Tags: avi

03/11/09

How to get AC-3 5.1 surround sound on your Mac

03:17:00 am, by Francois Planque

, Categories: Multimedia, Mac stuff

Perian includes the a52 codec you need to decode AC-3 out from AVI or MKV files

So your hooked up your Mac to your 5.1 receiver and all you get is lousy stereo? Worry no more, decent AC-3 support is finally available for Mac OSX! In my case I have an Intel Mac Mini from 2006 hooked up to a Denon AVR-3801 via a fiber optic S/PDIF… more »