[mythtv-users] MKV files play without sound in Mythtv

[Thomas Boehm]

----- Original Message -----
> MythTV users,
> 
> I have Mythbuntu 10.04.
> 
> I ripped a DVD using Handbrake into .mkv format, using the "lame" MP3
> encoder for sound.
> 
> When I attempt to play the file within MythTV Internal player, I get
> no sound.
> 
> On the same machine, if I close MythTV front end and play the files
> using VLC, Totem, or Mplayer, it plays fine.

I ran into the same problem and the only solution I found is using "AC3 (pass-thru)" in Handbrake. Maybe someone else has a real solution to this problem.