Play DTS in .mkv HD files?

ssmacc · 20 Dec 2007 at 09:57

I can’t with all the trying in the world get DTS to work with .mkv HD files, can anyone help?

I’ve got a standalone AV amp which is capably of decoding DTS, and I can get DTS from PowerDVD 7.3 and DVD’s (so the system is able to passthrough). However, .mkv files are played in DD 5.1 (not bad but I want DTS!).

My system is in the sig. And I use a optical cable to connect to the AV amp.

I’ve got ffdshaw installed and Haali Media Splitter. Is there something simple I’m missing?

Cheers

MadMatty · 20 Dec 2007 at 13:02

dts will only play if the .mkv file does actually contain a dts track. so unless you encoded it yourself, that isnt likely due to the resulting filesize. Quite fortunate if you get 5.1 tracks in downloaded .mkv/.avi

kylew · 20 Dec 2007 at 17:07

I'd say it was down to there being no DTS track in the MKV file, I've got a DD 5.1 A/V amp, and I've found a lot of my HD MKVs do have DD 5.1 tracks in them, and they play fine.

Rebelius · 20 Dec 2007 at 17:55

I have a lot of .mkv videos which FFDShow says are 6channels AC3 - and it plays just fine.

ssmacc · 23 Dec 2007 at 10:18

The videos all claim to be DTS, but I’ve only every got DD 5.1 out of them, maybe your right and there just isn’t a DTS track there...