Dolby-E Pass through

[jacques]

Hello,

I need help to find the proper way, if possible, to pass through a Dolby-E data stream to S/PDIF (or Toslink) digital output of my PC using VLC.

I use my PC to record DVB data stream in TS format. Those MPEG2 or MPEG4 data streams contain Video and multiple Audio tracks. VLC can play most of them, except for the Dolby-E track, who contain the multiple surround audio stream.

I obtain an external Dolby-E decoder, who is hookup properly. My problem is finding a way to feed the raw Dolby-E material to the decoder via the S/PDIF interface. In every configuration I tried, the data stream is manipulate, translate, or transcode and the output is no longer a valid Dolby-E data stream. The decoder see it as Stereo PCM data only.

I tried multiple audio cards, audio drivers, setup in VLC, even other player like MPC-HC, but I never have been able to feed the external decoder with a proper Dolby-E data stream. I invest many hours in the process with no success. Maybe the solution is simple, but I must admit not having find it. In some instance, I have setups to set as pass through (direct or any other name the function may have), data stream for AC3, Dolby-D, DTS, or other audio format, but never Dolby-E, and by so, no apparent way to do it.

Do someone have any suggestions?

I run out of ideas.

Bye
Jacques

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Not possible. -E cannot get through SPDIF.

And you should not use such a broken technology.

[Ludrax]

Like we have a choice

[JessMG]

Hi everyone! I have a lot of TV feeds recorded and I am also trying to decode Dolby E, which is making me crazy. The only way I succeded was using a trial of a software-based decoder in Pro Tools, but after dealing with the extraction of the audio track from the .ts file (most programs do not recognize Dolby E streams). I was also thinking about getting an external decoder, but it is just too complicated (BNC connectors, black burst sync signal...).

Searching here I found this thread: https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=81323

What happened to this built-in decoder?

PS: I am starting to hate Dolby.

[Ludrax]

What happened to this built-in decoder?

PS: I am starting to hate Dolby.

same with this

viewtopic.php?f=36&t=125032