[mythtv-users] Does .22 fix the no mono output via spdif bug that's in .21 fixes?

[Glenn Sommer]

I see Jean-Yves Avenard just released patched to re-encode AC3... That
might be worth checking out, in your case.

Link: http://www.avenard.org/media/MythTV_%26_VDPAU/Entries/2009/4/25_AC-3_encoding-2.html


2009/4/24 Another Sillyname <anothersname at googlemail.com>:
> 2009/4/23 Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com>:
>> On 04/23/2009 03:24 PM, Glenn Sommer wrote:
>>>
>>> 2009/4/23 Michael T. Dean:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 04/23/2009 12:23 PM, Another Sillyname wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> As subject....Thanks in advance
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> TTBOMK, no.  You have to use your ALSA conf to fix it.
>>>
>>> Afaik the only workaround is to disable AC-3 passthrough.
>>> I don't know if it's possible to say something like:
>>> if channels < 2 then disable passthrough and re-encode/upsample to stereo.
>>
>> Ah, yeah, with passthrough, you couldn't do anything about it (save buy a
>> new receiver?).  Didn't realize there were problems with mono AC-3 (or DTS?)
>> streams.
>>
>> Mike
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>
> Guys
>
> Thanks for the responses but this is a myth bug rather then a sound
> server bug...
>
> If I record a mono source and play it back via myth then no sound (all
> stereo and AC3 passthroughs work correctly as advertised).
>
> If I playback that source material using VLC it plays back fine no
> matter what the sound source is (mono, stereo or AC3).
>
> I'm loath to start messing around with the alsa settings that may well
> then break something later.......how do I make a request for this to
> be addressed before .22 release?
>
> Thanks in Advance
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