A8HTPC 38 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 (edited) I have a Roku 2, and MB has to transcode all the movies I play. Edited June 26, 2014 by A8HTPC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koleckai Silvestri 1150 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 To enable pass through, your Roku has to be connected to a supporting device via HDMI. Then in the Roku's settings you need to change the speaker configuration from two channels to 5.1 channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy2Play 8304 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 AC3 is supported (pass through). None of my h264/ac3 movies are transcoded. Dolby Digital audio in MKV and MP4 movies is only supported via pass through. DTS in MKV movies is also only supported via pass through. You must connect your Roku player via HDMI to a TV or receiver capable of decoding Dolby Digital or DTS in order to hear videos with audio tracks in those formats. http://sdkdocs.roku.com/display/sdkdoc/Developer+Guide#DeveloperGuide-31SupportedVideoFormats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A8HTPC 38 Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 (edited) I know the server will transcode but I really want to direct play everything. Problem is, all my movies are in MKV format with AC3 5.1 Audio so no matter what I need the server to transcode since I found out Roku doesn't support AC3. Is there a way for the MB channel on Roku to do anything about this such as, downmixing or converting...something....or is Roku the problem in the end? If its Roku creating the road block....that means either I have to re-encode all my 200+ movies, or throw the roku in the trash and possibly by a samsung TV which I "think" supports AC3....I know MB has a samsung app in the works. Edited June 26, 2014 by A8HTPC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37118 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Or just don't worry about it, get a Roku and enjoy the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedabermon 0 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 If your source files are video files with AC3 audio codec and you want to convert them to other video formats with other audio codec, you need this powerful AC3 to MP3 Tool.Then click the "Setting..." button -> "Advanced" window -> "Advanced" tab, then go to "Audio" column, click "Audio Codec" drop-down list to select desired one like "aac". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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