[mythtv-users] Not getting Dolby Prologic out of s/pdif

[Michael T. Dean]

On 03/15/2006 10:41 AM, Jeff Clemens wrote:

>That said, the redundant information necessary to allow prologic to work may
>not make it through the compression process, its hard to say.
>
That's what I had always heard, too, but Steve Adeff called me on it, so 
I did some research and found he's right--the Dolby Surround information 
should survive compression.  Steve summed up the info in my, "I stand 
corrected" post in his reply to yours (use a high enough bitrate and 
you're OK), but in case you want the details, see 
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/188945#188945 .

Mike