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1. If your sound card has no Line In port, try the Microphone port. Video Tape Recorder (VCR), V8, Hi8 (requires TV Tuner card or video capture card): Connect the AV connector or video cable of the VCR to the Video In of the video capture card Connect the audio cable of the VCR to the Line In of the sound card. If your sound card has no.
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PowerDVD supports sound cards with S/PDIF function. If your computer is equipped with an external Dolby Digital decoder / speakers system, such as Creative Desktop Theater 5.1 or others, you can fully enjoy an even richer Home Theater experience. Additionally, PowerDVD Pro 6.1 supports the Game Theater XP sound card from Hercules and is based on the award-winning PowerDVD 3.0 software DVD/universal player from CyberLink. PowerDVD Pro 6.1 is designed to provide audio aficionados and DVD fans with the most vibrant, immersive sound experience when playing back DVD titles featuring Dolby Digital Surround EX 6.1 audio tracks.

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If supported by your audio device (card/chip) and driver, the audio heard during playback will be bit perfect. Once selected, CyberLink PowerDVD will exclusively play the intended audio and mute all other audio on your computer, including any secondary audio that may be available on a Blu-ray Disc. DSD audio output mode.

Hello,
Why does powerdvd only output LPCM 48Khz/16bits 6 channels ?
DTS HD is 96Khz/24 bit !
Windows is configured to output 96Khz/24bit.
Am I missing something ? My soundcard (creative ZxR) should decode it to 96Khz/24 bit in 5.1 !
Thnks
Sebastian

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ReplyMay 13, 2014 08:16 I already found the answer, it seams my +200 euro sound card can not officially handle that. It makes me wonder which retard is making things official or not. Luckily something like ANYDVD HD exists, if you use that you get 48Khz/24bit but still NO 96Khz/24 bit ! A shame that Cyberlink can't do anything about that or does not get payed to do so. And how old is the list of supported sound cards anyway ? This is clearly a lack of competence on behalf of the blu-ray security on the disks and Cyberlink !

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ReplyMay 13, 2014 21:38ReplyMay 14, 2014 05:21
I don't understand what your saying. DTS-HD master audio is 96Khz/24 bit for a 5.1 or 7.1 setup ! Look it up !

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ReplyMay 14, 2014 10:18ReplyMay 14, 2014 10:44
I understand that, but how do you explain what I wrote in my 2nd message ! I think every disk with DTS-HD master audio has 96Khz/24bit sound and the software encoder just downgrades it to 48Khz/24 bit and sometimes lower. Isn't that logical, because the higher the sound get's decoded by your playback software the more it will cost for them !
ReplyMay 14, 2014 11:00ReplyMay 14, 2014 19:33ReplyMay 15, 2014 05:52 I got a e-mail back from the universal publishing studios , 'Unfortunately, we do not have the information that you requested.'
But I took a look at the website of dolby and and there it says that the sound on a blu-ray can get up to 96Khz/24bit for 5.1 or 7.1 but is does NOT say it is !
So 48Khz/24bit is probably the normal overall DTS quality.
However like I mentioned in my 2nd message the problem around blu-ray security and the 'supported' sound cards still percists when I use Cyberlink PowerDVD 14.
So I just downloaded a other trail version : Corel WinDVD 11 Pro
This media player does not seam to have any problems with my sound card and plays 48Khz/24 bit WITHOUT the use of anydvd HD !
The I ask myself the question why does 'security on the blu-ray disk' malfunction with Cyberlink (is newer) and not with Corel ?
And if windows is set on 96Khz/24bit like my sound card won't the sound from the blu-ray be upmixed to it ?

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ReplyMay 15, 2014 08:32 Corel windvd pro 11 is worse. Every dts-hd ma disc I have tried has been 24/48 but always 1536kbps. I.e. Only playing the core audio not the lossless audio. Many other people have had this issue on their forums.
Edit - im pretty sure windows sound setting is not upscaling at all but it does make the input audio match the output audio so you may hear a slight difference that's not because it is upscaling
I read somewhere that 96k upsampling discs exist. Whether they exist for bluray, I don't know but I expect you'd see a 96k upsampling logo. Bear in mind your talking about high end sound so unless you have big expensive speakers, there's no point. A cheap surround system just won't cut it.

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ReplyMay 15, 2014 08:46
That's strange, since I get LPCM 48Khz/16bits 6 channels going to my sound card like mentioned in my 2nd message if I use PowerDVD 14.
Do you have a Creative sound card ?
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Well yes, but the article where I found that info like it is comfirmed by Cyberlink today is from PowerDVD 12 !
So if they did not change anything between version 12 till now I don't think they will do it anytime soon. ReplyMay 17, 2014 14:15Quote:
Well yes, but the article where I found that info like it is comfirmed by Cyberlink today is from PowerDVD 12 !

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So if they did not change anything between version 12 till now I don't think they will do it anytime soon.
FYI, i am using PowerDVD 14 with Asus Xonar HDAV Deluxe and without anyDVD. It can output even 192khz/24 bit on analog 5.1/7.1 output. My sound card is not in 'HD Audio Compatible Sound Card and Codec List' of PDVD but it operate with PDVD better than TMT 6.
However, WASABI exclusive function of PDVD 14 doesn't work with analog 5.1/7.1 output, a little disappointed.

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ReplyMay 28, 2014 13:06
Hi,
Can you elaborate more?
I assume you were saying that if you enable WASAPI Exclusive mode in PowerDVD when connected to an analog speaker, the audio got down-sampled to 16 bits/48khz ?

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Or you were saying that WASAPI Exclusive mode failed to be enable so you could still hear sound from other applications (like WMP)?
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Audio Settings

The Audio tab lets you optimize the sound for media played in CyberLink PowerDVD.

Speaker environment

Note: these settings are disabled in versions of CyberLink PowerDVD that use Dolby PCEE to optimize sound for media playback.

Depending on your sound card and/or number of speakers, select the speaker environment that matches the number of speakers you have:

• Headphone is mainly for notebook users who listen to their audio output on headphones.
• 2 Speaker is the selection for most users playing discs on their desktop/laptop who only have 2 speakers or a sound card that only outputs two channels.
• The 4 Speaker selection is for computers equipped with sound cards that support 4-ch output.
• The 6 Speaker selection (a.k.a. 5.1 channels) is for computers equipped with sound cards that support 6-ch output and is optimal for DVD Video titles that feature multichannels encoding such as Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS 5.1.
• The 7 Speaker and 8 Speaker options are available for users who have multiple speakers and wish to output audio to each of them.
• The Use S/PDIF option is an advanced technological Digital InterFace, as opposed to transferring signals via conventional analog interfaces, designed by the Sony and Philips corporations. To enjoy true 6 speaker output quality, you must have an external Dolby Digital or DTS decoder along with a S/PDIF-compliant sound card to make this selection available.

Note: when the S/PDIF audio output is enabled and the output stream is not PCM, the volume control for CyberLink PowerDVD is disabled because your decoder assumes the task.

• The HDMI output selection is for users who have their audio connected with an HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) connector.

Note: HDMI output is not available under Windows XP.

Output mode

This option lets you select the special processing that is used on the audio signal. Experiment with the available settings to decide which you prefer.

Note: the selections that are available in the Output mode drop down menu are dependent on the selection made in Speaker Environment and the configuration of your computer.

• The major difference between Dolby Surround* Compatible Downmix and Stereo is that Dolby Surround uses the Dolby Surround downmixing algorithm and the possibility exists of connecting an analogue Pro Logic decoder to the sound card so as to enable 4-ch surround sound (left, right, center, surround) for Dolby Surround. Otherwise, both are relatively similar in 2-channel output.
• Dolby Headphone* is a post-processing effect designed to create a virtual surround sound experience particularly for a headphone environment, but is suitable also for both notebook and desktop environments. For more information, see Dolby Headphone.
• The TrueTheater Surround* (CyberLink Headphone) option uses technology developed by CyberLink to improve the quality of audio output from a notebook over headphones. The Advanced options simulate the very different experiences of listening to sound in a living room, a small theater or a large stadium. For more information, see TrueTheater Surround (Headphone Mode) – Optional.
• The Dolby Virtual Speaker* option allows you to experience virtual surround sound through 2 speakers. For more information, see Dolby Virtual Speaker.
• TrueTheater Surround* (CyberLink Virtual Speaker): is a virtual surround technology developed by CyberLink. For more information, see TrueTheater Surround (Virtual Speaker Mode) – Optional.
• TrueTheater Surround* (CyberLink Multi-channel Environment Impression technology 2): is an audio channel expansion technology developed by CyberLink that converts a stereo audio sound and outputs to multiple channels (converts a 2 channel source to 4, 6, 7, or 8 speakers or a 6 channel source to 7 or 8 speakers). For more information, see TrueTheater Surround.
• Dolby Pro Logic IIx*: has three options. For more information, see Dolby Pro Logic IIx (Optional).

Note: * this feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink PowerDVD.

S/PDIF Output Modes

The following output modes are available during the playback of Blu-ray Disc titles when S/PDIF is selected as the speaker environment. The mode that you should select depends on the external decoder (AV Receiver) connected to your computer.

• Only primary audio: this mode only outputs the audio from the primary video (e.g. no sound will be available for Picture-in-Picture, secondary video streams or director commentaries). The compressed audio format is passed-through to the external decoder unit (AV Receiver).

Note: if the primary audio format is another format besides Dolby Digital, DD+, DTS or DTS-HD, CyberLink PowerDVD will decode it and output both audio signals simultaneously.

• Dolby Digital* mixing: this mode outputs both primary video sound and secondary video sound simultaneously by mixing both audio and encodes into a Dolby Digital bitstream. Select this option if your external decoder unit (AV Receiver) supports Dolby Digital.
• DTS* mixing: this mode outputs both primary video sound and secondary video sound simultaneously by mixing both audio and encodes into a DTS bitstream. Select this option if your external decoder unit (AV Receiver) supports DTS.

Note: * this feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink PowerDVD.

HDMI Output Modes

The following output modes are available when an external decoder (AV Receiver) is connected with an HDMI connector under Windows Vista. The mode that you should select depends on the external decoder (AV Receiver) connected to your computer.

• PCM decoded by PowerDVD: this mode creates a digital representation of an analog signal. Select this option if your external decoder (AV receiver) does not support Dolby Digital or DTS to produce a digital sounding output for your audio.
• Non-decoded Dolby Digital/DTS audio to external device: this mode passes compressed audio through to your external decoder (AV receiver). Select this option if your amplifier/receiver supports Dolby Digital or DTS to enable either during playback, when available.
• Non-decoded high-definition audio to external device (HDMI 1.3 only): this mode passes lossless audio through to your external decoder (AV receiver). Select this option if your amplifier/receiver supports high definition audio to enable either during playback, when available.

Audio Settings