Atom Feed - DeskShare Support Forums - Topic:Is AC3 5.1 Surround Sound supported for Apple TV format? - 20DeskShare Support Forums - Atom Feedurn:https:--www-deskshare-com:AtomFeed:DeskShareSupportForums:Topic:IsAC35.1SurroundSoundsupportedforAppleTVformat?-20:1Copyright 2024 DeskShare Support Forums2024-03-28T07:12:40Zhttps://www.deskshare.com/forums/Images/YAFLogo.pngForum Adminhttps://www.deskshare.comSupport@Deskshare.comDeskShare - Supporthttps://www.deskshare.com/forums/ds_profile729_DeskShare---Support.aspxDeskShare - Supporthttps://www.deskshare.com/forums/ds_profile729_DeskShare---Support.aspxleteGypelialmhttps://www.deskshare.com/forums/ds_profile9356_leteGypelialm.aspxYetAnotherForum.NETurn:https:--www-deskshare-com:ftPosts:st1:meid3094:1Is AC3 5.1 Surround Sound supported for Apple TV format?<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>The Apple TV format does not support AC3 5.1 encoded files.<br /><br />Movies played on a PC with surround sound require tighter compression and an audio format that is backward compatible with standard stereo receivers.<br /> <br />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.<br /> <br />AC3 is a audio format that is suited to DVD, just as MPEG-2 is similarly designed for DVD's on the video side.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="https://www.deskshare.com/audio-video-converter.aspx" title="https://www.deskshare.com/audio-video-converter.aspx">Digital Media Converter Pro</a> 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.<br /></td></tr></table>2010-12-02T06:10:47-05:002010-12-02T06:10:47-05:00DeskShare - Support<table class="content postContainer_Alt" width="100%"><tr><td>The Apple TV format does not support AC3 5.1 encoded files.<br /><br />Movies played on a PC with surround sound require tighter compression and an audio format that is backward compatible with standard stereo receivers.<br /> <br />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.<br /> <br />AC3 is a audio format that is suited to DVD, just as MPEG-2 is similarly designed for DVD's on the video side.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="https://www.deskshare.com/audio-video-converter.aspx" title="https://www.deskshare.com/audio-video-converter.aspx">Digital Media Converter Pro</a> 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.<br /></td></tr></table>urn:https:--www-deskshare-com:ftPosts:st1:meid3093:1Is AC3 5.1 Surround Sound supported for Apple TV format?<table class="content postContainer" width="100%"><tr><td>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?<br /><br /></td></tr></table>2010-12-02T06:06:05-05:002010-12-02T06:06:05-05:00leteGypelialm<table class="content postContainer" width="100%"><tr><td>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?<br /><br /></td></tr></table>