I notice PLEX never transcodes to EAC3, only AC3, even though Apple TV supports it. I do see EAC3 DD+ on Roku transcodes though.
Is the only difference between the them 7.1 vs. 5.1 channels or is there a quality difference?
Can something be done to fix this?
While Dolby Digital (AC-3) supports up to 5 full-bandwidth audio channels at a maximum bitrate of 640kbit/s, E-AC-3 supports up to 15 full-bandwidth audio channels at a maximum bitrate of 6.144 Mbit/s.
Dolby Digital Plus is capable of the following:
Coded Bitrate: 0.032 to 6.144 Mbit/s
Audio Channels: 1.0 to 13.1 (i.e. from mono to 13 full range channels and a low frequency effects channel)
Number of Audio Programs per bitstream: 8
Sample Rate: 32, 44.1 or 48 kHz
Bit Depth: up to 24 bits per channel.
So, I’m guessing (i’m not audio or transcoding expect) that DTS or TrueHD to EAC3 would give a better bitrate.
Hi… So, is there any way to transcode DTS or TrueHD audio to E-AC3 with high bitrate instead of AC3 (640 kbps) in Plex ?
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