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<blockquote data-quote="orencha" data-source="post: 99559" data-attributes="member: 11329"><p>Thanks for your quick response, Helmut.</p><p></p><p>Can you implement the same ID3 trick for DTS files?</p><p></p><p>How difficult to implement is the "fallback to DirectShow" option ? Can I contribute my own code? (I have no experience with team development or SVN).</p><p></p><p>I beleive BASS knows to decode AC3 files, however I'm interested in bit-perfect SPDIF pass-through (that's the main idea with those streams... If I just wanted stereo, I have PCM versions of all those tracks as well). I still think a "fallback" option (or even: different extensions list for each player - BASS/DSHOW) is better... Think about crossfading for example... BASS will not be able to crossfade from "regular" (stereo) tracks to SPDIF pass through... It will be easier to just fade the song out and hand the control to the DSHOW (when playing mixed content).</p><p></p><p>As for AC3/DTS information, such as duration, maybe you can use the MPA (MPEG Audio by Gabest) DLL that is already part of MediaPortal. It knows to parse both AC3 and DTS files. Actually, now that I think of it... Maybe MPA can be used for DTS/AC3 files, instead of the DSHOW alternative (which use external MPA codec in my configuration anyway).</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I think that the ability to use both BASS and DSHOW (for unsupported or future formats) is a more generic and preferred solution than the current "black or white" (DSHOW or BASS) approach. What do you think?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="orencha, post: 99559, member: 11329"] Thanks for your quick response, Helmut. Can you implement the same ID3 trick for DTS files? How difficult to implement is the "fallback to DirectShow" option ? Can I contribute my own code? (I have no experience with team development or SVN). I beleive BASS knows to decode AC3 files, however I'm interested in bit-perfect SPDIF pass-through (that's the main idea with those streams... If I just wanted stereo, I have PCM versions of all those tracks as well). I still think a "fallback" option (or even: different extensions list for each player - BASS/DSHOW) is better... Think about crossfading for example... BASS will not be able to crossfade from "regular" (stereo) tracks to SPDIF pass through... It will be easier to just fade the song out and hand the control to the DSHOW (when playing mixed content). As for AC3/DTS information, such as duration, maybe you can use the MPA (MPEG Audio by Gabest) DLL that is already part of MediaPortal. It knows to parse both AC3 and DTS files. Actually, now that I think of it... Maybe MPA can be used for DTS/AC3 files, instead of the DSHOW alternative (which use external MPA codec in my configuration anyway). Anyway, I think that the ability to use both BASS and DSHOW (for unsupported or future formats) is a more generic and preferred solution than the current "black or white" (DSHOW or BASS) approach. What do you think? [/QUOTE]
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