio device 'default'.
>>> > 2009-08-24 19:38:50.862 Opening audio device 'default'. ch 2(2) sr 48000
>>> > 2009-08-24 19:38:50.862 Opening ALSA audio device 'default'.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > This is while watching an HD show recorded via firewire from HBO (in
>>> > this case, Entourage).  Shouldn't I have more than 2 channels?  If
>>> > this is an issue, what should I be looking at to fix the issue?
>>> >
>>> > Thanks
>>> >
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>>
>> No you are not getting the Dobly Digital track.. you need to send audio out
>> the coax or optical connection.  Normally a IEC port or spdif port in ALSA.
>> See wiki for more info.
>>
>> --
>> Mitchell
>>
>
> I am sending the audio out from the spdif port and have no problem
> with that, but I just was wondering why the channels were just listed
> as two.  I will check the wiki and see what I am doing wrong.


Do you have AC3 passthrough set up in the general settings of myth?