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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1251324" data-attributes="member: 141969"><p>If you display the info OSD for TV or video, you can see some icons that indicate various properties of the programme being played. In particular, there is an icon for the <strong>number of audio channels</strong>. But this seems always to display as the "stereo" icon. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>In the UK, the SD channels are stereo (although a very old film might have identical content on each stereo channel, i.e. mono). However, the HD channels are more interesting. Most are stereo, and for these my Sony TV displays this:</p><p></p><p> HE-AAC 2/0</p><p></p><p>But blockbuster films and prestige drama productions have multichannel sound. When I checked "Dr Who" yesterday, my Sony displayed this:</p><p></p><p> HE-AAC 3/2.1</p><p></p><p>Sadly, MP displays the stereo icon for this programme, both for live TV and recordings of it stored in "Videos". So, has anyone ever seen a multichannel audio icon for a TV programme? Perhaps this works correctly for other video formats, but not for TS files? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /></p><p></p><p>-- from CyberSimian in the UK</p><p></p><p>Aside: there seem to be several built-in skin variables that might be set to indicate the audio icon that is appropriate, but they are either "stereo" or the null string:</p><p></p><p>#AudioChannels</p><p>#Play.Current.Channels</p><p>#Play.Current.AudioChannels</p><p>#Play.Next.Channels</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1251324, member: 141969"] If you display the info OSD for TV or video, you can see some icons that indicate various properties of the programme being played. In particular, there is an icon for the [B]number of audio channels[/B]. But this seems always to display as the "stereo" icon. :( In the UK, the SD channels are stereo (although a very old film might have identical content on each stereo channel, i.e. mono). However, the HD channels are more interesting. Most are stereo, and for these my Sony TV displays this: HE-AAC 2/0 But blockbuster films and prestige drama productions have multichannel sound. When I checked "Dr Who" yesterday, my Sony displayed this: HE-AAC 3/2.1 Sadly, MP displays the stereo icon for this programme, both for live TV and recordings of it stored in "Videos". So, has anyone ever seen a multichannel audio icon for a TV programme? Perhaps this works correctly for other video formats, but not for TS files? :confused: -- from CyberSimian in the UK Aside: there seem to be several built-in skin variables that might be set to indicate the audio icon that is appropriate, but they are either "stereo" or the null string: #AudioChannels #Play.Current.Channels #Play.Current.AudioChannels #Play.Next.Channels [/QUOTE]
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