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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1252354" data-attributes="member: 141969">This afternoon on &quot;BBC2 HD&quot; there was a movie made in 2014 with several big-name stars, so I thought that there was a good chance that it would be broadcast with multichannel audio (where &quot;multi&quot; means &quot;bigger than two&quot;).&nbsp; I scheduled a manual recording for 30 minutes, starting well after the movie had already begun.&nbsp; Also, BBC2 does not broadcast advertisements, so I was sure to record part of the movie, and not the pre-padding, programme trailers, or advertisements.I checked my Sony TV, and it displayed &quot;HE-AAC 3/2.1&quot; for this movie.&nbsp; This is what &quot;MediaInfo&quot; shows for the recording in the MP log:[code]MediaInfoWrapper: Opening file : E:\Older TV\Test Files\Into the Woods (BBC2 HD) 2019-01-04 15.20.00.tsMediaInfoWrapper: DLL Version&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : MediaInfoLib - v0.7.95MediaInfoWrapper: Inspecting media : E:\Older TV\Test Files\Into the Woods (BBC2 HD) 2019-01-04 15.20.00.tsMediaInfoWrapper: Parse speed&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : 0.3MediaInfoWrapper: FrameRate&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : 25MediaInfoWrapper: Width&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : 1920MediaInfoWrapper: Height&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; : 1080MediaInfoWrapper: AspectRatio&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : widescreenMediaInfoWrapper: VideoCodec&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; : AVC [ &quot;avc.png&quot; ]MediaInfoWrapper: Scan type&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : progressiveMediaInfoWrapper: IsInterlaced&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; : FalseMediaInfoWrapper: VideoResolution&nbsp; : 1080PMediaInfoWrapper: VideoDuration&nbsp; &nbsp; : 2157720MediaInfoWrapper: AudioRate&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : 48000MediaInfoWrapper: AudioChannels&nbsp; &nbsp; : 6 [ &quot;5.1.png&quot; ]MediaInfoWrapper: AudioCodec&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; : AAC LC [ &quot;aac lc.png&quot; ]MediaInfoWrapper: HasAudio&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; : TrueMediaInfoWrapper: HasVideo&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; : TrueMediaInfoWrapper: HasSubtitles&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; : TrueMediaInfoWrapper: NumSubtitles&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; : 1MediaInfoWrapper: Closing file : E:\Older TV\Test Files\Into the Woods (BBC2 HD) 2019-01-04 15.20.00.ts[/code]You can see from this that the number of audio channels was indeed greather than two. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I moved the recording to my &quot;Videos&quot; folder, and displayed it using my &quot;ClassicWide&quot; skin; this is what appeared:[ATTACH]199829[/ATTACH]So MP will display the appropriate multichannel audio icon (at least, in &quot;Videos&quot;) if the circumstances are favourable.&nbsp; I suspect that the reason the multichannel icon is not usually seen for recorded TV is the reason suggested by [USER=83973]@Owlsroost[/USER] .&nbsp; &quot;MediaInfo&quot; needs to be pursuaded to look at a non-zero offset from the start of a recording in order to determine the properties of the file.The &quot;Recorded TV&quot; panel does not show the media icons, so I don't know whether the relevant skin variable is defined there (would need to check).&nbsp; And of course for live TV it would be really useful for the audio-channels property to be defined as a continuously-updated skin variable so that the appropriate icon could be displayed in the OSD. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />-- from CyberSimian in the UK</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1252354, member: 141969"] This afternoon on "BBC2 HD" there was a movie made in 2014 with several big-name stars, so I thought that there was a good chance that it would be broadcast with multichannel audio (where "multi" means "bigger than two"). I scheduled a manual recording for 30 minutes, starting well after the movie had already begun. Also, BBC2 does not broadcast advertisements, so I was sure to record part of the movie, and not the pre-padding, programme trailers, or advertisements. I checked my Sony TV, and it displayed "HE-AAC 3/2.1" for this movie. This is what "MediaInfo" shows for the recording in the MP log: [code]MediaInfoWrapper: Opening file : E:\Older TV\Test Files\Into the Woods (BBC2 HD) 2019-01-04 15.20.00.ts MediaInfoWrapper: DLL Version : MediaInfoLib - v0.7.95 MediaInfoWrapper: Inspecting media : E:\Older TV\Test Files\Into the Woods (BBC2 HD) 2019-01-04 15.20.00.ts MediaInfoWrapper: Parse speed : 0.3 MediaInfoWrapper: FrameRate : 25 MediaInfoWrapper: Width : 1920 MediaInfoWrapper: Height : 1080 MediaInfoWrapper: AspectRatio : widescreen MediaInfoWrapper: VideoCodec : AVC [ "avc.png" ] MediaInfoWrapper: Scan type : progressive MediaInfoWrapper: IsInterlaced : False MediaInfoWrapper: VideoResolution : 1080P MediaInfoWrapper: VideoDuration : 2157720 MediaInfoWrapper: AudioRate : 48000 MediaInfoWrapper: AudioChannels : 6 [ "5.1.png" ] MediaInfoWrapper: AudioCodec : AAC LC [ "aac lc.png" ] MediaInfoWrapper: HasAudio : True MediaInfoWrapper: HasVideo : True MediaInfoWrapper: HasSubtitles : True MediaInfoWrapper: NumSubtitles : 1 MediaInfoWrapper: Closing file : E:\Older TV\Test Files\Into the Woods (BBC2 HD) 2019-01-04 15.20.00.ts[/code] You can see from this that the number of audio channels was indeed greather than two. :) I moved the recording to my "Videos" folder, and displayed it using my "ClassicWide" skin; this is what appeared: [ATTACH]199829[/ATTACH] So MP [I]will[/I] display the appropriate multichannel audio icon (at least, in "Videos") if the circumstances are favourable. I suspect that the reason the multichannel icon is not usually seen for recorded TV is the reason suggested by [USER=83973]@Owlsroost[/USER] . "MediaInfo" needs to be pursuaded to look at a non-zero offset from the start of a recording in order to determine the properties of the file. The "Recorded TV" panel does not show the media icons, so I don't know whether the relevant skin variable is defined there (would need to check). And of course for live TV it would be [I]really[/I] useful for the audio-channels property to be defined as a continuously-updated skin variable so that the appropriate icon could be displayed in the OSD. :D -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]

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