How To Extract DTS 5.1 From DTS-ES 6.1 Audio (SAF v4)? (1 Viewer)

[EViS]

MediaPortal Version: 1.1.0
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Windows Version: Windows 7 x64
CPU Type: Intel Core 2 Duo e6600
HDD: OCZ Vertex 2 SSD (40GB)
Memory: Corsair XMS2 (2 GB)
Motherboard: Asus P5B Deluxe
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 5670 (GDDR5 512MB)
Video Card Driver: Catalyst v10.70
Sound Card: M-Audio Rev. 5.1
Sound Card AC3: Coax Out
Sound Card Driver: VIA Envy24 Family v540a
1. TV Card: PEAK DUAL DVB-T Digital TV PCI
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T
MPEG2 Video Codec: SAF v4.00
MPEG2 Audio Codec: SAF v4.00
h.264 Video Codec: SAF v4.00
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case: Antec 180B
Remote: USBUIRT IR Receiver / Harmony 525
TV: LG 50PK350
TV - HTPC Connection: HDMI

My HTPC is connected to my receiver with an SPDIF coax cable and SAF v4 is setup to passthrough DTS and DD audio to the Receiver (i.e. the Receiver does the decoding). A screenshot of how ffdshow (in SAF v4.0) is setup is attached.

The Receiver does not support HD audio so DTS 5.1 is all it can decode. I understand that every DTS-ES 6.1 encode contains a DTS 5.1 stream, correct?

So, how would I go about getting SAF v4 to extract the DTS 5.1 stream from a DTS-ES 6.1 encode and pass this through to the receiver as DTS 5.1?

At the moment, I cannot hear any audio that is encoded as DTS-ES 6.1.

 

[ScotchTape]

AW: How To Extract DTS 5.1 From DTS-ES 6.1 Audio (SAF v4)?

Doom9's Forum - View Single Post - LAV Filters - DirectShow Media Splitter and Decoders

 

[EViS]

I have just read that post and cannot see how it answers my question. Am I missing something?

 

[ScotchTape]

AW: How To Extract DTS 5.1 From DTS-ES 6.1 Audio (SAF v4)?

Q: Can LAV Audio decode DTS-HD?
A: Kind of. On its own, it cannot. But, LAV Audio supports using the ArcSoft DTS decoder, which allows decoding of full DTS-HD. Just drop the "dtsdecoderdll.dll" from the TMT3/5 Codecs directory into LAV Audio's directory, and enjoy. NOTE: This only works on 32-bit!

I think that's the only way. I couldn't test it right know if DTS-ES plays fine with your settings and/ot the .dll

 

[EViS]

SAF v4 utilises FFDShow, not LAV. Or am I still misunderstanding something?

 

[Koenig]

DTS-ES does not mean it is HD-audio!

DTS (sound system) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

DTS-ES ha been around since before Blu-Ray and HDDVD showed up.
As an example The Lord of The Rings - Special Extended edition DVD had DTS-ES.

If you use passthrough your amp should be able to decode it.

 

[ScotchTape]

AW: Re: How To Extract DTS 5.1 From DTS-ES 6.1 Audio (SAF v4)?

SAF v4 utilises FFDShow, not LAV. Or am I still misunderstanding something?

My bad, sorry, missed that.
Anyway, I preffer LAV over FFDShow

 

[hoborg]

@EViS:
You should use SAF6, SAF4 is too outdated...

 

[EViS]

I would switch but everything is working so well (other than DTS HD audio) on the system I am worried about changing anything .