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aliciaviola

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eac3
« on: October 16, 2023, 02:13:50 am »

MediaCenter can handle nearly all formats. Only one isn't possible at the moment:
I got an eac3 audio multi channel file but it can't be opened.
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Re: eac3
« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2023, 05:15:24 am »

No answer? Is it planned to include this format in the future?
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Re: eac3
« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2023, 05:17:49 am »

It should generally work. Can you offer some more details about the exact file type?
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Re: eac3
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2023, 03:50:50 pm »

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Re: eac3
« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2023, 08:15:04 am »

I downloaded the sample file.  Indeed it plays with VLC and at least one other player.  MC does not know what to do with it.

But I find this file confusing.  It is a surround sound audio format that is normally found in a video file.  AC3 is "movie audio".  But this is a stand alone stream that is not in a container.  It is "raw".  Where would this even have come from?  It seems like this should be inside an MKV container or an MP4 container or something.

Perhaps there is something I'm missing.  As I said, this is an odd format for me and maybe I just don't know about some common source or use of this kind of raw AC3 file.

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Re: eac3
« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2023, 01:00:07 pm »

Just rename the extension to ac3
MC has been able to play raw AC3 files for a long time.
I have no problem playing this on my Mac after renaming it.

The compression field fills in with eac3. We should probably just add eac3 to supported types.
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Re: eac3
« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2023, 05:26:48 pm »

Supported in build 31.0.80. Thanks for letting us know.
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Re: eac3
« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2023, 04:28:44 pm »

Great, thanks
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