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... 11.04) this problem manifested itself in a different way: the sound still worked but wasn't in sync with the video. Using PulseAudio means no SPDIF, so that's really not a solution, at least not for me. Any other suggestions? What info or which logs can help in fixing this problem?

You should probably try with PulseAudio instead.

Otherwise, it's hard to say what is wrong without the verbose logs. I can only guess it's a timing problem.

No solution?

Same on ARCH linux with alsa 1.0.25! That sucks...

... == NULL MKV/Ebml Parser: Up cannot escape itself Alsa is 1.0.24. For sure the settings in Audio section are as they should (Module ALSA, use spdif, device digital IEC958).

same problem here. 5.1 isnt working and spdif neither. when i start a52 files with --spdif it gives me this: [0x7f9354000958] main audio output error: conversion pipeline failed: a52 -> a52 [0x7f9354000958] main audio output error: cannot setup ...

Thanks for answering Krisofe.

I've find the solution for this issue. It was only a matter of configuration.

I was unaware that PulseAudio + Gstreamer can now delivery DD/DTS passthrough. (and so VLC)

So I had to install pavucontrol and correctly setup my soundcard output.

Problem solved.

... S/PDIF when avalaible and choose the Digital output on my audio card. After that, when the movie is started, just choose Audio Device A/52 over SPDIF. I you don't have thoses menus available, just purge and reinstall vlc. For my uses, with coaxial RCA Digital or optical, it's ok. Hope it will ...

... of VLC from the master-daily vlc PPA on ubuntu https://launchpad.net/~videolan/+archive/master-daily I always used vlc 1.1 to watch movies with SPDIF support enabled (via alsa) with no problems. This issue is present with 1.2 and 1.3 builds of VLC. I've lost sound (strangely except for AC3 2.O) ...

system specs: Nvidia geforce 430 GT card 3GB ram 32bit linux cat /proc/cpuinfo says: model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU E7500 @ 2.93GHz uname -a Linux LARS 3.0-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Aug 30 07:32:23 UTC 2011 i686 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU E7500 @ 2.93GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux vlc plays some files pe...

what don't I need from here? <code> vlc_declare_plugin(es); vlc_declare_plugin(h264); vlc_declare_plugin(mpgv); vlc_declare_plugin(mp4); vlc_declare_plugin(avformat); vlc_declare_plugin(real); vlc_declare_plugin(image); vlc_declare_plugin(live555); vlc_declare_plugin(nuv); vlc_declare_plugin(nsc); v...

... I using the following command line from inside mythtv to play a .iso file (both .ISO and .iso have the same problem) cvlc -f --video-on-top --spdif %s vlc://quit I'm using 1.1.10 I've also tried using both the -width and -height flags to force the screen, but all it does is make the rest of ...

Dear all friends I am a beginner for VLC, hope any friend can help me on DD/DTS issue. I am preparing patch for a HDMI CODEC, and I am confused by the definition of "HDA_PCM_TYPE_HDMI" and "HDA_PCM_TYPE_SPDIF". Now I want to confirm if our coded can support DD/DTS. If I set the p...

... ) < 0 ) { msg_Err( p_aout, "cannot reset OSS audio device" ); var_Destroy( p_aout, "audio-device" ); return; } /* Test for spdif. */ if ( AOUT_FMT_NON_LINEAR( &p_aout->output.output ) ) { i_format = AFMT_AC3; if( ioctl( p_sys->i_fd, SNDCTL_DSP_SETFMT, &i_format ) ...

Here was the first Error when trying to get spdif working: Potential ALSA version problem: VLC failed to initialize your sound output device (if any). Please update alsa-lib to version 1.0.23-2-g8d80d5f or higher to try to fix this issue. in Terminal ...

Hi When playing video with either a AC3 or DTS sound track and using pass through via SPDIF to an AMP about every 5 to 10 mins the sound has a break for less than 1 second. It is consistent with every video I play. I notice on the AMP the DTS or AC3 indecator goes ...

I fail to see the relationship with the earlier problems.

I would be very surprised if PulseAudio could mix multiple SPDIF signals. It should be no wonder that you can only have one application using the output at a time. That's really a design limitation of SPDIF.

Hello, I'm having an issue with VLC 1.0.5 - I get no video output window. The GUI comes up fine. I've tried to play multiple video formats with the same result. I'm running on a PowerPC with Debian Linux. Using the debian package installer is not an option because the vast number of VLC dependencies...

... Centre on the desktop now running Ubuntu. I had not discovered VLC at that point but PowerDVD from Cyberlink always played the .ts files using the SPDIF output. It is the only one I have set up in general. Doesn't mean the .ts files are "right for SPDIF for VLC" I know, but does suggest ...

Please check that the TS files contain audio codecs compatible with SPDIF. That would be the most obvious reason why VLC won't let you select SPDIF.

I am using VLC on Ubuntu. I have a Realtek Audio Card with spdif output. Ubuntu is generally a bit confused and Pulseaudio Device Chooser only sees the Realtek analog part of the card and not the digital part. However, VLC does the biz when I play a .vob ...

MY OS : DEBIAN LENNY 5.0.3. I have been trying to play an avi file, but vlc is showing the following error : no suitable decoder module for fourcc `XVID'. VLC probably does not support this sound or video format. main warning: no vout found, dropping subpicture. Herewith i am attaching the output of...

... mplayer-svn -fs -zoom -quiet -ao alsa:device=hw=0.3 -channels 6 -ac hwdts,dwac3, <filename> How can I make vlc do the same thing? I tried vlc --spdif, and --alsa-audio-device hw=0.3, but that didn't work... /mnt/rfs/video $ aplay -l **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: NVidia ...

Hi all, Trying to compile VLC 1.0.0 I get this error: mkdir -p skins2 make[2]: *** No rule to make target `skins2/fonts/FreeSans.ttf', needed by `all-am'. Stop. And indeed, that directory is empty. I started with ./bootstrap and followed with the next config command. ./configure --prefix=/usr --libd...

Hi, I am using opensuse 11.1 and vlc 0.9.9. I can't play .flv files. When I open the file nothing happens. I can play every other format I have tried and I can play .flv in windows with vlc 0.9.9 just fine. I can also play the same .flv files in linux with mplayer but would rather use vlc if I can g...

... isn't working at all and default is goiung to the hardware but via some level control. The hardware mixer doesn't touch the stream going out the spdif port so I'm not sure where the level control is coming from. Something changed with the update and I saw the same change on two separate machines ...