[MPlayer-users] Re: hwac3 with two channel AC3?

[Arpi]

Hi,

> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> > -ac mp3 _overrides_ your previous -ac hwac3, so it's just plain mp3 sw
> > decoding, nothing with ac3 passthrough.
> 
> Sorry, yes, I asked that question backwards.
> 
> My REAL question is this: Can I have MPlayer automatically use 5.1-channel
> surround via HWAC3 for movies encoded via that mechanism? It is true that
> MP3 movies play fine if I don't use -ac hwac3, but AC3 movies then play in
> 2-channel mode, regardless of how many channels they contain.

yes, -afm hwac3
it will aut-fallback to other codecs if init fails

> Unless something is broken? This is with MPlayer-20020822, libavcodec
too old. you need CVS.


A'rpi / Astral & ESP-team

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