Thursday, May 31, 2012

XBMC audio engine gets big rewrite, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio hit your media hub

XBMC audio engine gets big rewrite, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio hit your media hub

Fans of XBMC who've wanted their HTPCs to replace the higher-end components of a home theater setup, like Blu-ray players and higher-end receivers, are having their wishes fulfilled through a completely reworked sound system. AudioEngine, as it's called, can processevery stage of audio encoding and decoding, even with 7.1-channel formats like Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. As the code uses more precise floating point math, the improvements can bolster heavily compressed audio and allow for upmixing from stereo to a native surround format.

Engadget, XBMC audio engine gets big rewrite, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio hit your media hub

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