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

[Jean-Yves Avenard]

Hi

2009/9/1 Gabe Rubin <gaberubin at gmail.com>:
>
> 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.
>

5.1 Surround AC3 is sent as a stereo 48kHz PCM over the spdif output.
So the output you listed, unfortunately, doesn't give much information
.

However, in the log you provided, the AC3 you played is a stereo one,
not a 5.1 channel

> 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

Here it would show 6 channels if it was a surround audio track

> 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

Now that is normal with the current audio code in mythtv. If you are
using digital passthrough, make sure you set the audio type in mythtv
-> setup -> general -> audio as Stereo and not 5.1