Kartsa wrote: >> From: "Karl Herz" <karl.herz@xxxxxx> >>> Kartsa wrote: >>> The problem is that there is no TV channels with AC3 sounds that I >>> can verify with. But the same DVD can be played back on my DVD >>> player which is connected to my A/V receivers coaxial input. >>> >>> The problem is that vdr quits when I've specified the -a option and >>> I try to watch a DVD with AC3 sound. >>> >>> I take that you use the -a option with vdr? May I ask what your vdr >>> start command looks like? >>> >>> Anyway I'll have to try the CVS version of DVD plugin. >>> >>> Maybe the reason is that my FF card is a dvb-c Technotrend :) >>> >>> >> Did you use an AC3 sound decoder? >> I use the a52dec decoder, therefore my vdr -a option looks like this: >> >> vdr -a '/usr/local/bin/a52dec -o oss6' ... >> >> Cheers, >> Karl >> > I was in the impression that the AC3 stream would come out from the > SPDIF connector which I have connected to my A/V receiver which has > the decoder. Or am I missing here something? I have vdr -a ac3play. You are right - the AC3 decoder is your A/V-receiver. For me it works and I do not set the -a option at all. Just ./vdr -Pdvd ... Did you tried the dvd CVS version? You said that you never used AC3 before because you do not receive AC3-channels from your cable network. On my Hauppauge FF-card the firmware must do a trick do deliver AC3 on the SPDIF by encapsulating the AC3 pakets in PCM. Some AV-receivers cannot handle that. I believe that Technotrend is the same. Maybe that's a problem but it is probably not the reason why VDR crashes when replaying AC3 DVDs. So please try the following: - install CVS version of DVD plugin - start VDR without -a option - verify setup (VDR and plugin) that AC3 out is enabled. Regards Peter
