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<blockquote data-quote="mkjustuk" data-source="post: 800223" data-attributes="member: 109820">Hi all, I have a question around audio config/control.&nbsp; My HTPC sits in my rack and needs to serve audio out to three locations, 5.1 amp in my cinema via optical out, 5.1 amp in my lounge via optical out and 2.0 analog into my multiroom amp.My issue is when playing a DVD the 5.1 to the cinema and lounge amps is no problem, but I loose audio on my multiroom amp as the optical to analog converter can't do anything with a DD feed into it.What I need to be able to do is 'switch' from 5.1 to a downmixed 2.0 when playing DVDs or HDTV and I'm not in either of the cinema or lounge so the optical converter can output it via analog.&nbsp; My thinking is perhaps having ffdshow setup to downmix and another codec not, then via the remote switch codecs as required?&nbsp; Most of the time the non-downmix codec will be fine, it's just on the occasion I want to watch a dvd in the kitchen or bedroom that are served via the multiroom system (2.0).So, am I right in thinking that I can setup ffdshow to always output a 2.0 signal from the optical out regardless of the original source (even freeview HD)?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mkjustuk, post: 800223, member: 109820"] Hi all, I have a question around audio config/control. My HTPC sits in my rack and needs to serve audio out to three locations, 5.1 amp in my cinema via optical out, 5.1 amp in my lounge via optical out and 2.0 analog into my multiroom amp. My issue is when playing a DVD the 5.1 to the cinema and lounge amps is no problem, but I loose audio on my multiroom amp as the optical to analog converter can't do anything with a DD feed into it. What I need to be able to do is 'switch' from 5.1 to a downmixed 2.0 when playing DVDs or HDTV and I'm not in either of the cinema or lounge so the optical converter can output it via analog. My thinking is perhaps having ffdshow setup to downmix and another codec not, then via the remote switch codecs as required? Most of the time the non-downmix codec will be fine, it's just on the occasion I want to watch a dvd in the kitchen or bedroom that are served via the multiroom system (2.0). So, am I right in thinking that I can setup ffdshow to always output a 2.0 signal from the optical out regardless of the original source (even freeview HD)? [/QUOTE]

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