[MPlayer-users] dts decoder?

[Christof Buergi]

Am Freitag, 30. August 2002 15.42 schrieb Jason Bishop:
> is there a dts decoder anywhere?

Not a free one. Actually, I don't know of any at all. Xine only 
delivers DTS to an external decoder.

The problem is, that
a) you have to pay a quite hefty sum for a DTS-license
b) a DVD with DTS tracks must have the same track in AC3, MP2 oder PCM  
   as well by specification.

Even if you create a free decoder like a52dec, it will cost you a big 
deal of time. Since most people won't recognize the difference between 
AC3 and DTS, it's not a must have feature as well.

--> Developers are less then excited about supporting DTS.

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