[MPlayer-users] Mac OS X Audio 5.1 Channel Output Problems

[galenz at zinkconsulting.com]

On Jan 15, 2008, at 5:53 AM, Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski wrote:

> On Tuesday, 15 January 2008 at 14:10, galenz at zinkconsulting.com wrote:
>> I seem to be unable to get 5.1 audio output working with mplayer. All
>> I get is 2 channel audio with mplayer. I am using analog 5.1 out
>> hardware, properly configured in Audio MIDI setup, and 5.1 is working
>> perfectly with VLC, QuickTime, etc.
>>
>> Here's the audio-related messages when playing a file I was recently
>> testing:
>>
>> [mkv] Track ID 2: audio (A_DTS) "English DTS 5.1 (1.5mbps)", -aid  
>> 0, -
>> alang eng
>>
>> Opening audio decoder: [libdca] DTS decoding with libdca
>> Stream with high frequencies VQ coding
>> AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 1536.0 kbit/100.00% (ratio: 192000-
>>> 192000)
>> Selected audio codec: [dts] afm: libdca (DTS-libdca)
>>
>> I even recently recompiled mplayer with libdca, thinking that perhaps
>> that would have some effect. It did not.
>>
>> How can I get 5.1 audio working? My video / audio files are not
>> corrupted and play great in other players. But mplayer only gives  
>> me 2
>> channels.
>>
>> Ideas?
>
> -channels 6
>
> Regards,
> R.

That was too easy!

Any reason mplayer doesn't detect 5.1, like all other players?

-Galen