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[Rudy81]

First, let me say that I am a newbie to the HTPC and have learned much from these forums...I appreciate all the input, however, this is a steep learning curve and I have a long way to go.

I have set up my system for SPDIF output for bit perfect audio to my main audio processor.  Thus far, I have been able to use MC12 to play flac files directly to my processor via an optical connection from my Chaintech AV-710.  I have bit perfect output and can play DTS and DD files as well. However, when I play a DVD, I do not get any sound sent to my processor.  I understand that I am trying to get AC3 or DTS passthru on the SPDIF. 

Do I need to add plugins to MC12 to do this?  Do I need to install FFDSHOW to get all this to work?

Thanks for any help.

[JimH]

I'm not expert on this, but start by reading about using DirectShow in MC.  There is info in the wiki (on the menu above) and in the FAQ (a thread above).

[Rudy81]

Thanks, I am in the process of trying to digest all this video stuff.  I really love the capabilities the HPTC has given me with my music library. This sure has been a steep learning curve to get things working.  It seems the process of building a HTPC is filled with so many hardware and software variables that it sometimes seems like a daunting task. However, it is a nice challange.

[Mike Noe]

Goto Options/Playback/DVD Playback Settings

Under the Audio group box, there is a button for Selecting output device (audio renderer), go there

and choose the Chaintech in the Audio Renderer combo box.

HTH.