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ffdshow Installation and Configuration (page 4/5): Audio ...
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Leaving this set to Default will mean ffdshow is the standard filter used for each supported format, but other filters, such as commercial decoders, can still be set higher. If you already have software installed that can decode all the audio formats you have you may want to set the merit lower so ffdshow will only be used as a last resort.
ffdshow Installation and Configuration - AfterDawn: Guides
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Since libavcodec includes all the code necessary to read (decode) most video and audio formats, it allows those capabilities to be added to any number of programs - including ffdshow. ffdshow starts with libavcodec and adds a number of other video and audio decoding and encoding software. These packages are combined into a single DirectShow filter.
audio_decoder_configuration [ffdshow wiki]
http://ffdshow-tryout.sourceforge.net/wiki/audio_decoder_configuration
Audio decoder configuration. To get to ffdshow's audio decoder options dialog, click on “Start” → “All programs” → “ffdshow” → “Audio decoder configuration”. Alternatively, while playing a audio/video file, double-click the red ffdshow video icon in the notification area of the task bar. Most settings can be changed during ...
ffdshow audio setup | AVForums
https://www.avforums.com/threads/ffdshow-audio-setup.938809/
So in summary you should find that setting AC3Filter to passthrough audio as-is and output DD/DTS as SPDIF should meet most requirements. If you want HD Audio then FFDShow is not going to help (I do not believe it can decode HD audio yet) the only way to get real True-HD or DTS-MA playback is via a dedicated player.
setting up ffdshow audio decoder | RedFox Forum
https://forum.redfox.bz/threads/setting-up-ffdshow-audio-decoder.27309/
setting up ffdshow audio decoder. Discussion in 'Third Party Products' started by sanderh, Feb 17, 2009. sanderh Well-Known Member. I just made a switch on my HTPC and skipped AC3Filter and going to use the ffdshow Audio Decoder for my audio signal. I ll first tell you guys my setup and what I want:
Ffdshow audio + ac3 filter settings for 5.1 spdif ...
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These are the settings i use with SAF for audio I have a 5.1 speakers + receiver connected via SPDIF cable (7.1 setup would also work) If you have a different setup then these settings arn't for you I use FFDSHOW audio for AAC because it can handle multichannel aac Monogram aac decoder doesn't do multichannel over SPDIF properly
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