[MPlayer-users] Digital output without ac3

[Dominik Mierzejewski]

On Thursday, 24 July 2003, j.a.l wrote:
> Karl Koch wrote:
> >
> >I've got an ac3 decoder attached to my sb live board
> >(coaxial) and 5.1 dolby digital works fine.
> >
> >But there's no sound output for (s)vcds, divx or other
> >video files. What are the correct parameters? I tried with
> >and without -ac hwac3. (always using -ao alsa9). In
> >alsamixer all outputs are enabled and I want to use the
> >digital output, so that I don't need antoher cable to my
> >reciever.
> 
> simple question : is audio track on YOUR vcd or divx ac3 ???? guest 
> no... from spec, divx is mp3, as vcd.

There's no such spec. There's no divx container format, only video codec
and you can put it in any container such as AVI or OGM. So it has nothing
to do with audio format.

> I actually encode dvd to divx with ac3, but only mplayer can read then
> ( which is only what i need )

Not true. I can play MEncoder-created AVIs (with AC3 tracks) with Windoze
players without problems.

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