Surround Sound for WMV HD files?

noireaude · 02-29-2008, 12:48 AM

Hi there!

Not sure if this is the right place for this thread but let's give it a go!

Ok so I have this amazing surround sound home cinema system and I use an optical cable (or toslink) to link it up to my PC.

When I play DVDs on my PC (through my optical drive), my system recognizes the audio format and plays it in 5.1 surround sound.

But everything else, no! HD movies or games that have a 5.1 option in the audio menu don't seem to get recognized. Only Stereo - well the sound is coming out from all the speakers but only as a left and right...
The HD movies are 1080p VC1 5.1 WMV

So is there any way to make my HD films (or games but it's not my main concern) watchable with surround sound?

Thanks a lot for your time guys!

If ever I didn't express the problem well enough, just ask! Thanks.

noireaude · 03-02-2008, 04:18 AM

ANYONE????

Please!!!

Chris Gerhard · 03-02-2008, 06:31 AM

Be specific, what 5.1 audio format are you trying to play? If WMV 5.1 is an audio format, then you need a decoder that will handle that, I haven't bothered to read about it but that information should be available. I am assuming the DVD's you are playing are DTS and Dolby Digital which can be handled over the optical or coaxial digital audio connection. If your VC-1 encoded 1080p video doesn't have either of those audio codecs, it is no wonder it isn't being decoded by the same decoder that is able to decode the 5.1 audio from DVD.

Chris

02-29-2008, 12:48 AM	#1
noireaude My plasma is High Def. Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 4	Surround Sound for WMV HD files? Hi there! Not sure if this is the right place for this thread but let's give it a go! Ok so I have this amazing surround sound home cinema system and I use an optical cable (or toslink) to link it up to my PC. When I play DVDs on my PC (through my optical drive), my system recognizes the audio format and plays it in 5.1 surround sound. But everything else, no! HD movies or games that have a 5.1 option in the audio menu don't seem to get recognized. Only Stereo - well the sound is coming out from all the speakers but only as a left and right... The HD movies are 1080p VC1 5.1 WMV So is there any way to make my HD films (or games but it's not my main concern) watchable with surround sound? Thanks a lot for your time guys! If ever I didn't express the problem well enough, just ask! Thanks.

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03-02-2008, 04:18 AM	#2
noireaude My plasma is High Def. Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 4	ANYONE???? Please!!!

03-02-2008, 06:31 AM	#3
Chris Gerhard High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 8,160	Be specific, what 5.1 audio format are you trying to play? If WMV 5.1 is an audio format, then you need a decoder that will handle that, I haven't bothered to read about it but that information should be available. I am assuming the DVD's you are playing are DTS and Dolby Digital which can be handled over the optical or coaxial digital audio connection. If your VC-1 encoded 1080p video doesn't have either of those audio codecs, it is no wonder it isn't being decoded by the same decoder that is able to decode the 5.1 audio from DVD. Chris