I was having the same SPDIF problems others were having with no AC3
stream being sent to my Dolby Digital receiver. All I was getting
was the PCM/stereo stream with DiVX/XViD AC3 movies. The only way
I've found to get the AC3 stream was to use VideoLan Client and
change the Audio Output Module to Win32 WaveOut extension output
under the audio preference settings. Haven't tried any other DivX
player. Don't want to screw anything else up.









--- In cmi833X@yahoogroups.com, Roger Colbeck <rcolbeck@m...> wrote:
> (check my postings on www.amdmb.com and probably on this group
about this):
>
> I have a Soyo motherboard with on-board cmi8738 based sound so it
might not
> quite be the same for you. Yes the Audiorack says you need to use
2-channel
> for SPDIF but actually you can get 5.1 sound. (I think the
Audiorack is
> referring to the analog signals that are getting routed to the
computer
> speaker setup and not to the channels being sent out on SPDIF.) It
may
> depend on the application you are running. For playing DVDs with
5.1 on my
> home stereo via SPDIF, I found I had to use PowerDVD software
(WinDVD did
> not work).
>
> ..Roger
>
> At 10:37 AM 28/11/2002 +0000, you wrote:
> >A good day to you all.
> >
> >First of all, i'd like to apologize in front, as my question might
> >somehow sound like or in fact be exactly the same as one
previously
> >answered. In this case, please excuse me, i have indeed read the
SAQ
> >and the SPDIF page, yet found it hard to get the right answer. If
> >there somehow is an answer, and it is previously been send, please
> >post a link or something :)
> >
> >Anyway, i have recently bought the trustexpertoptical, i think it
is a
> >cmi 8738 based soundcard, with optical/coaxical input and output.
> >Having spend about 55 dollars on buying a optical cord, so my comp
> >sound could be send to my amplifier (which, unfortunately doesn't
have
> >6 channel analog input), i was really disappointed i didn't get
the
> >expected 5.1 channel sound, but only stereo. Even worse, my
receiver
> >only plays the sound on the front-speakers, so i only get
emulated 3d
> >sound. Indeed so, the soundcard's trusty manual says exactly
this, and
> >of course, audiorack automatically chooses 2 channels when i
select
> >SPDIF sound.
> >
> >However, i was wondering if it was somehow possible to overcome
this
> >problem, hoping to get some decent a3d _digital_ sound output, or
at
> >least being able to send more than two channels over the optical
> >connection.
> >
> >Thank you kindly, and once again, i hope i do not offend anyone
with
> >my ignorance.
> >Migh
> >
> >
> >
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> > - http://xenomorph.net
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> > - http://www.tbrowne.demon.co.uk
> >Duncan Martin's site (incl. SAQ!)
> > - http://www.codebunny.org
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> > - http://www.cmedia.com.tw
> >
> >
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