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[aproc]

Can someone please help me in configuring a zone switch rule as per the audio codec? My goal is to bitstream audio of those videos having Dolby Atmos track in Zone 1 and decode audio of all other videos in Zone 2.

[fitbrit]

Since ATMOS is indistinguishable from TrueHD to MC, you can take one of two approaches:

1) Bitstream ALL TrueHD, including ATMOS. This would require a rule that is basically:
If [Compression] field contains TrueHD, use Zone 1.

2) Bitstream ONLY ATMOS:
To do this, you will need to create a custom field called something like Audio CODEC. This is what I do.
You will have to fill in this manually for your ATMOS files, with, say, ATMOS.
Then the rule is basically:
If [Audio CODEC] field is ATMOS, use Zone 1.


(I auto-populate the [Audio CODEC] tag for most of my files upon import, by having them look at the [compression] field and seeing what is registered there.)


I have only outlined what you want to do conceptually. I have not included details of how to create a custom field in your library or how to create the zoneswitch rule. I am not on a PC with MC on it right now to help with that, and in any case you may know how to do those things already.

[Hendrik]

Option 1 does not require a zone, you can use custom bitstreaming settings in MC and only activate TrueHD.
Audio -> Bitstreaming -> Custom ... -> Check Dolby TrueHD only.

[fitbrit]

Option 1 does not require a zone, you can use custom bitstreaming settings in MC and only activate TrueHD.
Audio -> Bitstreaming -> Custom ... -> Check Dolby TrueHD only.

Doh! You're right. I use option 2 only.

[mojave]

To go along with Option 2, you can put Atmos movies in a different folder and then have auto-import apply the Atmos tag.

[aproc]

Thanks everyone!

[aproc]

Since ATMOS is indistinguishable from TrueHD to MC, you can take one of two approaches:

1) Bitstream ALL TrueHD, including ATMOS. This would require a rule that is basically:
If [Compression] field contains TrueHD, use Zone 1.

2) Bitstream ONLY ATMOS:
To do this, you will need to create a custom field called something like Audio CODEC. This is what I do.
You will have to fill in this manually for your ATMOS files, with, say, ATMOS.
Then the rule is basically:
If [Audio CODEC] field is ATMOS, use Zone 1.


(I auto-populate the [Audio CODEC] tag for most of my files upon import, by having them look at the [compression] field and seeing what is registered there.)


I have only outlined what you want to do conceptually. I have not included details of how to create a custom field in your library or how to create the zoneswitch rule. I am not on a PC with MC on it right now to help with that, and in any case you may know how to do those things already.

It would help if you could tell in detail how to do 2). Thanks!

[fitbrit]

See this Wiki topic: http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Zones#ZoneSwitch

And this thread:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=76605.0

[rec head]

I know I mentioned this before but it would be really great if there was something as simple as a check box to select bitstream for any titles.