New firmware DTS HD-MA issue

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ndjamena,

KAD79 has pretty much summed it up.

I am aware this thread is talking about DTS-MA HD audio. When I first started ripping my Blurays a while back I was having problems with the Dolby TrueHD audio tracks not working, it took a bit of searching before I found out it was becuase I was not using the correct file container for the WD (I too was trying MKV). I just wanted to mention it because everone here was talking about MKV files not working.

I didn’t realize my information was so outdated.  :flushed:

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@SLPopp

This is not general issue for DTS HD-MA stream not working in MKV files as DTS HD-MA with core of DTS 5.1 (say most of DTS HD-MA 5.1 and 7.1 streams) works fine in MKV files. Please review whole topic.

Furthermore, I’ve never encountered any problems with Dolby TrueHD in MKV files.

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Unless I’m mistaken DTS-ES is just DTS with extra channels, please correct me if I’m wrong, which means ALL DTS-MA 5.1 streams should work fine.  That’s assuming DTS-ES cores are the problem and we can’t know that unless we find a 7.1 with an ES core or a 6.1 with a DTS core or unless WD deems to inform us if that’s the case.

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Yes, that’s right.

I’ve already reported this issue: CLICK HERE and its status is IN REVIEW.

Edit:

Regarding DTS-ES, there are 2 variants:

DTS-ES Matrix 5.1 (center surround channel is matrixed to left/righ surround channels)

DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 (center surround channel is discretely recorded)

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I’ve posted a MediaInfo Ticket and they’re looking into displaying DTS-ES cores in DTS-MA.

https://sourceforge.net/p/mediainfo/feature-requests/425/

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hello all, 

i’m a french user so sorry for my english :smiley:

I have a probleme with the lastest FW . My receiver is no compatible with HD sound (DTS-MA …) just DTS and DD

When i play a mkv with DTS-MA soundtrack , the WDTV live doesn’t play the DTS core just the DTS-MA so i have no sound ! my option sound is on HDMI passthrough ( juste DTS and DD enable) , i connect the hdmi cable to my TV and my TV to my receiver with optical cable. 

with the FW 1.16 the DTS core work on my receiver. If i plug my HDD to my TV and i play this mkv file i have sound it’s work on my receiver.

so i have rollback my FW in 1.16.

have you a idea for forced the DTS core with the FW 2.01.86?

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As far as I’m concerned with your issue, this has already been reported to WD to fix it by adding an option to force using core DTS from DTS HD-MA tracks in case of using A/Vs which has no support for HD tracks.

I might not be right, but currently there is no sollution for you unless you re-encode your media files (most re-encoding software has option to save DTS core only out of DTS HD tracks; mkvtoolnix, tsmuxer)