[Ffmpeg-devel] Re: libdca

[Måns Rullgård]

Rich Felker <dalias at aerifal.cx> writes:

> While I agree caving to patent claims is bad, I also don't find DTS
> that useful. Any DVD with DTS also has AC3 tracks which are perfectly
> good, since DVD players are not required to support DTS (afaik). Maybe
> someone will start releasing rips with DTS audio only, but I've never
> heard of such a thing, so I think, practically speaking, there are
> formats that are much more important to support than DTS...

I've heard of (but don't have any) DVDs with the full surround sound
only in DTS, and a two-channel AC3 track.  That's reason enough to
support DTS, IMHO.

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