DVD Play / DTS / Dolby (1 Viewer)

[collaborator]

TV-Server Version:
MediaPortal Version: 0.2.3.0
MediaPortal Skin:
Windows Version: Win XP Pro SP2
CPU Type: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual 5000+ BE
HDD: Samsung 500 GB
Memory: 2GB Kingstson DDR2 667 MHZ
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-690G-SM2
Motherboard Chipset: GA-MA69GM-S2H (Revision 1.0)
Motherboard Bios: Award Bios (Offical Gigabyte Firmware V3a)
Video Card: ATI X1250 OnBoard
Video Card Driver:
Sound Card: ALC889A OnBoard
Sound Card AC3: Optical out
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card:
1. TV Card Type:
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card:
2. TV Card Type:
2. TV Card Driver:
3. TV Card:
3. TV Card Type:
3. TV Card Driver:
4. TV Card:
4. TV Card Type:
4. TV Card Driver:
MPEG2 Video Codec:
MPEG2 Audio Codec:
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case: ANTEC NSK2480
Cooling: Ninja Mini
Power Supply: 80 PLUS® Certified EarthWatts 380W
Remote: Logitech diNovo Edge
TV: Philips 42PFL9642 Full HD
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI

How should I set MP to let my amp drives audio DTS or Dolby properly ?

 

[ThaClown]

Use a audiocodec that has onchanged audio-out via optical out (SPDIF)...
I use FFDShow

 

[Lotsofjazz]

Open PowerDVD right click, configuration, under Audio, speaker setup: SPDIF

Windows configuration, device manager, audio devices, make sure speaker setup is set to digital output or SPDIF. If applicable, make sure here as well that Supported formats DTS and AC3 or Digital Dolby are checked (you can get here via Windows media player as well)

In general you must make sure that in any audio codec that is installed on your system that AC3 and DTS are send to SPDIF directly, check the website/home page of each codec for support how to do that. Also in the Mediaportal configurator, make sure the powerDVD codecs under directshow filters and MPA codec are also set to send DTS/AC3 to SPDIF.

I know it is a hassle to get everything right, it took me two weeks of trial and error!

Lots