[mythtv] [patch] multi channel audio patch 1

[Mark Spieth]

> On Saturday 31 December 2005 14:37, Allan Stirling wrote:
>> Steve Adeff wrote:
>> > So, if ALSA can reencode to AC3, I think it would be a great idea for 
>> > the
>> > timestretch code.
>>
>> I hate to be the bringer of bad news (again), but ALSA can't without a 
>> lot
>> of glue. JACK can - With an external, unlicenced (and unlicensable)
>> implementation of an AC3 encoder, from FFMpeg. Hence why I said earlier
>> that it may be easier to reuse the glue bits from:
>>
>> http://essej.net/ac3jack/
>>
>> Or just use jack + a jack router to get what we want.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Allan.
>
> bummer. Maybe then just convert the AC3 to stereo PCM for timestretch? At
> least you'd get sound...
>
> I dunno, I've never used timestretch, so I don't know what the needs of 
> people
> that do are, just throwing ideas out there...
>
ok then how about if passthru is on, if the output is reencoded to AC3 so 
you get the multichannel audio that is desirable?