playing Video-ts folder and DTS.dts

[jorgeluiz]

hello everybody.
sorry if was asked before, i read the faqs and search posts but can't find answers, please help.

i can't play video-ts folders(dvd video) in hd or DTS.dts (audio only), got error message and i have to close the player.
i can play this formats in MPClassic but i want in VLC.
AC3, DTS.wav and DTS.cpt in 5.1...wow...run very fine, amazing quality.
have any way to let 5.1 audio as default and not "stereo" ?

thanks for hints or links to read, no lazy to read here.

thanks a lot.
cheers.

[VLC_help]

got error message

VLC crashes or it just complains?

have any way to let 5.1 audio as default and not "stereo" ?

With DirectSound audio output, you can force the default speaker setup (Tools -> Preferences... Show settings: All and Audio -> Output modules -> DirectX) otherwise it will default to Windows speaker setup.

[jorgeluiz]

VLC don't crash only complain with a message when i run video-ts(from portuguese to english):
"fail in reproduction:
DVDread can't open the disc "D:\DSOTM\DVD\VIDEO_TS\".
VLC is not capable to open MRL 'dvd://D:\DSOTM\DVD\VIDEO_TS'. Verify error register for more details"

DTS.dts still don't work too but have a good part:
now the default audio is 5.1 following your cool hints.

please help more, if have any log error somewhere i can't find.(error log name?!? )

cheers VLC_help!

[VLC_help]

Tools -> Messages... (set Verbosity to 2) and open it before opening the media.

[jorgeluiz]

have any way to let 5.1 audio as default and not "stereo" ?

With DirectSound audio output, you can force the default speaker setup (Tools -> Preferences... Show settings: All and Audio -> Output modules -> DirectX) otherwise it will default to Windows speaker setup.

VLC_help,
after uptade VLC media player from 1.0.1 to 1.0.5 version and follow the same procedures,
i got only stereo, not 5.1 as default.

can you help me again please?

[VLC_help]

You have 5.1 file or stream?

[jorgeluiz]

You have 5.1 file or stream?

no more problems...wrong media.

working perfectly(as always), thank you so much!

[jorgeluiz]

have any way to let 5.1 audio as default and not "stereo" ?

With DirectSound audio output, you can force the default speaker setup (Tools -> Preferences... Show settings: All and Audio -> Output modules -> DirectX) otherwise it will default to Windows speaker setup.

VLC_help,
after uptade VLC media player from 1.0.1 to 1.0.5 version and follow the same procedures,
i got only stereo, not 5.1 as default.

can you help me again please?

VLC_help,
i have one confused question and my english is not so good to ask but let me try...

in windows 7 i did the adjusts like yours recommendations but after install 1.0.5, all 5.1 sources play as 5.1 and stereo play as stereo...nothing is wrong, i mean...is perfect!

now came the stranges but very cool results:
i have one old pc(windows 2000) with 1.0.1 version where was done the same adjusts and the results are:
5.1 sources = 5.1 output
2.0(stereo) source = 4 channels... (yes,..left, back left, right and back right and is really cool), in the audio menu of the player i can do the desireds adjusts BUT after install 1.0.5 version, i lose this cool 'feature' : no more 4 channels when i play stereo sources.
then i download from VLC homepage the 1.0.1, unrar, did the directX adjusts but no more 4 channels playing stereo...only 2 channels..the audio menu don't let me adjust 4 or 5.1 channels.
the 1.0.5 was installed but the 1.0.1 was only decompressed, both versions are now in windows 7, both versions have exactly the same directX adjusts but no more 4 channels....is completely unknow for me why i don't get the old result.

have 'salvation' to my case as i prefer to use the old version that give me 4 channels playing stereo?

thanks in advance for your great help!

[VLC_help]

VLC doesn't do upmixing. Some soundcards like ones made by Creative can do that.

[jorgeluiz]

VLC doesn't do upmixing.

oh yes, you're right but what i told was not upmix.

with 1.0.1 version i could hear stereo sources in 4 channels where Left is equal Left Back and Right is equal Right Back, nothing more.
no differences between Left and Right channels but playing in this 4 channels and i could select:
5.1, Quad(2 back,2 front), Stereo and Mono in the Audio Menu playing all stereo sources but no more with 1.0.5 version.(when adjusting audio dispositive option in audio sub-menu, sorry, my VLC was installed in portuguese)

is strange but was happening: 4 channels playing stereo. really a mystery...if we can't find the solution i will uninstall 1.0.5 version and intall 1.0.1 again.
the same was happening with winamp but VLC have my preference and winamp is not installed in windows 7 to check!

doubt: can be ffdshow that was installed in windows 2000 or VLC don't use ffdshow to play and only use directX?

thank you so much!