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I was using .9.4 to play 1080p mkv's with 1.5 mbs dts (I changed the audio output to win32 waveout, may have changed something else but don't remember) and it was working fine. VLC informed me that a new version was available (.9.7) so I upgraded and the dts is back to its previously choppy state. This problem has been around for more than a year (I remember reading a post from April 2007 )and it still hasn't been addressed? Really? Isn't the ability to play video and audio, I don't know, the whole purpose of VLC? Sorry if I'm ranting but I intended to watch a movie but instead I have to figure out how to get the dts to work because the updated vlc didn't fix an obvious, important problem.

Do you have SPDIF ?

And you use Waveout?

Ya, all preferences are default except the output type is win32 waveout and i have it set to use S/PDIF when available.

I seem to have a larger problem now, it seems that all 5.1 channel audio is choppy and will not work on any media player (kmplayer, core, zoom, wmp, mpc). It still works when played in stereo. I'm at a loss now, whatever 0.9.7 updated has killed all 5.1 audio playback for me. I'm using vista 64 and below are the specs on my sound from the asus site.

SupremeFX II Audio Card
ADI 1988B 8 -Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports at back I/O
ASUS Noise Filter

Still not sure exactly what went crazy, but I removed all the media players i used for testing and vlc, unistalled my sound card driver, then updated it to the latest drivers. I reinstalled .0.9.7 and now it's playing 5.1 and 1.5 mbs dts when set to win32 waveout (still a problem but seems to be working great now so it's redeemed itself).

Try to use plugin libaout_directx_plugin.dll from version 0.84

Try to use plugin libaout_directx_plugin.dll from version 0.84

This will not work.