A_EAC3 how to play with ums?

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HT1
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A_EAC3 how to play with ums?

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got this mkv and the audio is A_EAC3

i have k-lite mega codecs installed

how do i play it on tv and hear audio?
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Re: A_EAC3 how to play with ums?

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still no idea how to play A_EAC3 files. it's becoming more and more common.

can ums handle A_EAC3 ?

what is the solution for use with ums if tv can;t play it ?
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Re: A_EAC3 how to play with ums?

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UMS should normally transcode the file into something your TV can play. However, the text in red above states some simple steps to take if you want anybody to look at your case.
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Re: A_EAC3 how to play with ums?

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thanks for reminding me, here are the logs
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Re: A_EAC3 how to play with ums?

Post by valib »

You set

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Skip transcoding
for

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mkv,mp4
so those formats are forced to be streamed regardles the TV.conf setting. So if you try to play MKV video with audio format not supported by your TV it doesn't work. Leave that option empty since it is recommended to use only for troubleshooting.
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Re: A_EAC3 how to play with ums?

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that sounds logical, i tried it, but the tv just doesn't want to work with ums.

here's the audio part of the mediainfo for the file in question:


Audio
ID : 2
Format : E-AC-3
Format/Info : Enhanced Audio Coding 3
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Codec ID : A_EAC3
Duration : 42 min 49 s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 kb/s
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 187.500 FPS (256 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 196 MiB (8%)
Language : English
Service kind : Complete Main
Default : Yes
Forced : No

so the file works on pc. but for some reason it doesn't on tv
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Re: A_EAC3 how to play with ums?

Post by Nadahar »

@HT1 You need to generate new debug files after having turned off skip transcoding, so we can see what happens then.
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