Welcome Guest Search | Log In
Forum Jump  
Previous Topic Next Topic
Is AC3 5.1 Surround Sound supported for Apple TV format?
Options
leteGypelialm
Posted : Wednesday, December 01, 2010 6:37:21 AM
Rank: Member

Joined: 11/30/2010
Posts: 1
Location: Ethiopia

Thanks: 0 times
Was thanked: 0 time(s) in 0 post(s)
I would like to convert my videos to Apple TV format, but I want to get the full AC3 5.1 surround sound. Is there a way to do this?
Back to top
DeskShare - Support
Posted : Thursday, December 02, 2010 6:10:47 AM

Rank: Administration

Joined: 2/27/2004
Posts: 1,062

Thanks: 0 times
Was thanked: 25 time(s) in 21 post(s)
The Apple TV format does not support AC3 5.1 encoded files.

Movies played on a PC with surround sound require tighter compression and an audio format that is backward compatible with standard stereo receivers.

AC3 isn't really a good codec for surround sound in movie files because it uses a fixed bit rate. The newer AAC--developed by Dolby to succeed AC3--also supports 5.1 (or more) channels of audio, and delivers better quality at the same bitrate.

AC3 is a audio format that is suited to DVD, just as MPEG-2 is similarly designed for DVD's on the video side.

Digital Media Converter Pro will convert your videos to a MPEG-4 (H.264/AVC video and AAC audio) specifically designed to work on Apple TV with high quality video and audio.
Back to top
WWW
Users browsing this topic
Guest

Copyright © DeskShare Incorporated.  All rights reserved.