Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 10:06:16 +0200 From: David Demelier <demelier.david@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: No surround sound with Creative SB Live! card Message-ID: <4FDAECF8.4080007@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4FDAAF5E.4040500@gmail.com> References: <4FDA0B5E.4090901@gmail.com> <4FDAAF5E.4040500@gmail.com>
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On 15/06/2012 05:43, Edward M wrote: > On 06/14/2012 09:03 AM, David Demelier wrote: >> I have an old SB Live! card with a 5.1 speaker set, but i can't get >> sound from center and rear speakers with mplayer. >> >> I'm using the snd_emu10kx driver and when I try to play a DVD I get >> sound only through the front speakers (and LFE) like a 2.1 >> >> Adding -channels 6 to the mplayer args does not help. >> >> Cheers, > > Sounds like the DVD surround audio is encoded in AC-3 Dolby Digital or > DTS. So a decorder is needed. > That's what mplayer says: ========================================================================== Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 6 ch, s16le, 448.0 kbit/9.72% (ratio: 56000->576000) Selected audio codec: [ffac3] afm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg AC-3) ========================================================================== AO: [oss] 48000Hz 6ch s16le (2 bytes per sample) What do you mean by "a decoder is needed"? > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Cheers, -- David Demelier
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