no 5.1 sound with AVI files. (MKV OK) (1 Viewer)

[A_in_oz]

I am having trouble getting MP to play 5.1 channel audio when I play AVI files.
I just get 2 channels.
With MKV files its OK. For an experiment, I Muxed a small section of an AVI into the MKV container format, (Still keeping Xvid and AC3 files, just muxed into a MKV container). This played fine.

When I play the AVI in Media Player Classic, it plays OK as well.

I use these codecs:

MPEG-2 Video Decoder =MPC (Gabest)
H.264 Video decoder = CoreAVC
MPEG/AC# audio decoder =MPC - MPA Decoder Filter
AAC audio decoder =MPC - MPA Decoder Filter
Audio render =Default DirectSound Device

MP version 1.0.4.23491

Any ideas folks

 

[Owlsroost]

Use GraphStudio (see the link in my sig below) to have a look at what's happening when MP is playing the AVI.

If that doesn't reveal anything, collect and attach some MP logs.

Tony

 

[A_in_oz]

Thanks Tony,
How do I get GraphStudio to run in mediaportal?

 

[Owlsroost]

Just run MP (in windowed mode) and GraphStudio at the same time.

Play the file in MP, then in GraphStudio choose File -> connect to remote graph.

If you are running Vista or Win7 note the comments about registering 'proppage.dll' in the thread I linked (otherwise it won't work).

Right click on a filter in the graph to get info about the 'pin' connections etc (e.g. number of audio channels)

Tony

 

[A_in_oz]

Hi,
I run a graph, and the audio is running though cyberlink audio decoder even though its set to mpc in MP setup.
The input pin is 6 channels, and the output is 2 channels.
Any way to stop cyberlink overiding the MP setting?

 

[Owlsroost]

Try changing the filter merits - raise the merit of the MPC filter and lower the merit of the Cyberlink audio filter - you can do this in GraphStudio (in the 'Graph -> insert filter' section - select the filter and hit 'change merit').

Tony

 

[hoborg]

I am having trouble getting MP to play 5.1 channel audio when I play AVI files.
I just get 2 channels.
With MKV files its OK. For an experiment, I Muxed a small section of an AVI into the MKV container format, (Still keeping Xvid and AC3 files, just muxed into a MKV container). This played fine.

When I play the AVI in Media Player Classic, it plays OK as well.

I use these codecs:

MPEG-2 Video Decoder =MPC (Gabest)
H.264 Video decoder = CoreAVC
MPEG/AC# audio decoder =MPC - MPA Decoder Filter
AAC audio decoder =MPC - MPA Decoder Filter
Audio render =Default DirectSound Device

MP version 1.0.4.23491

Any ideas folks

Did you tryed SAF?

 

[A_in_oz]

Finally got MPC audio to work, now have 6 channels,
Thanks Tony,

Alastair