Saturday
Oct202007
Dolby Digital and DTS MIA
Saturday, October 20, 2007 at 8:52
Most of the TV series I watch, I watch on my MacBook Pro. I just hook up the laptop to my 40inch HDTV, and enjoy Stargate Atlantis, Heroes, Lost, House, etc. in HD quality (mostly 720p, because the MBP isn't fast enough to decode 1080p :( ). But the only way of enjoying this to the fullest is with Dolby Digital or DTS, but Quicktime doesn't support this. Only Dolby Surround is supported by Quicktime.
Last week I installed Perian. This is a so-called codec pack which enables Quicktime to play more video formats. After installing Perian, it's even possible to play Matroska files from within Frontrow, but still no DD or DTS support.....
I wonder why Apple hasn't added support for DD or DTS. It's shouldn't be too hard (the DVD player does support DD and DTS). Especially, since Apple is the choice for content-creators.... I guess VLC is here to stay for a bit longer.
Last week I installed Perian. This is a so-called codec pack which enables Quicktime to play more video formats. After installing Perian, it's even possible to play Matroska files from within Frontrow, but still no DD or DTS support.....
I wonder why Apple hasn't added support for DD or DTS. It's shouldn't be too hard (the DVD player does support DD and DTS). Especially, since Apple is the choice for content-creators.... I guess VLC is here to stay for a bit longer.
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