![]() ![]() ![]() You should now try playing back a video with AC3 or DTS sound to see if you hear anything, if there is sound playing you should check if digital pass-through is working. Then continue to the System tab and make sure it matches the following screenshot. Set “Output format” to something that matches your speaker configuration and is compatible with your receiver.Ĭontinue to the SPDIF tab, and make sure the settings under SPDIF passthrough match the following screenshot. Locate the AC3Filter config in the start menu under Programs. You can now close Media Player Classic Home Cinema. Go to Filter Settings and make sure everything there is unchecked, then continue to Audio Switcher and disable the built in audio switcher.Ĭontinue to external filters, choose Add Filter and select AC3Filter, press OK and make sure it is set to prefer. Important: Under “DirectShow Audio” make sure the right output is selected (not system default), in my case this is “ATI HD rear output”. Open MPC-HC, go to View > Options and select Output. Combined Community Codec Pack (latest version includes MPC-HC)Īfter installing AC3filter and the correct drivers.My specifications (when writing this tutorial): Directshow capable media player, such as MPC-HC and Media Portal which will be used in this tutorial.The correct ATi HDMI Audio Driver (not Realtek ones) – Link:.ATi Radeon card with hdmi out (usually a DVI+sound to HDMI adapter).Other configurations might work with these instructions, but I can not guarantee this. Bug fixed: some languages was reset to english after restart.It should be noted that this guide is intended for Windows XP running an ATi card with HDMI out. Languages updated: Basque (thanks to Xabier Aramendi), Chineese (thanks to PoYang). Serbian language added (thanks to Rancher). SPDIF/AC3 encoder: encode 5.1 with back channels (used by flac for instance) like 5.1 with side channels (standard for ac3). Use FFMPEG for AAC decoding (should be less crashes because faad bugs). When it comes to SPDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface), AC3 Filter passes through AC3 and DTS over SPDIF without making any changes to the external decoder, it is able to encode any audio to AC3 and transmit it over SPDIF and it also supports USB sound cards.Īll these amazing features are available through an extensive configuration panel allowing you to easily pick up any tool you need moreover, AC3 is available in a wide variety of languages, from English and Chinese to Serbian and Basque. Other features of AC3 Filter include watching movies under poor hearing conditions, synchronizing audio with video by applying time shift, adjusting time delays for every channel in order to compensate the different distances to loudspeakers and down-mixing audio tracks to any number of channels, in order to match your speaker configuration. You can even configure audio frequencies such as to watch movies at night without disturbing your neighbors. ![]() The AC3 Filter also allows you to play WAV files with AC3 and DTS streams, ripped from multi-channel AudioCD without needing to convert those files.ĪC3 Filter processes audio streams actively, offering users virtualized surround sound and down-mixing capabilities (it enables users to match the number of audio channels to the speaker configuration).įurthermore, you can set the volume, the equalizer and the delays for every single channel, so you set up the perfect configuration for your environment. AC3 is a must have in every codec pack and it is one of the best in its class, as it can be associated with PCM, LPCM, DVD and SPDIF stream as well by using its System tab section. ![]()
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