[alsa-devel] DTS-HD over HDMI

[Anssi Hannula]

13.11.2014, 21:51, Kip Warner kirjoitti:
> Hey list,

Hi,

> I apologize if this ought to have gone to alsa-user. I wasn't sure as a
> developer using API, but not developing ALSA itself, if it have been
> better there than here.

This is the correct list - "If you would like to work on the driver,
library or an ALSA application".

> I'd like to be able to stream DTS-HD Master Audio bits out the HDMI port
> in their compressed form, and not decompressed as LPCM. From what I can
> gather, this may be possible with the ALSA API, provided the HDMI port
> is >= 1.3 and the audio card supports high bit-rate (HBR).
> 
> Is my thinking correct?

Yes, it is possible with cards that support HBR. Support is in for
Intel, NVIDIA and AMD/ATI cards.

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Anssi Hannula