If you are using JACK, why don't you use ac3jack? http://essej.net/ac3jack/
it encodes ac3 on-the-fly - works fine for me brian On Sat, 2006-01-28 at 00:04 +0200, Sergei Steshenko wrote: > On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 22:50:02 +0100 > Philipp Taprogge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > I'm net entirely sure if this my problem can be solved with tweaking > > alsa, so please direct me elsewhere if not. > > > > What I have is this: > > - Via EPIA Board w/ VIA VT 8233/A/8253/8273 AC97 Audio Controller > > - FC4 > > - alsa-lib 1.0.10-3 and alsa-utils 1.0.10-1 from rpm > > - a HW Dolby Digital decoder attached to the card via optical sp/dif > > > > What I want: > > - use mplayer to play back (e.g.) stereo mp3s and videos, adding > > rear, center and sub channels in the process (works) > > - get that output as a DD AC3 stream through the SP/DIF to the > > decoder/amp. > > > > > > I can play back correctly encoded AC3 audio all right (e.g. DVDs and > > avis with AC3 sound), but I have found no way to generate an AC3 > > stream on-the-fly from the 5.1 channels that the card (and alsa) > > provide. > > > > Thanks for any hints you might have to offer. > > > > Phil > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files > > for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes > > searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! > > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=103432&bid=230486&dat=121642 > > _______________________________________________ > > Alsa-user mailing list > > Alsa-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user > > > > Google gives matches if you try > > ac3enc > > - I simply knew about 'ac3dec', so tried the opposite. > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files > for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes > searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=103432&bid=230486&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > Alsa-user mailing list > Alsa-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=103432&bid=230486&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
