On Sun, 2007-01-14 at 15:02 -0700, Bearcat M. Sandor wrote: > So, is a firewire device like the Apogee Rosetta 800 a solution? Will a linux > movie player using xine or gstreamer be able to send the correct channels of > the Dolby Digital/DTS to the individual channels on a multi-channel pro > device? > > This all assumes that Freebob (the firewire driver) works as advertised. "as advertised"? Freebob is ultimately going to produce an ALSA driver, but it's not ready (afaik, work hasn't started on it). Freebob currently is usable with jack-aware applicatios, but those tend to be geared towards music production, not consumption. Regarding advertisement: "Not recommended for beginners or production use." From the FAQ on freebob.sf.net Yes, it works for a lot of people. But those people are experts and know what they are getting into. I STRONGLY recommend getting a preferably PCI sound card supported by ALSA. Sampo
