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Can anybody tell me how to make VLC play AC3 audio through SPDIF? It doesn't work by default? Stereo is fine through SPDIF but not surround. Also is there a way to lock the gui settings so I don't have to readjust tthem every time I open the program? And finally how do I make the prgram "Stay o...

I cannot use VLC to playback AC3 Divxs/Xvids. Stereo works OK but no SPDIF AC3. The only setting I can see that relates to this is in Audio Device, A/52 over SPDIF (not sure what A/52 refers to). If I activate this it sends the information to my digital amplifier as expected but the sound is unrecog...